The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-22 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Mr. NEWDEGATE a new writ
was ordered to issue fur the election of a Member for
South Warwickshire, in the room of Mr. Shirley who
has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
POOR RELIEF.

Lord NUGENT said he woo d, on an early day, move
for a Committee to inquire into the pri.c.icability of
charging the relief of the desti,ute poor in Englund and
Wales on the general fun& of the country.
PR I VATE BILLS.

The reports on the following private Bills were taken
into consideration, and agreed to:—
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail-
way (Abandonment of Part or Line, Extension to Lon-
don and North Western Railway, &c.) Bill.
Cockermouth and Workington Katt way (Branch to
Bridgefout, Amendment of Act, and Power to lease to
Whitehaven Junction Railway Company) Bill.
Cougleton Inclosure Act Amendment
THE DERBY DAY.
The Marquis of GRANBY rose to move that this
House will, at the ruing of the House of this day, ad-
j,)urn till Thursday next. He thought it would be unne-
cessary to explain the object with winch he brought tor-
cwuasrtdomthaftonir utchiuen.H7()uAselautughaod
jl(t)ubrand bueuenthane
day immemorialusually
called the Derby•day, for the purpose of taking part, or
so many of the Members as choie to do so, in a gfeat
national recreation. He would remind the ll•use,
as an additional reason fur agreeing to his motion,
that they h:id been deprived this year of one
of their holidays by reason of her Majesty's
birth-day falling on a Saturday.—(Laughter.) Besides,
there were officers belonging to the House who wanted
to go and see the Derby run for.
s:r GEORGE GREY-said, -tor his part, ho was not
prepared to vole in favour of the motion unless there was
a general wish for the adjournment on the part cf the
House.

Mr. AGLIONBY (amid loud cries 'of "Divide")
protested against the iluuse adjourniog over to-morrow,
inasmuch as he had a very important 8411 for the en
tranclus-nient of copy holds to bricg before the House
to• morrow, which had several times already then post-
poned.

- Mr. SIIARMAN CRAWFORD took the same view
of the motion as the Hun. Member tor Cockermouth.
Aftir a few words fr,..in Mr. ANSTEY, who would
vote in favour of the motion,
Mr. REYNOLDS said it was not his intention to op-
pose this motion, unless he gut a satisfactory answer
from the First Lord of the Treasury to a question he
would ask. It was quite clear that the Hun. Member for
Cockermouth had nut "made up a book"—
(Laughter)—and that " Chatterer" was no favourite
in that Reuse —(Latight. r.) He deeply regretted that
the Hon. Member for Cockermouth had nut " made up
a book" for this, among other reasons, that Chteterer
was an Irish horse.—(Laughter.) He would ask the
Members of the Government it they if they were going
to the Derby ?—(Laughter.) In that event he would
most cordially vote for the motion.
The gallery was then cleared for a division, and on our
readmission there apptared—
For the motion 138
Against it 119
Majoi ity ---19
The result was received by a portion of the House
with great etteetiog,
Mr: LA BOUCEIERE moved that the Committees
hay.: leave to sit to morrow, notwithstanding the ad-
journment of the House.
Atter a few words from Mr. AGLIONBY,
The motion was agreed to without a division.
REFORM IN PARLIAMENT.
Mr. D'EYN COURT rose to move for leave to brine
in a Bill for shorteuing the duration of Parliament. The
question of shortening the duration of Parliament bad
been a question which had been agitated by the people
for the last 200 years. Since the Septennial Act there
had been innumerable motions like that which he was
then bringing forward for repealing that statute, and
limiting the duration of Parliament. He bad thought
it his duly to put in now, for the fourth time, on the part
nationcoolntshiedered a great
their
right. what both
Theytl they
were
edu
justifiable
himself
consider whether the Septennial Act
was
tola
w repeal
and the
the
or not. There had been no less tban twenty or
stheiprtteynnmiaoltiAonest, brought
betweenbitestopreasPsianrilisitnnt eonta
time of the Reform Bill in 1832. The Noble Lord at
the head of the Government had never given a distinct
opinion whether he considered the term of seven years
for the length of Parliament a fit term, on any of those
occasions when he (Mr. h'Eyocourt) had brought this
subject before the Reuse. Would that Noble Lord say now
that seven years was a fit time ? The Hon. Gentleman
concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill for
shortening the duration of Parliament.
Lord DUDLEY STUART rose to second the motion,
and was

(Larr sPRAICIN G.)

THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS E VEN IN G.)

DOWNING-STREET, MAY 19, 1849.
The Queen has been pleased to constitute Rupert's Land,
in North America, to be a Bishop's see and diocese, to be
called the Bishoprick of Rupert's Lard, and to name and ap-
point the Reverend David Anderson, Doctor in Diviuity, to
be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said see.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 22.
15th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Major-General Thomas
William
et
Robert Thomas Wilson, K.C., deceared, May 18.
sth Regiment of Foot—Major-General Sir John Grey,
from ColonelK.C.B.,
, vice Lieutenant-
General Sir Jasper Nicol's, K.C.8., deceased, May 18.
73d Foot - Major-General Richard Goddard Hare Clarges,
C.B. to be Colonel, vice Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.B.
appointed to the sth Foot, May 18.
Commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent.
West Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—The Viscount
Nevill, to be Lieutenant, vice Geary, resigned, May 12.
ADMIRALTY, MAY 21.
The following promotions have this day taken place, con-
sequent on the death, on the 19th instant, of Rear-Admiral
sir Nesbit J. W illoughby, C. 13.
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Edward Wallis Hoare to be Rear-
Admiral of the White.
Captain Robert Wauchope to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue.
WIIITEHALL, MAY 17.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Etherington,
of Brunapton, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
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