The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-06 00:00:00

MAGISTRATES IN IRELAND.

The Marquis of NORMANDY moved for a return of the
number and the names:of the Stipendiary Magistrates appointed
in Ireland since the Ist of January, 18-11.—Ordered.
Their Lordships adjourned at a Quarter-past Six o'Clock.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, March 5.

The Srmais took the Chair shortly before Four o'Clock.
ROYAL ASSENT.

Mr. Putman, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at
the table, and summoned the Commons to the House of Lords,
to hear the royal assent given by commission to several Bills
which had been agreed to by both Houses of Parliament, for
which see Lords' report.
The Yarmouth and Norwich Railway Bill was read a second
time, and ordered to be committed.

The second read:ng of the Epsom and South Western Rail-
way Bill was postponed.
COLCHESTER AND IPSWICH RAILWAY.
Sir WM. El EATHCOTE, in presenting a petition from Sir
Robert Harland with respect to the course pursued by the
Committee on the Standing Orders in regard to this Bill, wished
to have the opinion of the House as to the course that he
had pursued with reference to this measure, as Chairman of the
Committee. In that character he had refused to hear the soli-
citor for some of the parties, on the ground that he was not a
Parliamentary agent.'
Sir GEORGE GREY thought that the decision that had
been come to by the Committee was a correct one, but, at the
same time, he considered that it would be better that the peti-
tion should lie on the table, in order that it might be ascertained
what the practice was.
Lord G. SOMERSET considered that the only party that
should be excluded was a paid barrister, but that any other
agent, whether Parliamentary or not, was included in the
Standing Order.
Mr. STRUTT thought if the Committee had power to ex-
clude counsel they had power also to exclude solicitors. He
was, however, willing that the matter should be adjourned to
consider the subject thoroughly. For his own part he thought
that the word agent" meant " Parliamentary agent."
Mr. GREENE considered that Parliamentary agents could
only be heard before the Standing Orders' Committee.
Mr. AGLION BY said that when he sat on Committees on
private Bills, they always considered that the word " agent"
signified " Parliamentary agent."
Mr. STRUTT said that he had been referred to as having
allowed a solicitor, not a Parliamentary agent, to appear for
parties in the Committee on the Lancaster and Carlisle Rail-
way Bill. He could only say, that if such was the fact, it had
occurred without his knowledge.
The SPEAKER said he agreed with the opinion expressed
by the Hon. Member for Derby. When he (the Speaker)
held the office of Chairman of the Standing Orders' Committee,
persons not being Parliamentary agents were not allowed to
appear before Committees of that House for other parties. He
was decidedly of opinion that Parliamentary agents were the
only persone ad.nitted by the Standing Orders to appear before
Committees of that House.

Mr. ESTCOURT fully concurred in the opinion expressed
by the Speaker.
After a few words from Lord G. SOMERSET,
The SPEAKER said that the agents were responsible to
the House for the fees ; under those circumstances no person
ought to be before the House, except through a Parliamentary
agent.
SECOND READINGS.
The Leeds and Bradford Railway, the Guildford Junction
Railway, and the Furness. Railway Bills were read a second
time.