The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-06 00:00:00

conceived it would be unjust to exclude this line from I
public competition.
After a few words from Lord JERMYN, the B 1
was read a second time.
The Edinburgh Life Assurance Bill was read a third
time.
CONDEMNED SERMONS IN NEWGATE.
captain POLHILL gave notice that he should to-
molTow ask the Secretary of State for the Home Depart •
ment if any communication had taken place between him
and the Sheriffs of London respecting the admission of
persons to hear the condemned sermon at Newgate ; and
whether the Sheriffs had acted according to their un-
doubted right and privileges ?
EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.

Mr. COLf/IJHOIIN ftrse to put—a
question of which
he had given notice. He understood that an increased
grant was intended to be proposed for education in Eng-
land, and he was anxious to ascertain from his Right
}lon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer whe
ther it was the intention on the part of the Govern-
ment to alter the arrangement under which sums of
money were granted by that House for education in
England ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he
was aware that there was an uneasiness in the public mind
about it.—(Hear, hear.) He had no such intention.
CAPTAIN FITZROY. _

Captain RODS said the House would remember that in
March last, when the Hon. Member for Dartmouth brought
forward a motion respecting New Zealand, that motion was un-
opposed, but an opportunity was taken for making a fierce at-
tack on his friend Captain Fitzroy, the Governor of New
Zealand. He was then absent, but he was happy to say that
its effects were as feeble as the attack was fierce.
The SPEAKER said the Noble and Gallant Officer was
not in order. There was no question before the House.
Captain ROUS said that he would put a question to the
Hon. Gentleman the Under-Secretary for the Colonies (Mr.
Hope), respecting the governorship of New Zealand. He
had heard with great pain that that officer had been super-
seded. At the same time that he asked this question, he would
:appeal to Hon. Gentlemen on both sides of the House who
knew the Gallant Officer, whether they did not believe him to
be, both in public and private life, a straightforward, honour-
able man ?
The SPEAKER said the Hon. Gentleman was quite out
of order. He could only :preface his question with such ex-
planation as would make it intelligible.
Captain ROUS—TLen he would ask the Hon. Gentleman
the Under-Secretary for the Colonies whether or not it was
true that Captain Fitzroy had been superseded as Governor of
New Zealand?
Mr. G. HOPE said, his. Hon. and Gallant Friend had
given Lim notice, and, therefore, he was prepared to answer
the question. But he understood that his Hon. and Gallant
Friend wished him to state, upon what grounds the supersedeas
was issued, and whether it affected Captain Fitzroy as a gen-
tleman, or as an officer in her Majesty's service. It certainly
was the intention of her Majesty's Government to appoint a
successor to Captain Fitzroy, but this intention had been com-
municated to none beyond the Members of the Government,
except the members of Captain Fitzroy's own family, from
whom the Hon. and Gallant Officer must have received the
intelligence. The step did not in any way affect Captain Fitz-
roy, either in his public or private capacity, nor was it in con-
sequence of charges preferred against him, by members of the
New Zealand Company. He would not go into the details of
the whole question, or any statement of them; but he would
read a passage from the last dispatch from the colony in refer-
ence to that officer. The Hon. Member read the paragraph,
which was to the effect that the Gallant Officer was entitled to
much praise for the great perAonal sacrifices he had made.
'GRANT TO MAYNOOTH.
Mr. BANKS said that upon bringing up the report on the
Maynooth Bill, he would move that it be received that day
six months.