The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-23 00:00:00

PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND.

The Hos. MUMBER also presented a petition from
the House of Assembly of Prince Edward's Island,
praying that the Imperial Parliament would adopt mea-
sures for settling the rights of land in that island.
COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTH.

Mr. BURROUGHES presented a petition praying
for investigation into the College of ➢Maynooth.
COAL MINES.

Mr. B. DENNISON presented a petition from the
West Riding of Yorkshire, against the Mines and
Collieries Bill.
Mr. LASCELLES presented a petition to the same
effect.
Mr. ALDAM presented a petition from Yorkshire to
the same effect.
Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from the same
county, to the same effect.
Mr. M. PHILIPS presented a petition from 82 miners,
of the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the same etfect.
Mr. PROTIIEROE presented a petition to the same
effect.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented several petitions to the
same effect.
Mr. PARKER presented a petition from Sheffield, in
favour of the Mines and Collieries Bill.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

Lord ELIOT presented a petition from Limerick,
praying the House to adopt some measure for, the better
regulation of municipal elections.
CANADA.

Mr. HUME moved for returns of the manner in which
the sum of 108,000/. granted to Canada had been ex-
pended.—Agreed to.
BELFAST ELECTION.—RESUMED DEBATE.
Mr. O'CONNELL said he had repOrted, as Chairman
of the Belfast Committce,• the unanimous resolution of
that Committee that they could not proceed with any
satisfaction to themselves or justice to the parties with-
out having the power to appoint two agents, one for
each party. They came to this resolution after full
deliberation. He would therefore move that the power
be given to the Committee (as we understood).
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the proposal took him
by surprise, as it was a question of great importance.,
lie would suggest to the Hon. and Learned Member
whether it would not have been more in accordance with
the established rules of the House to have given notice of
the motion.
Mr. S. WORTLEY said that the same difficulty, re-
ferred to in the case of the Belfast Committee, had been
felt by the Committee in the Southamptcn Election:
Sir G. GREY suggested that notice should be given
that the debate should be taken to-morrow.
Mr. O'CONNELL said that his object was to give the
Committee, as near as possible, a judicial character.
He would not resist the proposition of the Right Hon.
Baronet, to postpone the motion till tomorrow ; and he
now gave notice accordingly, that he would to-morrow
move that the Committee be empowered to appoint
the agents.
Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he would meet
the motion with a direct negative, and would divide the
House.—(A laugh.)
SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION INQUIRY.

Mr. STUART WORTLEY gave notice that he
would to-morrow move for a similar authority for the
Southampton Committee, as would be asked for by the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin for the Belfast
Committee.
Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he would meet this
Motion also by a direct negative, and would divide the
House upon it.—(Laughter.)
FOREST OF DEAN BILL.
Mr. HUME postponed the motion of which he had
given notice on this Bill, till the bringing up the Report.
SCARCITY OF SILVER.

Mr. HUME would take this opportunity of asking
whether the Government had found, in the course of
this day, that there was a real deficiency in silver or
not, because he had had two or three representations from
the City, that the difficulty of procuring it was so great,
that it gave rise to extreme inconvenience ; so much so,
that an individual who had a number of workmen to pay
every evening, had sent to the Bank for one pound's
worth of silver, and was refused it. Unless some means
were taken by the -Government balers Saturday, the
day of paying wages generally, the greatest possible in-
convenience would arise.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was not quite three weeks since it was stated to him, on
authority competent to judge, that the quantity of silver
elttilanwd
was so excessive that an application was made to the
Government to take it back. At present he believed
that the demand for silver was excessive.Mser. i iUmNe,IE
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
inshotedwthoataswkasthpeasstate of things at the
pithe time he referred to was three weeks az.).
Mr. HUME said the Right Hon. Gentleman hid not
given a distinct answer, and he wished to have a di-
rect one.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
the Hon. Gentleman could not have hearl him. He had
stated that about three weeks ago it wt's represented
that the quantity of silver '' RS excessive, and that
a demand was made to the Government to take
it back ; he had stated,- also, that this day the
supply was represented to be deficient, and he had taken
lathe means is his power to supply the deficiency.