The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-09 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY JUDGE.

Lord BROUGHAM said that be saw in the navy esti-
mates a vote on the 25th of March last, for the payment of
the Judge of the Admiralty Bill to regulate that Court,
and also a vote for the payment, as we understood,
of another individual belonging to that Court. He never
knew a more scandalous anomaly. lie had several times
asked the question of the Noble and Learned Lord on the
'Woolsack, and he now repeated the question, whether it
was intended to bring in a Bill to regulate that Court.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said there was a Bill
now in the House of Commons for the purpose of regulat-
ing.. it.
Lord BROUGHAM said that he had inquired, but had
been unable to obtain any information about it.
The Earl of WICKLOW believed. th© Noble and
Learned Lord would find it on the Votes.

The Bishop of EXETER moved for a return of the
number of cases heard and determined in the Consistorial
Court of Chester, and the number of sentences delivered
and appeals therefrom ; and a similar return from the Con-
sistnrial Court of York.—Agreed to,

The Earl of HA DD INGTON presented a petition from
Kirkcudbright, praying for the adoption of a penny postage.
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 8.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour, and an-
nounced that he had received a letter from Mr. Alcock,
announcing that it was not his intention to defend his seat
fur Ludlow.

The Order for taking the petition into consideration was
then discharged.
Mr. FINCH presented a petition from certain electors
of the borough, praying that they might be allowed to
defend the return.

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The Earl of Stamford and Warrington's Estate Bill
was read a second time.

The Lords' amendments to the Deptford Pier Junction
Railway were agreed to.
Sir GEORGE GREY brought up the Report of the
Committee on the County Courts Bill, which was ordered
to be printed.
Sir P. EGERTON presented a petition from a place
in Cheshire praying for the repeal of the Catholic Eman-
cipation Act.
Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from Derby
in favour of a penny postage.
Sir ROBERT ING LIS presented a petition from the
members of the Royal Academy complaining that the
returns ordered on the 14th March last directed
them to specify not only the number of persons
who had visited the institution and the amount of
money received by them, but an account of all thu
monies paid in salaries and perquisites, and stating
that the authority might be vexatiously exercised.
The petitioners trusted it would not be considered unrea-
sonable if they claimed the unmolested management of
their own affairs, as they had done their best to uphold the
British School of Art with credit and honour, and prayed
the House to rescind the order of the 14th of March. The
Hon. Baronet moved that the petition be printed with the
votes ; and gave notice that on Tuesday next he should
submit a motion to the House in conformity with the prayer
of the petition.
Mr. HARVEY presented a petition signed by the
Chairman of the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society,
praying that that clause in the Beer Act, which em-
powered Magistrates to close public-houses at a certain
hour might be expunged, and that at all times the
petitioners might have the assistance of the police in
elearing their houses if necessary. As he ( Mr. Harvey)
intended calling the attention of the House to the petition,
when the House went into Committee on the Beer Bill,
he moved that the petition be printed with the votes.
Mr. KE NIBLE presented a petition from the Protes-
tant Association of Camberwell, against any further grant
to the College of Maynooth.
Lord LOWTHER presented a petition, in favour of
penny postage.
Mr. L ASCE LLE S moved to discharge the order for
the further consideration of the Report on the Abberford
Small Debts Bill, and fix it for Friday next.
Mr. W. PATTEN said it would save parties interested
in many of such Bills much money if the Noble Lord
would state whether the Government intended to proceed
with a general measure founded upon the Report of the
Committee on the table in the present Session.
Lord JQIIN RUSSELL fully intended to proceed to
the consideration of the Report on Monday next, and he
intended to proceed with a general measure during the
present Session.
Mr. CAYLEY moved the third reading of the Ship
Propeller Company Bill.—Read a third time, and passed.