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

EXCHEQUER BILL FRAUD.

Sir G. CLERK laid on the table of the House papers
connected with the fraud in the Exchequer bills.
CORN LAWS.

Mr. GILL presented two petitions, numerously sign-
ed, praying that the proposed Ministerial measure with
respect to foreign corn be amended before it was passed
into a law. _ .

---Sir WM. SOMERVILLE presented a similar petition
against the Corn-laws.

EGYPT.
Dr. BOWRINGgaye notice that he would postpone
until this day fortnight, his motion for copies of letters
and correspondence which had taken place with the
Foreign-Office, on the subject of a claim brought forward
by the British Consul at Alexandria, for the right to
navigate the internal waters of Egypt under the
British

-EXCHEQUER BILL FRAUD.
Mr. BLEWITT gave notice of his intention to move
for a return of the total number of forged Exchequer
bills issued, their respective amounts, and a description
or statement of the defects or irregularities in each of
such spurious bills.
Sir A. LEITII HAY gave notice that on this day
fortnight he should move for copies of any correspon-
dence from the Home-office since the Ist of July last,
relative to the appointment of a minister to the vacant
parish of Elgin.
THE COMMERCIAL MEASURES OF TIIE
GOVERNMENT.
Mr. WALLACE said that he wished to put a ques-
tion to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the
Government, for which he hoped the Right Hon. Baronet
would excuse him. He had been much pressed by his
own constituents and other parties to endeavour to elicit
from the Right Hon. Baronet, now that the resolution on
the subject of Corn-laws had passed through Com-
mittee, a declaration upon his part as to the pro-
bable time at which he could bring before the House
the proposed commercial measures of the Govern-
ment. lie was afraid he was pressing upon the Right
Honourable Baronet, by putting such a question ; but
he trusted he would be eXcused for the course be was
taking, as the subject was one of the deepest importance.
Sir R. PEEL said that, from the position of the Hon.
Gentleman, and from circumstances relating to the
county with which he was connected, he need have put
forward no claim to indulgence for urging the question.
He was afraid, however, that he could say nothing in
answer which he had not already stated. It was true
that the resolutions relating to the Corn-laws had been
passed at a late hour last night, or rather at an early
hour this morning ; and he had hoped that these
resolutions would be reported to-day. He had fixed
the estimates for Friday next; but it appeared
from the course of the discussion last night that
various motions would be brought on in Committee on
the subject of the Corn-laws ; and as there was other
motions on the notice paper for to-night, he was afraid
that he might be obliged to defer the further
consideration of the Corn-laws until another evening.
If gentlemen persisted in pressing their motions, he
feared that he should not have an opportunity of bring-
ing up the report before Friday.
Dr. BOWRING inquired whether it was the inten-
tion of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Ma-
jesty's Government, that the Corn-laws should take pre-
cedence of the Exchequer bills?
Sir R. PEEL said, he meant steadily to adhere to the
course which he has declared his intention to
pursue.—(llear,,hear.) He would interpose no public
business whatever, except the Act relating to Marriages
in Ireland, until the resolutions with respect to the Corn-
laws had been reported.
SYRIA.

Sir C. NAPIER was sorry to give the Right lion.
Baronet so much trouble ; but he could not refrain from
repeating his question to the Right Hon. Baronet,
whether it was true that the Emir Bechir had been
arrested and sent to Constantinople, and that a Turkish
Bashaw had been appointed to assume the Government of
Lebanon ? lie thought the people of that country had
been very cruelly treated.
Sir R. PEEL could assure the Gallant Officer that no
apology was necessary _ for asking such a question ;
knowing, as they all did, the distinguished part which
he had performed in the war with Syria, and the interest
which he took in all the affairs of that country. When
the Gallant Officer had before asked the question, he had
no means of furnishing an answer. Despatches had since
arrived, and he could now state what were the facts. It
was true that the Emir Bechir had been deposed ; it was
true that he had arrived at Constantinople ; and it was
also true that an officer, who was formerly in the
Austrian service, had been appointed to the government
of Lebanon.

Sir C. NAPIER said he was extremely sorry to hear
it.—(A laugh.)
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, a 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 haracter, 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, tnd 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 lion. Gentle•
man would wait till to-morrow, and he (Sir J .Graham;
would, in the meantime, make inquiries on the subject,