The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-23 00:00:00

11011 SE OF COMMONS-(THIS EVENING,

The SPEAKER took the chair at five minutes to 4
o'clock, when there was a rather large attendance of
members.

PETITIONS.
Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from a
mechanics' instktution at Preston in favour of the trans-
Inssion of Parliamentary papers to literary and scientific
institutions.

Similar petitions were presented by Mr. J. M‘Gregor
from Aberdeen, by Mr. Blackie, for the neighbourhood
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Mr. Tuffnell, by Mr. Ma-
caulay, for Edinburgh, by Mr. Cobden, for Yorkshire,
by Mr. V. Smith, for Northampton.
.ord D. STUART presented several petitions from
Marylebone, praying for the interference of the house in
the case of Edward Murray.
KITCHEN AND REFRESHMENT ROOMS.
The Earl of MULGRAVE moved that the standing
committee appointed to control the arrangements of the
kitchen. and refreshment rooms in the department of the
Serjea,-nt at Arms attending this house have power to
report observations from time to time.
Agreed to,.

PETITIONS.
Mr. LOWE presented a petition from Kidderminster,
in favour of the enfranchisement of copyholds.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented a petition from
Twark, praying for the interference of the House on
tWf of Edward Murray.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Sir J. PAKINGTON brought up papers connected
With affairs at the Cape.
THE FRENCH EMPEROR.
Lord D. STUART gave notice that after the recess
Iv- should move for a copy of all papers having reference
to the recognition by this country of the establishment
of the empire in France.
'MEMORIAL OR THE DUBLIN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
In reply to an hon. MEMBER,
7..1r. HAMILTON said a memorial from the Chamber
:commerce, at Dublin, complaining of certain undue
1-,strictions on the foreign trade of Dublin, had been re-
eeived by the Government, and had been for some time
ti:•:ler the consideration of the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer.

POST-OFFICE, DUBLIN.
',lr. BALL asked the Secretary of the Treasury,
,'=they, in filling up the vacant office of President of
the :Mom/ Order Department in the Post-office in Dub-
}in, the u. al practice of that department has heen vio-
lated by the appointment to the vacancy of a person not
Previously engaged in the public service.
Mr. HAMILTON said that no rule had been infringed
by the appointment of the gentleman in question.
It was true that he was not before in any way con-
nected with the department, but Lords Lichfield and
Clanricardo when Postmasters-General, had both ap-
p' ated gentlemen to similar situations to the
:Money Order-office in London, who were entirely
unconnected with the public service. The in-
dividual alluded to by the hon. member was for
e; _Am years the senior auditor of the Dublin Corpora-
tion accounts, and had repeatedly received a vote of
thinks from that body for the ability and integrity
which he had displayed in his office.

RAILWAY AC, &c.
'lr. G. H. WHALLEY gave notice of his intention
to love for a series of returns of the expenses incurred
in obtaining railway and other acts.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS FREE
DISCUSSION AT GIBRALTAR.
Mr. BRIGHT said a deputation waited on the Secre-
tary for the Colonies some time since in reference to the
cortuct of the Governor of Gibralter, who, m March
last, had prevAirtied the merchants and traders of that
town expressing their opinion at a public meeting with
regard to certain grievances of which they complain.
(ite right hon. gentleman gave the deputation to under=
stand that ho would make inquiries into the circum-
stance, and he (Mr. Bright) wished to know whether any
uswer had been received from the Governor on the
subject ?
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had addressed a letter
cif inquiry to the Governor, but he had not received the
explanation which he had expected.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—
Mr. Speaker, I believe, sir, it will be for the conve-
nience of the public service that I should move that the
house, at its rising, do adjourn until two o'clock to-

tiorrow,

The motion Was agreed to, and the house immediately
afterwards adjourned.

LATEST FROM FRANCE.
It is stated in well-informed quarters with re-
ference to the visit of the Pope to- Paris, for the
coronation of Napoleon 111., that the majority of
the Cardinals continue adverse to the journey, and
this feeling is encouraged by the counsels of the-
Austrian Diplomacy ; the Pope himself not
hostile, and he as well as the Cardinals anxious
to profit by the ambition of Louis Napoleon;
and to secure advantages for the Church. It
has so-me-times been the fortune of the Papal
Court to turn even the most adverse circumstances
to account, and it will easily be believed that the
c,,,rnest desire for the honours of pontifical conse-
cra.tion is too good an opportunity to let slip.
-Whenever the subject is mooted at Rome, it is in-
'Hated that, previous to that important conces-
a., an old account remains to be settled between
E`i ance and Rome.
The organic articles rendered the church nearly
Ls independent of the Papal authority as the Pro-
teBtant Establishment of Great Britain. The mo-
dification if not the abolition, of these articles is
What would be demanded, and, perhaps, as a con-
tittion to the consent of the Sacred College to the
PoPe's journey to France.
nephew of the Bey of Tunis has arrived in
ETA.
s• It is said that he was secretly informed
t:)at in case of the death of his uncle, the Bey, it
It';k4 intended by some parties to adopt certain de-
in.easures with reference to himself. He im-
atey co yuld: llected all the available property-y- he
11,00.70n0ut of, amounting, according to-report,
fix his,_9oof., and came to France. He proposes
I,andsciine-Tsoidence in Paris, and has purchased a
r.aid 600,41115 e on the Quai d'Orsay, for which he
i:l3 reception The house is being fitted up for
It is stated that
the Emperor signed a decree
ecitumanding thall'ahrteure from Paris to Compiegne,
cedfio)rtifications of Havre shall
he rased, and replan fortifications
detached forts. Such a
Treasure has been long tleraaii.l2led by the merchants
of Havre, who find that the
eortifications interfere
materially with the inap„,,,.e
t nts demanded by the
increasing commerce of the
wise that additional docks are It is said like-
t<=l. be constructed at

ITALY.
The Opinione of Turin, of the 18th, publishes the
followkw letter from Milan, of the 17th :_cc we
were tre;.ted to a strange phenomenon on the
clay
.(,)_f St., Ambrosius whose fête is religiously kept
I,DY the Milanese population. In the evening, a
~.'f.l:ll'a of youno• boys traversed the streets, singing
L''"j, Italia Liberec, and other similar songs. They
.z.,.Act been evidently paid for the
-up purpose of getting
a riot and bringing about a collision. Many
assisted at the spectacle, but in silence. At the
Cordusio, the singers, whose numbers had con-
siderably increased, came to a stand. All of a sud-
den, patrols debouchedfrom the neighbouring streets,
but perceiving the crowd
eased, and all was to be perfectly inoffensive,
ti.tey withdrew. Shortly afterwards the singing
c finished. The hand of the police
was visible in this affair
remained tranquil, the; but, seeing jthat the people
y attempt thought proper notattempt to disperse the crowd by force. to

LAW INTELLIGENCE

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT—DEc. 22,
(Before Sir George Turner.)
MONEYPENNY V. BAKER.

Mr. Cairns was further heard on this motion.

Mr. Southgate was heard in reply, and insisted on his
right to the injunction mentioned in our impression of
yesterday.
His Honour said the motion sought to restrain the
defendant Baker from taking any proceedings to compel
the Union Bank of London to pay over to him the sum
of 1,7481. His Honour, after narrating the facts which
were long and complicated, said the case made by the
plaintiff was that the amount belonged to him, under a
deed dated in 1850, but the Court ought to be satisfied
that the plaintiff's claim would be in danger if the money
were not stopped. There might be no excuse for the
non-payment, but the Court ought not to interpose in
favour of a party who did not appear himself to have
carried out the provisions of the deed relied on. No
claim had been lodged in time in the Encumbered
Estates Court when the proceeds claimed had been
realised, nor was the present demand made until January
last. It was also very doubtful whether the transaction
was wholly valid at law, but he gave no opinion as to
whether the deed relied upon was usurious at law. He
must refuse the injunction.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY2—DEc. 2.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.)

IN RE WINCH.

Tliis was the certificate meeting in the case of Wm.
Winch-, described as a licensed victualler and ivory-
cutter, of the Coal-hole Tavern, Strand, and of North-
mews, Gray's-inn-lane. His accounts extended over 41
years prior to the bankruptcy in July last, and showed
an amount of 2,0311. due to unsecured creditors; the
assets may realise about 4s. or ss. in the pound. The
profits were stated at 8331. on the ivory business ; 1,1241.
on the tavern business at the Coal-hole ; and 7551. on the
Judge and Jury Club ; the aggregate expenses had been
2,090/.

Mr. Lawrance, for the assignees, did not oppose. He
stated that the bankrupt had been for some years in
business as an ivory-cutter ; he subsequently took the
Coal-hole Tavern, paying a large sum for going in, but
it had resulted in a loss. The books had been well kept,
and the bankrupt had done his best to assist the as-
signees.

-His Honour said this case illustrated the evil conse-
quences of a man quitting his own business for one that
he did not understand. It seemed to be a popular delu-
sion that any one was competent to keep a tavern. He
would award a certificate of the second class.