The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-11 00:00:00

CEYLON.

Mr. HUbIE gave notice that he should on this day
fortnight bring the affairs of Ceylon before the House.
PUSEYISM IN THE CHURCH.

Sir B. HALL gave notice that, on Friday next, he
would ask whether it was the intention of her Majesty's
Government to introduce a measure this session, to pre-
' ent On introduction of Roman Catholic forms into the
Established Church; and, also, that it was his intention
to call the attention of the House to certain representa-
tions made, and to the memorial presented to the Bishop
of London, by the inhabitants of Marylebone, com-
plaining of Roman Catholic forms in the Church, and
of the answer received from the Bishop.
THE CUSTOMS.

Mr. MACGREGOR postponed his motion for an in-
quiry into the appointment of a solicitor to the Customs
until this day fortnight.
THE MARBLE ARCH.

Colonel SIBTHORP asked the Nol3leLord, the Com•
missioner of her Majesty's Woods and Forests, whether he
could state to the House what further time would be re-
quired for the erection of the marble arch at Cumber-
•land-gate, and whether he could assure the public that
the 4,056/. voted by Parliament last session would be
sufficient to corer the whole expense of placing it in that
position where it was never expected to be placed, and
where it would greatly inconvenience the public ?
Lord SEYMOUR replied that the erection of
the arch would be completed by the Ist of May, and
that the estimate would not be exceeded.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Mr. ADDERLEY asked the Under-Secretary of
State for the Colonies, whether he intended to lay on
the table of the House the correspondence which
had passed between himself and the Governor of
the Cape, subsequently to the receipt in that
colony of the Orders in Council, empowering the go-
vernor and his legislative council to frame a representa-
tive constittition ; and whether a petition had been
transmitted to her Majesty from the inhabitants of Cape
Town and other places in South Africa, praying her
Majesty's sanction to the heads of a constitution em-
bodied in that petition.
Mr. HAWES said that the correspondence in question
would be laid before the House as soon as possible, but
at present it would be highly inconvenient. With re-
gard to the petition, he might say that it was only on
Saturday that they it been received.
CEYLON COMMISSION.

Mr. BAILLIE rose to ask the Under-Secretary of the
Colonies, if it was the intention:of the Government to op-
pose the motion of which notice had been given, that
the evidence taken by the Ceylon Committee should be
printed. Whether it is the intention of the Government
to lay upon the table of the House 'the report of the
Royal Commission which was sent to Ceylon in conse-
quence of an address from the House of Commons in the
last session of Parliament, us well as the evidence taken
before the Commissioners.
Mr. HAWES said that it was impossible to lay before
the House the papers which the Hon.Mmber asked for,as
a court- martial was speedily,to be held on Captain Wat-
son, and it would be unfair to publish these papers
beforehand.
Mr. BAILLIE said, in consequence of this refusal, he
should be obliged to ask the Speaker two questions—
the first of which was, whether the papers in question,
having once been laid before a Select Committee of the

House, they were not henceforward in possession of the
House,'and if it was not therefore a breach of privilege to
withhold them afterwards from the House. The second
question was whether, as a Member who had been
charged with bringing forward false documents, it was
not in his (Mr. Rainier's) power to demand the produc-
tion of those documents for his own justification ?—(Hear.)
The SPEAKER, said that with regard to the; first
question, it depended entirely on the mode in which the
papers in question had been laid before the Committee.
If they had been produced in a formal manner, and en-
tered regularly in the minutes, they were certainly in the
possession of the House, and it was a breach of privilege
for any Governmental department to withhold them; but
if they had not been laid formally before the Committee,
the Governmental department in which they were could
produce them or not at their own discretion. With
regard to the second question, it was not a question of
privilege, but one to be decided by a motion of the House.
THE LATE EXPLOSION ON THE CLYDE.
In answer to a question from Mr, MUNTZ,
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that as yet no inquiries
had been made as to the late explosion on the Clyde,
but a report would be presented te the Board of Trade
in a few days, when they would be better able to judge
of the nature of the cause of the accident.
THE • FRANCHISE.
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY Wished tb ask Lord John
Russell whether it was the intention, of her Majesty's
Ministers to take any steps, during the present session,
to extend the right of voting for Members of this
House to other portions of the adult: male population of
these realms than
.those now in possession of the elec-
tive franchise under the provisions of the Reform Act;
or whether there was any intention to amend the defi-
ciencies of the Reform Act of 18324'

Lord JOHN RUSSELL—Sir, in answer to the two
questions of the Hon. Gentleman, I can say, in the
first place, that it is not the intention of her Majesty's
Ministers to take any steps in the present session to
extend the right of voting for Members to sit in this
House.—(ob, oh.) With regard to the second question,
whether there is any intention to amend the deficiencies
of the Reform Act of 1832, I have on 'a pre-
vious occasion expressed my , opinion to the
House that there were certain amendments to the Re-
form Bill which I thought it was desirous to make,
with a view to the extension of the franchise.—(Hear,
hear.) I still retain that opinion, and I shall certainly
carry it out when I think the proper- time has arrived
for doing 50.—(013, oh! and laughter.)
• DESTRUCTION OF WORKHOUSES IN
SUFFOLK.
Mr. GRANTLEY BERKELEY wished, to ask the
Right Honourable Baronet the Secretary of State
for the Home Departmen`, whether Government
had received any intelligence ,relative to a rather
remarkable riot which was said to have taken
place in Suffolk. It was reported that a workhouse
had been destroyed by the paupers, and the military
were called out to quell the riot. • .
Sir G. GREY—I have received no information
whatever. '

Mr. BANKES would be glad: to; kitow• of the Right
Hon: Gentleman the president of the :Poor-law Board
whether he had 'received any:information of this. Serious
affair. Was it possible that a riot of this nature could
take place without either the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, or the president of the Poor-law
Board receiving any infornaationlibout it. .
Mr. BAINES saw the paragraph in the newspapers
at nine o'clock this morning, and he. had made inquiry
about it; but no ittorniation had .been received.
EAST INDIA COMPANY. -
Mr. ANSTEY gave notice of his intention, on a
future day, to move an address to the Crown on the
subject of the East India Company and the government
of their territories, and praying her Majesty to tend out
a Commission to inqUire into the. subject in 'lndia and
report their opinion to Parliament:
' COURT OF. CHANCERY.
Mr. STUART gave notice that on early day he should
ask the First Minister whether it: was .the intention
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