The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-18 00:00:00

JEWS BILL.

Numerous petitions were against this Bill—
by Major Baresford (18) from places in Essex ; by Mr.
Stafford from a place in Northamptonshire; a great
number by Sir R. H. Inglis, and by Mr. Gladstone.
Sir JOHN TROLLOPE presented a petition from
Lincoln in favour of protection to native industry.
SUNDAY LABOUR IN THE POST-OFFICE.
Mr. CLAY presented a petition from the Chamber of
Commerce of Hull, praying for a return to Sunday
Post-office delivery. The petitioners were of opinion
that if Government would not undertake the delivery
of letters on Sundays they ought to empower the railway
companies to do so.
REPEAL OF THE UNION. _ _

Mr. F. O'CONNOR gave notice that this day fort-
night ho should move that the Legislative Union between
Great Britain and Ireland be repealed.—(Laughter.)

INDIAN ACCOUNTS.

Sir HENRY WILLOUGHBY wished to ask the
President of the Board of Control, why the provisions
of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 85, e. 116, requiring the
production of the annual returns of the East Indian
finances within the first fourteen sitting days of Parlia-
ment after May the first in each year, are not complied
with.

Sir. J. C. 'HOBHOUSD admitted that the Act of
Parliament had not been strictly complied with. The
Indian accounts consisted of two parts, the Home ac-
counts and the Indian accounts. The Home accounts
were not made up till the 30th of April in each
year, and as they had then to be audited and
passed, not only by the Court of Directory, but
by the Board of Control it was almost impossible to
present them within the time specified by the Act.
There was nothing, however, which should prevent the
Indian accounts trom being presest in the time except
the desire to have the two presented together, and in
future he would take care that they wore presentei at
the earliest possible period.
Lord JOCELYN said in 1845 a despatch W 29 sent
out to India calling upon the Indian Government to
explain why they forwarded their accounts so late every
year notwithstanding the means of communication with
India had b..en so much increased of late years. He
wished to know if the Right Honourable Baronet had
any objection to produce this despatch, together with
the answer that had been received.
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE said he had none whatever.

Mr. HUME said last year he moved for certain re-
turns connected with light-houses in India, which were
not yet forthcoming. Was there any chance of the re-
turn being produced before the prorogation ? •
Sir J. C. HOBIIOUSE said a dispatch had been
received from India on the subject, but it wits
difficult to make out the return from it. Another
Honourable Member some time ago moved for
some returns connected with public buildings in
India, and for seven months past a gentleman had been
engaged at the India House preparing it. He saw this
gentleman yesterday, who stated that it would take him
till Easter next to prepare even a half of it.

PROVISION FOR THE FAMILY OF THE DUKE
OF CAMBRIDGE.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL brought a message from
her Majesty, which was t) the following effect. Her
Majesty being desirous, in consequence of the death
of her Royal Uncle, the Duke of Cambridge, that
some provision should be made for her Royal Highness
the Princess Mary of Cambridge and the pre.ent+ Duke
of Cambridge, recommended the subject to the consider-
ation of the House and relied on the attachment of the
House to adopt such measures as might be imitable for
the occasion. _

The Members remained uncovered while the message
wa• being delivered.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose and said—lt is her
Majesty's most gracious desire that the subject be taken
into consideration by the House to-morrow.
The subject was then fixed as an order of the day for
tc-morrow.