The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-31 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ITO US.E OF LORDS, May 30. ftet
Their Lordships re-assembled for the tirsk
the -Whitsuntide holidayi.
Messengers from the Commons brought pp- se-
veal
Bills.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petitinn fr°l
Inverness, praying that the operation of the SPA
Banks Bill might not extend to Scotland. ,:jea
The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a /304q101
from certain farmers in Norfolk. The. petition stlt
that.as the law at present stood with respect to Coursi,
a person being present at any coursing meeting, Pr,
vided the proprietor of the dogs was not actually presom
was -subject to a penalty. The petitioners, therefore,
prayed for. an alteration in the law.
The Duke of RICHMOND said, the hardship
only existed with respect to coursing, but also with
°I
n re.
spect to hare-hunting.
The petition was then laid on the table.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY'
The Marquia a `halal CLANRICARDE moved.
Select CoMmittee be appointed to consider the Bill c,
was at present before Parliainent for the Construceen
of a railway from Chester to Holyhead.. The !
reasood
why he wished this Committee to be apPon,o
was, that he understood • that it was the interlupt
of the Goierntnent to advaece a large slid Of Moil "0
improving the harbour of Holyhead. They had ifs,
guarantee that the bridge over the Menai Straits 111°
ever be erected, and in case it should not be erected' o
he
course a great portion of the money expended by I'd
Government in improving the harbour of lialyb!ad,
would be thrown away. He understood that it
proposed to lay out 600,0001. upon these irnprovenlie
and he thought that was a Sufficient ground fer
apppointment of a Committee.
Lcird KENYON thought that to delay ought to
ebb'
allowed to take place in the passing of this Bill, inasniu
as he believed that the Chester and Holyhead Railivai
would be of great public advantage. of
Lord MONTEAGLE objected to the appointment
the Committee.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said he had not neti
cipated this discussion, and, therefore, he had not heed
ab!e to inform himself fully of the subject, and head)
gested to his Noble Friend (the Marquis of Clanrieae
the propriety of postponing the consideration of
qUestion for a few days.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE then gave nobs
that he should on Tuesday next move the suspension o°J
the Standing Orders, with a view to the appointment
a Select Committee on this Bill.
After a few words from the Earl of DALHOU
the subject dropped. the
Lord CAMPBELL postponed the Committee 00
_A),
Law of Libel Bill till Friday week (as we underste7;,,
The Noble Lord presented several petitions, Prall:
that Presbyterian Marriages in Ireland might be legalise,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he should be rill
pared on Tuesday to lay on the table a modified fi
upon this subject.
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The Duke of WELLINGTON begged to as- t s
Nebe Lord opposite (Lord Monteagle), if he, would 1151ift
any objection to postpone a motion which he had on ,t,O
paper for Monday, as it would be Trinity Monday,
many Noble Lprds would be absent? to
Lord MONTEAGLE expressed his willingness
accede to the request of the Noble Duke.
Several other notices were also postponed.
DIVISION OF THE CIRCUITS.
Lord BROUGHAM moved for a return of the 00
ber of causes and prisoners tried on the various eircti:li
foreertain years. The unequal division of the cireu2iL
was itme cf the great grievances of Westminster 0;11
The northern circuit had nearly as much business ss
the others put together. the
The LORD CHANCELLOR had no objection to,„re
motion, which might be made the foundation of fole
inquiry. It would, however, be quite impossible toll3s
any
L alteration until the next spring circuit. tbat
ord BROUGHAM said it had been suggested is
part of the northern might be advantageously ^ice%e r
the midland circuit, but he apprehended that the bentl
course would be to divide the northern circuit to gio
two judges into each division. The subject ought, t°
considered and settled before the next spring circalt• in.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that groti;ey
convenience had been felt during the last spring "re.
He had, however, communicated with the Home Seer
tary upon the subject, and found that there would he
treme difficulty in making any change at present. anf
The Duke of RICHMOND hoped that in case of ;of
winter circuit being ordered, especially in the count/0,
Sussex, due notice of such an intention would be gLce,K,
Lord BROUGHAM adverted to the great anne'fis
which he hoped to see speedily corrected, that 1"e"
within the district of the Central Criminal Collo
prisoner could not be imprisoned more than a fe' 9,1)(1
before his trial, in some counties there might be„' ntIO
frequently was, an interval of from six to nine,l°,sos
between a prisoner's committal and his trial. ti` and
averse to increasing the the number of thejudges'or
he trusted that this great evil could be otherwise renal 4
died. He also stated his strong objection to a Pt: re-
gaol delivery, according to which some counties wer";01
Hewed of their prisoners, while others were not
by the judges, and he read a list of counties in wbtbe
no causes nor prisoners had been tried, owing t°
want time. tbst

Lord CAMPBELL would respectfully sue'
geSt
much good might be done by dividing the ciircuio !u'
ea
equally in the year; by rendering the interval bet" pot
the assizes in one case longer, and in the other casepr
So long. In Scotland the summer circuit began in is
gust and September, and althowgh such a ebanc, of
England might interfere with the shooting seasne'or
with trips to France and Italy, be believed that the
in general would be willing to make the sacrifice. .01
Lord BROUG HAM recommended that in criullt,"ri•
casts the venue should be made transitory, so that a
soners could be tried elsewhere than in the place '64
the offence was committed. 9
The LORD CHANCELLOR feared that 6.11 C re'
change would entail expenses upon prisoners in the A
/naval of- witnesses, which they could ill sustain. 1,/
better division of the year seemed most practicablA
making the summer circuit begin at a different p.a.' ,fe,
Lord BROUG HAM apprehended that no inn° the
nience had been experienced in Scotland by Lvakilf Ad'
venue transitory. It was accomplished by a seta
vance of money. flttf
The LORI) CHANCELLOR th, lit that the env de
nle

—oft thought tha.
gentlemen would object to any such charge being
upon the county rates.
The Duke of RICHMOND remarked that if tma;optli
sizes were to commence in August, that was the 05111
in which in his part of the country the harvest
began.

Tihe return was then ordered.
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;15, te
On the motion of the EarIBILL of DALITOL e to'
Customs Bill was read a second time.—Cougnitt4

morrow. -
ENDOWED SCHCOLS.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the second re be per'
of the School Endowment Bill, explaining that the i
pose of it was to give greater facility to the PrivY,eigl''
cil in the endowment of small schools in poor
ooar
bourhds. lire
Ld COTTENITAM said the object of this 14 b obi hie''
might be attained without giving the large pool's
were contained in the Bill. a cos°
Lord BROUGHAM said there were very Male Were
in existence in which the funds of public sch°°
misappropriated. ;s
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was
tion to introduce a Bill in the course of the press
0
sion upon the subject.
After a few words froth Earl Fitzwilliam, Lord
eca
cliffe, and Lord Cottenham, the Bill was read a
t
time. be
The Marquis of NORMANBY gave notice tivl/17,0
lf
should call the attention of the House to-tsorr°ol
contradiction of certain facts, stated in a letter frst Cir
Hamilton, the Crown Solicitor for the North- ; /41011,1°
cuit in Ireland, in matter mentioned 11
Friend the other night, for as the allegations in t be PP,
ter seriously affected the character of individuals,
it right to give the same publicity to the coutsw
which had been given to the charge.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 3°;,. 4
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four oCle big sc'
Lord ARTHUR LENNOX took the oaths and
oes
on his re-election for Chichester.
nd
Sir THOMAS FREMANTLE took the oaths - a
on his re-election for Buckingham. .01v)
The Salisbury Branch Railway Bill was read

time and passed..
1 DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILD• frc°
Mr. RASHLEIGH presented several petitions
Cornwall against the Dissenters' Chapels Bin. 40.4._,
Col. GORE LANGTON presented similar Pej;g4-600a16
Mr. BO YD presented five petitions from u:-/lor
congregations in Ireland, against the Dissenters, -
Bill. 0
Mr. SCEOLEFIELD presented a petition fr°• tglsll/
congregation of Wesleyan Methodists, asse_fibenv-111100f
Cherry-street Chapel, Birmingham, to the sawetik,
froCmolNonoetltinlrhamLLsEhirSTe OaNndE
Lpericeessetnetresdhiren,inteo ,_e
.tiesiir
effect. NT iveBP
Mr. BARCLAY presented a petition from e'
r
upon-Tyne; to the same effect.
:t;00 off'l
Mr. THORNELY presented three Pelo e a°6(
from Liverpool, ene from Stafford, and one_ fr° 500 6
gregation of Baptists, assembling in tha 1 1,.• of 01
Dudley, in the county of Worcester, in fal°,ll"
.rees,
Dissenters' Chapels Bill. the ;401,
Mr. E. TENNENT presented petitions from 0n bet
leyan Methodists of the counties of Cork an lyfein ,f
against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. The Sou. of&
also presented a Petition from the metropolis, 4' $ al.
of art-unions
Sir JOHN. HANMER presented a petition agiits
et'ons
Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Mr. MASTERMAN presented several pO.l-1 to
.the Tower Hamlets, to the same effect. - Petition'
Sir WALTER JAMES presented ttv9 .
the same effect. 431 ‘1415w
Mr. COLLETT presented a petition from - of,
of chapels, to the same effipt. • s ftoo
An 110 x. MEMBER presented four petitiont,
county of Londonderry, to the same effect- A° jp
Mr. BAILEY presented a petition to the ,awe„fr. G. ,
Mr. FERRAND presented a petition fro4o.iiiOt:
Ryder, the Chairman of the Chelsea Board oft, st 111%
• Aug. ,else,
complaining of the removal of a pauper in be Ch ~,g
from the Kensington Union Workhouse to t. A CIP 0
Workhouse, during the time that he Ar3s 4/11e vetij.,,i.
state. On the motion of the Hon. BelieMember,i.t Cee-
was ordered to -be referred to the Medical ,
. • notogrijie'
mittee
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition frool. the
tion of .WesleyanMethOdists in Poplar, ago,4
senters' Chapels Bill.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL p nel
resented a Pe!iti°bor4l.6illg;v4.
by 60,000 inhabitants of Dublin and the O'