The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-24 00:00:00

CLEVELAND'S GAME-KEEPER

Mr. BRIGHT, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet the
Head of the Home Department in his place, was desirous
of putting a question to him upon a subject that he was
sure would be painful to him. It was well known that
two men were at the present moment under sentence of
death in the county gaol of Durham for the murder of
the gamekeeper of the Duke of Cleveland. He observed
that a reprieve had been sent down for one of them.
He understood the jury sent up to the Home-office a
memorial in favour of a respite for the nnhappy men.
'rhe House, the other evening, seemed in favour of juries
returning verdicts of mercy when thero were extenuating
circumstances, in which case the extreme penalty of the
law was not carried out ; but if they had signed such
a memorial, it seemed to hint equivalent to a
recommendation to mercy. He wished to ask whether
the Right Hon. Baronet had any objection to lay copies
of such memorial or recommendation to mercy upon the
table of the House ? Having received various commu-
nications from the district, must plead his excuse for
asking the question.
Sir GEORGE GREY gave the Hon. Gentleman
credit for being actuated by the best of motives;
but he could not help expressing his deep regret that
questions of this kind, the circumstances of which it was
impossible to bring clearly before the House, were so
frequently brought before it. Such proceedings, if perse-
vered in, would very much tend to impede the discharge
of the painful duty entrusted to him in this
as in other instances. The matter had received his
serious attention, and the decision he had come to
was one he should not wish to shrink from.—
(Hear, hear.) The verdict of the jury was not accom-
panied by a recommendation to mercy. He, like the
honourable Member, had received various com-
munications on the subject from Durham. He
did not think he should discharge his duty
if he produced the copies sought, as such a course, he
believed, in such matters, would be subversive of the
practice heretofore adopted.—(Hear.)
EMIGRATION TO CANADA.

Mr. REYNOLDS wished to ask the Under Secre-
tary for the Colonies, whether any additional tax is im-
posed upon emigrants landing in Canada or the North
American Provinces, and if so, the amount of tax?
Mr. HAWES said the House was no doubt aware
of the disastrous consequences that accompanied the
emigration last year. Out of 50,000 emigrants
15,000 died during that voyage or soon after landing.
Under these circunastlnces EaTlGreyrecommend that the
tax should remain as now, under ordinary circumstances;
when healthy, that there should be no tax ; but if the
shipz were in quarantine, then it was (as we understood)
to be doubled.

(LISYT INLAYING.)

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Southampton.
John Bonham Carter, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy Lieu-
touant, dated March 10.

Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire.
Frederick Leopold Sapieha Monteutfel Baron do
Rutzen Fientz to be Deputy Lieutenant, March g.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of

Rutland.

The Honourable Gerard James Noel, to be Deputy-
Lieutenant ; Charles Hay Frewen, Esq., to be Deputy-
Lieutenant, March 17, 1845.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of

York.

Gilbert Stapleton, Esq., to be be Deputy Lieutenant ;
Thomas Emerson Headlain, Esq., to be Deputy Lieute-
nant, March 11.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant and Sheriff Princi-
pal of Ayrshire.
Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry Lord
Fergus Kennedy to be Cornet, Vice William Cochrane
Patrick, promoted, March 17.
ADMIRALTY, MARCH O.

The following promotions have this day taken place,
consequent upon the death of Admiral Richard Matson :
Vice Admiral of fne Red Sir Adam Drummond
K.C.11., to be Admiral of the Blue. ,
Vice-Admiral of the White George M'Kinley to be
Vice• Admiral of the Red.

Vioe-Admiral f the Blue Sir Samuel Ppm, K.C.11.,
to be Vice-Admiral of the White.
Rear-Admiral of the Red, James Richard Dacres, to
be Vice-Admiral of the Blue.
Rear-Admiral of the White, Honourable Josceline
Percy, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red.
Rear-Admiral of the .Blue, Honourable Sir Fleetwood
Broughton Reynolds Yellew, C. 8., K.C.H. to be Rear-
Admiral of the White.

Captain Charles Sotheby, to be Roar-Admiral of the
Blue.