The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-24 00:00:00

LAW OF LUNACY

The Lunacy Regulation Bill, the Lunatic Asylums
Bill, and the Lunatics Care and Treatment Bill were
severally read a second time.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.

This bill was also read a second time. •
. CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL.

On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Lord CAMPBELL said he trusted that a change
would be introduced into the bill to postpone its coming
into operation until the whole of the new code of th
criminal law was completed.

. Lord ST. LEONARDS did not agree in the propriety
of delaying the operation of the bill until the entire
criminal law was codified. He thought the better course
would be to let it become law at once, for the experience
which would be acquired as to its working would ma-
terialiy assist those who were engaged in digesting the
remainder of the criminal law.

After a few words from Lord LYNDHURST, the LORD
CRANCELLOR, and Lord BROUGHAM, the bill was read a
second time.

It was agreed that all the above bills should be re-
ferred to a select committee, which was thereupon ap-
pointed.

WAR WITH AVA.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH asked whether her
Majesty's Government had any objection to lay before
the house a letter from the secret committe of the Court
of Directors of the East India Company to the Governor-
General in Council, dated in September, 1829, giving
instructions as to the line of operations in any future war
with Ava ; and whether her Majesty's Government were
prepared to lay before the house any papers explanatory of
the present objects of the war with Ava, and of the measures
whereby it is proposed to attain such objects. From his
intimate acquaintance with the Duke of Wellington, he
was convinced that he could not have assented to the
late course of operations in Ava—operations which in-
volved the necessity of employing troops in the interior
of the country, at a great distance from their ships, and
where they had no animals to assist them in their move-
ments.

[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE Ol' COMMONS-(THIS EVENING.)

The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.
Mr. H. HERBERT wished to state to the house that
the committee appointed to try the petition against the
return of the Attorney-General and Mr. Wilcox, the
members for Southampton, recommended that the in-
quiry should be postponed to the sth of March, in con-
sequence of the absence of a material witness.
The postponement was agreed to.
Several petitions were presented against the grant to
Maynooth, and against the opening of the Crystal
Palace on Sunday.
Mr. PHINN presented a petition from the University
of London, praying that that university-should be re-
presented in Parliament.
Several petitions were presented from various places
in favour of an augmentation of the salaries of the letter-
carriers.

Mr. L. KING presented a petition. from certain elec-
tors of Norwich, who had presented a petition against
the return of the sitting members for Norwich, complain-
ing that their petition had been withdrawn without their
consent, and praying that the order discharging the peti-
tion might be again put on the orders of the house.
The petition was read at the table.
. Mr. H. DRTJMMOND said that if Mr. Locke King
did not bring the subject matter of the petition before
the house, he would do so.
Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from a
place in Worcestershire, against the admission of the
Jews into Parliament.
BLACKBURN ELECTION.
Mr. DEEDES brought up the report of the commit-
tee on the Blackburn election, and the report stated that
the committee were of opinion that bribery and treating
had been committed by the agents of Wm. Eccles, Esq.,
the sitting member, and that the election was void.
Lord STANLEY gave notice that he would this day
fortnight make a motion with respect to colonial postage
reform.
Mr. OTWAY moved for copies of all dispatches, mi-
nutes, or other documents (not already laid before Par-
liament) relating to the attempts of Dhackjee Dadajee
to bribe the Bombay Government and its servants, &c.
Agreed to.
Mr. A. PELLATT gave notice that he should at an
early day move for a select committee to inquire into the
advisability of substituting declarations for oaths in
courts of law.
Lord STANLEY gave notice that he should on Tues-
day fortnight bring forward a motion with respect to
colonial postage. •
Sir H. MADDOCK presented a petition from the
Ithadoe inhabitants of Bengal, Behar and Orissa, for
themselves and the other Hindoo inhabitants of the said
provinces, complaining of the operation of an act passed
last year.