The Sun. — London, England, 1839-06-13 00:00:00

- EV ENTEcui EDITION*. • IRELAND. DUBLIN, JUNE 10. . , . The Pilot of to-d•ty, speaking of the " No Popery yell," raised on the National Education plan proposed by Ministers, observes, that if. this yell were successful to the point of bringing in the Peel party the Tories could not carry on the Government. Ireland would not submit. " A Government formed on the principle of "no Popery" would at once concentrate and ener gise---lermit us the word—a third of the hardiest. population of the empire, which the Catholics are, while a large portion of the Protestants would be neutral or friendly. We tell the no-Popery men that they Would be beaten: We deprecate the interval of horror to Ireland, but we tell the enemy that the peOple of 'lreland will not submit, and they have the means of resistance. Let them go into our chapels on a Sunday, and see that two-thirds of oar troops are Catholic—that the very poverty in which injustice has steeped Ireland, has caused enlistment here almost exclusively, and that the crime thus prepares its own correction, in the constitution of the army. One-third of the population of the empire Catholic ; two-thirds of the army Catholic! Away !—you dare not construct a no-Popery administration, and you cannot, Tories, construct anything else." Our Contemporaryicalls on the county of Limerick to meet in order to record their grateful sense of her Ma-: jesty's noble conduct towards the Melbourne Ministry. —" Many friends have inquired of us how it has oc curred that the county of Limerick, which has manifested independence in a degree as high as any other in Ire land, has been so apparently backward or listless in the course of the events which have within a short period roused the spirit of the Liberal party throughout Ire land. Our answer was that the all absorbing nature of 'he difficulties of the position of the constituency with regard to Mr. Smith O'Brien, was the reason why the people of independent Limerick bad not taken occasion to speak their known sentiments." _ The elections of officers under the new Poor-law are proceeding, and they are in favour of the Liberals. Tne city registration is of course against them. The Corruptionists have it hollow. We are glad to see some sympathy manifested towards Mr. Barrett, whose property has been struck down by a verdict. Personal liberty, as is well observed by a Rev. Gentleman who transmits the subscription of eight of his clerical brethren —" has been consigned to the damps of a dungeon ; but depend upon it the sympathies of your countrymen shall shine in on the darkness of your prison ; and, thank God, there is • still enough of pa triotism in the hearts of Irishmen to sustain you nobly at the present juncture —aware, as we must all be, of the importance of a liberal and patriotic press—in the sustainsuene of humble worth and industrious poverty— whether assailed by political oppression, or by the no less deadly aim of the heartless cupidity of depopulating power."_ In reference to the public meeting of his constitu cuts, called by Mr. O'Brien, who has arrived in Li merick, the Pilot observes :—" Either his general par liamentary career deserves the vote of unqualified censure; or it does not. If it does, we hesitate not to declare he should at once be called on unconditionally to resign.; if it does not—and in this opinion we are inclined to coincide—and that only a disagreement as regards one vote has now arisen between his constitu ems and himself, the club perhaps should go no farther than a strong remonstrance reprobatory of such conduct. Let us implore of the constituency then, and of the County Limerick, Independent Club, whose trustees they have to ably and usefully proved themselves to be on all occasions, to farget differences, and unite in a conciliatory manner to act with independence, discre tion, and good .temper on Tuesday. The empire is looking on with anxiety at their proceedings, and we sincerely trust that such a course will be adopted as will show the public at.large, the domineering Tories, and the cruel and unrelenting Orange faction, that they hat e to chance ever to expect the representation of the great county of Limerick to fall again into their ruthless l;ra`P• The Mail, with an air of amusing self-gratulation, refers to the proceedings in Parliament last week, when the " Popish Lord Archbishop" John Tuam, afforded an occasion for much dull twaddle, delightedly exclaims, " Our strictures on the assumption of the Arclaiepisco pate of Tuam, by John Mac Hale. and the concession of that title, by Thomas_ Plunket, both of Tuam, have been attended with thy: good effect of drawing the attention of both Houses of Parliament on the subject !" The some paper, in another place, contains the follow ing. I, Veliloo (says the writer to whom the editorial duties both of bottle-holding and black-balling are perfectly familiar), the High Sheriff of the Queen's County, has very properly refused to convene a meeting of his baili wit,k to address the Queen, alleging in his reply. to the ~ luisitionists, that he does not perceive, unless with :.p r y few exceptions, the names of the resident landed proprietors attached to the requisition ; and that he himself entirely dissents from the dews of the requisi tionists on the subject.' These are the only reasons .: , signed by Mr. Weldon—and very sufficient re,sons they arc—yet the Government. Press has thought fit to put into that gentleman's mouth a further rea,on, viz., because he is unwilling to disturb the county in. its present quiet and tranquil state 1' and this is given under the headin ,, of Tory evidence o: tranquillity.' Hating n:cntioued the source from which the statement' proceeds, it-is almost unnecessary to add; that it is a mere fabrication. We fear Lord Ibrington is. not :1 he man we have been disposed to take him for, when he permits the use of weapons-so disgraceful in his cause. DOG-CARTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The abominable Dog -cart Nuisance still conti nues in so sad a degree, notwitlistandinz the check it continually receives by the Societies against such cruelty, that it is high time some measures were taken to stop the system altogether of employing dogs as beasts of burthen, to drag a set of adults about the streets and roads, who arc much more able to draw than the poor little half-starved quadrupeds. The practice is un-English, and originated in Bel gium, which, like smoking and other bad practices, has too readily found its way into this country, and caused so much of that dreadful disease, the hydrophobia. The softness of the dog.' feet evidently unfits them for drawing heavy loalton our flinty roads, which arc much worse than the sandy ones of the Continent. It is miserable to reflect that many persons (about Lock's-fields and other places) get their living by letting out these miserable animals at ,threepence per day, which the proprietor has to receive his own profit from, and with the overplus feed the dog, it hav ing been frequently proved that the poor animal has been kept at, work the whole day without a morsel of food or even a drop of water, the hirer not considering it his business to provide it with food, or to take off its muzzle ; and at fair times particularly the dogs may be seen with their feet bleeding, in which state they are let out at a penny a ride. At Foikstone dogs were employed in drawing fish a distance of nine miles, but by orders of the Magistrates this was put an end to by the Animals' Friend Society's officers, and many of the offenders punished. But all this is only partial—the nuisance must ha stopped altogether, for it will not (like bull-baiting) stop itself. From an enemy to all cruelty and oppression both to man and beast, JOHN BULL. 4, Upper Balzer -street, June 10, 11339. tiENERAL TIMATRICAL FUND ASSOCIATION. The first general meeting of the members of this Asso ciation, having for its object the relief of aged and decayed members of the theatrical profession, was held on Tuesday T.!'ternoon in the saloon of the theatre of the English Opera House, for the purpose of reeceivitig a report of thc pro gress of the institution, to hear a statement 'of its financial affairs read, and likewise to elect a Court of Directors, Auditors, Treasurer, Secretary, and ether officers, for the year ensuing. The meeting was well atter,ded ; and, in r..,:diticri to most of the leading performers at the minor establishments, several ,of the principal members of the corps draniatique of the patent theatres (including some :caresses) were also present. M. ELTON, of Covent-garden Theatre, the chairman of 'he Committee, and treasurer pro tem., wets unanimously called on to preside. The CHAIRMAN read a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the Committee of the Association from its :•stabl;shment to the present period. It appeared that there was a net balance in hand of 450/. The subscrip tions of the public amounted to 71. IN., and the remain ing portion of the funds had been derived by benefits and the donations and subscriptions of members of the profes sion. At present the members of the Association were eighty-five. The handsome donation of 301. presented by Mr. Macready to the Association, and likewise the very liberal offer of that gentleman of the gratuitous loan of Covent-garden Theatre for one night in aid of the funds of the Institution, were also duly acknowledged. After some discussion, 'Thanks were voted to the past committee and other officers of the association. The electiOn of Directors, Auiitors, Treasurer, Secre tary, and the other officials having terminated, The customary vote of thanks was presented to the Cha-rir, ai. 'Alr. ELTON in a neat sreech briefly acknowledged the eo,nplisneilt, and the rnc„.ting separmcd. Mr.. Bartley has been appointed by Charles NI-allows and Madame Vestris to be stage manager of Covent-garden for next season. The principal members of the corps dramatique of the Olympic Theatre will follow their fair leader to the national theatre. On Monday evening two boys were drowned in the Thames, while bathing., at nearly the slime hour. One of them lost his life off Bankside, near London-bridge; the other nearly off Goding's brewery, above Waterloo b'idge• These accidents are attributed to the dangerous state of the river for bathers. Yesterday morning a si milar accident occurred off Deptford. Several lads were bathing, and ono of them suddenly got out of his depth, an d perished. It is a fact that last week the various Co. in and near the metropolis held 12 iqon so ns who wbo were drowned w h ite bathing in n the b rariver a nd LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Juz 12. MUNCH V. COCICERELL. The arguments in this part heard case, were resumed and con cluded to-day. The Loan CHANCELLOR postponed giving judgment. REMP V. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY COMPANY. This case came before the Court upon an appeal motion from the derision of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, rehising to grant an injunction to restrain the defendants from carrying their railway through two portions of land belonging to the plaintiff at-Brighton. - The arguments had not concluded when his Lo, thhip rose at half-past six o'clock. His Lordship will not sit again till Wednesday next. VICE• CHANCERY COURT, JUNE 12. This being the last day of Trinity Term, the Vice-Chancel lor took motions. His Honour, in consequence of the absence of Mr. K. Bruce, who was engaged in the Lord Chancellor's Court, was enabled to dispose of but few unimportant motions, and rose shortly before 12 o'clock. The Court will sit to-morrow (this day) at Lincoln's Inn. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW- STREET. A respectable looking young man named John Are Mon, was brought up by Goddard the officer, charged on sus• picion with stealing a quantity of plate value 701. the pro_ properta of Mr. Farquhar of Abingdon -street, West minster. _ It appeared that about three months back the prosecu tor's mother on leaving town, sent a chest of plate to his house for security, the list of which had not been examined until the Bth of last month, when a portion of it was taken out for present use, and replaced the next day. On Monday last a quantity was taken out a second time to entertain a few friendS, and on putting it back again it was discovered that the original list had been re moved and another substituted, in which the entire of the articles which are missing was not mentioned. The pri soner, who was in the service of Mr. Morris, Regent's Park, a friend of the prosecutor, was employed in aQslsting to clean the plate on both occasions, and from documents found upon him, it appears the substituted list is written in the same handwriting as they are. The prisoner declared his innocence, and he was re. mended for a week. MERCHANT TAILORS' COMPKNY• Tuesday this corporation entertained at its Hall, in Threadneedle-street, a numerous .and distinguished as sembly of guests, on the occasion of the election of scholars who have been educated at its school to vacant scholarships on the foundation of St. John's College, Oxford. There were four of these valuable endow ments, rather an unusual number, vacant this year, and, ' agreeably to the usual course, the four head monitors (Messrs. West, Parnell, Mansell, and Bernays), after undergoing examination by the President and two Senior Fellows of St John's were admitted to them. After the performance of this, the main business of the day, several orations, &c., of considerable merit were delivered. The Master of the Cothpany, John White, Esq., then delivered to the most meritorious scholars prizes, consisting, with one exception, of splendid copies of standard English works. The excep tion was a silver medal, of exquisite workmanship, now presented for the first time, for proficiency in the He brew languige. This reward, which is to be annual, was, founded by Sir Moses Montefiore, on his recent admission to the freedom of the company. The banquet, which took place at seven o'clock, was not only of the most magnificent but of the most excel lent description. Amon.. b the guests were his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke•of Rut land, the Archbishop of Armagh ; the Marquises of Salisbury, Downshire, and Londonderry ; the Earls of Winchilsea, Harewood, Denbigh, Lincoln, Hard wicke, Da la Warr, Howe, and Eldon ; Viscounts Ingestrie and Eastnor ; the Bishop of Exeter ; Lords Kenyon, Teigninouth, Redesdale, Sandys, Abinger, Ashburton, Colchester and Stanley ; the Lord Mayor, the Lord Chief Justice Tindal ; Right Honnurables Sir R. Peel, Bart., Henry Goulburn, J. C. Herries, Sir: H. Hardinge, Sir J. Grahan. Bart., Sir E. Knatchbull, Bart., Sir E. Sugden, Sir H. Jen ner, F. Shaw ; Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice Cole ridge, the Recorder of London , Sirs J. Dodson, F. Pol lock, H. Ellis, G. Carroll, C. Wetherell, C. Price, Bart., J. L. Lusbington, W. Heygate, Bart., C. S. Hunter, Bart. ; the Governor of the Bank, the Chairman of the East India Company, the Deputy Governor of the Bank, the Deputy-Chairman of the East In dia Company, Baron Knesebeck, Major-General Ds son, Colonel Joins, Colonel Challoner, Major Wood, M.P., Hon. Captain Perceval, M.P., Cap tain Alsager, M. P., Captain Locke, Captain Shea, Mr. Alderman Lucas ; the Rev. Dr. Wynter, President of St. John's College, Oxford ; the two Senior Fellows of St. John's ; the Rev. J. W. Bellamy, Head Master of Merchant Tailors' School ; the Rev. J. B. Dean, the Rev. W. Blunt ; the Rev. S. H. Russell, Master of Merchant Tailors' School ; the Rev. Dr: Sleath and the Rev. C. Mayo, Examiners of Mer ch,rit Tailors' School ; the Rev. Dr. White; J. J. Ellis, It. Brown, H. Morice, M. Att wood, Esq., M.P., H. Kemble, Esq., M.P., F. Hodgson, Esq., M.P., G. Masterm.m, Esq., C. C. Smith, Esq., C. Barclay, Esq , T. Poynder, Esq., J. Peters, Esq., G. Twining, Esq., H. Pownatl, Esq., W. Cotton, Esq., &c. &c. ASSASSINATIONS IN THE STREETS OF Pits.—Two liberated convicts, both young men, have just been arremed on suspicion of having committed various noctin'tial assaults on foot passengers in the Champs Elpees, en the Quai d'Orsay, and in other parts of the capital, No doubt exists of their having a few nights ago attacked and dangerously wounded a man on the Quai d'Orsay, and having attempted to rob another at the same spot. The Gazette des Tribunaux says that, from their known desperate character, much importance is attached to their capture. NATIONAL EDucATIoN.—The subject of Na tional Education has become one of paramount importance. Prussia--despotic Prussia—despotic Austria—care for the education of the people. The Government of Great Bri tain has never yet directed attention to the training of the young mini. In Austria and Prussia—throughout Ger many—in Norway and Sweden—throughout the civilised world, except in England, Ireland, and Scotland, the mind is an element of power. The mind is felt to be an clement of power—the chief element of power—in Vienna, in Ber lin, in Stockholm, and in St. Petersburgh. It is only in London where brute force is triumphant. And why may not our population be educated ? Why may not Eoglish men, and Scotsmen, and Irishmen, be as well informed as Swiss, or French, or Bavarians, or \Vestphalians? Why is it that the people of the Continent know more of the world and its affairs—have a clearer idea of man's duty towards the Su preme, and towards their fellow-men—than the people of this country? Simply because there is here a class of men called clergy who have an interest in the propa gation of ignorance, and who have a greater influence in this country than the same class have on the Continent. Ministers would endeavour to give the people knowledge. Th e y would give the people means of thinking for them selves. But this the clergy of the Episcopal Church of England, and we are sorry to say the clergy of the Church of Scotland, would deny. The people must know nothiog, according to the Tory view, except as much as may lead them to shout, like the mob of Birmingham in Priestley's time against ,any opponent of the Church. The cry of " Church in danger" is now raised for a poli tical purpose; the ministers of the Gospel, or those who assume the high, the bright, the important character of ministers of the Gospel—are arrayed against the illumina tion of the human mind.—Glasgow Chronicle. _ _ FRANKFORT, JUNE 7.. L-His Imperial High ness the Grand Duke of Russia arrived here at half-past four in the afternoon, and alighted at the Hotel of the Russian Legation.—Journal de Frankfort, June 8. " Mother," said a little fellow one clay, " is there any harm in breaking egg-shells ?" " Certainly not, my dear ; but why do you ask ?" " 'Cause I dropped the basket just now, and see what a mess I'm in with the nasty yolks I" A WOUNDED HEART 'AND A WOUNDED HEAD.—Richard Scotcher, whose case was partly heard last week, again appeared at the Chelmsford Petty Session, to answer a charge of having assaulted Wm. Winter, at Rettendon. Mrs. Scotcher placed herself by the side of her lord, brimful of eloquence and offended dignity, and it appeared from the half-uttered sentences and the ferocious glances of Mr. Scotcher, the earnest story and well-feigned astonishment of the complainant, and the manner in which Mrs. Scotcher shook her head at human frailty, and con siderately— _ _ _ " Turn'd her beaming eyes away Lest he should die of rapture," that there was a little contraband love, and a spice of genuine jealousy in the case,—the melting sunbeams of the lady's countenance had, it was intimated, fallen Cu Mr. Winter, and though naturally cold, as his name im plies, the ice and icicles gradually gave way, and at last love glided to a harbour in his heart, like Captain Parry steering his vessel to the North Pole. Chance flung him by her side, and Mrs. Scotcher alleged that he ventured to lay hands, tender but profane, upon her, when Virtue flew into such an outrageous passion, that Mr. Winter was fain to escape, lest his face should suffer from her .heated breath, or the Applica tion of her pointed finger nails. Mr. Scotcher, to whom report was duly made, indignant that any one should dream of trampling down his felicity, was a few days after quietly trampling down Mr. Winter's beans—on the principle, we suppose, that " sauce fur the goose," &c.—and on the owner interfering to save them, recommended the trespasser to a commodi ous footpath thereunto adjacent, and politely in viting him to go up to his house and be hand cuffed, he struck him, leaving an impression as deep on the ext 9. rior as his lady had done upon the interior man. This was the complexion which the defendant endeavoured to give to the case. Mr. Winter, of course, said nothing about the melting of the ice and icicles beforenarned ; and the Bench prescribed a half-crown and sundry expenses as a dressing for the bruises and batteries he had sustained. Mr. Scotcher then applied for a similar salve for his wounded honour, but the cure was eventually turned over to Time, who " Patches reputations threadbare grown, Soldiers' old wounds, extracts the sting of grief," and doubtless he will allly the wintery storms which have for the last week agitated the surface of society of Ret tendon. The public who stood before Mr. Westwood's door, on the day of his interment, were peculiarly struck by the iron shutters which were in front of the shop. These shutters, of which, it is stated, that Mr. Westwood was the patentee, have been adopted by the Duke of Wel lington, and the leading gentlemen, bankers, and others in Lonr!on. It is rather a melancholy reflection to find that the first inventor of additional means of preventing external aggression should himself be the first to find its insecurity. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE. OF COMMONS, JUNE .12. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Three o'clock ; for the presentation of petitions. Petitions were presented by Mr. Alderman Cope. land, Mr. Pakington, and Sir C. Broke Vere, against the Government plan of education. Also, by Mr. Hurst, and Mr. A'Court Holmes, Mr. Boroughs, and Mr. Fleming. The latter Honourable Member amused :the. _House- by-- stating -that he had been charged 2/. 19s. for the postage of one rather bulky petition, which amount would of course be returned to him. Mr. EASTHOPE presented petitions from the Leicester Mechanic's Institution, and from Chard, in favour of a penny postage. Also one from Southamp ton, in favour of the Government National Scheme of Education. The Hon. Member presented a petition from Israel Coombe, stating that he was a labouring man, complaining of what he conceived to be a case of ecclesiastical oppression. The petition stated that no Easter dues had been demanded of the petitioner for three years, and that he consequently imagined that any claim for such dues had been given up, that at the end of that time..he received a letter, demanding pay ment of one shilling for Easter dues ; and also five shillings for the letter—that not taking any notice of this demand, he on the 25th of March, rcceived a citation from Dr. Phillimore, and that he was cbmpellcd to abandon his work and walk on foot to Worcester to answer the citation, and that he was informed by the Proctor, that the costs amounted to .5 guineas, and that the non-payment of those costs would cause the petitioner to be thrown into prison ; that in order to avoid this infliction, the petitioner had paid the 5 guineas, a great portion of which he was obliged to borrow, and he prayed the House to adopt such measures as would protect him and others from vexations of such a nature.—(Cheers.) He thought this was a • subject deeply affecting the stability of the Established Church. Lord JERMYN presented a petition from Bury, St. EdTunds, against the plan of national education. Sir W. MORDAUNT presented petitions in fa vour of a penny postage. Sir P. EGERTON presented petitions from vari ous places in Cheshire, against the plan of National Education. Mr. E. VIVIAN presented various petitions to the same effect. Lord G. LENNOX presented a petition from Portsmouth, against employing dogs in drawing carts. Also petitions from various parishes in Sussex, against the plan of national education. Mr. WODE HOUSE presented petitions from va rious parishes in Norfolk to the same effect. Sergeant JACKSON presented similar petitions from places in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and from the town of Bandon. Mr. PHILPOTTS presented a petition from Glou cester, praying that the House would consent to no plan of education which did not provide for the educa tion of all without any partiality. This petition had been agreed at a meeting which had been called by the Dio cesan Society, for the purpose of petitioning against the Government plan of education—but the Chairmun of the meeting finding there was a large assemblage of Liberals endeavoured to adjourn the meeting, and left the Chair, when another Chairman was elected. The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member must con fine himself to stating the substance of the petition. Mr. PHILLPOTS—The Chairman— Lord SANDON rose to order. After the Speaker had signified his opinion, the Hon. Member continued his observations as if no such interruption had taken place. —(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. PHILPOTTS was perfectly in order when he was interrupted. He was merely proceeding to state that the Chairman—(Order, order)—had signed it on behalf of the meeting.—(Cheers and laughter from the Ministerial benches.) Mr. HALFORD presented petitions from Hinckley and several other places in the county of Leicester, against the Government plan of national education ; also petitions in favour of a uniform rate of penny postage. - Mr. W. BARING presented petitions from Stafford shire a g ainst the Government pl an o f e d uca ti on . Mr.DUGDALE presented petitions from Colesby and other places to the same effect. General SHARPE presented a petition from Dum fries in favour of a universal penny post. Mr. BELL presented petitions from Northumber land against the Government plan of education. Mr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from a parish in Oxfordshire, praying that any grant for educa tion might be distributed equally among all denomina tions. Mr. ELLIOT presented petitions from Roxburgh, praying the House not to sanction any monopoly for the printine of the Bible. Sir F. TRENCH presented a petition from Scar borough again -t any grant for the College of Nlaynooth, Sir C. STYLE presented a petition from Scarbo rough in favour of the Government plan of education, and praying that all grants of money for the purposes of education mi,;lit he distributed equally among all sects. Lord M A. 11.0 N wished to know how many signatures there were to the petition? Sir C. STYLE--Twenty-five.--(Laughter from the Opposition.) Mr. ALCOCK presented a petition from Ludlow in favour of a uniform rate of penny postage. Captain ALSAGER presented petitions from pa rishes in Surrey against the Government plan of edu cation. Mr. PLUMPTRE presented petitions from Mar gate to the same effect. Also petitions from the same place against the delivery of letters on Sundays. Petitions against the Government scheme of national education were presented by Sir Edward Filmer, from seven parishes in the western division of Kent ; by Mr. Hodges, from two places in Kent ; by Mr. Maun sell, from Northampton ; by Lord Mahon, from Hereford, Yarmouth, and five other places ; by Sir Charles Grey, from North Shields ; by Lord Ashley, from seventeen Wesleyan congregations in Yorkshire ; and in the absence of the Noble Lord the Member for South Lancashire forty-five petitions to the same effect, thirty-seven being from Wesleyan congrege gations in that county ; by Sir Eardley Wilmot, from Sraffard, Manchester, and five other places ; by Mr. Herries, from Northampton ; by Sir Walter James, from the Isle of Sky ; by Mr. Foley, from Hereford ; by Lord Powerscourt, from thirteen places in Somerset and Gloucester, and one against any further grant to the college of Maynooth ; by Sir John Y. Buller, from Devonport, and two parishes in Essex ; by Sir A. Dal rymple, from five parishes in Sussex ; and by Lord C. Manners, from nine parishes in Somerset. Mr. CHALMERS presented a petition from Ross in favour of a uniform plan of postage. Sir CHARLES GREY presented a petition from Tynemouth to the same effect. Sir 3. YARDLEY BULLER presented two pe titions from Safford to the same effect. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Leeds, praying that the Clergy of the Established Church might not be permitted to controul the education of the people, and that it might be extended to all parties without religious di.tinetion. The LORD ADVOCATE presented two petitions from Edinburgh. in favour of a further grant to the Church of Scotland. DUTY ON COFFEE. - - - - Mr. THORNELY having yesterday, at the sum gestion of the Ri g ht H on . t h e P res id ent o f t h e B oar d c of Trade, deferred his motion for a reduction of the duty on Haytian Coffee, now presented petitions from the grocers and coffee-dealers of Dunfermline, Kelso, Linlithgow, Alloa, Falkirk, Cupar of Fife, and Bo'ness, praying for a reduction of the duty on foreign coffee. The petitioners stated that the supply of coffee from the British colonies was deficient, and that the revenue of the country was thereby diminished.--( Hear, hear.) Lord SANDON presented twelve petitions from various 'Wesleyan congregations of Yorkshire against the Government scheme of national education. The Noble Lord also presented a petition from the Reform Association of Liverpool in favour of a penny postage. Mr. ERLE presented three petitions from Oxford in favour of the Goverornent plan of education. Mr. HUTT presented a petition from Hull in favour of a penny postage. Mr. GREENE presented a petition against the Government education system. Mr. HO WARD presented the following petition from Carlisle in favour ofthe Government education system!:— " The petition of the undersigned Minister and Congre gation of the Wesleyan Methodist Association of Carlisle, humbly sheweth, that your petitioners being deeply im pressed with the importance of extending as widely as possible, the incalculable benefit of education, have setn with the greatest satisfaction, plans of national education laid by - fore Parliment, as approved of by a Committee of the Privy Conncil, and which it has been proposed to carry into effect by a grant of public money. That peti tioners hail with peculiar pleasure- that part of c the plan which extends the benefit of education to all classes and sects, allowing to each. that which of right belongs to each, perfect freedom in the choice of religious instructors, a principle constantly advocated and defended by John Wesley, the great founder of the religious community to which your petitioners belong. Your petitioners, therefore, earnestly pray that ycur Honourable House will grant such sum or sums of money, from the public revenue, as may be needful for carrying the plan into effect, and refuse to give any Clergyman su premacy or authority over the schools so to be established. And your petitioners will ever pray." The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from the Mechanics' Institute, in favour of a penny post. Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented a petition from Salop against the Government plan of education. Lord ELIOT presented a petition from Cornwall aghast the Government plan of education. Also a petition from St. Austle, in the same county, in favour of a penny postage. Mr. SHEPPARD presented a petition against Sun day trading. Sir C. DIINDAS presented a petition from the county of Wilts in favour of the Government plan of education, and praying that the House would grant Ministers any sum of money they asked.—(Laughter.) 'HIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1839. The Glasgow and Renfrew Roads Bill was read a third time, and passed. The lichen Roads Bill was also read a third time and passed, with amendments. On the motion of Mr. SANFORD, the Lords' Amendments to the Parrott Navigation Bill were agreed to. Mr. HUGHES presented a petition from Conway in favour of a penny postage, and a petition from . Cur narvon against the national plan of education. • • Petitiona.. agolost,.. national -education were also, pre, sented by Gen. Lygon from Newton ; by Lord In gestrie from the Archdeaconry of Stafford, and other places ; by Mr. Hogg from Beverley ; by Sir C. Bur rell from Shoreham, and other places ; by Colonel Sibthorp from places in the county of Lincoln ; and by Mr. Sanford from Wellington. Petitions in favour of a penny postage were presented by Mr. HOGG from Beverley, and Mr. SANFORD from places in the county of Somerset. Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL presented a petition from Athlone, complaining of the ruinous state of the bridge at that place. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the factory of Messrs. Maudsley in favour of Mr. R. Hill's plan of a penny postage. Also one from a surgeon named Wm. Cook, which stated that in December last he re moved some furniture from a house in Camberwell, which he had a perfect right to do—that sometime after he saw there had been a trial bud for such removal, and that a person of the same name bad been convicted of stealing the furniture, and was suffer ing punishment for it. Tile case had been twice brought under the notice of the authorities at the Horne-office, and he thought he had good reason to complain of the dilatory manner in which it bad been treated by them. They, after inquiry, had refused to interfere, and the petitioner saw no other mode of setting the matter right. but by an iuvestigation before a Select Committee of that House. He would refrain from going more at length into the matter then, as he intended to move that the petition be printed aith the votes, with the view of calling the attention of the House to it on the first supply day. Mr. F. MAULE believed he was in order in saying a few words upon the question, as there was a distinct motion before the House. The petition was from the friends dun individual who was suff.Ting punishment under the conviction of a jury of his countrymen. and he doubted the expediency of the House interfering after the case had been considered by the proper authorities at the Home Office.— Hear,-hear.) The Hon. Member for Lambeth complained, rather unfairly, lie thought, of dilatoriness at the Herne Office. That was not a fair charge in the present case, its'a more intricate one lie had never had under consideration. He thought it would be dangerous for the House to establish such a precedent. Mr. HAWES said if there was to be any opposition to the motion for printing the petition he hoped he wo uld be allowed to enter into the facts of the case.— (Cries of " No, no;') Sir E. B. SUGDEN did not think it was either safe or prudent in that House to interfere with the ordi nary course of jastice—the proper tribunal in such a case was the Home-office. The petition, as he under stood it, was not even signed by the party aggrieved. Mr. HA WES said the petition would have been Signed by the party suffering, who was a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, but he had,•in consequence of the sentence been placed upon the treadmill, which had produced such an effect upon his mind that it had driven him mad, from which he was now gradually re covering. Sir E. SUG DEN would, after the statement of the Hon. Gentleman, withdraw his opposition. After a few words from Mr. FOX MAULE the petition was ordered to be printed. Mr. W. MILES presented 'petitions from various various place's in Somcrsetshire in favor of Mr. Row land Has plan of penny postage ; also petitions in favour of Church ExtensiOn in Canada. MISREPRESENTATION OF THE EDUCA- TION PLAN. Mr. WYSE presented a petition from various Wes leyan Methodists of Maidstone (as we understood), complaining that they had been induced by misrepresen tations to sign a petition against the Government plan of national education, and praying the House to re ject that petition, as the signatures had been obtained by misrepresentation, and to support the Government plun of national education. Mr. G ALLY KNIGHT presented petitions from Various places in Nottinghamshire against the Govern inent plain of national education. Sir E. SUGDEN presented petitions from various places in Yorkshire to the same effect. Mr. GRIMSTONE presented a petition from Bishop Stortfore, against the Government plan of education. Mr..WILSON PATTEN presented similar peti tions from pari4ms in Yorkshire. • Mr. LITTON presented petitions from Coleraine, in favour of Mr. Rowland Rill's plan for a penny post. Mr. CRESSWELL presented petitions from the Mayor and Corporation of Liverpool, to the same effect. Mr. GOULBURN presented petitions from Cam bridge, against the Government plan of education. Lord G. SOMERSET presented petitions from several places in Monmouth, against the Government scheme for national education. On the motion of Mr. WILLIAM EVANS, the lichen Bridge and Roads Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. HUTT presented a petition from the Cor poration of Hull in favour of the Hull Dock Bill. Mr. FOX MAULE brought up a report from the Committee on the London Police Bill. Major WOOD presented petitions from St. Mary Bow and other places against the Government plan for national education. Sir T. FREEMANTLE presented petitions from Buckingham, and other places in Buckinghamshire. POSTAGE. Mr. WALLACE had three petitions to present from Jersey and Guernsey, in favour of the adoption of a universal penny-postage. They were partly in print, and partly in manuscript, and he did not know, therefore, whether the House would receive them. He would, however, mention that no single Member could frank to Jersey and Guernsey ; neither of these places sent a representative to that House. Ifa person wished to send a frank there, he had to get it signed by three Lords of the Treasury. The SPEAKER, said that if the whole or any part of petitions were printed, it was contrary to the usage of the House to receive them. Mr. WALL ACE then withdrew the petitions. Mr. WARD presented a petition from Sheffield in favour of national education. Sir C. STYLE gave notice that he should, this day fortnight, move for a copy of the correspondence be tween the Lords of the Treasury and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of Ireland. Sir W. MOLES WORTH gave notice that on the 2d of July he shnuld call the attention of the House to the Report of the Transportation Committee. JAMAICA. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said as the Report on the Jamaica Bill was a dropped Order, he could not bring it up to-night, but would do so to-morrow, and move the third reading on Friday. Mr. V. STUART brought up the report of the Committee on the Waterford Hospital Bill. The dropped Orders of yesterday were then read over, for the purpose of being replseed on the honks. RATING OF TENEMENTS BILL. Mr. PRYME presented a petition against the Rating of Tenements Bill. The Order of the Day for going into Committee on the Rating of Tenements Bill having been read, Mr. S. JERVIS said his objections and that of his constituents to the present measure were so strong, that he felt hound to move as an amendment, that the Bill be committed that day six months.—(Hear, hear.) The main principle of the Bill was not that. the rates of all hous,s were to be paid by the landlords—not that any general law should be applied to that species of property—but that the law he directed against one clsss of persons, occupying hous:rs under the value of 9/. per annum ; and that the rates, in these cases should be paid by the landlords, and in three classes. First, where the rent was paid from year to year—se cond, where there was a less interest than one year— and thirdly, where there was a greater interest than one year. It was further provided that where the tenement was unoccupied for any period less than three months the landlord was liable for the rates during the period the house remained unoccupied. Now that principle conflicted with many o f t h e r i g ht s a nd franchises con ferred by th e R e f orm an d M un i c ip a l Bills. By way , however, of givin g its due re to prope rt y that most oojectioriable and obnox'ous p rinci p le of p plurality of voting was conferred.— (Hear, hear.) The provision s were extremely hard upon the holders and owners of such property. It should, he thought, be the policy of the House to encourage a spirit of in. dependence among the labouring classes, but the pre sent measure would have a directly contrary tendency. Had they known they would have been liable to pay those rates they would not have invested money on such uncertain security. This Act would have a retrospective operation, and consequently compensation to these per was an inj ust i ce to t h e other rate - pa yers, sons had b ecome necessary, w hi c h this Bill offered them by authori z i ng a reduct i on i n t h e i r ra tes ° flit) per cent. ; this would not satisfy persons thus s Aua n t n e , d i , m a o n r d eo b % e •e t r ides of fered no compensation to t h e occurersr who would b e equally aggrieved. This Bill would have the effect of huddling together various families in one house, and de prive the labourer of that boast that every Englishman's house was his cast le.—( Hear.) There were many labourers who could afford to pay 9/. a-year rent, and who being ex cused from the rates thus received relief without degra dation, b u t now t h e l an dl or d s wo uld charge the rates in the rent, an d more t h an t h e ra tes, to secure themselves against theemeertainty. No men of Liberal principles could supp ort a measure w hi c h went to disfranchise occupier s , sa d to their occupiers. It was attemp ted to obviate this by giving p ersons the power to demand being give to landlords the ri g ht of votin g for rated ; but he thought it the duty of the lietise to ems pel every one having a right to the franchise to exercise that right, and not to leave it as a matter of volition whether it should be exercised or not. These objec tions he considered conclusive against the Bill. It had been said that no place could come under the operation of this, unless two-thirds of the rate-payers consented. That might be a partial protection to some extent, but that seemed to him to make the measure more objec tionable. Upon these grounds be would move that the Bill should be taken into consideration that day six _ _ Sir J. J. GUEST objected to the Bill. - - Mr. GORDON said that the course adopted by the Learned Member for Chester and the Honourable Baronet convinced him that all attempts to conciliate such enemies was a most fruitless thing.—(Cheers.) His Hon. Friend behind him had said he did not care for Parliament, and that Mr. Scrope's Act would never come into operation in Merthyr Tidvil. Under the present system, it a man had five acres of hand, and covered it with small cottages, he paid no poor-rates, but if he built only a barn on the land, and employed the land for the purposes of agriculture. he had to pay the poor-rate. Tins be conceived to be most unjust, and the present Nil would go far to remedy this evil. But his Hon. Friend the Member for Chester had en deavoured to excite the feelings of the House, by saying this Bill would operate harshly on the poor. He begged to say that the Bill was in favour of the poor, and it was on that ground that he supported it. He hoped the House would allow the' Bill to go into Committee. Mr. G. PALMER said that three years ago cot tages were of a very different description from what they are at present. Now they had up-stair rooms, to which the health of poor people was mainly to be attributed. It was well. known that many of them paid no rent at all to their landlords, whose only chance of getting rid of such tenants was to allow them to go nut at the end of the year without paying any thing. If the landlords were compelled to pay the rates on cottage property would soon be destroyed altogether, and the poor would he the greatest sufferers. Mr. WILLIAMS was not surprised that the Hon. Gentleman had failed in his attempt at conciliation, when the principle of tl.e Bill was so wholly objection able. It would affect materially the municipal fran chise, for in corporate towns a large number of vote's were rated to the poor under N. And the present. Bill would disfranchise them to a considerable extent. In the cottages there was generally seen cleanliness, comfort, and health, while in large houses, which were divided - into a number of dwellings there was generally seen the reverse ; and if that I3ill passed it would de cidedly prevent persons from investing their money in cottage property. The plurality of voting was also a highly objectionable feature In the measure, and on these grounds he should support the amendment of the Hen. Member for Chester. Lord SAN DON felt great delicacy in opposing any Bill belonging to his Hon. Friend the Member for Windsor, but he had opposed the Bill from the very beginning, believing it to be objectionable in principle, and he should certainly vote in favour of the amendment. Sir J. GU EST explained. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS took higher ground than that of mere selfish interest. He was a proprietor of tenements if this sort himself; therefore he could not be supposed to be actuated by private interest in the support which he gave to this Bill, but he thought that it was only fair to the community at large that this property, in common with every other species of property, should be chargeable to the poor rates. The objection of the lion. Member for Coven try he considered untenable, because the object of the Committee had been to adapt the Bill to the circum stances of different communities. Mr. PRYME objected to the Bill, not on behalf of the landlord, but the occupier. The present Bill was certainly somewhat less injurious than that oriai- • nally proposed, but he thought the principle of the Bill so objectionable that he could not agree to it, however modifi,d it might be. He bad last night obtained leave to bring in a Bill, but some factious gentlemen having got the House • counted out, he was unable to do so. The object of that Bill was to prevent a man, who was once exempted by order of the Magistrates, from beicg rated again, in respect of the sante occupa tion, without an order of Magistrates to the Cnntrary : that would obviate the objection which his llon. Friend had to the present system. Mr. BRISCOE felt a great anxiety to give relief to the labouring: classes, and therefore should support this Bill. He considered the present law one of great hard ship and asperity, as under the new Poor Law the Over seers and the Magistrates no longer possessed the power of relieving poor persons from the payment of the rates. This was a question involving the welfare of millions, and the House was little aware of the discontent exist ing among the labouring classes on this subject. Many poor persons who had hitherto been exempt were now called upon to pay rates ; and a clergyman had related to him an instance in which a poor woman had been obliged to pay away two shillings which he had given her out of the Sacrament money, to a rate collector, to prevent an execution being put into her house. He be lieved. this Bill. calculated to increase the value of cot tage property. Mr. SLANEY supported the Bill. The object of Mr, Poulett Scrope's Bill was to make every species of property rateable, and this was in accordance with that principle. The difficulties in the way of collecting the Poor-rates at present were very great, and this Bill was calculated to remedy them. The measure had been tried in many of the parishes in the neighbourhood of London with success. Mr. I'. SCROPE said that his Act had nothing to do with the rating of property not previously rated, but merely provided that rateable property should be rated at its full value. He had considered this subject, and was satisfied that the proposed measure was deleterious to the humbler classes, as the present system gave them a better class of houses at a lower rate. He should give the B:ll his cordial opposition. The House then divided, when there appeared— For going into Committee Against it 94 Majority The Bill was consequently lost. CUSTODY OF INFANTS. The House then regolved itself into Committee on the Custody of Infants' 13d1. _ _ Clause 1, after a few words from Sir EDWARD SUGDEN and Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, was agreed to with some verbal amendments. On clause 2 being proposed, Sir ED WARD - . StiGDEN proposed that the clause should be struck out of the Bill. He objected to it upon principle, because he firmly believed its effect would be to loosen the obligation of the marriage, and cause separations that otherwise would never have taken place. He considered the present Bill an unnecessary and unwise piece of legislation, as he believed the evils intended to be put an end to by it would correct them selves, in consequence of the moral state of society. He would venture to predict, if the Bill passed, his Learned Friend would find that it would cause far greater evil than it effected good. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD said the boasted law of _ EN;land interposed only. on the side of the strong.— only on the part of he who had all the power of society to aid him, while the weaker party was trampled upon and abused by that same law. He was contented to meet his Right Hon. and Learned Friend on his motion, as it at once struck at the principle of the Bill. • The law now interfered in the case of children who had property and were made wards of ,Chancery ; why should the law be partial ? He did not seek to extend his Bill to Scotland, b e cause by the laws of that country the Court of Session had the power with which he wished to arm the Courts in England. The existence of that power in Scotland was a practical illustration of its necessity in this country. He trusted the House would not take the same view of the Bill as his Right Hon. and Learned Friend. Mr. LANGDALE was of opinion that the enact ments then before the House, if carried, would prevent many re-unions of parties who had unhappily separated. They took from the fathei the power of granting to the mother free access to the children, which of itself fre quently led to re-union. He thought they had done good by the first clause, but as be thought the others would prove injurious in their working, he felt bound to vote with the Hon. and Learned Member for Ripon. Mr. W. COWPER, supported the Bill on the ground that the hardships which had been suffered under the present state of the law required a change. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. The House divided, and the numbers were— For the clauses.. Against them ... Majority for the clauses . . —3B The clauses were then agreed to. The Bill went through Committee, and the House resumed. The Report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. BOROUGH WATCH RATES BILL. 49 On the Motion of Mr. BAINES, the House went into Committee on the Borough Watch Rates Bill. The different clauses of the Bill, with some verbal anundments, were agreed to, and the House resumed. COPY HOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL. On the motion of Mr. JAMES STEWART, the House resolved itself into a Committee, for the purPose of further considering the Report on this Bill. The various clauses were agreed to, and the House resumed. SEWER'S BILL. The Sewer's Bill went through Committee. ELECTOR'S REMOVAL BILL. Mr. G I liSONmoved the Order of the Day for the House going into Committee on this Bill. Sir A. DALRYMPLE wished to know before the House went into Committee on this Bill, seeing the Attorney-Gotten! and Solicitor-General in their places, whether her Majesty's Government gave their sanction to this Bill. He was perfectly convinced of the hard ship upon an individual elector, who changed his residence on the l At of August, being precluded from voting till the November twelve-month following, but one of the prin cipal topics made use of in the discussion on the Reform Bill, was the great nuisance of out-voters. Now, this Bill legalised out-voters. and was therefore opposed to one of the principles of the Reform Bill. Another ob jection to thu Bill was, that it enabled an individual to retain his vote fur fifteen months after be bad legally precluded himself from voting. He thought this Bill ought to have been opposed by her Majesty's Govern ment on the second reading.—(Hear, bear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Bill met with the hearty support of her Ma jesty's Government—(Cheers)----as it was calculated to remove the most vexatious questions which arose before Election Committees. If any amendments were moved in Committee, be would give them his best considera tion. He admitted there was some difficulty with re spect to out-voters, but would sooner risk those evils than defeat the object of the Bill.—( Hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had been trying for five years to eff'et the object contemplated by the present Bill, to which he gave his warmest sup 'prt.—(Cheers.) The evil with respect to out-voters was a mere trifle, for not one voter in a hundred would be affected by it. He trusted the Bill would pass una nanimously through the House.—(Cheers-) Sir F. POLLOCK regretted that the Bill was con fined to one class of voters—(Hear, hear) —and did not include freeholds. if a man exchanged his pro perty in a county, he saw no reason why he should not still have a vote.—( Hear, bear.) The SOLICITOR-GENERAL trusted the Hon. Member who had brought in this Bill would not be seduced into giving up or adding anything to it.—(Hear, hear.) The register ought to be the register for the year.—(Cheers.) After a few words from Mr. V. SMITH, Mr. GIBSON said he had fully considered the question, and put the Bill into the form which he thought best, and had heard no suggestions to induce him to alter it.—(Hear, hear.) The House then went into Committee. On the first clause being proposed, Mr. HODSON proposed to add the words, " Pro vided that no elector shall be entitled to vote, unless he shall, at the time of tendering his vote, be a rated in habitant of the said city or borough." Mr. GIBSON could not agree to the amendment. Mr. BROTHERTON also objected to the amend ment. A person might remove from a 101. house to a 201. house, and yet not be a rated inhabitant, because, from the manner in which the rates were laid in sonic places, he might reside for nine months in a house with out being rated.—( ilear, hear.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hoped the Com mittee would give no countenance to such a proposition as that before the House.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. C. BULLER believed the lion. Member's amendment would carry out the object which he had in view, which was to throw out the Bill. The question was whether when a person had paid his rates he should be considered as a person of sufficient property, stabi lity, and respectability, to he entrusted with a vote without further inquiry during the year. The third question put at elections was the cause of all sorts of difficulties both in counties as well as towns. At the Devonshire election, when the Noble Lord the Member for Stroud contested the county,• he (Mr. Buller) had put the third question to a voter, who stated that he had changed his qualification, but the returning officer, after sonic consultation, to his surprise determined he had a right to vote. Ile was glad to see on this occasion that the Government bad abandoned the doctrine of finality by their support of this Bill. Toe SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that his sup port of this all was nothing new, as it had always met with his approbation. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had in troduced a similar provision into a Bill introduced by him five years since. Mr. VVAKLEY had listened attentively to every thing that had fallen from the Members of the Govern ment, and had heard nothing new—they had not thrown the doctrine of finality overboard. Indeed, it had until recently been a question among lawyers whe ther persons having changed their occupancy were not entitled to vote if he occupied a house of equal value. The man who was placed on the registry was so placed in virtue of a right which he had acquired by having paid his rates the year previously, and no one had any right to deprive him of that which he had already acquired by acting in conformity with the law. If he became poor ten to one it was that House which had made him poor, by enacting bad laws. The poor man, who wanted pro tection, stood more in need of a vote than the rich one. He would put it to the lion. Member whether he would press this matter to a division ; his party to night was a very small one, and on this occasion he thought he would find that " discretion was the better part of valour." He hoped this measure would pass unanimously. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, Mr. Hodson consenting not to press his amendment. On our re-admission to the gallery, we found Mr. GIBSON on his legs; moving that the Report be brought up tomorrow. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL suggested that a more distant day should be named, or advantage would be taken elsewhere by those who would not oppose the Bill here, to say that the ineisure had been smuggled through the House. Mr. GIBSON postponed the bringing up the Report to Monday: The Committee on Prisons (Scotland) Bill was post poned" till to-morrow. SUGAR DUTIES.' The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a resolution for the coutinuation of the present duties on sugar, and said that it was not his intention to propose any alteration either in the duties or draw backs. _ . Mr. EWART lamented that no alteration was to take place ; he had hoped the duties would have been equalized, and during some subsequent stage of the measure be should bring the subject belM.e the House. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that for sixteen years ❑o subject had more occupied the attention of the House than the equalization of the dudes on East and West India sugar, which had been frequently introduced by a gentleman whom he should rejoice to see again a Member of that House. That question it had been Lis good fortune to settle, and he canied a measure respecting the bounties. The Hon. Gentleman should not say that little had been done when he recollected what had been done in the last four years. He should be ready to listen with that at tention to any proposition which the Hon. Member might bring forward on this subject, to which every proposition emanating from his Hon. Friend, was entitled. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS said that unless some as similation of duties took place more especially with respect to Brazilian sugar, we should be driven from the foreign markets. Last year 48 ve:sels left Liverpool foram Brazils and had ❑ot been able to find return cargoes direct to this country. With the oppressive Corn-laws crippling our encrgies, we should be soon driven, by rival manu facturers, from the foreign markets, if some alteration did not speedily take place. Mr. E WART said the question was how the mer chants of this country were to procure returns ? This was the question involved in the Corn-laws. the Sugar-laws, and the Coffee-laws, and to this subject he should feel it his duty to call the attention of the Government. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that as a matter of revenue and of advantage to the consumer, the equalization of duties, would be at tended with advantage ;. but the Hon. Gent. would have to contend with the Colonists, who would say that they were entitled to a preference, and the more important opposition still of those who disapproved of encouraging the slave trader. It should be remembered that the Brazils were the principal market for slaves, and he did not think that House would determine to 'give this stimulus to the slave trade, by encouraging the cul tivation of sug,iir. Mr. THORNELY was as much opposed to the slave trade as any one, but did not think that prohibitory enactments could possibly put it down. The cotton and tobacco imported into this country was all the produce of slave labour. He would ask if it was true that foreign refined sugar was now imported into the West Indies for their own consumption, in order to enable the colonists to export the whole of their own produce to this country, to be sold at a monopoly price ? He thought that unless the Government here introduced a more liberal system with respect to foreign countries, they would put the manufactures of this upon a prohi bitory footing. The resolution was then agreed to, the House re sumed, and the Report was ordered to be received to- morrow. Mr. C. BULLER obtained leave to bring in a BM to establish a Court of Appeal from the decision of tl:e Revising Barristers, which was read a first time and ordered to be read a rccond time on Friday. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Nine o'clock. DOVER, JUNE 10.—A very extraordinary fish was caught on Friday last by some of our fishermen, but at present they arc unable to determine the genus to which it belongs. It is about two feet in length, and from the neck to the tail is of the fiddler" species. The head is im mense, and the mouth of such dimensions that a calf's head of no ordinary size would have found an easy passage. It has flippers resembling the feet of a mole, with each toe complete, and on either side what fishermen dencrninate pockets, with a tail terminating in the shape of a dart. It has been called by the several names of the Sea Otter, Monk, and Angler. PAISLEY, JUNE B.—Boy BIT BY AN ADDER. —On the 20th ult., a boy of the name of Platt, when ga thering sticks in the Linwood Moss, felt himself smartly wounded on the upper pixt of his foot, and. .on looking down, found that he had unfortunately set his oopon adder—his foot instantly s welled to a great f size, t u and with difficulty he reached home. Although he had im mediate medical aid he was confined to bed for a week, and sick three days T he swelling, which reached to his groin, is now nearly gone, leaving a blackness of the skin as if from a severe bruise. and he is able to walk about and attend his work. This is the only occurrenc e of the kind which has taken place in this neighbourhood these many years —Glasgow Chronicle. There is no truth in the alleged intention of Mr. Goring to retire from the representation of Shoreham. EVENING EDITION. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Courier of last evening, discussing Lord Den man's decision in the action for libel brought against the printer of the House of Commons by Stockdale, the pub lisher, says :—" If Mr. Hansard is guilty of a libel when, in obedience to an order of the House of Commons, he sells a report in which Mr. Stockdale is called " a pub lisher of obscene books," then Mr. Hansard is equally guilty of a libel when he hands over the same report ta servatic and Mre - Wakle),'S servant, if he happens to have an attorney for his friend, may put the said friend in the way of pocketing a handsome sum of John Bull's mocey,in the shape of costs, just as Mr. Stock-. dale has done by his friewl. Who knows, its such a case, whether a speculating attorney tnieht not find it a pro fitable investment to get one of Isis clerks returned to Parliament, with a view to a long string of libel prose cutions at the end of the Session. No ; if Lord Den man's decision is to stand, not only must. the House of Commons cease to communicate its reports to the public, it must cease also to communicate them to its own Members ; but the decision cannot be allowed to stand, for the state of things that would necessarily ensue, would be equivalent vs an entire abolition of the popular branch of the Legislature, The Globe, alluding to the giving up by Ministers of the education project, remarks as follows :—" Ministers have ac:od more wisely. They have yielded to scruples with which it is useless to argue, and to views which argument would not shake. They now propose to aid the effUrts of existing societies to do a hat those societies dislike having done jr them. by Government. They still assert the essential right of inspection and super vision. Thus, at some sacrifice of symmetry and per. fection in theory, they have conciliated bone fide objec tors to their first project. We shall now know who are not bona fide objectors." The Standard predicts the immediate fall of the Melbourne Ministry in the following terms We know that we have exposed ourselves to the censure of friends, and to the ridicule of enemies by the course which we have pursued in giving from day to day our impression of the actual position and apparent prospect of public affairs, at no time a safe course for those who would secure a character of sagacity, " as many are ac counted wise. only for saying nothing," and peculiarly hazardous, when we are to chronicle the acts and expectations of men .who do not for a moment know their fate or their own minds. Neverthele:is, we have long considered it to be the duty of a journalist to dis regard the possible effect upon himself, so far as always to place, if he can, his reader exactly in his own place as regards important information. We believe, then, with Mr. O'Connell, that the present Ministry and the pre sent Parliament have not a fortnight to live. This we know to he the opinion of well-informed politicians of both parties, drawing their inferences from private sources of information." The Times of this morning, alluding to the subject of the Ballot being m , de an open question, says From the very moment when the Whigs scrambled back into iheir placrs, we anticipated the probability of this craven surrender on their part ; because, of all the boons that could be desirable to the Radicals, it was that which would best assort with the shabbiness of the Ministry. If, to any proposal of organic change, the Whigs had extended the direct support of Government, their own more decent partisans might have taken alarm at their open Radicalism , and, by separating from them at this particular juncture. have made it impossible for them to tide through the ses sion. But, by taking the half measure of leaving the clues' tion an open one, Ministers secure the profit of the treason without its danger." The Morning Advertiser alludes as follows to the sr preaching discussion on the Ballot in the Commons ‘• We arc enabled to announce that Mr. Grote will bring forward his motion for the Ballot on the 18th instant (the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo), which motion Lord Worslcy, the Member for Lincolnshire, has consented 1° second. We can further state that the Ballot is henceforth to be an open question in the Cabinet. The Ballot, there fore, tinder superior auspices, is shortly to be brought under consideration in the House of Commons; and we hope th, knowledge of this fact, and of the determination of Min's' ters that the question shall now for the fir s t ti m e have fa i r play, will induce the Reformers throughout the country to petition promptly in its favour. We believe there is ne ~ne measure which Reformers have so generally desired as Protection for Voters. Intimidation and corruption have frevailed so scandalously at general elections, that we m a y say the nation Inks cri , d aloud for the Ballot " , - The Morning Post, commenting on an article tnat eared in yesterday's Chronicle, sugested by the easel of ; toc ; kdale v. Hansard, observes--" W e hope we shall never see a House cf Commons capable of striking awe into the Judges of the Queen's Bench, o r a Queen' s Bench capable of being so stricken. The fact is certain that the authority of the House of Commons has been, resisted, and is at this moment resisted—the proba bilit y is strong that its authority in the matter in question wi ll be perseveringly and strenuously resisted. It has been a nd is resisted with impunity. It will, we have no doub t, be resisted still further, if necessary, not only with impu nit y but with success." The Morning Herald thus raves, in its most absurd and outrageous style, against all who advocate the iedispen sable protection of the B illot :—.4‘ The men who clamour for the Ballot intend a fraud upon the non-electoral masses. The present constituency has no right to exercise a public trust secretly. But the ballot-mongers are the natural enemies of the poor. Toe ballot-mongers are the worshippers of the , money power—the clamourers for chesp,.labour— the opponents of every ipstitution that ` 'secures to the' labourer the slightest MCA:ure of protection in the exercise of that industry and skill by which lie earns his daily bread !" The Morning Chronicle remarks in the following strain on the question of privilege now at issue between the House of Commons and the Court of Queen's Bench :-- " The House of Commons, as judge of its own privileges. will vote any attempt to enforce a decision of the Court of Queen's Bench against their printer to be a breach of pri' vilege, and proceed at once to commit the person or eel' sons so attempting. The House of Commons can com mand any amount of force necessary to give effect to it! orders, and thus can nullify the proceedings of inferior Courts. The members of the present House of Corine" would deserve to be held up in all time coming as utterly unworthy of seats in the House, once adorned by liaaliden, if they were to succumb to the present ill-an' vised attempt of the Court of Queen's Bench to destroy their inquisitorial powers. There has been far too much' already of legal contest ; the House must at once takelL a staff into its own hands." The Anti-Corn-law Circular says—" It has ly.en proposed to introduce a Bill for the relief of Shet" Lind only, on the ground of the incapability of these islands to produce the necessary supply of food for their inhabi tants. The attempt no doubt will be defeated through tbe opposition of the landed proprietors; but as the cam i s peculiarly strong one, its failure will aff)rd a fine illustr!- tion of the cruelty and injustice of the Corn-law systeu l ` The Anti-CornLaw Circular has a statement showing that all the tints and bloodshed, and the conse quent expense of the protection of property, by militia; in Manchester. and the neighbourhood during the la', half century, are fairly traceable to the scarcity and bi g" prices of food. The Animal's Friend Society last week caused Jaws Leasures, John Wells, and Thomas Turpin to bo committed for fourteen days by the Hon. G. C. Nell"' for cruelty to asses. It also charged George Cooper wit h a similar offence, but .he evaded. The Society.ha 3.Al9o been actively engaged during the last week in the preven tion of cock-fighting and other cruelties. PLATED TABLE DISH COVET S ' 15 Guineas the Set.—A B. SAVORY and SONS, Manilla" turing Silversmiths, No. 14, C orn hill, London (opposite the Bank - of England), submit for choice in their plate Near' many patterns of strongly plated TABLE DISH CONEY' Saw handles and mountings, and stout Silver shiel dS for engraving the Crest or Coat of Arms, price from 15 gaia eas . t.o :20 guineas the set of four. N.B. A Pamphlet of the Prices of Plate may be had° application SETS OF PLATED DISH COVERS, WITII STRONG SILVER EDGES, may he selected •f vario° Patterns, price 161. the Set, or Sets of the same Pattern in the Argentine Metal, quite equal to plated in appearance, price Seven and a Half Guineas the set, at 'I. COX SAVORY'S, Working, Goldsmith, Silversmith, and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, Lointloli„ (Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street). Tho Set consists of one cover 20, IS, 14, and 12 inches in diameter. N.l3.—The three Show Rooms contain a large variety of, superior Silver-edged Plated Goods. A Pamphlet of Prices 01 Silve. Spoons and Forks, and Drawings of Silve r Plate Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, &c., may be had gratis* " will be forwarded in answer to a post-paid application- BIRTHS. On the 911 inst., at Alphington, Exeter, the lady of William Eiliott, Esq., 1%,!.D., of a son. Henry On the loch inst.., the lady of John Melville , Harley-street, of a son. E s q., of Upper On the 10th inst., at Eastbourne, Mrs. Frank Mowatt, Of a daughter. ----------'-' MARRIED. • On the 11th inst., at Leamington Priors, by the Reobert Domies, Francis Hearle Stephens, Esq., Captain in th v. R e 14th Light Dragoons, and son of the late Samu el Stephens, Esq., of Tregenna Castle, Cornwall, to Sophia Louisa, third daughter of , A. R. Prior, Esq. Ware. On the I Ith inst., at Ware, the Rev. Edmund Goodenono Bayley, Rector of St. Andrew's, Hertford. to Maria, eldest Esq., of Bridgend, Gls daughipr of the late Thomas Adams, Esq., Banker, On the 1 Ith inst., at St. James's Church, Bath, Captain Dan son, of the Royal Engineers, to Frances Jane, younges t Westminster', the Re/. t n l i a o u r g g l a it n e s r hi o r f e. the late John Blackwell, Wit.thec, I.2rbthouirds,t.R,eatt,t?Srt. 0 1% f la T rr eo re i n t' e s s , t 0 n youngest daughter of Will . Norfolk, to Annr , iam Cubitt, Esq., of Great George street, Westminster. ----___ ------- - -___.---- DIED. O n io theu. Georgeh inst., Talbot, at Hampstead, in the 42d year of his ag e ! the II only surviving brother to the Ea rl el Sh rew sbury. On the 15th ult., at Y or k, A me li a, younges t d au ghter of th e I It late Rev. John Benett, LL.D , Rector of Donhead St. Andrew and Ower Moigne, Dorset, aged 48. s On the 28th of M arc h , at Ch ar l otte - town , P r ince Edward. Island, Jane Rebecca, wife of the Hon. Thomas Heath HO land, Provost-Marshal of that island. On the 7th inst., at Kentish-town, Mr. John Trindor Nixon, aged 62. On the Bth inst., at Dyrham-park, Bath, James Dougli, Esq., Admiral of the Red. d 89. On the 10th inst., at Mitcham, Mrs. Sarah Benda'', ag: ~__ On the II th inst., at Glocester-place, Ann , widow f toe late Major Burn, R.M., aged 67. • Mrs. On the 12th inst., at Great Suffolk-street, Southwarl” .... Barlow., wife of Samuel Barlow, Esq. , late of Watford . o f London: Printad and Published by DIURDO YOUNt!!,,„ No. 11` ) , Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Stru ie f7 the county of 2.liddlesox;--Thursday, June 13, 1 6 39 . 1 •