The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-02 00:00:00

LOCAL MAGISTRATES.

Mr. YORKE wished to put a question to the Right
Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government.
It was necessary, in order to make the , question intelli-
gible, that he should first state the circumstances upon
which it was founded. About six weeks or two months
before the accession of the late Ministry,'4. representa
tion was made to. them of the inadequacy of the local
magistracy in the city of York, and in consequence of
that representation, gentlemen were chosen to replace
those Magistrates. Among others, a gentleman named
Milnes—a man of irreproachable character, and of large
independent fortune, was specified in the Commission.
In the Commission which was duly sent to York,
this gentleman, whose real name was " John Ro-
bert Milnes," was described only as " John Milnes,"
He believed the commission had been sent to York, and
that the persons appointed were Mr. Hutt, Sir W.
Clerk, and Mr. Butler, who were. all Conservatives.
There was also some informality with regard to the
appointment of Sir W. Clerk and Mr. Butler, and the
question he wished to ask was, why there should be the
same informality in the one case as in the other, and
why the one should be decided to be informal, and the
-other not ?
• _

Sir J. GRAHAM said that he heard the circum
stance for the first time, and, perhaps, the Hon. Gentle
man would wait till to-morrow, and he (Sir J.Graham
would, in the meantime, make inquiries on the subject

INHABITANTS Oi INDIA.
Mr. BAILLIE wished to know whether the House
were aware that inhabitants of the East Indies were
accustomed to be brought to this country and
then left in a state of destitution "; and whether
the Board of • Control referred the subject to
the Indian Government, with a view to their being
taken back to their own country. • •
Mr. BINGHAM BARING made a reply, but with
his back to the gallery, and, in so low a tone of voice,
that we could not catch its purport. .
CHURCH EXTENSION.
Mr. HAWES wished to knoW if it was the intention
of the Right Hon. Baronet opposite (Sir R. Inglis)
to bring forward his Bill for Church Extension before
Easter.
Sir R. INGLIS said it was his intention to bring the
subject before Parliament during the present session, but
it was not his intention to bring the subject forward
before Easter, and he would give timely notice when he
would bring it forward.
IMPORTATION OF FLOUR FROM AMERICA.
Sir R. PEEL said that with regard to the question
put by the lion. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Thornely) last
night, and which he was not then able to answer,
he had now to state that. he held in his hand
a paper which stated that a cargo of corn was
shipped from New York on the 3d of August, and
arrived at Liverpool on the 13th of September.
Mr. THORNELY said that he also held in his hand a
letter from an individual, who stated that he left New
York via Halifax with a cargo, on the 4th of August,
and did not arrive in Liverpool till late in the following
month. lie had been fifty-one days on the voyage,•and
he missed the 11s. duty by being one day too late.
FRENCH POSSESSIONS IN AFRICA.
Mr. SHIEL begged to ask the Right lion. Gentle-
man, Sir Robert Peel, if "he could inform the House
whether• the account given by M. Gaizot in the French
Chambers of Deputies of a conversation alleged to have
been held by him with the Earl of Aberdeen, in reference
to the possessions of the French in Africa, were correct
or not.

Sir ROBERT PEEL thought that the Right Hon.
Gentleman ought to have known that questions should
not be put on subjects of so, much importance
without previous notice.—(Hear, hear, from the
Ministerial Benches.) However, as lie happened to
be prepared to give an answer In the present ease, it was
not of so much inconvenience as it might be on other
occasions of similar importance.—(Hear, hear.) His
• Noble Friend the Earl of Aberdeen,. did not admit the
accuracy of M. Guizot's account of the conversation
alluded to—(Hear, hear)—in reference to the occu-
pation of part of Africa by the French. What the Earl
of Aberdeen said was, that he' " had no observation to
make upon that subject then ;" and not that he " had
no objection to that occupation."--(Hear, hear.)
COLONIAL PASSENGERS'
BILL.
Mr. GLADSTONE moved the postponement of the
Colonial Passengers' Bill ; and in answer to Mr. La-
bouchere, stated that the Bill was postponed, not fur the
Purpose of any material alteration, but to consult the
personal convenience of members.
After a few words from Lord JohN RUSSELL, the Bill
was postponed.
PRISON DISCIPLINE.
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Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to bring forward his mo-
tion for an inquiry into the rules, regulations, and dis-
cipline of the several prisons and houses of correction
in England and Wales. He said he regretted that he did
notaia feelof relating, j sti fi
deferringad inndth House hise
motion, e
pain of hearing those
only save the time of the House, but spare him the
p
statements of sorrow and distress which he should have
t as it would not
to make, and which could be but too well verified.. He
could not entertain a doubt but the House would accede
is
to the motion. Looking at the vast importance of the
subject,he had a right to call on the House to agree
to his motion.
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Buutestiinonscalilt involved,ing,onthe House to he thought
agree to it, he hoped, at all events, that whatever
might be their difference on other matters, as he had
brought forward the question with no hostile feelings to
any one, so he trusted that it-would be received without
hostility, that no party feeling would enter into the dis-
cussion, or influence a single vote in its. consideration.
He was well aware that any who 'called the attention of
the House to the prison discipline of the country, whe-
ther he censured the present system as too severe, or'Said
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awas,o not
that in some points it- was not severe enough, he must
susceptible thy with
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be exposed to the reproach of having-too great a sym-
pathy
li to humanorontfieostuhftererlitan g that.nddid he
v. tmake
allowances enough for hwiata frailty. The question-