The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-16 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BILL.

Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know from the Right
Hon. Gentleman the Vice-President of the Board of
Trade whether it was his intention to press on during
the present session the Agricultural Statistics Bill ?
Mr. MILNER GIBSON said that such were the diffi-
culties surrounding the measure, that he was afraid he
should be obliged to give it up for the present
session. He would, therefore, move that the order of
the day for the second reading be discharged.
Mr. W. BROWN was sorry that so useful a Bill
should be delayed to another session. He was sure that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer would find no difficulty
in paying the expenses contemplated by the Bill out of the
Consolidated Fund. He hoped that the Vice-President
of the Board of Trade would introduce the measure early
in the next session.
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN thought that the Right
Hon. Gentleman the Vice-President of the Board of
Trade had not been supported by the other members of
the Government. He was sorry that the Bill should be
withdraws. Ile expected to hear to-morrow that the
Government would not allow the Bill to drop.
Mr. WAKLEY merely rose to say that he objected
to the Bill being withdrawn.
The SPEAK:EA said if the House would have the
subject debated it must be postponed till it came round
in the regular turn with the other orders of the day.
The subject then dropped.
SCHOOL OF DESIGN.

Mr. WAKLEY inquired when the evidence taken
before the Committee of Inquiry would be laid before
the House ?

Mr. GIBbON said the annual report, and the ev
dente with it, would be printed in a few days.

SALE OF GRAIN LAWS.

Mr. BANKES presented a petition from a magistrate
in Dorsetshire regretting the repeal of the laws relating
to the sale of grain previous to the 6 and 7 Wm. IV.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.

Dr. NICIIOLL wished to know whether the Govern-
ment meant to take any step this session in reference to
the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts.
Sir G. GREY said a Bill was actually under the con-
sideration of the Lord Chancellor, and it was
only matter of doubt whether it could be ready in
time for this session. But there were doubts which it
might be advisable to settle by Bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK hoped that no temporary measure
would be introduced, which would pass through the
House without discussion.
Sir G. GREY intimated that any permanent measure
would certainly be before the House in sufficient time
for discussion ; but there were doubts in regard to the
jurisdiction of these courts, which it would be very
desirable in the meantime to set at rest.
ASSIZES IN IRELAND.

Mr. S. O'BRIEN wished to ask the Secretary for
Ireland again whether the report was true that the Irish
judges had postponed the assizes?
Mr. LAI3OUCHERE said the only official intelli-
gence he had got was the notification sent to the Lord
Chancellor of Ireland that the ensuing assizes generally
were postponed; but he believed that the judges would
generally take the assizes as usual.
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN was surprised that any
postpcnement should take place, considering the danger
there existed of fever breaking out in the over crowded
gaols.
Mr. LABOUCHERE assured the llon. Member
that some of these gaols were literally in the state of
hospitals by the number of fever cases in some of them.
DROPPED ORDERS.

The House then took up the consideration of the
dropped orders.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL (No. 2.)
This Bill, on the motion of the ATTORNEY-
GENERAL, went through Committee, and the report
was ordered to be brought up to-morrow.
PORT NATAL COLLECTION OF DUTIES BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
On the motion for reading the orders of the day,
Lord JOHN RUSSEL rose and said, he proposed to
take the Poor -law Administration Bill to-morrow; on
Friday, the Health of Towns Bill; the Railways Bill or
Monday ; and on Friday se'tanight, a Committee o.
Supply.