The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-11-23 00:00:00

THE KAFFIR WAR

Sir J. PAKINGTON, in answer to Lord John Russell,
stated that the intelligence from the Cape had very much
confirmed the view he had previously expressed, that
there was a prospect of a speedy termination of the war.
Further time had been taken, however, to consider the
constitution about to be granted to the colony.

SITTING OF CONVOCATION.

Mr. WALPOLE, in reply to Sir John Shelley, stated
that coverntnent had no intention of interfering with con-
vocation, unless that body would ask the crown to license
them to deliberate. He declared that nothing should in-
duce him to advise the Crown to grant a licence to con-
vocation to make canons, a course which, in h

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would he destructive to the Church of England

THE DERBY ELECTION

Sir A. Cocxounac was about tWiiri under considera-
tion the petition of the electors of Derby, complaining of
the conduct of Major Beresford, and charging him with
being a party to brihery_at the last election for Derby, when

The SPEAKER said, he thought it his duty to invite the
attention of the House to what he considered an
informality in respect to the petition to which the pro-
posed motion referred. If the House should concur in
opinion with him, of course the debate could not be
Proceeded with. He then quoted that portion of the act
of the 11th and 12th of Victoria, which declared what
should be deemed an election petition. By the statute in
question it was provided that every petition presented to
the House within a prescribed time, and complaining of
an undue election, &c., and which was subscribed by some
persons who had voted, or had a right, or claimed to have
a right. to vote at the election, should be deemed an

election petition. Now, the present petition began by
stating that the petitioners were electors 'of the borough of
Derby, and voted at the last election of members to serve
in the present Parliament. Another allegation was, that
" the return of Thomas Berry Horsfall was procured by
illegal and corrupt means, and by an organized system of
bribery, which was resorted to and succesfully carried out,
for the purpose of procuring, and which did procure, the

ntition proceeded to pray the House
to institute a full and searching inquiry into the allegations
and into the proceedings of the Right Hon. W. Beresford
with reference to the last election for the borough of
Derby. The question then was, whether the allegation
that the return of Thomas Berry Horsfall was procured
by corrupt means and by an organized system of bribery
ought not to be considered an allegation complaining of
an undue retrn.

i return

imitted the validity of the ohjec-
' said that, as he could
draw the petition
bound to say that

Sir A. COCKBURN
tions raised by the Speaker, an
not struggle against them, he would w
at the same time, he wa

the duty of the petitioners to give Major Beresford
an opportunity of meeting the charges against him with
the least possible delay.
Sir J. Y. BULLER said, that, on the part of the Secre-
tary at War, he was prepared to enter into all the cir-
cumstances of the case.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that some
means should be devised for bringing the matter at an
early period under the consideration of the house.

LAW IN IRELAND
On the motion of Mr. WRIT.
bring in a bill to amend the proeedure in the superior
courts of common law in Ireland.
CALL OF

ESIDE, leave was given to

HOUSE

Mr. HttxtE moved that the hot:
Monday, in order, he said, to insur
members upon Mr. Villiers' motion
After a short discussion, the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER said he would not oppose the motion. Some
opposition, however, being manifested, the house divided,
and the motion of Mr. Hume was carried by a majority of
147 to 142.

be called over on

full attendance of

,use adjourned at a q

xter past seven