The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-27 00:00:00

NORTH KENT RAILWAY.

Sir ROBERT INGLIS wished to knew whether his Right
Hon. Friend at the head of the Government would have any
objection to the evidence of scientific men being taken durirg
the interval of the postponement of the North Kent Railway
Bill?

Sir ROBERT PEEL replied, that in a communication
he had received from the Admiralty, they had expressed a
wish that evey investigation calculated to throw light on the
subject should be gone into. He ( Sir Robert Peel) concurred
in their wish.

Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN moved for copies of the corres-
pondence in which he had been engaged during his late incar-
ceration, and also for a copy of the letter which he had ad-
dressed to the Speaker.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Sir R. PEEL moved, that the House at its rising do adjourn
till Thursday next, and, in reply to an observation of an Hon.
Member, continued to say, that on a former occasion, be had
stated it as his intention to move the adjournment of the
House from Friday to the Thursday following; but some
Hon. Gentlemen having intimated to him that it would suit
their convenience better if the House were adjourned from
Friday until the following Friday, he had thought proper to
comply with their intimation.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL expressed his concurrence with the
motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman.
WEST 1 NDIA COLONIES.

Mr. HUME intimated his intention of bringing forward. on
Friday, next his resolutions with respect to the agricultural
resources of the British West India Colonies, and to the re-
strictive policy pursued towards those Colonies.
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.

Mr. E\VART moved that it was expedient that
the present system of making the colony of Van Die-
men's Land a general receptacle for convicts should cease ;
and that it was expedient that transportation be no longer
maintained as a punishment, hut be continued only as
supplement to the previous punishment of imprisonment.
The Hon. Member then proceeded to quote a variety of docu-
ments to show that up to 1840 the populatien, the shipping, the
imports and exports, the places of worship and education of
Van Diemen's Land, had gradually been increasing, and that
the colony had then arrived at its greatest state of prosperity.
A change, however, then took place, which caused the most
prejudicial effects. The moral consequences that resulted soon
r o r
manifested themselves, and the abominable and unutterable
scenes_e which were at present to be witnessed in that island
d thism oal descriptiondeven conception. The Hon. Member
was about to quote some statements he had before him relative
to defied
degradation, An Hon. AIE3I BE
moved that the House be counted.
Strangers were ordered to
a ithdraw, and there being only 27
Members present, the House adjourned till Thursday.

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FACTORIES BILL.
ANALYSIS OF THE DIVISION ON THE FACTORY BILL.
Protectionists who toted with Government against the Bill, 1846
(51) :
Alexander, N. Forbes, Wm. Lygon, General
Bagot, Hon. W. Forman, T. S. Mackenzie, T.
Balfour, J. M. Gordon, Captain Mackenzie, W. F.
Barrington, Lord Hamilton, J. H. 31anners, Lord C.
Bell, Matthew Hayes, Sir E. Mildmey, H. St. J.
Bolder°, 11. G. Henenge, G. H. W. Morgan, C.
Carew, W. H. Fole Hepburn, Sir T. Mundy, Eder. Miller
Cholmondeley, l'l. Hinde, J. 11. Round, John
Chute, IV. L. W. Hodgson, F. Rassell, C.
Collett, W. R. Hodgson, Richard Sanderson, R.
Coote, Sir C. Holmes, W. AT. Smyth, Sir H.
Deedee, W. Hope, Sir J. Sotheron, T. H. S.
Dodd, G. Houldsworth, T. Trevor, J. R.
Duckworth, Sir J. Jones, Captain 'Vivian, J. E.
Dowdeswell, W. Tier, D. S. Walpole, S. H.
Fihner, Sir E. Lascelles, E. Wyndham, Colonel
Fitimaurice, Hon. W. Lockhart, W. Wynn, Sir W.
Whigs who voted for the Factory Bill in 1844, and were absent with-

out Pairs :
Bulkeley, Sir li. B. Cavendish, G. H. Hall, Sir B
Butler, Colonel Dalrymple, Captain Heathcoat, John
Butler, P. S. Easthope, Sir J. liumphery, Ald.
Byng, G. S. French, F. Ross, D. R.
Carew, R. S. Gill, Thomas Vivian, J. 11.
Collett, John Gore, Robert Wilshere, T. W.
Cavendish, C. C. Guest, Sir John
Peelites who voted in favour of the Factory Bill in 1844, but were
absent on Friday night without Pairs :
Copeland, Alderman Johnstone, Sir J.
Dickinson, F. H. Malnwaring, T.
Gregory, w. N. Polhill, F.
Hornby, John Pennant, Colonel
Protectionists who voted for the Factory Bill in 1844, and were

Stewart, John
Smollett, Alexander
Tomline, George

absent without Pairs :
Adare, Viscount Davies, D. A. S. Maxwell, Hon. J. P.
Antrobwi, E. Egerton, Sir P. Pakington, J. S.
Astell, William Emlyn, Viscount Pusey, P.
Chapman, Aaron Hope, A. J. B. Rendlesham, Lord
Cresswell, B. Lowther, Sir J. H. Trotter, John
Peelites who voted for the Factory Bill in 1844, and voted on Friday
night with the Government against the same :
Gore, Montague Jocelyn, Viscount Mahon, Viscount
Hannier, Sir J. Legh, G. C. Neville, B. (paired)
James, Sir W.

Protectionist Ditto
Hayes, Sir E.
Whig Ditto :
Hawes, B.

THE NEW ASYLUM FOR INFANT

ORPHANS.

The second anniversary of the .New Asylum for Infant
Orphans takes place to-morrow at the London Tavern.
There have been other asylums for orphans heretofore
founded, on sectarian principles, but this is the only truly
Christian and Catholic (in the tine sense of the word, which
means universal) asylum for orphans that has ever vet been
set en foot. In most of the other asylums the orphans ad-
mitted to the benefits of the institution must profess or consent
to be instructed in a peculiar religious creed. It is sufficient
that the applicant be a distressed orphan to obtain admission
into this asylum. All orphans under eight years of age, with-
out distinction of sex, place, or religious connexion, are eligible.
It is not surprising that philanthropists should have come
forward in the most liberal manner to support it. The sub-
scribers are numerous and influential ' • among them we may
name Mr. Harmer, who has not only kindly consented to be-
come one of the stewards, but has, with his characteristic
benevolence, subscribed twenty guineas to the charity, which
is founded on the purest principles of universal philanthropy.
If any further guarantee were wanted for the trustworthiness
of this institution, it would be found in the fact, that Lord
Morpeth has consented to take the chair on the occasion of
this its second anniversary. Who can doubt but that the as-
semblage will be worthy alike of the institution and of its
chairman.