The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIIDAY EIVENING, AUGUST 21, 1846.

Mr. GREENE put the question, which was negatived.
Mr. WAKLEY proposed that attorneys should be eligible
to those (Zees. He did not make it binding to elect attorneys,
only that they should be eligible; and he was certain, if a salary
of 1,2001. a year were fixed, they would get attorneys, many of
whom were men of great legal learning, who would accept of
the office. He did nut go aside from precedent in making that
proposal, for there were attorneys already judges : and in the
last year's Act, the Small Debts Bill, attorneys of ten
years' standing might be judges the Courts. He felt in
earnest on the subjeot, and would divide the House on it.
Sir GEORGE GREY said he had •nothing more to say to
the proposal of the Hon. Member in addition to what he had
already said; it had already been discussed, and he did not re-
frain from answering the Hon. Member from any disrespect.
The House then divided on Mr. Wakley's amendment.
For the amendment .........
Against it
Majority against the amendment ---37
The House immediately afterwards divided on an amn
merit made by another lion. Member, that any judge ap-
pointed under the Act should cerise to practice as a barrister,
when there appeared—

For the amendment l2
Against it
Majority against it
The ctauce as amended was then agreed to, as were also
Clauses 10 and 11.

After a few words from Colonel T. Noon and the AT
TottNEY-GEYEKAL, the 12th clan-e was agreed to ;as wet
also clause. 13 and 14.

Clause 15 having been read,
Lord G. SOMERSET rose for the purpose of making som
observations upon the clause, when

Sir G. GREY said that if this clause were likely to create
any considerable discussion, he sl.ould, considering the great
pressure of business before the House, move that the Chairman
do report progress.
Clause 15 was then agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to
sit again to-morrow.
HAYDOCK LODGE LUNATIC ASYLUM.

Upon the order of the day for going into committee on the
Public Works ( Ireland) No. 4 Bill.
Mr. WAKLEY wished to know whether the returns from
the Haydock Lodge Lunatic Asylum were ready.
Lord G. SEYMOUR was understood to say-that they were
not prepared.
Mr. WAKLEY then postponed the motion, which he in-
tended to found upon them, until Monday,
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) (No. 4) BILL.
_

The House then went into Committee on this Bill.
The several clauses having been ag,eed to, the House re.
sumed, the Chairman reported progr-ss, and the report was
ordered to be bnaight up to-morrow.
A messenger from the Lords brought up several Bills, which
were ordered to lie on the table.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) (No. 5) BILL.

The House went into a Committee on this Bill.
The several clauses were read and agreed to.
The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be
brought up to-morrow.
CONSTABULARY (IRELAND) BILL.
The House went into Committee on this Bill, and the
several clauses were read and agreed to.
Mr. WILLIAMS remarked, before Mr. Greene left the
chair, that it was his opinion that this force was purely mili-
tary, and the expenses ought to be voted among the army es-
timates.
The report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow.
The House resumed.
TITHES COMMUTATION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
ECCLESIASTICAL PATRONAGE BILL.
This Bill was read a second- time, an I ordered to be com-
mitted to-morrow.

MARRIAGES (IRELAND) BILL.
Several clauses were brought up, and the Bill was read a
third time and passed.
LEASES (IRELAND) BILL.
The House went into Committee on this Bill. The several
clauses were gone through and agreed to, and the Bill was
ordered to be reported to-morrow.
PRI FATE BILLS BILL.
The House went into Committee on this Bill, and the clauses
having been read and agreed to, the Bill was ordered to be
reported to-morrow.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS BILL.

On the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill,
Colonel SIB THORP said, he begged to enter his protest
against the Bill, for he could not assent to a Bill of so much
importance being brought forward at so late a period of the
session. Some more consideration ought to be given to the
subject of the appointment of the officers whose salaries were
to come out of the consolidated fund. He would not oppose
the second reading of the Bill, but he gave notice when the
Bill was in Committee he should move that the sixth clause be
struck out.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
would consent to leave out the latter part of the clause in
question, and ha therefore hoped that the Hon. and Gallant
Member would not persist in his opposition. He hoped that
Hon. Members would not impede the progress of the Bill at
that period of the session because he believed that it had the
assent of nine tenths of the House.—(Hear, hear. )
Mr. PI. ESCOTT said he could not perceive, from the
Right Hon. andleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer's
statement, what was the obj ct of the Bill, whether it was to
assist or impede the progress of railway Bills. He did not
think that it was possible to cons'ruct a board which would re-
ceive more confidence from the public than the present board.
The Noble Lord at the head of that. board, as well as the other
members, were most admirably adapted to the transactions of
the business that came before them. T-is Bill would
not tend in the slightest degree to put an end to the
unseemly scenes which took place in that House on railway
Bills; those win) took part in those animated debates being ex-
cited to a most extraordinary degree, because their pockets
were at stake. Although lie was opposed to the Bill, he quite
concurred with the Hon. and Gallant Member opposite in
thinking it best not to delay the passing of the measure by any
vexatious opposition.—( Hear, hear.)
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow.

DISTRICT LUNATIC ASYLUMS (IRELAND) BILL.
The House having resolved iticif into a Committee on this
Bill.

Sir R. FERGUSON sail he should oppose the very first
clause, because he did not see the necessity of the measure.
Mr. PIGOTT having, replied,
Sir R. FERGUSON then opposed the'dlau3e as to the offi-
cers' salaries.

Sir GEORGE GREY, in the absence of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, was not prepared to defend the clause, and he
thought that the Bill ought to be postponed until to-morrow,
when the necessary explanation would be Oren by that gentle-
man.

The House accordingly resumed, and the Chairman reported
progress, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow.
THE CAPTAIN OF HER MAJES FY'S SHIP ALARM.
Captain PECHELL then rose to move for a copy of the
order from the Vice-Admiral, commanding at Bermuda, for
assembling a court-martial to inve,tigate certain charges pre-
ferred against Mr. James Chimmo, Paymaster and Purser of
her Majesty's ship Alarm ; also copies of a letter addressed to
the Commander-in-Chief, by Mr. James Chimmo, dated the
28th day of February, 184(3. The Hon and Gallant Member,
in support of his motion, briefly detailed some instances of al-
leged ill treatment and illegalities on the part of the Captain of
the ship in question. He thought the circumstances connected
with the case were of such a nature as to call for the immediate
attention of the 11-tard of Admiralty, and he felt that if the at-
tention of that Board was directed to the subject, they would
agree with him that a gross act of injustice had been perpetrated
upon that officer.
Admiral DUNDAS would refuse the return of the papers
moved for; they would be of no public benefit, nor would they
Ise at all calculated to advance the interests of that officer
himself.

Mr. WILLIANIS regretted the course which the Admiralty
thought propel. to pursue in this case. He thought the public
should be made acquainted with the proceedings of courts-
martial held on board of her Maj,isty's ships of war. Inferior
officers should be protected against the tyranny of their supe-
rior officers.

Captain PLUMRIDGE hoped that the Government wottld
consent to lay upon the table of the liotuo the minutes of the
court-martial, if they did nut feel disposed to grant the papers
moved for.

Captain BERKELEY waz quite ready to take his share in the
refusal of the papers moved fJr by the Hon. and Gallant Mem-
ber for Brighton.

After a few words from Captain PECHELL, the motion
was withdrawn.

PATENTS COMMISSION BILL.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first reading of
this Bill, and gave notice that to-morrow he shuuld move that
the Bill pass through the remainirr;,• stages.
WASTE LANDS tAUSTRALIA) BILL.
This Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Half-past Ten.

THE ERROR IN THE CORN BILL.
The Lord Mayor has handed to one of the cornfactors
psper of averages from Lord George Bentinck, to which the
tollowing reply has been made
LORD GEORGE BENTINCK'S STATEMENT.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Peas.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d.
Aggregate average .. 50 11 27 5 23 7 32 4 36 4 35 9
Actual duty .. 7 0 4 0 1 6 4 0 4 0 4 0
Intended duty .. .. 7 0 4 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 2 0
Duty as it would have
been wider sth and 20 0 9 0 5 0 11 6 4 6 1 6
6th Victoria, c. 6.