The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Jan. 26.
Their Lord ships met to• day at a Quarter before Four
o'clock.

ROYAL ASSENT.
The Royal 'Ass,nt was given io•day by Commission
to the Corn Importation Bill and the Navigation Laws
Suspension Bill.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
Pie Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Campbell.
Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.

. The House resumed at Fire o'clock.
STANDING ORDERS.
The standing orders age. ed to on Stturday last, on
the motion of Lord Buoucitaiu, were this dij brought
UP, and the amendments agreed to.
TIDAL IIA.RBOURs COMMISSION.
Lord AUCKLAND brought up the report of the Tidal
llarbours C, Aft uission, which was ordered to be laid
upon the table,
The House then adjourned till Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMOI VS, Jan. 26.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter to Four.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
Sir A. CLIFFORD, Usher of the Black Rod, summoned
the Rouse to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the
1-0.3'41 Assent given by Commission to several Bills, for
Which see Lord.' report.

LIVERPOOL GAS WORKS.
This Bill was, on the motion of Sir 11. DOUGLAS,
read a second time.
PORTSMOUTH PAVING, LIGHTING, &c., IM-

PROVEMENT ACT.
This Bill was also read a second time.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT.
Sir C. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Leeds
Praying for the amendmeut or repeal of the law of
settlement.

LIGHTHOUSES.

Mr. MORRIS presented a petition from Carmarthen,
ra3 ins the Government to act on the report of the
üblic Committee, by taking the management of light=
houses in their own hands.
LAW OF ARREST (SCOTLAND).
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from
Glasgow, praying the House' to amt rid the Act of 1845.,
as regarded the arrestment of wages, inasmuch as it was
found quite inoperative in the recovery of small debts.
LIMITATION OF TIIE HOURS OF LABOUR.
• Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from Edin•
burgh (as we understood) praying for an abridgment of
the hours of labour.
CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.
Tht members of the General Committee on Contra.
Twied Elections were called to the table and sworn.
• CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
FIUDIE pave notice of his intention to move, on
It future day, for returns with respect to the infliction of
corporal punishment in the army, and the different

stations at which the punishment was inflicted.
IRISH WORKHOUSES.

Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN gave notice that upon an
early day he would move for several returns relative to
the present position of the workhouses in Ireland.
THE NAVIGATION LAWS.
Mr. RICARDO said it was his intention to postpone
the motion of which he had given notice, for the ap-
pointment of a Committee to inquire into the subject of
the navigation laws, until Thursday next.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES FOR IRELAND.
Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Tuesday next,
it was his intention to ask a question of the Noble Lord
rat the head of her Majesty's Government, as to
..,the probable cost of carrying out the measures proposed
1?), her Majesty's Government for the relief of the di,
'tress at present existing in Ireland.
TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND).
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice that on
n early day he would move for some returns respecting
the improvement of the existing relations between land-
lord and tenant, and also with reference to the present
stem of the tenure of land in that country.
PUBLIC REVENUE.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice that, in a fortnight, it
a his intention to submit a proposition to the House,
'having for its object the better security of the public
,revenue and improving the mode of keeping the public
accounts.

COLONY OF HONG-KONG.
The 'ION. MEMBER also moved for a return of the
prders, ordinances, or other official documents which have
been issued by the British authorities in China for regu-
lating) the trade thereof. Also, accounts of the receipts
and disbursemesra of the colony of Hong-Kong (in conti-
nuation.. of the last Peri imentary returns), made up to
Th_latest period at which they can be furnished.
The motion was agreed to.
THE NAVY.
eSeit' C. NAPIER wished to ask the question of the
etary of the Admiralty of which he had given notice
yesterday.iec He saw by the newspapers that there were
and ntzutehigeshet
ships
of the line at Lisbon doing nothing,
whether sail of the line elsewhere; he wished to know
corn, or were to be employed in carrying
lej upon any other important service?
Gov ' "'tip said that the question rather affected the
_!3rnment
personally than the Admiralty, for no
but
iVlication whatever had been made to the Admiralty ;
..I_lt_he might state, on behalf of the Government, that,
to d,OOO or 4,000 tons of shipping had been appropriated
the purpose of carryin corn, there was no necessity
?r the alteration of the law in this instance.
CONVICTS FOR TRANSPORTATION.
~,,
BANKES wished to ask the two questions of
Which he had given notice. He had learned that letters
". ot been issued from the Home-office to the magistrates
aquarter sessions in England and Wales, requiring
them to provide for the convicts who had been truns-
erted. The question he wished to ask was, whether
the reasons fur this proceeding would be laid before
the liouse.
Sir G. GREY said that such letters had been issued,
and he hoped shortly to lay the whole of the pro-
eellings on the table of the House respecting them.
r consequence of the resolution to refrain from
trans
porting convicts to Van Diemasee Land, it had been
found necessary to use all the spare accommodation of
the gaols in this country, and be intended at an early
period to introduce a Bill on the subject.
JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
11r. GEO. BANKE4 wished to ask the Right Hon.
Secretary for the Home Department a question with
relation to the disposal of juvenile offenders. He
Wished to ask if the Government had formed any plan
for amending the mode of conducting the proceedings
with regard to juvenile offenders, as well previous to the
time of the trial as afterwards, and whether they had
taken any measure for awarding punishment, in the
case of conviction, suited to their crimes, and not liable
to influence their moral condition prejudicially ?
Sir G. GREY said he did not know if he understood
the question put by his Hon. Friend to relate to sum
mary convictions, or whether his suggestion was made
solely with regard to them.
Mr. BANKES.—No; I spoke generally.
Sir G. GREY said on that subject he had no definite
plans to propose to the House. With reference to tke
disposal of juvenile offenders prior to conviction or impri-
sonment, the information required by the lion. Member
Would be given in the papers which he proposed shortly
to lay on the table of the House.
THE GLASS TRADE.
Mr. MUNTZ, in pursuance of notice given, moved for
a return of the amount of foreign glass annually im-
ported and exported into and from the ports of England.
SUGAR DUTIES.

Mr. MILES said, that seeing the Right Hon. Gentle-
man the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his place. he
wished to ask a question relative to the 13111 for allowing
sugar to be used in distilleries. An Hon. Gentleman the
other night had moved for a Select Committee to inquire
into the probable effect of the new Sugar Bill on the
revenue of the country. He wished to ask if the Go-
vernment intended to allow that Committee? He (Mr.
Miles) had asked the Right Hon. Gentleman privately,
that morning, a question relative to the equalization of
the rum duties; he wished now to know if a Select Com-
mittee would sit upon that Bill after the second reading,
following the prececent established relative to the Bill
proposed in reference to bonded ei.rn?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who
Was very indistinctly heard, said that he had communi-
cated with his Right Hon. Friend at the head of the Go
'eminent, and he did not think it expedient to appoint a
Committee, as it would cause unnecessary dt lay, although
he did not attribute any such motive to his lion. Friend.
His would undertake to lay upon the table of the House
on Thursday next a report from the Beard of Excise
relative to the use of sugar, malt, and molasses,
IRISH DISTRESS.