The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-04 00:00:00

POOR-LAW RETURNS.

Captain PECHELL moved far a return of the number
of paupers who had received in-door or out-door relief in
the various parishes of the kingdom, which are not
joined in unions.
ART-UNION COMMITTEE.

Mr. WYSE moved that' Mr. Liddell and Mr. Hayter
be dischn,rged from further attendance on the Select
Committee on Art-Unions, and that Mr. Mackinnon
and Sir Wm., Clay be added to the said Committee.
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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Mr. BAILME COCIIRAE said that her Majesty's
Government had stated that it was their intention to

iake the Poor-law Bill immediately after the Factories
Bill, It now appeared the Right Hon. Baronet intended
to proceed with the Bank Charter Bill. The second
readinc, of the Poor-law Bill had been permitted to
pass sul silentio,, upon the understanding that it would
be brought on early. It now appeared as if it were to
be indefinitely postponed. He wished to ask if the Go-
vernment would fix the day when the discussion on the
Poor-law Bill was to come on?

Sir R. PEEL said that there was nothing more diffi-
cult than to fix the precedence of important measures.
The Bank Charter Bill, involving, as it did, the mone-
tary interests of the country, was a measure of the ut-
most public importance. He would, hofvever, on Thurs
day state the precedence in which be intended to take
the public business fir the week.
Mr. B. COCHRANE wished to know whether the
Right Hon. Gentleman would state on Thursday when
he would proceed with the Bill?
Sir R. PEEL said he would state as nearly as pos-
sible when he would bring it on.—(A laugh.)
Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know when the Right
Hon. Baronet would proceed with the Ecclesiastical
Courts Bill?—(A laugh.)
-Sir R. PEEL said that he should first proceed with'
the Bank Charter Bill. He did not know when he should
proceed with the second clause of 'the Ecclesiastical
Courts Bill?—(A laugh.)
Sir W. BARRON wished to know when the Right
Hon. Baronet ,would proceed with the Irish Registration
Bill ?—(Laughter.)
Sir R. PEEL would endeavour hereafter to name
such a day as would be convenient. After the answers
lie had given to other questions, the Hon. Baronet could
not expect that he would now name a day.

- Lord J. RUSSELL asked whether was to under-
stand that the .first business on Monday: would be the
Bank Charter Bill ? .

Sir R. PEEL was understood to say that nothing was
to take precedence of the Bank Charter Bill.
GUERNSEY.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to know from the Right
• Hon. Baronet whether the statement he had seen in the
newspapers respecting the sending of troops and
mili-
tary stores, and ammunition, was• correct, and. whether
it was in consequence of any local disturbances in the
island they were sent ?
Sir R. _PEEL said he wished the Hon. Gentleman
would put the question to the Right Hon. Gentleman the
Secretary of State for the Home Department when he
was in his place.
Mr. DUNCOMBE gave notice of putting the question
accordingly; and asked if the Right Honourable
Baronet (Sir R. Peel)lad any objection to lay on the
table's copy of the judgment and commitment in the
case of The Queen v. O'Connell and others ?"
Sir R. PEEL said, perhaps'the Hon. Gentleman. would
give notice of his intention to move for it.
- CANADA.—MR. •BARRO W. '
On the Order of the Day for going into Committee
on the Sugar Duties being moved,
Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liverpool
against any reduction of the duty. •
• Mr. ROEBUCK hoped the House would allow him to
take that opportunity to do justice to a gentleman, Mr.
Barrow, respecting vt•hom he had made some observa-
tions on the debate on Canada. [The lion. Member
spoke in so low. a tone that he could not be correctly
followed.] He had received a letter, from Mr. Barrow,
explaining that he was not the author of the note which
*he (Mr. Roebuck) had attributed to him in the debate._
WAYS AND MEANS.—SUGAR DUTIES.
The Order of 'the Day for the Committee of Ways
and Means (Sugar Duties) having been read, and the
Speaker having left the chair,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that,
although he was addressing the House formed into Com
tnittee of Ways and Means, the object of which was
essentially to provide means for raising the supply for
carrying on the Government and administering the
affairs of the nation, he was sure that there was not a
Member who heard him that was not prepared
to admit that questions were involved in the
resolutions which he had to submit of far'
greater importance than mere considerations of revenue.-
He was sure they would all admit that the question,
of the sugar duties involved considerations of the
greatest importance to all classes in this country—to the
interests of our own colonies, and to our intercourse with
those nations with which we had so long and steadily•
delayed to form treaties, in consequence of considera-
tions with which this question was connected. Jr
would be his duty to reconcile the various con-
flicting points which would arise out of the alte-
ration in the sugar duties—it would be
his
'duty to reconcile the measures which would be taken to
secure a supply of sugar with the course which the
Government had pursued with respect to the slave
trade. and also with the interests of those who had in
vested their property in the colonial possessions of this"
.country, and. which i t was his, dtity,.. ft,s he,belie %red it
was the inclination of that House, to uphold. "There
was one thing in which he felt satisfied that he should
have the unanimous support of the House—as to the
necessity of keeping up the supply of sugar, which had