The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-26 00:00:00

TRINITY HARBOUR BILL,

Mr. TooKE, after a few observdtious,*moved that it be an in-
struction to the committee to whom the Trinity Harbour bill
now stands referred, that they do not enter into the question of
compliance with such of the standing orders of this house as
were required to be proved before the committee to whom the
petition on the said bill was referred.
Sir G. CLERK opposed the motion, as totally unprecedented.

ABSENCE OF A MEMBER FROM AN ELECTION COMMITTEE.

The foregoing discussion was interrupted by the appearance
of Mr. Dyson at the bar, with the reduced list of the names of
the members ballotted for on the Ennis election committee, and
on the members being called to the table to be sworn, it appear-
ed that one member, Mr. Greene, did not answer to his name.
The SPEAKER inquired whether any member could state that
he had seen Mr. Greene in the house since four o'clock, and
during the ballot. He was under the impression, and he be-
lieved he shared it with the house, that Mr. Greene had answered
twice to his name. (Hear.)
Mr. HARDY said he believed Mr. Greene was at present in
Lancashire. (Hear.) He had seen a letter from him that
morning, dated four days ago from Lancashire.
An hon. member was understood to say he had seen Mr.
Greene in the house that day. (Hear.)
Mr. GOULBURN observed that he did not know any case that
could be said to furnish a precedent to the present one.
Mr. WYNN said a few words, hut was totally inaudible in
the gallery.
After the lapse of a short interval,
The SPEAKER said that the only course open to the house was
to adjoutn the swearing in of the committee, and in the mean
time to have inquiry made as to whether Mr. Greene had been
there at four o'clock, and if he answered to his name on its
being called on the ballot—a misapprehension, if it were one,
that he (the Speaker) laboured udder, in common with several
other members. (Hear.) If Mr. Greene could not be found,
the consequence would be (so we understood the right hon.
gentleman) that the house must proceed to the appointment of
a new committee.

The members unsworn then retired from the table, and the
discussion on Mr. Tooke's motion was resumed.
A long desultory conversation, in which Mr. O'Connell, Mr.
Flume, and the Attorney-General took part, then ensued, but
was interrupted by
Mr. Fs :4'N, who rose to order, and called the attention of the
house to the provisions of the act of Parliament regulating the
mode of trying controverted elections. It was expressly pro-
vided that until the ballot was concluded the house should not
proceed with any other business, except to adjourn the order of
the day for taking into consideration the election petition.
(Hear.)
The SPEAKER said, that until some further information was
afforded as to the fact whether or not Mr. Greene was present
during the ballot, it was impossible to say that the ballot had
been completed.
The conversation on Mr. Tooke's motion was then resumed,
and after a few words from Mr. Hardy, Mr. Hume, the Lord
Advocate, Mr. Wynn, Sir JohnWrottesley, Mr. Aglionby. and
Mt. Gisborne, it was again interrupted by the entrance into the
house of ~
Mr. Geaawa, who was called on by all sides of the house.
The hun. member said that he had just been informed that his
name had been called from the seduced list of the members to
serve on the Ennis election petition. He had to state that he
had not been present during the ballot,(" Hear," and laugh-
ter,) fur that he had but just that moment arrived at. the house.
The S PEA KEK was understood-to intimate that the ballot was
void, and that. the order of the day for the consideration of the
Ennis election petition was postponed till Friday.
The house at a quarter to s►x o'clock adjourned.