The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-03 00:00:00

CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

Lord MORPETII presented a petition from Hull,
praying that charitable institutions might be ex-
empted from the payment of the legacy duty.
DUTY ON POST-HORSES.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the post-
masters of Manchester, complaining of the great
amount of taxation to which they were subjected,
which, owing to the great and increasing competition
of railways, had proved ruinous to a great many in
their business. They prayed for the relief the
Government promised them, but had not yet fulfilled,
and for the repeal of the assessed taxes upon
all carriages, &c., used for trade purposes.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER (IRELAND.)
In answer to a question put by Mr. OSBORNE,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said that he was afraid that he should be compelled
to give the same answer as he had done on previous
occasions with respect to other measures,
as he was not aware what course the
Government would be able to adopt with respect to
the introduction of a measure fur the regulation of
the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.
HORSHAM ELECTION.

Mr. MONSELL wished to know what course the
Government meant to adopt with respect to the issue
of the writ for the borough of ilorsLam.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was his intention
to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the purpose of
instituting inquiries into the corrupt practices alleged
to have been committed in that borough. The Noble
Lord then gave notice of his intention to move to-
morrow for leave to introduce the Bill.
OATHS OF MEMBERS.

On the motion of Mr. GOULBURN the follow.
ing Members were appointed to constitute the Com-
mittee on Oaths of Members :—Mr. Goulburn, Sir
Robert Peel, the Attorney• General, Sir Frederick
Thesiger, Lord Seymour, Sir George Clerk, 111 r.
Bernal, iMr. Henley, Mr. Morgan John O'Connell,
Mr. Cardwell, Sir William Heathcote, the Judge
Advocate, Sir Rolett Harry Inglis, Mr. Thornely,
and Mr. Ord.

DERBY ELECTION.

Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention to move,
to-morrow, that the minutes of evidence given before
the Derby Election Committe should be printed and
laid upon the table of the House.
NAVIGATION LAWS.

Mr. BAILEY wished to know whether it was the
intention of the Government to bring forward any
measure on the subject of the navigation laws before
Easter, as it was most important that such measure,
if proposed, should be brought on at such a period as to
afford ample time for receiving not only the due con-
sideration of Hon. Members, hut also of the country.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the Government
could not bring forward any Bill upon the matter
until after the (louse had passed a resolution upon
the subject. Such resolution could not pass until the
Government had entered fully into the whole ques-
tion of the policy of the Giovernment on the subject,
and he did ►:ot think that they would be able to do
that before Easter.

CAL(GOES OF COTTON AT HAVRE.
Mr. BRIGHT wished to know whether the
Government could not adopt some measure fur
allowing several cargoes of cotton which were now
in the port of Havre, imported by ships from the
United States, to be brought into this country.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said, that he apprehended
nothing could be clearer than that it was impossible,
under the present navigation-laws, to import
cargoes of cotton from Havre in any ship whatever.
The ohject of the navigation-lawn, to afford
to British ships, the benefit of "the long voyages,"
would be entirely defeated if cotton were to be al-
lowed to be imported from Havre. lie did not think
that the Government would be justified in setting
aside the navigation-laws, in order to allow cargoes
of cotton to be imported into this country from
Havre.

EMIGRANTS TO CANADA.
In answer to a question put by Mr. MONSELL,
Mr. _HAWES said that, since he had answered the
questions recently put to him on this subject, accounts
had been received from Canada of the passing of
an Act imposing higher taxes upon all end.
grants arriving in that country ; it imposed
he believed a tax of 10s. per head upon all emigrants,
whether able•bodied or not; there were also other
severe provisions in the Bill. Up to the present
time, however, the Act had not been received in this
country, and until it had been formally communimed
to this Government he could not state what course
could be adopted by the Government with respect to it.
In the present state of the province with reference to
emigration he could not hold out any hope that it
would he possible to disallow the Act. An expense
of nearly 100,0001. had been imposed by this country
on Canada fur emigration.
ACCIDENT AT LEEDS.

Dr. BOWRING wished to know from the Secre-
tary of State for the Home Department whether he
had receired any official information of a dreadful
accident, accompanied with loss of life, at a
colliery near Leeds, and if he had, whether
h. e intended to allow a commissioner to go down to
inquire into the subject.
.
G. GREY had not received any official infor-
mation on the subject; when he did he would take
care that proper inquiry should be instituted on the
subject._

SURVEY OF THE METROPOLIS.
Lord LINCOLN wished to know from the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer whether the suspension of
the survey of the metropolis had taken place, as was
rumoured ; and if it had, whether it was in conse-
quence of any alteration in the plans of the Govern-
ment ? He also wished to know whether the ex-
pense was to he paid out of the public funds?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he entertained the opinion he had already ex-
pressed that not more than 1,0001. of the expense
ought to be paid out of the public fund, and he could
not sanction a greater expense.
THE BISHOP OF EXETER.
Mr. CHILDERS wished to put a question to the
Attorney-General relative to certain proceedings of
the Bishop of Exeter. The Lord Chancellor
had appointed a clergyman of the name of God-
dard to a living in the diocese of Exeter; and the
Bishop of that diocese, after having that gentleman
under examination for eleven hours, had refused to
induct him to the living on the ground of his want
of orthodoxy. He was, therefore, desirous of knowing
whether the Government intended to take any steps
on the subject in order to set aside the acts of the
Bishop of Exeter.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the
subject was under the consideration of the Govern-
ment, in order that the best course might be adopted.