The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-02 00:00:00

RIVER BOYNE NAVIGATION.

Mr. REYNOLDS moved for returns of the annual
receipts and disbursements of the River Boyne Naviga-
tion Company, from the time of their incorporation to
the Ist day of May, 1848 ; under the head of receipts,
such return to comprise an exact account of the several
sums raised by subscription, advanced by Government,
and borrowed from private persons, for the construction
and maintenance of the works, together with the funds
annually derived from tolls or any other productive
sources during the period specified ; under that of dis-
bursements, the return to include the sums expended from
time to time in the construction and maintenance of the
works, the its :count of salaries and allowances annually
paid to directors, secretary, clerks, toll-keepers, and other
officers respectively, and the yearly payments on account
of interest and principal made to the proprietors, to the
Government, and to those from whom money was bor-
rowed. Of the number and amount of the loan certifi-
cates or debentures issued by the River Boyne Naviga-
tion Company, from the time of their incorporation,
With the name or the parties to whom they were made
Payable.so Of the sums distributed periodically and for
a m years amongst a few proprietors of old stock, with
e statement of the grounds upon which such partial dis-
tribution has been made. And of the names of the
directors and secretary for each year from the incorpora-
tion of the company to the present; the names of those
upon wh_Agomtrheeedtonagement devolved to be specially
marked.
SAVINGS BANKS IN IRELAND.
In reply to a question from Mr. HUME,

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
was not prepared to say at present that the Government
would undertake to commence proceedings, and carry
on suits, against the insolvent trustees of savings banks
in Ireland, in which great defalcations had taken place,
although he admitted that it was not much to the credit
of the trustees that the depositors should be deprived of
their money.

PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr. HUME moved for a statement, showing the per-
petual annuity which is equivalent to the whole of the
terminable annuities which existed as part of the public
debt, on the sth day of January, 1848; the interest of
money being taken in the valuation after the rate of
three and a half per cent., and also of three per cent.
per annum (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper,
No. 348, of session 1842).—Agreed to.

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VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.
Mr. HUME moved for a statement of the number,
nature, extent, and position of the settlements, and
number of settlers, which the Hudson's Bay Company
will be required to establish in the island of Vancouver
within the period of five years, so as to prevent a revo-
cation of the grant of that island : specification of the
stipulations which will be required from settlers by the
Hudson's Bay Company, previous to their proceeding. to
settle ; also the tenure or terms on which land will be
sold to settlers; theprivileges which settlers will have in
tho fisheries, mines, trade, bunting, &c., and in carrying
on commerce; also, what taxes or charges or other de-
mands will be made on settlers : the nature of the
general, local, or municipal government which will be
established on the island, and the powers which the
managing directors of the Hudson's Bay Company will
exercise over the government, also in :regard to initiat-
ing, allowing, or disallowing laws: The nature and ex-
tent of the communications which will be kept up be-
tween this country and the island of Vancouver, and
what rights or privileges will be given to settlers in the
island in the conveyance of letters, goods, and supplies
to and from.

The motion was withdrawn, after a few observations
from Mr. HAWES.

MADRAS.

• On the notion of MatlsM---4 copies were ordered of
the Minutes of Consultation recorded by the Governor
in Council of Madras, and of the proceedings which
have passed both in India and in England, relative to
the suspension from office of Malcolm Lewin, Esq.,
late Second Judge of the Court of Suddr. Adawlut, of
Madras; and to the removal, to inferior judgeships, of
G. J. Waters, Esq., late First Judge, and T. E. Boileau,
Esq., late Third Judge of the same court.

HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY.
Mr. HUME moved for accounts of the capital of the
lludson's Bay Company at the present date, and the
nature of the property in which invested, with the names
and number of shareholders or proprietors, and the
number of shares held by each ; and, of the principal
articles of import and export by the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany during each of the past five years, showing the
qu entities of each, and aggregate valne thereof.
After some observations from Mr. ROBINSON, the
motion was agreed to.