The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-18 00:00:00

SCOTCH BANKS.

Mr. A. DUFF said, that as some alteration in the
Sc itch banking system was intended, he hoped the Right
Hon. Baronet would inform the House whether or not he
would give some indication of the course the Govern-
ment meant to pursue regarding this qutstion, before the
Easter recess.

Sir R. PEEL replied that he must take the same course
in rep-ct to Scotch and Irish as to English banks, and
reserve all explanation until he brought the matter fully
under the consideration of the House.
Mr. DUFF—When does the Right Hon. Baronet in-
tend to bring the measure fora and ?

Sir R. PEEL—At as early a period after the recesses
as is comiqent with our duty in respect to other mea-
ures of great i_mportanco, and of an urgent nature.
COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH.
Mr. M. BELLEW iiished to know from the Riohi
Hon. Baronet .hen he conternplatt,d britiOng forwart4
the Irish business, and which Irish measures would have
precedence?

Sir H. PEEL said, the two firit measures regardivg
Ireland AA hich would be brought r the notice of !he
House were that in referi nce to the College of Maynooth,
and that 11-gar/ling academical education. He could not
bring these measures forward immediately after the re-
cess, in cons,Auence of the press of hu,iness, but at us
early a period as pssi ble.

THE TARIFF.
Lord EBRINGTON put a question to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, in consequence of a letter he had re-
ceived from a mercantile friend, whether the duties upon
myrrh, rectified turpentine, and olbanum, would Le
affected by the change in the duty upon resins?
The CHANCELLOR of the
,EXCHEQUER said
that the Hon. Member would see that there wf-re reduc-
tions of the duty on turpentine and resin already made,
and as to myrrh, it would come under the same category.
Capt. BERNAL OSBORNE wished to know whether
it was the intention of the Hon. Member for Louth to
found any measure upon the subject to which he had ad-
verted with respect to landlords and tenants at Mort ?
Sir R. PEEL said the Government were in communi-
cation on the subject.
Lord J. RUSSELL wished to know whether, if any
measure was introduced, it would he introduced in that
House or the House of Lords, and whether it would be
introduced under the sanction of the Government or the
Commission.

Sir R. PEEL answered, under the authority of the
Gcvernment.

Mr. ROCHE wished to know from the Right Hon.
Baronet at the head of the Government, when the Irish
Members might expect the remaining evidence of the
Irish Land Commissioners would be laid on the table
of the House. In the north of Ireland they had had the
evidence that had already been printed with respect to
that part, but Hon. Members were anxious to know
what had been done with respect to the south.
Sir R. PEEL would make inquiry on the subject, and
in the interim he could not but congratulate the Hon.
Gentleman in having got through the first portion of the
evidence.

ST. JAMES'S PARK.
Mr. WAKLEY, seeing the Noble Earl at the head of
he Woods and Forests in his place, wished to know
whether the gate-keepers of St. James's-park had
orders to refuse admission through it of labourers in
their working dresses ?—(liear, hear.) He had been
informed that such orders had been given, by a gentle..
man who had seen a written instruction to that k ffect in
the hands of the gate-keepers.
Load LINCOLN said that, some years ago, instruc-
tions to the effect alluded to by the lion. Member had
been issued to the gate-keepers. But two or three
years ago he had directed the gate keepers not to act
on those instructions, except in cases where persons in
that dress were in a state of intoxication.
GRINDING CORN IN BOND.
Mr. HASTIE said, that as the Act authorising the
grinding of corn in bond would expire in August
next, he had been requested by many persons engaged
in the corn trade, to ask the Right Hon. Baronet,
whether or not it was the intention of the Government
to propose the renewal of that Act ?
Sir R. PEEL—We do intend to renew the Act.
CUSTOMS ACT.—BURDENS ON AG RI.
CULTURE.
On the motion that the ord. rof the day for the
House resolving itself into Committee on Customs Act
be read,
- Sir WALTER JAMES t ose for the purpose of re-
questing the Hon. Member for Soniersetshire to
postpone the motion of which he had given notice, on
the House going into Committee. It ryes an exceed-
ingly important motion, and he would :Isk the
Gentleman to postpone it till after Easter. Ile
made this request entirely proptia 'Acta. He had
not spoken on the subject to any tnernber of h. r
Majestx's Government. He certainly did ask the opinion
of the lion. Member for the City of London—the senior
Member for London.—(A laugh.) Ile said it was ex-
ceedingly difficult to distinguish among Members of the
City of London, and therefore he mentioned his Hon.
Friend as the senior Member—(Renewed laughter)—he
mentioned him on account of the very high character he
had in the House.— -(Continued laughter.) Ile did not
at all wish to distinguish Isis Hon. Friend from the Noble
Lord opposite(Shouts of laughter)—of course he had
not consulted the Noble Lord.—(Continued laughter.)
But the Hon. Member to whom he alluded was a high
authority on all commercial subjects—(Hear, hear)—and
his Hon. Friend had assured him that any delay in the
passing of the tariff would produce a most injurious ef-
fect upon the commercial interests of the country
(Hear, hear.) Now he could not help thinking that
ninety-nine persons out of a hundred in the country
would be of opinion, after what had fallen from the
Right Hon. Baronet the Prime Minister, that the mo-
tion of his Hon. Friend the Member for Somersetshire
could not produce any immediate practical result.—
(Loud Opposition cheers.) If the Hon. Member wished
to make a protest, in a spirit of conciliation, the pro-
priety of adopting such a course was open to con-
sideration. He (Sir Walt<r James) would not say
Whether such a course of conduct was wise or politic,
but it was at least open to consideration ; btit he consi-
dered that 99 persons out of every 100 of common sense
—(A laugh)—must see that it could not make any im-
portant difference to the county Members whether the
motion were brought on before Easter or after, and
under those circumstances he hoped the Hon. Member
would postpone his motion. He begged to say to his
lion. Friend that he put this question in the most amica-
ble spirit.—(Laughter.) He,had the greatest respect for
the character of his Hon. Friend, as well as for the
county Members in that House generally ; but if he
thould not consent to the postponement of it till after
Easter, then upon the county Members would rest the
onus of the delay to the other measures of importance
affecting the commercial interests of the country, of sus-
pending industry, and clogging the channels of trade,
pro tont°, for the time.—(Laughter.)
Mr. MASTERMAN begged to say, as the elderly
gentleman alludei to—(Laughter)—that he could only
repeat to his Hon. Friend what he had said to him be-
fore in private, that he considered it would be a great
inconvenience to bring on this motion now, and there-
fore he would be willing to give precedence to the Cuts.
toms Act.—(Hear.)
Mr. W. MILES—In answer to the Hon. Member for
Hull, he regretted to say that he could not comply with
his request, and should adhere to his original intention
of bringing on his motion on the day he had gis en notice
of it —(Hear)—and he hoped and trusted the House
would agree with him in that motion ; though from
what he had heard this evening it would appear as if
Hon. Gentlemen thought that such a thing as the agri-
cultural interest did not now exist at all—(Laughter)—
that in fact there was ro interi-ist to be cared for in this
country but the commercial.—(Hear.) If he consented
to this motion he had no doubt he would be looked upon
as throwing the agricultural interests overboard al-
together.—(hear.)
POST-OFFICE ESPIONAGE.
Mr. WAKLEY begged to intimate to the Right lion.
Bart., the First Lord of the Treasury, that upon the
Right Hon. Bart. bringing on his motion for the House
going into a Committee of Supply, he would ask a question
relative to the opening of Mr. I)uncombe's letters. He

was very unwilling todo this ; but he was cegvelled to
it by the electors of Finsoury, who had communicated