The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-25 00:00:00

FAVERSHAM NAVIGATION BILL.

The Faversham Navigation Bill was read a third time,
and passed.
HADDII!I.9TON ROADS BILL.

Mr. SCARLETT brought up the Report on the Had-
dington Roads Bill.
Mr. H. JOHNSON opposed the reception of the Re-
port, and moved that it be taken into consideration that
da six months.
bir THOMAS HEPBURN supported the Bill.
Mr. MACKENZIE objected to the measure. _ _

After a short discussion, strangers were ordered to
withdraw, and the House divided, when the numbers
were—

For the motion

Against it •B4
Majority against the motion —3B
LEEDS IMPROVEMENT BILL.

Mr. BEoligTT moved—" That the Select Committee
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom the petition pray-
ing that additional provision may be made in .he Leeds
Improvement Bill (presented on the 20th of May) is re-
ferred, have leave to sit and proceed on Thursday next."
After a few words from Mr. Esc URT, the motion
was agreed to. •
LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENT BILL.

This Bill was read a third time.
STOCKTON AND HARTLEPOOL RAILWAY

BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
BRIGHTON ELECTION.

The SPEAKER stated to the House that the examiner
of recognizances had reported that the sureties entered
into for the prosecution of the petition, complaining of an
undue return for the borough of Brighton, were unob-
jectionable.

NOTICES OF MOTION.
Colonel WYNDHAM gave notice that, in Committee
on the Pirish Constables Bill, he should move, on clause
6 being proposed, that schoolmasters be exempted from
serving as parish constables ; and on clause 7, that
gamekeepers be disqualified from serving as parish con-
stables. The Hon. Memter also gave notice that iu the
Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill, he should
move that clause 6, enacting the dissolution of the Gil-
bert Unions, without the consent of the Guardians, be
expunged.—(Cheers.)
Viscount MAHON gave notice that, on Thursday the
2d of June, he should call the attention of the House to
the statements contained in the petition which he had
presented yesterday, on the state of the law regulating
dramatic entertainments. He begged to move that the
petition of Douglas Jerrold, Esq., James Sheridan
Knowles, Esq., and others, presented on the 23d May, be
printed with the Votes.—Agreed to.
ELECTION COMMITTEES.

The NOBLE LORD also gave notice that, in the event
of any motion being made to renew the Act for the
trial of Controverted Elections, which would expire at
the end
of the House on the propriety of those tribunals being
of the preSent Session, he should take the sense
composed of Members of Parliament.—(Cheering.)
Sir JOHN WALSH said that he should move that
it be an instruction to the Committee appointed to
consider of the compromises alleged to have taken place
with regard to the petitions presented against the returns
for Nottineharn, Harwich, Penryn and Falmouth, Lewes,
and Reading, and also of the bribery alleged to have
taken place at those elections ; that they do inquire only
if such compromises had been entered into.
NEW. WRIT FOR MEATH.
Mr. O'CONNELL said that he had to inform the
House that he had been elected to serve in Parliament
for the county of Cork, and also for the county of Meath.
He made his election to serve for the county of Cork ;
and he therefore moved that the Speaker do issue his writ
for a fresh election for the county of Meath.—Agreed to.
DUTIES ON VEGETABLES.
Mr. G. PALMER gave notice that on the discussion
the tariff he should move, that it is not expedient to
alter the rates of duties at present payable on the im-
portation of foreign vegetables; and that it is unjust in
point of principle, to take that protection from those
articles of British prodUce :which was aczorded to other
articles,

BOROUGH OF SOUTHAMPTON.
Mr. MACKINNON gave notice, that on Thursday
next he should move that a new writ be issued for the
borough of Southampton.
AFFAIRS OF INDIA.
Sir R. PEEL said that an Hon. Friend of his, the
Member for Inverness•shire, had given notice that on
Thursday next lie should move for the production of
certain official information in reference to the affairs of
the North West of India. In the present state of offi-
cial information as to the affairs of Affghanistan, he
(Sir Robert Peel) wa,s not prepared to promise
the papers required, and he could not help expressing a
hope that his Hon. Friend would, ou public grounds,
consent to postpone the discussion.
Mr. H. J. BAILLIE made some brief observation,
which was perfectly inaudible in the gallery.
CAPTAIN ELLIOT.

Sir E. PEEL said, the Hon. Member for Montrose had
sometime since put a question to him respecting the miss

sion of Captain Elliot to the Texas. If the Hon. Gen-
tleman had not put the question in the form he did, he

'Sir R. Peel) sliould have taken an opportunity of say-
,ng, that whatever difference of opinion might exist as to
Lhe conduct of Captain Elliot in the difficult situation in

which he was placed at Canton, yet the intercourse
he had had with the Gallant Officer since his
arrival in this country led him to place the greatest con-
fidence in his integrity and ability to discharge the
duties entrusted to him.—(Hear, hear, from the Opposi-
tion.) He had no previous knowledge of Captain Elliot,
or connexion with him, but he must say that there was
nothing in his—official correspondence that convinced him
that full confidence could not be placed in him.