The Sun.
London, England, 1838-08-14 00:00:00

POSTAGE.

Mr. WALLACE brought up the Report of the Committee
on Postage.
Mr. BOTHERTON wished to know what were the
leading features in the recommendations of the Committee.
Mr. WALL ACE had no cbjection to state them.
The SPEAKER said, the practice, if allowed, would lead
to much confusion and inconvenience.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL brought up thc Report of
the Committee on the Copyhold Bill, which, he slid, was (3,1
much importance.
FOREIGN POLICY.

Mr. MACLEAN gave notice that he should take an early
opportunity next Session to call the attention of the House to
the state of our foreign policy.
LAW OF COPYRIGHT.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD gave notice that he should
next Session bring in a Bill to amend the law of copyright;
and he should do that, whatever might be the fate of a
measure introduced in the other House.—( Hear, hear.)
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL.

Mr. HUTT drew the attention of the law officers of the
Crown to the fact, that in the Imprisonment for Debt Bill a
clause was inserted, compelling the proprietors of newspapers to
insert advertisements, by order of the Commissioners of Insol-
vent Debtors, for three shillings, whatever the length of
the advertisements. The subject was of considerable im-
portance to the parties ; and he hoped it was not too late
to remedy the grievance, evidently arising from oversight.
The
in his reply was inaudible,

JUVENILE OFFENDER'S:
In answer to a question from Sir E. WILMOT,
Lord J. RUSSELL said he should next session bring in a
Bill regarding the treatment of juvenile offenders.—( Hear.

IRISH TITHE BILL.
On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the Order of the
Day for the consideration of the Lords' amendments was read.
The Lords' Amendments were then agreed to, together with
several other verbal amendments.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said a
question had been put to him by the Hon. Member for Newry
a short time ago, to which he was not at that time prepared to
reply. Since that time he had made some inquiry on the subject,
and as it related to the integrity of the Reports presented to the
Heusc, he wished to give some explanation. The Hon. Member
asked whether he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was
aware that certain copies of the Reports of the Irish Commis-
sioners on Railroads bad been printed with a note, and that the
note had been expunged from others. The Hon. Member stated
that at the time he had inhis possession a copy in which the note
appeared. He (the Chancellorof the Exchequer) bad since spoken
to the Commissioners on the subject, and they stated that in no
published copy, to their knowledge, had the note appeared ;
but that in a proof sheet prepared for them it did appear.
How the Hon. Member became possessed of the copy to
which he alluded he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was,
therefore, unable to say.
CANADA.
Mr. LEADER moved for a return of the names of the
persons who had been convicted in Upper Canada of treason,
misprison of treason, or felony, since October, 1837—the
value of the personal property, the uumber of acres of real
estate, the value of the houses, buildings, and lands, if
any, belonging to such persons forfeited to the Crown-
-the grants and sales, if any, of such property and
estates—the names of the purchasers and of the grantees
of such property and estates, and the value of the personal
and real estates so forfeited, retained by the Crown—and the
amount or value of real or personal estate, if any, that
has been granted by the Crown to the widows,
relatives or such persons—and the names of such grantees.—
Agreed to. children, and
A I.lessage from the Lords brought down several Bills ; and
requested a conference with the Commons on the subject of
the conference on Thursday last, regarding the Benefices
Pluralities Bill.
Lord J. RUSSFLL proposed that the corsideration of the
Lords' Amendments to the Registration of Electors Bill be
postponed till to-morrow.—Agreed to.
The following Members then proceeded to the conference :
—L,nd J. Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr.
Steuart, the Solicitor-General, &c.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHERUER said that
the Conference from the Commons bad met the Conference
from the Lords, and that the amendments of the Commons in
the Benefices Pluralities Bill upon their Lordships' amend-
ments had been agreed to, with the exception of some amend-
ments in clause A.

CANADA INDEMNITY BILL.
Messengers from the Lords brought down the Canada In-
demnity Bill.
Lord .1 RUSSELL said he believed it was generally de-
sirt d that the Session should not be protracted, and as it was
necessary to give this Bill full consideratiol he should propose
a course which, whilst it would afford an opportunity for dis-
cussion, would not have the effect of lengthening the duration
of the Session. The Bill related to a certain ordinance which
had been lately issued in Canada.. It had been done for the
benefit of the Crown and the pubic, and he would not at that
atattc off_ir any opinion as tow bother or not he considered that
ordinance or any part of it illegal or otherwise. The indem-
nity was proposed to be extended to those persons who had
beea bsnished from Canada to Bermuda. As this was not the
th-ne to discuss it he should say no more, but should move that
the Bill be read a first and second time that evenin„.. He
should tube care to have it printed and iu the hands of the
Menily.rA to-infirrow (this day ). and toe discussion could talso
place upon the question that the Speaker do leave the Chair
're,imis to into Committee upon to-morrow (this day).
Mr. L E 'ADE R. wished to ask the Noble Lord it' he was to
understand him as approving of ll ? It would be well
it' the ttnhoevie,;.o,nb)leaLoincritddo wi-ectualds
onpoctioira iitn or
tire if hte so decided intended
if the Bill
met
an approval that it would not be deem, d oy• the Noble Lord as
reciairin,, any amendmett. The Noble Lord bad said that
the Bill extended its indemnity only to those individuals who
had been seoteneed to banishment to Bermuda. Ile trusted
it extended to the rernision. of
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Governor of Lower Canada with
this
.to the ordinance
which had been the cause of this bill of indemnity.
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