The Sun. — 1840-03-13 (London, England)

VACCINATION.  Lord ELLENBOROUGH brought in a Bill to provide for the more efficacious practice of vaccination, which, after a few words from the Marquis of Normanby and the Earl of Haddington, was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time, the discussion to be taken on Monday. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (IRELAND). The Marquis of NORMANBY said, that in consequence of the question put to him on a former night by the Noble Marquis opposite (the Marquis of Westmeath), he bad made inquiries, and he found that the statement made by the Noble Marquis as to the commutation of the sentence of death passed upon a man named Lynam convicted for murder recently in Dublin, was correct ? He learned that there had already been executed for that crime four of that man's ccomplices, and another afterwards, convicted during the Vice:°Yalty of the Noble Earl opposite (Lord Haddington) hatll received a commutation of the sentence of death to tra2sportation for life. To discuss the grounds of the cornmuta:.;Qa in that House would be exceedingly inconvenient. The Marquis of WEST MEATH asked whether senJudges who tried the prisoner, r communication with the he thought their Lordships must in some degree refer* to the evidence which came before the Committee which ad sat last year, when it was proved by a most resclectable witness that in that unfortunate country there W." a sympathy with murderers among certain classes, and when a person said that an individual whom he had employed to personate a police-officer, to take up a man against whom a warrant was issued for a grievous offence, and inquired of that person how it was he had escaped injury while engaged in that office, was answered that he had nothing to do hut state he was keeping for murder (that was, had committed murder) and was flying from justice, to insure him the hospitality and protection of the neighbourhood. Under these circumstances the Government of that country could not be too cautious how they interposed between the verdicts of the Jury and the conviction and condemnation of persons who had been engaged in so atrocious a murder as this, and it would be more satisfactory to him to hear that the Noble Viscount had taken for his guide the practice which obtained in this country, of laying all the circumstances of the case before the Judges who had tried the prisoners, before the prerogative of the Crown was exercised. He therefore begged to ask again, whether the sentence had been commuted upon the opinion of the Judge who tried the offence ? The Marquis of NORMANBY was understood to reply,he could not answer the question without entering into a discussion on the subject ; therefore he declined doing so. Lord REDESDALE asked the Noble Lord (the late Chancellor of the Exchequer) when the Exchequer documents he had moved for would be laid on the table? Lord MONTE AGLE said he thought it probable they would be ready on Monday next. The House then adjourned.  HOUSE OF COMMONS, He 12.  The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before four o'clock. Viscount Cantilupe took the oaths and his seat for Lewes. ____ . _ _.  On the motion of Mr. LOCKHART, the Glasgow Brideweit Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed.  Vv Lord HENNIKER presented a petition from a parish in Suffolk, in favour of the Eastern Counties Railway Bill. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, the North Union Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. Sir J. YARDE BULLER brought up the report of the Committee on the Torquay and Dartmouth Roads' Bill, and the Bill was ordered to be re-committed on Thursday next. Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from an individual named West, against the London and Greenwich Railway Bill.  Mr. -STRUTT presentod three petitions from Derby against the Corn-laws. Mr. E. BULLER presented a petition from a place in Staffordshire, complaining of distress, and praying for an alteration of the Corn-laws.  Mr. P. W. CAMPBELL presented fourteen petitions from different parishes in Argyllshire against the intrusion of Ministers.  Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from Carlisle cleprecating any interference with the internal regulations and Custom-house laws of China.  Mr. CORBALLY presented a petition from Meath, against the importation of foreign flour into Ireland.  -Mr. WADINGTON presented three petitions from Suffolk against the repeal of the Corn-laws.  Mr. WILLIAM EVANS presented a petition from Glossop praying that the Corn-laws might be immediAtely abolished.  Mr. LOCK HART presented petitions from Glasgow against the intrusion of Ministers. Mr. DENNISTOUN presented petitions from Glasgow, in favour of the repeal of the Corn-laws, the Desi2n3 Copyright Bill, and Universal Suffrage.