The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-09 00:00:00

NOTICES OP MOTION.

Mr. HUME stated, that in consequence of the ad
journed debate upon the incorporation of Cracow on
Thursday evening next, he should postpone his motion
with regard to Scinde until that day fortnight.
Mr. BROTHERTON, on the part of the Hon.
Member for Durham, postponed the Hon. Member's
motion with regard to Indian cotton until this day
fortnight.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice that on
Tuesday, the 23d of March, he should move for leave to
bring in a Bill for the repeal of the Septennial Act.
Mr. CHRISTIE moved for an address for a return of
the cost of preparing and otherwise fitting up the fol-
lowing repositories:—The building erected in Westmin-
ster Hall in or about 1822, to receive the Common Law
Records; also of the King's Mews at Charing-cross in
1831, and Carlton House Stables ; of the vaults in
Somerset-house, which held the pipe and Lord Treasurer
of the Exchequer records (estimated by Sir Robert
Harry Inglis and Mr. Hallam, in the " Agenda" of the
Record Commissioners to have been 16,0000; of ether
vauls in Somerset-house, containing certain Exchequer
records; of the office of the pells in Whitehall-yard; of the
Rolls House for the reception of the Queen's Bench Re-
cords from Westminster ; of the repository at No. 3,
Whitehall-yard, which held the Common Pleas and
Exchequer of Pleas Records, until removed to Carlton
Ride ; of the White Tower of London to receive the
Admiralty Records ; of the Stone Tower at Westmin-
ster ; together with tne cost of preparing repositories
for any of the common law or Chancery records in
Lincoln's-inn, Sergeants'-inn, or any other parts of
the metropolis, since the appointment of the Re-
cord Commission in the year 1800, so far as
the same can be prepared. Return or estimate of
the total expenses incurred in removing the records
from one repository to another, since 1800: return of
the cost incurred for watching by policemen and the fire
brigade the Carton Ride, the Rolls House, and any
other record repository, and for any other securities
adopted for insuring the buildings from fire, since the
passing of the Record Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 94.
DRAINAGE ACT. _

Mr. BAILLIE gave notice, that in Committee upon
the Drainage Act, he should move a clause, to the
effect that no owner of land should receive any advance
of money under this Act over the amount of 12,0001.,
unless he could produce a certificate from the Commis•
sioners that all the sums previously received had been
properly and judiciously expended.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM. _

Mr. HUMEin;v:cl-Wrtire abstract accounts of the
amount expended for the buildings of the British Mu-
seum, including alterations, fixtures, and furniture, in
each year from its establishment under the Act 26 Geo.
11. (distinguishing alterations from buildings, and for
the purchase of houses and ground), so as to exhibit the
total expenditure for the same up to the 31st day of
December, 1846; of the amount expended oa the esta-
blishment of the British Museum in salaries, wages, ap-
pointments, household expenses, officers' residences, rates
and taxes, and all other items of expense, in each year, from
the establishment of the Museum under the Act 26
Geo. 11, so as to exhibit the total expense of its main-
tenance to the 31st day of December, 1846 ; of the
amount expended in each department of the Museum,
for the purchase of manuscripts, prints, printed books,
maps, music. antiquities, coins, and medals, objects of
natural history (zoological, botanical, fossil, and mine-
ral), in each year, from the establishment of the
Museum under the Act 26 Geo. IL, under each
department respectively, so as to exhibit the total
amount of expense of the various collections up to the
31st day of December, 1846, distinguishing the amount
paid from Parliamentary and other funds ; of all the
amounts paid under Acts and Votes of Parliament for all
buildings, collections, and other expenditure for the
British Museum, in each year from its establishment
under the Act 26 Geo. 11., so as to :low the aggregate
amount paid for that institution from public monies, up
to the 31st day of acensher, 1846.—Agreed to.
ABOIIITION OF PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.