The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-31 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Mr. MACKINNON gave notice that early next
session he should call the attention of the House
to the Report of the Select Committee on Smithfield
market.—(lronical cries of " Hear, hear.")
INTRAMURAL INTERMENTS.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition, headed by
the Mayor of Bristol, the Governor and Deputy-Governor
of the Corporation of the Poor, the coroner of the dis-
trict, the physians and surgeons of the various hospitals
and the infirmary, with a large body of magistrates and
town-councillors, in all 1,800 signatures, pointing out
the danger and indecency of intramural interments, and
praying the House to substitute a mode of burial more
respectful to the dead, and less injurious to the living,
with due respect to vested rights.—(Cheers.)
IRISH EXPENDITURE.

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Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that he would early
next session bring under the consideration of the House
the excess of the expenditure of Ireland over the revenue
collected in Ireland since the Union, with a view to re-
lieve the taxation of Great Britain from an annual con-
tribution to Ireland from a minimum of about two
million to a maximum of about eight millions per annum.
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES' ACT (1848)

AMENDMENT BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered
and agreed to.
ROYAL PAVILION (BRIGHTON) BILL.
After a brief discussion as to the propriety of the in-
troduction of the word " shall" instead of " may, by
the Lords, which made it compulsory to pull down the
chapel in connexion with the Pavilion, the amendments
were agreed to.
CHAPELS OF EASE (IRELAND) BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered
and agreed to.
JUDGMENTS (IRELAND) BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this ma were also agreed to.

PETTY BAG, &c., OFFICES AMENDMENT BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were also agreed to.
BANKRUPTCY (IRELAND) BILL.
On the question that the Lords' amendments ba con-
sidered and agreed to,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL took occasion to
deny an assertion made in another place, that clauses
had been introduced into this Bill to enable the Lord
Chancellor of Ireland to find lucrative offices for a por-
tion of his family.
Mr. ROEBUCK called attention to the blunders that
had resulted from hurrying over Bills, and passing
clauses,. without discussion. He suggested that this
evil could be got rid of by appointing some responsible
officer to compare and correct the technical errors of all
Bills prior to their being finally passed.
The amendments were then considered and agreed to.
POOR .LAW UNION CHARGES BILL.
The Lords' amendments to.this Bill were considered
and agreed to.
BANKRUPTCY LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL.
After a short discussion as to the observations of Lord
Brougham, in reference to the mode in which this Bill
had passed through the House of Commons, in which the
Attorney-General, Mr. Mullings, and other Members took
part, the Lords' amendments to this Bill were agreed to.
SUSPENSION OF THE
ILL DEFECTS IN LEASES
B

On the motion of the SOLICITOR GENERAL for
the consideration of the Lords' amendments on this Bill,
for suspending its operation from the end of the present
session to the Ist of June next,
Mr. TENNENT objected to the motion, on the ground
of the apprehension which the suspension would occasion
to the tenants of land in the district of country with
which he was connected that it would disturb their title.
Mr. HUME asked what would be the effect of the
suspension?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was just as if
a clause had been introduced into the Bill for suspending
its operation from the end of the present session until
the Ist of June next.
After some further discussion, in which Mr. Roebuck,
Mr. Stuart, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Tennent,
took part, the amendment of Mr. Tennent was negatived
without a division, and the Lords' amendments agreed to.
RAJA OF SATTARA.
Mr. HUME moved that it appears from the papers
laid beforo this House, that, by the law and usage of
India, as recognised by the British Government, and
distinctly expressed in a minute of Sir Charles Metcalf,
Lieutenant-Governor of the North Western Provinces
of India, and dated the, 28th day of October, 1837, that
Hindoo Princes, in failure of heirs male of their body,
have a right to adopt, to the exclusion of collateral heirs,
and of any supposed reversionary right of the paramount
power; and that the British Government is bound to ac-
knowledge the adoption, provided that it be regular and
not in violation of Hindoo law. That the East India
Company, by a: treaty concluded on the the 25th day
of September, 1819, ceded the territory of Sattara
to the Raja of Sattara, his heirs and successors, in per-
petual sovereignty, which treaty was confirmed on the
4th day of September, 1839, when his brother and suc-
cessor was raised to the throne. That both the Rajas
died, leaving heirs by adoption, heirs by
blood, and collateral heirs. That the East India Com-
pany nevertheless (without giving an opportunity to
any claimants of stating their claims) have set aside the
Hindoo law of succession, and have ordered the Sattara
territory to be annexed to the British dominions, on
the plea that it has lapsed by failure of heirs. That
such a proceeding being in violation of national faith,
and against the recognised rights of all the Sovereign
Princes of India, it is the opinion of this House that the
orders for annexing the Sattara territory should be
suspended until those members of the family who have
the right to claim to be heirs to the throne
have been heard, and their t rights determined.
The Hon. Gentleman then went on to insist that the act
of the Company in annexing the Sattara states was not
only a violation of the religious freedom of the country,
but a downright robbery; for even if they denied the
right of adoption, there were plenty of claimants to the so-
vereignty who were prepared to prove in a legal tribunal
that they were descendants from the late Raja by blood.
There was, however, not time for him to go into details
then, and he merely appealed then to the empty benches
before him, for the purpose of giving notice that early
next session he should bring the whole matter before
the world. —(Hear, hear.) He concluded by making the
motion of which he had given notice.
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE replied to the statement of Mr.
Hume. He opposed the motion, on the ground that the
Government of India had come to the determination to
annex the territory of Sattara, after a review of all the
circumstances, in which view they were fortified by
a large majority of the directors, and a vast proportion of
the proprietors, and further by Lord,Auckland, the Earl
of Dalhousie, and Lord Elphinstone. How were the Go-
vernment to be guided except by such opinions as had thus
been manifested? These orders for the annexation had
been sent out so far back as January, and were not so
premature as the Hon. Gentleman seemed to conceive.
What could we do? The Hon. Gentleman says that we
should do justice. How could we have done that with-
out disappointing some party? If we had taken one
claimant we should have disappointed the great majority
of the Court of Directors and the people at Benares,
and pleased no one but my Honourable Friend ;
if we had selected the other we should have disappointed
the five dissentient directors. Idu not think it necessary
to comment at any length upon the hard language which
the Hon. Gentleman has used. According to him, Lord
Dalhousie, Lord Auckland, and 19 of the Court of Di-
rectors, and 296 of the proprietors are robbers and spo-
liators.
Sir E. COLEBROOKE strongly objected to the doc-
trines laid down by the Right Baronet (Sir John Ilob-
house) as to) the right of adoption and succession by the
native princes of India, and contended that not only the
rights of the heirs of the Raja of Sattara, but those of
every native prince in India, were involved in this ques-
tion. He gave notice that he would call their attention
to this question early in the next session of Parliament.
Mr. ELLIOT was proceeding to address the House,
when (at four o'clock),
An Host. MxsißEß called the attention of the Speaker
to the circumstance of there not being forty Members
present, whereupon the House immediately adjourned to
a quarter past Two to-morrow, there being only thirty-
six Members in attendance.

GOOD WOOD RACES,
(THIS DAY.)-BY EXPRESS.

Match.

Crucible beat Buffalo Gal.
The Gratwicke Stakes.

Tadmor ... ••• ••• •••
••• ... 1
Herbert ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 2
••• 3
Sidney ... ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

CRICKET.-(THIS DAY.)
SIETEEN GENTLEMEN OF SURREY V. ELEVEN OF
ENGLAND.

This grand match, which was commenced yesterday
at the Oval Cricket Ground, was resumed this morning.
It will be seen that the Players have only 75 runs to win.
The following is the score up to six o'clock:—

GENTLEMEN-FIRST INNINGS.
H. Gardner, Esq.—c Brockwell, b Dean ... ... 19
T. Craven, Esq.—c Adams, b Dean
W. Baker, Esq.—b Dean, b Adams 20
C. Coltson, Esq —1 b w, b Shearman ••• ••• 15
C. Harenc, Esq.—c Brown, b Adams
C. H. Hoare, Esq.—run out 1
C. Reeves, s_q.—c Hammond, b Adams ••• 3
G. R. Burnett, Esq.—st Brown, b Dean . . ••• 7
S. Whitehead, E,q.—b Adams
H. J. Hoare, Esq.—run out ... 6
J. Watney, Esq.—b Adams ... 8
H. Aite, b w, b Dean
F. P. Miller, Esq.—c Brockwell, b Dean ... „. 4
H. Mortimer, Esq.-1 b w, b Adams
Captain White—not out
W. Denison, Esq.—c Dean, b Shearman • 9
80, w 1 ••• ••• •. •
••• 1

Total ...141
PLAYERS—FIRST lICIVINGS.
Adams—b Harenc ... 2
W. Pilch—b Craven ... ... 14
Hammond—c Barnett, b Craven ... 20
C. Brown—run out ... ... ... ... 0
Chester—b Craven
Dean—c Baker, b Craven ... 9
Julius Caesar—lfAite
Brockwell—b Aite
Shearman—b Miller
Lockyer—c Coltson, b Craven
Lillywhite—not out ... ...
B 10, w 11 ••• ... ... ... 21

Total ...

... 138

GENTLEMEN--SECOND INNINGS.
H. Gardner, Esq --b Chester
T. Craven, Esq.—b Chester ... ••• ••• -• 8
W. Baker,
Esq.—c Brown, b Chester ... ... 0
C. Coltson, Esq.—c Chester, b Dean... ... ... 1
C. Harem, Esq.--e Adams, b Chester ~, .., 10
1
C. H. Hoare, Es-, —b Shearman ..• ... ... 4
C. Reeves, Esq.—c Hammond, b raillywhite... ... 2
G. R. Burnett, Esq.—run out ... ... ... ... 16
S. Whitehead, Esq•—st Brown, b Chester ... ... 0
H. J. Hoare, Esr.,_St sißrown, b Shearman ... ... 0
J. Watney, Esq.—b Shearman
H. Aite, Esq.—not out
Esq.—b Lillywhite ... ... ~. 0
F. P. Miller,
H. Mortimer, Esq.---c Chester, b Lillywhite... ... 1
Captain White—run out ••• •••••• ••• 3
W. Denison, Esq.--b Shearman ... „, ... 2
82, w 2... ••• ...
***
***
4

Total ... ... ••• •••
PLAYERS-SECOND INNINGS.
Adams—not out
W. Pilch—b Ilarene ••• ...
... ... •••
... ... ••• "11 4, •
C. Brown—b Craven .. ... ... •••
Chester—c Whitehead,. b Harenc ••• •••
Dean—not out
••• ••• • •••

B 1

Total ... ... ... ... 12

ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY C.,,F LEICESTERSHIRE.
This match was commenced yesterday at Barker's
Ground, Leicester. The following is the result of the
first day's play:—
ENGLAND-FIRST INWINGS•
Chatterton—b Marshall ••• 0
Martingell—b Marshall ... .•• ••• ••• 4
Parr—c Elmhirst, b Marshall •••• ••• ••• 14
Box—c King, b Marshall ..• ..
~, „, 0
N. Felix, Esq.—not out ••• ... ... ... 38
Guy—not out ... ... ••• ..• ••• ••• 27
80, w2,n b 2 ... -.•• ••• ••• 4

... 87