The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

PORT smouTH—S,E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.

SOUTHAMPTON—N., deolle breeze—cloudless.
TUNBRIDGE—N.E., calm—cloudless.
BASINGSTOKE—E., calm—cloudless.
GREENWICH—caIm—overcast.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tars DAY —Morning 37 min. after 4 I Evening 57 min.aft. 4
Ta-Moviow—liorning 17 min. after 5 Evening 37 min.aft. 5

THE WEATHER.—Surt Corms, August 9.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
72—highest since noon yesterday.
57—lowest this morning and during the night.
70—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30'33.
WIND, Easterly, and fine.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1853.

The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Cam-
bridgeshire last night moved, on the House going
into Committee of Ways and Means, the resolu-
tion in reference to the Malt Tax, which he had
nearly succeeded in carrying on a previous occa-
sion. The extraordinary circumstances which
then prevented the Hon. Gentleman from stating
the arguments in favour of the proposition must
be fresh in the public recollection. Owing to the
discreditable manoeuvring of the Government, the
House was counted out on many successive Tues-
days—the days devoted to independent members.
It was intended to get rid of the present
motion in a similar manner. Mr. BALL was,
however, not to be got rid of quite so
easily. He had secured the attendance of the
requisite number of Philo-Agriculturists, and
when at the commencement of business the
Ministerial side of the House exhibited a beggarly
account of empty benches—there being only pre-
sent, of that party, Sir JOHN SHELLEY, the
seconder of the motion, and the Hon. Gentleman
who had undertaken the duty of whipper-out—
the stratagem having thus thoroughly and com-
pletely failed—the Honourable Gentleman. (Mr.
BALL) determined that the shaft should be hurled
back upon his opponents with double force. In
order to achieve this great desideratum, with a
disinterestedness worthy of an ancient Roman, he
suppressed for the time his flowing eloquence, and
contented himself with merely moving the
resolution amid the vociferous cheering of the
attendant bueolies, who thoroughly appreciated
the self-immolation--the total sacrifice of his own
feelings exhibited in the act—whi c
hentitled
to rank with the JEpimushim
or AGAMEMNONS of the
olden time. The seconder
Was almost equally
concise in his observations. Re merely indulged
for a passing moment in self-gratulation at the
retributive justice which awaited the Coalitionists..
At the moment, however, when victory „„m appa-
rently within their grasp—when the spy
about to put the momentous question from was
the
chair—a vision burst upon their astonished sight
in the bodily shape of the Right Hon. WILLIAM
ENVART GLADSTONE, who, with erect hair and.
affrighted aspect, rushed into the House at rail-
way speed. The doughty champion, albeit
single-handed, rushed to the breach, determined
to roll back the surge of war. The modern
MANLIUS saved the fiscal Capitol. We shall not
say that it was preserved by the cackling of a
venerable bird, but the brief expression of exulta-
tion gave time for the rescue. The Right Hon.
Gentleman talked vigorously against time. tin-
dismayed by the groans and murmurs, and the
incessant demands for a division, with which the
chosen representatives of the people are accustomed
to express their disapprobation of an unwelcome effu-
'ion, he persisted until the arrival of adequate
reinforcements told him that a trial of strength
might be hazarded. His trusty follower had ac-
curately measured the opposing forces, and, on a
division, it was found that, by a majority of four,
the Malt Tax was saved for the present session !
This temporary and
most
unexpected reverse
did not, however, 7discourage the energetic BALL.
He would have ample • •
satisfaction for the disas-
trous defeat ; he would honourably
loss he had sustained ;he would avenge
the
force the House
to hear his speech ; he would make the Chancellor
of the Exchequer repeat the fi • nancial plati-
tudes by which he had foiled hi •
s former
onslaught before a more numerous audi-
ence ! In this unflinching resolution .11
__e Was
partly successful. He seized the happy mo-
ment of the SPEAKER. being about to leave the
Chair, to detail the grievance and to give to his
of the
unspoken I "The Mutual Relations between the Canterbury
admiring auditors an outline
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