The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-09 00:00:00

THE POOR-LAW.

Captain PECHELL said that, seeing the Hon. Gen•
tleman at the head of the Poor-law Board in his place,
he would beg to remind him that when he last spoke on
tiesubjeetofthe question which he was about to ask,
he l
had omitted to say one word respecting the accounts.
He would, therefore, now ask him whether the Commis-
sioner of Poor-laws will sanction the repayment to unions
and parishes (where engagements have been made) of
the expenses incurred by them in the maintenance of
poor belonging to other parishes, whose relief was with-
drawn in consequence of instructions from the Poor-law
Commissioners, founded on an erroneous construction of
the Poor Removal Act.
Mr. BAINES begged most sincerely to apologise
to his Hon. and Gallant Friend for the omission, but in
reply to that inquiry he must remind him that the board
could take cognizance of no cases of which the whole of
the particulars were not before them. This much, how-
ever, he might say, that according to the present state of
the law, the Poor-law Commissioners had no power to
re-open accounts that had been closed.
EMIGRATION.
Mr. MONSELL gave notice of his intention, on this
day fortnight, to call the attention of the House to the
subject of emigration.
IRELAND.
On the motion of Mr. H. HERBERT, returns were
ordered showing the-number of persons committed, ac-
quitted, and convicted in Ireland, for cattle and sheep
stealing in Ireland, during each of the years 1844,
1845, 1846, 1847, and 1848 ; showing the number
committed as vagrants during the same years. Ac-
count, showing the total expenditure for gaols, bride-
wells, and houses of correction for the same years. The
total number of persons committed, acquitted, and con-
victed, for the same years. The number of deaths in the
prisons of Ireland during each of the same years.
The number of prisoners sentenced to transportation,
and those actually transported, for the same period.
The number of convicts under sentence of transportation,
on the Ist day of January, 1849, where confined, and
how the expenses of their maintenance is defrayed.
And, the number of persons in custody in Ireland
charged or convicted of criminal offences on the Ist day
of January, 1849, where confined, and the number of
criminal prisoners for whose reception and safe custody
the several gaols were built, and the number of persons
actually in custody on the Ist day of January, 1849.
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
On the motion of Lord DUDLEY STUART, the
following returns were ordered :—General accounts of
the city of London Police for each year from their first
establishment to the 31st day of December, 1848 (to be
made up, as far as possible, in conformity with the an-
nual Metropolitan Police accounts). Return of Police
constables and others, officers of the Metropolitan Police
force, who have been charged with offences before
any of the police magistrates during each year from
1844 to 1848 inclusive, specifying the rank of
the officer, his age, the time he has been in the force, the
nature of his offence, whether convicted or not, the
punishment awarded, and whether he was retained in
the service; total number of men who have been dis-
missed, fined, suspended, or degraded by the Police
Commissioners during the same period, and the number
who have resigned their appointments daring the same
period. Similar return of City of London Police force (in
continuation of Parliamentary Paper 238, session 1844).
Return from each division of the Metropolitan Police,
of the number of robberies committed, the value of the
property stolen, and the value of the property recovered,
for each year, from 1844 to 1848, inclusive. And similar
return from the citylof London Police (in continuation of
Parliamentary Paper, No. 238, Session 1844). Return of
the number of persons taken into custody by the Metro-
politan Police, and the results, in each year from 1844 to
1848, inclusive• and similar return from the City of
London Police (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper
No. 238, of Session 1844),
;

ADMIRALTY PRIZES.
Captain PECHELL, pursuant to notice, wished to
know whether the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty intend to revise the scale fur the distribution of
the proceeds of prizes, pursuant to the proclamation of
the 19th day of May, 1846?
Captain BERKELEY said that the subject bad been
under the consideration of the Lords of the Admiralty
for some time; that the result of their opinion would be
shortly published, and he had no doubt that the publi-
cation of the papers on the subject would give the Hun.
Member the greatest satisfaction.—(Hear.)