The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-01 00:00:00

THE CHANNEL ISLANDS.

Dr. BOWRING inquired whether the Government
would e-insent to extend the inquiries of the Channel Is-
lands Commission into the general state of the laws and
their administration in those islands ?

Sir GEORGE GREY said that he did not see why
the criminal jurisdiction as well as the civil should not
be extended to the Channel Islands. The subject was
at present under the consideration of the Lord Chan-
cellor.

Mr. CHARLES VILLIERS moved that the petition
of Robert Maule Gillies and George Horne, respecting
the duties on rye. peas, and beans, be printed.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

On the motion of Sir GEORGE GREY, it was agreed
that the House at its rising adjourn till Monday,
SPIRIT DUTIES.

Mr. MACKINNON said ho bad a motion for the
equalisation of duties on colonial and British spirits. He
wished to know from the Chancellor of the Exchequer
when would he the most convenient time for him to do so?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
most convenient time would be at the time that the
House went into Committee on the Customs' Duties Bill,
and when they proposed the amount of duty to be
imposed on rum.
Mr. MACKINNON—When will that be?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—AII
that he could say was, that it would be as soon r.s pos-
sible, but he could net say exactly when.
FLOGGING IN THE ARMY.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that as notice of motion
hail been given by an Hon. Member respecting flogging
in the army, he wished to inform the House that he had
caused the subject to be brought under the consideration
of the Commander-in Chief, the Duke of Wellington.
The question was, therefore, at present under the con-
sideration of the Comtnander-in-Chief, not with the object
of abrogating the power of inflicting corporal punish-
ment, lnt with the view of regulating it. He thought.
therefore, it would not be advisable, till the result -was
communicated to the House, that the subject of flogging
in the army should be discussed.
Dr. 130 W RING was willing that his motion
should be postponed, so as not .to interfere with the
proceedings of the Government regarding the question.
He would, however, wish the Noble Lord to uncierstane
that if the measure the Govet nment submitted was not
satiaactory, he (Dr. Bowring) should be at liberty to
bring forward the whole question. He was bound, before
theend of the ses.ion, to bring the subject before the lion ;f
Mr. B. OSBORNE said the intimation of the Nobh
Lord was so far satisfactory that he should not, nutlet
the circumstances, press the motion of which he had
given notice. . . .

Mr. WILLIAMS wished to know if flogging in the
navy was also to be brought under consideration, and
whether anything was to be done to regulate court-
martials in that department of the service ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the subject of the army.
as he had stated, was under the consideration of the
commander-in-chief; but he (Lord John Russell) had
not had any communication with the Admiraly on the
subject of the navy. He would, in regard to the Hon
Member for Bolton, take care that, in case the Govern-
ment measure was not considered satisfactory, he should
have an opportunity of bringing forward his motion.
After a few words from Mr.-FIUME,

Mr. OSBORNE said he pledged himself not to press
his anaendinen!., if the Commander-in-Chief recom-
mended that the number of lashes should be limitud.
The Noble Lord had not given any express pledge that
the Coramander•in-Chief would recommend a di-
minution in the number of lashes. Now, unless
the Commander-in-Chief did limit the number of lashes,
he should press his amendment.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER having
moved the order of the day for the House resolving itsel!
into a o.annittce of Ways and Means,

ACCIDENTS ON EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL
WAY.

Mr. HUDSON said he was anxious to take that op-
portunity of making a few obeervatione, in reference
to the statteneats made on the previous day by two
Honourable Members, with respect to the Eastern
Counties Railway. He wished to make this state-
ment, for the purpose of allaying any public
excitement that might have been occasioned by the re-
marks of those two Hoe. Members. He had made in-
quiries from the secretaries of the company, and he
thought that the result of those inquiries would
satisfy the House that, as far as the ma-
nagement of that undertaking was concerned,
the public had less cause to fear accidents when travel-
ling on that railway than on any other. Since the
opening of this line, which was in 1840, 11,000,000
rn it, and, with the exception of
ehear had been only de
been only one death
the people
la t had travelled
duringte
heaccident,whole h
time.
e
twenty-
one passengers injured since the opening, three of whom
had their legs broken, and one a dislocated shoulder.
'rho remainder of the accidents were of the most trifling
description. He felt confident that this state-
ment would be most satisfactory to the House
and the public. He would not as yet say anything in
reference to the recent accident on the line, but the st de-
ment which he he.d made he thought was but just to the
proprietors and the public. There was as much if not
greater security on the Eastern Counties than on any
other line in the kingdom.
Mr. HORSMAN wished to know what was the in-
tention of the Government in reference to the Com-
mission that had been appointed at the com-
mencement of the session in reference to rail-
roads. He wished to know from his Right Honourable
Friend the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, whether the Government intended to do
anything in order to allay the public excitement and
confusion which prevailed on this subject ?
Sir GEORGE GREY said he was not prepared to
make any statement in reference to this question.
He hoped to be able to bring forward some measure,
during the present session, for the purpose of removing
some of the inconveniences complained of in the report
of the Committee lately presented to the House, which
he hoped would come into operation before the next
session.