The Sun. — 1850-07-04 (London, England)

SUN, LONDON, TITURSDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1850.  He did not think it necessary to state the intentions of to do so at their peril. The Court has nothing to do Government with respect to every Bill on the order with any other Act of Parliament. book, but ha might state that it was proposed to proceed C. J. NAPIER, General, with the Charitable Trusts Bill. Commander-in-Chief, East Indies. In answer to a question from Mr. DISR AELI, FINDI The CHANCELOR of the EXCHEQUER said the REVISED carefully r NG. ead and taking into Savings Bank Btll would cer'ainly be gone on with; but The Court, having as it could not come into operation until the sth of Occonsideration the remarks of his Excellency the tober, and not on the sth of July, as originally intended, Commander-in-Chief, are of opinion that the prithere was no immediate hurry. soner, Private Thomas Banks, No. 2,820, of her Mr. HENRY HERBERT wished to know the inten- Majesty's 7th Regiment, did kill Sookah Ram, Selion of Government respecting the Landlords and Ten- poy, at the time and place stated in the charge, but ants Bill, about which there had been much agitation in that he did not murder him, and they acquit the Ireland. prisoner accordingly ; and that, as the prisoner is Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had frequently not charged with having feloniously " killed Sookah stated in that House that the Government did not in- Ram, Sepoy, the Court consider themselves precluded tend to go beyond the second reading of this Bill. It was merely meant to lay a foundation for some future from awarding any punishment, for the following measure. reasons : Lord J. MANNERS complained that the President of The Court respectfully submit for the consideration the Board of Trade had not fulfilled his promise in of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that laying upon the table of the House a Bill for the conso- under the 31st article of war no doubt exists in their lidation of the mercantile code. minds as to their powers—for by that article of war Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Noble Lord bad made they are bound to proceed in conformity with the some mistake. What he had moved was, that after common and statute law of England in all trials for the Mercantile Marine Bill had received the sanction non-military offences; that the statute 9 George IY., of the House, he would lay such a Bill upon the table c. 74, is the law applicable to the case of Private of the House. Banks ; that the Adjutant-General's circular, dated Mr. ROCHE bad not distinctly beard whether the the 15th of June, 1829, expressly called the attention Noble Lord intended to read the Landlord and Tenant of the army to that statute ; and that copies of it, Bill a second time? having been supplied by the Supreme Government of Mr. S. CRAWFORD said he could not positively say I what course he should adopt with respect to his Bill, India for use at general courts-martial, have so been until he knew what course the Government would take in use for twenty years. with respect to their measure. The Court further respectfully submit that in no - • - - -  Lord J. RUSSELL thought it would be better to read the Government Bill a second time, and then they might consider when the Hon. Member fur Rochdale should proceed with his. In answer to a question from an Hos. MEMBER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not name any particular day on which the Friendly Societies Bill could be proceeded with. In answer to a question from Lord DUNCAN, Mr. C. PEARSON stated that if the state of public business permitted it he should proceed with the Sunday Trading Bill this session, although he felt that the period of the year was not very auspicious to the measure.