The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-12 00:00:00

IRISH DISTRESS.

Mr. STAFFORD gave notice that in the Committee
on Irish Distress he would move that any application to
Parliament for any sum of money for such distress
should be accompanied by a statement of the probable
amount required for that purpose.
Mr. POIJLETT SCROPE asked what the Hon.
Member meant by that?—(Cries of " Order.") If it
was the Hon. Member's intention to move a resolution
which would have the effect of refusing the grant, he
(Mr. P. &rope) should regulate his conduct accordingly.
Mr. STAFFORD said it would be obviously incon-
venient, at that moment, to give any answer to the
question.
HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION ACT
(IRELAND).
Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL gave notice that, in Com-
mittee on the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in
Ireland, he would move an amendment to second clause.
RAILWAY TRAVELLING ON SUNDAYS.
Mr. LOCI' said he rose to ask the President of the
Board of Trade whether it was the intention of the Go-
vernment during the present session to introduce any
measure providing for the limited use of railways on
Sundays in Scotland?
Mr. LABOUCHEBE replied that her Majesty's
Government had no present intention to intro-
duce any measure to compel the railway
companies in Scotland to permit travelling on
Sundays. The Railway Commissioners had expressed
their opinion on the subject by refusing to sanction the
bye-laws passed by the several railway companies. He
(Mr. Labouchere) would state as his own individual
opinion, that it was perfectly possible to open the rail-
ways on Sundays in such a manner as to avoid any un-
necessary desecration of that day, and which should be
compatible with the convenience of the public, and with a
proper
respect for that day.—(Hear.) He found about
one-halt
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running
on Sundays; but he confessed he was
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THE NAVIGATION LAWS.

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Mr. lIERRIES said, with respect to the Committee
on
day for this night, but it seemed impossible
it could come on in time convenient for any
discussion on the subject; and he ventured to propose to
the Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of
Trade, that he would rather take it on another day.
He wished also to ask the Hon. Gentleman whether or
not the resolutions were the same, or in agreement, with
those which were proposed in last session of Parliament?
There was an understanding then given that no discussion
should be allowed, after what took place, at so much
length, on the second reading of the Bill, and that the
Bill should be read a first time with a view to its being
circulated, se that the House might resume the discussion
on it in the present session, with a general knowledge of
the views of the Government as expressed in the Bill.
It would be important to know whether or no the reso
lutions were the same, or so nearly the same, as that
the understanding could be carried into effect.
Mr. LABOUCIIERE could only repeat the difficulty
which he had ulways felt as to laying on the table copies
of any resolutions before they were debated in the

House. He was happy to say that he had made such
arrangements with respect to the navigation-laws as
woo' d save mush difficulty. He prof • ed to bring the ques-
tion of the navigation-laws formally before the House on
Wednesday next, and then to postpone its consideration
till a future day. He could only express the opinion
which he had stated in the course of last session, that
it was inexpedient to enter into any discussion of the
measure until the second reading was regularly brought
before them, for all before-discussion conversation was
in his experience always injurious to the main question
at issue. _ _

After a few words from Mr. HERRIES, who hoped
that the resolutions about to be submitted to the House
would contain all the principles of the measure,
Mr. HUME expressed a hope that the resolutions
about to be introduced should comprise some measure
for regulating the payment of light dues, to which Mr.
Labouchere nodded an assent.

TREATMENT OF PAUPER CHILDREN—
TOOTING, &c.

Lord DRUMLANRIG said, that seeing the Hon.
Member, who was President of the Poor-law Board, in
his place, he wished to ask whether any measures had
been taken for regulating the disposition of the pauper
children of the metropolis, and what was the number of
those children who had been sent to Tooting.

Mr. BAINES said that the number of children at
the Drouet establishment on the 13th of January last
was 1,372, sent from thirteen different unions. The
Poor-law Board had certainly seen the necessity of
altering the system of farming pauper children, and
doing away with the present regulations, and provision
had been 'made for the reception of the children
of twelve out of the thirteen unions. The
thirteenth union was that of Chelsea, which had been
unable to provide for their children as yet, owing to the
indisposition of the proprietors of private establishments
to receive the inmates of any institution where cholera
had prevailed. The number of children who had bean
altogether attacked by cholera in the Drouet establish-
ment, or after their removal from it, was 223, of whom a
great many had been declared convalescent. He was
happy to say that no new case of cholera had occurred
at Tooting since Saturday, the 13th of January.
GRANTS TO IRISH POOR.

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to ask the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer if any expenditure of public
money in aid of the poor-law administration in Ireland.
and if any, to what amount and to what unions, had
been authorised under the Minute of the Lords Com-
missioners of the Treasury, dated the 16th day of
January, 1849.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that an aid had been granted to the extent of 3,0001.,
of which: the sum of 2,620/. had been expended in the
unions of Scariff, Balling, Westport, and Kenmare.
RAILWAY COMMISSION. _ _ .

Mr. BREMRIDGE wished to ask the President of
the Board of Trade whether (after the notice of a 8.11
for consolidating the Boards of Excise and Taxes) it was
the intention of her Majesty's Government to continue
the present Railway Board as an independent board, or
whether her Majesty's Government contemplate, in the
present session of Parliament, bringing forward any
measure to place the railway business of the coußtry
under the management of the Board of Trade?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said it was not the intention of
the Government to bring in a Bill to abolish the present
Railway Board. Several most important reductions had
been made in that Board, but he did not think it would
be for the interest of the public that the Railway
Commission should be set aside, or that it should form
part of the Board of Trade.
EXPENDII URE.

Mr. T. B. SMITH wished to ask the Chancellor
of the Exchequer whether he had any objection
to lay on the table of the House the particulars of that
portion of the expenditure which he intended should be
placed under the control of Parliament, which had nut
hitherto been so.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he had stated the other night that portion of the
expenditure that would be placed under the control of
Parliament.