The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-05 00:00:00

POST-OFFICE.

Mr. HAWES wished to know from the Right Hon.
Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it
was his intention to renew the Committee on the subject
of the Post-office; also whether a paragraph which
he had seen in the papers, and which stated that the
whole of the revenue derived from the Post-Office was
to be applied to carry out certain improvements in that
department, was correct.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
he did not see any necessity for moving
for a renewal of the Post-Office Committee.
With respect to the returns alluded to, he had no ob-
jection to lay them, as far as it was possible, upon
the table of the House, But there were several letters
from the late Chancelor of the Exchequer, many of
which were in the form of private communications,
and it would therefore be exceedingly difficult to
make such a general return as that sought
by the Honourable Gentleman. With respect
to the Post-office Returns there would --be .no difficulty.
With respect to the question relative to a certain para-
graph which appeared in the newspapers, he would say
that there was not the slightest authority for supposing
that it emanated from either him or the Government.
Mr. WALLACE wished to ask the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet, the First Lord of the Treasury, whether the fi-
nancial and commercial statement would be brought for-
ward at an early period of the session, or whether it
would be postponed.
Sir R. PEEL said the estimates should be brought
forward as soon as the returns were completed for the
April quarter.
THE QUEEN'S ANSWER TO . THE ADDRESS.
Lord JERMYN (as Treasurer of the- Household) ap-
peared at the bar in the Windsor uniform, and bearing a
white wand. The messenger in attendance announced

_ .
.‘ her .Majesty's answer to the address." . His• Lordship
said—l am commanded by her Majesty to inform the
House,that on Saturdaylast she received the address ofyour
Hon. House, which her Majesty was graciously pleased
to receive, and to give the following answer :—"
thank you for your loyal and dutiful address ; your de-
claration that you are anxious to co-operate with me
in my earnest endeavour to promote the welfare of my
people is most satisfactory. You may be assured that it
will be the invariable object and constant care of my life
to promote the happiness and preserve the confidence
of my people."
ALLEGED DEFICIENCY OF THE CIVIL LIST.
Mr. BLEWITT said that a report was prevalent that
a considerable deficiency of the civil list had occurred,
which would require an application to Parliament for
the grant of a loan. He wished to ask the Right Hon:
Baronet whether there was any foundation for that
rumour ?
Sir R. PEEL was sorry that any one could be so
oredulous as to believe any such rumour.—(Hear, hear.)
He was surprised that any. Member of the House could
give a moment's credence to it.—(Cheers.) He thought
that the habits and personal character of her Majesty
were too well known to render it possible for any one
to think that any deficiency in the Civil List could have
occurred.--(Cheers.)
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD rose, and, as we un-
derstood, addressed a question to the Speaker on the
subject of the motion of which he had given notice, on
the subject of the redress of grievances.
The SPEAKER said that he had understood the
Hon. Member to ask when he could bring forward the
motion of which he had given notice, on the subject of
the redress of grievances. He apprehended that the
proper time for the Hon. Member to bring the subject
before the House would be to-morrow, when the Order
of the Day would be read for the House resolving itself
into a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of
granting a supply to her Majesty.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that he should to-
morrow make the motion on the subject of the redress
of grievances, of which he had previously given notice.
THE CENSUS.

Capt. PECHELL wished to know from the Right
Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department,
when it might be expected that the Report of the Census
Commissioners would be laid upon the table ?
Sir JAMES GRAHAM was most anxious that the
Report should be laid before the House as soon as
possible, and it would be his duty as soon as that should
be done that the Report be referred to a Select Com-
mittee. At the same time he was afraid that the Re-
port could not be laid upon the table before the recess.
METROPOLIS IMPROVEMENT BILL.
On the Order of the Day being read for the second
reading of the Metropolis Improvement Bill,
Mr. HUME desired to know what was the principle
of the Bill. It was unusual to move the second reading
of a Bill without the House having been informed of its
principle. He had certainly seen the Bill in the ante-
room, but he had had no opportunity of making himself
acquainted with its provisions. This might be a Bill
for authorising the expenditure of money, and he wished
to be informed of the principle of the Bill.
Lord LINCOLN said that an Act had been passed
some time since fur improving the metropolis. Some
doubts had arisen as to the construction of the Act, and
the present Bill was intended merely to remove those
doubts, and to carry out the provisions of the former
measure.
Mr. HUME would not oppose the second reading of
the Bill if the intention of it was merely to carry out
the provisions of the former Act. .

The Bill was then read a second time.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
Captain BERNAL begged to ask the Noble Lord the
Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests. whether the
statue of Nelson, in Trafalgar-square, was erected under
the sanction of the Woods and Forests ?

The Earl of LINCOLN said that that part of the

improvements was erected by by a committee, by means
subscriptions. The works which are now going on in
Trafalgar-square, are under the direction of the office of
Woods and Forests.