The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-19 00:00:00

PRISONS.

In reply to a question from Viscount SANDON,
Sir G. GREY stated that the reports of the Inspectors of
Prisons would be found to contain the fullest information on
the subject of prison discipline. The Corporation of the city
of London has decided upon building another prison, which
would obviate the inconvenience of the Giltepur-street
Compter.
DEATH OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND
—APPOINTMENT OF A SUCCESSOR.
Mr. HUME wished to know whether the Noble Lord
at the head of the Government had made any arrange-
ment with respect to filling up the vacancy caused by the
death of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, as it was important
that the intentions of the Government should be known as soon
as possible.—( Considerable sensation. )
Lord J. RUSSELL ( who appeared to labour under consi-
derable emotion) said—Perhaps the House will permit me, in
answering the question of the Hon. Member, which I must
say pressed very closely on the death of the Noble Lord, the
late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.—(Loud cheers.) The
House will permit me to state what are the feelings of the
Government, and the Sovereign whom we have the honour
to, serve, with respect to the rno.lancholy lo.s which has
o t
Tocuatrerel—(Hear, hear)—the loss of a Noble Lord whose in•
knowledge of Ireland, whose clear judgment, whose
conciliatory qualities—(Cheers)-11ad so well adapted him to

soften the animosities that had been so long the bane of that
country, and to point the way to an improved state of things.
—(Cheers.) Having said these few words with respect to
the calamity which has occurred, I will tell the Hon. Gentle-
man who has asked this question that her Majesty's
Government have felt it their duty to advise her Majesty im-
mediately to fill up the office of the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ire-
land. Whatever may be the opinion of her Majesty's Go-
vernment with respect to the general nature of that office and
with respect to the policy of maintaining it for any length of
time, as a part of the Government of the United Kingdom,
we are clearly and unanimously of opinion that the present cir-
cumstances of Ireland do not admit of such a change of autho-
rity as would be necessary by the legislative measures which
would have to be introduced by any change in the mode of ad-
ministering the affairs of Ireland. We have therefore thought
it necessary to advise her Majesty to fill up the office of the
LordbLientenant ,but I do not intend during the present ses-
sion of Parliament to introduce any measure by which an alte-
ration may be made in the constitution of that authority, and
acting upon our own responsibility, it will be absolutely neces-
sary for the Government to advise her Majesty to appoint a
successor to the Noble Lord just deceased.
SITTINGS OF COMMITTEES.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that it was his duty to make
a motion, in consequence of that which had been just carried.
The Hon. Member for Rochdale had announced to the House
that he was well placed for to-morrox.—( Laughter.) lie
( Sir J. Graham) was very badly pieced, for he was summoned
to attend two Committees, one a Railway Committee and the
other a Committee on matters of general interest to this House.
It was, therefore, his duty to move that the Committees should
have leave to sit to-morrow.—Agreed to.
SIR EARDLEY WILNIOT.
Mr. SPOONER gave notice that on Tuesday, the Ist
June, he should move that a copy of an address from the in-
habitants of Hobart Town to Sir Eardley Wilmot, late Lieut.-
Governor of Van I)iemen's Land, in consequence of a publica-
tion of a dispatch from Mr. Gladstone, be laid upon the table.
DR. BOWRING AND
_THE POOR-LAW COMMIS-

STONERS.
Mr. FERRAND wished to give notice to the Hon. Mem•
ber for Bolton, that on Friday it was his intention to put a
question to him relating to the positive contradiction made last
night by the chief Secretary of State for the Home Department,
of a most solemn declaration made by a late Secretary of State
that Mr. Mott had been dismissed from his office as Assistant
Commissioner for conduct of which the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman wag acquainted, and which declaration the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman stated at the time was sufficient to
clear his character as a Member of that House.
Dr. BO WRING said he should be much indebted to the
Hon. Gentleman if he would put his question.
Mr. FERRAND was prepared to do so. It was. Whether
the Hon. and Learned Gentleman was now prepared, after the
positive
contradiction—the solemn declaration—of the late Se-
cretary of State for the Home Department with regard to Mr.
Mott, to take any further steps for further clearing his own
character, and the character of his constituents in reference to
the same subject ?
Dr. BOWRING did not know in what manner his charac-
ter was involved in any thing that had taken place on a former
night.—(Cheers. )