The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-03 00:00:00

TELLERS.
Wood, Benjamin
Roust Lion. Captain

AIAJORITY—NOES,
Henley, J. W.
Hervey, Lord A.
Hodgson, B. •
Howard, H.
Hume, Joseph
Humphery, J.
Inglis, Sir K. H.
Knatchbull, Sir E.
Lockhart, William
Mackenzie, W. F.
Maher, V.
Marsham, Viscount
Marsland. H.
Martin, John
Martin, C. W.
Master, T. W. C. 1
Mitcalfe. Henry
Mitchell, T. A.
Morris, David TELLERS
Muntz, G. k Sutton, Henry M
O'Brie A. Stafford Duncombe, T. 8.

O'Connell, M. J.
Pakington, John S.
Parker, John
Pachell, Captain
Plumridge, Captain
Plumptre, J. P.
PoMilton, Viscount
Reade, W. M.
Round, C. G.
SeholetieldtJ.=
Seymour, Lord
Smythe, Hon. 0.
Somerset, Lord G.
Stanton, W. IL
Turner, E
Wall, IL
Wynn, C. W.

N'S CLAUSE.
read a second time :"

DIVISION ON MR. PAKINTO.
Question put, " That the Clause be now
MINORITY—A Y1...5„
Chetwode, Sir John Pluniptre. J. P. TELLERS.
Duncombe, 0. Reade, W. M. P.ikington, J. S.
M'Geachy, F. A. Round, C. 0. Inglis, Sir R. H.
Pechell, Captain

Acton, Colonel

JORITY—NOES,
Gill, Thos.
Gore, Robert
Gr..liam, Sir James
Granger, T. C.
Grogan, E.tward
Hardy, John
Elastic, A.
Hawes, B.
Henley, J. Warner
Hervey, Lord A.
Hill, Lord A. M. C.
Hindley, Charles
Hodgson, Richard
Howard. P. H.
Howard, H.
Hume, Joseph
Humphery, J. -
Hussey. Tnomas
Hutt, W.

110.
Morris, David
Munta, G. F. •
Murray, A.
Napier, sir Charles
Newry, Viscount
Northland, Lord
O'Brien, A S.
O'Connor Don
Ogle, S. C. H.
Parker, John
Philips, M.
Pollington, Viscous
Redington, T. N.
Repton, G. W. J.
Richards, K
Roue, Captain
Itushbrook, Colonel
&Men, Lord
Scholedeld, J.
Scott, Hon. F.
L'eymour, Lord
Smythe, Ho.). G.
Somerset, Lord U.
Stanton, W. H
Thornely, Thomas
Troubridge, Sir I'.
'1 ufncll, H.
Walsh, Sir John
Ward, H. G.
Wawn, J. T.
Westenra, Hon. J.
Wood, B.
Wortley, Hon. J. S.
Wynn, C. W.

Agliotiby H. A.
11clam, William
Allix,John Peter
Beillie, H. J.
Bank., George;
liannerman, A.

Barclay, I)vid
Baring. W. B.
Berestord, Major
Blackstone. W. S.
Bodkin, W.
Bowfin, Dr.
ton,l.

Browne, Hon. W.
Huller, C.
Puller, Sir J. Y.
Busfeild, William
Carew, Hon. R. S.
Charteris, Hon F.
Chelsea, Viscount
Christie, W. 1).
Clayton, R. R.
Clerk, Sir George
ochrane, A.
Craik W U.
Cripps, W.
i)arby, George
Douglas, Sir C.
Duncombe, T. S.
Ebrington, Viscount
Egerton, Lord F.
Eacott, Bickham
Evans, W.
Ferguson, Sir Robert
Mettle», .1.
Ferrand, W. B.
Flower, air James

Jame's, William
knatcnbull, Sir E.
Layard, Captain
Lincoln, Earl of
Lindsay, H H.
Lockhart,,William
Lowthzr, r olonel
Maher, V.
Manners, Lord J.
Alarsham, Viscount
Marsland, H
Martin, J.
Martin, C. W.
Master, Colonel
Masterman, John
Miccalfe, Henry
Mitchell; 'l. A.
Morgan, Octavius
Morgan, C

TELLERS.
Sutton, Hon. h. WI
Roebuck, J. A.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
BELFAST.

The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. Hayter in
the Chair. . .

Mr. TALBOT said, that with regard to the objection to
the petition, which he alluded to yesterday, he came to
the conclusion the proper time for making the objection
was when they came to prove the title of the petitioner.
Mr. AUSTEN said he never heard of such a course
being adopted before. It was sufficient that the House
of Commons referred the petition to the Committee.
Mr. TALBOT referred to Mr. Rogers's book in support
of his objection. The right of the petitioner to present
the petition was the foundation of the superstructure his
Learned Friend was to build.
The CHAIRMAN said the best course to adopt would be
to have the petition read first, and then to make the ob-
jection.
Mr. AUSTEN did not see th% utility of the objection.
They well knew what his Learned Friend was at. But
here there were three petitions ; and in the present case
it was unimportant whether Lord Innishowen had a
right to present or not, because there was also a petition
from Mr. Mac and Mr. 0., who bad a right to be heard.
The CHAIRMAN thought it would be useless to bring
under the consideration of the Committee what would
be immaterial.

Mr. TALBOT onV wanted not to be prejudiced, if a
necessity existed of raising the question at a future

stage.
The three petitions were then entered as read.
Mr. AUSTEN—I tender myself as appearing in all of
the petitions.
The CHAIRMAN having stated that the Committee
came to the usual resolution that Counsel were not to
go into matter not alluded to in the opening statement,
Mr. A I:STEN said the petitioit in the present case
was one which embraced a variety ,of matters, the prin-
cipal of which he would detail to the Committee as
briefly as was consistent with his duty in opening the
case. The matters which he would have first to sub-
mit to the Committee were of a very novel character, and
he thought 'of a very important character also ; and he
was perfectly satisfied the moment they were stated to
the Committee, they would be of opinion, if capable of
being substantiated by proof, that it was impossible to
maintain this election. The petition prayed to have
the election avoided. There was no scrutiny. The
prayer was the same in the three petitions. He would
be able in a short time to lay before the Commit-
tee the proceedings which were decisive of the petition.
The election for Belfast took place on the 6th of July
last, and continued from Tuesday to Saturday. - It was
unfortunately the case in Ireland, that the polling con-
tinued there for five days, and at the close of the last
day the numbers stood thus—
Tennent 927
Johnson 913
Belfast B2l
Ross 792
leaving a majority of over a hundred for the sitting
Members. The numbers in this case were im-
portant. The grounds for avoiding this election had, he
believed, never before been brought under the considera-
tion of a Committee, except in the year 1835, upon the
petition ag;ainst the return for the county of Carlow, a
case which unfortunately was not reported, though one
a the most important petitions that ever came.from Ire-
lancL The grounds of avoiding the election were the
insufficiency of booths for taking the poll, the illegality
of the appointment of deputies to • preside at the booths,
and an improper system of delay and obstruction in the
booths in _taking-, the poll. It was difficult to -con-
ceive any tri'ing in an • Irish election which
could be more prejudiAal to the proper holding of such
elections than the existence of these impediments. No
Englishman could be aware of the nature of these im-
pediments, because at English elections they did not
exist. The number of registered 'electors at the last
election amounted to 4,060, and the Chairman was quite
aware of what he meant by registered electors; viz. all
persons who made affidavit of registry, and who obtained
certificates, and whose names were entered • upon a
book for the use of the Returning Officer, • which
was ordinarily, though impropeily, called a - regis-
try-book, and not at all like what in Trig/and
was called a registry bock.. Provision had to be•made
for those 4,060 voters, and for this purpose seven booths
were opened. 'Upon referring to the slat attic% of the