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

INTERNATIONAL PATENT LAW.

In reply to Sir DE LACY EV ANS,
Mr. HENLEY stated that the suttjeet of International
Patent Law would not be lost sight of by the G ,vern-
went, and a short Bill would be introduced speedily to
continue the existing law for a period beyond she 25th
of April, when it would otherwise expire.
ROMAN CATHOLIC PRISONERS.

Mr. REYNOLDS wished to ask the Secretary of
State for the Rome 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 B and of Directors cf
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 cel-bratiou 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 hail been given
to all religious denominations, excepting those belong
ing to the Establisted 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 wile of salaries in the inland dqurtuient 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 MAYNOdI'H GRANT.

Mr. KEOGH said—Sir, I rise to put a question to the
Right Hon. the Changellor 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 1846 a Bill was introduced
into this House by the late Sir Robert Peel, con-
ferring upon the Royal College of Maynooth an
annual grant of 30,000/.—(Hear, hear.) It was carried
through this House after it had reeeiv‘d 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 enes-
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 M ajesy
Government to introduce, either in this or the n. x t ses-
sion of Parliament, any measure to repeal the Act con-
ferring the grant upon the Royal College of MaynoolL?
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 Roy al College of Maynooth,
to which he has referred.—(Oppomion 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.—(Ministerial cheers.) .