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he (Mr. George Thompson) did hope that, whatever
might be the decision as regarded :he political part of
the inquiry, there would be such a disposal of the private
Property as would free the question from the stain which
would otherwise be left upon it.
Sir JAMES HOGG said there never had been the
slightest indisposition to institute an inquiry into the
claims of the family of the deceased Raja. There was
just as strong a disposition, both on the part of the
kcal Government, and on that of the Court of Directors
and of his lion. Friend Sir John Hobhouse, to make a
liberal provision for the family of the Raja, and to do
What was right and proper, as there could be on the part
of the Hon. Member who last addressed the House.
When, however, the House had not had any dispatch
from the local Government stating what had been done,
what was the use of discussing this question? The
Honourable Gentleman might rest assured that there
Was every disposition to do what was right and just with
respect to the claims of the family both on the part of
the Government and also of the Court of Directors.
Mr. HUME thought that the Hon. Baronet seemed
altogether to have forgotten that the order of the Court
of Directors was dated in June, 1846, and, up to the
family, of January last, nothing whatever was done. The
Laraily, therefore, remained in a state of starvation. It
Was always said that that the Government and the Court
of Directors intended to make provision for the family
of the Raja, but '• intention" did not teed the hungry ;
't Was immediate relief that he (Mr. Hume) required
for them. Until the receipt of the letter of the Gth of
January not one shilling had been given to the family,
either out of the private property or the other.
Sir JAMES HOGG could not but feel that these
accusations were brought against the Government on
toe authority of private letters in the absence of public
information.
The return of the Hon. Member for Montrose was
then agreed to by the House, without a division, and
the matter dropped.
MARRIAGES BILL.

This Bill was read a first time. and ordered to be read
it second time on Tuesday, March 13.
SPIRIT SELLERS (IRELAND) BILL.
W. SOMERVILLE moved fur and obtained
leave to bring in a Bill to continue so much of an Act
of the second and third years of her present Majesty as
enabled justices to grant warrants for enterinc, places in
Which spirits were sold without licence in Ireland.
COLLIERIES.
Mr. HUME postponed a notice of his on the paper
relative to some legislative enactments on the subject of
fire-damp explosions in collieries.

PENSIONS.
The HON. MEMBER then moved for the following re-
turns;—"A list, alphabetically arranged, of all persons in
England receiving salaries, pensions, pay, profits, fees,
emoluments, allowances, or grants of public money,
between the sth day of January, 1848, and the sth
day,, of January, 1849, the amount of which exceeds
'°°l. ; stating the total amount received by
each individual, and distinguishing the sources from
which the payments are made, and the aggregate of the
whole. Similar return, of all persons in England re-
"lying salaries, pensions, pay, profits, fees, emolu-
ments, allowances, or grants of public money (not in-
cluding those persons paid by wages), between the sth
is4of January, 1848, and the sth day of January,
9, the amount of which is upwards of SOL, and not
exceeding 2001. sterling each person, the total amount
received by each individual, and distinguishing the
sources from which the payments are made, and the
aggregate of the whole; so as to exhibit in those two
lists every person in England in the receipt of 501. and
upwards from those and from all other sources of public
money (the Church excepted). Also, two similar lists
for Scotland and two similar lists for Ireland."
11,r. PARKER was explaining the difficulty as well
te.e expense of complying with the motion, when he
"as Interrupted by,
ROYAL COMMISSION.
Sir A. Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, who
!IPPeared at the table and summoned the House to attend
In the 'louse of Lord:, to hear the Royal Assent given by
Commission to several Bills.
The SPEAKER and a number of Hon. Members
accordingly left the House. On his return he announced
LLent the Royal Assent had been given in the other House
the Habeas Corpus Suspension (Ireland) Bill, and the
tei.Snd Revenue Bill. 41'
HUME said, in reference to his motion for the
above returns, that he did not wish to do anything which
71.'ight cause any unnecessary expense or trouble. His
;Len- Friend the Member tor Finsbury had obtained
Mme such returns a few years ago, but they were limited
thloo4 If there was an objection to a continuation of
e same at present he would leave the matter for ano-
er day for consideration.
le Lord J. RUSSELL suggested to his Hon. Friend to
tht the matter rest for a few' days' consideration, and
trey Would be better enabled to form an idea of the
°uhle and expense attendant upon making such re-
Altus.
r Mr. HUME acceded to the proposition, and the mo-
len !vas withdrawn.

COLONIAL COMMITTEE.
On the motion of Mr. BAILLIE, the following were
n
',Med as the Select Committee on grievances in the
rltohies of Ceylon and British Guiana:—Mr. Hume,
ur Joshua Walmsley, Sir Robert Peel, Sir James
ENg, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Charles Villiers, Mr.
RN,lsraeli, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Adderley, Mr. Wilson, Mr.
t Wortley, Lord Hotham, Mr. Baillie, Mr. M‘Cul-
th, and Major Blackall.

WAR IN THE PUNJAUB.
4:1111r• G. THOMPSON rose, pursuant to notice, to
r,,---" That, in reference to that part of her Majesty's
riteious Speech informing her Parliament that a rebel-
on be had broken out in the Punjaub, an humble address
presented to her Majesty, praying that she will be
eased to direct all papers relating to an event of this
domestic and important character to be laid before the
fu
Rouse without rther delay." The Hon. Member said
he did not wish to press his motion if he received an
assurance that those papers would be laid on the table as
tOOO as possible. He conceived the present case was of
'moll more consequence than that of the Affghanistan
Irv!". There was a strong case, he thought, against the
Government of India, but he did not wish to enter upon
4,1:1Y accusation in the absence of all official papers. It
was of the utmost importance, in the present state of the
'411641 affairs of this kingdom, that no expenditure
1:1
might be avoided should be entered into, and the
bn noes of India and England were very intimately
Plati
"Und up in each other. He would conclude by merely
ng his motion, but did not intend to press it.
The SPEAKER having read the terms of the motion,
Cit. J. C. HOBHOUSE said he was exceedingly glad
2,411. t the Hon. Member had taken the discreet course
214 he had, and stated it to be his intention not to
'e'ess his present motion. If the Hon. Member had done
he (Sir J. C. Hobhouse) should certainly have felt
awe been
be his duty to state that it would
tre been impossible for him holding the situtt-
tec.4l Which he had the honour of doing, to consent
the production of all those papers. There
"4,lght be a great many papers which it would extremely
reibdieial to the public interest to have produced; but
tie
denied that there ever had been any improper delay
tie the presentation of any papers necessary for the pub-
uttlitY• He believed that if that question
fli°ldd ever be discussed with a full knowledge of ail the
f the Elouse would absolve the Government of India
pr-,7 any blame in the transaction. The
.public news
oeufhers contained very fair accounts of the origin of the
tho-n-rekak, and of the subsequent proceedings; and he
leci:get those accounts showed that the Government of
withia had taken the only course which was consistent
e ouotry the security and the honour of our empire in that
ptisaeltrer' OSBORNE said, he could easily conceive that
n. Would be some inconvenience in producing the
otti-e-ils at present, as hostilities had not yet beer. termi-
the 'hut he hoped there would be no objection to
Le Production of the dispatch of Sir J. Thackwell to
of trhd G°Ugh, which, as he understood, was in the hands
1,1,--e Government, and which the friends ot Sir J.
uttckwell were anxious should be made public.
Sir
the j. C. HOBHOUSE said he was not certain that
e dispatch in 'question had been forwarded to this
,_ °,11,, ntrb
Y; ut if he should find it had been forwarded,
• if he could see no publicthat ground for refusing its
the
he should of eourse be ready to lay it before
le House' •
The motion was then withdrawn.
BUCKINGHAM' SUMMER ASSIZES BILL.
Mr. DU PRE, in moving the second reading of this
till, said the object of it was simply to place the county
of Buckingham on the same footing with every county
in the kingdom, and to allow of the assizes being held
to the most convenient place in the county. For a cen-
kary past, an Act, obtained by family influence, the
assizes • kept on the statute-book, which prevented the
4„4sizes been held elsewhere than at Buckingham, though
Tat was detrimental to the interests of the majority of
tae inhabitants. The measure now before the House,
,(Ix. holding the assizes at Aylesbury, was founded on
retition, numerously signed, emanating from the ma-
rc/strates and other influential inhabitants. Any ona
4)licing at the map of the county must be convinced of
h %central situation of Aylesbury. The Chief Baron
ehd expressed himself decidedly in favour of the
rietnge• This Bill, however, did not necessarily autho-
eenha removal of the assizes, but merely enabled the
th;h',,t7 to bring the case before the Privy Council, under
qs- 'lt, et of Wm. IV.
hi Marquis of CHANDOS said he did not think
tit:7°o. Friend had alleged sufficient grounds to justify
it - "Louse in assenting to the Bill. He doubted whether
klvo
ek.uoi be for the benefit of the whole county of
the ~,,ogham. When the question was brought before
tiirergistrates in July, 1847, there was a division of
for; to one against it. The subject was again brought
gistrtd at the adjourned sessions, and amongst the ma-
les who voted against it was his Hon. Friend. It
ham-It a question between Aylesbury and Bucking-
%net but a question between the two extremes of the
iteeo4* He opposed the measure, because it was not in
uorth ante with the opinion of the magistrates in the
thatit °f the county ; and ho would, therefore, move
Sir be read a second time that day six months.
Press Gi,; GREY hoped that the Noble Lord would not
hey ,;„_ll's amendment. The Bill would not necessarily
I::::si.ansriiri, ;sublet which the Noble Lord seemed to con•
nee The The place of holding the assizes would not
changed. The Bill merely placed the
enunt, °f Buckingham in the same position as the other
,eoutir,lB,°F England, with regard to which the Queen in
ooldce Had possessed the power of changing the place of
desirable assizes. That was a power which it might be
The to exercise sometimes.
s• see endwent was then withdrawn, and the Bill read
j'oauld
©e The
Elouse adjourned at Half-past Seven o'clock.

Tut
ch,,t ALIJIDER OF 111 R. rhis melan-
thel event is still involved in the deepest mystery...N. 0.. t.
est 1133,(3te5t clue has been obtained to throw the slight
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the jut upon this dark deed. The police are still on
• 7•ert, and no exertion will be spared to discover the