The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-12 00:00:00

BILL.

Lord BROITHAM, in moving for the appointment of
the Select Irommittee to which this Bill should be re-
ferred, said that he had seen some attacks made upon
himself in respeet to it, which could only have emanated
from wilful Calumny, or her bastard sister Falsehood,
begotten by the Father of Lies, upon the weakness of
human nature.—(A laugh.) If he meant, as was said,
to make a place for himself—if he became, tainted with
the vice of old age, avarice—from which he had been
free all his life—he might have taken the place when it
was offered to him, three or four times. He brought in
this Bill in the first instance, when it could have been
carried as a Government measure, because the arrears of
appeal business in the House was increasing every year,
and could not be kept down by the present arrange•
ment. He (Lord Brougham), the Lord Chancellor, and
other Lords were occupied six hours a-day, four days of
the week, and yet the business could not be gone through.
The Noble and Learned Lord then moved, that
the names of the Lord Chancellor, Lord Cottenham,
Lord Denman, Lord Campbell, Lord Tenterden, and
several other Lords should be appointed as the Select
Committee to consider the Bill.

Lord CAMPBELL said, that in going into Committee,
he must say that he was strongly opposed to deputing
the apellate jurisdiction of that House to any other
body.
After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR,
the motion was agreed to, and the Committee appointed.
THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

In answer to a question from Lord BROUGHAM,
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said 'the new House of
Lords was now raised above the ground about 25 feet,
and it would be covered in in about two months. The
House of Commons was at present only about nine feet
above the ground. He had consulted the architect re-
specting the probability of the new House being ready
for their Lordships' accommodation by the next session
of Parliament. The architect had stated that it would
be ready for their Lordships. provided they would be
satisfied with temporary fittings. , Those temporary
fittings, of course, would require a sum of money, and it
would be for the House of Commons to say whether
they would grant that sum. The architect said it would
not be safe to fit up the new House with permanent fit-
tings by the next•session of Parliament.
Lord BROUGHAM said temporary fittings would
cost very little, and he had no doubt the House of Com-
mons would willingly make a grant to defray the ex-
pense.
Lord CAMPBELL thought every effort ought to be
made to get into the new House as soon as possible.
Lord SUDELEY thought there was ample time before
the next session of Parliament to get the new House
permanently ready. He thought the architect's plans
ought to be laid on the table of the library, so that
every Noble Lord might have an opportunity of inspect-
ing them.
Lord COLBORNE thought it would be most impolitie
to hurry on the building.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE thought it would
be better to go into the new House in the next session
of Parliament, even if they had temporary fittings.
Lord BROUGHAM said his Noble Friend near him
(Lord Colborne) need not warn them of .being in a
hurry—(Laughter)—they might as well warn the Court
of Chancery nut to be in a hurry.—(Laughter.) It was
now ten years since it was promised that the new
Houses of Parliament should be completed in seven
years. He agreed with his Noble Friend (Lord Sude-
ley) when he said that the plans of the architect ought
to be laid on the table of the library, and he hoped his
Noble Friend near him (the Marquis of Clanricarde)
would move for the re-appointment of the Committee on
this subject.
The Marquis- of CLANRICARDE then mored for
the re-appointment• of the Committee ; and after a few
words from Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Brougham, and the
Duke of Wellington, the motion was agreed to.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a petition
from Edinburgh, against altering the corn-laws, and took
that opportunity of declaring that he had not altered his
opinion, which entirely concurred with that of the
petitioners.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a similar pe-
tition from a place in Surrey.
EXCLUSION OF CATHOLICS FROM JURIES.
Lord CAMOYS presented a petition from " the Ca-
tholics of England," complaining of the exclusion of
Catholics from juries on account of their religious opi-
nions, and of the unfair manner in which the jury-list
was struck on the occasion of the late trials in Ireland.
The petition was understood to be that which was agreed
to at the great meeting held at the Freemasons' Tavern
recently, when the Noble Lord presided. It was signed
by 3,740 persons. •
THE CASE OF THE REV. MR. MARSH.
Lord LILFORD put a questiei to the Bishop of Pe-
terborough as to what steps had been taken in the case
of the Rev. Mr. Marsh, a rector and prebend in the Rev.
Prelate's diocese.
The Bishop of PETERBOROUGH had not expected
that any question would have been put that evening upon
that painful subject, which he regretted to say had been
made the occasion of some undeserved strictures upon
himself. The Church Discipline Act prevented him
from punishing any offence committed two years back
or out of the diocese. This prevented him from visiting
any punishment on the reverend offender, other than to'
forbid his performing any service in the diocese.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE laid on the table the Report
of the Commissioners of New South Wales, and other
returns.
Their Lordships then Adjourned at Half-past Seven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 11.
The SPBAXER took the Chair a few minutes be-
fore Four o'Clock.
Returns from the Court of Bankruptcy were
brought up.
The Padstow Harbour Bill was read a second time.
Mr. G. BAN KES presented two petitions against
the Canterbury and Ramsgate Railway.
SOUTH EASTERN, CANTERBURY, &c.,