The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-26 00:00:00

No. 14.60:1

PRICE• sd.

THE FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
of the NEW SOCIETY of PAINTERS in WATER
COLOURS is NOW OPEN at their Gallery, 53, Pall-Mall
West (adj,:ining the British Institution), from Nine o'Clock
till dusk.

THE MARKETS.

(177-Gm the "London New Price Current of June 25.)
SUGAR. —ln the British Plantation Sugar market the
transactions since this day week have been limited for the
scale as well as for refining purposes, and although the
merchants generally have stOmitted to a reduction on pre.:
vious rates of Is, vet it has induced buyers to take only
sufficicct to supply their immediate wants, and the pur-
&oases have amounted to only 1,100 &e. including a
hh
public s:ile of 234 33t
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s andot
c,d
6!li ratSr.vfi e Lncia,
r which
went heavily at the reduction
y
brown sold at 62s 6(1, mid yellow 63s to 61s, good mid to
good 64s 6d to 665, fine and very fine 67s to 63a.
REFINED —The limited sales made in grocery goods
hove l een at rather lower price:i; for standard Lumps 81s
has been accepted. Crushed made from Foreign Sugar,
34 6d to 355, which is full 6d cheaper. Pieces have been
taken sparingly by the grocers, and prices are a shade
loner. Bastards on eerier terms.

Admittance 1,;. Catalogue 6].
jAmEs FAHEY, tlemorary ticeretary

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noirricuuruii
LON OON
EXHIBITIONS at the GARDEN.
The LAST EXHIBITION will take place on Saturday
the 6th of July. Fruit, Flowers, or other subjeAs in ended
for Exhibition, must be delivered at this Office on Friday, the
sth, or at. the Society's Garden, at Turnbans Green, before
Half-past Nine o'clock on the morning of the 6th.
Fellows may obtain any number of.- Tickets for the admission
of their friends. at this office, price a 3. each.
The gates will he ()penal at One o'clock on the dvis of Ex-
hibition.
All tickets issued at the Garden will be ebarged 10s. each.
21, Regent Street

MAURITIVi —Peevicus rates have not been Eupported by
61 to ls ; at auction 9,700 have been offered, all of which
four.d buyers, but ti.cre was no spirit in the biddirgs, flue
yellow went at 66s to 67,,, mid to good 64s to 63s 61, low
mid 63- to 63s 6 I, good b'own 61s 6d to 625, ani low mid
dark 58s to 593.

TEAM TO ST, PETERSBURGH
kJ Calling at Christiansand, Helsenhargh. and Copenhagen.
The ST. GEORGE STEAM-PACKET CO3IPANY'S
Steam-Ships Sail regularly from off the London Docks, fur the
above Ports, as under .
The SIRIUS', Lieut. WATERS, R.N., Commander, on
MoxnAv a'ternoon, the lst. of Joly, at. One o'clock.
The VULTURE, Lieut. WY LDE, R.N., Commander, on
TUESDAY, the lath of Joy, and will enatinao to leave• Lo-
ndon on the tat and 16th of every month daring the Season,
returning from St. Pctei s'airgh on the same days.
Further information tff ,rded on application at the Spread
Eag'e, and 44, Regent's C.rens, ; 56, Haymarke ;
or at the Company's (cue, 137, Leadenhall-street

This afternoon prices gave way 6d per cwt, low to mid
yellow went at 62s to 625 6d, good to fine yellow 643 63
to 663 per cwt.
EAsr INDlA.—Bengal has been taken sparingly by the
grocers by private contract, and at the public sales of 950
b gs, prees gave Kay 6(1 to Is ; the gre iter reduction
was on brown e.e.ciiptiols, mid and good mid dingy ve lute
went 65= 61 to 668, low to mid dark. brown 57s to 595, and
fine 613 61 to 62s 61 Manilla aerather lower prices.
This afternoon the auctions were large, and consisted of
2,912 begs Manilla, 27 chests and 7,`:.03 bags Bengal, the
former went off heavily, and although the merchants sub-
mitted to a reduction of is to is 61, only 1,6'10 bags were
actually sold, low yellow we ut at 23:: 61 to 24., ord atui
good brown 22e to 235, washed-21s to 2ls 63, the remainder
at 22s to 23! 61 for low and good brown; of the latter not
abeve 4 000 lives found buleie, but prices cannot be quoted
lower good white sold at 67s to 67s 6d, mid to good mil
65. 61 to 663 61, gaod to fine bright yellow 63s 6 1 to 655,
a bite dwie; s and washed 63s 61 to 668 per cwt.
FOREIGN—New yt !low Ilavat,mh has been sold afloat at
278 6d delive.able in Antwerp; 100 to xes w bite and 510
vellow Trinidad de Cuba hare been offered by elation, the
former of which were all t: ken in at 37s to 38s fur good
strong dry quality, but have since been disposed of at 36=, -
and one lot 38s, being a decline of fully 23 to 3s upon the
late no ninal value ; the yellows were all sold for export at
26s 63 to 29' for mitt:Hine soft to fine strong.
MOLASSES.—In Welt Lola little change has occurred
in prices ; mid and good St. Vincent's at 34s to 35., and
good to fine Antigua at 353 to 365: at auction 76 puns
St. Lucia sold at 328 64 to 33; for fair quality.
COFFEE —This afternoon the public sales consisted of
502 begs Ceylon, 8 casks 96 bags Demerara, and 4,077
bags Coffee imported from the Cape. The Ceylon sold
at steady prices, good ord at 1023 to 103 s, fine ord 104 s to
1043 63 ; the Demerara was an indifferent parcel, and was
mostly taken in; the Cape Coffee went rather dearer,
3,300 bags were Java and sold at 803 to 81s 61 for good
ord pale, a few lots 82s, bulked 79a 6d to 81s, county
damaged 78s; the remainder was Samarang, and fetched
72s to 72a 63 for good pale yellow.
Rz'sz, BRANDY, AND Hoi.t.ANns.— All descriptions of
West India Rum have been taken freely by the home
trade, and nearly all the parcels offering for sale have been
bought up, and prices have advanced Id a 23 per gallon
for strong Jamaica and Demerara, anti Id for common qua-
lities. In Jamaica the transactions have been 200 puns,
29 per cent over-proof at 5s 94, 30 to 32 ever 5s 10d a
5s Ild, 33 to 35 over 6s a 6s Id, superior marks 63 41 to
63 54 ; of Leewards 500 puns have been sold, proofs at
3s 71, 3 to 5 over 3s 8.1 a 3s 9d, 8 to 12 over 33 103 a
a 4s Id, 22 to 26 over 43 10 a 53 24, 28 to 30 over b 3 3d a
53 53, 32 to 36 over 53 64 a 53 B,L 3G to 38 over 5s 93,
53 I Id, and 6s. neneva and Brandy is still dull of sale,
but riot lower.—British Corn Spirits remain at 103 31 per
gallon.
This afternoon 717 bags Malabar and 1,457 bags 'Suma-
tra Pepper were off. red at public sale, a small part only
of which found buyers, and prices gave way ilid to id per
lb, the former of good heavy quality went at 413 to 43 3,
and the latter at 311 to 3ad, for good light, damaged 344
per lb.
TEa.—Tln re was a fair attendance of the trade at the
auctions which took place yesterday. The following arc
the prices paid—Canton Bohein in quarter, half, and
whole chests, at Is. 4d. ; Fukein in Congou chests
Is. 64. ; Congou, coarse tic v and mixed leaf Is. o.}-d ,
tattier strong and mixed blackish leaf is 24, blackish leaf
Is 3d, ditto strong Is 6i-d to Is 101; Pekoe flavour
Is Il.'-,d; Souehong good middling blackish leaf 2s 73,1,
fi e ditto 33; Pekoe Flowery, good to fine 3s 3 ! ; Orange
Pekoe, mid to good is 513 to is 103; Caper good and
fine Is 214 to is 24d ; Twankay brigleis.h leaf Is 344 to
Is 53; ilyson good middling brightish leaf 3s; Young
Ilyson bright leaf 14 91,c1 rer lb.
\ TALLOW.—For Russia Candle on the spot prices are
rather lower, say 3d. to 63. per cwt., the hes' quality sel-
b him, at 475. per cwt. For new to arriveln the -last three
1
1 months of the year 465. 64: - ' .

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LIFE ANNUITY RATES.
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From t.)l. anal upwards, in proportion.

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JOHN W. BUCKLE, Esq., Deputy Chairman
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AUDITORS.
A. W. Robarts, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Samuel Jones Loyd, Ili+
In the Lie Department, a Bonus Was declared in June,
1829, exceeding One per Cent.. per Annum on the Sums in-
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period the Bonuses allotted to the different Policies averaged
rather more than 23 per Cent. on the amounts of Premiums
paid thereon during the preceding seven years.
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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Jays 25.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.

On the motion of Mr. FRESHFIELD, Pemberton's
Divorce Bill was read a second time and ordered to ho
committed to the West Cornwall List.
Hall's Estate Bill was read a second time and ordered
to be committed.

Mr. SCHOLFIELD presented a petition from the
wards of St. Peter's, Deritend, and Bardsley, in i3irming-
hn, in favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan for a penny
postage.
Mr. EASTHOPE presented a petition from Leices-
ter, praying to be heard against the Leicester Small Debts
1111. -
Lord NORRE I'S presented a petition from a pariah
in Oxford against the Government plan of education.
Mr. COD RING TON presented a petition from Chel-
tenham, praying for increased means of religious educa-
tion in British North America.
Mr. EWA RT presented a petition from St. Luke,
Chelsea. in favour of the Government plan of education.
• Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the
pariah of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the
Martyr, praying for the repeal of the Poor Law Bill,
which had been productive of great discontent throughout
the country, and had increased instead of lessening the
expenses upon the rate-payers. The Hon. Member then
presented a petition from an individual, named Thomas
Buller, emplaining of great individual wrong and
grievance. The petitioner had been tried at the Old Bailey
ia 1833 under the Cutting and Maiming Act for a blow
given, as he alleged, in self-defence. He was found
guilty, but the Jury were not unanimous, and
the foreman had returned the verdict late in the evening,
in the midst of great confusion, under the impression that
the prisoner would be discharged the following day; that
be had been " cast for death," and his sentence subse-
quently commuted ; and after having been sent with 24
other convicts to the hulks, he was removed to the Perii.
tertiary, where he was imprisoned for three years and 105
days. The petitioner, 'who was a man of independent
property, farther s•ated that he had been at length dis-
charged, after suffering great hardship, in extremely
bad health, with only one pound two shillirgs in his
pocket to begin the world, all his properly having
keen confiscated by the sentence passed upon him. The
Hon Member observed that the petition bore upon it the
stamp of truth, and from the inquiries he had made he
believed the statements wee not exaggerated. The peti-
tioner prayed inquiry into his case, and if even one tenth
of the allegations were true, it was a disgrace to the
laws of the country.—( Hear, hear.) The lion. Member then
presented petitions from 1,150 trader.roen and merchants of
Finsbury and the rower Hamlets, pra)ing inquiry into the
petitioner's ease; and a petition to the same effect from
several of the Jury who tried the ease.
The petitions were ordered tti he printed.'
The Hors. MEMBiat gave notice that he sh.ould, on Tues.
day, July 2, move that they be referred to a Select Com-
mittee.

DIRECTORS.
T. L AMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman.
Col. Sir Burger Carom!, -K. C. S. Robert Hollond, Esq., M.P.
John Elliotson, 91. D. F: R. S. George Lungley; Esq.
C. Parebrotber, Esq., Ald. John Rawson, Esq.
H. Gordon, Esq. Joseph Thomr.on, Esq.

AUDITORS.
Dr. Olinthus Gregory,F,R,A S.

Profesr.or Wheatsi(inj; I, R. S.
PHYSICIAN—J. Ellict ;on, M. D., F. R. S.
Su aG Eo N —E. S. Symes, Esq.
ACT RY-W. S. B. Woolhouv, Esq., F. It. A. S.

By the new principles of Life Assurance and Deferred An-
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besides that of securing a provision far a family or for old age,
are gained by the Assured, and thereby an additional value is
given to each Poicy.

Premiums payable annually, half-year y, quarterly, or
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Lerd STANLEY presented a petition from 1,900 mer-
chants of Wigan against the new Government plan of eclu-
eatifm; and a number of petitions from Leeds and its
neighbourhood..

Petitions against the .Government &an of education were
presented by Lord G. Somerset, elptain Wood, and Lord
G. Manners.

Lord CASTLEREAGH presented a petition in favour
of the introduc!ion of railnays into Ireland ' • one from
Bangor, against any further grant to Masnooth; and one
from Downpatrick, in favour of Mr. R. Hill's plan of
penny postage.
Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition from certain
inhabitants of Westmins:er, pra.l ing for a repeal of the
Cath.lie Emancipation Act.
Mr. PARINGTON presented petitions from ttel
pari,hes in tire cunmy of York prayi!.g for Fact:ion to
the Church in Canada.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from an in-
dividual in the county of D ,wn, stating that he
had, fire years ago, gone to great expense in
fitting up a distillery for the production of sugar
from beet-root; that he had pursued his bthi•
ness fee three scars, n hen, wilhout ato notice from the
Excise, a Bill was brought in and passed through Parlia-
ment, imposing a very heavy duty upon the sugar so pro-
duced from beet-root, from which he had been a great loser.
He prayed for inquiry. The Hon. Gentleman gave notice
that he would on a future day call the .attention of the
House to the case, as he considered it one of nr,:ch
hardship.
Mr. W. PATTEN begged to call the attention of the
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House to the Special Re-pm the had been directed to lay
on the table of the House by the Committee on the War-
rington Small Debts Bill. The case was this—the pa; ties
promoting the Bill were in ormed by persons in high autho-
rity in both Houses, that there was little chance of its
passing in its then shape, and, in consequence, all but
the preamble had been struck out, and new clauses
introduced. The question was, whether the Coniint-
tee bad power to go on with the new Bill or not. Eltlicught whereyer there was an existing Court, they
ought to see whether they could not make .that Count
available for the recovery of small deb's, before they al-
lowed another Court to be introduced into thet partietilr:r
detriet. Thie were the chief difficulties mentioned
in
the Report, and he bad been requested to bring up the Re-
port, for the purpose of ascertaining
the opinion at' the
Haase--(Hear.) He would, therefore, move that it be

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an instruction to the Committee in tie Warringto
Small Debt's Bill, and to other Committees on sine la-
Bills, that they have leave to alter the Bill as presented,
and that they be authorised to report, especially in the case
of any Court for the recovery of small debts in the district.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM suggested to his Hon. Friend
to postpone his motion till the Warrington Small Debt's
Bill was presented, and some Member of her Ma.
u.Kts 's Government was present, as the clauses in this
Bill were identical with those in the County
Courts Bill, which had been submitted to a Committee of
the House for consideration.
Mr. W. PATTEN would have no difficult in adopting
that suggestion were it not that the Committee on this
Bill were to meet tomorrow, to have the opinion of the
House laid before them.

Sir GEO. STRICKLAND tlieu?:ht the H use wculd
frel that after the vast delay, the great inconvenierce, and
extreme expense which the promoters of this Bill had been
put to, it was desirable the House should as soon as pos-
sible come to a decision on this matter. He would have
no objection to accede to the suggestion of the Right Hon.
Baronet, if delay would give additional ilifcrmatien to the
House. lie believed there was no probabi!ity of a
General Small Debts Bill passing the House this
mow: ion, and on that belief the promoters of
the Warrington Small Debts Bill had aetee—
The Pontefract Honour Court Bill was so in conformity
with the pla❑ proposed, that it was not necessary to alter
any part of it, and it would be doing gross injustice• if that
B it ctia< to lyt delayed.

Lord STANLEY it was extremely objectionable
that a number of these Bills should be introduced, anoma-
lous in all their provisions. It was dc•sirable that a general
measure should be framed to regulate the whole cf these
Courts. It was said that these were mere temporai-y ;
brought forward, while the subject was under the c,:nride-
ration of a Committee up stabs; that Was the reason he oh-
keted to anythitg like a model 13111 of this sort. Suppose
the Select Committee up stairs should decide that the
-principle of these Bills was 4, why the II use of Gam-
mons would be called on to stultify itself. This would, it'
not an abdication of their functions, be an exercise c.f
those functions in a manner derogatory to the authority
Gf Pat liament. The House of ComnLans shoal ina,ntain
its authority, and not suffer it to be tal.,in from them piece-
meal. The promoters s-al these Bills were desirous of esta-
blishing Courts for the recovery of small debts, in which
the traders of the place should sit as -Commissioners and
give their gratuitous services ; but the Bill said they should
not. It said that the Lord Chancellor should have the
power a appointing barristers to preside in those CAtris.
Now, be ought Lot to have this authority conferred on him
piecemeal, when perhaps on a general measure the H. use
decide he ought nut to possess such authority. He
objected to the hitt-Auction of confl,cting jurisdictions, and
thought wherever Courts of this nature were at. present in
xistence an end. aveur should be made to improve them
instead of establishing new ones. As a member of the
Committee he had thought it his duty to bring the subkiet
under the consideration of the }Luse, lest the House
should, by its ewa acts, suffer the authority to be t,:ken
out of its own bands.

Mr. H AWES concurred with the Right Hon. Baronet
the Member for Pembroke in opinion as t,a the propriety of
of having the Warrington Small Debts 8.11 printed. He
thought the Noble Lord had entered too much into the
general discussion, and that what he hal s.iid was cairn-
bited to give 0 wrong impression as to the nature
of the general measure. He was a member of
the Committee, is well as the Right Honourable
B4rone!. The Right llonouruble Baronet had stated
th,a. the Bi!1 was withdrawn—such was not the
impr.sssion en his (Mr. Hawes') rri:ni, and there must be
some mistake en tic suNect. He (Mr. Hewes) knew
nothing to the contrary why the Bill might not become
law that Session of Parliament, and i❑ that t a e they
might have a good discussion on the Local Courts Bill,
a: to the general pr neiple. \Vhy the Committee bed not
yet made any Report he was unable to say, but seeing the
Right Hon. Baronet (the Member for Devonport) in his
place, who was Chairman of that Committee, perhaps
he would be able to state when it would be likely
that the report would be laid before the House.
The time was new arrived when the Ilmase should make a
stand, and be prepered to postpone these Bills till the gene-
ral measure was produced.
Sir J. G RAH AM had no daubt that the Committee
nould be able, before long, to produce a measure which
would be worthy of general support.
Mr. P. THOMSON said two cours's were open to the
House—to delay the consideration of the subject, until the
Bill had been printed and in the 'lauds of Members ; or to
decide the Bill should not be proceeded with as present.
Ile should recommend that the motion should ►.c withdrawn
far the present, and = n Thursday, when it had been printed
it could be fully diseutel.
Mr. W. PATTEN sail he cculd not see what a:lvan-
:ages would result from postponing, the discussion, as the
House would be in the same situa:iin. However, he was
Et alv to agree to the course which the Hondo thought

exdedient.
The SPEAKER bad no hesitation in saying that
haying had his attention called to the Bill now under dis-
eu•sion, be had searched in vain for any precedent of a
Poll being alts red io Committee as to entirely change its
p:ineiple.; and the House would be placing itself'
in a position of great difficulty if it sanctioned
such a practice. The Howe had laid down certain rules
~ith respect to B.lls, the object of which was that parties
ieterestA might have ample oppaftunity of seeing the
BiLs in which they were interested, but if these
Committees were to alter the Bill in the manner
' that had been dlne here, the Report of the Committee
might be brou.,At up, the Bill engrossed, and read a third
time the next day, end the rules thi:t were now laid down
set at nivaght. Under these circumstances he trusted that
the House would psuse before. it sanetilned such a step.
Mr. P. THOMSON said after wltat bad been stated
from the chair, it v.-ould be useless to proceed, as he hat
proposed, with the discussion on Thursday ; he would,
therefore, snore the suspension, of the proceedings of all
Committees on Small Debt Bills to IM-ontlay.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought the proceedings in
all Small Debt Bills should be postponed till after the
Report had been received on the general Bill.

After a short conversation the further proceedings on
all Small Debt Courts Bil:s were ordered to be suspended
till Monday next.

•
The Report on the Deptford Pier Junction Bill w•as
further consi 'cred, and ordered to be engrossed.
Mr. PRYM E gave notice that he would more certain
amendments in the Committee on the Ecclesiastical Dutiea
and Revenues Bill.

CANADIAN PRISONERS.
Mr. LEADER said, having been informed by the
Under Secretary for the Colonies that the case of the
Canadian prisoners was still under the consideration of the
Goveirment, he would beg leave to withdraw the notice he
had given for bringing it under the notice of the House, as
he did not wish in any way to prejudice them. He hoped,
bowel-ft., that the men would not be kept touch longer in
susrnse. While Le was on his legs, he begged leave to
At the Noble Secretary for the Home Depai tusent when
it was his intention to move the second reading of the
Canada

Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not state what day,
but would probably proceed with it in the course of next
week.

MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.

Lord DUM3ANNON gave notice that he should on
Thursday move for certain returns relative to the Roman
Catholic College of Maynooth.
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice, tint he would on the
same day move for returns of the correspondence between
the Kicg of Hanover and the Board of Trinity College,
Dublin —( Hear, bear.)
DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

Mr. Sergeant JACKSON wished to ask the Noble
any
the Secretary for Iceland whether he had received
any accounts relative to the distress existing among the
peasantry of Bantry ? lie understood that out of a popu-
lation of 7,000 pa-sons, 3.000 were in the greatest dis-
tress, and that 1 000 were hr a perishing state.
Lnrd MORPETII had received intelligence of much
softaing in Bantry, in common with other places, acid the
Government had sent over an officer to wake i,iquiries.
Mr. O'CONNELL—WiII that inquiry extend along
the Western Coast?
Lord MORPETH—Yes.
ECCLESIASTICAL DUTIES AND REVENUES

BILL.
Mr. LIDDELL inquired when the the Ecclesiastical
Duties and Revenues 13111 would be brought forward, or
whether it was postponed to the next Session.
Lord J. RUSSELL intended to move the Order ot the
Day on that Bill to-morrow, and he would then state the
cane intended to be poi-sued alatb respect to that
Bill. If the Hon.. Member, or the 'Hon. and Learned
Recorder fur Dublin, or the Member for the University
of Cambridge, would give him any assurance that the Deans
and Chap'ers, or any Committie of their body, were consi-
dering any plan intended to be proposed to Parliament,
that might perhaps be a sufficient inducement to him to
postpone the Bill, hut he had not heard any suggestion of
that kind made
Lord DUNG ANNON inquired whether the Noble
Lord, if he I,o,tponed that Bill till next Session, intended
to introduce another 13111 to suspeed all Cathedral ap-
rointinetit far another year?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL would give a n answer to that
question at the same time to-morrow.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in answer to a question by
Dr. Nicoll, said that be had promised precedence for the
Bill on Thursday. He sluxald then propose 'that
the Report of the Committee of Supply with respect to
education be brought up. Oe Frida‘, the first question
would be the Election Petitions Trial Bill of the Hon-
Baronet tl:o Member for Tamworth, and if there was sttni-
eient time- on that daPhe should also proceed with the
Municipal Corporation Bill (Ireland). Perhaps the Noble
Lard the Member. for North Laneashise world state
whether it was intended t) take the sense of the House.
against tle Report On education.
.14t,rd STANLEY did net know that it was the intet;-
lien of the GJsernment, supported by t!:eir triumphant
majority of last night, to persist in carryirg on the cduca.
tier( scheme.—( Cheers.) Ile was sorry that he was not
able to give the Noble Lord the ioformation which he re-
quired, but he would venture to say that he should receiva
a positive answer to-morrow.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT (IRELAND).
Mr. BA RR.ON wished to know whether it was in-
tended during the present Session to assimilate the Irish
law, with respect to imprisonment for debt to that in Eng.
land.
saidl,
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notice
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his
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itobnetoSbiriiceigt4irn-
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Ireland gave
a Bill for that purpose on Friday next.
RAILWAYS IN IRELAND.

Lord AIORPETH, in answer to a question from the
other side of the House, said that he would take tbi3 CP'
pertunity of stating the course which the Government in-
addressed
tended to pursue with respect to railroads in behind,
From the communications which had been
to him from all parts of the House, he did not see
he could entertain any reasonable hope of success lit pressing
that propesition forward, and he thought it mould be better
candiily at once to state in order to relieve all parties from
susrense that he should not kJ justified if. a ling Parlia-
anci that It e should !cave the
ment to take'any farther stop,