The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-07 00:00:00

NORTH AMERICAN BANKING COMPANY.

Mr. ROEBUCK wished to call the attention of the House
and the Government to a Bill then before the House, called
the North American Banking Company's Bill, in order to
ascertai❑ whether it was a public or private Bilk Tt seemed
to him to affect in, a very great degree the interests of
our North American Colonies. It gave peculiar power
to particular individuals, and ought therefore to be called a
public Bill. When he (Mr. Roebuck) was about to bring
forward-a subject connected with the Colonies, he was request-
ed to postpone it, on the ground that a Royal Commission
had been sent out to inquire into the subject. He wished,
therefore, to ask whether or not, in the peculiar position of
these persons, Government was prepared to deal equal justice
to both parties, and to prevent the interference of a parcel of
traders, who were seeking- their own private profits, careless
of the interests of the nation, as they had prevented him (Mr.
Roebuck) from interfering, although he had been requested
to do so by the Colonies. .

Sir G. GREY said that the Colonial Department had bcen
applied to by certain persons on the subject of such a Bill as
that mentioned by the Honourable and Learned Gentle-
men, but they had refused to give their sanction to
such measure. Before this Bill proceeded further, it would
be his duty to ascertain what its contents were, and if it
were open to the same objections as the former scheme was
open to, he would certainly oppose it.
LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY.

On the motion of Major 'BEA UCLERK, the Report nn
the London and .c;roydon..Railway was '.coiisiLlercd; and the
Bill ordered -to be read-a third time. -

TREMOUTHA HARBOUR AND RAILWAY BILL.
The further consideratien of the Report on the Tremouthp,
Harbour and Railway Bill was postponed till Tuesday next.

TiIE POST-OFFICE.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Secing

the Hon. Member for Greenock about to rise for the purpose
of bringing forward his motion relative to the Post-Office,
said that it might be convenient for the House to know that
it was the intention of his Majesty's Government to introduce
one or more Bills in the course of the present Session, founded
on the recommendation of the Commissioners of the Post-office
inquiry. Those Bills would involve all the questions to which
the resolutions proposed by the Hon. Member related, and he
therefore put it to the House whether they would allow
the subject to be brought before them in the abstract shape of
a resolution, when it would be brought before them in the
specific shape of a Bill. Under these circumstances, he
trusted his Hon. Friend opposite would withdraw his motion.
Mr. WALLACE felt himself placed in a most peculiar
situation. When Hon. Members had devoted much time and
attention to the subject, and whatever his own feelings might be
upon the motion, he did not feel himself warranted in depriving
those parties of the opportunity of conveying to the country the
informationwhich they sought and required. If itwas perfectly un-
derstood that when those Bills were introduced it was to be an
open question, and that he (Mr. Wallace) might enter fully
and completely upon all the points embraced in his resolution,
then be would be willing, as he ever had been, not to em-
barrass the Government needlessly.—( Loud cheers.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would
not only come to that understanding with the Hon. Member,
but he admitted that it was the only just and legitimate mode
in which the question should be dealt with. It was with a per-
fect understanding that every point contained in the resolutions
of his Non. Friend might be brought before the House, and that
he sho'uld have a full and perfect right to discuss thefr prin-
ciple on every stage of the measures of the Government. He
assured his Hon. Friend there was not the slightest want of
courtesy on his part—the real object of his Hon. Friend
was not discussion, but remedy. He (the Chancellor
of the Exchequer) tendered him the remedy without
the discussion, while at the same time there was not a topic
raised in the resolution which would not afford him just and
legitimate ground for observation. He assured his Hon. Friend
it was not his intention to leave him in the dark as to the mea-
sures of Government, and it was only in consequence of the
circumstances to which he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
had alluded that he had not conferred with him on the subject.
—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. WALL ACE had only one word to say. His resolu-
tions, which stood on the paper for that evening, were ex-
ceedingly broad and comprehensive, and on" the understanding
that all their details were open to discussion, he would now,
with the leave of the House, withdraw his motion.—(Loud
cheers.)