The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-24 00:00:00

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Sir J. GRA HAM said it would be very convenient i
the Noble Lord would state what business he propose
with which to occupy the House on Monday, the 3d of April

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the order in which he
would propose business to be taken was, that the Attorney..
General should upon the 3d of April have precedence in
Committee on the Imprisonment for Debt Bill, and he
hoped his Noble Friend, the Secretary at War, would be
afterwards enabled to bring on the Army Estimates ; if not
they would take the Army and Navy estimates on the Frida:,
following. As to what was stated the other evening by the Hop.
Member for Liskeard, it was not his (Lord John's) wish to
interfere with the Wednesdays, on which Members might
have business that they -wished should come on. But he
certainly did wish to have an opportunity of bring-
in?. on the affairs of Canada, as his Noble Friend,
the Secretary for the Colonies, thought it of importance that
that question should be considered as at an end as early as
possible. He thought it would be inconvenient to fix it for
the first dai, after the holidays, and he had a difficulty in fix-
ing it. for the following Friday, because if the discussion
should last he would be obliged to postpone it for a week
longer, or postpone the third reading of the Irish Municipal
Bill. He would therefore fix the further discussion on the
affairs of Canada for the Wednesday after the House met.
Mr. C. BULLER had never meant to press any thing
whiCh might interfere with the public business of the Go-
vernment. His only object was to secure a better obser-
vance of Wednesdays.—(Laughter.) He would withdraw
the notice he had given for the Wednesday after the
House met.
_ ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Lord JO UN RUSSELLmoved that the House, al
its rising, do adjourn to Monday, the 3d of April.—Agreed to

DISTRESS AT SEA.
Mr. HU NIE wished to ask the Under-Secretary for the
Colonies whether the Government had received any official
accounts relative to the statements which had appeared in
the public papers that 30 passengers from Liverpool to
New York had been starved from actual want of provision ?
Sir GEORGE GREY said that no official accounts
had been received of that unfortunate occurrence. He bad
read the statement with some attention, and he was unable
to account for the statement which had been made, in the
investigation as to the amount of provisions put on board,
but inquiry would be instituted into the facts.
Mr. RICHARDS asked the Right lion. Geneeman
opposite, if it was his intention to proceed with the im-
prisonment for Debt Bill to-night ?
Mr. G. F. YOUNG gave notice that, on going into
Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, he would
move for returns, for the purpose of throwing a light on the
construction of vessels in the navy.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, in reply to the
question asked by the Hnn. Member for Knaresborough,
that he did not intend to proceed with the Imprisonment
for Debt Bill this evening, as he despaired of a full atten-
dance of Members.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that an Address be
presented to his Majesty, for a return of the nun.ber of
wiminal offenders convicted at the Assizes and Sess'ons in
the country in 1836.—Agreed to.