The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-30 00:00:00

for 'Belfast. - It was proposed if the election was
declared void, that at the next one there should' be no
contest. The only thing said about money at that inter-
view, was a remark from witnesses, that 2,000/, would
hardly place them (the Liberals) in the position they
would have stood in had they been dealt fairly with at
the last election. At an interview the next day, Mr.
M'Neil asked him to state what was the sum he was out
of pocket by the petition, as far as it had gone. He
replied 600/. ; and Mr. M'Neil said he should have that
sum, on condition that the election should be made void.
As the whole expense would be nearly 600/. more,
it was afterwards agreed that a further sum of
4001. should be paid on the opinion and award of
Mr. Grimshaw. That money was to be paid by
Mr. M'Neil, on behalf of the Conservatives, and re-
ceived by him on account of the Liberals. He did not
communicate the particulars of the agreement to any
one ; he told Mr. M‘Briar that an agreement had been
made, and told him to take steps in accordance with it.

Mr. BATES having applied for leave to summon a
number of witnesses, for the purpose of enabling him to
go into a case of recrimination, the room was cleared,
and upon our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN declared the Committee had unani-
monsly come to the opinion that the application of Mr.
Bates was premature, but that he might renew it at a
future period. That it be understood, in case the Com-
mittee should accede to such application, Mr. Bates
should be required to furnish to the agent of the oppo-
site party a copy of the charges, which he intended to
bring forward, and the names of the parties implicated.
The Committee then adjourned till eleven to-morrow.

THE PENNY POSTAGE.—It is a fact appearing from
returns to Parliament lately printed, that the postage
revenue for January, 1842 (100,3831.), under the penny
rate, equalled within 3 per cent., that for January, 1840
(103,623), under the fourpenny rate.

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.
Six O'CLOCK.

GOODWOOD CUP.
6 to 1 agst Squire—taken
10 to 1 agst Beeswing
12 to 1 agst Soult.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
9 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle
9 to 1 agst Welfare
10 to 1 agst Una
10 to 1 agst Armagill
12 to 1 agst Tupsley
15 to 1 agst any other.
ST. LEGER.
22 to 1 agst Artful Dodger—taken

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal Assent was given to-day by Commission
to the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill, the Abolition
of the Slave Trade (Argentine Confederation) Bill, the
Slave Trade (Hayti) Suppression Bill, the Slave Trade
Suppression (Foreign States) Bill, the Jurisdiction of
Justices Bill, the Agents Bill, the Stockton and Hartle-
pool Railway Bill, the Thames Haven Dock and Rail-
way Bill, the Sudbury Improvement Bill, the Liverpool
Poor Bill, the Burntisland Pier Bill the Achill and
Castle Colmore Road Bill, the Duke of Argyll's Estate
Bill, Ashton's Divorce Bill, and several Private Bills.
The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
After the Commission their Lordships adjourned dur-
ing pleasure.
Their Lordships re-assemb'ed, and the Earl of
SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord Chancellor,
took his seat upon the Woolsack shortly before Five
o'Clock.