The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-17 00:00:00

THE SCOTCH BURGHS BILL.

The House went Into C minittee on the Scotch
Burgh. Bill.

The Earl of HADDINGTON said that this measure
vi,,u1,1 inflict an unnecessary pressure in Edinburgh, and he
hoped it would be delayed till the next session.
The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be
brought upon Monday next.
The House the. ~di .turned till to-morrow (Saturday),
at half-past eleven o'clock.

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HOUSE Or COMiIIONS, AUCUST 16.
Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Select
Committee on the Metropolitan Police, which was ordered
to be printed.

Mr. HALCOMB I►riiught up the report of the S I ,ct
Committee on the British Channels F shery. The Hon.
Atinber stated, that in compliant .e with the recommenda-
two of the Committee he abstained from bringing in a
on this subject till next Session.
Mr. WARRE brought up the report :of the Select
Committer on the land revenues.
Mr. HUME stated that Mr. Charles Pitt had presented
a petition to the House on this subj-et, which had been
referred to the Select Committee, and he (11r. H.) begged
to know if anything hail been done rela•ive to it.
Mr. WA RRE stated Mr. Pitt's case had been considered
_that his situation did not appear to be unattended with
hardship—that it was deserving of merciful consideration,
and the Committee hoped that though Mr. Pitt had many
years ago incurred some censure, the Treasury would now
consider him entitled to their most indulgent consideration.
Lord G. SOMERSET brought up the two reports of
the Select Committee on the stationary contracts, which
were ordered to be printed.

FOREIGN POLICY.
Mr. H. L. DULWER wished to put some questions
to the Noble Lord opposite, relative to our policy in Italy.
He need not now mention the particular circumstances of
the case, but the House would recollect that when Mr.
Seymour quitted Rome, he had addressed a note to the
proper quarter, containing a declaration that not one of

Lord PAGMERSTOg said, th t when Mr. Seymour
had been ordered to retire from Rome, he was directed to
present that note, a copy of which, with some verha!
inaccuracies, had appeared in all the newspapers ; he
had been ordered to say that the British aivernment could
not take iuriher part in the matters that had been th.
•11. jest of the recommend itions, and in con.equenc• of
the non cotnpli nee of which he ha l ben ordered to
vithdraw. From that time to thi. nothing further had
b en dime, for the British Government did not think t.
'hey were bound to take any ste,is to secure the introduc•
'ion of those improvements which the Government of Rome
t,ad b-en advised by the Ministers of the Allied Powers
to adi.,,t. He was not 'vile to say when the Austrian
and French troops ft id he n &Ile to quit Rome ; hut he
had no difficulty in saying that the sate of Rome had not
been improved by their pros-nee. On the conrra-y. lie
o-Lieved that the discontent which existed when the Au.-
'Han troops first entered Rome had been much increased
since. With teguect to the list question, he had no diffi-
culty in stating, and tiit, too, not upon his own opinion,
but on the opinion of others of more authority than him
s, If in such tnatters, that there was no law in existence

which prohibited the King fr©m sending Ministers accre.
diced to Rome.

Mr. HERRIES asked the NoWe Lori], the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, if he hail any objection to lay
before the House, what it ought to be in possession of—an
account of what had transpire,/ relative to the loan to the
King of Greece, and what means had been adopted to
secure the repayment of it?

Lord PAI:INIERSTON had no objection to give the
House full information upon the subject.
BANK CHARTER BILL.

Mr. HERRIES asked the Noble Lord whether it was
the intention of the Government to go on with this Bill
now ?
Lord ALTHORP answered, certainly it was so; but
that it would be for the convenience of the House first to
finish the estimates, as he wished to bring in the Appro-
priation Bill without delay ; and unless the estimates were
finished now, he should not be able to do so.
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

The House then resolved itself into a Committee of
Supply. The following items were voted :-
12,300/. to pay the salaries, &c., of the Commissioners
and clerks of the Insolvent Debtors' Court.
1,5831. for salaries of officers, &c., employed in the re-
gistration Of aliens.
Mr. HUME said he hoped under the present circum-

stances that item would not again appear on the estimates.
Mr. WARBURTON said, that expense was one that
ought to be done away wish, as it only encouraged fraud.
The next item was a sum of 8,6001. to defray salaries,
and oherexptuises at the Milbank Penitentiary.
_ _

Mr. HUME said that the establishment never could
succeed. Each prisoner cost the country 57/ , 471., or
301. a year, when they might be sent to New South Wales
fur 161. or 17/. a head.

Mr LAMB said that the gaol was at present main-
tained for the trial of the system recommended by the
Committee of Inquiry into the Efficacy of Secondary
Punishmen.s.
Mr. HAWES complained that the medical superinten.
deuce of 760 p•rsons cost 800/. a year.
Mr. HOME reprobated the alloarance of 1201. a year
to a eleik, when tiny of the convicts might be made to
keep the accounts for a less sum.
Mr. O'DWYER wi.lied the Government to imitate the
economy oh,erved is the Ainericsii gaols.
11r. S. RICE .aid that a gentleman had undertaken an

inquiry into the state and spiv-1m of th American gaols,
and he was happy to say that the authorities of America
had done every thing in their power to facilitate his in.