The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-15 00:00:00

THE EARL OE bUNDONALD'S INVENTION.

Lord BROUGHAM wished to ask the Noble Lord at
the head of the Admiralty, whether he proposed to investigate
the merits of the invention of the Earl of Dundonald, as he un-
derstood that the discovery of Captain Warner was shortly to
be put to the test?
Lord AUCKLAND said, it would be exceedingly desirable
that the invention should be tested, anti a commission would be
appointed for that purpose.
Lord BROUGHAM hoped that the utmost secrecy would
be observed in the trial.
Lord AUCKLAND intimated that this would be done.
WASTE LANDS (AUSTRALIA) BILL
_ _ . .

Earl GREY proposed the second readily; of this Rill. The
Noble Earl, after describing the nature of the Bill, said that
the number of emigrants had been 9.985, and the money spent
in carrying out the emigrants about 1,000,000/. The conse-
quence bad been that the reveLue, which in 1831 was only
122.0001., had in 1844 risen to 394,0001. The exportations in
1831 amounted to 237,C001., including 75,0001. for wool,
while in 1844 they were 871,0001., and the wool alone from
this colony had risen to 411,000'. It was evident, therefore,
that the system had worked well for the colony and for this
country. 'Licences had been granted to the squatters,
as they were called, who had gradually settled upon the
waste lands, as it was desirable they should be occupied, and a
space of as mush as 1,600 milts in length by 300 miles in
breadth, was now held under this system. But throughout
the whole of that immense territory there was not a single
place of worship, or a single clergyman to be found for the
spiritual instruction of the people. Females had followed
into the district, and a population was rap,dly growing up
without any means whatever for the preservation of the cha-
racter of the people. In the digricti however, there
nes a large number of persons settled, who, prior
to their emigration, had, in this country received the
education of gentlemen • and who were, of course, imbued
with all the refinements Of civilised life, and in the course of
years, therefore, it was but natural, that without any means of
spiritual instruction, their influence must decline, and ulti-
mately die out. It was necessary to preserve that influence for
the sake of the inhabitants, and that the character of the people
shOuld be upheld, but it was not to be expected that those parties,
having only a slight tenure, would go to the necessary expense.
It was, therefore, the duty of the Government to bring it
about ; but this they must do without interfering with the
right of sale. Happily there was a means of doing this. Cer-
tain parts of the country were more valuable in consequence of
the supply of water, which might be made much more valu-
able by the erection of dams for its retention. Around these
districts the population would concentrate, and it was proposed
to grant leases of the lands for fourteen years. But this was
evidently too long a period, if you considered the advance of
the population, and he would propose to substitute the team
of eight years, with a right of pre-emption to the present oc-
cupants. In the event of those parties not being able to pur-
chase the several runs, they might be sold by auction, or let
on private valuation. He proposed to retain the same rate of
payment as at present existed. It was further proposed, that
at the expiration of the leases, should they not be
required to be sold, the former occupants of
those lands should be allowed to retain them
at leases for a period of the same length as the former leases.
He proposed that the passing of orders for regulating these
matters should be invested in her Majesty, and that any order
Made in Council, repealing any former order, should be laid
fOr six months on the table of both Houses before having any
effect.

Lord BROUGHAM said, he objected to the power con-
ferred upon the Crown under the garb of Parliamentary
proceedings. _ _ _

Lord LYTTELTON said, he had no intention of troubling
the House with any lengthened observations, as he approved of
the Bill in principle, though he thought it not altogether
perfect in some of the details.
The Bill was then read a second time.
POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS.

• Lord BROUGHAM said that he had ascertained the cause
of the delay in making the return for which he moved yes-
terday evening, and he entirely acquitted the honourable gen-
tlemen who had to perform the duty of Poor-law Commis-
sioners from being the intentional cause of it. He knew
these Commissioners to be extremely kind and humane men,
and yet they were called hard-hearted dictators and iron dis-
positioned men. If there was any fault to be found at all, he
thlught they should find fault with the system, and not with
the men. But even as it regarded the system, it had been
much misrepresented, as he believed all the real evils that had
ari.en were to be attributed to its not being carried into full
effect. He would have it enforced in all its it.tegrity, and when-
ever there was any attempt to revive the old pernicious system
of out-door relief, he would must strenuously oppose it. In
some instances he saw a disposition to return to this practice,
but he had no doubt the Commissioners, without being probed
to do their duty by him, would take care that the practice was
abandoned. With regard to the Bills he had proposed for the
purpose of amending the laws of the country, but especially
with repect to the criminal law, he begged leave to postpone
them for the present, but it was with the hope that the sub-
ject would be taken up next session, and fully considered and
disposed of.

SCOTCH BANKING BILL.
This Bill was then read a third time and passed.
SUGAR DUTIES (No. 3) BILL.
This BID passed through Committee, and was ordered to be
read a third time on Monday.
Thy Deodands' Bill passed through Committee, and was or-
dered to be read a third time on Monday.
Several other Bills were then forwarded a stage, ani the
House adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, August 14.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
SUPPLY.

The House then resolved itself into a Committee of Supply,
Mr. GREENE in the chair.
The first vote was that a sum not exceeding 132,0001. be
granted for the purpose of purchasing meal, potatoes, &c., for
these distr;cts in Ireland afflicted by the potato blight.
Mr. WILLIAMS protested against the justice of the vote.
He contended that the landlords of Ireland should be com-
pelled to feed their own poor. The land of that country was
quite fertile enough to support its people, if it were properly
cultivated- If this vote were granted, it would be a grievous
injustice to the poor people of this country. There was no secu- '
lit), for the repayment of this money by the people of Ireland. He
distinctly asked the late Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the
commencement of this session, whether any more money than
the sum then granted (50,0001.) would be required, and he as
distinctly told him that it would not.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as
there would be a full discussion as to measures affecting
Ire-
land at twelve o'clock on Monday next, when he
wouldpropose a further grant ; he therefore hoped that all discus-
sion at present might be postponed until that period.
The Earl of LINCOLN said that he was quite willing
to justify the conduct of the late Government on this subject,
but if it was agreeable to the House he would abstain from
saying anything until Alotillay.—( Hear, bear.)
The vote was then agreed to.
The sum of 30,000'. was then voted for the relief of the
sufferers from the late fire at Newfoundland.
20,0001. having been proposed for the relief of the sufferers
from the recent calamity at Quebec,
Mr. HUME said that in his opinion the vote was too small.
The vote was agreed to.
20,0001. was then proposed for enlarging and improving
Buckingham Palace. to which
Mr. BAINE objected. Ile did not see the necessity of the
change, and the sum proposed was too great.
The CHANCELLOit of the EXCHEQUER explained
the grounds on which the sum was
asked. [ter Majesty had
been subjected to very great inconvenience
want of proper accomodation at the palace,
from the present
in-
convenience had been felt by her and the same
wished the House to bear in inindaredecessor. He
the first sum ever asked by her Majesty for that this was
silents since her accession to the Throtl. any improve-
The total expense of the improvements at the Hear, hear. )
amount to 150,0001, but the sum asked for at rre palace would
20,000 L, leaving 130,000/. to be provided in future hears.
was only
Mr. PROT HEROE said that the present builddears.
g was not
at all befitting the dignity of the British Sovereign,
and he
thought that the better plan to accommodate her Majesty
would be by assigning part of St. James's Park to her exclu-
sive use, and that the public would agree to such an arranxe-
talent, if Pall-mall were continued, so as togive a direetcomenu-
nication between Trafalgar-square and the Chelsea-road.
Mr. BERNAL said that the present site of the palace was
one of the worst in the metropolis. The neighbourhood would,
however, be improved by judicious arrangements. He denounced
the system of the Government in erecting a building without
etaibei's..iriiiithe most undesirable situation, and afterwards
Z., V's vom jjag ,iscAlsok country for continual bits and bits of money,
-,:-.2 _ -thifir tll.l.4...nptrosity of art was the result.—.( Hear, hear.)
. LL trusted that, as the people of Brighton
suriebil&r:i4;.. • , years ago, one of the principal entrances to
eptirielise- ? e . cellor of the Exchequer, now that he was
proiidineeti.
~rt, no' accommodation for her Majesty, which
-'
'liell Tie' -mean( ' bjected to, would take steps to place the 1
• . liiliabitatits of • hton in the same position they were in pre. 1
nd
?loin to the erection of the Pavilion.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. HLTME thought, before they laid out any more money
oil Buckingham Palace, they ought to consider whether the