The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-09 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, June 8.
Their Lordships assembled et Five o'clock.
SALE OF BEER.
The Earl of HARROWBY gave notice that he should
on Monday move for a Select Committee to consider the
laws regulating the sale of beer.
DEFECTS IN LEASES BILL.
This Bill passed through Conatnittee.
CANADA.
Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that on Monday
week he should draw their Lordships' attention to the
affairs of Canada.
CASE OF MR. RYLAND.
The Duke of ARGYLL rose to present a petition
from Mr. Ry land, and to draw the atteut ion of the House
to the circumstances of that gentleman's case. This
gentleman's father had been mentioned by successive
Governors of Canada as deserving well of his country,
and he had been appointed cletk of the Legislative
Council of D.wer Canada. This (Alice had been after-
wards conferrtd on the petitioner, wi,o had been ap-
pointed by Lord Durham, and his appointment had
been s, aled under the great seal of Canada. This ap-
pointment had not been reported to the Colonial-office,
on learning which Mr. Ryland applied to the Colonial-
office for the issue of the usual warrant under the sign
manual; the answer of the Marquis of Normanby was,
that the appointment had not been reported to his pre-
decessor, Lord Glenelg, but that if the then Governor
of Canada should approve of his appointment,
he might confirm it cn the understanding
via; if on an union of the two provinces his
thee should be considered unnecessary he was not to
be considered as entitled to compensation. Afterwards
Lord Sydenham became Governor General of Canada,
and he received a letter from Lord John Russell, at that
time Secretary for the Colonies, requesting him not to
remove Mr. Ryland; but Lord Sydenham requested him
to resign his office, which he did, on the understand-
ing that he should be appointed to another
office. He was appointed to another office,
the emoluments of which were not equal to those of the
office of clerk of the Legislative Council, but the Go-
vernor undertook to make up his emoluments to such a
sum as should be equal to the income to which he would
have been entitled as a retiring allowance for the office
which he was about to leave, after twenty-four years
of public service. On this understanding he accepted
the office of registrar of the district of Quebec.
Six months after his acceptance of this office he found
the expenses of starting that office to be so much, that
he applied to Sir Charles Begot for an advance; and in
answer to that note Sir Charles Begot acknowledged
the guarantee of Lord Sydenham, but declined making
any advance until the lapse of his first year of office,
when the emoluments of the office should be as-
certained. Sir C. Metcalfe became Governor of
Canada before the lapse of the year, and
to him Mr. Ryland applied. The answer of Sir C.
Metcalfe was an acknowledgment of the claim, but a
declaration that be had no means in his power of meeting
it, and referring Mr. Ryland to the Provincial Parliament.
Mr. Ryland accordingly applied to the provincial Par-
liament, which also acknowledged his claims, but laid
down that it was a matter for the Imperial Treasury.
Mr. Ryland subsequently made repeated applications to
the successive Governors-General of Canada for com-
pensation for the loss he had sustained through the dif-
ference in emolument between the office he had given up
and that he bad accepted under a guarantee from Lord
Sydenham. At last, finding he could not obtain a ful-
filment of that guarantee, he resigned his cffice, and ad-
dressed a memorial to the Colonial-office, praying to be
allowed to retire on the pension which he would have bad
on leaving his previous office. To this, however, the
Government declined to accede, and allowed him only
the inadequate pension of 1111. out of the pension fund,
although several Committees of the Provincial Parlia-
ment had reported on the justice of his claim to a fulfil-
ment of the guarantee of Lord Sydenham. Ile had read
over the report of the Committee of the Cabinet of the
Government of Canada, and he was bound to say
that the grounds upon which it was based were
unjust and unfair, and that the claims of Mr.
Ryland had not been properly decided upon. Since
the petitioner came to this country he had communi-
cations with members of the Government, and the Noble
Lord at the head of it expressed his regret that he could
not ratify the guarantee of Lord Sydenham out of the
Imperial Treasury. The Noble Duke read Lord J. Rus-
sell's letter on this subject, in which his Lordship ex-
pressed his regret that the colonies did not see with the
eyes of this country the justice of such a claim as that
presented to the consideration of the Government by
Mr. Ryland. He did not mean to blame either his Noble
Friend (Earl Grey) or the Noble Lord opposite (Lord
Stanley) for the answers which they bad given to the
claims made by Mr. Ryland. Still this was a guaran-
tee given by Lord Sydenbatn to Mr. Ryland, and one
that ought to be settled by the Government of Canada.
Earl GREY v. ould confine his observations to a few
wor-ds. They would be chiefly directed to the opinion given
by Lord Metcalfe on this subject, and the Noble Lord
stated, that a guarantee had been given by Lord Syden-
ham to Mr. Ryland, " end supposing it to be a valid
one," it was one purely for the consideration of the Co-
lenial Government of Canada, and one which this coun-
try had nothing whatever to do with. This opinion
settled the whole question. Now, he must say, that he
thought that this appeal to their Lord-hips was a most
unwise one on the part of Mr. it) land, fur it was a
matter with which they had no laing to do. His belief
was, that the G(N:rnment of Canada were most anxious
to do justice to Mr. Ryland. The Noble E.rl then said,
that the oflic-2 of registrar of Montreal, which M.
It; land ac( re, d in lieu of that of Quebec, had given a
return more than ( qua! to 11.0 claim which that pentle-
m”n had made upon the Goveincuent of Canada. Under
ail tho circumstaLces lie was inclined to thiti. their
Lordships would not be disp,i.ed to express themselves
with severity towards the authorities of Canada on ac-
count of Mr. Ryl nd's

Lwd BROLGIIAM could only say that he thought
the case brought under their lordzhips' consideration
was really a very hard on; and hoped the Noble .Eirl
(Gray) would apply his mind to find out some means by
wUic'a the claiuo; of Mr. 1:3 land could be settled.
Alter a few words Irons the Duke of ARGYLL, the
petition was laid on the tfibl,.
LEASEHOLD TENURES OF LAND (IRELAND)