The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-18 00:00:00

iIAYNOOTH GRANT.

The Earl of WINCHESTER rose, in pursuance of
notice, to move for a committee to inquire into the sys-
tem of education pursued at the College of Maynooth.
The establishment by a Papal bull of ecclesiastical titles
in this country was only a new instance of the grasping
disposition of the Church of Rome, and it behoved the
people and Government of this country to be on the
alert that no' harm should accrue to our religious'
institutions. The canon law was opposed to the civil
law of nearly every country, and that was the law which
the Church of Rome was endeavouring to introduce
into this country. To permit the introduction of such
a law would be a virtual surrender of the government
of this country into the hands of the Pope, and the Go-
vernment would fail in their duty to the people and the so-
vereign of this realm by countenancing such a proceeding.
It was the imperative duty of the Government to ascer-
tain that the system of education pursued in a college
supported at the public expense should not be opposed
to our Protestant institutions.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair a few minutes before four
o'clock, at which time there was a very large attendance of
members.

NE W MEMBER.
Mr. GREENE took the oaths and his seat for Lan
caster.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Bognor Railway; Runcorn and Weston Canal Bill ;
Teignmonth Harbour and Teign Navigation ; Midland
Railway (Amendment of Acts, &c.) ; Scottish Central
Railway.
The following bills were read a second time :—Ban-
bridge, Dublin, Newry, and Belfast Junction Railway ;
Portsmouth Railway; Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bos-
ton and Eastern Junction Railway (No. 1); Am-
bergate, Nottingham, and Boston and Eastern Junc-
tion Railway (Sale, &c.) (No. 2) - Ayrshire and
Galloway (Smithstown and Dalmellington) Railway ;
Crieff Junction Railway • Great Western Railway (Hen-
ley) ; Great Western Railway (power to run over Shrews-
bury and Birmingham, &c., Railways) ; Great Western,
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Ches-
ter Railway Companies' Amalgamation ; Great Western,
Shrewsbury and Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Chester
Railway Companies (traffic arrangement); Hereford, Ross,
and Gloucester Railway ; Herefordshire and Gloucestershire
Canal and London and North-Western Railway ; Limerick
and Foynes Railway ; London and Finsbury Improve-
ments and Railways, &c. ; South Eastern Railway (Can-
terbury. and Whitstable, &c.) ; South Staffordshire Rail-
way ; West Cornwall Railway ; Worcester and Hereford
Junction Railway ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, York
and North Midland and Leeds Northern Railway Com-
panies (Amalgamation, &c.)
EASTERN UNION RAILWAY.

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On the motion that this bill be read a second time,
Lord A. PAGET moved that it be read a second time
that day six months, on the ground that the bill involved
an arrangement in regard to running powers which would
endanger the safety of the public.
Mr. ADAIR thought that the bill should be sent to a
sole committee.

Mr. CAYLEY supported the bill, and complained of the
arbitrary conduct of the Eastern Counties Company to-
wards this railway.
Mr. CARDWELL said it was the ordinary practice of
the house, when there was a difference of opinion upon a
private bill of this kind, to send it to a committee, in
order that the fullest inquiry should take place.
Mr. WADDINGTON defended the conduct of the
Eastern Counties Company.
After a few observations from Mr. COABOLD and Mr. G.
BALL;

The amendment was withdrawn, and the bill was read
a second time.

TAUNTON ELECTION.

Sir G. GREY reported that this committee had deter-
mined that Mr. Arthur Mills was not duly elected for
Taunton ; also that bribery prevailed at the last election,
but it was not proved with the knowledge or consent of
Mr. Mills.

NEW ROSS ELECTION.
Mr. HEADLAM reported that this committee had
come to the resolution that Mr. Charles (pavan Duffy was
duly elected for New Rose.

VOTE BY BALLOT.
Mr. HENRY BERKELEY gave notice that, on the
11th of May, he would ask for leave to bring in his
usual bill for taking the vote of electors by ballot.
REFORM OF THE LONDON CORPORATION.
Sir DE LACY EVANS asked the noble lord the mem-
ber for the city of London, whether, in the commission of
inquiry regarding the state of the Corporation of London,
there would be any objection to direct an investigation
into the working of the city police acting under the corpo-
ration, with a view (without derogating from the present
excellent administration of that force) to a consideration
of the advantages of consolidating the whole of the metro-
politan police under one management ; also, whether that
commission is to be appointed by act of Parliament so as
to enable it to pursue, with adequate power, its inquiries;
and whether there be any objection to add to its duties a
like inquiry into the corporation of the adjoining City of
Westminster.
Lord J. RUSSELL said there would be no objection to
the 'commission of inquiry into the working of the city po-
lice. With regard to thesecond question, he had to state that
the corporation of the city of London had expressed their
willingness to give every assistance to an inquiry by com-
mission, and there would, therefore, be no necessity for a
bill on the subject. As to the last question, he did not
think it was desirable to extend the inquiry to Westmin-
ster.

Lord D. STUART asked the noble lord the member for
the City of London, whether a protest has been received
by the Government of this country from the Prince of
Schleswig Holstein, against the treaty of the Bth day of
May, 1852, regulating the succession to the Crown of Den-
mark ; and, if so, whether there will be any objection to
lay that document on the table of the house.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that a protesthad been received
but he could not say whether it could be laid on the table
of the house. Making a totalestimated expenditure
On the motion of Sir B. Hall, the evidence taken before of the country of
the Tynemonth election committee was ordered to be The anticpated revenue was—
printed . Customs £20,680,000
Mr. M. MILES asked the Secretary of the Admiralty Excise
14,640,000
whether in consequence of any instructions issued to Sir Ezvveiraezrchltlo al,oem ascertain
in. of her Majesty's ship Calliope, with Stamps
the fate of Mr. Benjamin Boyd, that Taxes
AdmrltB transmitted any report on the subject to the Income-tax
the SoutA:nlconnexion with his recent cruise amongst Post-office 900,000
returned to Sa.ydslands, from which he is understood to have Crown lands 390,000
repOrt has been Sydney on the 19th Dec. last; also, whether any
received from the officer in command of Miscellaneous sources of receipts . ..... 320,000
i;.rne subject ?
the China station on the
al( that no report had yet been re- 460,000
Old stores
milted on the subject.
Mr. A. WYSE asked Lord John Russell whether it was
Majesty's He ventured to anticipate a saving of 100,000/. on the
Government to introduce,
the intention of h r proposed exchange and redemption of stock. Adding up
their estimates it would be seen that the total revenue
either in this or the next s
measure to abolish or reviseeten
o• to alter the
;if Parliament, any amounted to a sum of 52,900,0001., against which an ex•
the relief
settlement and removal of the poaoNrvs relating to the penditure of 52,183,0001. had to be set off, this would
present mode of raising the rate;
of the poor, by distribming the char', or show a surplus of 817,0001. Being anxious, however, not
a wider to raise undue expectations, he must inform the Committee
and less variable basis, or otherwisp:aereYeetcorondly, if that of this smn2oo,ooo/. did not proceed from permanent or
her Majesty's Government are not pre
early legislation on these subjects, whether LoritiTnne rec.-a-ring resources. On account of some uncertainty
Russell will assent to the appointment of a committee
. with regard to the packet service and the harbour of tho
to inquire into the practical operation of the laws for the I Channel Islands, it was possibla that this surplus might
relief of the poor in England and fall short of the
Wales, and to consider estimated a amount by
nbsyidaebroititheloo ,0 0 O
surplus l.
as
the policy and general effect of all the laws relating to set- ' would be safe,therefore,
700 0001 This was the state of the revenue of the country,
Cement, removal, and parochial assessment?
1 cale:ulato'd as nearly as possible up to the resent time.
The committee would bei.r ini d that p
Lord J. RUSSELL said the Government were of opi-
' in the re venue a fund which haind
pion that there would not be sufficient time to discuss a
nown
existed
ysince
i tnhc
el uy(el ea dr
measure on this subject this session, but a measure would
be introduced next session,
Mr. PETO asked the member for the city of London if 1842 derived from the taz levied upon income. But that
it was the intention of the Government to proceed with tax had now legally expirreocol,floasntcolniete:voouflidtaberof-eirmtpohesition
mittee to consider the circumstances coul-
d the education bill, pending the in-
Before entering upon that subject, *
roceeding in a committee specially appointed
the s( cond reading
or detailing the views
quil7 my P ' • the subject, on the uitroduc.
9
by the house to inquire into . .
1 of the Government, there were two questions to which he
taon of the

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