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London, England, 1852-05-21 00:00:00

TI-1E SUN,

play. That was the reason of fixing upon the 16th of
June.
Mr. GLADSTONE was glad the Hon. Gentleman
had responded to the appeal. No one was more inte-
rested in the rejection of the motion than the Hon.
Member for whom the Hon. Gentleman appeared.—
(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had declared that he
wished the discussion to take place is a full House. Ho
trusted, therefore, the House would under no circum-
stances agree to the motion for the 16th of June.—
(Hear, hear.) It would not be creditable to the House
to agree to meet on that doubtful day. It would not be
consistent with the dignity of the House or the feelings
of the people, in a matter of great public in-
terest to the feelings of the people, that its discussion
shonld be postponed until nearly the close of Parlia-
ment. Either the Hon. Memb r wished the discussion
to go on, or he did not. Ho (7.1 r. Gladstone) had dis-
cussed the motion as a bona fide motion, and if the mo-
tion was really bona fide, the House ought to come to a
solution of the question involved in it. Were the House
and the country to be told they c mid not find a day on
which to discuss and concludo this question? Why not
name a morning sitting?—(Hear,
Mr. NEWDEGATE—WiII you make a motion to
that effec, ?

Mr. GLADSTONE—It was not for him to point out
the course which the Hon. Gentleman ought to take.
If he vi ichee the inquiry to proceed, let him ask the
House to meet on Saturday or Tuesday, or to hold a
morning sitting; and until the House had refused the
demand, do not let the Hon. Gentleman talk of the
dtfficulty oF finding a day.—(Hear, hear.) It was not
to the credit of the House to permit the
vaguely dealt with. question to be
Culotte' GILPIN said the public felt strongly on this
question, and were anxious for the House's decision, not-
wiibstandine the cleverness of the Right Hon, Gentle-
man (Mr. Gladstone's) arguments, which arguments
were, like all his argues nts, accompanied with disguise.
—(Hear, hear.) It was not the Hoe Geetleman'3 fault
that he could uoc get a day named earlier than the 16th
of June.
Mr. KEOGH thought the Right Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Gladstone's) argument and recommendation had
been misapprehended, Every Member in the House was
convinced of the perfect inutility of the 16th of June
being fixed for the further discussion of this question.
He agreed with what had been said on this side of the
House, that it was impertent to come to some clecision on
the question. Whose was the fault that they were dis-
cussing in a moribund Parliament what day the debate
should be resumed? Surely the Hon. Gentleman (Mr-
Newdegate) and they who acted with him would see it
was not practicable to take the last day of the session for
a debate upon this question. Why did the Honourable
Gentleman not adopt the practical proposition of the
Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Gladstone), of a morning
sitting?—(Hear.) If the Hon. Gentleman really wanted
a Committee, as he said, he well knew a Committee
could not be nominated before the dissolution of
Parliament. Even if the Committee were appointed, it
could not enter upon the question with any hope of coming
to a determination upon it. Let the Hon. Gentleman
throw off the mask, and after all the shuffling on the
other side of the House, let him do what he said he was
anxious to do, and no opposition would be offered by him
or Hon. Members on his side of the House.

Mr. WALPOLE agreed with the Right Hon. Gentle-
man ( Mr. Gladstone), if the debate was postponed to the
16th June it would make the inquiry futile.—(Hear.)
But he also thought it would, for obvious reasons, be
inexpedient to name next Wednesday. What, then,
were they to do? They were nearly approaching the end
of the session, and all were agreed that no practical con-
clusion could be come to if the discussion was postponed
until a few days before Parliament ended. It seemed to
him that there was only one of two courses to adopt—
either to discharge the order altogether—(Hear)—or to
move the adjournment of the debate until next Thurs-
day, in order t ) give the Hon. Gentleman an opportu-
nity for considering what day could be fixed.—(Cries of
" Fix the day.") Well, then, he had no objection to fix
the day immediAtely. Ho would be the last man to
wish the discussion to be delayed. He must take the
opportunity of saying, as allusion had been made to his
speech the other night, that it had been much misunder-
s'ood, and that the Hon. Gentleman opposite had not
put the correct construction on it. The Right Hon.
Gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer had cor-
rectly described the construction to be put upon his
speech.
Sir B. HALL hoped the motion for Wednesday next
would be withdrawn, for after the statement of the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Walpole) it was clear the day
for discussion rested entirely with the Hon. Gentleman
opposite (Mr. Newdegate) ; and if the lion. Gentleman
did not take the offer now made, this would be said by
the country—There are two questions you desire to go
to the hustings upon—the one is Protection—(oh)--
which you have entirely thrown over—(Oh, oh)—and
the ether is the Meynooth question, which you wish to
postpone indefinitely.—(hear, hear.) That intention,
however, it would be his duty to defeat. At this mo-
ment the town of Liverpool was placarded, to the effect
that the Hon. Candidate would vote against the grant.
It was necessary, therefore, to come to a speedy decision

on the question.
Sir J. TYRELL would say nothing to aggravate
the important question before the House, but he
would not shrink from avowing that be had just
advised his Honourable Friend (Mr. Newdegate), in
c..,nicquence o what had fallen from Government, to
avail nimielf ..f the suggestion thrown out, and to name
Tuesday next for resuming the discussion at eleven
o'clock. That was his proposition. Knowing that
the qu,,stion had excited much attention in and out of
the it would be unbecoming on the part of the
Legislature not to cuose to a Rv-dy decision upon it.
Had it not been for the Papil aggression Hon. Gentle-
men opposite would never have heard of ;his motion.
Mr. GOOLD objected to the form of Mr._ Spooner's

motion, as calculated to exci'e bad feeling in Ireland.
Mr. FORBES would best meet the feelings of the
House by moving that the debate be adj,:urned—(No,
no!) —to Tuesday, at eleven o'clock.
Mr. ANS FEY wished to ask the Hon. Member for
North Warwickshire, whether it was intended to fix an
early day, and if so, to go on de die in diem? In that
case he would withdraw his motion, which was only
brought forward to insure an early day.
Mr. NEWI)EGATE replied, if the House assented to
the Hon. Gentleman's (Mr. Forbes) motion, it would
meet his views. _ _ _

The motion was put and carried for resuming the de-
bate on Tuesday next, at twelve o'clock.
INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS BILL.

Lord J. MANNERS moved for leave to bring in a
Bill to amend the laws concerning the burial of the dead
in the metropolis. The Noble Lord briefly stated the
objects of the Bill, and added, at a future stage he would
enter more fully into the details.
Mr. WAKLEY complained that nothing had been
dine by the Board of Health with reference to carrying
out those sanitary measures for the very purpose of
which that board had been instituted.
Mr. STANFORD hoped at a future stage of the Bill
the Noble Lord would give a clear and a full statement
of the cause of failure of the late Government Bill.
Viscount EBRINGTON said her Majesty's late Go-
vernment took every means in their power to prevent the
cause of failure of the late Sanitary Act. Great efforts
had been made to suppress the truth, and nothing was
more unsatisfactory than the conduct of her Majesty's
late Government with respect to that Act.
Lord SEYMOUR said, when the circumstances came
under di:•cession he should be prepared to defend the
conduct of Government. The fact was, the Board of
Health had misled the late Government, especially with
reference to their power to raise money. He hoped the
House would allow the Bill to be brought in, as by that
means a discussion would be raised which would pro-
duce all the information relative to the late Act which
could be de=ired. _ _ _

The Bill was brought in and read a first time.
In reply to a question,
Sir J. PAKINGTON said he fully hoped to be able
to bring on the New Z'aland Bill this day (Friday).
Sir J. PAKINGTON brought in the Colonial Bishop-
rics Bill, which was read a first time.
The House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock.

The Bishop of London and Mr. Kingscourt had an
interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his
official residence in Downing-street.
A deputation, consisting of Sir James Duke, Bart.,
M.P., Mr. LI. L. Taylor, Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr.
Deputy Hicks, Mr. T. H. Hall, Mr. Lambert Jones, the
City Remembrancer, and the City Architect, had an in-
terview yesterday with Mr. Secretary Walpole, at the
H me-office.
Mr Russell, Chairman of the Great Western Rail-
way Company, and Mr. Saunders, Secretary, had an in-
terview yesterday with the Right Hon. J. W. an
and L rd CAcbester, at the Board of Trade.
Sir Richard Levinge had an interview with the Earl
of Derby yesterday. Mr. Sandford had also an inter-
view with the Noble Earl.
Lnrd Lyttelton had an interview with Sir John Pa-
kington yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Lord Lewisham and Mr. Owen had an interview with
Mr. Secretary Walpole at the Home-office yesterday.

NEWSVENDERS' BENEVOLENT AND
PROVIDENT SOCIETY.
The thirteenth annual general meeting of the above
society was held last night at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-
street; James Harmer, Esq , in the chair.
Mr. COLE, the secretary, read the annual report, which
was, of a very satisfactory character, and it congratu-
lated the members that during the past year not a single
application had been received for either benefit of the
society, pension, or temporary relief, by any one of its
members. The report next adverted to the eminent
services the society had received from John Forster,
E q., who had presided at their anniversary dinner, sup-
per ted as he was by Charles Dickens, ..E•q., with many
other highly-gifted, literary, and influential gentlemen,
which had been crowned with great success, producing
for the benefit of the society 1741 The committee also
had the pleasure of announcing hat since the last meeting
1251. had been added to the capital of the society, making
e permanent investment in the public funds of 1,3751.,
;resides a balance in cash of 91 9s. The report ex-
oressed great regret that their highly-esteemed treasurer,
Mr. Merrett, had tendered his resignation in consequence
of his edvanc,d age and infirmity rendering the duties
tuo burdensome to him. The report, in conclusion, in-
dulged a hope that ere many years had passed the News-
venders' Benevolent and Provident Institution would be
considered, from its ability to relieve the distressed and
shelter the affi cted, one of the noblest ornaments of the
metropolis.
Mr. WILD moved " That the report just read be
ad opted, printed, and circulated among the subscribers
and friends of the institution." In support of this reso-
lution, he said that the society was going on in a very
satisfactory manner, and he might mention as a fact, that
of all the applications for temporary relief, not one in
four came from members of the society, but from those
persons mainly who had been improvident in their youth
and had laid up nothing, and made no provision for the
day of trouble.
Mr. GILBERT seconded the resolution, and regrettedet
to find that they had not yet touched the c
should influence the collateral branches, or even of the
trade itself, to subscribe to the funds of the society, as
not one out of forty of the newsvenders of the metro-
polis and its vicinity were contributors in support of this
institution. Ho did hope, therefore, that some effort
would be made to increase the number of annual sub-
scribers, and that such plan would receive a considerable
degree of encouragement on the present occasion. As
a preliminary to this object he suggested that a cheap
supplementary annual dinner should be got up, where
even the poorest class of the trade, with the masters,
might attend to concert and organize measures for their
common welfare and benefit.
The resolution was then put and agreed to.
Mr. TERRY moved the next resolution :—" That the
thanks of the members are largely due and are hereby
tendered to John Forster, Eozi., the chairman, and the
*towards, for their able and zealous services at the an-
nual dinner."
The CHAIRMAN said he spoke from personal observa-
tion when he said that nothing could have been more
delightful then the meeting presided over by Mr. Forster,
and thought they would do him but justice in passing
that resolution.
The resolution was unanimously carried.
Mr. BROWN, in a highly-laudatory address, moved the
following resolution :—" That the best thanks of the
members are due, and tendered, to Mr. Merrett, for his
long and faithful services as treasurer, with heartfelt
sympathy for the cause of his retirement, and sincere
hopes for his better health and future happiness."
M. WALTER seconded the resolution, which was
carried.
Mr. MERRETT returned thanks for the mark of fa,
your they had shown towards him as a humble labourer
in the cause of the society, and expressed his determi-
cation, for the remainder of his life, to uphold its inte-
rests to the utmost of his power.
Several other routine resolutions were put and agreed
to, and Mr. Terry was appointed treasurer for the en-
suing year.
A resolution of thanks was also passed to the press,
and particularly to the daily journals, for their advocacy
of the interests of this institution.
Mr. L WILD then proposed a resolution to the effect
—" That the most grateful thanks of the members are
due sad tendered to James Harmer, Esq., for his able
services upon the present occasion as president, and his
great and continued liberality to its funds."
The motion was seconded by Mr. GILBERT, and car-
ried amidst much applause.
Mr. HARMER, in acknowledging the compliment, said
(bathe contributed to this institution because he owed
great obligation to the newsvenders. His property had
been mainly supported by them, and it would be un•
grateful in him not to support those who had supported
him.
Mr. GRATATT moved—" That the thanks of this
meeting are greatly merited, and are hereby most cor-
dially and gratefully acknowledged, and preferred to the
proprietors of those journals who have kindly advocated
in their columns the interest of the society."
Mr. MERRETT seconded the motion, and stated that
the vast improvement which had taken place in the con-
duct of the daily press, and the rapidity of publication,
which had been brought to such perfection by machi-
nery, had tended greatly to the profit of the newsven-
ding trade.
The resolution was carried.
The greater part of the company then retired to the
supper-room, where a very superior repast was provided;
after which the usual loyal toasts, and " Prosperity to
the Newsveaders' Benevolent Institu ion," were drunk
with great enthusiasm, and the evening terminated in a
very agreeable manner.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE,
This establishment closed last evening for the season.
A new season is talked of, but the time of commence-
ment is not known. Mr. Bunn had announced in the
bills that he would address the house, and accordingly,
after the opera of Der Freischutz, he came forward, and,
after a warm greeting, delivered the following speech,
which was received with the liveliest expressions of
mirth and approbation:—
Mr. Bunn said—Custom exacts that a
should steward
periodically give an account of his reckoning,
or, in Parliamentary language, that a speech should be
delivered at the close of a session. Adopting, for one
moment, the latter position,
Gentlemen, I can at
I should naturally begin
by saying—My Lord
length release you from further attendance here,
and I am happy to be enabled to say that you
can retire into your respective homes whenever you
think proper to do so. It affords me great satisfaction
to assure you that I have received throughout an ardu-
ous session the most cordial co-operation from every
member of my government, with one exception, and that
I continue on the most friendly relations with our allies.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons—(addressing the
galleries)—l beg to inform you that, although the esti-
mates for the year were framed with a view to the
strictest economy, the receipts have not been found
equal to the expenditure—a fact naturally occasioned
by a
falling off in one important branch of revenue—
our income-tax. At the same time it must be borne in
mind that I have relieved you from very heavy taxa-
tion, as you can now come here for little more than one-
half of what you were formerly accustomed to pay. To
descend, however, from metaphor to facts. If our at-
tempts to give English opera in as perfect a form as
possible have not been so fully successful as could be
wished, it is no fault of yours, who have been ready to
patronise; neither is it, abstractedly, any fault of ours,
who have also been quite ready to b. patronised, I as-
sure you. But the extensive plans which bad been laid
down for your pleasure and our remuneration have been
thwarted by ethose who were unmindful of their duty
tither to one party or to the other. The eminent per-
formers attached to the theatre who have worked so loy-
ally through the season, will continue their exertions
with untiring energy; and I beg to assure you that dur-
ing the recess our best efforts shall be directed to make
the next season one of such brilliancy as to place our
art on that footing so much to be desired. The ladies
and gentlemen I allude to have requested me to return
their grateful thanks for your unceasing kindness to
them; and for myself, I respectfully assure you that
nothing on my part shall be wanting to merit that feel-
ing which you have ever been pleased to manifest to-
wards me.
Mr. Bunn retired amidst reiterated plaudits.

TOWDIt ROYALTY AND LIBERTIES.—The triennial
ceremony of perambulating the ancient royalty and liberties
of the Tower of London took place on Holy Thursday (yes-
terday). After the service appointed for the day had been
pet.rformed by the officiating clergymen in the old chapel of
St. Peter-ad- Vincula, the procession for " beating the hounds"
the formed within the quadrangle of the Tower, adjacent to
land
e new Wellington
and statue, and included the principal gar-
risonßos parochial officers, among whom we noticed Lord de
), Mr.(Lieutenant
,Ar of the Tower and Premier Baron of Eng-
Chaplain, the Swifts
(Keeper of the Crown Jewels), the
tleman Gaoler of the To (Mri
Althans), the Master Gunner, the Vestry-clerk (Mr.
a detachmewnwter?tfhthle
the High Gaoler Bailiff (Mr. J. W. Lush),
Qa bugeoeond,
s) , ando
m a
nthe
Mr. Lund), the whole being
preceded by
habited in full costume
most imposing appearance.Gen-
preceded
lieir halberds, who made a
moved on, halting at every boundary Thus formed, the procession
" broad arrow" was painted in red, station, where the
privileges. Some of these boundaries
of the Royal
most eccentric places. In one instance were situated in
need-
ful to engage a wherry, the boundary-markit was found
margin of the Thames. In another case being
on th®
arrow" was situated within a baker's oven. Thiele " broad
being completed, the leet jury and the other civil ceremony
tary funct►onaries partook of a cold collation in magis-
tratesthaendni
' chamber of the Royalty Sessions-house, W 11 e close-
square, Lord de Ros occupying the chair.
The Great Northern Railway conveys from the
collieries of Barnsley, within a circle of four miles of the
town, not less than 3,0C3 tons of coal per day. With the
present and contemplated net of railways around this coal-
field, there is every reason to believe that ere long the
Barnsley coal trade will only be second in importance to that
of Newcastle.
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