The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-26 00:00:00

COAL DUTIES.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved for a return of
the. quantity of coal imported into the City of London during
the years 1843 and 1844, and to June in the presnt year,
tinguishing the quality of each kind.
PAUPER LUNATICS.

On the motion that the Pauper Lunatics Bill be read a se-
cond time,
Lord BEAUMONT moved, as an amendment, that the Bill
be referred to a Committee up stairs, on the ground that it had
not yet received that consideration which its nature warranted.
He wished to know, would the Bill include within its provisions
other lunatics than paupers? The Noble Lord was proceeding
to notice, seriatim, the objections to the Bill, when
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said those objections might be
much more suitably' urged in Committee, where they would
receive fill consideration. He wished to inform the Noble
Lord that the Bill merely referred to pauper lunatics.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then put the question, and
the House divided. The numbers were—
Contents
Non-contents
Majority for the second reading ... —l6
CRIMINAL LAW CODE.

The LORD CHANCELLOR then handed in a report on
the criminal code of this country. He said that the Commission
which drew up the report was not issued while he was in office.
It was issued when the great seal was enti usted to his Noble
Friend, and he had no concern in their appointment, but he
felt it his duty to bear his testimony to the admirable manner
in which they had discharged the duties entrusted to them.
It was impossible to read these reports without feeling strongly
a consciousness of the industry, intelligence, accuracy, and
acuteness which were applied to this complicated subject, and
to admire also the comprehension and masterly manner in
which the Commission treated every part of the report.
Should it be their Loidships' pleasure to legislate on
the subject of the criminal law in next session of
Parliament, it would be quite unnecessary for them
to apply to any other sources of information. There was
ample information i❑ the volumes of these reports. He felt it
his duty to bear his testimony with respect to the manner in
which those reports had been executed, and to express his gra-
titude, as one of the public, for the industry which they ex-
hibited in the discharge of their duty.
Lord BROLTG HAM said, that though he was in office
when the Commission was issued, yet his Noble Friend on the
Woolsack added one or two individuals to it whose services
were invaluable. They had now before them the whole crimi-
nal code. It was reduced to a digest and presented last
ses,ion, and afterwards postponed until the Learned Commis-
sioners should complete their report, which was this evening
presented and laid upon their Lordships' table. It was done
in a manner so satisfactory, that little more remained for them
to do to make a digest of the criminal law for both judges and
the people, than to reduce these two reports—these invaluable
documents—into the form of a statute. He would implore her
Majesty's Govern rent, and particularly his Noble Friend on
the Woolsack, in whose department it was, not to omit the op-
portunity of securing the services of such men as these Com-
missioners in the formation of a board for systematically and
constantly revising the statutes from time to time. He threw
this out for their consideration.

Lord CAMPBELL said that though he concurred in the
view of his Noble Friend as to the value of the reports, he
wished to express his desire that they would not be allowed to
remain on the table till they were covered with dust. There
was not a country in Europe which had not a criminal rode
published for the benefit of those who were to administer and
those who were to obey the law.
Lord BROUGH A M said that he did not wish that they
should lie covered with dust. He wished last session to reduce
one of them into the form of a Bill. He, however, postponed
it till it should be revised by the Commissioners. They should
have the whole reduced into one digest, or into two codes, as in
France, the code penal and the code de procedure.
The reports were then ordered to lie on the table.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a petition from the
inhabitants of Northfleet, against a certain clause in the Poor-
law ( Scotland) Bill.
The Unclaimed Stock and Dividend Bill went through
Committee, as also the Bothwell Prison Bill.

The Highway Bill was read a second time.
The Excise Duties on Spirits (Channel Islands) Bill went
through Committee, as also the Spirits (Ireland) Bill.
On the motion that the Waste Lands (Australia) Bill be
read a third time,
Lord STANLEY moved that the 7th clause be expunged,
which was agreed to.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The Geological Survey Bill was read a third time and passed.
The other Bills on the table were advanced a stage, and their
Lordships adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, July 25.
The Homo met at Twelve o'clock.
COMMITTEES.

The following Bills went through Committee, and were or.
dered to be reported on Monday next, at twelve o'clock : —The
Customs Laws Repeal Bill, Customs Duties Bill, Warehouse-
ing of Goods Bill, British Vessels Bill, the Shipping and Na-
vigation Bill, the Trade and British Possessions Abroad Bill,
the Customs Management Bill, the Customs Bounties
Allowance Bill, the Isle of Man Trade Bill, the
Smuggling Prevention Bill (after a conversation in which
Mr. AARON CHAPMAN and Mr. \VANN sought to obliterate
the penalty which the Bill imposes on all merchant ships
hoisting the blue peter, but unsuccessfully), the Customs' Re-
gulations Bill, the Stock-in-Trade Bill, the Removal of
Paupers Bill, the Documentary Evidence Bill, and the Asaign-
merit of Terms Bill.
CUSTOMS REGULATION BILL.

This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be
reported on Monday next.
STOCK-IN.TRADE BILL.

This Bill went through Committee, and the report was
ordered to be read on Monday next.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE BILL.
The report on this Bill was received, and the Bill was ordered
to be read a third time on Monday next.