The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-19 00:00:00

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Mr. SHERIDAN moved for have to introduce a
bill to regulate insurance and assurance institutions,
and to arrange for their incorporation. The law with
regard to these companies was in so uncertain a state
that it had become positively necessary that some legis-
lative enactments should be introduced to meet the evil.
He there had taken the question up, i❑ the of being able
to deal with it, but as an arrangement had been come to
with a gentleman opposite, that the discus=ion on the
bill should be postponed until the second reading, he
should not deem it necessary to enter into its provisions
upon that eccasion-
The motion having bee❑ seconded, leave was given to
introduce the bill.
CONSPIRACY TO MURDER IN IRELAND.
Mr. BLAND moved to introduce a bill repealing so
much of the 10th of Geo. IV., chap. 34, as related to
conspiracies and solicitations to murder in Ireland. The
hon. member proceeded to observe that in the discussion
on the bill introduced by the noble lord the member for
Tiverton, it bad been pointed out that the law with re-
gard to the crime of conspiracy to murder, was different
in Ireland to what it was in England, a-id it was ad-
mitted that the law as it existed in Ireland required al-
teration. Accordingly, by a section of the bill of the
noble lord, it was enacted that henceforward the law of
the two countries should to assimilated, and that the
crime of conspiracy to murder should be made a felony
punishable with transportation in both. Well, the prin-
ciple was approved of, and all he now asked the house
to do was to sanction its adoption in future.

Mr. GREEN seconded the motion.
Mr. WHITE6IDE promised that the Governmen'
would give their fullest consideration to the assimilation
of the law of conspiracy to murder in both countries. At
the same time it must be distinctly understood that he
would give to any proposal for the repeal of the act of
Geo. IV. his most decided opposition. That act was
passed to meet cases where conspiracy
to murder was
followed by the perpetration of the deed, and had no re-
ference to cases of conspiracy where the intention was
not executed. He was happy to be able to state that
the crime of conspiracy to murder had become much
rarer oc late in Ireland, and that unquestionably some
oshaa.;e in the statue law was therefore necessary, an
that in the character recommended by his hon. and
learned friend Mr. Bland. Perhaps, therefore, his hon.
friend would consent to leave the matter iu the hands
of the Government, and withdraw his motion.
Lord J. RUSSELL said there was no doubt that the
whole subject of the law upon the point of conspiracy
to murder WAS in a most unsatisfactory Wate, so much
so that the better opinion seemed to be that even if Dr.
Bernard had been found guilty by the jury, he must
have been finally discharged upon the decision of the
judges, a.; the crime with which he was charged was
not rtcognieaLle by the law of England. Now, if that
were the case, it was evident the state of the law re-
quired consideration.
Col. FRENCH begged of his hon. and learned friend
to rest satisfied with the assurance of the Government,
and to withdraw his motion.

Mr. DOBBS considered the law in Ireland was much
too severe on this point, and tiat it ought to be modi-
fied. _ _ _

Mr. BLAND then withdrew hie motion.
PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS.

Mr. SLANEY moved for leave to bring in a bill in
order to enable grants of land being made near pope.
lens places for the use and regulated recreation of adults,
and as playgrounds for children.
An HON. ME ABER here suggested there were not
40 members present ; however, by the time the Speaker
came to count the house, the members present were so
recruited as to juitify the prolongation of the sitting,
Mr. BRISCOE seconded the motion of hi 4 bon. friend.
Mr. WALPOLE, on the part of the Government,
would not offer any opposition to the introduction rf
the measure. _ _ .

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Accordingly, the hon. member obtained have to in-
troduce his bill.
MANNING THE NAVY.

Sir 0. NAPIER, in pursuance of notice, proceeded
to bring forward his motion for a commission to incoire
into the bast means of manning the navy. He said, the
time bad come when the Rouge of Commons, the Go_
vernment, and the country Eho'lld lay their shoulders to
the wheel with the view of devic,iag some system of
manning the navy in a manner worthy of the country
and of the service itself. He should, of course, be told
by the First Lord of the Admiralty that this was not
t le proper time to bring such a eulj ct under the notice
, of the house ; but be had waited for upwards c f 40 year,
' —(1 laugh)—. ver since the peace of 1315—in the hope
that this i mportant question would have been' taken up
by some Government, either Whig or Tory, but he bad
waited in vain. He had been making suggestions to the
Admiralty for the last 40 yeas for the improveme t ci
the navy, but they had produced little effect. Aa fir
back as 1816 ho had written to the Admiralty against
the system of impressment, and frequently since he bad
proposed schemes to modify or put an end to it ; but
believed that if they were to recur to impressmentnothing bad yet been done to abolish the system. He