The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-25 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF T EVE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The debate on Mr. \ ter's motion last night was ad-
journed to Monday next. The real object of the motion, as..
explained by its seconder (for Mr. Walter took care to avoid
being explicit on the subject), is to effect the repeal of the
Poor-law Amendment Act. It had been affirmed by Mr.
Walter that Lord John Russell wished to screen the Poor-
law Commissioners ; but his Lordship took care to remove all
misapprehension on the subject by his'amendneent—" That a
Select Chmniittee be appointed to inquire into the adminis-
tration of the relief of the poor under the orders and regu-
lations issued by the Commissioners appointed under the
provisions of the Poor-law Act. These words were,
he conceived, sufficiently comprehensive to admit of an
inquiry into the whole of what bad been done under
the new law, and would enable the Committee to con-
vince itself, e, en to the minutest particular, of the manner
in which that new law had been carried into operation." If
Mr. Walter really wish information as to the working of the
new law, he will obtain all that he can possibly desire under the
terms of the Committee as proposed by Lord John Russell.
The difference between the two motions is, that the whole sub-
ject will be investigated in the one case, whereas in the other
a Committee was sought for with a view to propose the repeal
of the law. The speech of Lord John Russell was excel-
lent. We had rather be excused from characterizing that of
Mr. Walter, who certainly neither in matter nor in manner
sustained on this occasion the title conferred on him by the
Standard, of being, after Mr. Hardy, the greatest of modern.
orators 1-21/orniefe Chronicle.
Last night the attention of the House of Commosis tea§
called to the considcratio:i of the much vilified Poor Law
Amendment Act by Mr. Walter, who moved for the appoint-
ment of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon
its operation. This motion was met by an amendment from
Lord John Russell, who in a most clear and convincing speech
completely overthrew all the statements and mgements of
the Honourable Member for Berkshire, and proved to the
conviction of all not wilfully blind to truth, that
though some few instances of harshness and severity
may be established against some few of the Guardians,
yet the general operation of the law has been at-
tended with meet beneficial effects to the commurite. Not
only has there been a diminution of the amount of rates, but
also of pauperism—and many individuals formerly hying in
idleness and profligacy, by the operation of the existing laws
have been reclaimed, and induced to seek a livelihood
by industrious exertion. The Noble Secretary of the
Home Department exposed in glaring colours the sinister
and factious motives of those who are most clamoeous
against the amended ;Poor-law Act, and showed in the
case of Mr. Walter himself, the mover of the original
motion, that lie was either culpably ignorant of the operation
of the law in the very Union where he is a Guardian, or wil-
fully misrepresented its effects • for from this very Union
his Lordship read several official documents, showing
the great improvements which the Act has effected, and
proving the results to be directly the reverse of those
stated by the Honourable Member for Berkshire. The
outcry so assiduously raised against the operation of
this law has been for some time becoming more and
more faint—many of the cases represented in the first
instance as atrociously severe,_ have upon inquiry been
found to be either altogether without foundatioe, or
grossly exaggerated. The discussion of last nise:tit. will
tend considerably to abate, and we confidently expect that
the appointment of the Committee, whether on the motion or
the amendment, will altogether remove, subsiding prejudices.
It is rather a suspicious circumstance, that nearly all those
most loud in their profession of sympathy with the poor, and
virulent in their abuse of the amended Act, are either men of
disappointed ambition, or of that faction whose oppression,
profligacy, spoliation, and plunder, have been the primary
cause of pauperism. Teis alone should make the public
cautious of giving credit to their representations. The debate
was adjourned.—Morning Advertiser.

(LLOYD'S SHIPPING:-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, FEB. 24.—Wind N. N. W., blowing hard.—Arrived
the Urania, Bergh, from Monte Video; Dart, Ormston, from
Madeira. Sailed the whole of the outward bound, except
the Druid, for Montserrat.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 24. —Wind N. W., blowing hard.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 24.—Wind N. N. W., blowing hard.—
A small bark has kought up outside the Nap—particulars
unknown.

FALMOZTIi, SEPT. 23. —Wind W. S.W., strong and violent
galef„—Arrived the Sportsman, --, from St.• 'Domingo;
Mary Barry, Tewkesbury, from Hamburgh, leaky, part of
the cargo thrown overboard, and must discharge, bound to
Newfoundland.

RAMSGATE, FEB. 24.—Arrived Britannia, Domaile, Seville.
BRISTOL, FEB. 24.—Louisa, Wright, for St. Michaels.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 23.—Arrived Dale, Burton, Maranham.
WATERFORD, FEB. 22.—Arrived the Maria, James, from
Stockholm, cargo shifted and must discharge, bound to
New York.

The Paul Pry, from Yarmouth to Liverpool, was totally
lost on the Kentish Knock on the 21st inst.--crew saved.
The Scott, late Scott, from Jamaica to Halifax, was on
shore near Crawley's Island on the 25th ult., and bilged.
The Atlantic was totally wrecked near Mundesley yesterday.
The Brutus, Clayton, bound to Sligo, was on shore near
Ballyconnell on the 21st inst.

" Russian Consulate General, 29, Great Manchester
Street, Feb. 23, 1837.
" Sir—l had the *lour, on the 28th of March, 1836, to
hand you, for the information of the Committee for managing
the affairs of Lloyds', a copy of the regulations adopted by the
Imperial Russian Government, respecting the admission of
ships laden with Cotton into the Russian ports in the Baltic.
" The Imperial Russian Government having received infor-
mation that the Danish Custom-house in Elsineur find some
difficulty in giving the endorsement required by the 4th Ar-
ticle of the said regulations, has instructed me to communi-
cate to the merchants and shipowners interested in the trade
to the Baltic, that all vessels having Cotton on board, and
being bound to any of the Russian ports in the Baltic, are to
be provided at their port of loading with the necessary Cus-
tom-house and consular Certificates according to the 3d Ar-
ticle of the aforesaid Regulations, of which I beg to hand )ott
a copy herewith.—l have the honour to be,
" Your obedient, humble servant,
" Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary at LIoyds."NKHAUSEN.
Art. 3.—The following documents will be received as proofs
of the stisfactory state of the Cotton
" Custom-house clearances delivered in now suspected ports
specifying the quantity and origin of the Cotton received on
board in the said ports.
" 2. Certificates of the same nature delivered by the Rus-
sian Consul, or by the Consul of those countries to which the
ship belongs,.if those documents have been delivered in the
ports where the Cotton has been shipped."