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COUNTY ELECTIONS POLLS BILL.
Lord R. GROSVENOR moved the second reading of the
County Elections Polls Bill, which, after a brief discussion,
in the course of which the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE..
QUER avowed himself favourable to its principles, was
agreed to.

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16th of June, an animated conversation took place, in
which Lord J. RUSSELL characterised the whole pro-
ceeding as a mere mockery. He was not, he said, opposed
to a fair and well-conducted inquiry, but not into the
grounds upon which the grant was made; and the inquiry
should be conducted in the mode pointed out by the act,
or by a royal commission. He complained that the
government, instead of throwing the subject open, did
not pronounce a decided opinion upon it. If they were
prepared to withdraw the grant, let them say so; if to
maintain it, they should not excite public feeling in rela-
tion to the question.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER said the government were not prepared to abrogate
the grant. The motion had been brought forward upon
grounds which did not meet his concurrence ; and Mr.
Walpole, while admitting that under the circumstances
an inquiry should take place, had said it ought to be
limited to seeing whether the objects of the institution
had been fulfilled. Although a committee of that house
was not the course he (Mr. Disraeli) should have recom-
mended, he did not think it was the duty of the govern-
ment to advise her Majesty to issue a royal commission.—
The conversation was kept up until six o'clock, when the
house,. ipso facto, adjourned.
THURSDAY, MAY 20.
Lord PALMERSTON gave notice that he should call
attention, on the rising of the house on Friday, to some
reports as to the exertion of foreign influence for the
purpose of procuring a change in the constitution of Spain.
Questions were put upon the subjects of the recent
serious accident in Hyde-park; the discovery of gold in
Queen Charlotte's Island ; the admission to bail of some
parties arrested while holding a Ribbon Lodge in Ireland ;
the interview of the Chancellor of the Exchequer with a
deputation from the Amalgamated Society of Engineers;
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MILITIA I3ILL.
The house having again resolved itself into a committee
upon the Militia Bill, a conversation of some length arose
upon a question put by Mr. M. GrasoN, whether the
government proposed to adhere to all the rules and provi-
sions of the act 42 Gao. 111. with reference to exemptions,
which Mr. WALroLE answered in the affirmative.—The
various clauses up to the 31st were passed, after lengthened
discussion. After reaching the 31st clause, (the last but
one,) the Chairman reported progress, to sit again on
Friday.

Several bills were then advanced a stage.
THE MAYNeOTH GRANT.
On the question whether the adjourned debate on
Maynooth College should be farther adjourned to the
16th June or the 26th May, Mr. REYNOLDS objected to
the more distant date, and took occasion to argue at con-
siderable length the main question, condemning in strong
terms the tone and spirit of Mr. Spooner's speech.—Mr.
H. HERBERT asked what fair object could be gained,
after the discussion that had taken place, in keeping the
motion on the paper.—Mr. NEWDEGATE repeated what
he had before said, that the 16th of June was the earliest
day that could be had for renewing the debate.—Mr.
GLADSTONE. hoped the house would not consent to the
postponement of this debate until the 16th of June,
which would render the proceedings of the house ridicu-
lous. The notice should either be withdrawn, or the
question should be decided without delay. In such a case,
there could be no difficulty in obtaining a day, even if
the house was obliged to sit on Saturday, or at twelve
o'clock.—Mr. WALPOLE expressed his concurrence with
the opinion of Mr. Gladstone, that the postponement of
the debate until the 16th of June would render the whole
proceeding futile. There were only two courses—to dis-
charge the order altogether, or to fix upon a morning
sitting for the continuance of the debate.—After some
further discussion, it was determined that the debate
should be resumed on Tuesday (this day) at twelve o'clock.
Lord J. MANNERS obtained leave to bring in a bill to
amend the laws concerning the burial of the dead in the
metropolis. _

Mr. G. A. HAMILTON obtained leave to bring in a bill
for carrying into execution an agreement for the sale of
property belonging to her Majesty, in the right of her
Crown and of the Duchy of Lancaster, to the Commis-
sioners of Inland Revenue ; and a bill to remove doubts
as to the lands and casual revenues of the Crown in the
colonies and foreign possessions of her Majesty.
The house adjourned at a quarter to two o'clock.
FRIDAY, MAY 21.

The Great Western, Shrewsbury, and Birmingham,;
Shrewsbury, and Chester, Shrewsbury and Hereford,
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, and some
other private bills, were read a third time and passed.

LONDON NECROPOLIS BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

After some unimportant questions had been put and
answered, Lord PALmEttsTox drew the attention of the
house to rumours of attempted undue influence being
used to alter the established constitution in Spain and
Portugal.—The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER was
averse to expressing any opinion upon the subject, but
trusted that the house would give credit to the Govern-
ment for a desire to conduct the foreign affairs of the
country with a due regard to the liberties of others and a
view to the preservation of the blessings of general peace.