The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-05 00:00:00

RETURNS.

On the motion of Dr. BOWRING the following
returns were agreed to :—A tabular return, showing
the cpumititie3 of sugar of the several sorts imported
into the United Kingdom, and the quantities retained
for home consumption ; together with the rates of
duty cliarged on the home consumption, and the next
revenue accruing therefrom, is each year from 1793
to 1847 inclusive ; followed by a comparative statement
of the average prices of British plantation and foreign
plantation sugar (ordinary yellow Havana), for the
same series of years (in conformity, so far as prac-
ticable, with the sessional paper No. 290, of 1841).
Also a copy of Dr. King's report on the fever at Boa
Vista.

On the motion of Mr. HUME, the following re-
turns were orders d:—Returns of the numbers of
commissioned and non-commissioned officers atd
private men In each description of corps in the army,
on the 25th &y of Janttarv, in the years 1829, 1835,
1840, and 1847 (in continuation of Return, Appendix
41, of Finance Committee 1828) : of the number of
British troops, men and officers, in each colony anti
foreign garrison ; troops, officers, and men employed
in the public service, exclusive of India; number
of men and officers employed in Great Britain ; ditto
in Ireland, on the 25t1k of January, in the years 1829,
1835, 1840, and 1847 (in continuation of Return,
Appendix 79, of Finance Committee, 1828) : of
the total number of Officers and men of the yeo-
rnanry in Great Britain, on the Ist day of January,
in the years 1829, 1835, 1840, and 1847 (in continu-
ation of Return, Appendix 100, of Finance Com-
mittee, HOS) : of the number of ()facers and men
of the yeomanry and armed constables in Ire-
rand, on the Ist day of January, in the years 1829,
1835, 1840, and 1847 (in continuation of Return,
Appendix 158, of Finance Committee, 1828).
ADJOURN'
MENT OF THE HOUSE.
On the motion of Mr. TUI:N
ELL, Was
or-
dered that the House at its rising do adjourn till
Monday.

NEW ZEALAND BILL.
Mr. LABOUCHERE postponed the second read-
ing of the New Zealand Bill till Wednesday next, as
he was desirous it should not interfere with the ad-
journed debate on the West India question.
CONTROVERTED ELI,A, TIONS.
On the order of the day for resuming the adjourned
debate being read,
Mr. B. COCHRANE rose,
and said he wished to
ask a question of the Secretary of State for the Home
Department on a subject which, he believed, the
LOUIdOe would consider one of the utmost Un-
involved questions of justice,
Pc'ens:inlleeas' as
sel it
tharacters of many Members of the
thlta,oj.e:7's
.Government to
name 37, whether it was thei,ringinanyin+Beinitlioton
amend
ehnedr
intot
eiewetiitohnr;t7i7iotnt,o the way in which inquiries
Ws object in aslcing this question
at
.present conducted ?
whichqueistion was on account
of the hardships topetitioned
abers were exposed
against, if the
whose . returns were
allegations contained thereineti were proved not to
be well founded. Notwithstanding such a decision
petitioned against was
mightb have been
might be come to, the person
liable for the expenses to which he
put. It was true, the Committee had
decide that the petitions were" frivolous atndevpo"r to
when the expenses would fall upon thevexatious,"
petitioners,
but they all knew that they never came to such a
decision unless a very vexatious case had been offered.
'itti,ere Nom ;.%,ripther point which lip also considered