The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

POSTAGE.

Mr. WALLACE gave notice of a motion for a future
day, the object of which would be to give full effect to
the Act called the Postage Act. He also gave further
notice that when the Lord Advocate brought forward
his motion on the subject of prisons, and prison disci-
pline, he should move an amendment to it.
TURKEY.
Mr. MONCKTON MILNES gave notice of a motion
for the Ist of March, on the present state of criminal
jurisdiction over foreigners within the dominions of the
Porte.
CANADA.
Mr. LEADER moved for the following Returns,
which were agreed to::—" Return of the charges incur-
red upon account of the Canadas, in respect of the army,
navy, ordnance, and commissariat, in each of the years
1835 to 1843 inclusive, and the amounts granted by Par-
liament, from the year 1837 to the year 1843 inclusive,
in consequence of the insurrection in Canada. Copies of
the Address of the House of Assembly of the Province of
Canadalto the Governor-General, respecting the civil list,
regulated by the Act for the Union of the Provinces of
Upper and Lower Canada ; of the Message of the Go-
vernor-General in reply to the said Address, and dated
the 16th day of October, 1843, together with the me-
morandum alluded to in the said reply, and pre-
sented to the House of Assembly by the com-
mand of the Governor-General ; and a copy
of the Address to her Majesty the Queen, passed in the
last session of the Provincial Parliament by the House
of Assembly, respecting the said Civil List. Copy of
the Report and evidence presented by the Commissioners
appointed, pursuant to an Address of the 7th day
of September 1841, of the House of Assembly of
the Province of Canada, to inquire relative to
the Seignioral Tenure existing in Lower Canada.
Also, extracts of any correspondence of the Governor-
General of Canada and the Colonial Office respecting
the Repeal of the Act of the Imperial Parliament, in-
tituled " The Canada Tenures Act." Return of
the names of persons who are or were in the
Canada, who were de-
sofin ;
December 1843 stating i
the name of the Governor-
General by whom they were respectively appointed, and
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the amount due by them respectively. Report of the
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Select Committee of the House of Assembly of the pro-
vince of Canada, appointed in the last session of the
Provincial Parliament, to inquire into the effect of the
British Copyright Act, and the policy of excluding from
the province American reprints of British publications."
Mr. HUME wished to know from the Noble Lord the
Secretary for the Colonies whether he had any objection
to lay before the House a statement of the number of
Canadian exiles now in Van Dieman's Land. He was
aware a pardon had been given to several of these un-
happy persons, but the Noble Lord perhaps would have
uo objection to give a return to the House in reference
to them.

Lord STANLEY could not at that moment state the

precise number of persons who had been pardoned ; but
he could state generally that every case- which was not
marked by aggravated circumstances had been mercifully
considered by the Crown.
Mr. HUME wished to know if the Noble Lord was
willing to give to the House the instructions to Sir C.
Metcalfe, which had induced that functionary to refuse
his consent to the Secret Societies Suppression Bill.
Lord STANLEY said, that Sir Charles Metcalfe, in
the case alluded to, had not acted upon specific direc-
tions, but on general instructions given to all Governors
of Colonies. The Bill itself he had received, but the
Report of the Governor-General's reasons for not sanc-
tioning the Bill he had not yet received.
. POOR-LAW (IRELAND).
Sir DENHAM NORREYS rose for the purpose of
putting to the Right Hon. the Secretary of State the
three questions of which he had given notice, with re-
gard to the poor-laws in Ireland. Before he did that,
however, he would ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether
the Government would, or would not, object to the ap-
pointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the
operation of the poor-laws in Ireland ? He then put
the three following question :-1. Whether any steps had
been taken by the Government to carry into effect
a general revision of the valuation of poor-law unions
in Ireland ; and if so, how soon the revision will be
commenced ; 2. Whether it be still the intention of the
Government to appoint an Assistant Poor-law,Commis-
sioner for the superintendence of such revision; 3. Whe-
ther it be still the determination of the Govern-
ment that the valuation of property for the purpose of
County Assessments in Ireland (called the Griffith's
valuation) shall be continued, notwithstanding the com-
mencement of a general revision of valuation, for the
purpose of poor-rates ; or, whether it be proposed by
the Government to introduce any measure for the conso-
lidation of the several valuations, so that county rates,
poor-rates, and other local taxes, may be levied on one

uniform scale of valuation.
Sir J. GRAHAM said, with regard to the appoint-
ment of a Select Committee to inquire into the opera-
tion of the poor-laws in Ireland, he adhered to the pro-
mise made by the Government at the close of last ses-
sion, that if a desire was evinced on the. part of Irish
Members to have such a Committee of inquiry, the Go-
vernment would not oppose it.—(Hear, hear.) With
respect to the first question of the Honourable
Member, be thought he was under a misapprehension
with regard to the valuation; where a valuatip
was unduly made, there was a power given to the Com-
missioners to raise the mitiatio. As to the second