The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-09 00:00:00

GROUP X.

Lord COURTENAY brought up the report of the
Committee of Group X, which comprises the following
Bills :—Eastern Counties (Hertford and Biggleswade),
Midland Railway Extension (Swinton and Lincoln),
Midland Railways Extension (Lincoln and Ely), and
the York and North Midland and Doncaster Extension.
The Noble Lord said the dt cisiou of the Committee was
that it was not desirable to proceed with the Bills during
the present session.
COLONIAL ACCOUNTS.

Dr. 130 WRING moved fur the production of the Co
ionial Accounts.

Tne CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed
he motion, which was negatived without a division.

MR. BRISCOE.

Mr. C. P. VILLIERS wished to ask the Right
Hon. Baronet the Home Secretary whether he in
tended further to pursue the proceedings respecting Mr.
Briscoe, a magistrate of South Staffordshire, who had
been reprimanded ? His reason for asking the question
was because another magistrate of the same name, resid-
ing in the same district, bad been confounded with this
Mr. Briscoe, owing to the Christian name of the offend-
ing magistrate not having been mentioned in the report.
Sir J. GRAHAM said, having written his opinion
fully in a letter to the Lord Lieutenant of the county,
and expressed his dislike at the conduct of Mr. 13risco
he did not think it necessary to pursue the matter
further under such circumstances.
MEDICAL REGULATIONS.

Mr. WAKLEY said that in the absence of other busi-
ness he would beg to move for a return of the number of
individuals who had applied for certificates to the College
of Surgeons, and those to whom these certificates had
been granted.—The motion was agile I to.
AUSTRALIA.

Mr. HOPE said that as other business of apparently
greater importance was delayed, he would move that
leave be given to bring in a Bill for rendering the
waste lands of Australia more productive. He did not
anticipate any objection would be made to the Bill, and
he did not anticipate that it would pass ; but he thought
that the recess would give ample opportunity for consi-
dering its provision, and enabling the Government to take
such measures as would be for the benefit of the colony.
Captain PECHELL had not the slightest objection to
the Government taking measures for the improvement
of the colony, and he thought that the best means of
doing that would be by bringing the waste lands into cul-
tivation.

Mr. AGLIONBY thought that this arrangement
would tond to relieve the minds of the friends of those
who had an interest in the Australian colonies.
IRELAND TURNPIKES BILL.

A message was brought down from the House of
Lords to the effect that they had assented to the Irish
Turnpikes Bill, and to the other Bi:ls which had been
sent up fro:n the Commons with some verbal amend-
ments. The message was received, and the amendments
agreed to.

-The House remained for a very considerable time un-
occupied by any business whatever ; owing, as it
was supposed. to the absence of Sir Robert Peel,
for whose arrival Lord Palmerston delayed his observa-
tions (according to notice) on the affairs of Syria.
F ERP ET UIl Y FUND.
Mr. SHAW wished to know whether the Right Hon.
Baronet at the head of the Home Department would
have any objection to lay on the table of the House the
correspondence which took place between the Eccle-
siastical Commissioners of Ireland and the Lord Lieu-
tenant respecting the Perpetuity Fund ?
Sir J. GRAHAM, whose reply was ♦ ,ry imperfectly
heard, was understood to say that he had no objection.
NEW ZEALAND.
Mr. ABEL SMITH moved for the production of
the correspondence between the Colonial-office and the
New Zealand Company. He could not forget that, after
what had occurred, a slight sacrifice on both sides was
ueoeseary. lie considered the tom and the temper just