The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A person from the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland
lerestented an account relative to the Clerks of the Peace in Ire-
land.
Sir R. PERGIJSSON presented a petition from the Ship-
•owners of Dundee, in favour of the Lowestoffe.harbour Bill.
Mr. BRIOIIT moved for an account of the number of ships,
with their men and tonnage, which had entered the port of Ms-
, tol, in the years 11122, 1823, 1824, and 1826, from' Belgium, the
United States, &c.—Ordered.
A DJOURNMENT.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, be
• w 013141, in .the absence of his Right lion. Friend (Mr. Can-
'Ring), move, " that this House, at its rising, do adjourn to
Wednesday, the tith of April."—A greed to.
NEOIIO SLAVERY.
Mr. W. Slllll moved for a Return of the number of
Slaves belonging to Governtnent in the Mauritius, diming-01th-
ing the time of their capture, the names of the persona to whom
they were consigned, and the number of them that had been
apprenticed.—Ordered.
Mr. W. 8311111 presented petitions for the abolition of
Negro Slavery, from Bingley, In Lancashire ; Barton, in
' Northamptoneltire `Bedminster; Ware, in Hertfordshire;
and Gravesend, lieut.—Laid on the table.
Mr. H. DRUMMOND protented A petition from Stirling,
against any alteration in the Scotch banking system.
Mr. ()MIMI( N obtained leave to bring in a Bill to re.
gulatothe service of process in the Civil Courts of Ireland.
Mr. 11 W 11: moved for the following Papers :
An account of the manner in which the sum of 27,0001.
voted for the officers of the Houses of Lords and Commons,
in 1825, had been expended, stating the names and duties of
the officers, &c..
An account of the manner in which the sum or 16,7621. vot-
ed for defraying the expences of the• Houses of Lords and
Commone. in 11125, had been laid out.
An account of the manner in which the sum of 8,7001., voted
for the officers of the Court and receipt of Exchequer, in the
miscellaneous Eetimetes for the year ta26, was to be appro-
priated.
Particulars of the sum of 3,5281., inserted In the vilified-
laseoue Estimates for 1826, on account of Improvements in
certain streets and places near Westminster-hall.
An account of advances made by the Bank of England to
Government on Exchequer Bills, and other Securities, since
181 U.
An account of the balances of money remaining, in the
Exchequer on the sth of January in each year, wee Jan.
lal6.
An account of the MUMS paid in each year since the sth of
Jaxmary, 11123 on account of half-pay and superannuated al-

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iewinces. Air. HUME said that he must he hound by the decision of
,The lion. Member stated, he moved fur this account in order the Chair, though he did not understand the objectictu
to tee what decrease or increase had taken place in this depart. The SPEAKER explained himself much to the same pur-
ment since the fineneiel operation, commonly called the dead. pose es at first, and added by way of example, that the Hon.
weight, had been carried into effect. . Gentleman was at liberty to move the rejection of the Rouen.
All tliese accounts were ordered. tion, or a reduction of the sum proposed in it, but he must not
Mr. 11CM E observed, that a petition had last night been alter or add to the substance of the Resolution.
presented on the 'subject of patents, from which it appeared Mr. HUME then moved that the sum be reduced iron'
that in France, a patent could be procured for little inure thee 31,0001. to 27,0001.
701., while in England it cost 1251., in Scotland 1001., and in A division took place—
Ireland 12e/., making ti total Of 3501., if an individual wished For the Resolution, 52 I For the Amendment 4 I Majority 20.
to secure his invention throughout the united kingdom. As he On the Resolution for the grant to the Linen Board being
wished to receive accurate mformation on this subject,, he moved—.
should move for an account chewing the amount said for oh- AD. HUME objected to it, and said that the whole admi-
Mining a parent and specification in England, Ireland, anti nbaretion of this hoard was notoriously partial. Ile believed
Scotland.—Ordered. upon good Information, that there was not one Roman Ca.
The Hon. Gentleman then moved for an account of the tholic appointed to any office under it. Ot Colerein a maw
nutnher .of writers sent out to India and Chins by the East facturer hail been recommended to the office of sealer, by fifty 1
India Company, from 1021 to 11125 ; and an account of the or sixty other manufacturer*. The Commissioner*, Including '
number of cedets, assistant-surgeons, and chaplains, sent out the bishop of Kilmore, Sir George Hill, and another member
daring the sante period—Ordered. of the same family, appointed tin apothecary to the place.
The not,. Member next moved for an account of the nember Alr. GOULBURN said that much had been done by the
of officers, civil and military, In the East India Company's tier- Government to increase the usefulness of, and promote economy
eke; who had died at the Cape of blood llope, or at any other in the regulation of this board.
Place within tiro limits of the Company's trade, specifying their Alr. Il Wile strongly objected to the grant of any money to
name and rank, since 11121 ; stating also their pay and. .emolu. buy the periodical publications for the Royal Dublin Society.
miens, together with an oetimete of the SUM that may be claim. Mr. GOULIII.I UN justified the expences of the institution
td by the, representative* of such deceased officers.. its fteneral usefulness, and the high character attained by many
This motion was negatived, after a few words from Mr. W. of its members in the various departments of science.,-
Wrteer.
of.lr. 111.151 E objected to the money spent by the Irish Board
' Alri HUME presented a Petition from certain Splrit.dealors
,of iiangor, Indent!, complaining of the present licensing Woks, which was twice its much us was spent by the 1;1.11;-
1M Board of Works. lie intimated an intention of bringing
*poem, and preying far its revision..
the whole expenditure of the Vice Regal State shortly before
Mr. HUME gave notice, that he would, as soon as possible the House, with a view to proving its utter uselessness. lie
after the holydays, move an address to the King, to cause an 7futeldlinoont rest patiently and see the public money fritted away.
itiquery to be made ail to Whether the Government of Ireland,
under its present form, ought to be continued, or whether the time establishment
to object to particular expellees
incurredaiA Amongst
of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire.
bred Lieutenant and the officer* under him might not be tonget other items be objected to the sum of 10,035/.
dispensed with, for repairs, and to 3,379/. for furniture for the Vice-regal lodge;
The lion. Member also gave notice, that he intended, after and also to the sum of 11,172/. for the making and ime •o g
the liolydays, to make a motion on what was called the state of the gardens and pleasure grounds attached theieto. Th)olsevielal -
the nation. his object was to expose, if he could, the falls. pences were incurred for an establishment which Ireland might
elms statements contained in the late budget. well dispense with, and which he heartily wished to see entirely
CRIMINAL LAW, _removed from the country.
the laws Mr. tiOULBU RN was sure, when it was considered that
Mr. PEEL brought up his ilill for consolidating
. of England, relating to larceny and certain other offences re. the public buildings of Ireland were kept in repair for the sum
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spectmg property. of 24,0001.; that it could not be coneidered imreasonable to vote
It was read a first time : on the ynotion that it he read a that sum, and that theatherge of waste and extravagance could
saeoltd time, not, with justice, he tintintamed.
Mr. PEEL rose and said, that he was so desirous that this Mr; 1101 E wished that the Right lion. Secretary for Ire-
BM should receive the moat deliberate ,investigation, that he land would postpone the vote for printing and stationary, and
hoped he would be permitted now to have it reed the first and other expences connected with the Chief Secretary's office in
:wood time, and to go through the Committee, where the Dublin Castle, until a future night, when he should he enabled
blimks which fixed the penalty to the different offences mild to state his objections to the vote.
he filled up. The Rill would then be Placed before the lionee Air. (10U LBURN had no objection to comply with the wish
in a more perfect state, and gentlemen could come to the this- of the lion. Gentleman.
cussion of it, with a complete knowledge Of all its prtevisone.— Mr. II UM E said, that the sum proposed for criminal prose.
Meer, hear I)—The House would at enee perceive that he cutinne was really enormous. He wished to know the way in
*tiptoed this course for their convenieuee—Oleer, hear I) .and which those prosecutions were conducted lit Ireland, end the
he should be perfectly prepared to give every opportunity for description of trials in which it was necessary to put the coup.
the iliseursion of the principle of the measure, if any objection - try to such expenee, lie also wished to know what portion of
were raised against it. the aunt which the House was called on to glant went to the
The hill well then read a second time, committed, the report Irish Attorney. General. The fees of that officer, he under-
'received, and ordered to be taken into farther consideration on stood, were enormous ; and lie was desirous to be Informed as
Monday the I7th of April, and to be printed. to how they were derived.
Mr. PEEL then brought in his hill for improving the Ad- . Air. GOULBURN explained. In Ireland the Crown paid
ministration of. Criminal Justice, and requested he might be the expenees of all criminal prosecutions, the circumstances of
sijuwoa to take the saute course with this as he hod done with which were dietinguished by any peculiar feature of depravity.
the preceding meariere. This Bill differed only in one respect _Another expenee which it was requisite to meet was owing to
from the statement which he had made when he onteined leave the procuring of witnesses whoseevidence might be essential to
to king in those meessures, and that alteration was mode on the ends or jultiee. It was necessary that those, persons should
.rite suggestion of one of the highest judicial autherities which be protected against the violence of those who might conspire
this country ever had
produced--aft authority whose opinions , against them through revenge; and Government were &keen to
wore reverenced in every part of the world where a lava of the necessity of protecting and supporting those person's, in ore
that justice might not lie retarded or tiCESIUMI• i 1 equity preveiled--hie ulluded to Lord St,owell, the der%Vide re-
j"tiCcitentee f die Admiralty Court. That Noble Lora lord to the feet attached to the office of Attorney-General, he
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exfeltu4.: the principle of the hill, so far as it re. lied only to state, that the sum of 1,0001. a-year was given by
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isdemesnour at the Quarter Sessions, the Lord Lieutenant to that officer for
aFitteei to prosectithuoi ,or m
edmiraitY Court. At present, wben at tech assizes, in order to ascertain Oat Cases it might be ad-
to odiaices tried in the e high sees, usable to prosecute. the
• 1 for offietcee committed on the
entire _ He took this occasion to ohtterve that
periwig were metexamining the calendor
rt had no power emoluments of the Irish Attorney-General did not ex.
even of the most atrocious character, the Gnu— ,
„ccyearly 4
1 ,0001., and he felt satisfied, when the House coo.
by lair to award any indemnitication to the. persons supporting

sidered the vast importance, the heavy responsibility, and the
great labours of that appointinent-4/Id, as' it at present was,
by a person of such high endowineii s—(hear !)—that the in-
come which he named was not disproportioned.
Mr. Alderman WQOD repeated a question which had
already been asked by the Member, for Montrose, respect-
ing the number of Conflict employed in criminal prosecutions.
Mr. GOULDURN replied, that in no case, excepting, per-
haps, in some important trials in Dublin, had the number of
King's Counsel amounted to five.
Air HUM E' wished that the rote for inland Xfgattolli
Ireland should be postponed to a future night.
Mr. GOULBUItti assured the Honourable Gentleman that
the vote was one of the 'highest utility and importanoe, as
affecting the internal prosperity of Ireland. In the western
parts of Ireland, particularly in Clare and Galway, it had
heen.the means of producing the greatest benefits, with re-
spect to the making of new roads and repairing others in those
counties. . .

Mr. HUME said, that having heard the explanation of the
Right lion. Gentleman, he had no wish to throw any oiutruc-
tion in the way of the vote.
-NATION Al, rlcTuitli-GAI4I,IMY.
On the grant of 9,00/. for the three pictures lately purchased
by Government, and added to the National Gallery,
Mr: HUME said he was.not quite satisfied us to the propriety
of the present vote. lie was assured that things were not alto-
gether right with respect to this picture speculation. From
what be lied heard to-day, he believed it was pretty clear that
certain individuals were implicated in palming those pictures
on Government. lie did not deny the utility cif having a na-
tional picture gallery ; but he objected to the manner in which
the pictures, which called for the present vote had been obtain.
ed. Be wished that a report should be laid before the House,
from persons who were competent to judge of the merits of those
pictures, explaining the individual excellence of each. He
wished to know if it was the intention of the Treasury to order
such a report to be laid before Parliament ?
Mr. HE ItHIES.—The pictures were purchased on the opi-
nion of competent judges, and he believed that their excellence
could not be questioned. As to the report required by the lion.
Gentleman, he did not exactly know what to say respecting it;
but if the lion. Member wished, he could have a return of the
names of the persons on whose opinion the pictures hail been
purchased, and,he (Mr. Herries) was quite sure that the re-
spectability of those gentlemen would place them above sus-
picion. The pictures were purchased because they were esteem- -
ed excellent specimens of the art, end because they were con-
sidered cheap.
Mr. HUME wished that the persons on whose opinion the
pictures had been purchased would state an opinion as to their
merits. He had seen a statement in a public newspaper tend-
ing to question the competency of a certain Right lion. Gentle.:
man on whose opinion it was said the purchase had been et:.
fected, and if that statement were to be relied on, there were
certainly sonic grounds for inquiry. If', however, the Right
lion. Gentleman considered otherwise, he (Mr. Hume) did not
wish to press the subject any furtjter.
The supply report was then ordered to be taken into further
consideration on Monday the 10th of April.
Lord PALMERSTON obtained leave to bring in a bill for
the better regulating the billeting and lodging of soldiers on
publicans anti others.
A new writ was ordered to be issued, in the room of W. T.
Money, Esq., the member for St. Michael, who had accepted
the office of Consul-Generator Venice.
The remaining Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
and the House adjourned at BIGOT O'CLOCK, to Wednesday
the 6th of April.