The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-26 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL PATENT LAW.

In reply to Sir DE LACY EVANS,
Mr. HENLEY stated that the subject of International
Patent Law would not be lost eight of by the Govern-
ment, and a short Bill would be introduced speedily to
continue the existing law for a period beyond the 25th
of April, when it would otherwise expire.
ROMAN CATHOLIC PRISONERS.

Mr. REYNOLDS wished to ask the Secretary of
State for the Home Department what provision had
been made for the religious instruction of the Roman
Catholic prisoners in the several prisons of Scotland, and
if he was aware that the General 13erd of Directors of
Prisons in Scotland had refused permission to the
Roman Catholic clergymen of Perth to assemble the
Roman Catholic prisoners confined in the prison
of that town, at stated times, in the prison
chapel, to receive spiritual instruction from a
Roman Catholic clergyman, and whether the Roman
Catholic prisoners were compelled or required to attend
the prison chapel during the celebration of Protestant
worship?
Mr. WALPOLE said no provision was legally made
for religious instruction of Roman Catholic prisoners in
Scotland, but ministers of their persuasion were allowed
to see them in their cells. A. refusal had been given
to all religious denominations, excepting those belong
ing to the Established Church of Scotland. Roman
Catholics were neither compelled nor required to attend
the prison chapel.

THE POST- OFFICE.
Mr. COWAN wished to ask the Secretary to the
Treasury if there was any intention of instituting a revi-
sion of the scile of salaries in the inland department of
the General Post-office, Edinburgh, or in any of the
money-order offices in the kingdom; and in either case
if by a Commission to be appointed by the Treasury or
otherwise?

Mr. HAMILTON said no such inquiry bad been
made, nor was it intended to appoint such a Commission.

THE MAYNO6 I'll GRANT.

Mr. KEOGH said—Sir, I rise to put a question to the
Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer relating
to the Maynooth grant, of which I have given him
notice. It will be in the recollection of the Right Hon.
Gentleman, that in the year 184 i a Bill was introduced
into this House by the late Sir Robert Peel, con-
ferring upon the Royal College of Maynooth an
ao,00c•). ) Tt earried
through this House after it had received great opposi-
tion, conducted with his wonted ability by the Right
Honourable Gentleman himself, and it was sub-
sequently carried through the other House of
Parliament, and after it had been opposed by the Noble
Lord now at the head of the Government it became
law.—(Hear, hear.) Now, some members of the pre-
sent Administration had lately declared upon
the hustings that they were favourable to the
repeal of the law, and it must be known that through.
out that country there is a strong opposition to that
Act.--(Order, order.) Well, then, in order that some-
thing certain should be known of the intention of
Government on the subject he begged to put his ques-
tion, hoping to receive as candid an answer as that
which was given the other night by the Right Honour-
able Secretary of State for the Home Department.
on the subject of ministers' money in Ireland. He
wished to ask whether it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government to introduce, either in this or the next ses-
sion of Parliament, any measure to repeal the Act con-
ferring the grant upon the R.wyal College of Maynooth?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Sir, in
answer to the question which the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman has put to me, I have no hesitation in saying
that it is not the intention of the Government in the

present Parliament to propose any Bill to repeal the
grant to the Royal College of Maynooth,
to which he has referred.—(Opposition cheers.) Gene-
rally speaking, I beg to observe that it appears to me
that specific measures to be brought forward, for any
subject whatever, in a Parliament which has not yet
been elected, are not matters upon which any Govern,
ment ought to be questioned.—Olinisterial cheers.)
CEIURCEI ESTATE COMMISSIONERS.

Mr. PORTAL asked the Right Hon. Member for the
University of Cambridge, whether he had any objection
to lay upon the table of the House, the particulars of all
the enfranchisements which had been effected by the
Church Estate Commissioners under the Act passed
during the last session "to facilitate the management
and improvement of Episcopal and Capitular Estates in
England," and the terms upon which such enfranchise-
ments had been effected. Also whether he would lay
upon the table of the House the particulars of all the
cases in which any ecclesiastical corporation, whether
episcopal or capitular, had reported to the Church
Estate Commissioners that proposals or applications for
enfranchisement have been made to them by the lessee,
and the number of the cases in which such proposals or
applications have not been entertained.
Mr. GOULBURN said the annual report of the Com-
missioners to the Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment had been laid on the table, and was now, he
believed, in the hands of the printers. It did not con-
tain accounts of transactions already concluded, as the
short time which had elapsed since the Bill passed
had not given the Commissioners an opportunity of bring-
ing any to a termination. The report concluded by stat-

ink that proposals had been submitted by the Archbishop
of Canterbury and the Bishops of London and Norwich,
and that there was reason to believe that similar appli-
cations would shortly come before tho Commons from
several other ecclesiastical corporations.