The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

,r LORD KEANE.
Lora-14311N RUSSELL moved the Order: of
Day for the bringing up the Report of the Committee
on her Majesty's Meisage.
On the motion that the Report be agreed to,
Mr. EWART gave notice that on the Bill founded
on the Report going into Committee, he should move
that the pension be granted to Lord Keane for his
life only, and not to his heirs.
Mr. HUME said that as the House bad agreed by
a large majority to the grant of the pension, he would
not oppose the reception of the Report, but should sup-
port the motion of his Hon. Friend in Committee. He
wished to know whether before that discussion came on,
the Noble Lord would object to lay before the House all
the correspondence which had taken place between
the; Government and the CoUrt of Directors, re-
specting the granting a pension to Lord Keane.
He (Mr. Hume) understood that a correspondence
had taken place, and that the Court of. Directors had
expressed an opinion that be was amply rewarded.
Now if that were the case he thought they should
either have a copy of their proceedings or a• denial of
the fact.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL could not produce any
correspondence on the subject, because the communi-
cations between the Government and the Court of
Directors had an entirely different object from that
which the Hon. Member supposed.—( Hear, hear.)
But as to Lord Keane being amply rewarded, the Court
of Directors had an entirely different opinion. They
thought he was entitled to a signal mark of distinction
for his services.

Mr. HU ME said the Noble Lord quite misunder-
stood his question. His question was, whether an
application was not made to the Board of Directors
to grant a pension, and whether they did not refuse to
accede ?

Mr. HOGG said that the Court of Directors, in
reply to the application made to them, expressed, in the
strongest terms, their opinion of the merits of Lord
Keane, and their opinion, as far as it could x,eigh
with her Maje:ty's Government, that Lord. Keane
was cutitled to the pension to himself and his two heirs
and successors that were usually granted to distinguished
soldiers who, for their gallattry and skill, had been raised
to the Peerage. But the Court of Directors went on •
to say, not- only as a matter of finance,- but because
they thought it honourable to Lord Keane, that as
his services had been recognised by the British Par-,l*
liament the pension also should be conferred by the
I,lritish House of Cornmens.—(Great laughter.) -
The Report wasT:wn agreed to.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
On the motion that the Administration of Justice Bill
be read a second time,
Sir E. SUGDEN said it was not his intention to
make a tingle observation in that stage of the Bill, but
simply to reserve to himself the right of making in
Committee the suggestions which might occur to him,
and the alterations which he might desire to engraft
upon the 13ill.
Dr. NICHOLL begged to ask the Hon. Gentle-
man, the proposer of the measure, whether he would
have any objFetien to propose a mode of enforcing costs
in cases of appeal hefrire the Judicial Committee: •
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL raid that it. was
a subject which deserved attention, and he should be
happy to receive any suggestion.
The Bill -was that read .a second time, and ordered
to be committed on Monday.

The Administration of Justice Bill (No. 2) was also
read a second time and was ordered to be committed
on Monday.
T.x Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill was then read
a second time.—To be committed to-morrow.

Toe Court of Exchequer (Ireland) Bill was then
read a third time nod pasi,cd.

COUNTY BRIDGES.

Lord ELIO'I' obtained lealde to bring in a Bill
for providing for the rebuilding and repairing of
County Bridges. The 13111 was read a first time.
The Ilouse then adjourned.