The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

GAS COMPANIES.

Mr. HUME moved for a statement from every gas
company established by Act of Parliament in the
United Kingdom, stating the several Acts of Parliament
under which established, the rates per 1,000 cubic feet
at which each company or corporation have supplied gas
in each year since 1820, or if later established, in each
year from the year the company commenced to supply
gas, and the price of the best coals in each year for the
same period ; also stating the amount of fixed capital of
each gas company, and the rate per cent. of dividend to
the shareholders or proprietors on their shares in each
year during that time.—Agreed to.
EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SECRET PAPERS.
Mr. HUME desired to know, whether the Govers-
ment had any objection to his motion for a list of secret
papers laid before the Court of Directors of the East
India Company by the Board of Control, since January,
1840, distinguishing those papers that were kept in
secret Court of Directors.

Sir J. HOBHOUSE said, that his great objection was
that if they were given they would no longer remai■
secret; and, in fact, it would be impossible to furnish
them.
Mr. HUME said that all he wanted was a list of the
papers, and not what they contained. Supposing the
paper was on steam-boats, let the paper be named as
such ; if on negotiation, let it receive that title. He
would, however, postpone it.
EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
Colonel LINDSAY presented a petition from Wake.
field against the Government educational grant.
MILITARY TRANSPORTATION.
Mr. HOPE wished to ask a question of which he had
given notice. It had relation to the transportation of
military offenders. He understood that in future it was
intended to convey them, at least, from India to the
Cape of Good Hope. He asked if this were correct,
and that, also, in case of transportation from England,
whether a different arrangement was to prevail? He
wished likewise to know whether the arrangement was
made with the concurrence of the colonial authorities?

Mr. HAWES said the Hon. Gentleman's questions were
longer than the motion of which he had given notice. Re-
garding transportation from the colonies, it was arranged.
that military convicts from the Mauritius and India
should proceed to the Cape of Good Hope, where a depot
was established for their reception. With regard to
the support of these establishments, they were not to be
supported out of the Colonial fund, but out of the Im-
perial treasury. No other provision was in contem-
plation at present.
REFUSAL TO BURY PAUPERS AT WAR-

MINSTER.
Mr. BOUVERIE postponed
tothetrheefumiaoltoiofnthe of
Vicarwhich
had given notice, relative
Warminster to bury Sarah Garrett, a pauper of that
union, till that day week.
BISHOPRIC OF ST. ASAPH.
Mr. COLLETT, in moving for copies of all corre-
spondence with the Bishop of Bangor, of any case sub-
mitted to the law officers of the Crown, and of their
opintnion
of aon the
ho subject, Previously
to the appoint-
me Bishop of St. Asaph, in July, 1846--
said that he would trouble the. House with very few ob-
servations, because, although he had not been in com-
munication with the Government, he had every hope
that his motion would be acceded to. It would be re-
membered that in the early part of last session
he had taken the liberty of asking the First
Lord of the Treasury the following question:
whether there was any intention, in the event
of creating the new Bishopric of Manchester, it was also
determined to unite the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph.
(The Hon. Member then proc:eded to read from the jour-
nals the debate which had taken place :in the beginning
of the session.)
Mr. FERRAND—I rise to order. The Hon. Member
has read a part of a debate which took place in this
' House in the early part of the session.