The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-20 00:00:00

COMMONS' SUMMARY.

The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock.
Several Railway Bills were read a second time and ordered
to be committed.

Several petitions were presented in favour of the Man-
chester and Southampton Railway Bill.
On the motion of ➢lr. YOUNG, it was ordered that the
House, at its rising, should adjourn to Monday next. - -
Mr. WILSON PATTEN gave notice of his intention on Mon-
day to move the appointment of a Select Committee with re-
spect to railways.

Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr. WrsE,
said that a charter of incorporation of the Board of National
Education in Ireland had been granted by the Goverament,
t hat since the granting of that charter measures had been taken
by the Board to establish modern schools in England, and
also to promote agricultural schools or colleges in Ireland.
Sir J. GRAHAM in answer to a question from Mr. RED-
HEAD YORKE, sail that the Government had thought it
proper to grant a free pardon to Jos.eph Mason, who Was
sentenced to twenty years transportation, at the York March
Assizes; in 1843, upon a conviction which turned to have
taken place in error.
Mr. Bostrnwicmc, on reading the order of the day for the
further'consideration of ,the Custom and Corn Importation,
asked Sir R. PEEL whether it was the intention of the Go-
vernment to present to the House copies or extracts of
any correspondence which might have passed between
the Secretary of 'State for Foreign Affairs, and her
Nlaj,:sty's Ministers at Washington, relative to the Oregan
Tere_tory._ • _

Sir It. PEEL thought that any explanation on the subject
was wholly unnecessary, because he was convinced that the
expressions. of her Majesty - from the Throne, and
the statements of Gentlemen in that House, had Lot
been misunderstood. He hail no objection to lay on the
table of the House those public communications which bad
already been made publx if it was thought desirable that he
should do so.

Lord J. RUSSELL wished to ask what course the Govern-
ment intended to pursue with respect to the Corn Bill, and
the Irish Life and Property Protection Bill.
Sir R. PEEL said that he never felt greater anxiety for the
progress of a measure, than he (lid for that with respect to
the Corn laws. - He had received communications from
parties both in favour and against Ministers, earnestly de-
siring a decision on the Corn-laws. lie thought it desirable
that the House should come to an early decision upon the
subject, and it was not his intention to permit any of the Go-
vernment business te, interfere with it. With respect to the
Irish Life and Property Protection Bill, the course he
intended to pursue was this—ho proposed to take
the sieond reading of the Corn Bill en Monday; it
was unders!ood that that discussion would last till
Friday, but in the hope that the discussion would terminate
on Thursday he would propose that the Irish Bill should be on Friday, as far as the first reading, but upon the un-
derstanding that if the debate on the Corn MU was not con-
cluded till Friday, then that the Irish Bill should be read
a first time on Monday. He would take that opportunity of
stating, with respect to the report of the Classification Com-
mittee, relative to railways, Laving a proposed termini in the
City, that the Government intended to act upon the recom-
mendation of the Committee, and that on Monday they
should acquiesce in the motion, and advise her Majesty to
appoint a Itoyal Commission upon the subject.
On the (polka of the further consideration of the Cus-
toms (the tariff),
The Marquis of WORCESTER moved that timber be omitted.
Mr. IL lI;NDE supported the amendment.