The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-29 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Tho SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'Clock.
The Lords' amendments to the Mersey Conservancy
Bill were considered and agreed to.
Newell's Divorce Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed.

Mr. BROTHERTON brought up the Report of the
Committee on Public Petitions.

FREE TRADE.

Mr, VILLIERS presented petitions from a benevo-
lent sOciety, Eigih i from the hand-loom weavers, Mid-
dleton ; from a friendly society at Northwich, in the
county of Chester ; from the machine-makers in the
employ of the Messrs. Sharpe, all complaining of dis-
tress, and praying for the removal of the restrictions on
trade%
Mr. hitOcktmitst presented a f!efititrli froth d
body of operatives in Lancashire, complaining of their
low rate of wages, and of the laws affecting labour, and
praying the House not to separate without taking their
case into gonsidetations
131tIACli .

Mr. SHEIL saidlieleiieveiii;;;;l;each of privi,
lege to attribute to a Member of the House expressions
discreditable to him, and sentiments which he had never
uttered, In the ilictinitty
.11ettild report of the debate on
the Bribery Bill, he was represented to have said that
in his opinion in Ireland the bribery oath was no check
to the practice, and that it was frequently violated: He
had uttered no such sentiment ; what ho had said was!
that the oath was a very great restraint. He was sa-
tisfied the reporter did not intend to misrepresent
hitn but lit was nattirtilly aitkious that no erroneous
impression of what he had said sh..tdd go abroad ; there
had been a misconception, initit had arisen from his own
indistinctness,
Sit J. CiRAHAM said he had paid particular Mena
tion to what the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had said.
He was the first Member who objected to the clause,
tho Ugh he alleged that its stringency was very great,
and had been effectual.
Mr. SHEIL—It was a mere mistake.
BRIBERY BILL.

In allstVer to a question from Mr. HUME,
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said, as the evi-
dence on the Bill, as taken before the Committee, con-
tained Varionti ratters connected with individuals and
the public, he was not prepared to say that he could lay
it all on the table.

Mr: HUME would put a question on the subject on
Monday:
llt:l3OWitIRG asked, as the evidence referred prin-
cipally tti one ,locality, whether it would be followed up
by tiny other Report?
Lord G. SOMERSET said another Report had been
prepared, but be could not say when it would be pre-
sented:
nit IMIVOIth CITAItTISTS.

Sir J. GRAHAM said he perceived by the notice
paper that the Hon. Membielrlsfomirsot)iin i
nsobnu.itrth. this
particular
to
present a petition from Dr. M'Douall this evning' and
tGoeisiudbemmiatn h
a maodtisounb.atioattehde House upon
The Hon.
form, in consequence of the Standing Order adopted
in April last, • which made it competent to the
House to discuss any petition cemplaining of
a personal grievance, which pressed for a remedy.
He understood that the person whose grievance was
intended to be brought 'under the consideration of the
House was not in custody, but at large O'n bail. At
present, therefore, there was no personal grievance
suffered ; had there been he would not have asked
the Honourable Gentleman to postpone his motion.
But as the parties were at large, it would be a great
convenience it he would adhere to the customary.
usage in presenting petitions, and give notice of
the precise motion he intended to make. As a-
point of form, there would be greater advantage
in adopting that course. He (Sir James Graham) would
state that he had, yesterday, written to the Magistrate,
requesting to be furnished with a full report of the pro-
ceedings the case. He had not yet received the re-
port, but he expected to receive it by Monday.
It would therefore be more conchicive to the ends of jus-
tice if the lion. Manber would postpone. any motion he
might be desirous of trio Bing fonvard until Monday, on
which day her Majesty's Goveunnent wouN give hina
every facility for bringing forward his motion. He (Sir
J. Graham) requested, as a personal favour to himself;
that the lion. MeMber would postpone his motion to
Monday.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE would be happy to accede to
the proposal c f the Right Hon. Baronet, and would most-
pone his motion On condition that he should have pre-
cedence on Monday.—(" Hear, hear," from Sir James
Graham.) Re would now confine himself to pre.
offence, to bail
f
senting two Petitions. He thought certainly that
those petitions came within the rule %.Ilich allowed
a discussion to be raised on the presentation of
a petition, complaining of an immediate
.public and per-
soor six
nalgrmieoln'atnhcsex.vheln:
epetitioner
Committedh d been.
n 11efflce, but
obad merely exercised his right of attending a
public meeting, which the police, acting upon the
law laid down by the Right Honourable Baronet,
had chosen to interrupt as illegal. The tirt fetition
which-lie w0u14.1 preeut was signed i.o; hadrium of
a public meeting, consisting of 5,000 or 6,000 of the. in-

habitants of Deptford, comp!aining of the conduct
of the police in arresting Dr. Millman% and dm.
other was from Dr. M'Dnuall himself, a surgt on,
residing in Hampton-street, Walworth, complaining
of the conduct of the police in interrupting a public
meeting, and arresting him ; of the hardships which he
had endured in the station-house, and of the obstacles
which had been thrown in his way to prevent his pro-
curing evidence to show that the charges of the police
were unfounded. He moved that the petitions be printa.
The petitions were then brought up and ordered to be
printed with the votes. . .