The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-28 00:00:00

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! thedeeline ;ih at the influence eriv lisail-On was producing
its' necessary-effect; and on this account he shoal de.;-
precate any. interference on the partof,the House. The
()Peer who lost his life last year hid served his counts),
1 with great' distinction. When his widow applied'
for that pension to which she would have been
entitled had he died in any ..mher way than by
the hand of his, antagonist, her Majesty's Go-
vernment felt themselves compelled to refuse the
application. With respect to the survivor, as that of-
ficer did not come forward to answer the charge after
the lapse of the period which was allowed fur public
feeling to, subside, he was superseded. The widow of
the deceased officer having been refused the pension, and
the survivor having been superseded, he thought her
Mojestfs Government had shown that they were not
unwilling to exercise their-legitimate authority for the
purpose of suppressing the practice of duelling ; but
theylwere not prepared, as he had already stated, to in-
trodameany newlegislative measures with that view.
Mr. TURNER %kid, after what bad passed, he should
feel it his duty, on future day, to move a resolution to
the effect that duelling is immoral in its tendency ; that
it brings into conk:Opt the laws of the country, and, is
contrary to Divine command.
Mr. T. DUNCOM'BE said it had been stated by the
Right lion. Baronet (Sir Robert Peel), that the unhappy
widow of Colonel Fawcett had, from the.mode of her
husband's death, been deprived of a pension she would
otherwise have been entitled to. He wished now to ask
whether it was the intention of the Government to dis-
continue pensions to the widows of officers who did fight
duels, and to break officers, as was now the case, if they
did not fight duels when challenged to do so.—(Hear.)
Sir R. PEEL said that after the notice Qf,his intention
to move a resolution against duelling, just proposed by
the Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Turner) he thought
it best to say no more upon the subject, but to reserve
his opinion until the subject was brought 'regularly be-
fore the House.

Majesty, in the Act 2 and 3 Vic., c. 36, as to extending
the sictin2s of the Court of Session, if there shall be
arrears of business in. the said Court,' or the state of
the business otherwise may require it ;' and in virtue of
the said power so reserved to the Crown, that her Ma-
jesty will graciously see proper, to command that the
sittings of the said Court of Session shall be extended
by twa months in each year, or by such other period as
to her Majesty shall seem more proper."
The SPEAKER called for a seconder, but as no Hon.
Member answered, the" tiotionfell to the ground.
Sir J. GRAHAM said, that perhaps the Mouse would
allow him, although no motion was before them, to
answer one point of the Hon. Gentleman's speech. The
Hon: Gentleman had commented very severely upon the
character of the Chief Justice Clerk of Scotland. Now,
he (Sir J. Graham) could Atate that that learned indi-
vidual was held in the highest possible estimation by the
whole bar of Scotland. He was elected unanimously, at
a moment when party feeling ran high, and when he was
in opposition to the Goiernment. His (Sir J. Graham's)
duty was, in all cases where 'application was made for
the mercy of the Crown, to -refer such cases to the con-
sideration of The Chief Justice Clerk, and although it
might be invidious to say so, yet he could not refrain
from stating that he received no such full, careful, and
well-considered reports from. any
.other jadicial autho-
rity as those he received from the Chief Justice Clerk.,
He (Sir J. Graham) knew that this learned individual
had performed the important fiinctions of his office with
the highesrcredit to hiMself—(Hear, hear.)
DURHAM -ELECTION..
The SPEAKER informed the House that he had re-
ceived a letter from the parties, petitioning against the
return of Sohn Bright, Esq.;ifor Durham, stating that
it was their intention not to-proceed with the petition. ,
____ DON CARLOS."