The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-18 00:00:00

PALACE COURT.

Mr. B. OSBORNE said a Bill for the abolition of the
Palace Court stood for the second reading to-day, and as
it was a matter of some importance, he wished to know
what course the Government intended to take with re-
spect to it.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, very early in the
session he had stated, in reply to a question, that the
subject of the Palace Court was under the consideration
of the Government, and that a Bill with respect to it
would be introduced as speedily as possible. He had
now to state that early next week he hoped to be in a
condition to move for leave to bring in a Bill
to amend the law for the recovery of small
debts, and that he should introduce a clause rela-
tive to the abolition of the Palace Court. If the
Bill should be read a second time, he would move for
the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire whe-
ther the officers holding appointments in that Court
were entitled to any, and what, compensation.
Sir F. THESIGER, wished to know, after the state-
ment of the Attorney-General, whether the Noble Lord
(Lord D. Stuart) intended to press the second reading
of his Bill relative to the Palace Court.
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TRANSPORTATION TO VAN DIEDIRITS LAND.
In reply to Mr. EWART,
Mr. HAWES stated that a dispatch had been received
from Sir William Denison which contained a request on
the part of the authorities, that no more transports
might be sent to Van Diemen's Land, not on the ground
of any misconduct on the part of the transports, but be-
cause the labour market was overstocked. The
Ho-
nourable Member also stated that inthethe coutarsbeleoof
fa few
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days he should lay certain papers on
House which would give every in formationonthLs subject

TREATMENT OF

ERNEST JONES.

In reply to Mr. F. O'CONNOR,
Sir G. GREY, who was indistinctly heard, was un-
derstood to say that complaints had been received from
Ernest Jones and other prisoners, and that, in
instituted
inquiries, of these complaints, he had
inquiries, the result of which was that all the
prisoners, with the exception of Ernest Jones,
and another prisoner had expressed themselves satisfied
with their treatment. The regulations of the prison
had been placed in the hands of each prisoaer. Under
them prisoners were allowed to communicate with
their friends once in three months, and Ernest Jones
had availed himself of that privilege. With
regard to petitioning Parliament, the prisoner had
exercised that privilege by sending a letter on the sub-
ject of a petition to Parliament.
CAPTAIN ROSS'S EXPEDITION.

Mr. C. ANSTEY wished to know from her Majesty's
Government whether en instruction had been given to
Sir John Ross, founded upon information received by
the Admiralty, to examine the harbour and coasts of
Jones's and Smith's Sound? Ho also wished to direct
the attention of the Government to the circumstance,
and to ask if they had afforded to the American Commo-
dore, now about to sail in quest of Sir J. Franklin, not
only the inetruetiono issued 19 Sir J, Ross, but also those

communications which he (Mr. Anstey) believed had
been addressed to the Admiralty by naval officers and
others competent to communicate information and advice,
without regard to the question whether or not the
Admiralty had felt it their duty to act upon such in-
formation and advice, in order that the United States
Government might have all the information it was
possible for our Government to give them so as to aid
them in that enterprise.
Admiral DUNDAS was understood to say that all
the documents referred to in the Hon. Member's ques-
tion had been made public.
CANADA.

Mr. B. COCHRANE. wished to ask two questions
of the Noble Lord at the head of her Majesty's Govern-
ment, viz., whether he (Mr. B. Cochrane) understood
the Noble Lord to say that there was a reward of .5001.
offered for M. Lafonts•.ine.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL—No.—(Laughter.)
Mr. B. COCHRANE would then ask whether the
Government had received the seventy-seven or seventy-
nine addresses which had been presented to Lord Elgin
by the people of Canada, on the Rebellion Losses' Bill,
and if they had any objection to lay them on the table
of the house ?

Mr. HAVVES said he did not think the addresses to
which the Hon. Member referred had been received;
the only ones that had been received were those pre-
sented by Sir Allan M‘Nah, who had come over to this
country (as we understood), and they were answered in
the ordinary way.

COUNTY COURTS.
Mr. MITCHELL be gged to ask the Attorney-General
whether his Bill relating to the County Courts gate a
plaintiff a power of seeing a defendant either in the
court of the district where the plaintiff, or where the
debtor, resided.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL complained that the
Hon. Member had not given him notice of his intention
to ask that question. He (the Attorney-General) de-
clined giving an answer to a particular case.
WESTERN PACKET STATION IN IRELAND.

Mr. W. HERBERT begged to ask the Noble Lord at
the head of the Government whether any steps had been
taken towards a Commission for establishing a western
packet station on any part of the coast of Ireland?
Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to say that the
Government had not taken any steps towards appointing
a commission, though they had received communications
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