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HOUSE OF LORDS.—Fgpay

Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of the Bribery
at Elections Bill. . .

Lord BROUGHAM supported the proposition, and ex.
pressed a hope that the House of Commons would perceive
the necessity of giving up the trial of controverted elections
by its own members. _ . _ _

—The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed on Monday. _ _ _

Several bills on the table were forwarded a stage, after
which their lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY

Sir JAMES GRAHAM stated, in reply to a question from
Mr. Blackhurne, that it was his intention to proceed with
the County Courts Bill this session, though he might intro-
duce a clause to limit its duration. _

The house then went into committee on the Newfound-
land Bill, and on clause 6 being proposed,
Mr. O'CONNELL moved, as an amendment, that the
words; " abolish the Legislative Council of Newfoundland
as a distinct assembly," be left out of the clause.
Lord STANLEY opposed the amendment, and after some
discussion the amendment was negatived by a majority of
80 to 18. •
Mr. O'CONNELL then moved, as an amendment, that the
number of Government nominees should be five, instead of
ten, as proposed by the clause.
Another division took place, and this amendment was also
negatived, by a majority of 82 to 21.
Lord C. FITZROY then moved, as an amendment, that no
nominee member should be allowed to vote on any subject
relating to supply, taxation, or finance. Another division
took place, and the amendment was negatived by a majority
of 79 to 22.
The committee then divided upon the question that the
clause stand part of the bill, which was carried by a majority

of 72 to 25.
The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to be
brought up this day.
Mr. O'CONNELL moved for copies of the correspondence
between the government and the magistrates and police, re-
lative to the trial for ribandism at the late Armagh assizes.
He spoke at considerable length of the conduct of Hagan,
an approver on that occasion, and of his having made by his
own confession hundreds of ribandmen, with the sanction of
th' Magistrates, for the pnrroue of subserinuntly betravino
them. He was sure Lord Eliot would never sanction pro-
ceedings of such a description.
Lord ELIOT could not consent to the production of the
papers, for by so doing he would establish a dangerous pre-
cedent, and might tend to defeat the ends of justice. The
report of the trial referred to by Mr. O'Connell was, he
contended, inaccurate. If the magistrates were cognisant
of Hagan's proceedings, their conduct was altogether unjus-
tifiable, and it was with considerable reluctance he objected
to the production of the papers.
After some discussion the house divided, and Mr. O'Con-
nell's motion was negatived by a majority of 72 to 24.
Lord PALMERSTON gave notice that on Monday he would
move for copies of any correspondence that had taken place
beteen any member of the house applying for the Chiltern
Hundreds and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in which
the right honourable gentleman refused the application, and
in which the ground of that refusal was set forth.
In reply to a question from Mr. VILLIERS,
Mr. B. BARING said that orders had been sent to Singa-
pore and Penang, directing the governors of those provinces
to transmit immediately a project of law for the immediate
abolition of the slave trade. Drafts of projects of law had
been transmitted to India also by the directors of the East
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third time and passed.
Corporations Leasing Bill was read a
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discussion
Bankruptcy Bill, Mr.
rston arose on the re-committal of the
importance required Vood contending that a bill of sucli
postponed until next sessi further consideration, and might to be
Other hon. members took the
and some other gentlemen urged the necessity of proceeding
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Sir J. GRAHAM said the bill w one of
and came before the house recommendedzis—
this late period of the session, he afereltat
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n•y the first legal
authorities in the kingdom. Under these .
himself importance,
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circumstances,
upon to proceed with it.
Sir B. PEEL. said that his experience in law reforms
even at
vinced him of the policy of passing any law
of
improvement
con-
while it was in the power of the Government to do raoov er en t
was much easier at a future time to amend a law than tolfs!ts
a new ono.
After some further disliWsion the house went into com.
Enlace ou the bill.

Another struggle took place on the question of the engross-
ment of the Newfoundland Bill. It was carried, however,
by a majority of 5.1 to 21, and the bill was ordered to be read
a third time on Monday.

Lord ASHLEY, inmOvipgthe order of the day for the con-
sideration of the Lords' amendments to the Mines and Col-
lieries Bill, complained of some of the alterations which had
been made in the bill in the House of Lords, one of which
alterations would render it inoperative, as regarded the
restriction of female labour. He felt it necessary, however,
to adopt those alterations, although he disapproved of them,
because, though the limited the operation of the bill, they yet
affirmed a great principle.

After some observitions from Lord PALMERSTON, Sir
JAMES GRAHAM, and other members,

Sir R. PEEL said he disapproved of some of these altera-
tions, and more particularly the one relating to female labour,
although he did think it was absolutely necessary to allow
women in certain cases to enter mines.

After some further discussion, the amendments were
agreed to.

-Lord PALMERSTON then moved for copies of the corre-
spondence between Lord Chelsea and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, relative to the application for and refusal of the
Chiltern Hundreds.

The CHANCEELOR of the EXCHEQUER seconded the mo-
tion, said that, in refusing the Chiltern Hundreds, he
was acitng, according to his judgment, in conformity with
the wishes of the house.
Mr. HUME said that had the right hon. gentleman acted
otherwise it would have been an insult to the house.

Sir R. PEEL said the act of the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer was the act of the government, and the decision was
altogether irrespective of the case being that of Lord Chelsea.
The house, alter some other business was gone through,
adjourned.