The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from
Aberdeen, praying the House to address her Majesty to
prevent any interference of this country in the affairs of
Portugal.
Mr. HUME presented a petition agreed on at a
public meeting at the institution in John-street to the
same effect, but stating further, that the Government
in 1832 had refused to aid the cause of the
oppressed Poles, that they were ever ready to
aid " Kings;" that the Queen of Portugal bad forfeited
any right to the protection of the British from her un-
constitutional conduct, and that her Majesty ought to
dismiss her present advisers, who had induced her to
consent to the perpetration of so barbarous an act to-
wards the people of Portugal as the sending of a British
fleet amongst them.—(Laughter, and hear, hear.)
The Lords' Amendments to the following Bills were
agree to:—Lowestoft Railway and Harbour (Alteration
near Reedham); Great Southern and Western Railway
Extension (Portarlington to Tullamore); Dublin and
Drogheda (Branch from Navan to Dells); Glasgow,
Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway; Glasgow,
Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, and Glasgow, Southern
Terminal Railways Amalgamation; Macduff Harbour,

HYLTON'S ESTATE BILL.
Mr. GREENE moved that the examiners of petitions
should have leave to sit and proceed on Hylton's Estate
Bill on Tuesday, the 29th day of this instant June.
Motion agreed to.
MORTALITY ON BOARD EMIGRANT SHIPS.

Lord J. MANNERS wished to know whether the
Government were aware of the great mortality which
had taken place on board some of the emigrant ships
between Ireland and Canada?

Mr. HA WES was sorry to have to state that the
Government had received several communications from
the Governor and authorities of Canada, informing them
of the state of things; but every step had been taken by
the Government to mitigate as much as possible the dis-
tressing results of such a state of things.
BRITISH PRODUCE.

Mr. HASTIE moved, That there be annually laid
before this House, a return, made out in parallel columns,
showing the principal articles of British produce and
manufacture exported from the United Kingdom, with
the duties on such articles in the principal foreign
countries to which they are exported, expressed in foreign
monies, weights, and measures. Similar return, with the
foreign monies, weights, and measures converted into
English ditto, that the differences in the duties on the
same articles in different countries may be exhibited at
a glance.—Motion agreed to.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.

In answer to a question put by Mr. HUME,
Sir G. GREY said that a Bill was prepared on this
subject by the Lord Chancellor, and would he thought
be brought down to this House in a few days.
COURTS OF REVIEW AND BANKRUPTCY.
In answer to a question put by Mr. HUME,
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that the
Court of Review was to be abolished, and the business
transferred to the Court of Bankruptcy. The circuits
were also to be abolished ; and he considered that the
alteration would have the effect of producing a consider-
able saving to the country. With respect to the report
alluded to by the Hon. Member, every information ne-
cessary to a correct appreciation of the question would
be afforded the House when the Bill was laid before it.
MEDICAL OFFICERS OF UNIONS.
Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he would to-morrow
put a question to the Government with respect to a
statement made by the Hon. and Learned Member for
Bath, with respect to the allowances made to medical
union officers by the Poor-law Commissioners.
NAVIGATION LAWS.

In answer co—; question of Lord G. BENTINCK
relative to certain returns laid before the House,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he had no opportunity of testing the accuracy of
the returns, because no notice had been given of the
Question, and he could not, therefore, speak with that
confidence which he would otherwise have been able to
do. He had ordered the returns of corn imported since
the suspension of the navigation laws, and the Customs
had furnished them. Ho would again apply to the
Customs to-morrow to ascertain if th returns were cor-
rect, and report their answer to the Noble Lord.
BOARD OF TRADE.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to put a question to
the Noble Lord at the head of the Government—Was it
his intention, if Mr. Nl`Gregor were returned for
Glasgow, to continue him in the office of Secretary of
the Board of Trade?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that Mr. M'Gregor, in noti-
fying his intention to stand for Glasgow, had stated to
to him that, in the event of his being returned as a
Member, it was his intention to resign the situation
which he then held.
RAILWAYS (IRELAND, No. 2) BILL.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the order of the day
for the second reading of the above Bill.
Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH would ask, whether
it Was just to risk the increase of taxation, in order to