The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-11 00:00:00

APPROPRIATION ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

The Duke of WELLINGTON moved the second reading of
this Bill. Its object was to remedy some technical defects in
the wording of the Appropriation Act.
Lord MONTE AGLE said that before the motion
was agreed to, he wished to ask the Noble Duke
whether there would be any objection on the
part of the Government to lay before the House an
account of the proceedings of last Session with respect to
the Bill fur the Funding of Exchequer bills. That
13111 gave very extraordinary powers to the Go-
vernment, inasmuch as it enabled them to go into
the market and raise, in the manner they might think
proper, the sum of 5,000,0001. He did not mean to dispute,
however, that those powers had been wisely exercised.
The Duke of WELLINGTON would have no objection t )
accede to the request of the Noble Lord, and give him the re-
turns he required ; but he thought it would be better to move
for them in the regular form.
Lord MONTE A G LE gave notice that he should make such
motion to-morrow,

The Bill was then read a second time, and was ordered to be
committed to-morrow.

Lord BROUGHAM gave notice that he should move, to-
morrow, for certain correspondence relative to the transaction
of the Creole.

Lord FITZGERALD moved that copies of any further
communications since the 4th of October last, relative to the
proceedings of the Collector and Magistrate of Matura, id the
Presidency of Madras, with reference to Roman Catholic
worship. A few evenings ago he had said that information
had been received, but that he had not had time to examine
the despatches, and he therefore was not prepared to give an
opinion upon it. He wished it to be understood, that sa far as
Mr. Blackburn was concerned, the information was perfectly
satisfactory, but that the proceedings with respect to the Ro-
man Catholics were not satisfactory. He did not mean to apply
that expression to the conduct of Mr. Blackburn, to whom the
Noble Lord opposite had said he did not impute blame. That
questionV would remain to be discussed hereafter, and he should
hope, that whatever further information was obtained, would
be satisfactory. The statement of Mr. Blackburn at present
was satis'actory.
Loird CLIFFORD hoped the Noble Earl would add to his
nation the correspondence with the Noble Lord the President
of the. Board of Control relative to these proceedings.
Lord FITZGERALD said he was not prepared to acqui-
esce in the proposition of the Noble Lord, nor did he think it
necessary.

Lord GLIFFORD explained that he had understood the
Noble Lord to say that he had had some official communica-
tions with the collector at Matura. What he (Lord Clifford)
required was merely to be furnished with a copy of those official
documents. •
Lord FITZGERALD said he did not feel authorised to
give any further information on the subject than what he had
just stated.

The Marquis of NOIIMANBY presented a petition from
Kingston-upon-Hull, praying for the abolition of the existing
Corn-laws, with a view to the substitution of a fixed and mo-
derate duty.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented petitions from Hertford,
Arbroath, the hammermen of Edinburgh, Yeovil, Kendal,
Earlstvood, Clayton ( West), Denbigh, Barnard Castle,
Clitheroe, Dumbarton, the carpet-makers of Kilmarnock,
Newcastle. on-Tyne, the loom-weavers of Mannow, the Cham-
ber of Commerce of Edinburgh, and numerous other places,
praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the
Chairman and Board of Guardians of the Ticehurst Union in
Sussex, praying that when the Poor-law should come under
the consideration of the House, the inhabitants of cottages
under the value of six guineas should be excused the payment
of rates.
The House then adjourned at Twenty minutes past Six.