The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-16 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

Colonel CONOLLY moved for a new writ for a Knight of
the Shire for the county of Carlow, in the room of Thomas
Bunbury, Esq.. deceased.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.

Messengers from the Lords brought up various Railway
Bills with amendments. (See Lords' report. )
ENLISTMENT IN TUE ARMY.

Captain LAY ARD wishes to sAk a question of the Score-
tary-a'•. War, whose answer some time hack to a similar ques-
tion had been misrepresented, and had, in consequence, caused
considerable difficulty among the public. Ile believed that no
limited enlistment was allowed, but the contrary had gone
forth to the public. He wished to know whether or no limited
enlistment was allowed?
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT said it was not the case that
limited enlistment was allowed, neither was it the intention of
her Majesty's Government to allow it.
CONDUCT OF RAILWAY BUSINESS.

Mr. E. DENISON asked the First Lord of the Treasury
whether he had any objection to lay upon the table of the House
the plan for the conduct oft ailway business which was pre-
pared by Lord Dalhousie, and submitted in eatenso by him, on
the part of the Government, to the Committee on Railways in
the House of Lords? _

Sir R. PEEL said that with regard to any written informa-
tion given by his Noble Friend in the Committee of the House
of Lords, he did not see any objection to their production. He
(lid not apprehend that the meaning of his Noble Friend
Lord Dalhousie was to give a formal proposition of that plan
in the Committee of the House of Lords. At the same time,
he must admit, ow the part of his Noble Friend, that the plan
was not proposed on the part of the Government. He be.
lieved that at the time it was proposed no proposition was
made on the part of the Government, either in the Lords or
Commons.
After a few words from Mr. DENISON which did not
reach the gallery,
Mr. HUME said that there were certain resolutions to be
proposed to-morrow by the Right Hon. Baronet with reference
to the broad gauge. He should certainly take the sense cf the
House on the three last resolution=. The House would not
make itseif a party to what was admitted to be wrong.
Sir R. H. INGLIS gave notice that he should move for a
supplomental report of the opinions of Dr. Robinson with re-
ference to the effect of any railway passing under the Royal
Observatory at Greenwich Park.

Mr. ROSS said that he had a few words to offer in explana-
tion to the House, with reference to certain remarks made by
the Right Hon. Baronet at the Head of the Government at the
conclusion of the debate on Friday. upon a speech which had
been made by him (Mr. Ross) in the beginning of the evening.
He should not have attempted to do so had he tound the words
he used reported in the public:papers. The Right Hon. Baronet,
in noticivig his speech, asked him in the first instance if he
would venture to deny the allegat ions of GuvernMent, and his
reply was, '6 Yes," but he must say that he did not intend to
convey by the word " yes," anything in opposition to what he
bad said in his speech, because he did deny the allegati ms of
Government to this extent, that if the state of Leland now,
according to the opinion of the Government, called for this
Coercion Bill, it must be in the same state as was referred to by
the Secretary fer the Home Department. He also denies'., and
hvs was borne out in his denial, the accuracy of the returns
!made and presented to the House. There was no contradiction
between his answer and the assertion which he made in his
own speech. There was also another point in which the Right
Hon. Baronet had put words in his mouth.—( Hear, hear.)
He (the Right Honourable Baronet) had said that
it was a most monstrous and idiotic assertion that
once they departed from the constitution of the country the
further they went the better. He did not make such an as-
sertion as that ; he had said that if it were necessary to turn
from the constitution of the country, we ought not to falter in
our course until we reached the object which had occasioned
our departure.

Sir R. PEQ.I. begged leave to explain. What he had said
it was not his intention to say. He had said that the state of
Ireland required extraordinary measures—that it was in a con-
dition far from satisfactory. He asked the Hon. Member if he
denied the allegations of her Majesty's Gove.-nment in that re-
spect, viz., that the state of Ireland did require extraordinary
measures, and he understood the Hon. Gentleman to say that
he did deny the allegation ; and whilst in the heat of debate,
some words did escape him (Sir 11. Peel), but which he after-
wards corrected. He (Sir R Peel) had asked the Hon.
Member if he had not said that the outrages in Ireland were
so dangerous, and had become so intolerable, that, providod the
measure brought in by the Government for the improvement
of the relation between landlord and tenant did riot turn out
to be beneficial, and if the country continued to exist in 1846
in .the same state as in 1845 and 1844, he for one would
think some measures necessary, and even that he could not ob-
ject to a suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act. He ha d said
that it was impossible to devise any measure of permanent
operation for the improvement
goefetthien
a relationsb ort of landlorde nd
tenant, which con
therefore he would not object to vote for a suspension of the
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Habeas Corpu Act.
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I did not say that it is now.
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STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA.
Mr. MILES wished to ask whether any weekly communi-
cation had as yet been established between this country and
Halifax?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that a.
contract had been entered into, on the part of the Government,.
with Messrs. Cunard, for a weekly steam communication with
Halifax and Boston.
Mr. HUME wished to know if a copy of the contract could
be obtained.

Mr. MILNER GIBSON said that he had understood that
the contract was advertised to be open to all her Majesty's sub-
jects. It was supposed that the Great Western Steam -ship
Company had not had the opportunity of entering for the
public service between this country and Halifax and Boston.
There had been a memorial presented to the Government on
that subject, for it was felt very important that there should be
a fair competition in the passenger traffic between England as
America; and it was abo supposed that the Great Western COM.,
pany were fairly entitled to a share in this employment. The ac-
count which they were going to pay Messrs. Cunard, was 4,0001.
for every voyage. That was a great burden, and he got, in
addition to the sum of 4,0004, his passenger tralLe ; while the