The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-22 00:00:00

THE SUM, LON DO,

Mr. HAWES said, in arswer to the first question, he
had to state that no in structions whatever were given to
the Noble Lord at the bead of the Canadian Govern-
PRIVATE BUSINESS. I ee of At sembly. llis Noble Friend the
into the 1 ma
rnent with reference tee the introduction of those Bills
The report en the resolution
.of the Rock Life Assu- .
ranee Company, for the imposition of stamp duties on
dense in diet Noble Lord, and was not in the habit of fet-
Secretary of State for the Colonies had entire
memorials of of enrolment, was considered and agreed to. :with
ROYAL ASSENT.
uestion, he had to state that all the colonial lan s—he
tering him instructions. With regard to the second
Sir Augustus C.ifforcl, the Usher of the Black Rod,
believed universally, havi e
appeared at the table to summon the House to attend at re., passed through their formal
stages, and having passed through the House of Assem-
the bar of the House of Lords to hear the Royal assent
bly, come into immediate operation, unless they con -
given, by commission, to several public and private Bills
tamed a suspending, clause, That would apply, of
e
(for which see Lords' report). course, to all Acts, whether for the appropriation
PRIVATE BUSINESS. of money or not ; and they would come into
On the return of the SPEAKER, the following Bills
operation immediately, unless disallowed by the Queen.
were read a third time and passed:—Darlington Gas and In that case it would only cease to be law on the arrival
Water Company Bill, Epsom Rates Bill, Feltwell Se-
of the Queen's disallowance in Canada. In reply to
cond District Drainage Bill. the third question no dispatches had been received
PETITIONS. from Lord Elgin whatever on that subject.
Mr. HAMILTON presented a petition from the
Lord Grey had received a private letter—
Skibbereen Union, praying that some temporary mea-
( Mr. HUME said, in connexion with the subject,Hear, hear)—which was only received yesterday.
sure of relief might be passed to mitigate the distress of
that district. ' whether or not the sum of 100,000/. had, or had not,
Mr. TOLLEMACHE presented a petition from a
essu voted as a compensation to those who were not
place in Cheshire, against the admission of Jews into
b actua:ter rebels, in compliance with the report of a Com.
Parliament.
Lord RENDLESHAM presented several petitions, said that the Hon. Member
REY
praying for the repeal of the hop and malt duties. Sir G. Cr,
mitt.ee.e," the Canadian Legislature.
trose seemed tei consider the Bill which was before the
Captain PECHELL presented a petition from
House as already passed. When it had really passed
Brighton, praying the House to sanction no interna-
then he might give a definite answer to the question.
tional relations with Spain or Brazil till those powers
Mr. HUME said the qeestion which he wished to ask
consented to suppress the slave-trade. was whether her Majesty's ,government had or had not
Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON presented a petition
received
from the Tower Hamlets in favour of international arbi- a communication from isord Melcombe, to the
effect that this grant of 100,000/. has been voted on the
tration. recommendation of the Committee of tire, Canadian Le-
Mr. Alderman 13UMPHERY presented a petition
gislature.
from Southwark to the same effect.
Mr. BUSFEILD,: Mr. BRIGHT, and other Hon. Mem-
tam ybeen stated, but he was unwilling to enter.
I
.Sir G. GREY said something of the sort had cer-
bers, presented petitions Se, the same effect.
Lord CASTLEREAGH Presentedfa petition from the matter,e. . equivalent
which could be only mischievous without any
as it might very possibl raise a discussion
Ulster Railway Company, complaining, of the present
benefit to be derived from it.
system of rating railways. Mr. GLADSTONE wished to ask whether the House
. ,
Mr. HUME presented a petati an from the inhabitants
of Assembly could have justified such a proceeding?
of Westminster, setting forth the. abominations of the
Sir G. GREY begged to reply to order. If the matter
Palace Court, and praying for its ah nation.
The HoN. MEMBER also presented a had been one of which the House had a right to take
petition from a
public meeeting in Finsbury, praying any cognizance—
Mr. GLADSTONE conceived that the matter was in
terfere in the attempt to force Pope the
e House to in-
pa the people
the hands of the Government, and therefore that it was
of Rome. The Hon. Member intimated th at he did not
competent to deal with all that concerned it.
approve of this country interfering in the affteirs of other
After a few words from Mr. Rouursosi and Mr. IlAwEs,
nations. the matter dropped.
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from Whi!',eeslitipel,
INTERFERENCE WITH THE ARGENTINE
praying for a repeal of the window-tax. REPUBLIC.
WORKING CLASSES. Mr. URQUHART rose to ask the First Lord of the
Mr. SLANEY postponed his motion with refe,•en,ce
Admiralty by what adjudication the vessels of war of t' e
to the condition of the working classes till after Eas eer.
Argentine Republic, specified in the return of the 9th
POOR-LAW (IRELAND).
Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL moved for copies of all March, have been transferred to the British Government
correspondence between the Rev. Mr. Donovan, Catholic or to that of Monte Video.
NI h • • dnotice
curate of Kanturk, and the Poor-law Commissioners of Lord PALMERSI'Oe not eying receive any
the question until that afternoon, could not give any
Ireland, relative to certain charges made by the former of ',
against the managers and officers of the workhouse in re"`-r°
tr. URQUHART said that the question which he
that union ; also, of Major Bolton's report on the same.
A reed to.
had taddresed W2B one which it more concerned the
A.
—g
Mr. CURTEIS gave notice that on an early day he
Right Hon. Baronet et the head of the Admiralty than
should move " That the Excise duty on hops is local,
Sir F. BARING said that his Noble Friend at the
any.othear person.
partial, and oppressive in its operation, entailing peri-
odical distress, and not unfrequently ruin upon the head of the Foreign Department ;would rtment -you'd give a reply to-
grower; that it greatly limits the means of employing morrow.
labour, thereby promoting pauperism with its attendant
evils; that it forms but a precarious source of revenue INROAD OF RUSSIA UPON WAI.LACHIA
AND MOLDAVIA.
to the Exchequer; and that such duty ought to be forth- Lord D. STUART, in rising to move for an auls'iress
with repealed." for copies or extracts of any correspondence between
WAR IN THE PUNJAUB. this Government and the Government of Turkey, and
Mr. HUME wished to know whether it was the in- between this Government and the Government of Russia,
tention of the Right Hon. Baronet the President of the relating to the occupation, by Russian troops, of the
Board of Control to lay on the table of the House provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia, regretted his
any papers with reference to the late extraordinary inability to do justice to so important a subject.
proceedings in India? It appeared, from the accounts A feeling prevailed amongst some Members that ques-
which had been received, that after the victory was tions relating to the foreign policy of this country
gained, for which salutes were fired, the Commander-in- ought not to be introduced into the house, but
Chief, Lord Gough, entrenched himself within a few some of our greatest legislators, from the time of
miles of the enemy. Lord Chatham downwards, had held a very dif-
Sir J. C. lIOI.3IIOUSE, in reply, stated that the ferent opinion, and even the Noble Lord at the
papers which had been received from India were very head of the foreign department some years ago, urged
voluminous, but that he would give his best attention to upon the House the necessity for discussing those ques-
them, and lay such of them as he thought necessary before tions in Parliament. He hoped, therefore, the Noble
the House on as early a day as possible. Lord would not find fault with him for endeavouring to
In reply to a question from Mr. HINDLEY, take a leaf out of his book, He was not a total abstainer,
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE stated with reference to the or a political teetotaller, on these matters, but even
distribution of the prize. money among those engaged at those who were, qualified their opinions in this
the victory of Moultart, that a question had arisen us to way. They said, "You ought not to in -
whether or not theCurnmander- in-Chief of the forces in In- terfere with foreign affairs, unless your own
dia was entitled to any share of it. That question had been honour or interest was concerned. Well, he would
referred by the Governor-General of India to the show that both the ono and the other were deeply im-
authorities at home, and it would be decided according to plicated in this question. It was because this
precedents in the usual way. As to the other question, couutry was a commercial country that we ought
with reference to the plunder said to have been committed to interfere in this case. Honourable Gen-
by the British troops after the taking of Moultan, he had tlemen who were familiar with his opinions and
to state that the whole transactions in India had' been sentiments with regard to Russia, but he could assure
exceedingly misrepresented—(Loud cries of .. Hear, them, nevertheless, that he was not anxious that Govern-
hear ")—and he could assure the Hon. Gentleman also, ment should declare war against Russia in reference to
unless some facts should be made known which did not this matter. He was not for war, but for peace. He was
appear or were even hinted at in any one of the dis- simply asking for information as to what had been
patches, that the rumours which had got abroad were done by Government. Do not let it be said that he was
totally unfounded.—(Hear, hear.) bringing under the attention of the House a question of
THE CHARTIST SHAW. no moment in this country, because if it was of no mo-
In reply to questions from Mr. F. O'Cosneon, ment, of course there had been no correspondence respect-
Sir GEORGE GREY was understood to say (for his ing it, and if the Noble Lord the Secretary for Foreign
voice was scarcely heard in the gallery), Affairs would state that there bad been no correspon-
that the prisoner Shaw was subject to no dence he would sit down at once.—(Laughter.) But it
special regulations with respect to his con. was notorious to all the world that there had been a
finement in Newgate. A regulation was made at great deal of correspondence on the subject. It had long
the last court with respect to him, but it would be re- occupied the attention of the country, and all he wanted
considered at the next meeting of the justices. Some was, that the Noble Lord should place the House
of the books sent to Shaw by his friends were deemed in possession of information so that they might know to
by the chaplain of the prison improper books for his pe- what extent we had interfered, and what bad been the
rusal, and were therefore rejected by him. object and result of the interference.—(Hear, hear.)
ABOLITION OF THE COURT OF EQUITY Now, in order to understand this question, they
(IRELAND). must first of all inquire what were Moldavia and
Mr. OSBORNE wished to know whether it was the Wallachia. They were provinces of Turkeys and
intention of the Government to introduce a Bill for the had been so for 400 or 500 years. They were origi-
abolition of this court? nally independent States, but for the number of years he
Sir G. GREY said, neither the Chancellor of the Ex-- had mentioned they had been united to Turkey.
chequer nor the Secretary for Ireland were present; The treaty of Adrianople contained one of the most ex-
perhaps the Hon. Gentleman would renew his question traordinary guarantees that had ever entered into the
when they were, head of any prince or statesman. The Emperor of Russia
GRAND JURY BILL (IRELAND). was doublers a great authority, but one would imagine
Mr. J. O'CONNELL gave notice that he intended to from the course he had pursued that be had almost
ask, on a future day, whether it was the intention of the invested himself with the attributes of the Almighty.
Government to introduce a new Grand Jury Bill. There was something of this nature, though not in
INDIAN RAILWAYS. strictness, in the documento on which Russia would en•
Lord JOCELYN inquired whether any arrangement deavour to found a claim. The constitution of that pro-
had been entered into between the Board of Control and vince had been settled by what was called an organic
the Court of Directors of the East India House relative to statute, into which Russia endeavoured to introduce pro•
railway commueLation in India; visions to suit her own purpose, and words by which she
Sir J. C. HOBIIOUSE replied that the Board of was called " The Protector." The Chambers refused
Control, alter giving a great deal of attention to this to ansert the words; notwithstanding which Prussia
most important subject, had felt it their duty to present prevailed with the authorities, and the words were in-
to the Court of Directors the statement of a plan from serted in the printed documents; but the Chamber hay-
which, he believed, the Court could fairly come to terms ing originally refused to put in the words, persevered in
with the railway companies. It was laid before them on their refusal, and declared that the then insertion was
Monday, and they would give immediate attention to it. unauthorised and illegal. Although the Turks ;agreed
So soon as they came to a decision, he would convey its to allow those words to be there, certainly they could
nature to the House. not be considered as binding in any respect, because they
PARTY PROCESSIONS (IRELAND). were at variance with the fundamental laws of the pro-
Lord CASTLERE AGH drew attention to the fact that vince which had been acknowledged both by Russia
a fatal collision had taken place in the county Down in and Turkey. It was on a pretence of that sort
consequence of a party procession, and gave notice that, that Russia had acted, and violated the territory
on a future day, he should ask whether it was the inten- of a neighbour, and occupied that territory by
Lion of the Government to introduce a Bill with respect a large and verwhelming force of her men.
to them. This was the first step towards the dismemberment of
Turkey. The first step was to Pesth, next to the Froth,
and how long would it be before it reachee the Danube.
When they thought of the dismemberment of Turkey,
they should recollect that Turkey, in her commercial
dealings, was the most liberal country in the world.—
(Hear, hear.) Therefore, if Turkey were to pass to
other hands, it was evident that our trade must suffer
a great discouragement.—(Hear, hear.) Of all our
cnstomers Turkey was one of the best. Germany was
the first, Holland the next, and Turkey and the lonian
Isles the third; France, though our nearest neighbour,
was as a receiver of our goods only on a par with
Turkey and Russia, although as much beyond her in
the extent of her empire, was far behind her
as the recipient of British exports.— (Hear, hear.)
Our trade with Turkey was not only large, but annually
on the increase. In 1827 our trade with Turkey
yielded 500,0001., in 1834 it was 1,200,0001., while
in 1846 it had increased to 2,400,0001—(Heer.)
Surely these figures were sufficient to prove that the
settlement of this question in favour of Turkey was
of the utmost importance to England.—(Elear, hear.)
In 1827 the exports to Russia amounted to
1,400,000/. in 1846 they had only increased to
1,700,000/., while the exports to Turkey in
the same period increased from 531,703/. to 2,400,0001.
a comparison which clearly showed that Turkey
was a much better customer to England than
Russia. With these facts, then, before them,
who could say that it was not for our interest to take
the side of Turkey. But there were larger questions
than mere commercial considerations involved in the
speedy settlement of this question. If Russia succeeded
in subduing Turkey, how lung would Persia remain in-
dependent?

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPENKEII took e chair shortly before Four

O'C:~ C.C.

• EMIGRATION.

Mr. SCOTT wished to ask the Under Secretary for
the Colonies the following questions:-1. Whether any
official information has been received by the last
packet from any and which of the Australian
colonies upon the subject of emigration.-2. What
debt has been incurred in New South Wales,
on account of emigration, since Ist January, 1847.-
3. Whether any further loan has been recommended
forestalling the annual revenue derived from the
Land Fund in New South Wales.-4. Whether
such proposal has been rejected by the colony.-5.
Whether the funds applicable to emigration to that co-
lony are not expended, and if not, how much remains.
—6. flow much of the Colonial Fund available at the
meeting of Parliament hal since been expended in
Dorset and Wilts alone, to pay the whole passage
money of emigrants from those counties only.-7.
Whether it is known to the Government that shoe-
makers and other mechanics have been passed by the
agents of the Government as " agricultural labourers
eligible for a free passage;" and whether those agents
have received a commission of fifteen shillings a-head
for passing such emigrants, and if it is intended
to continue such a system of per-tentage to agents.
—S. Whether her Majesty's Government :mean
to persist in restricting the nufter of emi-
grants, and limiting the benefits of emigration
to persons whose entire passage money is paid for them,
or whether it is intended to economise the funds, and pro-
mote a continuance of emigration upon a principle of
mutual advantage, by giving a preference to equally
eligible emigrants who contribute towards their pas-
sages.-9. Whether there is any intention of reducing
the numbers of clerks or others in the emigration de-
partment
in Park-street, Westminster?
Mr. HAWES said, with regard to the first question
asked by. the Hon. Member, none but the the ordinary
information had been received, and none of that official
character which the Hon. Gentleman desired. To the
second, third, and fourth questions, a mode had been pro-
posed for meeting the difficulty, but that mode had not
yet be en called into operation. With respect to the fifth
and sixth question he expected to have had an account sent
him before to- day, in order to have been able to answer
the Hon. Member's question, but he had not received
it. He hoped to have it to-morrow. With respect to
the seventh question, he was not
i aware of that circum-
stance. He had made some inquiry whether any me-
chanics had been passed by the agents of the Government
as " agricultural labourers eligible for free passage,"
buth.escd. In
wu s not
reply
otawarteo
tolf:eannyintsh question,uchpartiesiie havinghadonly
beeno
so pa
to say, that the correspondence in that department was
daily increasing, and increasing to such an extent,. that
rather en augmentation than a diminution of the clerks
would become necessary.
CANADIAN REBELLION OF 1837 AND 1838.
Mr. GLADSTONE rose to ask her Majesty's Govern-
ment-1. Whether any instructions have been given to
the Governor-General of Canada as to the course which
he is to pursue, in the event of its being proposed to
him by his advisers to allow them to introduce into
the House of Assembly any Bill giving compen-
sation to any persons known to have been
implica'ed in the rebellions of 1837 or 1838, on
account of the &image sustained by them in those
rebellions, or it. the event of the passing of any such Bill
through the two Houses of the Provincial Legislature.
2. Whether, according to the usage of Canada, if any
such Bill should have passed through both Houses of the
Legislature, and should have become an Act by the Go-
vernor-General's assent, without a suspending clause,
the money thereby aethorised to be paid would be
payable forthwith, or before her Majesty's servants,
had had an opportunity of advising her Majesay with
respect
ho
Whether
rthe anyofficial
allowance
intelligence
disallowance
had yet
of suchboe
nAet
3. vi
re-
ceived in respect to that transaction from Canada?

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENTS.
Chaplain—L. Bell, to the Vengeance, 84, in the Medi-
terranean. _ _ .

Mate—J. Trevenen, to the Southampton, flag-ship on
the Cape of Good Hope station.
Midshipman—F. H. Coldogwood, to the Arrogant,
46, at Portsmouth.

CHINA AND THE SQUADRON.
HONG KONG, JAN. 29.—There has been much gaiety
both in the squadron and on shore since the last mail.
I went up to Canton on the 23d, for the purpose of wit-
nessingthe
wy
rejoicing
which commences
theicingwithwhichon h
Chinesete24th
usher fel
their
January. The shops were all shut early on the
sdressedtree streets
sin in their
gay
a y groups, holiday
exchangingatt throngedsalutatien people,di e
with
evening of the 23d, and the alreadynarrow e
ae
h
other. Atter nightfall I repaired to the fair, which
is held " for that night only " in the utskirts
of the suburb, where the foreigners reside, where, at
countless stalls, brilliantly illuminated, we saw an
infinite variety of Chinese manufactures displayed
for sale, generally of a coarser description than those
offered for purchase in the shops. Towards midnight
the crowd had increased so greatly that it was with much
difficulty we could make any progress at all; but about
that time a smart shower dispersed them for a time as
speedily as the Chartists vanished from Kennington-com-
mon on a memorable occasion, from a similar cause. As the
gongs sounded the last hour of the old year, a simul-
taneous explosion of fireworks took place all over the
city of Canton and the suburbs, and from that time until
daylight the noise of crackers was incessant, while the
air seemed filled with rockets and other fireworks of
every imaginable hue, constituting altoge!her a curious
and not unimposing spretc.cle. As no business is ever
transacted by the Chinese during the first meek of the
year, the shops were all shut next day, and the
streets thronged with their owners in rich and pie.
turesque silk dresses, of various colours and descrip-
tions, according to the rank and degree of the wearer.