The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-05 00:00:00

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LONDOg, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1844.

In the House of Lords the Marquis of WEST-
MEATII made some remarks about the expressed opi-
nioßs of the Catholic clergy in Ireland on the question
of repeal, which were replied to by Lord NOR-
M-1411Y. The subject was of no public interest and
led to no result.

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Sir
AUGUSTUS D'ESTE, praying that the Standing Order
No. 120 of the House might be suspended, in order
that the evidence of Baron BUNSEN, the Prussian
Minister, might be taken with regard to his claims
for the Sussex Peerage before that distinguished fo-
reigner left the country.

The Noble Lord laid on the table a Bill for im-
proving the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
lle then called the attention of the House to the deci-
sion of the Criminal Court of Louisiana, by which a
man had been condemned to death for aiding in the
cscape of a slave. lle believed such was the law of
that State, but at the same time trusted that advantage
would be taken of the interval between the sentence
and the day fixed for execution (the 26th of April)
for the sacred purpose of.extending mercy to the un-
fortunate individual. (The blasphemous remarks of
the judge in sentencing this man to death appeared in
The Sun some days ago.)
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that he
should put a question to the Earl of DEVON relative to
the real scope and object of the Landlord and Tenant
Commission in Ireland.

The Marquis of NORMANDY presented a petition
from JOHN and ELIZABETH RYAN, complaining that
the interest of 2001., the legacy of a former rector of
the parish of Ballysack, had been stopped by the Board
of Charitable Bequests in consequence of the national,
system of education being introduced into that parish.'
Ills object in bringing forward the motion was to
restrain the sectarian manifestations which took place
in Ireland.

A brief discussion took place, when the petition
seas laid on the table, and the 'louse adjourned at a
Quarter to Eight o'Clock.

In the House of Commons, after the presentation
of petitions, and some conversation relative to the
Great Western Extension Railway Bill, and the
South Devon Railway Bill, which was read a second
time,

Mr. GLADSTONE moved the proposition of which
he had given notice, with respect to Railway Bills.
The Select Committee, he said, had determined to
recommend the Ilouse to depart from the general
rule with respect to the appointment of
Committees on Railway Bills. They felt that
the number of Members connected with the local
interests slx%ld be materially restricted ; they con-
sidered that the local interests should be made sub-
servient to the public interests ; and he therefore
proposed that the Committee on any Bill should be
composed of five gentlemen totally unconnected with
the local interests of the places through which the
line passed. lle would, therefore, conclude by
moving a resolution to the effect that, when any Bills
were brought in to authorise the establishment of
two lines to one point, the matter should be referred
to one Committee. Mr. LABOUCHERE, Mr. EWART,
Mr. WALLACE, Mr. GREENE, and several other
Alembers, generally approved of the principle laid
down by the President of the Board of Trade,
Colonel SIDTIIORP, however, differed from the genera'
feeling of the House, and moved that the further
consideration of the report be postponed for a week.
On this amendment a division took place, when there
were—for the original resolution, 200; and for
Colonel SIBTILORP'S amendment, 3.
Captain BERNAL gave notice, that on bringing up
the report of the army estimates,. he should move
for a copy of the letter from the Secretary at War to