The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-05 00:00:00

POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS.

Captain PECHELL also moved, on behalf of the
Hon. Member for Weymouth, for copies of all corre-
spondence which had taken place between the Poor-
law Commissioners and the board of guardians for Wey-
mouth.—Agreed to.
DETENTION OF CORN.
Dr. BOWRING wished to call the attention of Lord
Palmerston to the detention of corn and maize in the
port of Ancona, bought for English account, and in
tended to be shipped for this country, and to inquire
what measures had been taken in consequence.
Lord PALMERSTON stated that several represents
tions had been made to him on the subject, and he had
issued instructions to the Consul upon the subject. The
detention of the grain complained of did not arise from
any act of His Holiness the Pope, as had been stated,
but from the local authorities of the )rt of Ancona.

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Dr. BOWRING wished to know whetherGoverm
ment had taken any steps in order to ascertain the
truth of a rumour which had spread as to the capture
and destruction by the natives of four persons who were
supposed to have been cast ashore on the coast of
Abyssinia?
Lord PALMERSTON said, that he had c
in-
quiries to be made upon the subject, andcaused
the answer
which he had received was, that after the most minute
investigation into the circumstances, it the opinion
of the persons employed to make the inquiries, that the
boat containing the four persons had been overtaken by
a storm and lost ; and that they were not captured or
murdered by the inhabitants.
PENINSULAR MEDALS.
Sir ANDREW LEITH HAY wished to put t
ques-
tion to the Secretary at War as to the steps w
htie
had
been taken to carry into effect her Majesty's gracious
intention of granting medals to the officers the
Penin-
sular army.
Mr. FOX MAULE said, that in •
carrying out the
gracious commands of her Majesty the; details of the
measure had been attended with considerable diffi-
culty. He could assure the Honourable Member,
and the House, who had expressed so strong a
feeling on the subject at the close of the last
he ssion , that no unnecessary delay should take place in
conferring on those gallant officers the rewards which
her Majesty had been graciously pleased to appoint.
RU -SIAN DUTIES ON HERRINGS.
Sir ANDREW LEITH HAY wished to put a
ques-
tion to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs relating, to
the duties levied in Russia and other countries on her-
rings exported from Great Britain ; he wished to know
whether it was the intention of that Government to
lower the rate of duties levied upon that article of
export?
Lord PALMERSTON said that each country regu-
lated its own tariff according to its own interests, real or
supposed, and it was a question in which other Govern.
ments could not interfere. He regretted, therefore, that
he was not able at present to give any satisfactory answer
to the question of the Hon. Member.
THE BLACK CAT.
Mr. MUNTZ wished to know upon what authority,
or upon what grounds, the schooner Black Cat was de•
tained in the river, and why all information upon the
subject was refused to the owners by the Custom-house
authorities.
Lord PALMERSTON replied that the Black Cat
was detained at the request of the Portuguese Minister,
who represented that tke Black Cat was laden with con-
siderable stores, to be used in hostilities on the coast of
Spain.
Mr. MUNTZ, gave notice that, on Thursday week, be
should bring the subject of the detention of the Black
Cat under the attention of the House.—(Laughter.)
In answer to a question from Mr. O'CoNNELL,
Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that Dublin would not
be excluded from the operation of the Destitute Persons
(Ireland) Act.
Mr. AGLIONBY wished to know if Government in-
tended to bring in any measure this session to correct
the evils attendant upon the collection of the Merchant
Seaman's Fund.
Mr. WARD replied that it had been determined to
institute a further inquiry into the subject, and a com-
mission would be appointed for that purpose. Upon
the result of that commission a measure would be
founded for remedying such evils as might be found to
exist.

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 goois 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 Hon. Friend 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 he 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 to
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-