said, he would beg to ask the hon. Gentleman the Secretary to the Treasury, why certain Returns which he (Mr. Monsell) had moved for on the 31st March last, relating to the postal service for North America had not yet been made? He had studiously avoided anything which could place a limit on the time for the preparation of the Return, and he wondered it had not yet been made.

said, the Government had communicated with the Admiralty and the Post Office Departments on the subject, and they had complied with the request from the Treasury; but there were some Returns required from the Irish Government which had not yet been received; but if they did not speedily arrive, he would have the Returns already obtained laid upon the table, so that those which were wanting might form a supplement to them.

said, that this was in point of fact a Consolidation Bill, to unite a number of provisions scattered through a variety of Acts. It referred only to the establishments at Gibraltar and Bermuda; it provided for the appointment of a visiting justice or director of prisons at each place. The greater portion of the Bill affected only the penalties imposed for a number of offences within its scope.

said, it was very desirable that the Acts on this subject should be consolidated. As he understood, no new offices were created, but a new name was given, and they were assimilated as to appointment to the corresponding offices in this country.

moved that the Order be discharged. It was a most mischievous Bill, and he could not tell how it could have escaped from the House of Lords. It had not even been printed as yet.

admitted the matter was too serious to be disposed of at this period of the Session.