The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-07 00:00:00

SCILLY ISLANDS.

Captain PECHELL, in moving for copies of all com-
munications addressed to the Treasury respecting the
Post-office arrangements at the Islands of Scilly, with
the answers returned thereto, &c., since the Ist day of
,August, 1844, up to the rresent time ; copies of all com-
munications addressed to the Post-office on the same
subject, with the answers returned, from the same date ;•
copies of all correspondence that has taken place with.
the Admiralty in the course of the year 1844, respecting
the conveyance of the mail to the Islands of Scilly ;
a return of the expenses incurred for the Speedy and
Snipe cutters during the period the same were employed
in conveying the mails to and from the Islands of Scilly
during the past year ; as also copies of any special re-
ports that were made by the commanders of the said
cutters relative to the said service ; and a return of all
places in the United Kingdom having the benefit of
money a rder post office;, and distinguishing whether the
said places aro established as post-offices, sub-post,
or branch offices ;• complaining that the inhabi-
tants of the Scilly Islands were subjected to
the very greatest inconvenience in their postal arrange-
ments, in consequence of the conduct of the Government.
Their communication with the mainland was very much
interrupted in consequence, although the many ships
that were obliged, from stress of v. e ather, to put into the
ports of the Islands, would of itself be sufficient to war-
rant a regular mail conveyance. He also complained
that no attention was paid to the memorial presented by
shipowni rs,representing that as no money-orders existed
in the Llands of Scilly, the interests of the memorialists
suffered very materially. Bills were dishonoured, and
insurances upon ships, wind bound there, could not be
effected in consequence. He (Capt. Pechell) hoped diet"
the Chancellor of the Exchequer would, under all the
circumstances, take some steps to remedy the evil ; and,
as a first step, he begged to move for the returns upon
the paper.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no
objection to grant the returns asked far.
Sir C. LEMON had no desire to enter upon the dis-
cussion of the subject, as the Right Hon. Gentleman had
so willingly acceded to the Gallant Member's motion,
and he would only hoped that some plan would be
adopted to give the Seilly Islands the advantages of a
regular mail-packet, and of a money-order office, which
were in the highest degree necessary.
Mr. HUME hoped that the last return would be
moved for separately, as it was of the very highest im-
portance to the country.
The returns were agreed to.
Mr. RICE moved an humble address to her Majesty,
to lay before the House a copy of the report of the Com-
missioners appointed by the Treasury minute of the
20th day of April, 1844, to inquire into the subject of
harbours of refuge ; together with copies of, or extracts
from, the evidence on which that report was founded.—
Agreed to.
The Bastardy Bill was then read a second time, with-
out discussion, and was ordered to be committed to-
morrow.
The Consolidated Fund Bill (8,000,0001.) was also read
a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.
The House then adjourned at Eight o'clock.