The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-01 00:00:00

ASSESSED TAXES.

Sir DE LACY EVANS moved bra copy of the list
of defaulters in payment of assessed taxes for the year
1845. ending the sth day of Ncvember, 1846, and pay-
able (in order to election qualification) on or before the
20th day of July, 1846, or two following days, furnished
in compliance with the 12th section sf the Act 6 Vic. c.lB
by the assessors or collectors in the city of Westminster,
and, if any reasons for non-receipt of these taxes in each
or any case can be assigned, the same to be stated; and
similar copies of the same list for the city of London and
boroughs of Finsbury, Brighton, and Southampton.
THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

Dr. BOWRING inquired whether the Government
would consent to extend the inquiries of the Channel Is-
lands Commission into the general state of the laws and
their administration in those islands ?
Sir GEORGE GREY said that he did not see why,
the criminal jurisdiction as well as the civil should not
be extended to the Channel Islands. The subject was
at present under the consideration of the Lord Chan-
cellor.

Mr. CHARLES VILLIERS moved that the petition
of Robert Maule Gillies and George Home, respecting
the duties on rye, peas, and beans, be printed.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY, it was agreed
that the house at its rising adjourn till Monday,
SPIRIT DUTIES.

Mr. MACKINNON said he had a motion for the
equalisation of duties on colonial and British spirits. H
wished to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer
when would be the most convenient time for him to do so?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
most convenient time would be at the time that the
House went into Committee on the Customs' Duties Bill,
and when they proposed the amount of duty to be
imposed on rum.
Mr. MACKINNON—When will that be?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—AII
that he could say was, that it would be as soon as pos-
sible, but he could nat say exactly when.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that as notice of motion
had been given by an Hon. Member respecting flogging
in the army, he wished to inform the House that he had
caused the subject to be brought under the consideration
of the Commander-in-Chief, the Duke of Wellington.
The question was, therefore, at present under the con-
sideration of the Commander-in-Chief, not with the object
of abrogating the power of inflicting corporal punish-
ment, t with the view of regulating it. He thought,
therefore, it would not be advisable, till the result was
communicated to the House, that the subject of flogging
in the army should be discussed.
Dr. BOWRING was willing that his motion
should be postponed, so as not to interfere with the
proceedings of the Government regarding the question.
He would, however, wish the Noble Lord to understand

that if the measure the Government submitted was not
satisfactory, he (Dr. Bowring) should be at liberty to
bring forward the whole question. He was bound, before
the end of the session, to bring the subject before the House
Mr. B. OSBORNE said the intimation of the Noble
Lord was so far satisfactory that he should not, under
the circumstances, press the motion of which he had
given notice.

Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know if flogging in the
navy was also to be brought under consideration, and
whether anything was to be done to regulate court-
martials in that department of the service ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the subject of the army,
as he had stated, was under the consideration of the
commander-in-chief; but he (Lord John Russell) had
not had any communication with the Admiraly on the
subject of the navy. He would, in regard to the Hon.
Member for Bolton, take care that, in case the Govern-
ment measure was not considered satisfactory, he should
have an opportunity of bringing forward his motion.
„After a few words from Mr. lIUME,

Mr. OSBORNE said he pledged himself not to press
his amendment, if the Commander-in-Chief recom-
mended that the number of lashes should be limited.
The Noble Lord had not given any express pledge that
the Commander-in-Chief would recommend a di-
minution in the number of lashes. Now, unless
the Commander-in-Chief did limit the number of lashes,
he should press his amendment.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having
moved the order of the day for the House resolving itself
int) a Committee of Ways and Means,
ACCIDENTS ON EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL-