The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-26 00:00:00

THE TARIFF.

Mr. GILL presented a petition from the rope spinners
of Devonport, praying for an adequate protection against
the introduction of foreign cordage.

BRIBERY.

Lord DUNCAN presented a petition frcm Bath, pray-
ing the House to adopt measures for the prevention of
bribery at elections.
POOR-LAWS.
Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a petition
from the Guardians of the Dewsbury Union, praying for
an alteration in the law relating to Bastardy.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.

Lord SANDON moved that the Select Committee
on petitions for private Bills, to whom the petition of the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company (presented
on the 24th of May) was referred, have leave to sit and
proceed on Ft iday next.
After a few words from Mr. Estcourt; Sir G. Strick-
land, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Labouchere, the motion was
agreed to.

cArrimuc GRIEVANCES.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a .petitiola horn the Roman
Catholics of the City of COventry; complaining of the
grievances to which they are subjected.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that to-morrow he wound
move that the petition of Captain Manby be: printed
with the votes.
CORK ELECTION PETITION.

Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice, that on the motion
being made for printing the proceedings in the Cork
Election Petition, he should move in addition, that the
petition itself be printed.
POOR-LAW COMMISSION.

Mr. FERRAND gave notice that on Tuesday next he
should move that an humble address from the House be
presented to the Poor-law Commissioners, praying that
they might be graciously pleaSed to rescind an order
issued by them to the guardians of a union in the West
Riding of Yorkshire.
SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.

Mr. 0. STANLEY gave notice that to-morrow, on the
motion being made for issuing anew writ for the borough
of Southampton, he should move the suspension of the writ
until the Hi Rise had instituted further inquiries into the
proceedings at the election, which the Select Committee
had been unable fully to investigate, in consequence of the
refusal of W. Wrenn, one of the witnesses, to produce
certain documents.

Mr. PARKER gave notice, that on Thursday next he
should move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the
clause which prevented the Judge of the High Court of
Admiralty from sitting in the House. •
Mr. FLEMING said that he wished to call the. atten-
tion of the House to a subject deeply affecting its privi-
leges. A petition had been presented to that House re-
specting the election for the borough of Southampton,
purporting to be signed by 171 electors, inhabitants of
that borough. Out of that number of persons from 30 to 40
were not on the registry of the borough. He now gave
notice that on Monday next he would present a petition
to the House on the subject, and that he would move
that those persons who, not being electors, had
so signed the petition referred to, be brought
before that House, and subjected to such punishment as
the House should inflict.
Lord STANLEY said, that an understanding had been
entered into, that although the matters connected
with the Ipswich Election, and also the Bridport
case, were not strictly cases of privilege, yet
as far as the Government were concerned, they would
not bring forward any business which would interfere
with the subject. In making that statement he did not
mean that those cases should interfere with the Bills for
making further provision for the Government of
Newfoundland and New South Wales, of which
he had given notice.
Mr. O'CONNELL said it wai bard to make an objec-
tion to the introduction of any Bill, without the particu-
lars being communicated to those who were interested in
it. He certainly should apprehend that the Noble Lord
would show that the people of Newfounillhnd and New
South Wales, who were to be affected by these Bills,
should have some intimation of the NOble Lord's inten-
tion to bring their cases before the House.
Lord STANLEY said that he was unwilling to enter
into a discussion of that question, but the real
fact was, that. at the present Moment, in accord-
ance with the instructions given by the Noble
Lord who had preceded him . (Lord Stanley)
in his present office, the functions of the Legislature of
Newfoundland were suspended.
Mr. O'CONNELL said, that the Noble Lord had
stated nothing which would make it less interesting to
the people connected with those Bills to watch their
progress.
Dr. BOWRING said, that, the Right Hon. Baronet
had intimated his intention to bring on the tariff this
evening at a period which might suit the convenience of
the House. He (Dr. Bowring) would be glad to know
at what precise hour the subject would be brought be-
fore the House.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that it was the intention of his Right .Hon. Friend to
move in the event of there being a period during the
evening when no ,basiness was immediately before the
House, that the Committee on the Customs Act should
resume. He, therefore, could not mention any particular
hour. However, he might state that it was the inten-
tion of Government to bring on the subject each evening
when opportunity presented, and thus to go on with it,
de die in diem.

Mr. O'CONNELL begged to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet, at the head of the Government, whether it was
in the contemplation of her Majesty's Government to
bring in any Bill in the coarse of the present session,
with respect to the trial of controverted election petitions?
Sir It. PEEL 'said, it certainly was his intention to
bring in a Bill to continue for a certain time longer the
present tribunals for the trial of controverted elections.
When he saw the different communises that were
alleged to have taken place, he could . not but
entertain a conviction that more searching inquiries
had been
instituted by the Committees, as now consti-
tuted, than had ever taken place under the old system ;
and he earnestly hoped the House would never consent to
part with its right of adjudicating upon these matters.
He could not say a presentt what modifications he should
propose to make in the present law.
Mr. O'CONNELL said, that whatever change might
be made in the law, he did not think the. trial of contro-
verted elections could be in worse hands than it was at
present.
Mr. C. W. WYNN then moved that the Attorney-
General be directed to prosecute such persons as should
appear to him to be guilty of bribery, in respect of the
last election for the Borotigh of Ipswich, and
for the town of Southampton: The Honourable
Member said, what he proposed was not in the
slightest degree connected with any Committee, nor
had he any wish to give one party an advantage above
the other. Both sides being parties, all parties in the
country were equally concerned. It was equally their
interest as well as their duty, to use every means in their
power to enforce the laws' already enacted ; or, if
those were found deficient, to make such regulations
as would prevent bribery at elections. He had made it
his business to look over the evidence taken before the
Ipswich Committee, and he was of opinion that
it afforded no grounds to take steps to destroy
or suspend or alter the elective franchise in that borough.
There was not sufficient to justify the House in bring-
ing in a Bill to take away the rights of those who
were not mingled with the bribery that took place,
though he was ready to support extreme measures, if it
was proved that the practice of bribery was so extensive
as to deprive the honest voters of all efficient power.
ORMSBY ENCLOSURE BILL CONFERENCE.
A Message from the House of Lords informed the
House that their Lordships had agreed to a Conference
on the Amendments made by the House of Commons
on the Ormsby Inclosure Bill.
Sir G. CLERK, Mr. HumE, and other Members, were
appointed to manage the Conference, and withdrew for
that purpose.