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passed in evidence. it was prOPosed too by
tamable Member of great experience and when it
was so proposed, the. case was most distinctly made
oat, that corruption did exist in that borough to such
an extent as had been described. The whole number
of voters was only 23; and the House would easily
perceive, that in a small body of s like this,
the power of corruption, if it exister at all, would be
very considerably merelsed. It appeared that the
influence of corruption was so great, as stated in the
Resolutions of the Committee, as to connect the ro,
turn of the Member to Parliament with the extent of
the corrupt influence employed. There were cases,
extremely strong ones, which called for that resolu-
tion of the Committee. The Committee thouitftot
though they had theie cases most distinctly
them, that at the same time the evidence of briber/ was
not such as to enable them distinctly to name specific
acts, so as to bring them before Parliament,and that
therefore it rested entirely with the House to take
what steps it thought propel):
Mr. MILDMAY said, that the system of corrup-
tion was so nicely kept within bounds in that Bo-
rough, that it was impossible for the Committee to
take hold of any separate circumstance to bring it
before the House. There was but one single.vote of
which they could take hold, and it was considered to
unimportant to call for the interference of the House.
Mr. S. BOURNE saw no reason for delaying the
warrant, as it appeared• that the Election had not
been declared void on the ground of corruption, and
that if the Members returned had had a clear majo-
rity of votes, their election would haveheen confirmed.
Mr. BOOTLE WILBRAHAM contended that it
would be useless to send a case like the present to
the House, who had no power to examine witnesses,
upon oath, when a Committee; having that power,
had not been able to make out a clear case of bribery.
Mr. MACDONALD said, that only two witnesses
had been brought forward to support the charge of
bribery, and their evidence had been such that they
had both been sent to Nnvgate.
After a few words from Lord F. °noes., the
House divided :—For issuing the Writ 103—For the
Postponement IS—Majority for the Motion 88.
PRIMA RICATION.

Mr. MANNING presented two Petitions, one from
John Eveleigh, and the other from John Chapman,
now confined to Newgate, where they had been sent
by a warrant of the House, at the recommendation
of the Committee appointed to try the merits of the
Camelford Election, in consequence of prevarication
in the evidence before that Committee. They ex-
pressed their deep regret, and claimed the indulgence
of the House.—. The Petition having been read and
laid on the table,
Mr. MANNING moved, that John Eveleigh and,
John Chapman be brought forthwith to the Bar of
that House, to be reprimanded by Mr. Speaker, and
discharged.—Agreed to.
Mr. P. MOORE then moved, that the Minutes of
the Select Committee on the Camelford Election be
laid before the House; which motion was negatived
without a division.

motion, kor shouldle give
after the recess it would
dap to submit some pro-
this subject.
the English Committee
evidence yet. If the coo-
were referred to them, the
c would be consumed in procuring the neon-
/ witnesses for Ireland would, he feared, cause
,oth Acts to be lost for the present Session. He re-
commended the appointment of a new Committee on
the Irish Insolvent Debtors Act.
Mr. DAWSON spoke in favour of referring the
Irish Act to the Committee now sitting on the Eng-
lish Insolvent Debtors' Act. _ _

Mr. BROUGHAM said there was no indisposition
on his part, or on that of his Honourable Friends to
extend the benefit of the inquiries made by the
Conunittee.to Ireland, but it appeared but justice to
the subject itself to refer the Irish Act to another
Committee. This, on various accounts, he sheaved
to be desirable. Many petitions, he remarked, had
been presented, or were about to Le presented on
this subject from Ireland ; and the Irish Petitioners
would not be satisfied if the same attention was not
paid to them that the English Petitioners were
thought entitled to, and a proper inquiry instituted.
PEEL thought the only point necessary to be
particularly inquired into with recpect to Ireland, af-
ter the inquiries that had already taken place, was as
to the •ttranner in which the different jurisdictions
there established might operate. He therefore thought
the inquiry- might be very short, and was of opinion
that whatever general principle was preferred for
England, the same might be safely adopted for the
sister kingdom.
Mr. Alderman WOOD was in hopes such a Re-
port would be made by the Committee now sitting,
as would apply both to England and Ireland.
Mr. CALCRAFT said, when a Bill, the result of
the present inquiry, should be secured for England,
he, for one, should have no objection to serve in a
Committee on the Irish Act.
After a few words from Sir H. PARNELL, the Pe-
tition was ordered to lie on the table.

ADJOURNMENT TOR THE HOLIDAYS.
Mr. ROBINSON moved that the House, at its ris-
ing, should adjourn till Wednesday se'nnight,
Mi. BROUGHAM did not mean to object to the
Motion, but he wished to offer a few remarks on the
cause of their not adjoutning at the time which had
'been first mentioned-. A measure had been intro-
duced, which they had been given to understand
ought to pass with the least possible loss of time ;
which measure had since been subjected to an un-
necessary, if not highly prejudicial delay. They
were told that they must pass this Bill without ob-
serving the usual forms, the observance of which, if
not fatal to its utility, would create an obstacle to its
successful tion, of a most formidable nature.'
When the Vsters in that House first determined
on bringing in the Bill to restrict the Bank of Eng-
land from continuing their partial payments in cash,
they forgot that a similar measure would be neces-
sary forlreland. Thus one day was lost. Then a
second day was lost on its being brought in, owing
to their colleagues in the other House being igno-
rant of its existence. Two days were thus suffered
to pass, which, with one day which could not be
avoided after the Bill was introduced, left the Bank
of Ireland exposed to a drain on it for three days al-
together,_ two of which might have been saved.
The arrival of the USHER of the. BLACK ROD here
interrupted the speech of the Honourable and Lear-
ned Gentleman.

The DEPUTY USAIR of the BLACK Ron sum-
moned the House to the House of Peers, to hear the
Royal Assent given by Commission to the Bank of
Ireland Further Restriction Bill. •
On his return, the SPEAKER stated the Royal As-
sent to,have been given in the usual form to that and
to several other Public Acts.—(See the Lords.)
The StRAKER called on Mr. Brougham to proceed.
Mr. BROUGHAM had no further observations to
make, but had thought it right to take this opportu-
nity of noticing the delay which had taken place
through the course pursued by his Majesty's Ministers.
The Motion, that the House, at its rising, should
adjourn toWednesday se'nnight, was put and agreed to.

REPRIMAND FOR PREVARICATION.

JOHN CHAPMAN and JOHN EVILER:IH, loving been
brought from Newgate, were placed at the Bar, when
The SPEAKER addressed them as follows:
" John Chapman, and John Eveleigh, you have both been
reported to this House, by the Select Committee apri..ted to
try the merits of a Petition complaining of an undue Return for
the Borough of Cantelford, as having given false evidence. By
that Committee you were ordered into the custody of t Ser.
jetzt at Arms, and you were committed by this House to New-
gate. • Your Petitions have since been received, praying to be
discharged from coaftoement. You both express deep regret
for the misconduct of which you have been guilty. Much is it
to be lamented, that the feelings with which you are now im-
pressed did not earlier manifest themselves to inspire you with
some regard for a fair character, and more respect for the oath
by which you had sworn to tel the truth. You, John Chap-
man, in excuse of your conduct, have pleaded your youth and
ignorance of the forms of this House; and you, John Eveleigh,
hxve pleaded that you prevaricated from not having correctly
sinderstood the purport of the questions put to you. But these
circumstances, neither in the one case nor in the other, can
either account for or extenuate the offence which you have com-
mitted. If, however, your repentance and regret be sincere,
your own reflection will be your bitterest punishment—they
will remind you of the disgrace which you have brought upon
yourselves through deviating from the strict path, and the broad
contrast between the lenity shewa you by this House and the
depenvity of your conduct, ever present to your minds, will, I
kepi, mum to you both, that truth and honesty can alone fur-
the means by which this stain can be removed, and your
chnittears matablhhal. lam now to inform you that you are
both dietbarged, paying your ha."
The SPRAKER'S Reprimand was ordered to be en-
tered on the Journals.

RBKOVAL OF SKI HAY-LAREET.

Mr. G. LAMB brought up a Report from the Com-
mittee on the Petitions praying for the removal•olthe
Hay-market. It recommended that public notice
should be given, in the usual way, of the intended
alteration, and that leave should be given to bring
in a Bill to remove the Hay-market.

FRIENDLY AND PAROCHIAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES.
Mr• ESTCOURT moved that the Order made on
the 25th of Marcl, for the second reading of the
Parochial Benefit So-
' this Motion in
had brought
would be more
both the oh.
Order was then
1, leave to brisig

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01 end in the House's determining that the writ should task. He should make no n
never be filled uiagain? 101ksuch hope of *. . / notice at .present, but
. oustsuth,i case messed, however, to be en • onquelstico,oably become his
Mr.
Kr. DOUGLAS thought it necessary to say a few position, t 0 the House on th
wards in consequence or what had fallen from the Mr. CALCRAFT said, :
Ho,. Gentleman on thits subject. The House would got through their own
recollect that the resolution of the Committee Was skies:llion of the Irish Act
nnannel ;n onielminen_ It was °reposed too by an Ho- time that would be consume