The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-16 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Mr. HUME, seeing the Noble Lord the Secretary
for Foreign Affairs in his place, begged to ask whether
the Noble Lord could state what was the real gosition
of Eritish merchants in Turkey ?
Lord PALMERSTON replied that he had just
laid on the table the papers which would give the in-
formation desired by the Hon. Member for Kilkenny.
Lord PALMERSTON, in answer to Mr. Hume,
stated that no Order in Council had been issued for re-
prisals on the Neapolitan Government.
The motion for the adjournment was then agreed to.
AMENDMENT OF THE REFORM ACT.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that on the
30th of April he should move for leave to bring in a
Bill for the Registration of Parliamentary Electors, and
also a Bill to make further provisions respecting the
right of voting for Members of Parliament.
TRANSPORTATION.

Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH gave notice
that, on the sth of May, he should call the attention of
the House to the Report of the Transportation Com-
mittee, and move that the punishment of transportation
ought to be abolished.
CHURCH EXTENSION.

Sir ROBERT INGLIS gave notice that, on the
7th of May he should bring forward a measure on the
subject of Church Extension.
MR. CH ATMAN'S REPORT.

An HON. MEmnEn on the Opposition side gave
notice that on the sth of May he should move for an
address to her Majesty, praying that she would be
pleased to order to be laid before the House the further
evidence taken before the Hand loom Commissioners,
more particularly the evidence taken before Mr. Chap-
man, and his Report thereon.
CANADA WASTE LANDS.

Sir C. GREY gave notice that, on the 30th of April,
he should move that there should be laid before the
House copies of all Colonial enactments respecting the
sale and management of waste lands in Upper
and Lower Canada ; also a copy of the charter
of the Hudson's Bay Company, and of all leases
by which that Company hold lands either in Up-
per or Lower Canada ; also a copy of all correspondence
which had taken place upon that subject between the
Company and the authorities in Canada or the Secretary
of State during the last five years.
IMPORT DUTIES.

Mr. HUME gave notice that on the 30th he should
move for a Committee to inquire into the nature and
amount of the present duties levied on the importation
of goods ; also that on the 7th of May he should move
for an address for copies of the correspondence relating
to Turkey and Egypt.
CORN-LAWS. _ _

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Mr. VILLIERS gave notice that on the 12th of
May he should move that the House resolve itself into
Committee to take into consideration the present Corn-
laws.
Mr. WALLACE moved that an order made on the
10th instant be discharged, as he found those Returns
had already been made.
Mr. lIUNIE moved that certain papers which had
been laid on the table relative to persons imprisoned for
high treason in Canada, be printed. He also moved
an exeldtess for copies of certain Orders of Council in
Lower Canada, relating to the confiscation and forfei-
ture of property in that Colony ; also certain returns
relating to the Scotch fisheries.
HILL COOLIES.
Mr. MACKINNON gave notice, that on the 3th
of May he should move for a Select Committee on the
Emigration Bill, to investigate the subject of the emi-
gration of Hill Coolies.
ROYAL BURGHS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
The LORD ADVOCATE brought in the Royal
Burghs (Scotland) Bid, which was read a first time.
TWINES ELECTION.
Sir T. FREMANTLE said he had that day re-
ceived a communication from Devonshire, stating that
the writ which had been received by the Under-Sheriff
he had in vain attempted to serve en the Friday and
Saturday, but that he had since been able to do
so on the Monday, and as that was within the
time allowed by the Act of Parliament, and as the
Mayor had given notice of Lhe election, he trusted that
the delay which had. occurred would not lead to any in-
convenience, and he should not, therefore, bring forward
the motion for inquiry of which he bad given notice.
Mr. CRESSWELL wished to ask the Chancellor of
the Exchequer if there had been any report from the
Commission appointed to investigate the Danish claims ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was
not aware that there was any.
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for the UtlltiTrdY'reading of
Lord Seaton's Annuity Bill,
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the valuable
Lord Seaton. The grant, he believed, was worth
about 150,000/. ; and he wished to ask the
House if they were prepared in the present
state of the country to grant so large a sum to
one who had departed in many instances from all the
principles on which Englishmen should act ? Ha thought
the Noble Lord was in no way entitled to a reward for
his services, and he therefore proposed to reject the
Bill altogether.
Lord J. RUSSELL said he had but one answer
to make to the charges against Lord Seaton, and that
was, that he was sure those charges made no Impres-
sion upon the public mind. Peopleeor
merits
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on the contrary, agreed as to the m

Lord.
Mr. HUME then moved that the Bill should be
read a third time on that day six months.
Mr. WARD said he would vote against the principle
of a grant for three lives. He would not, however,
enter into a discussion on the conduct of Lord Seaton,
but lie should say that he entirely disapproved of the
extent of the grant, and the attempt to create what ho
should call dpauper Peerege. (in these grounds he
should vote for the measure of his Hon. Friend the
Member for Kilkenny.
The House then divided, when there appeared--
For the third reading
Against it 7

Majority — 60
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The C • .ttofC wl) mee Supply, the ,oramittee on the
Settled Estates Drainage Bill, and the second reading
of the. Borough Watch-Rate Bill were postponed to the
29thinstant.
The amendments to the Insolvent Debtors (Ireland)
Bill were agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read
a third time on the 09th.
The LeRD ADVOCATE -moved the third reading
of the Law of EAdence (Scotland) Bill.
Mr. G, HOPE said it was the opinion of the
most eminent men in the profession in Scotland,
except that of the Learned Lord himself, that the Bill