The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-07 00:00:00

THE CASE OF MR. M'DERMOTT.

The Earl of DONOUG El MORE laid on the table the
articles of charge against W. M'Dertnott, Eact., as-
sistant barrister, of the county of Kerry, and moved
that they he printed and a copy of them he furnishe I
to Mr. M‘Dermott. Also that they be ref-rred to a
committee of the whole house on Monday the 21st of
June. That :the said committee have power to ex-
amine witnesses and to report thereon to the house,
and that Mr. M‘Dermott have leave to appear per-
sonally or by counsel before the said comtnAtee. The
painful cherges brought against Mr. M`Dermi.tt
were that he had been an insolvent debtor, that he
had been in the constant ha'ait of borrowing money,
all officers and practitioners in his court, arid there was
scarcely one of them to whom he was not indebted. On
the causes coming on f r teal the re'ult, invariably,
was in favour Of the person to whom he was indebted.
That in 1356 the interpreter of his court died, and it
was ascertained that he had appointed a successor, from
whom he bad received the sum of 37/.
After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM and the
Earl of HARDITICKE the motion was agreed to.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.)
Tne SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Lord STANLEY took the oaths and his seat for King's
Lynn, ou his re-election, after accepting the office of
President of the B )ard of Control.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The lords' aeaendurents to the following Trivate bills
were considered and agreed to :—Breuifurd Gas ; Stoke
Fenton and Longton Gas; and Sufferance IVharves,
Port of Loudon.
The following bills were read a third time and passed:
—Halifax Park and Improvements, North British Rail-
way (Consolidation, &c.), Wert Eno of London and
Clapham and Norwood Junction Railway (Abandon-
ment).
The following bills were further considered, and cr-
dered to be read a third time : —East Suffolk, Yarmouth
and Haddiscoe, and Becclee Railway Companies Amal-
gamation.
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE AND EAST
LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COMPAN lES BILL.
Mr. MACAULAY moved the postponement of the
farther consideration of this bill for a fortnight.
After some discussion in which Mr. North, Mr. Cross,
Mr. Cardwell, Mr. F. Crossley, Mr. Ridley, Mr. Fi t-
roy, Mr. Henley, Mr. Powell, Mr. Jelin Bight, Mr.
Smollett, Mr. E.tcourt, and several other honourable
members spoke upon the motion ftr delay, which
was to give an opportunity of ucinsidering amalgama-
tion and the substitution of a working arrangement for
a certain number of years, as being more beneficial fur
the public interest, and also for the reconsideration of
the tolls to be taken throughout the di-trict, the
amendment was withdrawn, and the further con-
sideration of the bill was postponed till to-morrow, t..
give the promoters an opportunity of conferring with
the Board of Trade on the su' ject.
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN-
SHIRE AND GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY
COMPANIES BILL.
Mr. SPOONER moved that in consequence of the
printer cf the house being unable to complete the print-
ing of the evidence taken before the committee on, the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Linco!nshire and Great
Northern Railway Companies Bill,in group 8 of Rat'-
way and Canal Bills, the consideration of the bile be
further adjourned until Monday 14-1 June.
Mr. M. GIBSON objected to any further delay. The
amendment for which the bill was on a former occasion
adjourned had been made in it, and no case had b'en
made out for a further adjournment. He hoped the
house would support the committee, whose report was
based on the Parliamentary policy of 1853 relae
Live to railways. He thought honourable mem-
bers might place confidence in the lai our. of the
committee, without waiting to receive and read 21 days'
evidence taken before them.
Sir J. HANMER, chairman of the committee, said
the members of the committee were uranimous en the
bill, with the exception of one point, which, by the de-
lay, had been agreed to by the parties interested.
He bad no objection to the postponement of the bill,
that he might have an opportunity of reading the evi-
dence.

Mr. YOUNG urged the house to pass the bill.
Mr. HENLEY said he bad now nothing to object to
in the bill, but others had. If the promoters of the bill
would fix its third reading for Friday next there would
be no time lost, and hon. members would have an op-
portunity of reading the evidence in the meantime.
Mr. SPOONER assented to the suggestion and with
drew his motion.
The amendments were then agreed to.
GREAT SOUTHERN OF INDIA. RAILWAY
COMPANY BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
The private business occupied the attention of the
house the extraordinary period of upwards of one hour
and a half.
ENDOWED SCHOOLS (IRELAND).
Mr. KIRK gave notice that cn the 29th he should
call the attention of the house to the report on E.ldowed
Schf,o!s (Irelann).
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH, COMPANY AND
U TE LIACKEIIEb FPIIIILIZIES.
Lord A. PAGET gave
notion that ho should to mor-
row ask a (location of the Firs;. Lord of the Adiuiralcy,
relative to the laying down of buoys by the Atlantic
I Telegraph Company off the east coast of Kent, which
interfered with the mackerel fisheries, and if it was his
intention to sanction their c- ntinnenv.
THE MILITIA.
In answer to Colonel E•MYTH,
General PEEL raid that with regard to the first
part of the petition the eubject would be referred to a
o,niiuittee sitting relative to the army, and that with
regard to the second part of the petition it was the in-
-1 tension of her Maj,sty's Government to call out the
reg.ments of militia which had not been recently ern_
bodied.
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
(IRELAND.)
In answer to Mr. GLUM,
Lord NAAS said it was the intention of the Govern-

went to introduce a measure for the registration of bit VI
marriages, and deaths in Ireland.

,
In answer to Mr. ROBERTSON,
Mr. S. FITZGERALD said her Majesty's Govern-
ment bad given instruc.ions to prevent atrocities by the
Chinese authorities in Canton whil3 under the protec-
tion of the English and French fags, and if necessary,
by force.

PAPER DUTY.
Mr. DILLWYN asked the Secretary to the Treasury
whether there was any difference between the case of
the waste cuttings of envelopes and those of writing
paper, which made it right that a chawback should ba
given to ti es former and not to the latter, and, if so,
whet was that d fference ?
Mr. HAMILTON said the difference arose from the
cuttings from envelopes being of a character easy of de•
taction, and could not be brought jute consumption like
the waste cult ngs of tvriting paper.
MANNING THE NAVY.
Admiral DUNCOMBE asked the F ast Lord of this
Admiralty if he had any objection to state the names t:0
the Royal Commissioners on the Manning of the Navy ;
and also, if be would lay on the titbits of the house a
copy of the instructions issued for their guidance ? '
Sir J. PAKINGTON said it was unusual to state the
names of a Royal Commission until they were publiabcd
in the Gazette. That would soon be done. Tt,„ inst,ue.
tions f.r the commissioners wuuld he the resolution on
which it was issued. He was not aware there e ft,y
stet t on to Lit'e them fresh instruct o s.
[LEFT SITTING