The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-23 00:00:00

FEARGITS O'CONNOR.

7rft. AG LIONBY said, at the request of several
Limols of Mr. O'Connor, he wished to ask the Under-
;ecretary of State, whether it were true that Mr. O'Con-
nor, who Ilad been sentenced to a certain period of im-
prisonment for a political offe.nee, had presented a peti-
tion, accompanied with medical certificates, praying that
cn apeount of his health he might be imprisooed in Lon-
don instead of Xork and whether it was also correct that
he had been removed from London to York, and whether
the Home Office were aware of any returns of the pri-
son rtgulations, or had a copy of them, and whether they
were aware that it was mode under those rules? Mr.
O'Connor, who was imprisoned for a political offence, was
sufflring the severest punishment in the felon's department.
Mr. Fox MA.ULE said, with reference to the state.
ment made to the 'Honourable Gentlemen by the frierds
of Mr. O'Connor; he could only observe that, by
the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench, he
was sentenced to an imprisonment in York Castle,
a sentence which he apprehended the Secretary
of State, with reference to the place of imprisonment, had
no power. With regard to the application which was made
witn respect to Mr.O'Connot's health, there were certain
applications made to the Under- Secretary of State, and
owing to. t'oe period, which was late one
evening, at which they were made, it was
thought. fir- to deiay his removal from the i•rison
of the Court of Queen's Bench to York, from
Satorday to Monday. Other representations were then
made to whio'a the ;answer was that the Marshal of the
Court was r:,,sponzib!e, and not the Home Office. The
Marshal had thought fit, upon his responsibility, to carry
into effect the sentence, and Mr. O'Connor was removed.
With referehee to thedepartment in which he was confined
coaldnat answer that questiom. The Secretary of State
had no reciins of giving directions to the visiting Justices
wit„l regard to the rules of the gaol, and he apprehended
O'C,nr.or. was confined there upon the rules adopted
L) the Justices.

CORN-LAWS.

Mr., DARBY wished to knosv of the Honour-
a!Aa Member for Wolverhampton whether it was his in-
tention to make his motion on the Corn-laws ou the 26th
of this rnonth.

Mr. VILLIERS said it was his intention to do so.
STEAM NAVIGATION.

L' rd S AND ON wished to ask a question of the President
of the Board of Trade. Considerable uneasiness was felt by
parties connected with steam-boats at the frequent appl;ca-
tions made to the Board of Trade, either for the privilege of
limited liability or being excused from liability altogether,
and they complained of the neglect of these applications.
in order to relieve the doubt and the anxiety which pre-
vailed on the subject, he (Lord Sandon) had thought the
best course would be to ask the Right Hon. Gentleman
whether in the prlciples be acted on he was governed by
the minute which had been laid before the House by his
department of the Board of Trade.
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3,1 r LA BOUC HE R E said—he was surprised that
any doubt could pre7ail on the subject, for he had always
nest' on, and always intended to act on, the principles laid
down in the minute referred to, which might shortly be
stated thus—that the Board ought not to grant the privi-
lege of patent to any Company, the object of which could
.11'3r, be equally obtained by a siugh7 person.

IRISH ESTIMATES.
Sir R. B ATE SON said he should be glad to hear from
the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Irish Esti-
mates would not be brought on earlier this year than the
last, when they had not been brought on till most of the
Irish Gentlemen had left town for the Assizes.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
could not name the day ; but for unfortunate circumstances
f-e had hoped they would have been brought on before this.
POST-HORSE DUTY.
Mr. M ACLEAN asked if it was intended to take off the
pest.horse duty, or any part thereof?
Te- CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—No
—( A laugh.)