The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-12 00:00:00

NEGRO SLAVERY.

Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition
from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and four other places, for the al:oli-
tion of Negro apprenticeship.
Lord AIORPETII presented a petition from Skipton to
cite same effect. _

Mr. D. W. HARVEY presented a petition from Reding-
tnn, praying tbat the Copyright 13111 might be referred to a
Committee.

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Mr. BERNAL presented a petition from Bristol in favour
of the BAot.

Mr. BERKELEY supported the prayer of the petition,
and presented a petition from thistol in favour of Mr. Row-
land Hill's Post-office reform plan.
Mr. P. THOMSON presented a petition from the printers
of Manchester, praying that the Copyright Bill might be re-
ferred to a Committee. Also a petition, signed by 3,000 inha-
bitants of Manchester, in favour of the Inland Bonding System.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented petitions from Kin's
Lynn, and other places. in favour of the New Poor-law 13ill.
Mr. P. THOMSON brought in the International Copy-
right Bill, which was read a first tone.
NEWSPAPER STAMPS. _ _

Mr. F. BARING brought up a return of the number of
Newspaper &Imps iss.ued.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
ho returns now lid upon the table had bccn asked for the
other day by an Hon. Member, and in consequence of that
requisition they were now laid upon the table ; in future, how-
ever, they would be produced periodically.
Mr. PIGOT said, that not having had an opportunity
the other night of vindicating his conduct in writing the
letter that had been referred to that night hi the
discussion with respect to Mr. Foulter, he wished now
to make a few observations. Ile did not ask, nor was
it his desire, to open the arguments again. It was not
for him, who certainly did write the letter in question under
strong feelings, to be his own judge, for the purpose of saying
whether the terms of that letter were justifiable or not. If
they were not justifiable it would be useless in him
to attempt their vindication ; but if they were justifiable
it was his duty to set himself right with any Ho-
nourable Members who might be of a con:rary opinion.
He did feel extremely anxious to stand well in the estimation
of that House, and so long as he had the honour of a seat in
I that House he never would sanction the use of words which
could be considered disrespectful to the House ; and above all,
he was most anxious that on that occasion he should stand
forth in striking contrast with others, who under the displeasure
of that House, offered an unjustifiable and very unavailable op-
position to its decision. He should certainly take the oppor-
tunity of expressing his regret if he had used words which
went beyond the bounds of courtesy ; and if, in the present
instance, he had deserved the reprehension of that House,
he was extremely sorry for it.—(Hear.) He admitted
that he did go out of his way to make certain allusions
to her Majesty's Government, and he had made a comparison
between the conduct of Right Hon. Gentlemen on the Minis-
terial bench and others upon his (Mr. Pigot's) side of the
House, whose conduct would have been very different. He
had done so because he felt strongly that it was mainly attri-
butable to the course pursued by a Member of the Govern-
ment that the deplorable result, as he would call it, had been
brought about. Not long since he (Mr. Pigott) was a pe-
titioner before that House.

The SPEAKER observed that the Hon. Member was
about to enter into matters which might give rise to a debate
when there was no question before the House.
Mr. PIG OT would only make one further remark. If
the opinion expressed out of doors was any criterion of the
general feeling upon the subject, he coull assure Hon. Mem-
bers opposite that instead of being further allowed under an
unknown and obsolete Act of Parliament, they would find
themselves placed in a responsibility which he, (Mr. Pigot)
did not envy. (The remainder of the Hon. Members observa-
tions were lost amid cries of " Question, question," and
" Order.")
On the motion of Sir G. STRICKLAND, the Deanhead
(Huddersfield) Reservoir Bill was read a second time.
ADJOURNMENT AND BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the House, at its
rising, do adjourn till Wednesday, the 25th of April.
Sir H. HA RDINGE said the Irish Tithe resolutions and
the Poor-law Bill for Ireland stood for the same day—Mon-
day, the 30th of April ; and he wished to ask the Noble Lord
the Secretary for the Home Department whether it was his
intention to move the Tithe resolutions in Committee on the
30th ; or if on any other, what day ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he intended to postpone it
to another day; but after the motion he had just made was
agreed to, he would state the days on which he intended to
bring on particular business.
Mr. HUME wished to know when it was the intention of
the Noble Lord to bring in the County Courts Bill.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not know whether the Bill
was printed or not, but if it was, probably it would be brought
in to-night.
Mr. HUME wished to know whether it was the intention
of the Government, after the recess, to adopt any measure
towards the extension of general education ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was the intention of the
Government to take some steps on that subject; but whether

a Bill would be brought in or not, he was not then prepared
to state.
Mr. T HORNLE Y wished to ask the Under Secretary for
the Colonies a question—namely, whether the Government
had received any accounts of an impediment being put
in the way of a proper construction to the qualification list of
prmdials and non-prmdials, and what measure the Govern-
ment intended to pursue in order to enforce the law with
respect to the proper qualification?
Sir G. GREY said accounts had been received from which
it appeared the Court of Policy had refused to submit to a
Bill for the constitution of the qualification list of prmdials, and
non-prmdials. Her Majesty would now be advised, in conse-
quence of what had a:inn, to make an Order in Council for
the purpose of correcting that omission.—( Hear, hear.)
Sir F. TRENCH said, that in consequence of the distressed
state of the Spitalfields weavers, 50,000 of whom were now in
great distress, and enduring sufferings of the most extraordinary
description, he was induced to ask the President of the
Board of Trade a question. He held in his hand a paper,
which he had only seen this morning, containing a report
of a debate in the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday last,
in which it was stated that the Agricultural Committees
were all of opinion that it was necessary to augment the
duties on white linen.—( Cries of " Question, question.") The
question he wished to put was this, whether it was the inten-
tion of her Majesty's Government to do any thing towards
protecting the manufacture, and mitigating the sufferings, of
that unfortunate class of the community.
Mr. P. THO NISON said he did not exactly under-
stand the question which had been put, but he believed
it was intended to inquire whether the Government
proposed altering the duties on silk goods. It was
not the intention of the Government to increase the
duties on silk goods or alter the present state of the law on
this subject, unless they were compelled to this course, iu
consequence of the conduct of France, with regard to Bish
goods imported into France.—( Hear.) If the Hon. Memritber
believed that the alterations which had been made on the sub-
ject of the silk manufactures, he (Mr. P. Thomson) recom-
mended him to bring forward a motion on the subject, and he
pledged himself to prove, that so far from having been inju-
rious, that change had been highly beneficial.
Sir F. TRENCH rose to make some observations in ex-
planation, which were rendered unintelligible by the loud cries
of " Question."