The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-07 00:00:00

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

Mr. DIVETT moved for an account of all fees and
emoluments received by each of the messengers of the
Court of Bankruptcy in London and in the country;
showing the date of the fiat, with the name and descrip-
tion of the bankrupt, and the number of days allowed
for possession in each case, on taxation of the messen-
ger's bill, for the last five years, ending the 25th day of
March 1848.—Agreed to.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition complaining of the
treatment the Rev. Mr. Shore had received at the bands
of the Bishop of Exeter.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then replied to
several questions that had been asked of him in
connexion with this matter, he could not say whether
the question would be reported by the Bishops to the
Court of Queen's Bench ; and it was not his intention to
introduce any measure on the subject, as the whole
question of ecclesiastical procedure was under the consi-
deration of the Government.
JOINT-STOCK BILL.

In reply to Mr. lIU2vIE,
Mr. M. GIBSON stated that this Bill would be pro-
ceeded with as soon as the public business would allow.

BRITISH GUINEA.

Lord G. BENTINCK wished to know from the lion.
Gentleman the Under Secretary for the Colonies if the
statement in the Royal Gazette of the 7th of March,
which arrived yesterday by the steamer from the 'West
Indies, to the effect that the Court of Policy had come to
a resolution to postpone voting the supplies until
the 15th of May, in consequence of the dis-
tress that prevailed in the colony, was true ? Also
whether the free labourers who had left their employ.
ment at Christmas had yet returned to it, and whether
the tillage of the sugar crop, and in fact the tillage of
the entire land, had not been in a great measure re-
tarded in consequence ? Also, whether he would have
any objection to lay a balance sheet of the revenue and
expenditure of Ceylon for 1847 upon the table of th•
House? _ ,

Mr. HAWES replied, that it appeared by the Royal
Gazette that the suspension of payments until the 17th
of May had been agreed to. The suggestion was made
by the Council to the Governor, and he assented to it.
From the last dispatch received from the Governor it
seemed that the labourers who had left their work
had not then returned to it ; but there was a confident
belief that everything would be arranged to their satin•
faction, and that the tillage of the land would shortly be
resumed. He should have no objection to lay a balance
sheet before them with respect to the financial condition
of Ceylon up to June, 1847.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Mr. OSBORNE wished to call the attention of the
house to a question affecting its privileges. Perhaps
Hon. Gentlemen were not aware that yesterday a reso-
lution was moved by the Hon. Gentleman the Member
for Montrose which would have the effect of preventing
any expression of opinion upon the order of the day.
The SPEAKER said, the Hon. Gentleman was not
entitled to bring the matter forward as a question of
privilege.
Mr. OSBORNE then gave notice that he should to-
morrow move the rescinding of the order.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
_ _

Mr. HUME gave notice that he should to-morrow ask
a question with respect to three British vessels which
had been attacked (as we understood) on the coast of
America.

Earl LINCOLN moved for a return of all new places
created, and appointments made since the 19th day of
March, 1845, whether under any Act of Parliament, or
by any other authority, and of the names of the persons
appointed to them; stating separately the salaries of
each, and the estimated annual expenses of the estab-
lishments in connexion with such appointments (in
continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 595, of session
1845).—Agreed to.