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London, England, 1851-07-11 00:00:00

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Me Orem& ; and the termer world, of course, recover Sr
idle briery they lad sustained.
it B. HALL, is elooregoorso of the answer of the whir
lord, begged to give Mks thud this day he should ask sad
geisha fund ell them espresso would be defroyed it!
shwa also put the question. Ade had been already mead
da times this series, et the Under-Secretary for the Home
Dignereent whether they world lave a bill brought in fee
se posigins of removing thus se men ? (Cheer.)
OFFICIAL RETURNS.
C. LEWIS, in answer to Mr. WlWl:octave, stated that
Orlair discrepancies in the revenue accounts furnished by
fir tit government, as compared with the accounts
twined by • former government, arose from the eireum-
roue that the latter did not include, as the former did, the
Post-office return, sad the property-tax returns; and that
in relation to the corn returns the account, of the late go-
vernment were based upon the Winchester, thus of the
meant government upon the imperial bushel.
CHIEF JUSTICES' SALARIES BILL.
This bill was read a third time and
.passed.
CHURCH BUILDING AMENDMENT BILL.
In answer to • quietism,
Lord J. RUSSELL seAssd his intention. if possible, to
take the adjourned debate ea the second reading of this
bill on Thursday nest ; but he could not quite promise trial
he would.
INHABITED HOUSE DUTY BILL.
On the motion that this bill be read a third time,
Mr. DISRAELI reiterated the objections he hail prettil
urged against this portion of the finance scheme cons
by the Chancellor of the Etchequer. Instead of being
made a complete substitute for the abolished window-tae,
• large deficiency was left, for which the house would have
hereafter to provide by an Menus in the burthen of dine
taxation. He strongly disapproved of • measure that
pointed to such • mutt, and progneeticated that berme
lone the house and the country would join in condemaiatal
policy which involved the necessity of an addition to tie'
existing pressure of the taxes weighing directly upon pa-
perty and income.
Lord J. RUSSELL would not enter into the guidon
raised by the hors. gentleman, fur it was quite certain that,
the principles upon which the government had acted were
considered by all economists to be most reeoncileable with
sound policy. but he would congratulate the house on
having at length got rid of the window duty, which bed in-
terfered so much with the comfort and happiness al the
people. (Cheers)
The bill was then read • third time and prod.
The following bills went through the same stage :—The
Assessed Tales Composition Bill; the Public Works,
Fisheries, etc., Bill ; and the Public Works (Ireland) Bill
The Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Bill, the Turnpike Roads'
(Ireland) Bill, and the Private Lunatic Asylums (haired)
Bill, were read • second time
PROCEEDINGS OF SIR JAMES BROOKE.
Mr. HUME rose to move an address to her Malogy
"that she will be graciously pleased to appoint her rood
commission to inquire into the proceedings of Sir Jame
Brooke on the north western coast of Borneo since his ap-
pointment as her Majesty's ' commissioner and consul-
general to the Sultan and independent chiefs of Borneo,'
and especially into the attack made by her Majesty's and
the lion. East India Company's naval fumes, under his ad-
vice and direction, on certain wild tribes of that island,
called the Sakanen and Santos Dyaks, on the night of
the 31st July, 1649; and further, that her Majesty will
graciously command that the opinion of her Majesty's
judges be taken and laid by her Majesty's ministers be-
fore this house, touching the legality or otherwise of the
holding by Sir James Brooke, at one and the same time,
of the following apparently incompatible offices—vie., of
sovereign ruler of Sarawak, be being a British subject; of
her Majesty's commissioner and consul-general to the
Sultan and independent chiefs of Borneo, he (Sir James
Brooke, residing at Sarawak, where there is no independent
chief; and also of the appointment of governor of the
British settlement of Labuan, distant three hundred
miles from Sarawak, at which British settlement
Sir James Brooke has not been actually present
more than a few months during the last three years."
He said he regarded the question as one of great importance
to the character of the government and the country. He
wished that his object should not he misunderstood; great
pains had been taken to misrepresent it. He had been
asked, Why revive this question after two years, when all
the facts had occurred ? No delay had taken place on his
part. On no question had so much doubt and difficulty
existed in the way of obtaining the necessary documents.
The hon. member for Surrey had charged him with under-
taking this question at the suggestion of an individual who
had quarrelled with Sir James Brooke. This was a gross
injustice. No one in that house dared say that he had ever
brought forward any question from pnvate or improper
motives. (Hoar, hear.) His attention had been drawn to
the quietism in the session of 1849, after it had been takes
up by an association in the city. lie had been induced to
take it up. by an extract from •S' re paper, which
appeared in the Doily New of the 25th June, 1849.
Mr. Hume here read the extract referred to, which stated
that in March and April the naval force of the Nemesis,
belonging to the East India Company and in the pay of the
British government, had joined a collection of prahus with
Sir James Brooke, and had proceeded to attack certain
portions of the Dyaks of Samba' and Sakarran rivers, in the
island of Borneo ; but the paragraph which most attracted
his attention was the one in which it was asked whether it
was creditable to our naval forces to aid or take part in cruel
butcheries sad brutal murders of the helpless and the de-
fenceless. After reading t'sis account, he (Mr. Hume) asked
the First Lard of the Admiralty if any despatches had been
received from the Nemesis. The answer was, none what-
ever. The proceeding had taken place in March—his in-
quiry was made at the end of June. Every naval officer
was bound immediately to transmit despatches detailing
such transactions as these; what would the hour then
Pink of the pmesedings in this case? No information
grid& be obi that session. In the first week of the en-
singes siskie_soked the government whether any official
afialllllllll Tina been received of the massacreof the 81st
Joypserding. The answer was that none had been
susgail. Oa ea 21)th of March he moved for copier of
Aikird Tsellses instructions. Sir F. Baring stated that
sere of the paws they had not got, and there was one of
lb= *ay shosobl have to wntc out hr. In April
he somowed hie inquiry, bet could still obtain no
anonne. Oa the 9th of May, on the vote fur head
le again introduced tt ie subject ; it was post-
ilions various causes, till the 12th of July,
Whoa Sir F. -Bring stated that the instruction
had been written for, but owing to the death of Sir F.
Collier and other circumstances there had been great die,
culty in obtaining them. In the mesa time, the govern-
ment had promoted the racer against whom this charge
had been Made. This would show that there had been no
delay on his part ; he had done all in his power to bring on
the question. Here were we, who hesitated as to the
punishment of death for murder, allowing the slaughter of
l;i00 persons without any authentic details of the trans-
action being known hers. It was not the character of Sir
J. Brooke alone that was implicated, but that of the
government. It was well known that the Admiralty reins-
lotions required all officers to scud home returns of the
transactions in which they were engaged. The death of
Sir F. Collier was alleged in excuse, but why had not his
successor done it ? lie would now state the grounds on
which he claimed this inquiry, and would confine himself
to the papers laid on the table of the house.
On the lith of March last, a dispatch from Cap-
tain Wasps be Capt. J. H. Johisetone, was printed. which
contained en eserint of the elaeleellt. It was as follows:
fir, —I bow Os bows to taro on, the se the *Us July,
lto, I yeselest Instrottleas dsaCopan hedalasm other tifta
tre deep Akelwah stator dem to lona to mires le grossa
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te goad the nolo river, wino we eftwel er &-
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mime dr river Phi& On the 7th, the twee rerma having
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