The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-07 00:00:00

LUNACY BILL.

Lord COTTENHAM said, that as the Lunacy Bill,
the Bankruptcy Bill, and the County Courts Bill, were ap-
pointed for Committee on Monday, he thought it would be
better if their Lordships would postpone the Lunacy Bill for a
short time.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he thought it right to
state, that the other night his Noble Friend beside him (Lord
Campbell) pressed him to move forward these Bills, more par-
ticularly the Lunacy Bill, but at the request of the Noble
Lord (Cottenham) he had consented to delay them till Monday
Lord CAMPBELL said, that the Noble and Learned Lord
entirely misapprehended him. It was with regard to the
Lunacy and Bankruptcy Bills he was anxious to know what
were the Learned Lord's intentions.
Lord BROUGHAM said, he had expressed his wish that
the Local Courts Bill should be proceeded with in preference to
the other two.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that he was most
anxious to proceed with that Bill, but he wished the fullest in-
formation to be before the House.
_ _ _ CORN-LAWS.

Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition from Northum-
berland against the Corn and Provision-laws.
ELECTION COMMITTEES (COMMISSION).
Lord BROUGHAM said he wished to call the attention of
the House to a subject of great importance. It appeared from
the proceedings of the other House, according to the Votes,
that the time had at length arrived when it was his bounden
duty to bring the great subject before their Lordships, of which
he had last year given notice, and to redeem the pledge which
he had then given. The proceedings to which he had alluded
were marked with the most corrupt, illegal, and unconstitu-
tional practices. He found that it would be vain in the present
state of things to move for a Committee of Inquiry, as he had
at, first intended, without first taking means to ensure the
fullest protection and indemnity to all who might be required
to give evidence. He should therefore, with their Lordships'
consent, bring in a Bill for the purpose of giving that protec-
tion and indemnity to all persons who should be required to
give evidence before a Committee of their Lordships, or any
. ether tribunal appointed to inquire into proceedings connected
pith the character of, or in relation to, the other House of Par-
.
tament. On the second reading of the Bill he should go more
filli'intsefte subject. The Noble and Learned Lord then
'brought in the Bill, which, as usual, was read a first time pro
Mpg,.
‘s-grtr-ULIFVORD presented several petitions from the
Roman leatltitice.uf , Hammersmith, 'famworth, and various
other, partis:(4l.,,kurkri,
fantplaining of a number of grievances
which pressed2p u
.e7,-,?4,..
might be takeh tiiriviixt 'l,
upon them, andpraying that means
y t ese grievances. His Lordship said,
that it had appeared'in the public
for the papers, that 11,000/. annually
had been voted f purpose religious instruction to those
in the sertice of the, atm
and tatty ; and of this 11,0001. it
was stated that 7,000/. wasappropriated to the religious instruc-
tion of Roman Catholics. The universal statement of these
petitioners was, that the sum appropriated to Roman Catholic
instruction was only 70LO0/.
CAL RATES.

Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition, praying that
the whole of the local rates might be levied in one rate, instead
of in three or four distinct rates, such as Highway, Watching,
&c., as at present.
EDUCATION OF CATHOLICS.
Lord CLIFFORD, of Chudley, presented several petitions
complaining of the general want of religious instruction, and
advice amongst the Roman Catholics.
On the question that the House do now adjourn,
The Marquis of NORM ANB Y said he had waited to the last
moment, in hope that the Noble Marquis opposite (London-
derry) would have taken an opportunity to retract the unwar-
rantable accusations which he had made on a former night
against the Magistrates of Sunderland, after he had received
a full refutation of those accusations. He (the Marquis of
Normanby) would, on Monday, call the attention of the House
to the charges made by the Noble Marquis opposite, that cer-
tain Magistra es of Sunderland had refused licenses on party-
grounds.
The Marqe's of LONDONDERRY was ready to prove the
truth of all that he had said, if the House thought proper. But
as the Lord-Lieutenant of the county, and a Peer of Parliament,
he would not answer the appeal of the Masor and six Whig
Magistrates of the borough of Sunderland. if the Noble Mar-
quis opposite (Normanby) wished to bring the subject before
the House again, he (Lord Londonderry) would :eel it his
duty to go into the whole details. But he would not, answer
the application made to him by the six Whig Ma. strates, who
tool,. advantage, after the Conservative Magistrates had left the
bench, to pass resolutions, moved by a Quaker, to contradict
what he had said in his glace in the House of Lords.
Lord WHARNCLIF FE suggested that the matter should
rest where it was, as notice had been given by the Noble Mar-
quis (Normanby) that he would bring the subject before the
House bs a question to his Noble Friend (the Marquis of Lon-
dondery ), on Monday.
The Marquis of NORMANBY could not—after what had
fallen from the Marquis of Londonderry, he would not allow
forty-eight hours to pass ever without letting the House know
what were the real facts of the case.
The Earl of HADDINGTON and Lord WHARNCLIFFE
spoke to order.
The Marquis of NORMANBY contenting himself with