§ Lord John Russell moved the committal of this Bill.
§ Sir Edward Knatchbullobjected at that period of the Session, and on the eve of a general election, to proceed with a Bill upon the merits of which there was so much diversity of opinion.
§ House divided:—Ayes 70, Noes 17: Majority 53.
| List of the AYES. | |
| Baines, Edward | Dillwyn, Lewis Weston |
| Baring, F. Thornhill | |
| Barry, Garrett Standish | Donkin, Sir Rufane |
| Bernal, Ralph | Duncombe, Thomas |
| Bowring, Dr. | Dundas, hon. John C. |
| Brotherton, Joseph | Ellice, rt. hon. Edw. |
| Byng, right hon. Geo. Stevens | Fenton, John |
| Gordon, Robert | |
| Callaghan, Daniel | Grey, Sir George |
| Campbell, Sir John | Grey, hon. Colonel |
| Chalmers, Patrick | Grote, George |
| Chapman, Lowther | Hawes, Benjamin |
| Curties, Herbert Barrett | Hay, Sir Andrew Leith |
| Denison, J. Evelyn | Hindley, Charles |
| Dennistoun, J. | Hutt, William |
| Jephson, Charles D.O. | Seale, Colonel |
| Labouchere right hon. | Seymour, Lord |
| Henry | Sheil, Richard Lalor |
| Lennox, Lord George | Smith, Robert Vernon |
| Lennox, Lord Arthur | Stanley, Edw. John |
| Maher, John | Steuart, Robert |
| Morpeth, Viscount | Strickland, Sir George |
| Mullins, Frederick William | Strutt, Edward |
| Thompson, Colonel | |
| Murray, right hon. John A. | Tulk, Chas. Augustus |
| Vigors, Nicholas Aylward | |
| Musgrave, Sir Richard | |
| Parker, John | Walker, Richard |
| Parnell, right hon. Sir Henry | Wallace, Robert |
| Ward, Henry George | |
| Pease, Joseph | Whalley, Sir Samuel |
| Ponsonby, hon. John | Wilbraham, George |
| Potter, Richard | Williams, William |
| Power, James | Winnington, H. J. |
| Price, Sir Rob. | Wood, Charles |
| Rice, right hon. Thomas Spring | Wood, Mr. Alderman |
| Woulfe, Mr. Sergeant | |
| Rolfe, Sir Robert Monsey | Wyse, Thomas |
| TELLERS. | |
| Russell, Lord John | Mr. Hume |
| Scrope, Geo. Poulett | Mr. Elphinstone. |
| List of the NOES. | |
| Alsager, Captain | Henniker, Lord |
| Barclay, Charles | Inglis, Sir Rob. Harry |
| Canning, right hon. Sir Stratford | Jones, Theobald |
| Mackinnon, Wm. A. | |
| Clive, hon. Robert Henry | Perceval, Colonel |
| Rushbrooke, Col. | |
| Cole, Viscount | Stanley, Lord |
| Duncombe, hon. A. | Vere, Sir Charles Broke |
| Fox, Charles | |
| Gaskell, Jas. Milnes | |
| Goulburn, right hon. Henry | TELLERS. |
| Sir Edw. Knatchbull | |
| Goulburn, Mr. Sergeant | Mr. Estcourt |
§ House in Committee.
§ Mr. R. Steuartsaid, that the provisions of the Bill would not apply to the voting at elections in Ireland, but it was intended they should apply to all Irish election Committees.
Lord Stanleyobserved, that if that was the case, he hoped the Committee would consider for a moment how injurious this Bill might possibly be to the parties before an Irish Election Committee, inasmuch as the system of Irish registration stood upon a very different footing from that which existed in England. It was admitted that the Irish registration was so defective that, except the matter were brought before a Committee of the House of Commons, it was impossible to obtain any relief whatever against fictitious votes, there being no 1704 appeal from the original decision of the barrister.
§ The Clauses of the Bill agreed to. The House resumed.