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,_Could bemore deeply interested than 'in purchasing the I penalty was rather too severe. In cases, for example, ' The Bills of Exclaorge Bid then went through Cam:
of respectaale men for the police force, because when persons. perhaps after dinner got " innocently' mittee.
the trust reposed in them was great, and they were drunk. -(Laughter.) The House resumed and the Lint Tenants Voting
frequently in the night more especially called on to Mr, HAWES said many instances had occurred of (Ireland) Bill was read a second time and ordered to be
exercise a considerable degree of power on their. own indecent behaviour on the part of persons of higher committed.
responsibility. He thought therefore it would not be rank than ordittitry ; and for such persons a small pecu- ' HIGH SHERIFFS' EXPENSES BILL.
aanbultieg the interest of the ratepayers to reduce the I nary fine tai, no punishment az, ail.--(Hear.) . Col. DAVIES RIFF the third reading of the High
tiler} of the police constables to such a point as would Mr. F. MAU LE-The Ma'zistrate would have the • 81''''1fr' EIL--""'" liiil' • -
deter.. respectable men from entering the police. He i power to punish persons who were in, such a situation SigE. KIN ATCH BULL oppose
counties
emoluments. . expenses which had hitherto been borne by the Sheriffs
avail as a punishment. They need not necessarily ex-
, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE considered the principles ercise it. themselves. He should move that the Bill be read a
iayolved in this clause were erroneous. He feared , Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said it was well known that third time that day six months.
that the allowing these fines to go into the pockets of ; the Megistrates always leaned to the aristocracy. He Mr. BARNEBY would support the amendment,
these persons eventually would lead to a great deal of proposed that there should be added to the clause, "to and hoped the Government would oppose the Bill. It
Lase swearing. He was of opinion thet the present ! suffer fourteen days' imprisonment, provided he were not proposed to give the appointment of javelin men to
principle of applying the fines to the liquidation of the I a labouring mail." the Sheriffs, and called upon the county to pay them.
general expenses of the establishment was preferable to ' Mr. F. MAU LE-The only effect of th 4 would be, Col. DAVIES explained.
the one now proposed. that all would be labouring men. Lord J. RUSSELL said he thought it a great hard-
Mr. GOUL BURN thought the Hon. Gentleman Mr. HAWES said the rich drunkard, according to ship upon gentlemen of small fortune to be subjacted to
.had misunderstood the clause, these fines were not in- I the present law, escaped all punishment, and if the the expenses attendant upon that office, and he hoped if
tended to go to the constable but to the general fund ! clause was lost, he would still escape, because a Feu- the. 4th clause were omitted the Bill would be per-
for superanuation. natted to be read a third time.
niary fine would not meet the evil.-(Hear.)
Mr. T. DUNCOM BE thought the ratepayers were Mr. GO U LBU RN thought the clause was most Mr. DARBY opposed the Bill.
entitled to the benefit of the fines. I indefensible. Mr. J. JERVIS thought that the Bill did not go
BURN
After a short conversation, in which Mr. GOUL- ' Mr. WALLACE thought the House ought to far enough.
and Lord JOHN RUSSELL took part, the adhere to the clause as it now stood in the Bill. He After a few observations from Mr. PARROTT,
Clause, with some verbal ,imentiments, was agreed to. believed a great number of the crimes that had been strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House
On clause 3.2 being read, proposing that the periods adverted to were caused from the vice ef drunkenness. divided, when there appeared-
of service entitling the police constables to different Mr. T. DUNCOMBE considered the cause so For the third reading
scales of pension should be fifteen and twenty years objectionable, that he was determined to take the sense Against it
respectively, Majority for the third reailing ......
of the House as to its rejection.
After a few words from Mr. G OULB URN and Lord Strangers were then orti,red to withdraw, and the On our re-admission, we found Mr. T. HOBHOUSE
110 WICK, Committee divided, when there appeared- on his legs, nerving the omission of the first ciause of ti!
Bill, as it merely affirmed the state of the law as it at pre.
Captain BOLDERO said that he thought after ten For the Clause
Years' diligent and faithful service a man should be en- , Against it
titled to a gratuity. He took a great interest in the I M.:joi ity in favour of the GiitSe
" enacting that it should not be incumbent on the Shea
force, beceuse in the course of last Session, on return- l On clause 68 been; proposed, a desultory conversation
to protide a carriage for the Judges of Assize."
mg home late from the House, be left his latch-key mad- arose on the previous clause, in which
vertently in his door, and retired to bed. He was Mr. DUNCOMBE said he had no objection to the Mr. T. HOBHOUSE withdrew his opposition to
the first clause.
awoke by finding two men with dark lanterns standing : principle of the preceding clause, provided it was carried
The amendment of Mr. Jervis was then put and
ky his bedside, who told him they were members of the ' into operation east of Temple bar, and adopted uni-
agreed to, as airs understood.
police force, and returned him his letcli•key ; he, of versaliy thr.iughout Enelana.
Mr BARN EBY said he should divide against the
Course, offered them a gratuity, which they refused, Mr. FOX MAULE said it was intended to apply it n
Bill, unless the second clause, giving the Saeriff the
and he thought men of this description were entitled to to the City of London as well as other parts of the
power of appointing javelin men, for which the county
consideration. He knew several similar instances of ! metropolis.
good conduct on the part of the police force. Mr. LAW was perfectly surprised at tied state- wars to pay, were witharawn.
Mr. ASHTON YATES made a few observations, merit, as be ba4l understood the agreement betweeer the Mr. F. T. BARING said the Sheriff being respon-
that wers inaudible in the Gallery. , Government and the City of Loedon was, diet the City sible for the conduct of the javelin men ought to have
the appointment of them.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that if the principle of I should be exempted altogether frow the operation of
The house then divided, when there appeared-
the superennuatioe were right, the psriod at which the
Against it the Act. For the clause . 38
I
Superennuation should be granted must be calculated Sir M. WOOD said he would have no objection to 17
. ,
eecordingly, Still lie thought 15 years a lung time to ; prcpesing the astroduction of a similar clause into the Majority in favour of the clause -19
wait, and that it mould be desirable that some relaxation i City Police Bill. Clattso 4 WAS struck out on the motion of Lord
of that term should take place if possiale4 but that Colonel SIBTHORP said that ire never saw such a JOHN RUSSELL.
Must. be regulated by calculations asao what the feted humbugging piece of legislation in his life. The Bill was then passed.
could afforll.- -s After a short conversation, in which Mr. 'Gouiburn, Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD brought up the Re-
After a tew words from Mr. FOX MAULE, Mr. Law, Mr. Fox alaule, Dr. Nicoll, end several other port. on the Custody of Infants Bill. The Bill was or-
Mr. LAW pipposed as an amendment that 10 years Hen. Members took part, the clause was agreed to. tiered to he read a third time on Thursday next.
should be substituted for 15,'and 15 for 20. Clauses 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, and 74, were agreed to, Mr. PRYME moved for leave to bring in a Bill for
Mr. FOX MAULE thoueht it would be better to as was clause 75 after a new verbal amendments. the mere effectual relieving of p6or• persons from the
let the clause- stand as originally proposed ; and if it Clause 76, after a short discussion, was agreed to. payment of rates or sesses.
should be found by the growth of the fund that the Clause 77 was agreed to with some verbal amend- ' Sir E. Knatchbull'Objected to the introduction of the
suggestions of the Hon. Member could be complied ments, after a long conversation, as was clause 78. measure at such a late hour of the night, and, on the
with, provision might be made accordingly. Clause 79 was agreed to without discussion. suggestion of Lord John Russell, MraPryme postponed
Colonel SIBTHORP said the present, like every Clause 80 was then agreed to, with some amendments. his motion.
Other dirty Government Bill tended rather to oppress Clause 81 was agreed to, after a few words from POOR LAW AMENDMENT.
the men belonging to this invaluable service, than any Mr. LAW. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved for leave to bring
thing else. He thought it worthy the attention of the Clauses 82 and 83 were agree dto with some amend-
Rouse whether there should not be some increase in merits, in a Bill to extend the authority of the Poor Law
Commissioners for one year, and also a Bill to amend
the pay of the officers and men of the police establish- Oa clause 84 being. proposed,
tent. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that some alteration was the laws for the Assessment and Collection of Rates
for the Relief of the Poor, and for the collection of
Captain BOLDERO wished to know whether ill necessary in this clause.
CountysePorourrh, and Police-rates.
health from constant exposure to the effects of the A conversation ensued, the purport of which it was After a few a
words from Colonel
atmosphere, incapacitating a man from service, would impossible to catch. It was understood that the clause Mr. DARBY, givingr notice
of certainSIBTHORP and
amendments, to
entitle him to the superannuation. was ultimately agreed to. be hereafter proposed, more particularly regarding the
Mr. FOX MAULE thought not. 11l health from The remaining clauses were then agreed to without Bastardy clause, leave was given, and the Bills were
such a cause was so much matter of opinion, that it discussion, and the House resumed. brought in and read a first time.
would be difficult to draw the line. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
The clause as amended was then agreed to. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the Order
Clauses 33, 34, 3,5, 36, 37, 33, 39, 40, 41, and 42 of the Day for the Hous.! going into a Committee on and the Mouse adjourned shortly after One o'Clock.
Were,‘z after a few.. verbal amendments by Mr. FOX the Imprisonment for Debt Act Amendment Bill. -----""`"5""----.
MAULE, agreed to. HOUSE OF LORDS, Julia 13.•
Mr. SHEPPARD moved that it be an instruction
,On clause 43 being read, which authorised a consta- 'to the Committee to introduce the following amend- The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
On
to go on board a vessel where a felony had been, or went :-" And be it further enacted, that the judg- sack at Five o'Clock.
Was about to he committed, rpent required by the aforesaid Act, previous to' a Several Bills were forwarded a stage.
Mr. KEMBLE objected to giving such arbitrary debtor's discharge-, subjecting any property that may Lord SEGRAVE presented petitions from Bristol,
power to a common constable, and should certainly ob- afterwards accrue to the debtor, at arty period (exclul Cheltenham, and other places, in favour of Rowland
/act to the clause. Hill's plan of penny poetage. The Noble Lord also
sive of all assets, prospects, end claims !set forth in his
_. Mr. BUNCO GIBE also objected to the clause, and schedule), shall cease to be of effect beyond the term of presented a petition from the inhabitants of Mile
thought the words " about to committed," should be three years from the date of the discharge of the debtor." End-road, in favour of a system of national edu-
omitted.
The ATTO RN EY. GENER A L opposed the cation.
Mr. FOX MAULE had no objection to substituteA message from the Commons brought up several
motion. Tire ()eject of the present Bill was not
constable
words " serjeant, inspector, or superintendant," for Bills.
generally to improve the Imprisonment thr Debt Act
; but he should certainly object to omit the time ' 1 Newspapers but to relieve. proprietors 0 from being' The Marquis of WESTMEA TH wished to know if
Words " about to be," as suggested by the Hon. Member the Noble Merquis opposite was in possession of the
compelled to enseraadvernsements, however long, for 3s.
for Finsbury. - documents, as we understood, of the transactions which
After a few observations from Mr. WARBURTON
After a few observations from Mr. DARBY and Mr• had taken place in the county of Carlow, which he had
KEMBLE, the clause as amended was ordered to the motion was withdrawn. some time ago moved for.
stand part of the Bill. Mr BAIN a.;S complained of the hardship imposed
The Mar uis of NORMANDY said he should make
upon debtors confined in the county prisons by the pre-
, Clauses 44, 45, and 46 were agreed to, with verbal inquiries. q .
The Marquis of DOW NS HIRE wished to know
amendments. sent state of the law, which compelled them to give bail
in London, and- moved that it be an instruction to the
On clause 47 being proposed, Committee to insert the following clauses :- from the Noble Marquis whether he had yet obtained
certain letters respectitig a transaction which took place
Colonel SIBTHORP said this was rather a curious e And whereas it is expedient that persons residing
in the county of Down, to which he had some tines
clause for a Liberal Government to introduce in a Bill. at a distance greater than ten miles from tile Court
since eaded the Noble M irquis's attentiou.
The Hon. and Gallant Member observed that this House in Portugal-street, who may he willing to enter
'rime
Mai quer of N ORM A N BY and he should take
tclause provided that if any house, booth, standing. into recognizances of sureties tor the due appearance of
.C 64-
ii
ta4tav n, or other place, should be kept open between the insolvent debtors before the Court, or bAtire Commis- care, tole t the Noble Marquis know.
per, et eleven at night and six in the morning, for any fhe Duke of RICHMOND presented seventy.
amrPo sioners oil their Circuits, or before Justices of the
fair se of business or amusement, at any place where a Peace in Berwick-upon-Tweed, should be enabled to two petitions. in favour of the adoption of a penny postage.
31,Should be holden, or within 300 yards thereof, it
"00111 be lawful for the police to take into custody the
!)Pinar, proprietor, or manager thereof, who was sub its
to a penalty not exceeding 51, Any 'persons in
the -booths,- arte, not quitting
desired .by the instanter gon being
police-that was, it they did
`cult-(Great laughter)-were also
penalty not exceeding .5/. Mae
sons attended Greenwich Fair forY not enter. into such recognizances without the necessity of
appearing for such purpose before the Court itself at
i's usual and ordinary place of sitting ; be it therefore
enacted, first the.CldelComnaissioner and other' the
may be, b b°"'
Commissioners of time . Court for Relief. of In- 1 • ga'
Debtors for the time being, shall, and y one
,o,
subjected to a more Commission or Commissione under thaebtyial of toe
respectablem
up
see-r-
-ment, which they had as much right to do as
her Majesty's Government had to go down and eat white
bait there. They were just as capable of
of themselves after eleven o'clock as the Members of
her Majesty's Government, and quite as capable of
taking care of their hats.-(Great laughter.) He did said Court from tire totime,
em po wee
istuhciha
ken(many fit asanodecaparloopner peer:int:trees'
necessary° in all and every the several
they
townss and.l counties within England and Wales, and the
taking care town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, to take and receive ail
and every the recognizance or recognizances ef sureties
into which any persons shall be willing Also,
ihae
Epe„trittroofn
MANSFIELD
stiuDit
pprleasnetnetresdaat Gpertaivtieosteintd.o
praLyoitrigd fporAperoittlti,i.
rtniLtiot irawyitiArlig,DNf.s)Fr
00a
RRpeDn;:pesrp,eonssit,t:a(tgieedp.
the Same etfeet.
Lora
anti ootrhder
iftilEacDesEtsept
Church Discipline Bill.
tie Church Deseipliiie Bill.
to enter for the Tha aslionof
due appearance of insolvent debtors, according to such presented a petition from Hammer-
etitions from Molton
a petition against the
li'LsEam''pereffseeentt.ed a petition front
two clergymeu egsitist the third and tenth sections of
LINCOLN presented petitions against
the Government plan of education; and also a petition
ainst the Church Discipline Bill.
not expect such a clause would be proposed by a Libe- several and respective recognizances, and in such form ag
cal Government, and he considered it to be a gross at- Lord RODEN presented a petition in favour of a
as the Court, in pursuance of the statute in that be-
t for Finsbury would assist him in endeavouring hck on the liberty of the subject. He hoped the Hon. penny postage, and several petitions for the better
half, maY and shall direct and require.
• observance of the Sabbath.•
M
"Be it further enacted, That in any case of a prisoner CANADIAN PRISONERS.
to expunge it from the Bill. whose estate and effects shall have been, or shall here-
Mr. FOX MAULE said it was merely a copy of a Lord BROUGHAM rose to present a petition, of
after be, by order of the Court for Relief of Insolvent
clause in the former Police Acts. which he had given notice on Tuesday, for the purpose
Debtors, vested in the provisional or other assignee,
Mr. LAW thought the words "within 300 yards of calling the attention of their Lordships, and parti-
and who' shall be confined in the gaol of any county, cularly that of her Majesty's Ministers, to the
thereof" ought to be struck out. town, or place, other than in London, Southwark, Mid-
Mr. FOX MAULE had no objection to that, case of nine very unfortunate individuals who had been
d. lesex, oh Surrey, and who shall
the
filed his schedule
Mr. DARBY would be very glad to see fairs put a
• in the said Court, according to tate Statute in that be- subject. to. imprisonment
dangerfor efigliriteeinegn ttittaotnistphos,rtaendd
two boa
were in imminent o
stop to altogether. but he thought it would be very di-
half, it shall and may be lawful for any person or person., penal colony. Some collateral matters respecting their
fneult to clear a booth at 11 o'clock in fairs that lasted
who may be willing to enter into such recognizences as case had come before the Courts of Queen's Bench and
only three days. before mentioned, whose usual and ordinary place of
the Exchequer, hence it became more important that.
Colonel SIBTHORP objected to the whole clause,
residence sb more than all be distant a ten tones
from
the he should call the atten:ion of the House to
and would therefore move that it be omitted. Court House in Portugal-street, London, to appear be- their situation. He had never seen a more
Mr. FOX MAULE observed that that would be duly • dand I •
fore a person appointed empowered in manner their situation. He had never seen a more
clear, lucid, arid impressive statement of fact than
in effect proposing to repeal an old law.
aforesaid, and there to enter into and acknowledge such wes presented in their petition, therefore, he did
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought the clause altoges recognizances of sureties for the due appearance of the not‘ think he could do better for the petitioners
titer unnecessary. Greenwich fair, like all other fairs,
was generally open all night, and lie thought it would be insolvent, according to such forms and in such terms than to present thet statement to the House.
He hadad correspondence with Mr. Parker, one of
very difficult to carry it into operation. arid manner as shall or May bs proscribed by the said H had
Court which said recognizances of sureties, so taken the petitioners, and had made it Iris business to make
. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House '
as aforesaid, shall
someinquiries respecting him. In the result be had
°tided. The numbers were- be transmitted and filed in the said
Court, with an affidavit of the due taking of the said found that he had been in a most respectable station of
For the clause
recognizances of such sureties by some credible person life, and universally admitted to be an honest and upright
Against it a
M,lority for the clause -46 man. As to the others, he had been assured they were
~ present at the taking thereon, upon payment of such
feee as have been usually received for the taking of re- generallt. respectable. They were committed to prison
"le Jause as amended was agreed to, as was also
clause 48. cognizances in the said Court, which recognizances so in Upper Canada towards the end of 1837, on a charge
On cleuse 9, imposing a restriction upon the hours
taken, transmitted, and filed, shall be of the like force and of high treason, which was before the treasonable- out-
of'4 all coffee-busses, &c, that they shall not he opened effect as if the same were taken before the said Ceuta ; break took place in that colony, so that they could not
before fa c o'clock in the morning, and that they eloaQ . for the talzio..; ef every euch recognizance of sureties, the have been parties to it. Mr. Parker's offence was that of
before one, person or persons so empowered, shall receive only the hnving vv ritt en a letter containing treasonable expressions.
Mr. T. DLYNCOMBE and Colonel SIBTHORP spoke sum or fee of two shillings and :sixpence, and no more. Some of the petitioners bad surrendered from the terms
°'And be it enacted, that the Commissioners of the of the proclamation, which offered a free pardon to all
against this restriction, as being unnecessary in regard to
said Court shall make such rules and orders regalating
the sale of so harmless a liquor as coffee. who should surrender, except to the six persons named
the amount, end for the taking of such recognizances,
Mr. GOULBURN thou ht tin restrictions, if any-g ein that proclamation. The Governor was not then in a
thing, not strong enough. as to them shall sects meet, so as such sureties be not situation to grant a pardon for treason, whereupon an
!.iottipelleit to appear itt person
.in the said Court to
Sir M. WOOD considered that no just complaint Act was passed in the province of Upper Canada
Could be raised against such a moderate restriction as to justify taemselves, hut the same may
.and is hereby enabling the Executive to grant pardons to those who
directed to be determined betore the said Court or a should confess their offence and petition for the same
one in the morning.
Clause agreed to. Commissioner thereof, by affidavit or affidavits duly with such conditions as the Governor should think fit to
taken before the person or persons so empowered as annex to such pardons. The petitioners stated that when
. Clause .50 was then agreed to.
Clause 51 was postponed. aforesaid, who are hereby empowered and required to in prison under duresse of the imprisonment-suffering
On clause 52 being ploposed, ordering that public- take the same. great disress from the _rigour of their confinement and
houses should be closed on Sunday, Christmas Day, " And he it Enacted, That any Commissioner of the the great severity of a northern winter, they were in-
; and Good Friday, from eight o'clock in the morning said Court, on his circuits, shall and may take and re- formed that an Act had been passed which they knew
• until one o'clock, ceive all and every such recognizances of sureties as nothing of, but from such information representing that
: e Mr. PRYME proposed, as an amendment; that these any person or persons shall he willing to make and ac- it was to enable the Governor to pardon treason, but
houses should not be opened until one o'clock, which, knowledge before him, which being transmuted, shall, positively denied, and chelleoged proof to the contrary,
after a short conversation was negatived, and the clause without oath, he filed in mariner aforesaid, upon pay- that 'they were informA of the conditions which the said
was agreed to. men t of the usual fees. Act enabled the Governor to connect with the pardon.
Clauses 53, 54, 55, and 56 were agreed to, with " And he it Enacted, That as soon as such sureties 'They proeeeded to state that having been thus informed
saute verbal amendments. - shall have justified by affidavit, in mariner aforesaid, and that if they would confess the crime whereof they were
On clause 57 being proposed, such recognizances as hereinbefore mentioned shall have charged,they would receive an unconditional pardon, and 1
Colonel SIBTHORP said that he considered the been filed, the said Court shall thereupon issue a war- be set at liberty, they were induced to petition the I
whole Bill as of as oppressive character, and should rant to the gaoler for the discharge of such Insolvent Governor for such pardon, but were totally uninformed
endeavour all in his power to throw it out on bringing from custody accordingly, and who shall have such and of the penal consequerices of such a step. It was to be
up the Report. the like privileges, and be subject to such and the like observed here that the suppression of important informa-
The clause was then agreed to. as was clause 58. liabilities, as the Statute in that.behalf directs." tion on this point of fact was equal to information in
• Clauses 60 and 61 were agreed to without observation. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded the point of law. They listened to those garbled state-
Clause-62 was struck out. Clauses 63, 64, 65, and motion. ments, the suppression of information being equal to a
66 were agreed to. Mr. WARBURTON thought the Hon. Mendel. fiction, calculated to fix them with penal consequences.
- On clause 66, prohibiting all disturbances and noisy opposite (Mr-Sheppard) would have reason to complain, The petitioners then proceeded to state that they had
cries, &c., in the metropolis, if the clauses proposed by the Hon. Member for Leeds been confined, and had since then been treated, not as
Mr. DARBY said he thought this prohibition might were agreed to. the laws entitled the Governor to treat them-not as
be too severely construed into a prevention of all those Captain PECHELL supported the clause. t was the intention of the Governor to treat them as
by which the industrious vendors of different coin- Mr. HOBHOUSE thought the present Bill ought but in an illegal manner, and they heard of this,
modifies in this metropolis made known their respective to pass by itself, and if anything farther were necessary as they said, for the first time-they averred they
articles of sale. another Bill should be introduced for that purpose. never knew of the existence of it till-when ?In Ca-
Mr. HAWES believed some enactment of the kind The ATTORNEY- GENERAL thought there nada a--in Quebec?-on their passage?-on their land.-
necessary. was no inconsistency in the course now proposed to be ing ?-in London ?-in No Nete ?-s
for -whthe first en they caine
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he certainly wished adopted. up for judgment ? , but time
that the prohibition should not be pushed further than Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL thought it was when, on the floor of the Court of Queen's Bench,
necessary. But he was of opinion that the blowing of improper to alter the title of Bills. they heard it stated by the Attorney-General. These
horns, &0., in the streets, might properly be prohibited. The Instruction was then agreed to, and the House were the leading features of their case, and they state
--(Hear.) resolved itself into Committee on the Bill. they were never tried,d
a never arraignei
admitted by th At..
the words_. or making any distrbance by loud shouts clauses were introduced, the House resumed, and the torney-General in the Court of Queen's Bench. It was
or cries"-it being the evident uintention of the Commit- Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. admitted that they were not convicts, and that admis-
tee that the cries of London should not he prevented. WAYS AND MEANS. sion runs thrgh the whole of the arguments in
ou
' The penalty for the offence, as also for firing guns, &c., Mr. BERNAL then brought up the Report of the their case. The Petitioners then stated that the
throwing stones, knocking or ringing wantonly, &c., Committee of Ways and Means continuing the existing penal settlements of Sydney and Van Diemen's Land
• . was fixed at 40s. for each offence. duties on sugar and molasses, which was agreed to. were merely appointed for the transportation of
The clause was agreed to. On clause 67, which imposed WINDSOR CASTLE STABLES BILL. . convicts, to which class they did not belong. Their
a penalty on indecent and riotous conduct in the streets, The House then resolved itself into Committee on ' case was subsequently argued before the Court of Ex-
,
•, of 14 days on the treadmill, 1 the Windsor Castle Stables Bill. The House resumed, chequer, and it was there contended that under the
- see --Mr. GOULBURN expressed an opinion that this I and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. I sth Geo. 4, chap. 84, they could not be forcibly trans-