The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-06 00:00:00

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

On the motion of Mr. HUME, the following mo-
tion was also agreed to :—That the orders of the day
be disposed of in the order in which they stand upon
the paper, the right being still reserved to her Ma-
jesty's Ministers of placing Government Bills at the
head of the list, by previous notice, in the
rotation in which they are to be taken
on the days on which Government Bills
have precedence. That, at the time fixed for the
commencement of public business, on days on which
orders have precedence of notices of motions, and
after the notices of motions have been disposed of on
all other days, Mr. Speaker direct the Clerk at the
Table to read the Orders of the Day without the
question being put.
THE NAVY.

Mr. HUME moved for the following returns :
Return of all admirals, vice, rear, and retired ad-
mirals, retired captains, captains, commanders, and
lieutenants in the Royal Nary, promoted on and
since the 18th of July, 1843 ; distinguishing those
promoted on full pay from those on half-pay at the
time of their promotion, stating the date of entry
of each officer into the navy, and the dates of the se-
veral commissions successively attained ; also the
period which each officer had served in each
commission, and the period on half-pay in
each commission, and the aggregate time of
full pay and of half-pay of each officer to the
Ist day of January, 1848. Abstract return of the
total number of promotions in the royal navy since
the 15th day of May, 1843, from the rank of mid-
shipmen to that of admiral inclusive ; stating the
number of each rank promoted in each year, and
distinguishing the number of each rank promoted,
when employed and afloat, from those on half-
pay, and also from those on the Coast Guard ser-
vice in each year ; returns of the number of sea
officers on the Ist day of January in each of
the years 1845 and 1848 ; and also the total amount
per annum for the sea-pay of those employed, and the
half-pay of those unemployed, at each of these
periods ; stating also the number of each rank em-
ployed and unemployed at each of those periods, and
the total number of each class ; and showing the total
number of officers in the Royal Navy on the Ist day of
January in each of the years 1844 to January 1848,
both inclusive ; distinguishing the number of each
rank, from admiral to lieutenant, inclusive, on half pay
and in commission ; also, distinguishing the number
of officers and their ranks, in the Coast Guard service
in each of those years (all in continuation of Parlia-
mentary Paper, No. 449, of Session 1843).
ORDNANCE SURVEYS.
The following return was also agreed to on the
motion of the same HoN. MEMBER :—Returns of the
towns of the United Kingdem surveyed by the Ord-
nance
Department on The 60 inch scal9 ; the
dates of the commencement and completion
of
sUrNeeach survey, the area included in each
37:, and the total expense of each ; also, in de-
tail,ploy etdb,eantalmteheoccupied, the number of hands em-
branches of thewock
of block plan, the filrlinviz.,
t, upon the following separate
plotting, and engraving the triangulation, the survey
ment of the other surSvelyns ofof detail, the levelling, the
the
branches above
of particulars
the
work
of the state of
townsadvance-
respectn o w
to
n tphreo gsreepsas,
.
and
dealready
dis-
tinguishing those towns, the surreys completed, and
ssuarv.eys of which have
been undertaken specially for
(Nttry purposes.
Bs
OLImCENRVvOLI
L(SE broughtlA NinI)); Bill to
Sir W.
amend the Act of the present session
the completion of these works, which" to facilitate
time. was read a first
The House then adjourned.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
BODMIN.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. AIEREWEATHER summed up on behalf the peti-
tioners, after which the Committee came to the following
resolution _ _

"That no case of bribery has been proved against
either of the sitting Members, and counsel were there-
fore requested to confine their attention to the allegations
and proof offered of treating."
Both the sitting Members' counsel then applied for
costs. The Committee reserved their decision.
Mr. WORDSWORTEI said he did not intend to call any
witnesses on behalf of ilr. W31(1, but Mr. Lacy did in-
tend to put in evidence. He had, therefore, to ask the
Committee to hear him, and then decide upon the case,
as far as Mr. Wyld was concerned, before going into
Mr. Lacy's defence.
The room was again cleared, but after deliberating
upontiii:i
n!, the
rha.: application, the Committee declined to accede
to it.‘,, ,
\
Vi ORDSWORTII said he would
.reserve his reply
rezevin Lacy's atheyalaevidenee had been put in.
ahearrna:lnnowwitine.desses were then called to prove that the
were ttteosr distributed by Mr. Lacy's agents,
subscribed for 'by a number of tra.lesmen of Bod-
Lacy' they Were given to the voters without Mr.
The Committee consent.
then adjourned until to-morrow.

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NATIONAL CONVENTION.
After the re-assembling of the Convention, yesterday
the reports of the delegates were continued.
More importance was attached to the afternoon sit-
ting, in cou,equence of two reporters from the establish-
ment of Messrs. Gurney being present, they having been
ordered by the authorities of the Honie-otfice to attend,
and to take a close note of the proceedings.
The district reports having been brought to a close,
Mr. CLARKE gave an outline of the plan proposed to
be adopted by the executive council of the Chartist
Association. The plan was simply to effect the pro-
posed reforms in the legislative councils of the country
by simultaneous meetings held throughout tho umpire.