The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-14 00:00:00

SINDE

Sir E. COLEBROOKE gave notice that on the 27th inst.
heihould bring forward a motion, to the effect that the demands
made by the tJovernor-General of India upon the Ameers of
Siiide were inconsistent with the honour and true policy of this
country.
BUSINESS HOURS OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that his dropped motion,
notice of which stood on the paper for yesterday, that no new
business likely to lead to discussion be brought on in the House
aft, r twelve o'clock at night, he proposed to bring on on the 27th
instant.
Colonel RAWDON postponed the motion of which he had
given notice till the 27th instant.
PARENT AND CHILD—THE POOR-LAW.
Mr. FF:RIt AND gave notice that he should, on a future
day, move for a copy of the Minutes of the Poor-law Commis-
sioners, which had received the sanction of the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, as to the separation of mother
and child in the Poor-law Unions.
THE BANK.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS moved for several unopposed returns
as to sovereigns, half-sovereigns, and the amount of deposits
and securities in the Bank of England at certain stated periods.
WOOLLEN .MAN UFACTURES.
Mr. ALDAM moved for an account of the quantities and
declared value of British woollen manufactures exported from
the United Kingdom in the year 1843; specifying the coun-
tries to which they were sent.
SMUGGLING. _ _

Mr. HUME moved fora return of the number of persons
convicted on charges of smuggling.—Ordered.

ORANGE SOCIETIES (CANADA).
Mr. LEADER said that he had a question to put to the
Noble Lord, the Secretary for the Colonies. One of the pro-
vinces of Canada being Catholic, and the Catholic religion
being established in that province by statute, and cases of vio-
lence committed by Orange societies having occurred, a Bill
was passed during the last session of the provincial Parliament
for suppressing those Orange Societies, which Act was, he be-
lieved, little store than a transcript of one passed by the Impe-
rial Legislature. Sir Charles Metcalfe, the Governor, had re-
served his consent to that Act, and he (Mr. Leader) wished to
ask whether that reservation was approved of by the Govern-
ment, and whether the consent of the Government was to be
refused to that Act ?
Lord STANLEY said he had ascertained by inquiries that,
on the 9th of December last, Sir Charles Metcalfe did reserve
his consent to an Act for the suppression of those associations in
Canada. That Bill had not been transmitted to the Govern-
ment by Sir Charles Metcalfe, and not having any information
as to its contents, he could not answer the question of the Hon.
Gentleman.
Mr. LEADER said this was some time ago, ar.d asked when
the Bill would a! rive ?
Lord STANLEY said there had been one mail since the 9th
of December, by which Sir Charles Metcalfe might have trans.
mitted the Act ; but, in the circumstances in which he was
placed, it was not unreasonable to suppose that his time was
so occupied as to render it difficult, if not impossible, for him
to have transmitted it. No doubt in a short time he should re-
ceive it, but he did not think the omission of one mail formed
any great subject of complaint against the Governor.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS.
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Mr. C. BERKELEY begged to ask the Right Honourable
Baronet the Secretary of State whether it was the intention of
Government to introduce any Bill this session with regard to
charitable trusts, and if so, whether any provision in it would
relate to ancient charitable bequests.
Sir J. GRAHAM said it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to introduce a Bill on the subject of charitable bequests.
That Bill would be introduced in the other House of
Parliament.
COURT OF SESSION (SCOTLAND).
Mr. 'WALLACE wished to ask the Lord Advocate, in
virtue of the provisions of the Act 2 and 3 Vic. c. 3b, passed
in July, 1839, for the purpose of raising the salaries of the
Judges in the Court of Session, and regulating the arrangements
of judicial business in that Court, whether, since the 2.9 th clay
of July, 1839, when the salaries of all the Judges were raised
and made payable forthwith, the sittings of the Court of Ses-
sion have been extended, for the purpose of " diminishing the
arrears of business," which the said Judges were empowered to
do. 2dly. Whether any regulations have been passed by Act
or Acts of Sederunt, " for carrying into effect the purposes of
the above Act," "by diminishing the arrears of business," or
otherwise, as the Judges of the Court of Session were em-
powered to do under the Act. idly. Whether, to his know-
edge, any Act or Acts of Sederunt have been pa-sed for the
above purposes, which may be expected to be laid upon the
table of this House this session, in terms of the Act.
The LORD ADVOCATE, who spoke in so low a tune of
voice as to be scarcely audible, was understood to say, that
tariou3 powers had been given to the Court, having the ob-
ject in view which had been stated by the Hon. Member.
With respect to the latter part of the question, he could not
say that such Acts had been passed (as we understood).
MEDICAL CHARITIES IN IRELAND.
Colonel CONOLLY wished to ask the Government; if it
was
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oioduee any Bill relative to Medical
Charities
Lord ELIOT (as we understood), said it was the intention
of the Government to do so.
STATE OF IRELAND.
Lord J. RUSSELL kin continuation from our Third Edition
last night) said—Let them beware lest, under the name
of an extension of the franchise, the measure proposed by
Ministers, might not be a measure for giving increased power
to the Protestant landlords of Ireland, in order to e'ect men of
their choice, and net the choice of the electors, as Members of
Parliament.—( Hear hear, hear.) He came now to another
subject, to the eligibility of Roman Catholics to offices in Ire-
land.—( Renewed cries of Hear, hear.) (The Noble Lord
then quoted an extract of a speech from Sir Robert Peel, in
which the Right Hon. Baronet said that it would have been
better if the penal acts affecting the eligibility of Roman Catholics
to office had not been repealed at all, than, when repealed, not
to be practically acted upon.—( Hear.) He ( Lord John Russell)
would ask to so sat appointments had the present Government
preferred Roman Catholics. They had had the appointments
of a Master of the Rolls, of the Chief Justice of the Queen's
Bench, and of three or four Puisne Judges, and yet they had
not appointed a single Roman Catholic.—( Hear, hear.) In
fact, they had scarcely appointed a Roman Catholic, in a na-
tion of Roman Catholics, to a single office of trust or power
since their accession to office. And yet that was the power
they professed to give by statute. That statute spoke of un-
just preference and unfair suspicion, and the course that had
been adopted towards Ireland was a course of unjust preference
and unfair suspicion, considering their talents, and the number
of that people. —( Hear.) He now came to an objection that had
been made that would induce him to enter a complaint and
protest that the whole Roman Catholic body were opposed to
the present Ministry.—( Hear, hear.) If such was the case,
how came it to be the fact ?—(Hear, hear.) Hitherto the
Roman Catholics had acquiesced in such doctrines.—( Hear,
hear.) He never heard such charges made against them.
( Hear, hear.) On the contrary, they had been charged with
having too great a wish for arbitrary power.--( Hear, hear.)
How came it, then, that the Roman Catholics opposed the
present Ministry ?—( Hear, heat;) He could easily answer
that question— (Hear, hear)—and in doing so he was autho-
rised to make a grave charge against some of the present
members of the Government.—( Hear, hear.) It had been
asserted some time ago that Mr. O'Connell and others had
united to endeavour to excite feelings of among the
people of Ireland to the people of England.—( Hear,
hear.) That was no doubt an offence at law.
They had had a charge in their favour from the Chief Justice.
—(Cheering and counter cheering.) They had had a verdict
of a jury in their favour. There could be no doubt but that in
the opinion, both of the Government and of the Crown lawyers,
that was a grave offence, and it did right to bring men, aye,
eminent men, to the bar on such a charge.—( Hear, hear. )
But had there been no persons doing this, reversing-the words
England and Ireland ?—(Cheers.) Had there been no per-
sons who had endeavoured to excite in the people of England
feelings of hostility and ill-nature towards the people of Ire-
land ?—(Renewed cheering.) iThe recommendation of the two
Houses had been, that the two countries should be bound by
reciprocal affection, not one-sided affection, not affection on
the part of the people of Ireland to be returned by feelings of
hostility and ill-will on the part of the people of England.
Had no person in this country endeavoured to excite feelings of
hostility in the minds of the people of England, by calling the
people of Ireland aliens ?—( Cheers.) Affixing to them a term
which belonged only to persons born out of the Queen's allegi-
ance, and used for the purpose of depriving them of the benefit
of those corporations which had been granted to the people of
England.—(Cheers.) He would ask why had not the Attor-
ney- General prosecuted this person in the Queen's Bench ?
(Cheers.) How came it that they had had no speech of eleven
hours stating the enormity of his offence ?—( Renewed cheers.)
The answer no doubt would be, that the words had been spoken
in Parliament, and were protected by privilege. But had that
person in any way been deprived of the confidence of the
Crown?—(Cheers.) Had he been marked as a person not
proper to be admitted into the Queen's Councils ?—(Cheering
and counter-cheering.) On the contrary, he occupied the
highest place there, and he was at the head of the magistracy
and of the law in England, and stood there as the person to
direet the prosecution against Mr. O'Connell, for having ex-
. (tited feelings of among the people of Ireland.—( Cheers.)
Had diey ever heard of anything so monstrous as this ?—(Tre-
mendcins cheering.) He did not believe that that person held
his situation on account of any superiority in his judgments
in the Courts over which he presided, for he believed that no
duties were more highly paid, or performed more carelessly,
than those which were performed by that functionary.—(lm-
mense cheering, and counter cheering.) It was on account of
that declaration—on account of that hostility to the people of
Ireland, that that person had obtained his office.—(lmmense
cheers from the Opposition, answered by groans from the Mi-
nisterial side of the House.) Well, Government had had their
conviction—they might have their superiority in this House, but
they should not prevent him from advocating what he thought
was the cause of the oppressed.—(Loud cheers.) A Noble
Lord opposite laid great stress and emphasis on having a Pro-
testant Government, a Protestant Constitution, a Protestant