The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1848.

Birch, he had intended to have announced to their
Lordships the appointment of Mr. Currie to the office
held by Mr. Birch, of Mr. Rose to that held by Mr.
Currie, and of Mr. Edmonds to that held by Mr.
Rose. In consequence of the melancholy event of
this morning—(His Lordship was understood to al-
lude to the sudden decease of Mr. Currie, which oc-
cured this afternoon)—the first appointment, of
course, would be lett vacant ; but it was his duty to
announce that he had appointed W. Rose, Esq., to
be additional Clerk-Assistant in the room of
Benjamin Currey, Esq.; and George Edmunds, Esq.,
to be reading clerk, in the room of W. Rose, Esq.
The Earl of DOURO passed a high eulogium on
the character of the late Mr. Currey.
IRISH POOR-LAW.

The Earl of LUCAN rose, according to notice, to
draw the attention of the House to the state of the
Irish poor-law as regards the rating of lessees.
The Noble Earl contended that nothing could
be more unjust than the present Irish
poor-law was to the landed proprietors
of Ireland, and he was surprised that any Government
should have proposed or should consent to administer
such a measure. The rate should be levied on the
occupier and not on the lessor. The law was a
monstrous law, and he was at a loss to conceive
what defence of could be made by the Government.
The Noble Earl then went into a :long detail:of the
proceedings adopted by the Government is relation
to a Beard of Guardians with which he himself was
connected, to enforce the payment of the poor-rates,
which proceedings he denounced as grossly unjust.
The Earl of ST. GERMAN'S defended the con
duct of the late Government in introducing and
carrying this law. It had been found absolutely
impossible to collect the rates from the occupiers of
small holdings, and yet it would be most unjust to
exempt this description of property from contributing
to the poor- rates, and therefore it was determined that
the lessor should be assessed to the rates instead of the
occupier, and the Act provided that the rates should be
recovered from the lessors. The lessor, in fact, was placed
in ,precisely the same position as the other ratepayers.
I'he Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the paid
guardians of the union to which the Noble Earl
(Lucan) had alluded, had been obliged
.to adopt
legal measures to enforce the levying of the rate,
inasmuch as when they were appointed to succeed
the unpaid guardians they found the union absolutely
without funds. They had no alternative but to levy
a rate as they had done, inasmuch as they had been
refused access to the valuation of the parish, and if
the Noble Earl felt himself aggrieved he had the
right of appeal.
(LEFT 8114 AILING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter to Four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBERS.

Sir H. W. Barron took the oaths and his seat for
Waterford, and Mr. Armstrong for the borough of
Lancaster.

CASUAL POOR WARDS.

Mr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition, signed
by 400 of the inhabitants of Westminster, com-
plaining of the state of the casual wards at the various
unions, and praying the House to make some alte-
rations in the system of affording casual relief to the
poor.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ROME.

Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee
against the Bill for authorising the establishment of
diplomatic relations with the Court of Rome.
Sir R. H. INGLIS also presented several petitions
to the same effect.

Petitions against the measure were also presented
by Mr. Ewart, from Dumfries; by Mr. Lushington,
from Westminster ; by Mr. Lockhart, from Lanark •
shire; by Mr. Plumptre, from various places • by Col.
Lindsay, from Wigan ; by Mr. Cowan, places;
the
Moderator of the General Assembly of Scotland, and
various other places.
NAVIGATION LAWS.

Mr. HUDSON presented a petition ;from Sun-
derland against any alteration in the navigation-
laws.

Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dum-
fries to the same effect.

ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL.

Sir R. INGLIS presented several petitions against
the Roman Catholic Relief Bill.

Mr. PLUMPTRE presented several petitions to
the same effect.

Mr. COWAN presented petitions to the same effect.
JEWISH DISABILITIES BILL.

Petitions against the Jewish Disabilities Bill were
presented by Sir R. Inglis, by Mr. Plumptre, and by
Mr. Hamilton.

LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition against
the proposed Landlord and Tenant Bill from Bally-
more and various other places in Ireland.
IRISH POOR-LAW.

Mr. HAMILTON presented several petitions
praying for an alteration in the present poor-law of
Ireland.

PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.

Mr. CORBALLY presented a petition from
Meath, praying the House to abolish the system of
punishment of death.
Mr. WAWN presented a petition from South
Shields against any alteration in the navigation-
laws.

Mr. MONSELL presented a petition from the
grand jury of the County of Limerick, regretting the
failure of Mr. Dunne 's motion with respect to the
Irish poor-laws, and praying for inquiry on the
subject.
Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions from Shepton
Mallet, and other places, against the game-laws.
LAND REVENUES.

On the motion of the Earl of LINCOLN the fol-
lowing returns were ordered :—Return of the annual
income derived from the possessions and land reve-
nues of the Crown under the management of the
Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, &c., includ-
ing fines on leases, and all other sums received in
respect of such leases, or otherwise, for or in respect
of the said possessions and land revenues (exeept from
sales and exchanges), within each of the ten years
ended the sth day of April, 1847, and in the three
quarters of a year ended the sth day of January, 1848 ;
showing, also, the amount which has been applied
within each of the same periods out of such income,
—in the costs, charges, and expenses attending the
management of the said possessions and land re-
venues; in the payment and discharge of any fixed
annual sum of money, or any pension permanently
charged thereon; in the payment of any
principal sum, and the interest of any prin-
cipal sum or sums of money, charged upon
the said possessions and land revenues by way
of loan ; and the amount which has been carried to
the Consolidated Fund. Showing, further, the
balance in the hands of the Commissioners of her
Majesty's Woods, &c., in respect of such annual
income, at the end of the periods respectively above
mentioned; and the balance in the hands of the said
Commissioners en the accession of her present Ma-
jesty. Returns—showing the several powers of sale
now vested in the Commissioners of her Majesty's
Woods, &c., in respect of the possessions and
land revenues of the Crown under the management
of that Board ; and showing the amount which in
each of the ten years ended the sth day of April,
1847, and within the three quarters of a year ended
the sth day of January last, has been rised in exer-
cise of those powers ; the aggregate rental of the
properties sold, the purposes to which the produce has
been applied, distinguishing the amount appro-
printed under each head, and the balance in the hands
of the said Commissioners at the end of each
of those periods respectively : Of all powers of
purchase vested in the said Commissioners, showing the
amount which has been expended in the exercise of
those powers, the aggregate rental of the property
acquired, and the purposes to which such property
has been applied : And a similar return as to the
powers of exchange vested in the same Commission-
ers, and as to the exercise of such powers, so far as it
may have involved the receipt or application of
money. Returns of all monies raised and at present
chargeable on the security of the Land Revenues
of the Crown, specifying the authority under
which, and the purposes for which they
have been so raised, and whether such
authority is limited or otherwise in amount, the dates
and amounts of the respective
i loans, the parties with
whom, and the periods for which they have been con-
tracted; the rate or rates of interest respectively pay-
able thereon ; the amount of interest hitherto paid,
and the fund out of which it has been paid. And of
o any further sum or sums of money proposed to be
raised on the same security; the authority under
which, and the purposes for which it is proposed to
raise them, and the amount. Returns, showing the
amounts respectively voted by Parliament within
each of the ten years ended the 31st day
March, 1847, for services in the department
of the Commissioners of her Majesty's works
and buildings, distinguishing special from ordi-
nary services ; showing also the expenditute incurred
in respect of those services : showing the amounts
respectively voted by Parliament, ender the same
heads, for the year ended the 31st day of March,
1848; and the expenditure incurred in respect of each
up to the 31st day of December, 1847: of the aggre-
gate balances in the hands of the said Commissioners,
in respect of the moneys so voted, at the end of each
of the periods above mentioned; and the application
of such balances.
Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from Leicester,
stating that the petitioners preferred a tax on income
to a tax on articles for consumption, and praying that
no tax might be made on the necessaries of life.—
(Hear, hear.)
EXPULSION OF ENGLISH FROAI FRANCE.
Mr. STAFFORD seeing the Right lion. the Se-
cretary of State for the Home Department in his
place, wished to ask him whether he had received any