The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-15 00:00:00

BOARD OF HEALTIL

In reply to Mr. B. OSBORNE,
Sir GEORGE GREY said he would shortly lay be-
fore the House the evidence on which the Board of
Health founded their report.
RATING OF STOCK IN TRADE.
Sir R. INGLIS asked the Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether at this period of the session
it was his intention to proceed further with the Bill
now before the House, providing for the rating of stock
in trade?

Sir G. GREY said that there was but little prospect
of proceeding with the Bill this session.
BOUNDARY COMMISSIONERS (IRELAND).
Mr. CLEMENTS wished to know the reason why
the report of the Boundary Commissioners of Ireland
had been delayed so long, and if any alteration had been
made in the report?

Sir G. GREY said that this was a report which had
to pass through the hands of the Government, and ho was
not aware that any alteration had been made in the
report.

THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. HUME wished to put a question, which he had
put last night, to which be had not received an answer,
and that was, whit was the meaning of those external
illuminations, with which Hon. Members had been sur-
rounded last night in the new House.
As Mr. Greene was not in the House no answer was
returned to the question.
RAILWAY ABANDONMENT BILL.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to ask the Attorney-
General if the third reading of the Railway Abandon-
ment Bill would be proceeded with to-night.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said he knew it was the in-
tention of his Learned Friecd not to proceed with the
Bill to-night.
LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND ABOLITION

BILL.

In answer to a question 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.
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- 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 for a short time while
he brought before it the case of his brother, Mr.
Smith O'Brien.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") His ex-
cuse for doing so was that the treatment of his brother
had been the subject of comment in the public prints.—
(Hear.) Other Members of the sister island had been
asked to introduce the subject, and perhaps
many in the House thought it would have been bettor
that they should have done so. He, however, thought it
was his duty to undertake the task, as he was better
informed 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 life was despaired of. It appeared
that when he arrived there he refused to take a ticket
of leave, although his companions availed themselves of
the privilege, and the consequence 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 after his arrival orders came that
no one should be allowed to hold conversation with him
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health rapidly declined, and the medical inspector was
compelled to request the authorities to adopt some
change in respect to his treatment.—(Hear, hear.)
Now he (Sir L. O'Brien) knew very well that, if he
was to go to Van Diemen's Land, he should not be
able to convince his brother that he was in the wrong.
Then the question arose, would the Government pur-
sue a person to death? If a man was obstinate, would
they persevere 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 brothernever received the least encouragement from
him.—(Dear, hear.) But would the Government pursue
that man to an extremity which would cause the loss
of his life? Under these circumstances, he (Sir L.
O'Brien), thought this was a moment when the House
should consider whether the treatment which he had
described should be continued.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir G. GREY said every Member in the House would
sympathise with the Hon. Member (Sir L. O'Brien).
on this occasion. Had the Hon. 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 to act with as much indulgence in this case as
was consistent with their public duty; and they issued
instructions to the Governor of Van Diemen's Land,
on the arrival of the Hon. Gentleman's relative and
three other persons, to offer them tiokets of leave,