The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-03 00:00:00

LONDON :
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1839.

We are happy to announce that the Earl of
SCARBOROUGH has been selected to fill the office
of Lord Lieutenant of the County of Nottingham,
in the room of the Duke of NEWCASTLE. This
is an appointment which cannot fail to give the
greatest satisfaction, both to the County of Not-
tingham and to all Liberal men throughout the
country. The Duke of NEWCASTLE, who has
always stood up for the right of doing what he
likes with his own, may now do what he likes with
himself ; the County is well rid of him.

Lord BanumaAm brought under the notice of the
Peers, last night, on making a motion for some returns,
the conduct of the Portuguese in reference to the slave-
trade, and gave one scandalous instance of a number
of men murdered by this abominable traffic. The
Noble Lord also referred to the attacks which have
been made on him in the Portuguese Parliament for
his valuable services in the cause of humanity.

The motion was postponed, and Lord MINTO, in
stating why it should be postponed, said that
Lieutenant BOSANQUET, like the Noble Lord,
had encountered the hostility of the Portuguese,
whose complaints he should attend to by seizing the
first opportunity of promoting Lieutenant BOSANQUET.

Lord BROUGHAM afterwards referred to the conduct
of the present House of Assembly of Antigua, which
was passing measures to disfranchise the negroes. He
was of opinion that their Lordships ought to interfere
on that point. At the same time the Noble Lord pro-
fessed his intention of opposing the Jamaica Bill, which
is to protect the negroes from similar oppressions.
Their Lordships adjourned at an early hour.
In the Commons, after the private business and peti-
tions had been disposed of, Sir STEPHEN LUSHINGTON
moved for an Address for Copies of a Cor-
respondence between our Government and that of
France relative to the Claims of British Subjects

for injuries inflicted on their trade to the Western coast
of Africa since 1834. This motion referred to those
ships which had been illegally stopped by the French
when trading with Portandique for gum. Mr. GROTE
seconded the motion. Lord PALMERSTON objected to the
production of papers while negotiations were pending,
but expressed a strong conviction in favour of the claim,
and that the French Government would do justice to
the parties making it. After a brief debate, the mo-
tion was withdrawn.

On the motion of
.Mr. E. RICE, after a short de-
bate, and after Mr.- Alderman TilomPsoN had pro-
posed to extend the inquiry to the Northeastern coast
of England, an address was agreed to for instituting an
inquiry into the state of the Harbours on the South-
eastern coast of England.
Mr. GIBBON, after making a useful speech relative to
the Sound dues exacted by Denmark, and to the duties
lately levied by that Power on goods transported by land
between Hamburg and Lubeck, moved for copies of corre-
spondence on these subjects. Toe motion was assented to,
so far as the transactions referred to are settled. When
one reads of the enormous exactions levied on com-
merce, both at home and abroad, one wonders not at its
slow progress, but that it ever increases at all. It must
have a powerful life to bear up and flourish against
the enormous exactions of those who, pretending to pro.
tect, do in fact continually plunder commerce.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT brought the case of Mr.
DILLON under the notice of the House, and moved
for a Committee to inquire into the matter ; but after
the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER'S reply, did not
think proper to press his motion to a division.
Captain BoLDERo's motion for a return of certain
pensions granted to the Marines was withdrawn, to be
brought forward in another form hereafter.
On the motion of Mr. FINCH, the evidence taken

before the Committee on the London and Birmingham
Railway was ordered to be printed, and some interest-
ing disclosures are anticipated.
Sir FREDERICK TRENCH complained of the Bude
light, as fit only for eagles, and withdrew his own motion
on the subject of lighting the House.
The Prisons Bill went through Committee, except
the 14th clause, relative to Chaplains, which was post-
poned for discussion till this day week.
The House rose just before midnight.