The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-30 00:00:00

COURTS OF LAW.

Captain POLHILL moved for a return of the number of
the writs of summonses issued out at the high courts of law,
namely, the Queen's Bench, the Common Pleas, and the Ex-
chequer, of pleas between the 10th day of November, 1545,
and the 10th day of May, 1846 ; and also, the numbers issued
out of the same courts in the parallel six months of the five
preceding years ; also, the Bills filed in the Courts of Equity
during the same periods of time, distinguishing each year.
Agreed to.

Lo.rd G. BENTINCK said he would wish to a ask a question
of the Right Honourable Baronet, which at first, might seem
to impugn the truth of a statement made by a Noble Lord in
another place—he meant Lord Dalhousie ; but, however, he had
since had such representations made to him as had entirely re-
moved the possibility of such an imputation. He now referred
to the policy of this country as it affected the interests of the
Canadas. The Noble Earl was understood to say that the
Canadians viewed with a perfect feeling of satisfaction the ge-
neral policy of her Majesty's Ministers ; and, so far from en-
tertaining any feeling of apprehension and alarm, he stated
that all they asked was, that the nominal duty of Is. , which was
proposed to be retained on Canadian and other wheat, should be
reduced to one penny. This was the statement which was im-
puted to the Earl of Dalhousie; and he (Lord George Ben-
tinck) must say that he had heard the statement with his own
ears. Now, the question he wished to ask was, Whether or
not the Canadians had determined by a vote of their Legis-
lative Assembly to address her Majesty against the measures
of her Ministry +?
The first paragraph of that address was in
form something like this :—" That the House viewed with the
most serious apprehension and alarm, and as detrimental to the
future peace and prosperity of the Colonies, the adoption
of the proposed principle of commercial intercourse now
under the consideration of the Imperial Parliament."
That such an address had been unanimously voted he had the
best reason for knowing, inasmuch—(The Noble Lord was
here called to order.) Well, then, the question he had to a k
of her Majesty's Ministers was whether or no, when that state-
ment was made by a Cabinet Minister of the Crown, he
was not in possession of the information to which he ( Lord
George Bentinek) had now referred ? He wished to knew
whether that Minister was not in possession of the address
when he knew that it would be unanimously voted by the
Legislative Assembly of Canada, expressive of sentiments like
those which had been embodied in the paragraph he had read to
the House.

Sir ROBERT PEEL said that he would with pleasure lay
all the information he was in possession of before the Noble
Lord. He had yesterday made an appointment with the Sec..
retary for the Colonies fcr one o'clock this day, and when his
;tight Hon. Friend attended he showed to him (Sir R. Peel) a
letter from Lord Cathcart, containing the address of the Cana-
dian House of Assembly. which he was bound to acknowledge
expressed the apprehensions of the Assembly as to the conse-
quences that might follow the adoption of the commercial
measures of the Government. He understood his Right Hon.
Friend then to say that that communication had only reached
him in the course of the morning. He (Sir R. Peel) did not
know that such a communication had arrived until two o'clock
this day. If even he had thought it possible that
Lord Dalhousie should have had earlier information than he
bad, he had yet the assurance that the Noble Lord
was aware of the receipt of this communication at the period at
which he spoke last evening. When dispatches came, it was
impossible that all members of the Government should receive
the information simultaneously ; some time must elapse before
all the members of the Government were aware of the contents.

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In answer to a question put by Mr. CHRISTIE,
sir S. GRAHAM said that the report would be laid upon
the table atter the recess.

:W REMOVAL.
Lord J. RUSSPELLOO wised to know when his Hon. Friend
who sat behind him (Mr. E. Denison)
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vrould make the motion
of which he had given notice in a more specific
Mr. E. DENISON stated his intent
upon the
Notice-book several notices which would liola
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making his motion more specific and more accurately d
He intended to propose that, in case of any pauperre
to be supplied with relief, the relief shall be administered in
the union, and not in the parish of such union ; and that the
amount of the expense consequent upon this should be de-
frayed by a fund levied on each parish, and that these expenses
shall be borne in proportion to the expenses incurred in such
parish during the last five or seven years ; and that the debts
already incurred, with interest due upon the same, shall not be
affected by such i-Ncts.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE PORTE.
Dr. BOWRING inquired whether any treaty had been
signed heteen the Russian. Government and the Porte, equal-
ising the duties paid by foreign nations, under the existing
capitulation, and removing th,l disadvantages under which Br
tish subjects have laboured.
Sir R. PEEL replied that he expected shortly to have an
_re.
interview with the Russian
d Minister.
ADDRESS
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hand it to the Right Hon. Baronet. (Considerable merriment
wasdown and giv-
was excitement from the Noble Lord stepping
ing the Rigtit Hon. Baronet
a copy of the document in
question. )
THE PRICE OF POTATOES IN YORKSHIRE.
Mr. LAWSON rose to move that a return be made of the
highest price of potatoes per bushel in the various market
towns in Yorkshire fur the seven months previous to :May 2-3,
1846 ; also, a similar return of the highest prices in London,
Southwark, sod Westminster. He said he was fully aware
that this motion was not palatable to every Hon. Member,
still, as he had been deprived of the opportunity of making
on the previous evening, when it was down for pr..posal, he
was determined to avail himself of the present opportunity to
bring it forward.. He should then proceed to offer to the
House that explanation, or rather vindication, of a statement
he had made in that House. When on a former occasion he
had stated to the House that a person in Yorkshire had sent up
potatoes to London, and that the cargo was af• erwards re-
turned to Yorkshire for want of sale, that assertion had been
received with incredulity, or he might say derision. Since the
time he had snide the assertion, he had had an opportunity of
making an investigation such as was necessary to confirm his
statement, and he did not rise then for the purpose of altering
any single word he had said, but he rose in order to confirm every
single one of them, and he would say, confidently that he was
prepared with all dates and other things necessary to bring
under their consideration. He felt the kindness of the
House in allowing him to enter upon any
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