The Sun.
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THE SUN, LONDON;t*WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1852.

rates in the ordinary way. The proceedings of the
coroner's inquest were laid before him, as Attorricy- Ge-
neral of the Crown, and he had felt it his duty to signify
his consent to the soldiers being admitted to bail ; and
he was ready to take the entire responsibiliy of that
cause on himself, because he thought the protection of
the law should be offered to those who he be
lieved were free from blame, and only discharged thei-
duty under the most harassing circumstances. (Hear.)
The Hon. Member withdrew his motion on the under-
standing that the evidence should be laid before the
House when the judgment of the Court was given.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that there was no establishment in the country that had
made greater exertions than the Mint, which it should
be remembered had to deal with circumstances of an
extraordinary and unparalleled occurence. Upon the
proper day he pledged himself to prove that the officers
of the Mint had done their duty.
The subject then dropped.
THE FREE TRADE MOTION.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said : I
do not know whether the Member for Wolverhampton
is in the House, but if he is not, some of his friends may
be able to answer me. I expressed yesterday that it
would be convenient to the House that the terms of the
motion of which he has given notice should be submitted
to the House, Another day has now elapsed, and still
the terms of _that motion are withheld. To-morrow be-
ing a morning sitting, it is not usual to give such notices,
and upon Thursday there will be no House, so that if
we are not favoured with the terms of that motion to-
night, we cannot have it before Friday next. (Hear,
hear. A notice of this kind ought not, so far as its ex-
pressions are concerned, to be concealed from the House.
The subject then dropped.
FORMS OF THE HOUSE.

On the motion that the House do now adjourn,
Sir R. INGLIS took occasion to remark that since
the elevation of the present Speaker to the Chair they
had enjoyed the benefit of his services without a single
day's illness. This was a thirig upon which they could
not always calculate, and there ought, therefore, to be
some plan devised by which a deputy Speaker might be
elected to preside during the occasional absences of the
Speaker.

The subject then dropped, and
The House then adjourned at seven o'clock.

POLICE REGULATIONS for CARRIAGES
and MOURNING COACHES forming part of the PROCES-
SION to St Paul's Cathedral, on the occasion of the FUNERAL of
Field-Marshal the Duke of WELLINGTON.

Carriages and mourning coaches in the procession, after setting
down, will proceed, as directed by the police, to Cheapeide, and there
remain in readiness to take up immediately after the ceremony.
D. W. HARVEY,
Commissioner of Police of the City of London.
Chief Office, Old awry, Nov. 16, 1852.

SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON'S NEW WORK.
Now ready,- in Byo., price 155., Volume I. of the
HISTORY OF EUROPE, from the Fall of
Napoleon in 1815 to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in

By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Bart.,
L' Author of the "History of Europe from the commencement of the
French Revolution, in 1789, to the Battle of Waterloo," &c. &c.
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.

Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Welster as Lessee and Manager.
THIS EVENING,

The grand historical Comedy of RICHELIEU IN LOVE, by
Messrs. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, and Stuart; Mrs. L. S. Buck-
ingham and Mrs. Stirling.
After which, the popular Farce of A CAPITAL MATCH.
Keeley and Miss Rosa Bennett.
The Farce of YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER.
To conclude with the Farce of SHOCKING EVENTS.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestrio.
THIS EVENING, Nov. 17,

Will be performed the Comic Drama of MARRIED DAUGHTERS
AND YOUNG HUSBANDS. principal characters by Messrs.
Roxby, F. Matthews, Baker, and Suter; Mrs. F. Matthews, Mlss
Julia St. George, Miss M. Oliver, Miss Fanny Baker, and Wu
Martindale.

a new Farce, in two acts, entitled THOSE
To be followed by
DEAR BLACKS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Baker,
?Suter, Butler, and Miss Wyndham.
TO eonclude with A House. OUT OF WINDOWS. Characters
by Pei Potter and Mr. Robert Roxby.
Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mt. W. Allcroft, 15, New
Bond-street.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Open for the Season.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MISS WOOLGAB.
THIS EVENING
(By general demand.)

The celebrated Draniaof THE GREEN BUSHES, by Madame
Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss E. Chaplin; Messrs. Paul Bed-
ford, Honey, 0. Smith, Emery, &C.
After which (at second price), the Popular Drama of JACK
SHEPPARD. Jack, by Mrs. Keeley ; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr .C.Kean.
THIS EVENING
Will be performed the new and original Play, in five acts, by West-
and Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters
by Messrs. C. Kean, W. Lacy, and Addison; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs.
Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean.
To be followed by THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal
character by Mr. C. Kean.
To conclude with THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER, in which
Mr. Wright will appear,

ASTLErS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
Last Four Nights of the present Spectacle.
MR. BATTY
Respectfully announces that. in compliance with numerous sugges-
tions and requests, he has determined on the production. on MON-
DAY, 22d November, of an Equestrian Version of UNCLE TOM'S
CABIN, embodying all those stirring situations so graphically
described in Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular work, and
which are so peculiarly adapted to the resources of this Theatre.
THIS EVENING, November 17, and during the week, the enter-
tainments will commence, at 7 o'clock, with the gorgeous Spectacle
of Enchantment, entitled THE BRIDE OF GOLCONDA. ; or, the
Genius of the Ring.
To be followed by a Series of extraordinary Equestrian snd
Gymnastic Performances in the Circle.
To conclude with a popular Farce.
Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. Doors open at Half-past Six
o'clock; Box-office open gaily from Eleven to to Four.

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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17, 1852.
State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
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SOUTHAMPTON—S., gentle breeze ; overcast.
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GREENWICH—S., gentle breeze ; partially cloudy.
STROOD—S. calm ; overcast.
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LEIGHTON—S.E., calm—overcast.
YARMOUTH—S., gentle breeze—cloudless.
HOLYHEAD—E.S.E., gentle breeze ; overcast ; rain.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 17,
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
57 highest since noon yesterday.
47—lowest this morning and during the night.
49—this day, at noon.
BAROMETER, 22'24, the mercury is rising rapidly.
WIND S.W., fine breeze, and sunshiny weather—with a
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LONDON,' WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1852,

The Free-traders and the CHANcELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER attract at this time about equally the
attention of the country. It -has high expecta-
tions from both T—expectations which rise far above
the ordinary level of party contentions. T
...t will
be deeply disappointed if full and fair
scope be
not given to each to perform their respective parts,
orgedtesimraibnliesttehr
than
that the
should act
galdatnoptiliartnyg iasnndow more
great
fairly and honourably by each other. In a word,
the country equally desires that the Free-traders
should promptly and finally settle the grand
question on which the country has put them in
power, and that Mr. DISRAELI should lay before
us his unmutilated Financial Scheme. There can
be no reason in the world why a thorough under-
standing should not be come' to on the matter.
At the time we write, a notice of Mr. Yuanßs
appears in the votes of the House of Commons,
"To move a resolution on Free Trade, Tuesday,
Nov. 23." Mr. ThsRART,T, on the other hand,
has announced that, on the 26th, he will lay his
Budget before the House; an announcement which
he has accompanied with the intimation that fac-

tious opposition might, of course, hinder his doing
so. We have little doubt that the majority of
the country feel so thoroughly confident in the
that they would witness with regret
PaFliarnentary strength of the Free-
tinhradearepnotliancyd,

the adoption of any tactics by their own party
through which they would be deprived of the
Budget which has been so long "Looming in the
Future." After enduring so patiently the weary
years of Sir CHARLES WOOD'S incapacity to make
an honest Income-tax, or even a Stamp Act him-
self, all of us are intensely solicitous to see what
confessed genius and ability can do in the Ex-
chequer. Of this we must not be cheated. We
can afford even to let Free-trade resolutions
slumber a little. The country, generally, has
taken its own resolution too firmly to make it of
very serious importance whether the House of
Commons record that resolution a week earlier or
a week later ; but it is of very serious importance
thoroughly to break up the family inflexibility of
Whig Exchequership, as well as of Whig official
nepotism. The latter, as we showed rather largely
the other clay, Lord DERBY has done most effec-
tually. The country will long owe him cordial
thanks for having at least initiated the policy of
Free Trade in the personnel of the Ministry. In
the other matter, Mr. DISRAELI has his part yet
to perform ; and till we witness a failure, we shall
continue to believe that he will not disappoint fair
expectation.
Not only in the case of the Income-tax, so ter-
rible a puzzle to Sir CHARLES Woon, but in the
Assessed Taxes, the Legacy Duty, the Excise, and
Customs there is much to do, which we believe
the late CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did want
ability, good man, to accomplish. Mr. DISRAELI
has not only the ability to put all right, but he
has one adVantage, as on the Law Reforms, which
the Whigs had not---the advantage of diminished
opposition to really liberal and national measures.
The Conservatives and the House of Lords will
receive at his hands, and will not unwillingly
grant as their own concessions, what they would
resist with every device of ingenuity and faction if
it were attempted to be wrested from them by
the Whigs- The Whigs, on the other hand, dare
not oppose liberal Measures so proposed. We
have acknowledged before that this may be a poli-
tical hardship on. the Whigs. Still they can only
do two things; for one, they must bear it patiently
now they are out ; for another, they must keep
much further in advance of the TorieS next time
they are in. At present, they may rest assured,
that the country is really more concerned about
taxation than about Free Trade. One they know
is safe. The other, they as well know, needs
such a thorough adjustment to the policy of unre-
stricted competition, as Lord DERBY intimated in
plain terms, in his place in the House of Lords.
We remember, too, that even Mr. HENLEY told his
dinner-table audience that it was vain now for
farmers to hope for relief except from measures
which should equally benefit the whole community.
Everything yet said .by Members of the Govern-
ment has pointed in the same direction ; hence we
do fully expect such a readjustment of taxation as
shall place it in part immediately, in part pro-
spectively, on the right shoulders.
What, then, is to be done with Mr. VILLIERS'
resolution ? Is he to adjust it to Mr. CHRISTO-
PHER'S and Sir FREDERICK THESIGER'S hustings'
declamations, lest ha upset the Ministry?—or, is
he to give it up ? Not the former certainly. The
Ministry will never resign to keep in the same
boat with these gent]emen. It is the latter who
must take to swimming, or keep close to the Pre-
mier and his Chancellor. On the whole, we
should prefer its postponement till after the
26th. Mr. VILLIERS, however, Mr. COBDEN,
and their friends, have to satisfy their great party,
as well as Mr. DISRAELI his, and they may deem
it necessary for the redemption of their pledges,
and for their political credit, to bring on the
Free-trade motion distinctly and unencumbered by
questions of detail ; and to bring it on in this
form before any other business is permitted to
engross Parlianienta7 attention. They have, un-
doubtedly, very much to say for such a course,
and Mr. DISRAELI must deal fairly and candidly
with them as a political party, if he expects them
to receive his measures, when proposed, in a
similar spirit. Shoald Mr. VILLIERS then feel
bound to persist in his motion, we think it might
easily be one for which Mr. DISRAELI, and all the
talent in the Cabinet could readily vote. It might
affirm the great principle of Free Trade, and, if
necessary, it might even add, that, in carrying it
out, no class was entitled to compensation, by
measures not giving equal relief to all other classes
in the community. The squires themselves might
vote in the House of Commons for what Mr.
HENLEY had already taught them deep down in
the very recesses of the country. ,As Mr. COBDEN
truly observed—" The CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUER had said that unrestricted commerce
was the principle held and adopted by the Cabinet.
Very well. The Right Hon. Baronet had only to
get up and second the motion of his Hon. Friend
the Member for Wolverhampton, and in one short
hour, for he could promise the Right Hon. Gentle-
man he should not be troubled with many
speeches afterwards, the question would be dis-
posed of." MT. COBDEN has a right to speak
thus, and to demand that the Free-trade resolu-
tion or motion be kept quite clear of other ques-
tions must, do him the justice to own the
with which, amidst the greatest tempta-
tfitiirmnoonnss:;:o rebas refuwl to mix up that .question with
others ; and kindrad ones too, to which, moreover,
the vast majority
of his supporters were ardently
attached. The chiafs have only therefore to make
fair allowance for each other's political position,
by postponing Mr. VILLIERS' resolution,
o cordial tcceptance of a fair one on the
parnartdbyeitofth the
teehe Governnent, the whole difficulty may
be easily got over. The country then may have
what it undoubtedly desires, both a solemn
affirmation
by the House of Commons,
of Free-trade priniples in the clearest form, and
also the Budget of a CHANCELLOR of the MECITE-
QUER, the financial fruits of whose genius it is
certainly impatient to behold with no inconsider;
able hope that tity will be not only " pleasant
forbu; good for food." We think
that the sight,
candid men,
dancing
over the declarations of
the Members of tho Government in the debate on
the Address, can
hardly doubt that any thing
remains but the laerely formal renunciation of
`they . Whet Lord DERBY declares that
fax on the introduction of articles of provision,"
that, "on the
not coreent to the imposition of any
Part of himself and his colleagues,
to the 4.ecision of the country," and
must in consequence be a complete
change in our financial system,"—when Mr.
DISRAELI enables
h,P,erbteaotewtti:shilinee
to interpret this last clause
by saying, c` Neither I nor any of my colleagues
have any intention
will give artificial proposo any policy which
Prices, or what has been called,
by the Honourable
Gentleman on the other side,
compensation for ksses which have been occasion

by changesin the legislation which regulated the
commercial sYston of this coun'tify"—when Mr.
WA.LPOLE thinks it might be inferred from the
QUEEN'B gPee'6ll) a4cl the Address, that Ministers

will not " propose reverse the recent legislation

which has led to time improvements in the con-
dition of the industrious classes of the community
to which the Speech refers"--when we have such

language from the Government, however we may
regret the ill-conceived paragraph in the Quiouses
Speech—we are found, in all fairness, to feel

pretty well at ease on the main point, and to re-

gard them as mei who only want to take their

new position in the way most pleasant to them•

selves. The victors may concede this to the van

quished, with credit rather than with damage to

[emselves.

Lord Sr. LEollAßros has fully verified the anti-
cipations of those who believed that when he
directed his mind to the cause of Law Reform,
he would achieve greater progress than had ever,
on any previous occasion, been accomplished.
Ile has already evinced the greatest promptitude
with the
in dealing important subject. Not a
single day has been lost in explaining the Mini-
sterial intentions, with respect not only to the
measures now ready or in course of preparation,
but to others tint will be brought forward at no
distant day. Re also made very satisfactory
allusions to the working of thedeactments that
received the Legislative sanction last Session, and
to the orders framed under his direction, and
Many of them prepared by his own hand, for the
Purpose of ' •
_ &mug effiviono7 and Tatty to, these,

enactments. The greater portion of the Noble
and Learned Lord's vacation had been devoted to
this purpose ; and those who have carefully pe-
rused the new orders will agree in the opinion,
that " they will fully effect everything that the
country and Parliament have had in view." We do
not by this mean that further reforms are not re-
quired. Far from it; much has unquestionably been
done, but more remains to be accomplished, and
Legal Reformers should not relax their exertions
while a single abuse remains unredressed. The
orders, howeVer, will carry the new statutes fairly
into execution, all that had been left to the discre-
tion of the LORD CHANCELLOR and the other
Judges in Equity, being fully performed. His
Lordship last night explained the intent and ob-
ject of many of these orders, and placed them in
a new and very favourable point of view. So
that, although we cannot, as yet, and without
further information, agree in the opinion that the
old proverb with respect to Chancery delays, will
be either entirely forgotten or completely reversed,
we readily admit the best improvements already
effected, and the probability of further ameliora-
tions being accomplished, in accordance with the
principles so clearly and distinctly laid down by
the Noble and Learned Lord. If the result
should, indeed, prove that the administration of
justice in the Court of Chancery will be rendered
so efficient, and that all questions of property can
be there determined with the greatest speed, con-
sistent with mature deliberation, it will afford an
additional reason for the complete amalgamation
of the Legal and Equitable tribunals, and the
fusion of the jurisdictions, retaining all that is good,
and abolishing that which is evil in both systems.
The " limitation of claims within the Court
itself, notwithstanding a lis pendens," and the
provisions for terminating proceedings, and fix-
ing a time within which appeals must be prose-
cuted, are unquestionably boons which will re-
move some of the most serious evils which had
been most loudly and justly complained of. No-
thing could be more objectionable than the re-
vival of a litigation which had been suffered to
remain in abeyance for many years, and which
was brought into activity at the very time most
inconvenient to some of the parties, who, relying
on its virtual termination, are no longer in a po-
sition to defend their rights. The most satisfac-
tory reasons should be assigned for such conduct,
in order that it might be shown that the suspen-
sion arose from inevitable causes, and was not in-
tended to operate prejudicially so far as the in-
terests of the other side were concerned. The rules
adopted in Ireland under the auspices of the
Noble Lord when occupying the Woolsack in that
country, worked very beneficially, and we may
now congratulate the country on the fact that
most, if not all, of the restrictions on the effects
of the several statutes of limitations, have been
judiciously removed.
The rules for carrying into effect the Suitors
in Chancery Relief Bill merit equal praise ; and
no exception can be taken to the principles enun-
ciated in the statement of the Noble Lord, we had
almost said discussion, for the different points
were elaborately reviewed, and the reasons for
their adoption clearly assigned. He declares,
" that the administration of justice ought to be
paid by the country, and not by the suitors." This
is the point which we have long laboured to estab-
lish, which strikes at the very root of the abomi-
nable " fee system," the fertile source of expense
to suitors, and of inordinate profits to, and occa-
sionally peculation by, officials. The substitution
of stamps for fees, and the payments of the officers
in the different departments by salaries, in the place
of indirect emoluments, was an unquestionable
improvement; but every charge should be abolished,
and the man who surrenders a portion of his
natural liberty and of his pecuniary means, in re-
turn for protection to liberty and property,
should receive that protection, and be allowed to
enforce his rights at the expense of the Exchequer
to which he has contributed " secundum statum
et facultates." The actual saving this year under
the recent law will be 34,4391. ; but others are in
progress from which much greater reductions
may be anticipated, so that the hope expressed
by Lord ST. LEONARDS may be verified, " that
the hour may come, and is not far distant, when
the suitors in Chancery will have no costs to pay
for the administration of justice, irrespective, of
course, of the costs, which must always exist
between solicitor and client ;" and not only that,
,but that the Consolidated Fund may also be re-
lieved from the payment of the salaries of
Judges," which will be altogether defrayed from
the portions of " the suitors' fund," property ap-
plicable to the purpose. We commend the proposed
arrangements with respect to the Accountant-
Generals' office, more especially that which proposes
to get rid, in a great degree, of buying and selling
of stock, and thus giving the suitor the benefit of
the saving of brokerage and of the turn of the
market. Heretofore it was the practice to buy or
to sell in every transaction ; so that there were
dealings to the extent of nearly five millions per
annum, the expenses of which may be averaged
at one-quarter per cent., or 2,5001. per annum.
Now, henceforward, the buying and selling will
be balanced, so far as practicable, and sales only
made when , there is a necessity for cash. The
dealings will thus be reduced from nearly
5,000,000/. to 100,0001: or 200,000/. in the
year. This saving will be given to the suitor,
for, as Lord ST. LEONARD justly remarked, if a
suit could be worked without expense, the benefit
should be given to the suitor, and not to the
country. The average price at one o'clock each
day is what is to be allowed to sellers and
charged to buyers, when there is not a sale or pur-
chase in the open market. The office of the Ac-
countant-General will no longer be kept closed
during the long vacation, to the serious
injury of those who are entitled to receive sums
of money, but delayed for months through
the injudicious arrangements heretofore in opera-
tion. It may be all very well to allow a certain
leisure time to officials, but it might be done
without causing such serious damage to those
whose resources are placed under the control and
direction of the Court of Chancery.
Another great improvement proposed by the
Noble Lord will remove one of the greatest re-
proaches to which the Court had previously been
subject. Itself the Leviathan " TRUSTEE" of the
country, and holding the property of others to
the extent of nearly fifty millions sterling—the
sole tribunal for enforcing the conscientious exe-
cution of trusts, it was in the habit of committing
acts every day which it would have heavily cen-
sured in others. Ono of the first principles which
every Trustee was bound to observe, was that he
should not deal for his own benefit, or speculate
with the funds entrusted to his charge ; but
this salutary regulation the Court habitually
disregarded. It thus realised large profits
at the expense of the suitors. That objec-
tion will- _ for the _future be .
remedied.
The suitor will receive the benefit of the invest-
ments made with his property, after two years.
We confess we do not quite understand the ex

ception to the equitable and salutary principle,

why the Court is to le treated as a banker for
two years, and a trustee after that time. We
have no doubt, however, that there is some rea-
son for the provision, and that full effect will

ultimately be given to the equitable doctrine.
It is impossible, within the limits assigned to a
single article, to explain all the changes proposed

, by the Noble Lord, suffice it to say that they in-
clude reforms in the Law of Lunacy, and also in
the Ecclesiastical Courts, so far as the
testamentary jurisdiction with the prospect
of other and far more extensive altera-
tions, leading, we hope, to the ultimate
abolition of these tribunals. Another Act, that
may be termed an extension of the Masters in
Chancery Abolition Act, will be introduced, carry-
ing that exceedingly beneficial statute consider-
ably further, and saving much time and expence
to the suitors. Changes will also be made in the
Bankrupt Laws ; and a complete Digest of the
Criminal Law will also be brought forard.
These are the chief measures now in contempla-
tion. They aro clearly but instalments, although
large instalments, and merit the eulogiums which
they received from Lord BROUGRAM, and which
we have no doubt, will be re-echoed by the legal
practitioners and by the community izt general.

IMPERIA L PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY.

The Royal Assent was this morning given by Corn-
mission, to the Bill for making provision for the payment
of Bills of Exchange and promissory notes falling due on
the 18th inst.

The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Lonsdale.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY)

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly beforel2 o'clock.
A few minutes afterwards, the Deputy Usher of the
Black Rod summoned the House to the House of Peers.
On the return of the House, the SPEAKER intimated
that the Royal Assent had been given by Commission to
an Act making a provision concerning the payment of
Bills of Exchange and promissory notes falling due on
the day fixed for the Duke of Wellington's funeral.
PETITIONS.

Mr. KINNAIRD presented a petition from Mission-
aries in India, praying for extensive reforms in the Go-
vernment of that territory, and for a limitation of the
East India Charter ; also a petition from Perthshire,
against the Maynooth Grant ; and also a petition from
Somersetshire against the opening of the Crystal Palace
on Sunday.