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The Standard this evening, copying the Post of the morning, asserts that Mr. CHARLES WOOD exerted himself to keep Members out of the House of Commons last night, so us to prevent the requisit: number being present. But this is untrue ; Mr. WOOD himself and eleven other members of the Government being in their places at four o'clock. The fact is, that Ministers exerted themselves to procure the necessary attendance; but the Radical Members remained in and about the Lobby and refused to enter the House. The Courier says, that Mr. EWART and Mr. MARK PHILLIPS were actively employed in per- suading Members to stay away. The Post and Standard both give lists of the Members present when the House was counted ; and there- fore might have stated the truth, if it had suited their purpose.
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