The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-04 00:00:00

fourth XVition

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS:
Lord BEDZSDLLE took his seat on the Woolsack at
Fire o'clock.

N UNNERIE S.

Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from the
ladies of the county oF Tyrone, praying for the inspec-
tion of nunneries.
MAYNOOTH.

The Earl of RODEN presented petitions from Dublin
and the island of Jersey against the Maynooth grant.

SANITARY ISIPROVEMtNT

The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition
from the inhabitants of the metropolis, praying for
sanitary improvement in the dwellings of the poor.
MAYNOOTH.

The Duke of MONTROSE presented a petition from
Glasgow against the Maynooth Grant.
COLONIAL BISHOPS BILL.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY moved the
second; reading of this Bill, which the Most Reverend
Prelate said was to remedy an omission in the Act ap-
pointing the Bishops of Bombay and Madras.
After a few words from Earl DESAAT and the Bishop
Of LONDON, the 811 was read a second time.
PENAL LAWS—MR. SALOMON'S CASE. _

Lord LYNDHURST rose to call the attention of the
House to tho disabilities created by the 6th George I,
cap. 16. His Lordship said that he had no wish to
abolish the mere pecuniary penalties, but what he
wished more particularly to do away with was the disqua-
lifications which attended a breach of this law. No person
exposed to their force could ever afterwards bring an
action at law or a suit in equity, he could recover no
property of his own which might be held by another, he
could not act as guardian to an infant, or administrator
to an estate, in fact, he might be assumed to be a com-
plete outlaw. The case:which had more particularly drawn
hii attention to the was the case of a
a gentleman geogruarotely teen subjected to these
penalties and uolification by the ddecision of a court
of law for having sat and voted in the other House of
Parliament without being properly qualified. This
gentleman, by that decision, was subject teen these
penalties, though of course no one would think of en-
forcing them, se it Wll3 evident that though he
had subjected himself to them with his eye open,
yet his course of conduct had not been marked by
any presumption. He shfaild suggest the propriety of
repealing these disquaiitations, and ,for that purpose he
had prepared a short Bill which be would ask their
Lordahips to reset for a firat time.
Lord CAMPBELL-said he was rejoiced that
Noble and Learped Lord had introduced this Bill to„
to do away with penalties which were a disgrace to the',
statute- book. The Noble Lord had formerly proposed
measures for the benefit or the Jews, and he hoped
that his name would go down to posterity as the eman-
cipator of the Jews. •

The Earl of DERBY said that he would not imitate
the example of the Noble sad Learned Lord who had
just sat down, Who had gone into the particular case of
the Jews, whereas he thought that the Bill was intended
to apply generally. As the recent decision in the Court
of Exchequer' had been allided to, he would take the
present opportunity of statiog what had since taken
place on that aufkject. Since that decision Mr. Salomon
had written, to her Majesty's Government requesting,
that an Act of Indemnity should be passed freeing him
from all the penalties r xeopt tho.. pecuniary on,s;to-which he
bad become suhji,ct. Her M-4,jety's Government taking
into consideration the f:xt that the decision of the Court
of Exchequer had not been unanimous, ;and that' the
conduct •of Mr. Salomons had not been frivolous
and, vexatious., thought it expedient that be
was fairly entilcd to such an Act being
introdticed, but they were also of opinion that some pro-
ceedings should be taken by the party in question him•
self, to petition the Legislature praying for such an Act.
There was also another difficulty, and that was that
there yet lay an anpeal to the Court of Exche-
quer Chamber, and from thence to their Lordship's
House, and it was .4!elt thrit.no steps could be consistently
taken to grant an Act of indemnity exc9pt on the with-
drawal by Mr. Saloinons dal intention to appeal, or by
that appal going against him, as it would selrcely be
proper to grant an individual indemnity from future
consequences which bad no:. yet accrued. Be should,
however, not oppoge the introduction of this Bill.

The Marquii of LANSDOWNE expressed his plea•
sire at the introduction of this Bill.

After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, in expla-
nation, and Lord WICKLOW, the Bill was read a first time,
Sod their Lordships adjourted.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER t:s.ok the Chairs few minutes before
Four oVock.

PRIVATE BILLS.

The following Bills ever considered and agreed to
Deeside Railway.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Merthyr Tydfil Waterwork.
Yeovil and Ilchester Turnpike Trusts.
The 3ianchc,sl,er Efous9 of Recovery Bill was read a
second time, and ordered to be committed.