The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-25 00:00:00

LAND.

Mr. J. B. SMITH postponed his motion for enabling
forty-shilling freeholders in Scotland to vote for shires
until this day fortnight.
EQUALIZATION OF POOR'S RATE.

Mr. G. BERKELEY gave notice that on this day
fortnight he would move a resolution to the effect that
there should be an equalised poor's-rate of Is. 6d. in the
pound, subject to local government.
COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA.
Lord NAAS gave notice that when the Hon. Member
for Lynn's motion came on, he should move that that
branch of the subject which related to communication
with Australia shonid be taken first.
BORNEO—RAJA BROOKE.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he should, on an early
day, ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
whether Sir J. Brooke still held the appointment of her
Majesty's Commissioeer of Borneo.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
Mr. W. J. FOX gave notice that on this day fort-
night ho should move a resolution, to the effect that it
is expedient for the better education of the poor that a
system of national education should be established, to be
supported by local taxation.
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS ABROAD.
Sir R. H. INGLIS rose to put a question to the
Under-Secretary for the Colonies, of which he had given
notice, whether any answer had been returned to the
dispatch (with an inclosure) addressed by his Excel-
lency Sir Charles Fitzroy, on the 30th July, 1850,
to her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the
Colonies (endorsed as received in Downing-street on
the 4th January, 1851); and if no answer had
been sent, to explain the cause of the delay. And also
to call his attention to certain inaccuracies in the printed
copy of the said communication, as laid before the
House, in answer to their address of the 24th February,
1851, and ordered to be printed (No. 105) on the 10th
March, 1851. With regard to the first question, per-
haps, the House would allow him to recall to its remem-
brance that three or four years ago an order was issued
by the Colonial Secretary, that the bishops of the Roman
Catholic Church in the colonies should be treated with
the same distinction as those of the Established Church.
This produced a remonstrance from the Bishop of Sydney
that precedence was given to the individual, which was
denied to the office, thus leaving untouched the great
question, namely, the right of a foreign potentate to
give dignities to which presidency was attached.
Mr. HUME begged to interrupt the Hon. Baronet;
he was going into details which could not at present be
discussed.

Mr. J. O'CONNELL said, that perhaps it would be
better to defer the subject for the present, as of course
there was another side to the case.

The SPEAKER said that the Hon. Baronet had cer-
tainly a right to proceed as he was merely stating facts
connected with his question, and not opinions.
Sir R. H. INGLIS continued—This mode) of settle-
ment of the question had been disputed by the Bishop
of Sydney,and several dispatches had passed on the subject.
The next question he wished to ask was, whether the
last five lines of the first paragraph of the dispatch
was a correct expression of the feelings of the Govern-
ment on this point.

Mr. HAWES said that the paper which the lion
Member held in his hand was net in correct accordance
with the dispatch which had been sent outifrom the Colo-
nial office. The fact was that the error arose from a
typographical error. With regard to its effect in the
colony he could give no reply, for no answer had been
received to the observations made in return upon the
dispatch received in this country on the 4th of January
last.