The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-06 00:00:00

THE SUN,

THE CENSUS.

Mr. DISRAELI gavo notice of his intention next
wefk to move for a return of the population of each
county in England and Wales given in the same form as
the census of 1841.
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.

Sir H. H. INGLIS wished to know whether there
would be any obj.ction to lay before the House the re-
p ,rt of the Commission appointed to select a bet-
tor site for Westminster bridge.—(Hear, hear.)
The recommendation of the Commission had, he
understood, been confirmed by the reports of two
successive Committees of the House that had sat upon
the subject, and he should, therefore, be glad to know
whether it was intended to introduce a Bill to curry out
that recommendation?

Lord SEYIIIOIIRsaid the report recommended that
notice fora !_nre,w bridge should be constructed, and be had, in ac-
'" amuse with that recommendation, given the necessary
in a Bill to
wo
~fuoareas„Beiell., which would he brought in if he found
in favour of it.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir R. FL INGLIS a,ked if it was intended to bring
(Hear r
transfer the Bridge Estates from the Com-
missioners
held it to the Commissioners of
WI.4%drad?—SEYNIOUR did not think a separate Bill
would be necessary or
Bill.—
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other
that object, as it would be incor-
porated with the
(Cheers.)
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to be laid on the table,
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aof the question
THE FLORENCE O‘ UTRAGE.
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respecting the outrage that was committed some
time ago
onan English F,ren.,leman at Flo-
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and added that the British Minister at Florence had
made representations to the Austrian commander-in-
chief and the Tuscan Government, on the subject; but
he had failed to obtain any satisfactory explanation.
All the information he could get was, that
the officers would have
bean justified in putting Mr.
Mather to death upon the spot, and the question he
wished to ask the Noble Lord , was whether it was his
intention to take steps to obtain some satisfactory re-
dress in this matter?—(Rear, hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the accounts given
in the newspapers of the transaction were, he 1

believed, substantially correct, though there was some
difference between the English account and that given
by the Austrian authorities.—(Heir, hear,) It ap-
peared that Mr. Mather, the gentleman in question,
was walking behind the band of the regiment to which
the officer belonged, listening to the music, and there
being a slight crush in the street he was brought nearer
to the commanding officer than was allowed by the rule

of the service, and the commanding officer struck him
with the back of his sword. Mr. Mather turned round
and was about to explain how it was that he came to be
so near the officer when he was struck in the face by
another officer, when he put up his hand to cover his
head, and the officer who struck him first thereupon
drew his sword again and struck him down. He bled
very much, and was ultimately taken to the hospital,
where he obtained every assistance that he required.
—(Hear, hear,) Now, it was a usage in the
Austrian army not to allow an officer to be insulted
while on duty without steps being immediately taken
to correct the offender, and several officers had been dis-
missed from the army for neglecting to carry out that
rule. In this particular case, the officer, finding that
he could not march at the head of his regiment owing to
a person walking before him, who, be presumed from
thin shape of his hat, was an Italian Liberal—(A laugh)
—used the flat of his sword to direct him out of the way.
The officer therefore touched him on the shoulder re-
quiring him to stand out of the way, which he not doing
at once, another officer struck him on the face, and then,
as the Austrian account stated, Mr. Mather put himself
in a posture of aggression, when, according to:the rules
of the Austrian service, the officer cut him down with his
sword. The result was that this gentleman, walking
quietly after the band, and intending no insult, was
seriously injured, and was obliged to remain some days
in the hospital under medical treatment. It appeared
that the Austrian officers now said that it was a mistake
on their part that any insult was intended by Mr.
Mather, and as he (the Noble Lord) would have thought,
when they became aware that there was no such
intention, they would have been ready to come
forward and offer a reparation.—(Hear.) Mr. Mather
was told, however, that he must say that he did not
intend any insult before any reparation would be
offered. This he very naturally refused to do, and
asked for a judicial inquiry, which was now proceed-
ing. He should mention that the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, Lord Granville, as soon as he
heard of the occurrence, and before he got the report of
the affair from Florence, wrote to direct that the circum-
stances should be inquired into, and satisfaction required.
Mr. Scarlett had, however, before these orders reached
him, taken steps to comply with the request of Mr.
Mather, in order to obtain for him a judicial inquiry.
The result of this bad not yet reached this country, but
he (Lord J. Russell) certainly thought that Mr. Mather
was entitled to some reparation.—(Hear, bear.)
NATIONAL EDUCATION (SCOTLAND).
In answer to a question from Lord MELGUND,
The LORD ADVOCATE said that he could not al
present say at what period it was the intention of
Government to introduce a Bill on the subject of Na.
tional Education in Scotland.
EAST INDIA COMPANY'S CI3ARTER.

Mr. ANSTEY rose to ask the First Lord of the
Treasury when the Committees on the East Indian
Charter were to be moved for.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he would state in the course
of next week.
TRANSPORTATION TO VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
Mr. ANSTEY asked the Under-Secretary of State
for the Colonies whether any late dispatches from Sir
William Denison, on transportation, had been received,
and how soon they would be laid before this house?
Mr. F. PEEL said that dispatches had lately been re-
ceived from Sir William Denison, but he could not say
when be should be able to lay them on the table of the
House.
PERFORATED POSTAGE• STAMPS.

Mr. GROGAN rose to ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer if any arrangement had been made with the
patentee relative to the supply of perforated postage-
stamps to the public, or if it be the intention of the Go-
vernment to purchase the patent, or agree for the use
thereof, so that the public may enjoy the convenience of

these stamps? -
Mr. C. LEWIS said that some time ago a gentleman
named Mr. Archer had offered an invention for per-
forating postage stamps to the Government. 6001. had
been offered him, which he refused; and subsequently,
by the advice of the Post-office authorities, a further
stun of 2,0001. was offered him. This he refused also, and
no further communication had taken place on the subject.

PATENT AMENDMENT LAW.
In answer to a question from Mr. CARDWELL,
Lord J. RUSSELL said, the Government would not
make any opposition to the moving for a Committee on
this' subject ; and would postpone the introduction of
their Bill until its inquiry bad terminated.
METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS ACT.
In answer to a question from Mr. LUSHINGTON,
Lord SEYMOUR said that it was his intention to
bring in a all on this subject early in the session.
COMMITTEE OF ELECTIONS.

Lord Seymour, Sir G. Clarke, Sir R.l:Ferguson,
Mr. Thornely, and Sir J. Y. Buller were appointed to
serve on the General Committee of Elections.
Mr. G. BANKER said that his Hon. and Learned
Friendthe Solicitor-General would allow him to put a
question on a future day as to what extent he intended
to go with regard to the matter.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES BILL.

Mr. F. FFRENCEI gore notice that he should on
Monday next ask how fsr the Government intended to
carry this Bill. It it were carried out, how were the
proprietors liable to a mortgage to pay the money to the
mortgagees? He should, therefore, ask that question on
Monday.
STAMPS ON PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON said that Messrs. Bradbury
and Evans, the eminent printers, had been pursued by
an action at law, for the imp sition of a stamp on a pe-
riodical work which in its entirety only appeared once a
month. If he was rightly informed, it was against the
law to levy any stamp on a publication like that to which
he had alluded. He wished to know whether say Bill
was to be laid upon the table upon that subject?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that it was not the intention of the Government to intro-
duce any particular measure, and that for the present
at least they intended to rest upon the judgment of the
Court of Exchequer.