The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-16 00:00:00

S N MARCH 16, 1852.
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G. Robotham, jun., beer retailer, Longton, Staffordshire.
D. Parry, brewer, Trosnant, Monmouthshire.
B. Pearce, sen., stone merchant, Portland, Dorsetshire.
E. Pinder, jun., builder, Birmingham.
Benjamin Ash, miner, Great Hucklow, Hope, Derbyshire.
Richard Christie Brown. attorney-at-law, Birkenhead.
John Hollingworth Heginbotham Keeling, blacksmith, Grew
Hucklow, Hope, Derbyshire.
John Stevens, coach builder, Cheltenham.
Thomas Thew, brazier, Bisbopswearmouth. '
J. Leeds, licensed victualler, Milton-next-Gravesend.
W. Le wiP, milkman, Birmingham.
E. Mogridge, leather seller, Edgbaston, Warwickshire.
J. Nurse, attorney-at-law, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
G. Reid, gardener, Grasmore, Westmoreland.
J. Schorah, journeyman hair dresser, Leeds.
Thomas Wadsworth, chemist, Manchester.
John Henry Francis, tailor, St. Helen's, Lancashire.
John Lewis, tailor, Manchester.
James Charles Youlett, tobacconist, Woodford, Essex.
Richard Sharp, tailor, Middlesborough, Yorkshire.
James Hughes Allen, clerk, Dover.
James Beckett, hosier, Huddersfield.
James Jones, farm labourer, Talgarth, Brecknockshire.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS:
The LORD CHANCELLOR took hie seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'Clock.

CORN-LA.ViS.
Earl GRANVILLE presented a petition from Liver-
pori, praying that the House ,would take measures to
remove the state of uncertain ty which existed in the
country as to'ithe intentions of the Government with re-
spect to the re-imposition of a; duty_on foreign corn.
The Duke of NEWCA.StLX gave notice that he
obi/MCI-present a similar petitii&ii on Thursday next from
,Manchester.

The Earl of ELLREINEBLOERSOURGPI.gave notice that he
should, on an early day, ask her Majesty's Government
whether they intended to adhere to the resolution taken
by the late Government not to afford any aid to volun-
tary rifle corps.
COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM, in moving the third reading of
this Bill, expressed his regret that the clause repealing
the prohibition of the former Act, which prevented bar-
risters practising in county courts without the interven-
tion of an attorney, had been omitted. Ho thought the
ill effects of that prohibition would be even more dis-
tinctly felt than ever they bred been yet.
Lord BEAUMONT gave full credit to the Noble and
Learned Lord for the pains 'which he had taken on this
subject, but he thought the Noble Lord would have
done better to have brought in a Bill to consolidate all
the former Acts on County Courts, rather than intro-
duce this Bill, which it was 'misnomer to call an extension.
The Bill was thAn read a third time and passed.
EDUCATION IN IRELAND.

The Marquis of CLAN] lICARDE rose to ask her
Majesty's Ministers wheth, ir it was their intention to
r rbpoin any alteration in the present applies-
don of public money to educational purposes in
Ireland. He expressed his conviction that any
amelioration in the conciilion of Ireland must be
based, in the first inst: trice, on the diffusion of
education in that country. The present system worked
well, he believed ; it had br ien prepared with great care
and deliberation, after long consultation with the hier-
archy of the country, and si nee its first establishment its
sphere of operation had coi ginned on the increase, and
there were at present 562,000 children receiving instruc-
tion under it. He would t ake it upon himself to say
that the education given co, old not be equalled in any
civilized country.
(LEFT sp BING.)
COMMONS
The OF COMMONS
The
o'clock, AxER took the Dikair a few minutes to Four

IEB
Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON took the oaths and his seat
or Tyrone.

SECOND 1 th'ADINGS.
The Humber Conservain ly Bill, and the Kingston-
upon-Hull Docks Bill were read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed.
PETI T:IONS.
Mr. REYNOLDS prese riled petitions from West-
meath, and other places in I re land, against th© Ecclesias-
tical Titles Bill.

Mr. H. BERKELEY pree tei ited a petition from Bristol
against the Militia Bill.

-Sir J. Y. BULLER pree er tted a petition from Devon
,o the same effect.

Mr. W. J. FOX presented: a petition from Leeds in
favour of secular education; -also a similar petition from
Dr. Watts, of Manchester.

Mr. LOCKE KING presented a petition from Croy-
don in favour of an extensic in of the franchise.
Mr. STUART presented a. petition from the Western
part of Inverness, praying that an additional Member
might be given to that cour
Sir R. H. INGLIS prese Dud a petition from the Lite-
rary Fund Society against t he Charitable Trusts Bill.
Mr. BROWN presented ei petition. from Liverpool
against the post-horse duty..
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD pr ee ented a petition from Bir-
mingham in favour of vote tiy ballot.
Mr. SCULLY presented a petition from a place in
Tipperary in favour of tena at; right.
Mr. BRIGHT presented la petition from landowners
in a parish in the county of Cork, complaining that the
clergyman claimed in tithes one-fifth of the whole value
of their land, and praying that the tithes might be re-
gulated by the price of corn.,
Mr. VILLIERS present et 1 a petition from a public
meeting! at Liverpool, pr:a:fing that the free trade
policy of the country might taot be reversed.
Mr. M. GIBSON present KI a petition from a public
meeting at Manchester at is siust the formation of the
militia.

Mr. HUME presented it petition from Maidstone
against tithes and church r a tee; also a petition against
the Sale of Beer Bill.

Several petitions were i wesented iin favour of the
Pharmacy Bill. _ _

Mr. SOTHERON preset rued a petition from a poor
may, praying for the enrolm lent of friendly societies.
STEAM: NAVY.

Mr. WILCOX gave notic sei that on the 30th instant
he should move a resolution , founded on the report of a
Select Committee, to the ell 'e et that measures ought to
be taken to render the Mel :eantile m urine steam service
available for national purp 31,es in case of war.

[PRICE SD.

. -
Mr. WALPOLE said this subject WO unques-
tionably one of the greatest importance. With re-
gard to the first question, the Honourable Gentle-
man was probably aware that the late Government
introduced a Bill which was read a first time. Be b.:-
lieved their intention was to send that Bill to a Select
Committee, to see whether the provisions of the Bill
would answer the purpose for which it was brought in ;
and also to see whether any further provfsions would
be required for accomplishing the purpose which the
Bill ccriternplated.—(Hear, hear.) .NGA,, until 'he saw
the report of the Committee wlao should be anointed 10
consider the Bill, if the BM wee persevered in, it would
be premature for him to give any opinion upon the sub-
ject. With regard to the other question, the Hon. Gen-
tleman no doubt was aware that the Aot of 1850 had
entirely failed. The subject, however, was under the
consideration of the Government at this 'moment, but
whether they should be able to legislate upon it must of
of course depend upon the state of the, business of the
House, and the continuance of the present session of
Parliament.—(Hear.)
Lord SEYMOUR, was understood to say that, now
that he was out of office, he had no hope of being able
pass the Water Bill.
CRYSTAL PALACE.
Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE wished to title the
Chief Commissioner of Public Works whether it was in-
tended to remove or to retain the building of the great
National Exhibition?

Lord. JOHN MANNERS said, under the.existing
arrangements the contractors were bound to remove the
building by the Ist of May next. The House was
aware that last year an address was presented to
her Majesty, praying -that an inquiry might
take place into the expediency of retaining the building
in its present position or removing it to some other site.
—(Hear, hear.) ConunissionctrUlonisulbeesstuilltlY
pointed, and they sat some time receiving I 6ohliderable
amount of evidence on the subject of their in-
quiry. They had siece presented a report, and
both the report and the evidence were now being
printed forj the use of the House.—(Hear, hear.) That
report recommended that the existing arrangements
should not be interfered with, and the reasons
which had induced the Commissioners to come
to that conclusion, appearing to the Government
to be amply satisfactory, it was not the
intention of Government to propose that the existing
arrangements should be interfered with.—(Hear, hear.)
They thought that that great enterprise which origi-
nated with the high conception of a Prince, and which
resulted in affording means of enjoyment, infor-
mation, and instruction to four millions of
of people, did not require a memorial of this nature.—
(Hear,:hear.) They thought that the reasons assigned
bylithe Commissioners for not acceding to any of
the propositions of that nature were conclusive
and satisfactory, and therefore the Government
had decided not to interfere with the arrangement that
would necessitate the removal, of the building on the Ist
of May.—(Hear, hear.)
SCOTCH PUBLIC-HOUSES BILL.
Ie reply to Mr. OSWALD,
Mr- F. MACKENZIE said it was his intention to
withd_r aw this Bill, but not to abandon tae subject,which
ne hoped shortly to take up again.—(Hear.)
VIENNA.
Mr.. ANSTEY wished to ask Ler Majesty's Ministers
whether any reparation has been made by the Cabinet
of Vienna for the outrages committed on the persons
and properties of the ministers of the Scottish Church
at Pesth; whether any reply has been received to Lord
Granville's representation on the subject; and, if so,
whether there is any objection to lay it before the
House?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
Lord Westmoreland mentioned in his last dispatch that
he had had an interview with the Austrian Minister on
this subject, but the matter was still under consideration,
and it was therefore impossible to
lay the correspon-
dence on the table.—(Haar. hear.)
MAYNOOTIL
Mr. ANSTEY said he had given notice of his in-
tention ko move for certain returns connected wish State
Endowments. Now, wadi that return was before the
House it would be impossible to understand the May-
nooth debate; and he should therefore he glad to know
if there was any objection to lay the return before the
House at once ?—(Hear, bear).
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
there was no public or party objection to the return, but
but it could not be collected for a considerable time, and
only at nonsiderable expense.
MINISTERS' MONEY.
Mr. REYNOLDS wished to know n it was the in-
tention of the Government to abolish ministers' money
in Ireland.
Mr. WALPOLE said Government were anxious to
dit,cover some substitute for the impost which was of a
cry obnoxious character, but they required time to de-
termine what the substitute should be.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. REYNOLDS said he was quite ready to grant
time, and ho should not, therefore, persevere with his
motion on the subject, which stood on the paper for to-
night.—(Hear, hear.)
MINISTERS' MONEY IN IRELAND.
Mr. REYNOLDS postponed his motion respecting the
imposition of the tax called ministers' money in Ireland,
to afford an opportunity to the Government to consider
the subject.—(A laugh.)
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FOR COALS.
Mr. G. THOMPSON moved for the appointment
of a Select Committee to inquire into certain alleged
frauds in the supply of coals by contract to her Ma-
jesty's dockyards and to the public offices. The
grievance he complained of was that the vessels de-
livering coals to the Government obtained certificates for
an amount of coals which it was impossible they could hold.
The consequence was that for a series of years the duty
paid in the Thames on those cargoes of coals, was eon•
siderably less thanfought to have been paid, if the quan-
tity alleged to be delivered at the Government dock-
yards and depots was correct. This fact
led to a suspicion, if not to an actual belief, that la
fraud had been committed upon the Goverment, anCt
ho should be able to show that those contractors had
defrauded the country out of a considerable sum of
money. The coals which were supplied also to Somerset
House were delivered under circumstances which gave
the transaction the complexion of a fraud. He could
were loaded in barges in the pool, and proper certi-
ficates of the quantity ware received, hut these certifi-
cates were destroyed and replaced by others, a portion
of the coals were removed on their way up the river, end
when the barges arrived at Somerset house there was a
great deficiency in the cargo. This was a subject of very
great importance to the country, because a vast sum of
money was expended by the overnment under con-
tracts for coal. Ile, therefore, hoped the Government
would grant him an inquiry. He had no
other motive in bringing the question be-
fore the House beyond a desire to promote
the public interest, and he should rejoice if the
result of the inquiry was to sweep away all the charges
of fraud to which he had referred.
Mr. HUME supported the motion, considering that
the subject was fit and proper for iequiry.
Mr. STAEFORD said the proposed inquiry was not
_
limited to any particular contracts, but extended to all
that had been made for the supply of coal, and it was
impossible for a Committee to enter upons_
coals
to a
wide investigation.—(Hear.) The delivery ofofoting.
to the Navy was, on the whole, on a satisfactory
If specific charges were brought forward, the department
to which he belonged would be ready to answer them,
but he protested against the course which the Hon. Mem-
ber had taken on the subject. The Government had
taken effective precautions which would put and end for
the future to all frauds.
The gallery was then cleared for a division, but none
took place, the motion having been withdrawn.
(LEFT SITTING.)