The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-14 00:00:00

BILL.

In answer to a questiou from Sir R. H. INGLIS,
Sir G. GREY said, the abolition of the Lord-Lieute-
nancy Bill would be the first order of the day on Monday
night.
ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYHOLDS.

In reply to Mr. AGLIONBY,
Mr. MULLINGS said that it was not his intention to
bring in his Bill this session for the enfranchisement of
copyholds.
TRANSPORTATION OF MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.
Sir LUCIUS O'BRIEN begged that the House
. would bear with him fur a short time while
be brought before it the case of his brother, Mr.
Smith O'Brien.—(Loud cries of " Heat% hear.") His ex-
cuse for doing so was that the treatment of his brother
had been the subject of comment in the public prints.—
(Heer.) Other Members of the sister island had been
asked to introduce the subject, and perhaps
many in the House thought it would have been better
that they should have done so. He, however, thought it
was his duty to undertake the task, as he was better
inferwed as to the facts of the case From a letter
which he had received from Van Diemen's Land, dated
the 31st of January last, he found that his brother had for
three weeks previously been in such a bad state of
health that his lite was despaired of. It appeared
that when he arrived there he refused to take a ticket
of although his companions availed themselves of
the leeparvie: ilige,and the consquence was that he was
placed on a small island known as the island of Maria.
He was there treated with the greatest kindness by the
inhabitants, but shortly atter his arrival orders came that
no one should be allowed to hold conversation with him
except his religious instructor. The habitation in which
he bed to take up his abode was badly situated being ex-
posed to the turbulence of the wind and the poweriul
rays of the suu, so thet he could only take exercise for
an hour in the evening. Such being his position his
health rapidly declined, tied the medical inspector was
compelled to request the authorities to adopt some
change in respect to his tr.-atinent.—(Hear, hear.)
Tow he (Sir L. O'Brien) knew very welt that, if he
was to go to Van Diemen's Land, he should not be
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able to convince his bri they that he was in the wrong.
Chen the question arose, would the Government pur-
sue a person to death? If a man was obstinate, would
they I,erAevere in a treatment of him that would bring
him to his grave ?—(Murmurs)_ His brother thought he
was in the right. He (Sir L. O'Brien) thought differently,
and his brother neverreceived theleastencouragetrient from
him.—(hear, hear.) But would the Government pursue
tea'
that men to an extremity whieh would cause the loss
which he had
described should be cordieued.-(hear, hear.)
of his life? Under these circumstances, he (Sir L.
O'Brien), thought this was a moment when the House
should consider whether the te=nt
Sir G. GREY said every Member in the House would
sympathise with the Hon. Member (Sir L. O'Brien).en this occasion. Had the H„n. Member apprized
him (Sir G. Grey) of his intention to bring this matter
before the House, he should have had an opportunity of
consulting the dispatches on the subject, and been the
better able to throw some light on the matter. The
Hon. Member had truly stated that the Government
wished t., act with as much induleence in this case as
was coesistsnt with their ;public duty; aid they issued
instructions to the Governor of Van Diumen'a Land,
on the arrival of the Hon. Gentleman's relative and
three other persons,- to offer them tickets of leave,
provided they would not need themselves of that indul-
gence to leave the island. That was thankfully accepted
worth :acceptance,
by three of the convicts, hut it was positively refused by
the relative of the l ion. Gentleman. The Governor, act
ing inconformity with instructions which he had received,
there as a convict, not thinkunt :hat a ticket of leave was
assigned him separate apartments. pieced the Hon. Gentleman's relative on a pert of the
courseeveri
island appropriated to the reception of eenvicts, but
but he had had couiwunieetion both with the bishop,
with the chaplain. erlsioens,w4asnodf
he (Sir G. Grey) regretted to say;
indulgence had been ehown him, consistent with
0:0 painful duly which d the Governor had to
dtscher
ere—Meer beer.) And he (Sir (;eeree Grey)
thought if any eocriplsint was to be brought ageinst the
Governer, .a. was fir showine, wire indulgene,, in this
case than he was entitled to sho N.—(lleer, hear.) With
regard to a re:uxation as to t.is trehtmeor, he (Sir G.
Grey) oeiyy knew it from a covinunicarion which be had
receiviel trom the Hen. Member; but he (Sir G. Grey)
heti no doubt that if the health a the Hen. Memb-r's
relative way likely to be entiai,gered, that such relaxes
ttoti would take place as was eceorded in similar cases.
Mr. GRATTAN said this untortunete gentleman was
a couatryurlan of his ; and he (Mr_ Grattan) knew of no
law for icepnsing torture on a mats in this country. TN,
was a question of humanity, and he hoped the Govern.
men' 'would treat it; as such. This unfortunaee gentle-
man had not been aPowed to buy tea, or coffee, or cloth-
ing, and his present treatment was worthy the country
whu,:e Privy Council refused to allow Bonaparte the
luxury of a Eigtuolorte when incarcerated at St. kielona,