Lord Broughamsaid, that there was a bill brought up to their Lordship's House from the House of Commons to which he wished to call the attention of their Lordships. At present, however, he should do no more than say, that the bill was the sane which had 1468 before been introduced into that House, but a part of which had been omitted, in his opinion very considerably to the detriment of the efficacy of the general measure. It was, nevertheless, highly desirable that their Lordships should on no account hesitate to pass the measure, and he should to-morrow move that the Standing Orders be suspended, in order that it might plainly appear that there was no impediment, no obstacle, presented by their Lordships, but every facility afforded by them, for the conduct of the inquiries necessary to be made into the late alleged acts of bribery.
§ Bill read a first time, and ordered to be printed.