The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-04 00:00:00

COLONIES.

Upon the return of the SPEAKER,
Mr. SCOTT said, in reply to the suggestion of the
Noble Lord opposite (Lord John Russell), that he should,
postpone his 'notion, which stood on the paper to-night
respecting the Colonies, in order that the adjourned
debate on the Rate in Aid Bill should come on, he had
to state that he thought it was now nearly time
that the colonies should not on every occasion be called
upon to give way. This was the last night before
Easter when he understood the question could come for-
ward, and he had given way more than once before. He
was at the same time aware of the importance of the
House coming to a decision upon the adjourned
debate before Easter; but as the Noble Lord
had given him distinctly to understand that the report
upon the navigation-laws, which was fixed for the 19th,
would not occupy long, and that his motion should come
on immediately afterwards on that day, he was perfectly
willing to give way this evening.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, as the Hon. Member
had given way, he should ask the other Hon. Members
who had motions upon the paper to do the same.
Mr. ANSTEY said he should be happy to postpone
his motion until that day fortnight.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL suggested that the Speaker should
call upon the different Members who had motions upon
the paper to state whether they were willing to postpone
them.

Sir R. PEEL thought that it would be inconvenient to
bring on the motion on Thursday, and suggested that
Monday would be a better day.
Mr. SCOTT said it was a matter of total indifference
to him whether the motion came on on a Mondaii or ou

a Thursday. lie would, on the same day, take the
motion with regard to the grants to Ireland.
Mr. SCOTT would not be willing to give way unless
the money grant to Ireland was also to give way ou the
night which he avished to bring forward his motion.
Mr. ANSTEY would certainly bring on his motion on
the night to which he had agreed to postpone it, for it
had already been often postponed.—(ifear, hear.)
Mr. POULETT SCROPE thought it rather hard to
be squeezed out in that way.—(Laughter.) He. would
propose that every Member who had introduced a Bill
this session should be at liberty, with a view to save
time, to havo it printed and circulated among the
Members.

Mr. SCOTT asked whether his motion on the colo-
nies would be taken before the Committee on Supply.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied the motion on the
colonies would he taken first.

In reply to a question from Mr. P. SCROPE,

Lord JOHN aUSSELL ,aid he had stated that the
Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Scott) was to give
way on the understanding that the other Members who
had notices on the paper were to give way in respect to
their motions—(Hear, hear,l--, Besides, the Hon. Mem-
ber (Mr. P. Scrape) catila--not possibly bring in his Bill
to- nigh t.
Mr. P. SCOPE would withdraw his motion, thougn
he thought it was very hard treatment.
Mr. LOCKE was preciaely in the same position. He
had a Bill against which a great many petitions had been
prevented, and he found the petitioners had not clearly
anticipated what the Bill itself proposed to enact. It
was a serious thing to present petitions against a Bill
without the public knowing what was the nature of that
Bill. The Bill which he proposed to introduce was
to compel railway companies to attach carriages to all
post-office trains travelling on railways on Sundays. The
petitioners had gone on the assumption that he was
seeking to compel companies to put on additional trains.
—(Hear, hear.) It would very much prejudice him
(Mr. Locke) on this occasion if the Bill was not
printed and circulated among the Members, as he
was prevented from bringing it on to-night.—(" Hear,
hear," and cries of "Move.") He (Mr. Locke) would
therefore be glad to move that the Bill be printed.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL asked if he understood the
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Locke) to object to withdraw his
motion?

Mr. COWAN would recommend the Bill to be with-
drawn altogether.—(Laughter.)
Mr. LOCKE felt, as a new Member, that it would be
indiscreet in him to oppose the general feeling of the
House. He trusted, however, that the same facility
would be afforded to him, as to his Hon. Friend (Mr.
Scott) opposite in reference to the time when his (Mr.
W. Locke's) Bill should be brought on.
COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS.

Mr. HUME postponed, until after the orders of the
day, his motion on the paper for a Bill to establish
County Financial Boards for the administration of
county rates and expenditure in England and Wales.
LEGAL EDUCATION.

Mr. E. E WART postponed his motion, Which was on the
paper, for a return respecting the proceedings taken to
promote legal education by the inns of court.
PETITION OF MR. HOLDS WORTH.
Sir JOHN Y. BULLER also postponed his motion
for a Select Committee to, inquire into and report upon
the petition of Arthur Howe Holdsworth, Esq., which
was presented upon the 28th day of March last, relating
to his invention for cooling the engine-rooms of steam-
vessels.