The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-11 00:00:00

THE IRISH LAND BILLS.

In reply to the Earl of DONOCGIDIORF,
The Duke of NEWCASTLE said the reason why the
Irish Land Bills had been withdrawn was, that the late-
ness of the session precluded their being proceeded with.
The Earl of IMALMESBURY gave notice of hi in-
tention to ask a que:-tion on the subject next session.
(LEFT SITTING.)

ROUSE OF COMMONS--(THIS DAY.)
The SPEA.BER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

On the motion for considering the Balleymena, Bal-
lymoney, Coleraine, and Portrusln Junction Railway
(No. I) Bill.
Mr. W. COOPER opposed the bill, as likely to inter-
fere with the navigation of the river Bann, a❑d moved
as an amendment that the bill be further considered
that day three months.
Mr. MACARTNEY called upon the house to snp-port
the decision of the select committee in favour of the bill.

Lord NAAS said the proposed railway would cross the
river Bann at a point which would make it destroy the
navigation so far as Coleraine was concerned, and lie
hoped the house would not sanction it, seeing that the
railway could go a mile higher up the river and cross
without doing any injury whatever.
Colonel BOLDERO, as chairman of the select com-
mittee on the bill, said he opposed the preamble in com-
mittee, and he had heard nothing since to change his
opinion as to the serious injury that the railway could
inflict upon the navigation of the river Bann.

Mr. KIRK said the promoters of the bill were pre-
pared to build their bridge above Coleraine, if their
opponents would consent to the terms of last year, and
pay part of the expense.
After some further discussion the house divided, when
there appeared—

For the amendment
Against it
Majority
The bill was consequently lopt.
PETITIONS.

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Petitions were presented by several hon. members in
favour of the Ten /lours' Bill ; by Sergeant Sue; from
certain poor-law guardians in Ireland, complaining of
the conduct of a Poor-law Inspector, in tampering with
the religious convictions of the inmates of the Irish
Workhouses ; and by Mr. COWAN, from Edinburgh,
against the Mortmain Bill ; by Mr. WICKHAM, from the
members of the Bradford Long-pledged Teetotal AVM-
elation, in favour of closing public-houses on Sundays ;
by the same hon. member, from the inhabitants of Brad-
ford district, Yorkshire, signed by 5,000 persons pray-
in.. for a committee of inquiry into the deplorab!e state
of woolcombers in that district, consequent on the
introduction of machinery, which has destroyed their
trade ; by Mr. Ron, two petitions from the work-
people, consisting of men, women, and children in two
bleaching establishments in the county of Lancaster,
complaining of working 18 hours a day in heated rooms
of 90 degrees, and that their Sabbaths are frequently
♦iolated, and pray that the " Ten Hours' Bill" be passed
into a law.

LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL,
The house then went into committee on this bill.

On cliuse one,

Mr. Sergeant SHEE moved that the Chairman
do report progress, as at this' late period of the session it
was impossible to do justice to the measure. Fortu-
nately, Ireland was now in such a state of prosperity
as to enable her to wait yet a little longer for any use-
ful legislation of this nature.
Mr. KIRK supported the proposition that the bill
should proceed no further this session.
Lord NA.A.S said it would be very much for the
convenience of the committee if the government would
state now what course they intended to take with re-
gard to this and the other landlord and tenant bill.
Mr. J. O'CON.NELL thought that some legislation
on the subject was necessary in order to check the emi-
gration that was going on from Ireland, but the bills
-before the house were a delusion to which he hoped the
Government would not commit themselves.

Mr. CONNOLLY vindicated the sincerity of the
Earl of Derby's government in endeavouring to settle
this great question upon a basis of mutual advantage to
all classes, and explained that the present government
had neither acted fairly nor honestly in the matter.,

Mr. J. FITZGERALD said it was not the house nor
the Government who were responsible for the delay,
but it was another place that had thrown impediments
in the way of a fair settlement of this question. How-
ever, it was too late to proceed with these bills this ses-
sion, and he hoped they would be withdrawn, with a
view to their introduction early next -session in an
amended forin, under the immediate auspices of the
Goverumcnt. -

Mr. BELLE.W considered that these measures were
Government bills by adoption.
Sir J. YOUNG disputed that, but if they had been
Government bills, they would not have been submitted
to the house at this late period of the session.
Nothing could be fairer than the course taken by the
Government with respect to them ; they were anxious
pat the question should be settled as speedily as possible,
and to the satisfaction of all parties ; but he was afraid
that could not be done this year. He did not think it
would be right to press these measures upon the attention
of the house now, and
suggested that they should be
withdrawn.
Mr. NAPIER said he had all along been led to ex-
pect that Government would support these bills to the
last, and he now learnt for the first time that it was not
their intention to go on with them.
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sus quitted the
chair, and the sittings of the house were
The house resumed at six o'clock, and
wasp n ed.
[LEFT SITTING.]

THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

ADMIRALTY, JULY 11, 1854.
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No. 6. Her Majesty's Steam-sloop Prometheus,
Gibraltar, Jnne 28, 1854.
Sir,—I have the honour to report to you, for the infor-
mation of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that,
in pursuance of their lordships' orders, I left Lisbon on the
evening of the 22d instant, and proceeded towards Gib-
raltar.
On the afternoon of the following day,. when about six
miles S.W. of Cape St. Vincent, I fell in with her Ma-
jesty's staamer Medina. On learning from her commander
that she had despatches for Admiral Dundas, and that her
coal would not be sufficient to take her either to Gibraltar
or Cadiz, I kept company with her until the next morn-
ing, when, as it blew hard from the eastward, with a
heavy sea, I was unable to take her in tow until the after-
noon, when it moderated.
I left her at Cadiz at 6 a.m., the 25th instant, and pro-
ceeded to Gibraltar, where I arrived at 6 o'clock the same
evening.
Having immediately communicated with Captain the
Hon. George Grey (deliverine" to him their Lordships'
letter), I was infernied by him that, on the night of Tues-
day last, the 20th instant, an English brig, called the
Cuthbert Young," of South Shields, had been captured
and plundered by piratical boats about 10 miles to the
N.-W. of Cape Tres Forcas, but that the master and crew,*
12 in number, had escaped, and arrived at Gibraltar.
Captain Grey sent the master, Mr. Marshall, board, as
also a pilot, for the Riff Coast, and au, 8 o'clock the
evening I proceeded to sea. '
On the following morning
I
near the Spanish fort of Albuce
anchoredma; for a short time
of the district of Beni China (mentioned
which is on the coast
ioned in the extract of

* I have since learnt that only aix arrived here ; the
other six went away from the brig in a boat, but have not
- been heard of; they left half an hoar before the master
sad another Are escaped.

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