The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-28 00:00:00

THE SU NI,

Philips, a proprietor of the BelleAu Lunatic Asylum.
praying for an alteration of the law regulatiu; lunatic
asylums.
The Hon. MEMBER also presented a petition from
Charles Watts,' a private in the 71st company of
marines, complaining of having suffered corporal
punishment unjustly, and praying that the House would
order an inquiry to be instituted into the conduct of the
commanding Officer of that company.
Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice that, next session, he
would move for leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate the
inclosure of commons, and to provide that all waste
common lands might be made into lots as freeholds,
without respect to the ancient tenure of lands.
Mr. PHILLIPS presented a petition from Manches-
ter, praying for additional representatives for the
boroughs in that district.
POOR-LAWS.

Mr. BORTHWICK wished to ask the Noble Lord at

,he head of her Majesty's Government on what terms
the lipase separated with regard to the question of the
poor-laws. He had given notice of two motions on the
subject, but had withdrawn them on the assurance that
the subject would be taken into consideration next
475( I session.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he would not then
venture to state what, measures her Majesty's Govern-
ment would propose with regard to the poor-law, but he
would promise the Hon. Gentleman that unless he did
propose some inquiry, or take some steps tending to
show the necessity of such an inquiry, the motion of the
Hon. Gentleman for a Select Committee of the whole
House would not be objected to.
PROMOTIONS IN THE POLICE.
Mr. PROTHEROE wished to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet, the Secretary for the Home Department,
whether the impression which had been created in the
public mind in consequence of some statements in the
public papers that the promotion of the police depended
upon the number of convictions they bad obtained, was
correct or not.
Sir G. GREY bad received an assurance from the
Police Commissioners that there was no such rule
in existence, and that their rules were founded
upon totally different principles.
ANDOVER UNION.

Mr. WAKLEY wished to call the attention of the
Right Hon. Baronet to a letter which had appeared in
the Times of that morning from a person named Tasker.
It stated that the witnesses called before the Committee
of that House
_for the purpose of inquiring into

the conduct of the Guardians of the Ando-
ver Union had received no protection since
from the Right Honourable Baronet, who was in
effect himself the head of the Poor-law Commission.
Tasker was a man with a wife and three children, and
received an allowance of 3d. per week before the inquiry
of the Committee, but having been called as a witness
before that Committce,his relief had since been stopped,
and he was left to starve. He (Mr. Wakley) thought
that some protection ought to be afforded to those
witnesses.

Sir GEORGE GREY said that he had had no time
that day to look at the letter in question, but he would
direct his attention to it at a future opportunity. He
did net, however, know if he had any power to interfere
in the matter referred to.
The Usher of the Black Rod here made his appear-
ance to summon the House to hear the Royal Assent
given to several Bills, and to hear her Majesty's most
gracious Speech upon the prorogation of Parliament.
On the Speaker's return he took his seat at the table,
and read her Majesty's speech, and the House then
separated.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From this night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 22d day of August, 1846.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Notts i55ucd........ 29,653,990

Government debt • • 11,015,100
Other securities .. '2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 13, i 45,719
Silver bullion • • • • 2,508,271

29,653 990
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the Vith day of August, 1846.

£29,633,990