The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-13 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMOIVS, Thursday, Feb. 12.

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The SPEAKER took the chair at a few minutes before
four o'clock.
NEW MEMBERS.

The Marquis of CHANDOS took the oaths and his sew
for Buckingham.
Lord HENRY LENNOX also took the oaths and his sea
for Chichester.

The Noble Lords were greeted with loud cheers, on
their entrance, from the Conservative side of the House

'RAILWAY BUSINESS.

Lord GRA.KVILLE SOMERSET moved fur a Cam-
mit:eu of Classillution of Railway BAIA to b.. appointed.
The committee 11 i 1 I consist of the following Members,
viz,:—Lord Courtenay, Mr. Fox Mc -le, Mr. Wilson
Patten, Sir William Somerville, and Mr. Pakingtom
The Noble Lord also moved that tit* resolutions con-
tained in the report of the Railway Committee be adopted.
Mr. LAINCOMBE wished to move an amendment to
the last resolution. It was notorious that the time of
th Committees during the last session was completely
wasted by the great lengths to which the promoters of
the various lines were allowed to go in proving their
traffic tables. What he waned fa add to tik lest resolu-
ti,n was, tha! :f the Committee should diem it expedient
to hear no evidence respecting the traffic, they be allowed
to do so.

Lord G. SOMERSET would be glad if lie Hon.
Member would not press his amendment. The subject
alluded to had been, and was still under the considera-
tion of the Committee.
After a flu. words frcm Mr. 13. DENISON and Mr.
P. M. STEWART, requesting the Hon. Member to wait for
the final repot t of the Ettilway Committee,

DUNCOMBE consented to yithdraw his•amend,
ment.

Mr. HUDSON brought in several Railway Bills for
the construction of branches and extensions of the Mid-
land linr, which were read a first time.
SIIEPFIBLD AND LINCOLN RAILWAY.

Mr. J. PARKER brought in the Sheffield and Lin-
coln Railway Bill, which wai read a first time.
Mr. GISBOEN E presented petitions for leave to bring
in the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, the
British and Irish Union, and the North Devon Railway
Bill•.
Colend WOOD presented a petition against the
Northumberland Railway. •
NOTICE OF MOTION.—FRIENDLY SCCIETIES.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that, on
.Tuesday
nex►, he should bring forward a motion relative to the
laws with reference to frig udly societies.

SLID? OWNERS.
Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from the Ship
Owners' Society, and moved that it be printed with the
votes.
THE SALMON FISHERIES OF ENGLAND AND

WALES.
Sir THOMAS WINNINGTON obtained leave to
bring in a Bill to regulate the zxlwon fisheries of Eng-
land end Wales.

CAPTAIN JOHNSTONE.
Admiral DUNI)AS said it had been pretty generally
rumoured out of the House, that it was the intention of
her Majesty's Government to send Captain Johnstone,
who had recently takm his trial at the Oid Bailey, for
the murder of coma of the crew of the ship Tory, to some
distant colony. He wished to be informed by the
Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary of Stale for the
Home Department, whether that report had any founda-
tion? The man ought certainly to have been hanged.--.
(Great laughter.) He also wished to know whether the
Government intended taking any steps to prevent such
men being appointed to the command of ships itt future?
Sir J. GRAHAM said that with respect to the question
which had bean put to him by his Hon. and Gallant Friend
in reference to Captain Johnstone, who was not found
guilty by the jury, but was found to be insane—(Hear,
hear)—he had to state to the lion. and Gallant Officer
and to the House, that her Majesty's Government had i
no power whatever to interfere n the matter under the
present circumstances of the case, with respect to
sending him to a colony.—(Hear, hear.) They felt it
their duty to place him in close confinement for the re-
mainder of his life. With regard to the second question
of the Honourable and Gallant Officer, be might state
that he was glad to inform him and the House that
it was the Government's intention to make Tapper
examination in ifuture into the characters of csrlidatei
for the coromucl of Yetwath —alear.)
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