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

NEWSPAPER STAMP RETURNS.

Dr. BO\VRING said, as he understood there was
some little dissatisfaction with the way in which the
newspaper returns 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. lIUME 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 lion. 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 et 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 eases that had ever occurred. It appeared
that this poor creature had thrown herself an 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.—(Hear, hear.)
He repeated, he wished no positive answer from the
Right Hon. Gentleman—he merely wished to he 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.—
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 morn that it be aninstruction 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 ; istingtush_-
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 1
of the application for aid to the Education Northern
Districts School, and the correspondence and communi-
cations
relative to that application between the Educa-
Ilona]. Committee of the Privy Council, or their secre-
' tary, and the Committee of the Associatinn for-the
erection:of the said school, or their secretary. Return ofany
minute or minutes of the Zchicational Committee of the ,

Privy Council, containing any provision or regulation
with reference to the terms, conditions, or circum-
stances under which aid should be granted to schools in
Scotland, whether in connexion or not in connexion with
the Established Church of Scotland, or with the National
School Society, or the British and Foreign School So-
ciety.—Agreed to.
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES—(IRELAND.)
Mr. ROSS said that the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo-
site was doubtless aware that great excitement had been
occasioned in Ireland by certain recent decisions of the
Courts of Law and the House of Lords on the subject of
Presbyterian marriages. He wished to ask the Right
Hon. Gentleman if it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to introduce any measure to legalise marriages
celebrated by clergymen of the Presbyterian persuasion
—marriages which had been for the last two centuries
supposed to be perfectly legal ?
Sir JA NIES GRAHAM said that the present state
of the law on the subject had recently attracted the at-
tention of the House of Lords ; a Committee of that
House had been appointed to investigate the subject, and
he had every reason to believe that a Bill on the subject,
emanating from the Committee, would very shortly be
laid upon the table of the other House of Parliament.