The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-20 00:00:00

NEWSPAPER STAMP RETURNS.

Dr. BOWRING said, as he understood there was
some little dissatisfaction with the way in which the
newspaper returr.s were made out, he thought it fair to
give notice that on Tuesday next he should move for the
continuation of the return.
IRISH JURIES.
Mr. F. FRENCH gave notice of a motion for a future
day for certain returns of jury lists.
CIVIL CONTINGENCIES

Mr. HUME gave notice of a motion for returns ex
planatory of certain items in the Civil Contingencies.
THE RECENT CAPITAL CONVICTION.
Mr. BRIGHT said, seeing the Right Hon. Secretary
for the Home Department in his place, he wished to call
his attention to the recent conviction of a female under
very peculiar circumstances at the Central Criminal
Court. He had no wish whatever to extract any
pledge or even a distinct answer from the Right
Hon. Gentleman, but merely to call his attention to what
struck his (Mr. Bright's) mind as one of the most ex=
traordinary cases that had ever occurred. It appeared
that this poor creature had thrown herself and her baby
into the water, being at the time in circumstances of the
utmost destitution. Apparently her intention was to
commit suicide, and not to leave her child alive
in the world behind her. Her life was preserved
but her child perished. The unhappy woman had
for her crime been sentenced to death, and one of the
newspaper reports stated that the judge gave her no
hope whatever that mercy might be extended to her.
Such a statement required no Comment.—(llear, hear.)
He repeated, he wished no positive answer from the
Right Hon. Gentleman—he merely wished to be satisfied
that his attention had been called to so distressing a case.
Sir J. GRAHAM said the House would feel that it
was not consistent with his duty to enter into a discus-
sion upon this subject.—(Hear, hear.) In point of fact,
however, his attention had not been called to the matter
until the present moment. In the very delicate duty
which would devolve upon him (Sir J. Graham), the
Hon. Gentleman might rest assured he would do his
best to exercise a sound and dispassionate judgment ;
but beyond this he could not then say anything, as the
House must be aware of the inconvenience attending
such discussions.—(Hear, hear.)
FACTORIES BILL.
Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that, on the motion that
the House do resolve itself into Committee on the Fac-
tories Bill, he should move that it be an instruction to
the Committee that they should not entertain any pro-
position for limiting the hours of labour of persons above
eighteen years of age.
EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND.
Mr. RUTHERFORD moved for the following re-
turns :—Return of the number and locality of schools
in Scotland to which aid has been granted by the Edu-
cational Committee of the Privy Council ; distinguish-
ing the schools required by the constitution or title-deeds
of the school to be in connection with the Established
Church of Scotland ; those required to be in connection
with the National School Society, or the British and
Foreign School Society ; and those not required to
be in connection with either of those Societies,
or with the Established Church of Scotland. Return
of the application for aid to the Education Northern
Districts School, and the correspondence and communi-
cations relative to that application between the Educa-
tional Committee of the Privy Council, or their secre-
tary, and the Committee of the Association for the
erectionpf the said school, or their secretary. Return ofany
minute or minutes of the gdunti9l26l Committee of the