The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

BURIALS.

Sir J, TRELAWNEV, in the absence of Mr. Hard-
emtle, gave notice that that gentleman would, ou the
26th May, ask for leave to introduce a bill relating to
burials in consecrated and unconsecrated places.
LONDON CORPORATION REFORM.

Mr. LAURIE asked the Secretary of State f-or the
Home Department, whether the Government meant to
proceed with the Corporation of London Bill this ses-
sion !

Sir GEORGE GREY said that he could not give an
answcr to the question until he saw what progress bills
of a more pres,;ing importance had made.

PETTY SESSIONS CLERKS (IRELAND).
Mr. GREGORY askdd the Atturney-General for Ire-
land, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Gt.-
vernment to bring in any bill during the nresent session
for the regulation of Patty Session Gloria Salaries in

Mr. FITZGERALD said it wag hiri intention to re-
introduce the bill of last Aes,ion with some modificatiom,
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Mr. CAI RD asked the V►ce Pe,sidetit of the Board
of Trade, whether the Government intended to take any
steps f ,r collecting Agricultural Statistic, in Eogiaud.

Mr LOWE said he was not aware lilt was the inten-
tion of her Majesty's G ,vernment to introduce such a
measure at present. (hear, hear.)

THE KING OF OUDE.

Mr. FAGAN asked the President of the Board of
Control whether it was intended to apply any portion
of the money borrowed by the Government of India
from the King of Oude to the payment of public and
bona fide debTs still unpaid and payable to the creditors
of that Prince

Mr. V. SMITH said that the matter was under inves-
tigation, and all bona fide claimi would be paid out of
the revenue of that cout,try.
SUPERANNUATION FUND.

Mr. MACARTN EY asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer when the report of the Civil Service Super-
annuation Commissioners would be lad upon the tab:e ;
and whether the Government contemplated introducing,
at an early day, a bill to alter the system under which
the superannuation allowances were at present provided.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he-had been informed that the report would be pre•
Rented to the honee next week. Urvil that wag done
he could not state what would be the intention of the
Government relative ►o it.

PA TOLLS.
Mr. 'HUDSON askS edSING the Vice-PreAident of the Board
of Trade when he intended to introduce a bill for the
abolition of the passing tolls ; also, whether he propost d
to introduce auy bill for the abolition of the charges on
shipping at Liverpool and other places, and also for
taking away the power of the Trinity-house at New-
caftle in the appointment of pilots for the port of Sun-
derland ?

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Mr. LO WE said that it was the intention of the Go-
vernment, when the state of public buBiness permitted it,
to bring in a bill founded on that report.

ECCLESIASTIC...A.L CO:vIMISSION.

Lord R. CECIL asked the Secretary of State for the
Homo Department whether it was his intention to bring
in a bill embodying such of the suggestions of the com-
mittee of last session upon the Ecclesiastical Commis-
sion as required the sanction of Parliament.
Sir G. GREY. said it Was the intention of the Govern-
ment to do so, and he hoped shortly to be able to intro-
duce it.

RETURNS.
Several unopposed returns were granted.
AGGRA.VATED ASSAULTS BILL.
Mr. DILLWYN moved for leave to introduce a bill to
repeal the Act 16 and 17 Vic,, c. 30, and to make better
provision for the prevention and punishment of
aggravated assaults upon women and chilireu, and
for preventing delay and expense in the admi•
nistration of certain parts of the criminal law.

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He said the present law had been a failure, and that was
his reason for re-introducine, this bill, which he laid be-
fore tae house last session. The hon. gentleman read vari-
ous statements relative to aggravated assaults committed
on women and children from the police reports of the
metropolis and other parts of the country. It was a
crime of frequent occurrence, and the present law did not
tend to its decrease. From returns he found that in
1854 and 1855 there were 877 convictions in the metro-1
pol's alone for aggravated assaults and in the last year
it amounted to 374. The diminution he contended did
not arise from the operation of the present law, but from
accidental circumstances, because he found that many of
these men had been convicted over and over again. He
proposed as a remedy to diminish the period of imprison-
ment and sub,titute flogging for it. (Hear, hear.)
He did not look upon this question as one between
man and wife, and therefore a difficult one to deal with,
but as brute force against helpless weakness, and he had
no doubt that his remedy would have the desired effect,
for it was invariably found that the men who committed
these assaults were great cowards.
Mr. BENTINCK seconded the motion.
Sir G. GREY said that though he had no confidence
in these remedies, be should not oppose the bill. He did
not consider the present law so defective as the hon.
mover believed, but rather that it had been beneficial.
The number of cases that now came before the public
arose from the summary procedure of the present law.
Leave was accordingly given to bring in the bill.