The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-14 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1853.

IMPERIAL PARLIAME.NT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-{YESTERDAY.)

The Royal assent was given by commission to the fol-
lowing bills :—The Exchequer Bills; The Crystal Palace
Company ; the Lowestoft Water, Gas, and Market ; the
Dublin and Belfast Railway Company; and the. Great
Yarmouth Waterworki.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
Lord Canning, and Lord Stanley of Alderley.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool-
sack at five o'clock.
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from
medical practitioners in favour of legislation with regard
to the medical profession.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from
Northumberland in favour of extending the jurisdiction
of County Courts ; also a petition from Barnstaple to
the same effect ; also a similar petition from Yorkshire ;
also a petition from Scotland praying for the amend-
ment of the Sheriff's Courts.
Lord CLANRICARDE presented a petition from
Galway Union against the extension of the income tax
to Ireland. 11. would take that opportunity of asking
whether it was intended that clergymen of all per-
suasions in Ireland should be treated different to any
other class of the community with regard to levying the
income tax in that country
The Earl of ABERDEEN hoped the noble lord
would not think him guilty of any discourtesy if he ab-
stained from answering the question. As the matter
would be fully explained when the bill was introduced
into the other house, any premature discussion at pre-
sent on the subject would be attended with great incon-
venience.

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Lord CAMPELL said that having had the misfortune
of being an Irish landlord against his will, he felt an in-
terest in this subject, and he must say that though he
thought it highly just and equitable that the income tax
shOnld be extended to Ireland, it should only be con-
fined to the rent actually received. (Hear, hear.) If
it only went to that extent it would not touch him.
(Laughter.)
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

The Earl of DERBY wished to call the attention of
their lordships to what he might be justified in con-
sidering' a breach of the privileges of their lord-
ships' hduse—not so much on his own account,
as for the purpose of doing justice to another gentle-
man, with regard to whom the most unfounded misre-
presentations had been made in one of this evening's
papers. Their lordships were aware that he had attended
that day L-committee of the House of Commons for the
purpose of being examined with regard to certain
proceedings before that committee ; and a ques-
tion was there put to him to which he gave
a very distinct and decided answer, which he
found was reported with perfect correctness and
almost verbatim in The Sun of this evening, but was re-
ported in the Globe not only with great inaccuracy, but
in a way to convey an entirely opposite meaning, and
conveying an impression most unfavourable to the gen-
tleman to whom he had referred. If this question had
merely touched himself alone, he should not have
thought it consistent with his duty to call their
lordships attention to it; but when he was represented
to have given a most unfavourable opinion With regard
to the conduct and personal honour of a gentleman whose
conduct was under examination, and with regard to
whom he expressed a precisely opposite opinion, he
thought it was due to that gentleman to bring this mat-
ter before' their lordships' notice in the most public and
authentie'manner, and to compare that which he did not
state with: that which he had stated. The questiOn was
put to him whether he wals aware of-a, statement which
had been made before that committee, that Mr. Stafford
had said that he (Lord Derby) had put great pressure
upon him with regard to the disposal of the patronage
of the Admiralty in dockyards. His reply was, that he
should be very much surprised to hear that Mr. Stafford had
Made that statement, because he had the highest opinitini
of his honour and veracity, and he felt convinced that Mr.
Stafford had not made such a statement as he must have
known that it was utterly inconsistent with the fact, and
had not the slightest foundation. ,to making that state-
ment he had expressed what he felt—that he had perfect
confidence in Mr. Stafford's veracity, and he should hear
with great, surprise that Mr. Stafford had ever
made such a statement. He could not bring him-
self to believe that that statement had ever been
made by,Mr. Stafford. That was given in'The Sun of
this evening with perfect accuracy, and he would now
read the; answer as it appeared in the Globe;
and he Iwould only say, that as he was but
asked four or five questions in the committee, and as
the answers were clear and distinct, and as there was
perfect silence in the committee, and as the answers were
taken doW.n in short-hand, he thought a journalist who,
under thokle circumstances, inserted false statements was
perfectly •inexcusable. (Hear, hear.) In the Globe
he was represented as having said, " I have heard
with regglti, some statements made by Mr. Stafford,
because Iliad a very high opinion of Mr. Stafford and
his honour, and Mr. Stafford must have known at the
time he made those statements, that they were entirely
inconsistent with the practice of the Admiralty and the
rules of the service." Thus it was represented he had heard
Mr. Stafford's statement with regret, because he (Mr.
Stafford) must have known they were contrary to the
fact, and because previously he had a very high opinion
of Mr. Stafford's personal honour. He was quite sure
their lord. Ship's would consider he would have abandoned
his duty if he had not called their attention to this re-
port, for the purpose of giving to it the most immediate
and emphatic contradiction. (Loud cheers.)
After some conversation this bill was read a second
time.

The Earl of ALBEMARLE presented a petition from
the citizens of Manchester, praying that the future
Government of India in this country should consist of a
minister and a council appointed by the Crown, and
directly responsible to Parliament.

suppose that one of those dispatches 'contained the act
of the Colonial Legislature, of which the draft bill had
reached this country. Of course he was unable to say
so positively, but as soon as the dispatch was received,
if it did contain the act, he would lay it on the table of
the house, for the information of the noble lord.
TRANSPORTATION FROM IRELAND.

In answer to the Earl of GLENGALI,
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said, although there was
some accumulation of convicts in England, ir conse-
quence of the order not to send more convicts to Van
Diemen's Land ; yet, as regarded Ireland, two vessels
containing convicts had been sent, not to Van Diemen's
Land, but to Western Australia, and as large a number
had been sent as before.

NAVIGATION RETURNS.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, in reference to
some returns moved for a few nights ago by the Earl of
Ellenborough, said that a great number of sailors had
gone out to Australia at wages of not more than a shil-
ling a month. It might be satisfactory to their lordships
to know that.the number of vessels trading in coals be-
tween the Tyne and London, so far from having dimin-
ished, had increased. There was also a large increase in
the number of steamers, and with regard to the sailing
vessels he found that a great many had been employed
on long voyages because more ptofitable, and had left
the short voyage trade to vessels of other nations It
was not in his power to give any information to the
noble lord with regard to the number of ships and sailors
that wont to Australia and returned therefrom.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said he had not the
least doubt of the improvement of the foreign trade, but
what he looked at was the falling off of the navigation
for the home trade.

CHIMNEY SWEEPERS REGULATION BILL.
This bill went through committee.

CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS BILL.
This bill was react a _third time and pass4dr,afiewa.
statement by Viscount CANNING that Government could
not agree to some amendments which had been proposed
by the Archbishop of Canterbury ; and :titer an amend-
ment, moved by the Bishop of 0/FORD, imposing certain
restrictions on the appropriation of chapter property,
had been agreed to. q •
COPIES OF SPECIFICATIONS REPEAL *IL.
This bill was read a third time and'passed. •
LAW OF EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE RILL.
This bill went through committee, and was ordired to
be reported after the recess. _

ADJOURNMENT OF THE. HOUSE.
On the motion of the Earl of ABERDEEN, it *as
agreed that the house, at its rising, should adjourn until
Monday, the 23d inst.

Some 'bills on the table were then advanced a stage,
and their lordships adjourned shortly after 8 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY. )
The SPRIMEZ took the chair at four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time ;—Dareuth
Valley Railway, Monkland Railway, Norwich and
Spalding Railway, Portadown and Dungannon Railway,
Allendale Road ; Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleitine,
and Portrush Railway (No. 2); Edinburgh Waterworks ;
Gorbals Gravitation Water (No. 2) ; Limerick Corpora-
tion ; Londonderry, Coleraine, and Belfast Junction
Railway ; Peebles Railway ; and Waveney Valley
Railway.
Rooker's Disabilities Removal Bill was read a second
time.

ANTIGUA.

Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to aak the Chancellor of

the Exchequer whether it was the intention of her Ma-
jesty's Government to require from the proprietors of
estates in Antigua the full amount of five per cent.
interest upon the capital advanced to them by the
Government.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was intended to charge '4 instead of 5 per cent., but
there would be no extension, of the time for repayment.