The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL . PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, March 5.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
herTh,ecir. Lor,thhips assembled at Five o'Clock to hear
t, AnajeSty s given, by commission, to several
util r , assent commission,,
to s• Ihe Commis4oners were the Lord Chancellor,
E tue p i .. ,
.ar. of "thaltesbury and the Earl of kiaddington.
.. bir theroyal.
the asulie ~f ek,niiii:ft-ns having been summoned to
tiiii• ' assent was
given to the following
a Public Works (Ireland) BillDrainag
s re1411(1) Bill ; and the Grand Jury (Ireland) Present-
taent Bill

TiE LATE, VICTORY IN INDIA.
pl;hret
t!:::utli
e of RICHMOND said he took the earliest
of calling the attention of the Noble Earl at
willia.ch.ead
hof the Board of Control (Ripon), to a mistake
e hid made the other night in moving a vote of
'4l nka to the Indian army,but mistake which he a
u(tiihe Duke of Richmond)wai certain was altogether
Zintentional, and which he was sure his Noble Friend
°l4ld thank him for correcting. The error to which
Vtiluded wait in reference to the Noble Earl stating
eaner",l"nel Wood, the aid-de camp of the Governor-
ken 1, having headed a regiment in the late engage- •
o e:s.t Now he (the Duke of Richmond) did Lot mean
Leeh 12 slightest reflection On Colonel Wood, who had
4a,e }ears in the army, and who must on this occasion.
do been in advance of his regiment, but who certainly
be 4 cot head it. Though he believed Colonel Wood to
ofe moat
, Promising and gallant officer, he was not the
ref: I,voo headed the 80th Regiment in the engagement
bur•rep
The officer who did so was Colonel Bun.
officer who had been thirty years
to
"Tean service on full pay, and six years
14 Calf Pay, and who bad taken a part
apd-e lead!ng engagements of the Peninsular war.
India had been wounded in the late engagement in
40,4. This was the officer who led the regiment, and
regi'llonel Wood, who might have accompanied the
pri2etit, and he (the Duke of Richmond) was stir-
th. at the Noble Earl had not mentioned his name
thuding to the meritorious officers who had served
4at was •
eorn„(l,il4PON said he could have no hesitation in
peaking with the request of the Noble Duke. 111
notion upon the subject he (Lord Ripon) took his
ittilaciq the services of the gallant officers from what
Profes .seen reported in the public prints, and not beine,ha
bee', slorlal man he did not know the difference. Had e
the ,!tw.are of' it he would have been most happy to mark
°t igtllstilletion • and now that he had been made aware
tarr,,,,he could have no hesitation in expressing his
tleh;„,st admiration the services of Co!onel Bunbury.
attil;hged to say he felt obliged to his Noble Friend for
teet;op4 atrorded him the opportunity of make g this cor-
.

Lord IRISH COERCION BILL.
Fleet; STOURTON mid he hoped that his Noble
148 --:Pliesite who had introduced a Bill for the sup-
',lc' crim' ein Ireland, would also introduce a
qtegnPaei passe with it, for the preservation of the
011,-"q„,liberties of Ole tenant-farmers in that country.
Zslile-T:tiike RICIIMO ND said he understood the
Ntl'es—"'ct to refer to the corn-laws, and not to the
tteis Which had been committed in Ireland.
tf,ll STOURTON disclaimed any reference to the
114W8 in his address. His observations simply re-
legTh, t) Ireland.
s Duke of RICHMOND was about to address their
l,":1Ps respecting the Bill, but he gave way to
Leer, LORD CHANCELLOR, who said. the Noble
NOW not in order, as there was no notice before the
these "ei If he were allowed to discuss the Bill under
4t• •retinistances, it would be competent for any other
i 1 e,"r(l • to do so.
4. DOYLE AND THE GOVERNMENT
liThe OF SPAIN.
fts Si ulte of RICHMOND rose to present a petition
44? John Milky Doyle, aying their Lordships to
ktilt e'" euesideration of hiss ase to the law officers of
r‘i,)".stated that he had served under the
Government ment as one of the general officers of the
4t pat 'tie .wllO he complained had not done justice to him,
Dfi w
fii!lted ,y that the Commission which had been ap-
b "41 not treated hi s claim in a proper manner. He
s'rt pai~e
s,tated that the representatives of this country in
'et u "gcoveledg ed his claim. There was a clause in the
thy (it!der which the Commission was appointed, thatif
'44h es lirereace arose with respect to the claims of the
• P•
Bj,*bo had been in the service of Spain,
should be referred to the law officers
He was an experienced offieer, and
tjt ser Crown
theve. this country in Egypt and in tbe wars
pet' Peninsular. His Noble . and Learned
Ned (Lord Brougham) was of opinion that his case
t'ette) ,be so referred. He (the Duke of Rich. -.
• f.tlierefore, trusted that their Lordships would
0 that course in this case. He was ad-
,lllcl "Y his friends to take as much as he
gi„et, and to memorialise the Government for the
,114 4'l°o (the Duke of Richmond) did not think he
4744'14'1g too much if he only_ asked that this matter
thee referred to the law officers of the Crown, and
le %eY should decide whether he was entitled to this
Mt? Spanish Government or not.
I"'
'°IIGHAM supported the prayer of the
lie 1
k, Ear of ABERDEEN said that he was not
r-- to deny the valuable services of the
48S,sh ,bo were engaged in the army in Por-
Rt the same time he imagined that claims
e p,'"acle on the Portuguese Government which
k'eti."t at all in proportion to the services ren-
k „ Various commissions had been appointed,
Itit7Y had failed to give satisfaction. The
3~er,"Q
could not agree as to the amount, and the conse-
ch'eti h'as that the officers and men interested were
,
applyingoiCe to the English Government to see
Their Lordships would recollect that
',e)trantitish Government were no parties to the
6V' inade, but at the same time they were bound to
l'i.°llr to obtain justice for any or every party
Ittte Claim
on the Portuguese Government.
It ►ern aims were entirely of a private nature, and this
• 7° i
t was no party n the contracts. In the year
41:_i'sritt! Predecessor in office, Lord Palmerston,
form a mixed' commission, which should
Visance of -these claims, and decide upon them in
4'44'1,41111er as that. there should be no appeal to the
o,e,f.d".4eat of either country, and if the Commissioners
);,eitr.4', to their opinions it was to be decided by an
h3/4, the Minister of the King of the Belgians,
felt in that capacity given several decisions.
1,17,1 tie,„. therefore precluded from opening the
lie believed the Commissioners bad
IteCh roll and a fair view of all the cases laid
eleitt,-I,tll, and had given their decision accordingly.
tin4t he had no power to interfere in regard to
\l4eittis• He had examined into the claims of Sir
Lev Doyle, and, he considered that the ()mulls-
, 8 h:,(1.
eon,e to a right decision respecting it. Even
iiiittei`tie,e Earl of Aberdeen) the power, he did not
tp 418POSell to re-open the question. That officer
1/4 Igollteered his service to the Portuguese Government
114tcr,'„4hd it waraccepted liy Don Pedro with a great
C'tit 'delirlki of
his noble conduct. Sir J. M. Doyle after-
tted that he entered the service without a
INol' therefore he could make no claim on the Portu-
Op:„erittnent for services performed under a contract.
Jr4(l, from the returns he now held in is
1" Sir J. M. Doyle had received sums of
144 501. from the Portuguese Government, and
tltttitu- teceipt in full of them. Then the report of thedid
thl)e tiBe Cointilision was to the effect that they
t:eritsiet,er that Sir John Doyle. had any claim upon
Attoe 3'l Government, not having entered the Portu,-
44r4:11'ice under any contract, and, therefore, he (Lord
did not consider that the claim could be enter-
ttho llnder these circumstances he was of opinion
jlYovantage would be gained by re-opening
ttlttii,sides he had no reason to complain of the the
Goveinment, as he had been treated ex-
by them. His Noble Friend (the Duke of
;4)) would perhaps recollect that some years
1'44 inlceived 5,000/. or 6,000/. from that Government
444 rY he stated he had received.
4'4 tipr,, BROUGHAM complained that a surgeon
some
Ile the Pointed one of the commissioners, whereas shave
the, see '4" officers of the Crown ought to
On the same principle he supposed
Noble Earl (Earl of Aberdeen) would
• medical point to a lawyer. The Noble
et;ett*lleb referred to documents which set forth that the.
4,rtL, Government admitted. the claim, and consi
tlvq,
•it ought to be paid out of the. money devoted
E`T444. rnisb Government for the liquidation of similar
ttlltNolliuke. of WELLINGTON said. it occurred to
;etion that such a transaction as the one re-
vti:lttk I.°Y the Noble Earl, took place whilst he was
I,_4elt Is Xing in Portugal, but he did not recollect
ph. t 4) „sef the circumstances under which it tool:
eet,be able to speak with any certainty on th.
he kil,"(', however, recollected the name of Sir
thisjks Doyle, but he could not call to mind why
th h'",Ploeed—at any rate he was in
warthe service of
1,1h,t1,-r), during the Peninsular and he had
tki.• 4tion of being a brave man.
"•
t• Ti,:iclois of ONDONDERRY thought that Sir
4,,v'et3:4'e had no claim against the Portuguese
71_71t, having given a receipt in full for alle
ire hail
▪ (Lord Londonderry) knew that that gallant
°cell paid very handsomely for his se ce.,,
'sornely than either he or the Noble Duke
,k4:l)4ltre c'f 12 D said that Sir J. M. Doyle had
`llallt -eeeiptiellfullll°bNecause the Commissioners to d
hendid so he would not recite a farthing.
ilaplebs
titkses(l'4li,s, was the petitioner entitled by his agree-
"ellii„°,4ter to receive the amount he claimed.
tip4heslevi that he had not received a
.sufficient.
that' ttreittl°,4 for his services, and it was therefore inflict-
-I;tt,eLlet,*-ol.:;darild_stlip on the Hon Baronet. He hoped
ti 'th. Lei,
of
tove, with every other British subject, the
• - the 18,w,
41i1„,*,bieitilts of LONDONDERRY presented a pethi(-,
34uee., e hoped would receive the support of the
h who had *ust sat down. It was a petition
h /.
ieheayilltaee °Jd Arthujr Hill, and. other noblemen and
thi "e county of Down, in the north of Ireland,
iNt. ease inl"tee to suspend' the standing orders
58,4 Pe Great County Down Railway.
t 4441,44. eeser !toed the standing orders the other even-
th„ 40 8111311ar to the present, and hoped they
rs ;1,11412/(sw, as the measure would be a great boon
c'ule of Ireland, and give employment to a con-
re "rebel. of '
t:tlei of Al objected to granting_ the
I;ll'a.t the plan. Petition. He said that the Committee.
~., which were lithographed, as nia.ny
tl.‘lt".ed wee
very incorrect. The lithographing
tiLita it in the levels,the height, and the arching,
!hsl' tt4s hardi
Vva exe Possible to make out whet they
opthe of :Lae made for this incorrectness was
th,E)l'ojottotthle, but the answer to this would be
ante 40th 11
had not time to get up efficient plans
ill C. Ye oth
? °I November, why not wait for an-
-0111. ivritir,:vr oepAsioTn here' was no hardship in this..
.1404 e'sted , lhen ti decision was given against, a
reversOrties hone forward in order to get tne
"in their favour. There was no use