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London, England, 1842-04-13 00:00:00

MARLOW ELECTION.

Mr. T. DUNCONBE presented a petition from Mr.
Richard Gibbons, who was now confined in Newgate for
contempt of the House ; the petitioner expressed sorrow
and contrition fur his conduct, and as it was his (Mr.
Duncornbe's) intention to bring this petition under the
consideration of the House to-morrow, he begged leave
to move that it be now printed.
BOLTON AND PRESTON RAILWAY BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
NEW CROSS ROADS' BILL.
This Bill was also read a second time.
THE TARIFF.

Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the shoo
makers of the 'rower Hamlets, complaining of the opera.
tion of the proposed tariff on their trade.
IPSWICH ELECTION.

The following Members were sworn in as the
Committee, to try the merits of the petition, complain-
ing of an undue return for the borough of Ipswich :
Mr. J. Parker, Mr. G. Darby, Mr. H. M. Tuite, Sir W.
L. Young, Mr. J. Heathcote, Hen. General Lygon,
Mr. Pakington, Chairman.
The names of the Members appointed to try the
Wakefield and Cardigan election petitions were then
called over ; but in consequence of the absence of some
of the Hon. Members it was agreed that they should be
again called over at five o'clock.
Mr. G. PALMER presented a petition from a place
in Berkshire, complaining (as we understood) of certain
portions of the tariff.
Mr. HALFORI) presented* petition from the County
of Leicester, signed by fifty-two farmers and graziers,
stating that the apprehensions excited by the abate-
ment of the protection afforded by the Corn-laws,
had been very much increased by the proposed
changes with respect to the importation of
foreign cattle. They prayed that the House would take
the subject into its further consideration, as those
changes would bring inevitable distress and misery upon
large portions of the community.
INCOME TAX—EIGHT OF PETITIONING.
Mr: COWPER, pursuant to notice, rose to present a
petition from Hertford against the income tax. He said
he did hope that, after the expression of opi-
nion so explicitly given by the House during
the two debates that had taken place on this
subject, and considering that the Government in the
division upon it had been reduced to within an unit of
defeat—they would nut offer any further objection to
the exercise on the present occasion of that which was
the inherent right of Englishmen—the right of petition;
and that they would not attempt to close the avenues of
that House to the petitions of the people. When he
(Mr. Cowper) wished to represent to this House the opi-
nions of his constituents on this subject, he had no other
moans of doing so than by interfering with and stopping
the further progress of public business. Several Hon.
Members had, no doubt, similar petitions to present, and
if Government desired that the public business should
not be interrupted by petitions, they would allow such
petitions as ho now held to be presented. He therefore
trusted that no further opposition would he made; and
he would conclude by moving that the petition which he
now presented should be brought up.
Lord FRANCIS EGERTON rose, but was inter-
rupted by
The SPEAKER, who said that as the House had then
sat one hour, it was his duty to call on those gentlemen
who had been chosen on Election Committees to come
up to the table to be sworn.
CARDIGAN ELECTION COMMITTEE.

On the names of the Numbers chosen to serve on the
Cardigan Election Committee being called over, Mr.
Martin Blake, one of the Members so chosen, did not
answer to his name.
' Mr. O'CONNELL said, that to his knowledge Mr.
Martin Blake was not in England, and therefore it was
useless waiting for bun.
The SPEAKER then put the question that Martin
Blake, Esq., having been chosen a Member of the Com-
mittee to try the merits of a petition complaining of an
undue election for the Borough of Cardigan, and not
having attended in his place on the day appointed fur
the swearing in of the said Committee within one hour
of the meeting of the House, be taken into the custody
of the Setjennt-at-Arms.--Agreed to.
WAKEFIELD ELECTION COMMITTEE.

On the names of the Members appointed to serve on
the Wakefield Election ComMittee having been called
over, Mr. G. Bankes did not answer to his name.

The SPEAKER then put the question that George
Bankes, Esq., having been- chosen on the Committee
appointed to try the merits of a petition complaining
of an undue election for the borough of Wakefield, and
having neglected to attend in his place on the day ap-
pointed for the swearing in of the said Committee
within one hour after the meeting of the House, be taken
into custody by the Sergeant- at-Arms.— Agreed to.
INCOME TAX PETITIONS.
Lord FRANCIS EGERTON would not hare taken
the liberty of addressing the House on the motion of the
Hon. Member for Hertford—a motion so analogous to
the one on which he had addressed the House last even-
ing—had he not •felt that be could not with satisfaction
to himselt remain content with merely repeating in
silence the vote which he had given last night.

He was sure that the inconvenience of protracting ouch
discussions as the present must be obvious to Bon. Gen-
tlemen on both sides of the House. He had already ex-
pressed his own opinions with regard to the merits of
the question ; but it was evident that considerable dif-
ference of opinion existed A 6 to the propriety of abro-
gating the practice which had been established for
60 long a period. He thought it highly de-
sirable that the practise should be placed upon
a better footing. He had already expressed
his views, and he would now propose the course
which he thought most calculated to carry them into
practice. lie would suggest to the Hon. Member the
expediency of withdrawing his petition for the present,
leaving it to him (Lord F. Egerton) to bring forward the
question in a more substantial shape, on the earliest day
that might be convenient for so doing. He would not now
go into the question how the practice might be best set-
tled, but he would undertake to bring forward the ques-
tion at as early a day as possible.--(Hear, hear.)
Col. SIBTHORP expressed his regret that he was on
this occasion called upon to vote in* opposition to those
with whom ho had for so many years acted. He must
support the motion of the Hon. Member for Hertford.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he wished to state to
the House what his opinion was with respect to the
proposition of the Noble Lord. The House had agreed
by a majority of one not to receive petitions, but he be-
lieved 221 Members had yeted in favour of receiving them.
Therefore it was clear that there was a very strong
opinion in the House in favour of the necessity of re-
ceiving petitions. His Hon. Friend thought it was fi
that petitions of this description should be received, and
the Noble Lord had said, that if the present petition were