The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-06 00:00:00

NAVIGATION LAWS.

Mr. RICARDO wished to know whether refined
sugar was admissible into this country under the navi-,
gation laws.

Mr. GIBSON—The navigation laws, to which his
Hon. Friend alluded, held that manufactured goods
were to be considered the gools of the country in which
they were manufactured.

Mr. RICARDO did not think that an answer to his
question.
Mr. GIBSON would take the liberty of stating, on the
part of Government, that he would answer more fully
the question of his lion. Friand at a future period.
Mr. RICARDO gave notice that he should, on
Monday, repeat his question.
THE NAVAL SERVICE—PURSERS AND

PAYMASTERS.
Captain PECHELL said, that ho wished to ask the
Secretary of the Admiralty a question. In the course
of last session, and the session before, petitions had
been presented from the pursers and paymasters in the
navy, complaining that, notwithstanding the recommen-
dation of the commission appointed to inquire into this
subject, the petitioners had not received any addition tc
their half-pay. The petitioners had in one case surrendered
20 per cent., and in another 23 per cent. of their sea-
profits, in order that they might have a better half-pay.
They had been told on the last occasion, that if they
would forego their claims for that session the Govern-
ment would give them their favourable attention in'the
next session. Relying upon that promise, they had not
pressed their claims, and he (Captain Pecbell) wished
now to know what steps had been taken to bring about
some satisfactory arrangement?
Mr. WARD said, that in accordance with the recom-
mendation of the Commissioners appointed in 1841, one
shilling per day would be added to the half pay of these
claimants in the present year.
Captain PECHELL wished to say that he had received
a communication from a paymaster placed on the six-
shilling list who had not been able to obtain the addition
recommended by the Commissioners.
RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
Colonel SIIITHORP gave notice, that if no more
competent Member would bring in a Bill for the better
regulation of railways, he should on an early day move
for leave to bring in a Bill to compel railway companies
to give ample compensation to the survivors of those
persons who should have lost their lives by accidents
on railways.

SUGAR IN BREWERIES.
An Horr. MEMBER asked if any objection would be
urged by Government to the use of sugar in breweries
for the purpose of colouring beer?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
if his Hun. Friend exercised a little patience he would
find that when the Bill came before Committee there
was a clause inserted having special reference to this
matter.

HER MAJESTY'S NAVY.

Sir C. NAPIER wished to ask a question of the
Hon. the Secretary of the Admiralty, but, as he had not
given notice of it, he would not request an
answer till Monday next. Last year it would be
that 100 naval captains had been taken off the list, an d
he found that within a recent period 72 fresh ones has
been added. Now, as it had been stated that the cap-
tains' list was to be reduced to 500, he wished to ask the
Hon. Gentleman the Secretary fur the Admiralty vthe-
ther the list had been reduced below that number by so
many, or whether this new introduction of names was an
addition to the complete number ?
Mr. WARD said le would give an answer on Monday.
IRISH POOR-LAWS.
Mr. P. SCROPE gave notice that,;in Committee on
the Irish Poor-law Relief Bill, he would call the attention
of the House to the expediency of extending to able-
bodied labourers the same right to relief which existed
under the English law. He would also propose a clause
empowering boards of gus rilans:to employ the able-bodied
labourers on workhouse farms, and in reclaiming the
waste lands.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, it was
agreed that the House, at its rising, do adjourn till
Monday.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Mr. HUTT moved for a return of all moneys received
n England and in the colony for sales of land• in South
Australia, or on account thereof; specifying (where
practicable) the parties from whom received, and the
lands purchased; also, for the expenditure of the said
moneys, and the authorities for such expenditures; also,
of all liabilities for balance of passage-money of emi-
grants; also, of the balances of the Land Fund, both
in England and the colony, and where deposited; also,
specifying the amount available to further emigration,
and the reserve for other objects (the said returns to
commence from the last accounts of the Land Fund pre-
sented to Parliament).—Agreed to.
MILBANK PENITENTIARY.
Mr. B. ESCOTT, in reference to the report which he
had drawn up, as one of the Milbank Penitentiary
Commissioners, wished to call the attention of the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Sir George Grey) to the matter in
question. The Right Honourable Gentleman had
refused to receive his report, differing as it did
from the report of the other two Commissioners, but he
expressed himself willing to receive the substance of it
in the shape of a letter. He (Mr. B. E:cott)
objected to do so, and in order to be satisfied
that he had acted right he had taken the
advice of two eminent members of the bar.
The first learned gentleman applied to was of opinion
he had done perfectly right, but,:in order to be sure that
he was right, he next took the opinion of Mr. Sergeant
Manning. That opinion was confirmatory of the first.
Under these circumstances he (Mr. Escott) must persevere
in sending in the report.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said that neither the House nor the
public were in possession of the report twice sent and
twice rejected by the punctilio of the Home Secretary.
He should move that the report be brought up and laid
upon the table.—(hear, hear.)
Sir GEORGE GREY said he was quite ashamed to
delay the House by repeating the arguments he had al-
ready advanced respecting the practice adhered to in re-
ceiving reports of Commissioners who (lid not join in a
common report. He did expect that the Hon. Member
would have put it in his power to have laid the document
before the House verbatim et literalim, the same merely
altering the commencement and the termination. He
had merely to say, that no such document as had been
moved for, was in his possession.
Mr. B. Escott here rose, and placed a document
in the hands of Sir George Grey, who threw it from
him upon the table, and Mr. Escott retired.
Mr. HUME said that it was a pity that the House
should divide upon such a subject. The Hon. Gentle.
man must know that her Majesty's Government had
pursued a certain course from time immemorial, and that
they could not now depart from that course. The Hon.
Gentleman could not blame them for not doing that
which was not according to practice. The document
should be read as a letter instead of being read as a
report.
Mr. O'CONNELL thought it unnecessary to divide
the House upon such a subject.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE did not understand now in
what light the Right Hon. Gentleman held the document
of which he was in possession.
Sir GEORGE GREY said that he was in possession
of a paper placed in his hands in a very unusual manner,
and really, at the present moment, in the discharge of
the duties of the office he held, and as a Member of that
House, he had not as yet been able to read one word
of it.

Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE said that he should withdraw
the motion, and bring it forward at some future period.
Mr. B. ESCOTT assured the Right Hon. Gentleman
that nothing was so far from his intention as to do
anything disrespectful or out of the usual course. He
was content to refer it to the highest legal authorities,
and take their opinions upon it. The House would re-
member that the Right Hon. Gentleman gave it as a
reason for not laying the paper before the House that ho
was not in possession of it, and it was that statement
which induced him to act as he bad done.
The motion was then withdrawn.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS.

Mr. FIUME wished to ask the Right Hon. Secretary
for the Home Department a question, of which he had
given notice. He wished to know whether they were