The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TVESDAY, JANTIANV 0, 1.888.

PRIVATE 13t/SINESS PARLIA-

MENT.

From this day we shall commence a series of ratl..
cies preparatory to our daily reports of the private
business of Parliament ; and we advise those who may
he likely to be interested in that private business, to
possess themselves, and keep for future teferenee,
copy of The Snn, for this and the following days, until
the opening of Parliaments
COMPOSITION OF Tla COMMITTEES OF THE
HOUSE OP COMMONS ON PRIVATE BILLS.
The Committees on Private Bills are formed froth
a Sessional List, containing &'out "sixty Members, the
nearest to the lonlity of the Bill, and about sixty more
the mostdistant from that locality ; and this system is
adopted in order that those who are the most likely to he
interested by the measure may take part in the proceedings;
and those who are the most disinterested may be called
in to prevent the interests of the former from swaying
the decision of the Committee from the principles of
justice and the public good. This is very pretty in
theory, but it is utterly inefficient in practice. Out of
the 120 Members eligible to sit, five alone are re-
quired to constitute a Committee, and those five are
generally selected and asked to attend, because they
are known to be friendly to the objects or the promoters
of the measure. Out of the remaining 115 Members,
persons opposing the measure may endeavour to cause
others to attend ; and if they can procure a greater
number by canvassing, petitioning; arguing, or other-
wise, than those who support the measure, of course
they will swamp the Committee, and cause the Bill to
be thrown out. In the great majority of cases, the object
of opponents is not so much against the principle of
the Bill, which they might have opposed often with
greater chance of success in the second reading, but
against some of the details affecting their particular in-
terests ; and in such case, one or two Members being
induced to attend and join the Committee, will be of
very great service in promoting the particular views of
such opponents, if reasonable, just, or expedient. In
order, therefore, that all may know who those Members
are who are eligible to sit on Committees for the dif-
ferent counties of England, and counties of Ireland,
Scotland, and Wales, we shall give them in their
alphabetical order.
MEMBERS ELIGIBLE TO SIT ON COMMITTEES
FOR THE COUNTY OF BEDFORD.

Alford, Viscount—Bedfordshire
Andover, Visc.—Malinesbury
Acland, Sir T. D.—N. Devonshire
Alston, Rowland —i I ertfords hire
Attwood, M.—Whitchavei,
Ashley, Cooper, Hon. A. H.—Dor
chester
Baring, F.—Thetford
Batcson, Sir B.—Londonderry
Belfast, Earl of—Belfast
Berkeley, Hon. F. 11.—Bristol
Bernal, Ra'ph—Rochester
BrLbazon, Sir William—Mayo Co,
Bramston, 'l'. \V.—Essex South
Browne, R. D.—Mayo
Buller, Charles—Liskeard
Buller, Sir J. Yarde—Devonshire
Cartwright, Win. R.—South Nor-
thamptonshire
Castlereagh, Visc.—Downsh ire
Chandos, Marquis of—Bucks
Clayton, Sir William—Marlow
Codringtsn, Sir E.—Devonport
Collins, W.—Warwick
Cowper, Hon. W. F.—Hertford
Currie, Raikes—Ncrthampton
Dashwood, G. IL—Wycombe
De Horsey4S H.—Newcastle-under-
Lyme
Dick, Quintin—Maldon
Douglas, Sir C. G.—Warwick
Duff; James—Banniire
Eaton, R. J.—Cambridgeshire
Ebrington, Viscount—N. Devon
Ellice, Capt. A —Harwich
Eric, Win.—t‘xford
Euston, Earl—Thetford
Fazakerley, J N.—Peterborough
Fellowes, Edw.—Huntingdonshire
Forester, Hon. G.—Wenlock
Fox, U. Lane—Beverley
Frmia,itle:Sir T.—Buckingham
Fresh field W.—Penryn
Gaskell, Jas. M.—Wcnlock
Gibson, J.—Belfast
Gladstone, W E.—Newark-on-Trent
Godson, R.—Kidderminster
Gordon, lion. W.—Aberdeenshire
Goulburn, Right Hon. H.—Cam.
br Lig,. University
Grey, Sir George—Devonport
Grimston, Viscount—Hertfordshire
Grimston, Hon., E. H.—St. Alban's
Harcourt, Geo. Simon—Bucks
Heron, Sir R.—Peterborough
/terries, Right Hon. J. C.—Harwich
Hillsborough, Earl of—Down
11,13hou•e, T. B.—Rochester
Hogg, James Weir—Beverley
Hope, G. W.—Weymouth

James, Sir W. C.—Kingston-on-Hull
Jones, T.—L.ndonderry Co.
Knightley, Sir C.—Northamptonsh.
Law, Hon C. E.—Cambridge Univ.
Lockhart, M.—Lanarkshise
Lucas, E.—Monaghan
Maclean, Donald—Oxford
Mahon, Viscount— Hertford
Maidstone, Visc.—North Northamp-
tonsnire
Maunsell, T. P.—Northamptonshire
Miles, Philip John—Bristol
Miller, Wm. H.—Newcastle-under-
Lyme
Muskett, George A.—St. Alban's
Palmer, R.—Berkshire
Palmer, George—Essex
• Parker, Montagu—Devon
Parnell, Sir H.—Dundee
Philipps, Sir R.—Haverfordwest
Polhill, Frederick—Bedford
Pollock, Sir F.—Huutngdon
Potter, R.—Wigan
Pracii, W. M —Aylesbury
Pryme, George—Cambridge
Pusey, Philip—Berkshire
Rice, Right Hon. T. S.—Cambridge
Rickford, William—Aylesbury
Rolfe, Sir R. M.—Penrhyn
Round, John-3laldon
Round, Charles Grey—Essex
Russell, Lord C.—Bedfordshire
!Sanderson, Richard—Colchester
Smith, Hon. R.—Wycombe
Smith, It. Vernon—Northampton
Smith, J. A.—Chichester
Smyth, Sir Henry—Colchester -
Standish, Charles—Wigan
Stuart, Henry—Bedford
Thoreeley, Thos.—Wolverhampton
Thornhill, Geo.—Huntingdonshire
Townley, It. G.—Cambridgeshire
Tracy, Henry H.—Bridgenorth
Tyrrell, Sir J. T.—North Essex
Verney, Sir H.—Buckingham
Villiers, C. P.—Wolverhampton
Villiers Viscount—Weymouth
Walker, C. A.—Wexford
Wernyss, Captain—Fifeshire
Westenra, Hon. H. IL—Monaghan
Whitmore, T. C.—Bridgenorth
Wilberforce, W.— Hull
Wilde, Mr. Serjeant—Newark
Wilkins, Walter—Radnorshire
Williams, Tho:nas— Marlow
Williams, Robert—Doreheste r
Woulfe, Mr. Serjeant—Cashel
Yorke, Eliot T.—Cambridgeshire
Young, Geo. Fred.—Tynemouth
Young, Sir W.—Bucks

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The New York Courier, of the 14th December, has the subjoined:—
" An informant says that the whole of the district of Niagara is de.
cidedly Radical, and that, notwithstanding the presence of nearly 300
Royalists under arms, Rolph, with whom he conversed, was openly
parading the streets, and that arrangements had been publicly made for
hoisting the American flag, if the news had been favourable from To.
ronto, by mutual consent. No movement, or arrest, at Niagara, were
to take place ; but their actions were to depend upon the news from the
other side of the Like. He also states that the American citizens were
pouring into Canada, and that there can be little doubt but that the
greater part of the Upper Province is ripe for revolt. lie says that the
feeling at Niagara was decidedly in favour of the Radicals; and the cir-
cumstance that Rolph was permitted to be at large, is evidence of the
fact."

The Boston Paper of the 14th December says :—" Sonv, of the
newspapers are endeavouring to keep up an excitement about the Cana-
dian insurrection ; but it is apprehended that the contest is rapidly ap-
proaching its termination in favour of the Government. The fact is,
that all the accounts from the camp of the Patriots, and from Vermont,
of the victories and successes of the insurgents, have been exaggerated,
and i❑ most ca,es the boasted victories have proved to be defeats."
The Nightingale, a ship from!Bahia, is off Liverpool ; we hear she is
only a day or two later than the last arrival from that quarter.

SITERIrFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

BUITARI) v. GRUEN.

This war An adtidn brotigllt it a printseller, to
recover of the defendant the sum of 3/. 35., the value of ad ciigraviflg tit
the pas!ing, of the Reform Bill. .

The defendant pleaded a set off for three volutms of the Parliamentary
Chronicle, of whieh he is proprietor and editor, delivered to the plaintiff'.
All order (or the boas in the plaintiff's handwriting was put in, and
trio witne:3ses Were CA led; Iv ho probed the delivery St the plMlitiff's
hotts. The witnesses v.'ete rigidly trois-ekamlited on this
did not vary their esidehae:
For the paliltiii` his servant was called, who swore that the books
could not have been delivered without her knowledge, and that she had
never seen thrm. The plaintiff's assistant Was also called, and lie de=
dared the hooks could not have been iii the house without his know_
ledge, rang if thep httd been there he should have used them in his
blitiness.

The UrinEa S Eater said the last witnesses swore very boldly, but
their evidence was only negative. It was for the Jury to say whether
there had been any mistake.

Verdict Ls. the Defendant,

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

Bishop Sharpe, the far famed ex.ugilist, applied on his petition to
be discharged, and was unopposed. It eppeared that poor Sharpe had
been twice on the floor of the Court as an insolvent debtor; and each
time bad been awarded to be entitled to the benefit of the Act. He
took his last benefit on the stage of the Insolvent Court in September,
1831, and since then he had retired from the glory of the prize ring,
putting up with the humble cognomen of the keeper of a booth at
races and fairs ; finding, however, that this wandering sort of life was
stale and unprofitable, he assumed several names for the purpose of
keeping body and soul together, but all would not do, he was floored for
the second time, and horrid to relate was avin in durance vile, at the
suit of a brother pall of his own wandering tribe, yclept a Booth Keeper,
who rejoiced in the happy cognomen of Merry Weather. Since he had
taken proceedings against poor Sharpe, some compunction had smote
the heart of the conscientious Merry Weather, and he determined not to
come to the scra'ch to oppose one with whom he had spent so many
happy hours, on the turf, and at fairs, and wakes.
_ .

The Court ordered the Insolvent to be discharged, and thereby again
enabled him to pursue his worthy calling.
Wiliam Gridley applied on his Petition to be discharged. The Insol.
vent was unopposed. It appeared that Gridley applied to the Court to
be discharged in 1833, at which time, his petition was dismissed,
on the ground of a friendly arrest, but he went out of custody the same
evening.
The Learned CITIEF.COMMISSIONER said that the same thing happened
very often; persons tried the experiment of a false and Liendly arrest,
and yet complained of the hardship of imprisonment for debt. The
present case was only an illustration of what took place every day.
The insolvent had been a prisoner since August last, and was now
enabled to come before the Court through the charity of the Governor
of the prison in which he was confined.
The COURT ordered him to be discharged.