The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-23 00:00:00

TO INDIA.

Mr. HUME inquired of the President of the Board of
Control why the same facilities of sending and circulat-
ing Parliamentary papers by mail are not afforded in the
case of India and China as of every other possession of
t hcCrown?

Sir J. HOBHOUSE said that the charges for the
onveyance of Parliamentary papers by the mail to India
were under the control of the Treasury and Post• office.

COUNTY COURTS.

Captain PECHELL inquired of the. Secretary of
State what were the intentions of the Government with
respect to the remuneration of the bailiffs of the County
Courts. They were determined to resign unless some-
thing was done to ameliorate their condition.
Sir G. GREY replied that there was considerable dis-
parity in apportioning the rate of remuneration to the
high bailiffs in some of the thinly populated districts. An
uniform list bad been framed for other parts of the
country. One rate could not be applied to all parts
of the country, as high bailiffs in thickly populated dis.
tricts would be too extravagantly remunerated. In-
quiry into this and other matters was now
going on, and he believed the result would show
that the services of high bailiffs, in some of the agri-
cultural districts, would be unnecessary, as their du-
ties could be performed by other officers, whose services
were necessary in every case. A rate, however, for the
agricultural districts, where the appointment of high
bailiffs was considered necessary, would be made.
Mr. NEWDEGATE called attention to the remune-
ration of clerks who lived some distance from the courts.

Sir G. GREY said he had received some complaints,
and would consider them.
TIE RAJA OF SATTARA. _ _

Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON asked the President of
the Board of Control-1. Whether any information had
reached this country relative to the intentions of the
Indian Government respecting the succession to the
vacant Gadee of Sattara. 2. Under what; circumstances
the administratioa of affairs of Sattara is at present
conducted, and who are the parties responsible for the
management of the revenues of that territory. 3. For
what reason the sum of fifty thousand rupees as-
signed by the Government of India for the. payment
of charges connected with the funeral obsequies. of the
late Raja of Sattara, Pertaub Sipg, has been 7ithheld
from Shahoo Maharaj, the adopted son of his Highness.
4. Why the allowance of 10,000 rupees monthly, paid
out of the revenues of the Sattara State, to the late Raja
Pertaub Sing, for the maintenance of himself, his family,
and his dependents, has been suspended since his High-
ness's death. 5. Whether, in the event of refusing to
allow of the succession of Shahoo Maharaj, the adopted
son of the late Raja,, to the Gadee of Sattara, the
Government will consider themselves at liberty to sanc-
tion the annexation of the Sattara territory, without the
previous consent of Parliament.
Sir J. CAM HOBHOUSE replied to the first
question "No ;" to the second, that the affairs
of the territory were conducted by the British
Resident who was responsible to the Bombay
Government; to the third, that the handsome
sum named, 5,0001. had not been paid, because
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the Raja's widow would not give a receipt, unless the
same sum was granted to the adopted son of the late
Raja; to the fourth, that the same was not continued be-
cause the Rapa was dead—(Laughter)--and that
it was never intended to continue its payments
to his son; and to the fifth, the Government of India
was entrusted to the Indian Government, who rare au-
thorised to exercise their high functions, with respect to,
these and other matters, without the previous consent of
Parliament.

'THREATENED FAMINE IN IRELAD.
Sir DENHAM NORREYS gave notice that on the House
going into a Committee of Ways and Means, he would call
the attention of the House to the present threatened failure
of the potato crop in Ireland, with a view of ascertaining in
time whether the responsibility of that failure was to be
thrown on the Government or the Irish landlords.
MEMBERS' QUALIFICATION.
Mr. B. OSBORNE gave notice that he would early in the
next session bring forward a Bill for the repeal of the law
relating to the qualification of Members of that House.
SUGAR TRADE.
Lord G. BENTINCK, in moving for returns, showing, in
contiguous columns, the importations of British possessions
and of foreign sugars, as given respectively in the monthly
returns of the Board of Trade, and of those of the Customs,
for the months of September, October, November, and De-
cember of last year; and showing the importations of these
various descriptions of sugar, as made up by the Customs in
each of the above months, distinguishing the amount of
sugar imported into the five ports of London, Liverpool,
Bristol, Hull, and Clyde, from the amounts imported in the
same periods from the remaining ports of the United King-
dom, said that there was a discrepancy between the Customs
returns and those of the Board of 'Trade, as regarded the
quantity of sugar imported into this country in the months
mentioned. This discrepancy amounted to 9,678 tons upon
a gross return of 23,727 tons.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the Noble Lord had found
what was commonly called a " mare's nest.' The whole
thing was this, the returns in the Customs were given from
in
bills of lading, &c., and thus there was nothing official
the returns from the Board of Customs, while the returns
from the Board of Trade were official, being taken from cor.
rect data. He must therefore object to the first part. of the
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return ; but if the Noble Lord desired it, he should give h
the-latter part.