The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-15 00:00:00

IldkAN CATHOLIC WORSHIP.

Mr. O'CONNELL said that the object of the Bill which
he was about to ask leave to bring in was to secure the title
and facilitate the transfer of property vested in the hands of
trustees for the use of Roman Catholio chapels. He had no
design of extending the law as it at present stood, but to
give a greater facility of enjoying the property which was be-
queathed.
Mr. SHAW did not intend offering any objection to the
introduction of the Bill. He should be sorry to object on
sectarian grounds, and had no objection to allow all civil
equality to the Roman Catholics in Ireland. But he thought
that the Hon. Member seemed inclined to make corporations
of those charities of which he spoke, by rendering the trans-
mission of their property different from that which applied to
others.
Mr. LEFROY was not inclined to accede to the introduc-
tion of the Bill, as it appeared to him to be at variance with
those principles which had made the Protestant religion the
dominant one in these countries, and had united it firmly with
the Constitution.

Colonel CONOLLY said that many of the Roman Ca-
tholic houses of worship throughout Ireland had been con-
verted into arenas for political discussions. In all leases
which he had given for Catholic chapels he had taken care to
insert a clause to the effect that if such houses of wor-
ship should be used for any such purpose he should have
a right to re-assume possession, and the Roman Catholic
clergy themselves were obliged to him for the insertion of the
clause. If the Bill of the Hon. Gentleman was intended to
afford protection to this species of property, he (Colonel
Conolly) would move the insertion of a clause to the effect,
that all such houses of worship used for the purposes of politi-
cal discussion should be' exempted from the benefits proposed
to be conferred by the measure of the Hon. and Learned Gen.
tleman.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. H. MA XWE LL would; on Protestant grounds, divide
the House on the Bill of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.
—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. O'CONNELL said there was nothing in his Bill
which would interfere with the conditions of any grants of land
which might have been made for Roman Catholic houses of
worship, or at all alter the law in any respect in reference to
landlord and tenant. His object simply was to prevent the
expenses of litigation. He had not sufficient acquaintance
with the nature of the conveyances adopted by the Dissenters
with regard to their houses of worship ; but he trusted that
the measure which he was about to introduce might be found
a useful precedent for them.
Colonel PE RC E VAL did not think the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman had been sufficiently explicit in stating the nature
of his Bill. He would be glad to know whether the benefits
of this measure were to be extended to nunneries, convents,
monasteries, and houses of that description, which, in his opi-
nion, were illegal institutions, inasmuch as they were not regis-
tered, as the law directed.
Lord MORPETH should vote in favour of the motion.
The Government would, of course, reserve to itself the pri-
vilege of opposing any of the details which they might riot
approve ; but he was decidedly favourable to the principle of
the measure.—( Hear, hear.) He, however, agreed with
Hon. Gentlemen on the other side, that
,houses of worship
should not be used for political purposes; and the sooner the
practice of using such places fur political sermons, or politi-
cal discussions, was discontinued, the better would it be for
society.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. MACL E AN wished to know from the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman, whether the species of property to which
his Bill referred, did not enjoy the same facilities fur transfer
as the property of the Established Church ?
Mr. O'CONNELL replied that the Established Church
enjoyed much greater facilities.
Mr. WE ST thought the terms of the Hon. Gentleman's
notice objectionable ; but he would not oppose the introduc-
tion of the Bill.

The motion was then agreed to.
Mr. HUME moved for a return of the amount of the several
fees demanded from a Member on taking his seat in that House
at a general election, and when returned upon a new writ upon
a vacancy ; by what authority charged ; and to what purposes
applied.—Agreed to.
Dr. BO WRING moved for returns of the amounts not paid
into the Exchequer, but deducted for costs of collection and all
other purposes, from the gross amounts received by the customs,
excise, stamps and taxes, post-office, and every other depart-
ment of revenue for the year ending the sth of Jan. 1837.
Mr. F. BARING had no objection to the motion, but the
returns for which the Hon. Member moved were printed every
year with the financial statement.
Mr. HUME thought the mode in which the returns of the
expenditure were made very unsatisfactory. The cost of col-
lection should form part of the gross amount of revenue.
Mr. WALLACE said that difficulty would continue until
the close of the financial year took place at an earlier pe-
riod. It should close on the sth of January, instead of the
sth of April.
After a few words from Mr. GEORGE P. YOUNG and Sir
ANDREW LEITH HAV, the motion was agreed to.
MILLBANK PENITENTIARY.
Mr. FOX MAULE moved for leave to bring in a Bill
for extending an Act passed in the fifth and sixth year of the
reign of his present Majesty, for the greater uniformity of
practice in the government of the several prisons in England
and Wales. The object of the Bill was to enable the Go-
vernment to convert the Millbank Penitentiary into a prison
for persons convicted at the Central Criminal Court, which,
under the present law, they were not empowered to do.
Lord G. SOMERSET wished to know whether the other
gaols in the metropolitan districts were to be included, or
whether it was intended to confine the measure to such pri.
soncr as were confined in the gaol of Newgate ?
Mr. F. MAULE said it was intended to apply to the gaol
of Newgate.

Mr. G. F. YOUNG expressed his approbation of the
measure.

Mr. lIUME thought that all the gaols in the kingdom
should be placed under the controul of the Secretary of State
for the Home Department. The Millbauk Penitentiary was
at present under the control of a board of commissioners, and
this Bill would create a sort of joint management between
the commision and the Secretary of State, which, in his
opinion, was extremely objectionable.
Mr. CEIALMERS wished to ask the Hon. Gentleman
whether it was intended to introduce any measure for the
improvement of prison discipline in Scotland during the pre-
sent session?
Mr. F. MA ULE said as soon as the report of the corn-
mission was laid on the table of the House a measure would
be introduced on that subject.
MR. CHARLTON'S CASE.
Major BEAUCLERK was instructed by Mr. Charlton
to state that he would be satisfied that his petition should lie
on the table, and that he would not press his application further.
Mr. BLACKBURNE had been charged by the Hon.
Member with indecency, in presenting a petition from the
Mayor and Corporation of Ludlow in the absence of the Hon.
Member for Ludlow; but he (Mr. Blackburne) had received
no notice of the petition presented last night by the Hon.
Member. It was, therefore, rather hard to charge him with
indelicacy, particularly as he had sent the Hon. Member a
copy of the petition entrusted to his cart.
Mr. CLIVE, as a member of the old corporation, bore
testimony to the correctness of many of the facts stated in
Mr. Charlton's petition. He could also state that many of the
facts stated in the petition of the new corporation were incor-
rect.--( Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUME moved for certain returns connected with the
subject of emigration to Canada.—Agreed to.
GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL.

On the motion that this Bill be read a third time,
Mr. O'CONNELL moved the insertion of a clause for the
prevention of frauds on the part of contractors under Grand
Jury presentments.
Mr. SHAW thought the clause reasonable, and would not
therefore object to it.

Mr. O'CONNELL had also another clause to propose in
respect to the security required for the moneys in the hands of
the County Treasurer. Instead of this, he proposed that the
County Treasurer should vest the amount of the securities re-
quired in the Bank of Ireland, to the account of the Ac-
countant-General of the Court of Chancery, instead of
giving freehold securities.
After a few words from Sir W. BRABA ZON and Lord
MORPETH, the clause was agreed to,
The Bill was then passed,
Mr. SI-14W inquired what time the Irish Corporation Bill
Would he placed in the hands of Members?
Lord J, RUSSELL could not distinctly tell.

The Irish Poor Law Bill was read a first time; and.ordred
to be read a second time on the 27th of February, and. the
House adjourned at Half-past Ten.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the New London Price Current of February 14.)
SUGAR.—The request for British Plantation has been mode-
rate since this day week, both grocers and refiners purchasing
only just sufficient to meet their immediate necessities, but in
the prices there has not been the !cast variation, good and fine
yellow grocery descriptions in particular have been held with
much firmness by importers, the supply continuing rather short
of these descriptions ; the private purchases have nut exceeded
1,600 hhds. and trs. ; there has been no public sale of Bar-
badoes, nor is there any one advertised ; the average gazette
price is about 4s. less than it was last year at this period ; the
lowest point of the Market for dry brown Sugar is now 61s.
01, and the highest for the best yellow 655. ; the arrivals
during the last week have been 4,000 hhds. and trs.
This afternoon the Market was in a languid state, both the
Refiners and Grocers purchasing sparingly, but in the prices
no general reduction has taken place ; the purchases have not
exceeded 550 hhds. and trs.

The stock of West India Sugars is now 20,835 hhds. and
trs., being 4,765 more than last year. The stock of Mauritius
is now 46,243 bags, which is 22,411 less than last year (in-
cluding the East India Dock). The delivery of West India
last week was 2,582 hhds. and trs., which is 643 more than
last year. The delivery of Mauritius was 4,652 bags, being
1,104 less than the corresponding week of last year, (includ.
int* the East India Dock.)
rin the value of Refined goods there has been no change ;
the supply at Market is still rather small ; from the grocers
there has been a good demand at 78s. for Lumps to pass, and
775. for those rather under the standard ; for the export qual;-
ties a good request has prevailed, and several parcels of double
Crushed have been taken for immediate and future delivery,
the former at 365. to 365. 6d., and the latter at 35a. 6d. try
365. for the spring months. Treacle has fully supported the
advance of last week, and the demand continues good. In
Bastards little stirring ; fine descriptions continue scarce.
Dutch Crushed Sugar remains at 345. There has been no-
thing done.
MAURITIUS.—The Market has been quiet; the request by
private contract has been only to a very limited extent, and
5,154 bags at auction went off without spirit at Is. decline for
the ordinary qualities, but the best descriptions fully sup,
ported previous prices : fine yellow went at 655. to 655. 6d.,
ordinary and good 545. to 61s. 6d., good and fine brown
51s. 6d. to 535. 6d. ; a public sale of 6,000 bags is advertised
for to-morrow ; there have been three arrivals amounting to
17,000 bags.

EAST INDlA.—Bengal continues to be totally neglected by
the shippers, the prices being still too high to admit of the
execution of orders. From the grocers the demand has beim
moderate by private contract, but in the prices there has not
been any particular change.
This afternoon there were offered at public sale 4,393 bags
Bengal and 1,237 bags Siam and Cochin China, all Ole for-
me lo Iwnich were disposed of, but at a decline of 6d. on
former rates, fine white went at 325. 6d. to 335. 6d., mid, and
good 295. to 31s. damps and washed 295. to 31s. ; the COchin
China were all taken in above their value, low and fair yellow
in bad condition at 225. to 245. ; Siam sold at 275. to 28s. 6d.
for good dry grey, and 245. 6d. to 265. 6d. for low and mid..
washed 245. 6d.

FormoN.-The best descriptions of white Havannah have
been in request at steady prices, and for 400 boxes of strong
grain 375. has been paid, but in inferior and mid. sorts little
has been done ; the prices remain firm, and for 150 chests 325.
to 345. has been paid. This afternoon at auction 61 chests
Bahia were taken in, low and good dry brown at 18s. to 225.,
mid. white 275. 6d.
COFFEE.-Jamaica clean fine ord. went at 86s. 6d., unclean
good ord. and low mid. 60s. to 745. ; Berbice. and Demerara
low mid. and mid, clean 88s. to 935., fine ord. 795. to 80s. ;
unclean fine ordinary and good middling 70s. to 91s. ; 100
casks are announced for auction, on Thursday next.
Mocha went at 525. 6d. to 545. 6d. for ord. ungarbled ; Ha-
vannah at 525. for good ord. brown. This afternoon the public
sales of British Plantation were large, nearly all of which
being of clean quality, sold readily at full and in some in.
stances rather higher prices ; Jamaica mid. 103 s. a 103 s. 6d.,
low mid. 975. 6d., good ord. and triage 60s. a 755.; Berbice, low
mid. 88a. a 935. 6d. good and fine ord. 80s. a 88s., triage 78s.
200 bags Ceylon at the 6d. duty went rather dearer, good 'and.
fine ord. sold at 68s. a 735. 6d.
SPICES-Pepper at 31d. for ordinary Sumatra. Cassia
Lignea, at auction, bought in at 58s. for middling. Pimento
went at 3W. for good middling. This afternoon Jamaica
Ginger sold at Si. a 71. 14s. The large public sales of Cin-
namon, which commenced yesterday, have been brought to a
conclusion this afternoon ; they have gone off at a decline of
6d. to 9d. for thirds; 3d. for seconds ; and 6d. for, first
quality on the prices of the last sales.
RICE,-Madras taken in at I Is. 6d, for ord. white. From
the Grocers there has been a steady request for Carolina at
325. to 345.

SALTPETRE.—In Rough refraction 2 per cent. of fine colour
at 265. 6d. ; refraction 54 a 9 per cent. was taken in at 255. 6d.
COCOA.—Trinidad good and fine red 555. a 605., ord. 475.
a 48s. 90 bales Mocha went at 71s. a 71s. 6d. for mid yellow
garbled.

MaTALs.—Spelter has advanced to 171. For Banca Tin
there has been some enquiry at 87s. 6d. sales privately of
Straits have been made at 775. to 78s. ; at auction 353" slab.
27 bags were all taken in at 60s. to 755. for very ord. quality.
Ceylon Black Lead was disposed of at 7s. to Bs.
HORN TIPS—At auction 20 tons E. I. Buffalo were taken
in at 235. 6d.

FRUlT—Patras Currants found buyers at 68.5. to 745.
TERRA JAPONICA—NearIy all taken in at 225.
DYEWOODS, &c.--Nicaragua Wood was all taken in at 131.
a 141. 10s. ; six tons E. I. Ebony sold at 16/. 155., and six tons
Sapan Wood at 101 ss. a 10/. 10s. ; Bengal Safflower was
bought in at Si. for mid, dark. 330 bdls. Munjeet sold at
16s. for middling.
SAGO sold at I Is. 6d. a 16s. 6d. mid and fine Pearl.
NITRATE OF SODA 18s. to 18s. 6d. paid for small parcels.
LAC DYE sold at Is. 3d. a Is. sd. ; 3 other cases went at
2s. 7d. a 2s. Bd.
ANTIMONY ORE.--At public sale 40 tons sold at 81. 10s.
MOTHER-Of-PEARL SHELLS.—At auction 75 baskets sold at
70s. a 755.
MoLAssEs.—Demerara of mid. and good quality 265. a 275.
has been paid. The total deliveries of West India Molasses
from the warehouses for home use for the week ending Feb.
11th amount to 2,060 cwt.