The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-08 00:00:00

THE POST•dFFICE LETTER OPENING.

The Duke of WELLINGTON informed the House
that he had received a letter from Lord Burlington, de-
clining to sit upon the Secret Committee of Post-office
inquiry ; and on the motion of the Noble Duke, the name
of Lord" Colborne was substituted.
THE BANK CHARTER BILL.

On the motion of the Earl of RIPON, it was agreed
that the Bank Charter Bill should be read a second time
to-morrow, and that the discussion should take place on
Friday.
BISHOPRICS -OF BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH.
On the motion of the Earl of POWIS, the third
reading of the dioceses of Bangor and Asaph Bill was
postponed till Thursday.
THE IRISH MAGISTRACY.

Earl FORTESCUE postponed till. Thursday the mo-
tion of which he had given notice for this day, relating
to Mr. O'Driscoll. He hoped he should be allowed to
bring on the motion before the Orders of the Day, as it
involved a queStion of personal character, which ought
not to be kept suspended.

Lord KINNAIitD presented a petition from Perth,
praying that the provisions of the Brothels Suppression
Bill should be extended to Scotland.—(A laugh.)-
Lord MALMSBURY presented a petition from land-
owners of New Zealand, praying for further protection
to colonial produce.
CATHOLIC BEQUESTS BILL.

The Bishop of EXETER said that this Bill contained
clauses of greater importance than had been contained
in any. Bill passed by Parliament for the last
300 years. He had come up two hundred miles to take
part in the discussion which stood fixed for to-morrow,
and he hoped it would not be postponed, as he should
have to return on Wednesday.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that the same
cause of postponement which affected other measures to-
day would probably cause the postponement of this Bill
to-morrow.

The Bishop of EXETER would take the present op-
portunity of stating generally his objections to the mea-
sure, which were founded upon the effect the Bill would
have of recognising the supremacy of the Pope in these
realms. He should be most happy to support a measure
for enabling Catholics to endow their religious estab-
lishments, if it could be done without endangering the
constitution and tile religious institutions of this kingdom.
INCENDIARISM' IN NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK.

Lord WODEHOUSE complained with great warmth
of the calumnies which had lately been disseminated
against the gentry and ycomany of the county (Suffolk)
over which he had the honour to preside as Lord Lieutenant.
He called upon the gentlemen of the press who were
present to publish his contradiction.—(Order, order, and
great laughter.) Those calumnies would never have
been fabricated, if it had not been to suit the purposes
of those who availed themselves of. opposition to
the poor-laws for party objects. If the gentlemen
of the press would go down to the neighbourhood
of his own estate and examine the union workhouses—
(A laugh)—they would see that they were well ma-
naged, and if they asked the paupers themselves they
would be told that they were better off than under the
old system. He thanked ther Lordships and apologised
for the warmth of his manner—(Hear)—but he felt that
he was as much inculpated by those calumnies as any
farmer in the county.—(Cheers.)
The Marquis of NORMANBY considered the warmth
of the Noble Lord perfectly natural, and felt cer-
tain that no part of the accusations to which he
had alluded could apply to that Noble Lord.—(Hear,
hear.) He (the. Marquis of Normanby) would take this
opportunity of moving for returns of the number, age,
and sex of the persons who had been committed for trial at
the last assizes in Norfolk and Suffolk, on the-charge of
incendiarism, with the result of the trials.
Lord WODEHOUSE could have no objection to the
returns, which were accordingly ordered.
The Paliamentary business being concluded, the House
then adjourned for a quarter of an hour—that is to six
o'clock—when the arguments in the appeal in error on
the Irish State Trials will be resumed.

After their Lordships met from the adjournment, and
before proceeding to the argument on the writ of error,
the following business was gone through :
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES.

The Irish Presbyterian Marriage Bill passed through
Committee.

THE POST OFFICE.

On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, a message was
ordered to be sent`fe the Commons for leave for Lord J.
Russell and Sir J. Graham to be examined as witnesses
before the Secret Committee of the Reuse of Lords.—
Agreed to.
On the motion of Lord CAMPBELL, leave was given
for Lord Melbourne to be examined before the Com-
mittee of the House of Commons.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the chair at Four o'clock.
MIDDLE LEVEL DRAINAGE BILL.

On the motion for the further consideration of the
report on this Bill,
Lord G. BENTINCK moved that the Bill be recom-
mitted. _

After some discussion tho House divided, when there
were—
For the amendment 26
Against it
• Majority
The report was then ordered to be brought up and
engrossed.