The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-12 00:00:00

MAR CH l2, 18

Established Church and had become a Protestant Dissenting
minister, is unjust, cruel, and unchristian, and that as
British subjects this assembly will use all lawful means for
pardon of conscience and liberty of worship, in behalf of all
men, especially the minister of the Established Church."
'flteßeverend Gentleman raid he agreed fully with the spirit
of the resolution, but he would not pledge himself to any
after proceedings in this case. It appeared to him, however,
that the imprisonment of Mr. Shore looked very like return-
ing to the bigotry of James the Second's time; and he
was quite sure, that from the Queen downwards, with the
exception of the Bishop of Exeter and his followers, who was
a worthy successor of Laud, all would raise their voices
against the law that a seceding clergyman of the Church of
England could not preach as a Dissenting minister.
Mr. JOSEPH DAWSON seconded the resolution, but he
doubted whether Mr. Snore was imprisoned for preaching—
it was for the non-payment of the costs of proceedings which
he himself had instituted.
The Rev. J. BURNETT said, if the opinion of Mr. Dawson
were to hold good, the Bishop of Exeter might have knocked
Mr. Shore down with a bludgeon, and then, when the
Rev. Gentleman was taken to an hospital, he might say.
" Oh, he has been confined in the hospital, not because I
knocked him down, but because he has a wound en his head."
—(Laughter and cheers.) The fact was, had the Bishop
never have prosecuted Air. Shore, he never could have been
imprison ed for costs.—(Hear, hear.)
The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously.
A committee, consisting of twenty-seven gentlemen, with
power to add to their number, was then appointed to or-
ganise an agitation against the proceedings of the Bishop,
and to take steps for holding a public meeting in the
Large Hall.

Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting, which was a very crowded one, broke up.

PUBLIC BUSINESS NOW BEFORE THE HOUSE
OF COMAIONS-MARCH 12.
PUBLIC BILLS.

Title of Bill. Progresso.
1. Affirmation-waiting for Committee.
2. Bribery at Elections-referred to Select Committee.
3. Buckingham Summer Assizes-passed into a law.
4. Clergy Relief-waiting for second reading.
5. Commons Inclosure-passed into a law.
6. Consolidated Fund (8,000,0000-passed into a law.
7. Conveyance of Real Property Act Amendment-
passed the Lords, and waiting for first reading.
8. Copyholds Enfranchisement-ordered, but not yet
presented.
9. Distraining for Rates-passed the Commons, and
now in the Lords.
10. Elections and Polling Places (Ireland)-waiting
for second reading.
11. Greenwich Markets Regulation-waiting for
second reading.
12. Habeas Corpus Suspension (Ireland)-passed into
a law.
13. Indictable Offences (Ireland)-waiting for Com-
mittee.
14. Inland Revenue-passed into a law.
15. Insolvent Members -referred to Select Committee.
16. Landlord and Tenant-waiting for second reading.
17. Life Policies of Assurance-waiting fur Committee.
18. Lunatics (Scotland)-waiting for second reading.
19. Marriages-waiting for second reading.
20. Marriage (Scotland)-passed the Lords, and wait-
ing for second reading.
21. Navigation-waiting for second reading.
22. Offences (Ireland)-withdrawn.
23. Out-door Paupers-passed the Commons, and now
in the Lords.
24. Outicwries-read a first time.
25. Overseers (Cities and Boroughs)-passed the
Commons, and now in the Lords.
26. Parliamentary Oaths-waiting for second reading.
27. Petty Sessions-passed the Commons, and now in
the Lords.
28. Poor-laws (Ireland) Rate in Aid-waiting fur
second reading.
29. Protection of Justices (Deland)-waiting for
Committee.
30. Public Roads-read a first time, and afterwards
withdrawn.
31. Public Roads (No. 2)-ordered, but not yet pre-
sented.
32. Qualification and Registration of Voters (Ireland)
-waiting for second reading.
33. Real Property Transfer-referred to a Select
Committee.
34. Real and Personal Property Conveyance-waiting
for second reading.
35. Recovery of Wages (Ireland)-waiting for second
reading.
36. Registering Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scot-
land)-passed the Lords, and waiting for second reading.
37. Relief of Distress (Ireland) (50,0000-passed
into a law.
38. Spirits (Ireland)- waiting for third reading.
39. Summary Cunvictiens (Ireland)-waiting for
Committee.
40. Vice-Guardians of Unions (Ireland)-passed into
a law.
Total number of public Bills passing and passed
through the House of Commons 40.
Besides the above-mentioned Bills, the following are
under the consideration of the House:-
Committee of Supply.
Committee of Ways and Means.
Adjourned debate on the subject of Sicily.
Adjourned debate on the subject of Local Taxation.
There are also 129 private Bills in various stages be-
fore the House.
Select Committees of the House of Commons are now
sitting on the following subjects:-
Army and Ordnance Estimates.
Bribery at Elections Bill.
Ceylon and British Guiana.
Fees (Courts of Law).
Fisheries (Ireland).
Insolvent Members Bill.
Privileges.
Poor-laws (Ireland).
Public Petitions.
Real Property Transfer Bill,
Selection.
Slave Trade.
Standing Orders.
Steam Navy.
. Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues.

corn mod ore was also lying, and, singularly enough, his
flag-ship , a s,teatn-frigate, is likewise called the Pene-
lope. Sit C. Ilotham had been heating up the slavers'
barracoo, as Gailinas, some of which he had burnt, as
a punisln neat for an infringement of the treaty. He
wal to 1e,3.v• Sierra Leone, Feb. 24, for Porto Prayo, to
wait for Commodore Fanshawe, C. 8., in the Centaur,
and to to rit over the command to him. lie would then
make the- best of his way to Spitheld.
The squadron was generally healthy. Little of inte•
rest had recently occurred on the coast.
The Te azer, screw gun-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Selwyn, I tad arrived at Sierra Leone, and had gone on
to Ascension.

The K ingfisher, 12, Commander Harvey, left Sierra
Leone for• Seabor, Feb. 10.
The A.mphitrit,, 25, Captain R. Eden, had finally
quilted the coast for Valparaiso.