The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-21 00:00:00

ceived a concussion of the brain, for a short time his life was
despaired of.
Mr. WILLIAMS—No, no.
Sir J. GRAHAM—The Honourable, Gentleman has asked
me for an explanation, and he should not interrupt. On the
morning after the assault had been committed, the police took
Mr. Mayer before the magistrate. The evidence with respect
to the assault was gone into, and he would say that he did nut
think that Mr. Twyford exercised a very sound discretion in act-
ing in the manner he had, but he was quite satisfied it was only an
error of judgment, and that Mr. Twyford was not swayed by
any sinister motives, and he could not see sufficient reLson for
removing Mr. Twyford from the exercise of his judicial func-
tions.

Mr. BEEtNAL said he felt hound to concur in what bed
fallen from the, Right Hon. Gentleman. Mr. Mayer had,
after having committed the assault, declared that if he had the
opportunity he would again commit a similar assault. Now,
supposing he had had the opportunity, and had again com-
mitted an assault, and death had iensued, what would have been
said to the magistrate for allowing such a person after havin4
uttered a threat of murder to go at liberty on bail. He would
have been considered almost an accessory. He thought that his
Hon. Friend would have done wisely to have let the matter
rested where it was.
Sir C. NAPIER said the Maryleboue vestry were perfectly
satisfied with what the Home Secretary had done, and wished
the matter to remain as it was.
After a few words from Mr. WILLIAMS, the motion was
put, and negatived withou'. a division.
SUPPLY.

Mr. DUNCOM BE said that with regard to the question of
supply, he wished to remark that that was not a fit hour for
going into a Committee of Supply. It had always been the
cust,sm, before going into a Committee of Supply, to fix an
hour for it, and to give regular notice.—(Cries of " No, no,"
from Mr. Cardwell.) 'I Chancellor of the Exchequer,
having nothing else to do, ought, in his opinion, to fix a time
for entering upon business of that kind. He at all events
objected to going into Supply at that hour of the night, as he bad
given notice of a motion which could not be entered upon at
such a time.

Mr. CARDWELL said he had never expressed any other
impression of his intention than that Supply would be gone
'nto if there was an opportunity.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved that the Heuse do adjourn.
Mr. DUNCOM BE seconded the motion.

Sir CHARLES NAPIER in'imated that the Hon. Gen

tleman the Secretary for the Treasury had so expressed him-
self in reference to the question of Supply.
Mr. WILLIAMS said his complaint was, that the Supply
should be forced on at so unseasonable an hour. None of

them got home that morning until three o'clock, broad day-
light, and at midnight on the same day they were called upon
to vote away 2,280,000/. of the public money. It was worse
than absurd, and doing a great injustice to the public.
Sir R. PEEL said he would relieve the Hon. Gentleman
from the obligation of consuming the public time by not press-
ing the estimates on that night.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. S. Crawford's motion for adjournment was then with-
drawn.

Mr.DUNCONIBE wished that an hour could be fixed for

going into supply.
Sir R. PEEL jocosely observed that any limit as to time
might sometimes deprive the House of the opportunity of wit-
nessing the peroration of some of his speeches, which he would
be obliged to cut short in order to get into supply
—( Laughter.) The Government was most desirous of bring-
ing on the supply at as early an hour as the other business of
the House admitted.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in reply to
Mr. Williams, said a few words to the same effect.
Mr. HINDLEY hoped that some arrangement would be
made for bringing on the navy estimates at a definite hour in
the evening., if possible.
Sir R. PEEL said the Hon. Member had better come
into the House, when he saw, by the paper, that it was a supply
night. No definite time could be fix,d.
ASSESSED TAXES COMPOSITION BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.

BILLS OF EX CEIANGE, &c., BILL.
On the motion that this Bill be read a second time,
Sir R. FERGUSON hoped the Bill would be renewed for
five years.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER considered
that this was rather a squeqion for the Committee than for the
House at the preient stage of the Bill.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be corn-
mitted on Monday.