The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-09 00:00:00

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN
WESTMINSTER.
In reply to a question from Mr. LUSHINGTON, re-
specting the appointment of Mr. Robert Daly Walker
to be registrar of births and deaths in the district of
Berwick•ttreet, in the parish of St. James, Westminster.
Mr. BAINES said that gentleman bad been appointed
by the Poor-law Commission because they thought him
to be the moat fit and proper person for the office. It
was true he lived at a greater distance from his district
than was required by the Registration Act, but he bad
promised to reside within the required distance, and the
committee had no doubt about his fulfilling that promise.
Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from Bolton
in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. BATESON presented a petition from London-
derry against the Landlord and Tenant Bill.
Lord J. MANNERS presented a petition from Col-
chester praying fur an amendment of the Factory Act.
THE MALT TAX.
Mr. XIUNTZ wished to ask the Hon. Member who
had gie en notice of a motion for the repeal of the malt-
tax when it was his intention to bring it forward?
Mr. CAYLEY had intended to bring it on next
Thursday, but, at the request of several friends out of
doors, he now begged to give notice that he should not
bring it on till after Easter.
NAVIGATION-LAWS.
Lord JOHN MANNERS, seeing the Right Hon.
Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade in his
place, he wished to ask him if his attention had been di-
rected to the fact that a ship had been taken out of
Liverpool without the owner's consent. Ho wished also
to ask whether a foreign ship coming to this country to
be registered ought to pay the duty under the existing
Mr. LABOUCHERE said the facts of the case re-
ferred to by the Noble Lord had come to his know-
ledge, and instructions had been forwarded to the
British Consul at Tampico to assist the owner
in recovering his ship in the event of its being brought
into that port. With regard to the second question, it
had always been held that a foreign ship coming into
this country for the purpose of being registered, was
not liable to duty, but if it was brought in for the pur-
pose of being broken up, it was subjected to a duty of
25 ler cent.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH gave notice that in Com-
mittee on the Australian Colonies Bill, in the event of
the amendment being carried that there should be two
instead of one- legislative assembly in Australia, he
should move that both of them should be elective.
THE COASTING TRADE.
Mr. NEWDEGATE said that he had been consider-
ably surprised by the differences which appeared on the
face of some of the Government returns, and wishe4
therefore to ask the Right Hon. the President of the
Board of Trade to give some explanation of the discre-
pancy which appears in the accounts of the coasting
trade, as rendered in the Trade and Navigation Returns
by the Board of Trade, and shows an apparent excess of
clearances outwards over the entries inwards, both in
the number of vessels and amonnt of tonnage.
Mr. LABOUCIIERE said that the best reply which
he could give wont.' be to read au extract from the re-
turns themselves. This the Right Hon. Gentleman then
did, showing that the papers were all in unison, and
concluded by saying that this Was the best answer that
he could give to the question.
HOSPITALS IN DUBLIN.
Mr. GROGAN wished to ask the Right Honourable
the Secretary for Ireland, if it be the intention of her
Majesty's Government to withdraw the grants hereto-
fore made by Parliament for the maintenance of the
Dublin hospitals.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE was not aware that there
was any intention on the part of Government to with-
draw these grants, though he did believe that there
would be some change in the application of them.
POOR-LAW UNIONS IN IRELAND.
In reply to Colonel CIIATTERTON,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE stated that he was not aware
that any change was about to be made iu the constitu-
tion of the poor-law unions inlreland.
ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE OF LORD-LIEU-
TENANT OF IRELAND.
The LORD MAYOR of DUBLIN asked the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government if it was the inten-
tion of her Majesty's Government to introduce or sup-
port, during the present session of Parliament, any
measure for the abolition of the office of Lord-Liente-
nant of Ireland? He said he asked this question in con-
sequence of the excitement which prevailed on the
subject in Dublin, and which was increased by an article
in that gre it organ of public opinion, the Times news-
paper of yesterday.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said his Hon. Friend would
be aware that it would be impossible te abolish the office
Lord-Lientenat of Ireland without introducing a Bill
into that House, of which due notice would
have to be given. He would say furtaer, that
the Government had for some time been in consulta-
tion as to the propriety of introducing a Bill
to abolish that cffiee—(Hear, hear)—and they had been
in communication with the Lord-Lieutenant on the sub-
ject. If any such Bill were introduced it would be
brought forward in the name of the Government, and
not of that of any private Member of the House.
VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL.
In reply to an Hose. MEMBER,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it would depend upon
the progress which might be made to-night in the COM-
mitt, e of Supply whether this Bill would be brought on
again on Monday; but if it were agreed to in Commit-
tee, the Government did not propose to take the third
reading until after Easter.
ECCLESIASTICAL BILL.
In reply to :‘lr. 110 RSMAN,
Lord J. RUSSELL said he would not be able to take
this Bill on the Bth of April, but might be able to du so
on the Monday following.
ARMY ESTIMATES.
Oa the m.tion that the House should go into Corn-
m:ttee on the Army Estimates,
Mr. FOX MAULE said he hoped that the Hon.
end Gallant Member who had notice of a motion, on
going into Committee of Supply on the Army Esti-
mates, to draw the attention of the House to the brevet
which took place on the occasion of her Majesty's late
visit to Ireland, would withdraw his motion ur postpone
it to some future period.
Majo: BLACKALL said he should be sorry to go
on with any motion of his against the wish of the House,
but as it was a subject which was not of general inte-
rest, he• had taken the opportunity of the Hon.
Member for the West Riding's motion, when there
would be a full House, to call the attention of the
Il ,use to the subjee.t in question.
Lord J. RUSSELL said that, however unimportant
or brief the subject might be, if the Gallant Member
persisted in going on with his motion, it would prevent
the Hon. Member for the West Riding from going on
with his motion.
Major BLACKALL could not consent to withdraw
his motion, although, being an exclusively military
one, it would not be of such general interest.
Ho had to complain that the officers of the line had been
unfairly treated by the promotions which were made on
the occasion of her Majesty's visit to Ireland. On occa-
sions like that promotions were made, but they were
too often confined to the officers of the household
troops, and he thought it was high time
that this system of favouritism was put a stop to. He
had no personal interest in bringing this matter before
the House. He knew none of the gentlemen who were
passed over on the occasion of the late brevet, while he was
acquainted with many who enjoyed promotion under it,
and if, therefore, he were to allow his feelings to prevail
now, it ought to be rather against than for this motion.
He had taken notice of this simply because it was a
public duty, and not for the purpose of serving his own
interest or the interest of any friend of his.—(Hear,
hear.) Now, on the occasion of her Majesty's visit to
Ireland a large brevet was granted, in which several
majors were promoted to be lieutenant-colonels, five
captains to be majors, and several other officers were
similarly advanced. On the 15th February- he
had moved for a return of the services
of these officers who had been promoted
in the brevet, and he had to complain that that return
had not been laid upon the table. He was told as an
excuse for the delay, that the return had to be referred
to Dublin for verification. That he thought to be merely
an excuse, but as the return was not at hand he would
read a statement of the names of the officers who had
been promoted and of those who had not been promoted
during the late brevet. This the Hon. Gentleman then did.
He hoped her Majesty would be induced, on these re-
presentations, to extend the brevet to those deserving
officers who had In en passed over during the late royal
visit to Ireland, and if this were done the cost would not
be more than 2201. It had been suggested that distinc-
tions were only to be conferred upon officers in the
Dublin garrisons, but that could not be so, for he had
seen various honours conferred upon officers in Cork and
other places through which her Majesty passed. The
llon. and Gallant Member concluded by moving that an
humble address be presented to her Majesty on the
subject.
Mr. FOX MAULE was sorry that his Hon. and Gal-
lant Friend should have thought it necessary to delay
the business of the night by interposing a motion which
furnished Muchcer t
tna o f
hhe should feel it necessary to ask the House
to reject.
explcnation would de-
penden on
areturnste
his
House,wh and ichhadho uot
thoughtyet
that, as these returns required the name of
every officer serving in Ireland
at the time of her
Majesty's visit, the nature of the service, whether on
guard of honour or escort duty, on which they,
had been employed, their rank, and date of corn-
mi,sion, the length of service at home or abroad,
must necessarily be of a complicated nature,
it was impossible for the Commander-in-Chief
to have got these returns ready. The brevet
was granted upon the principle that it was to
be confined to the garrison of Dublin, because it was
understood the senior officers of the line were stationed
tie re. There is ere six other officers promoted besides
those he had mentioned, in consideration that the
officers promoted were attached to the personal stiff
of the Lord•Lieutenaet or the Commander-in-Chief
of the troop:, whom it was cuetomary to pro-
mote on all cc( a ions when brevefs were granted
They could not stretch these honours be) and a certain
extent. Ile regretted that such should be the case, but
at the same time there wire considerations by which
they were obliged to ba bound, and he could not therefore
assent to the motion of his Hon. and Gallant Friend
(Major Blacken) fur an address to her Majesty for a revi-
si Ai of the hrevef.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. lIUME said that he protested altogether against
the motion of the Honourable and Gallant Gentleman
opposite, and against the answer which had been given
to it by the Government. The Gallant Member had
talked of a paltry economy; for his own part he con-
cei,ed that every shilling that was added to the taxation
was a gross and uncalled for imposition on the people.—
(Hear.) The brevet, he believed, instead of having
been too narrow, had been most shamefully and infa-
mously abused.—(Hear.) It was true that the Queen