The Sun.
London, England, 1836-02-12 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTAIi SI.ILVEVIAIt

In the Loans' last night, the Capital Punishments Amend-.
meet Bill (Letter-stealing) was passed. On the meter
Lord Chancellor, returns were ordered relative to the state„,°
business in the Court of Exchequer and in the Court of itFii
view. Lord Wharncliffe gave notice, that on Monday he 'yr
move for return of the names of persons recommended bY
Town Council', under the Municipal Corporations Act, to be'
Magistrates. Lord Wynford presented an agricultural distress
petition from Lincoln, giving notice, at the same time, ?ace
motion on the subject. A-I n extended conversation wok pearl
v,; the subject of Education in Ireland. In reply to Ear
Roden, Nr:te originated the conveoation, the Marquis of l'aasd"
downe said, that notwithstanding that had been urge
against the existing national system of education, the Goveriv‘
of the'
meet were determined to give full effect t're it, convinced thatt
the system, in its operation, would be productive of grea
benefit to Ireland. On reference to our report of the debatF,
it will be seen and lamented that fanaticism and bigotry rem
aia
in high favour with certain Noble Lords. his
In the COMMONS' Captain Dundas took the oaths and
peat om
as Memilt?e for Devizes. On bringing up a Repoe
the Committee on ,elect Committees, a conversation took Jaen
on the propriety of fCrnishing Members with extra copies °
Parliamentary proceeding s, for the use of their constituent!'
It was arranged that the C.79mmittee should meet this day
to
order further to consider this ObjQct. Some petitions werl.
presented, among which was one fepresenting the opinions ot
500,000 persons, for the removal of Dissenters' Grievances'
M. Hardy then brought forward his motion relative
to the late Carlow Election. We have alluded t°
the discussion elsewhere, and- shall, in thili place, contee;
ourselves with observing, that Mr. O'Con,nell not ofilYt
came out of the party conflict unscathed, Lut he plie
the envenomed assaults of his enemies so trintrliballl4,.e
that their defeat and disgrace could scarcely have been nl%-
1 signal—more crushing and complete. Daniel, strong 1"
honesty, slew all his host, and gave the death-blow to tho
Golialis of a faction, who, in the foolishness of their beartsci
imagined the destruction of the liberator of his country. L°l;
John Russell postponed, till to-day, his motion for leave
bring in Bills for the registratimi of births, marriages, a°
deaths, and for the celebration of marriages. Leave was the°
given to bring in the following Bills :—the Attorney-Geoen;
ral's Bill to facilitate the enfranchisement of conyholds ; 13'
to amend the law relating to lands held by *copy of coal
roll; Bill for abolishing customary modes of descent, (Out
for the commutation of heriots ; Bill for the amen4o,el',,l
of the law of escheat • Bill for ascertaining the bounds-'t-
of lapds and manors; 'Captain Pechell's Bill for the bettyf
protection of the fisheries on the coast of England and Wales'
On the motion of Mr.. Harvey, returns were ordered of the
total number of persons qualified to vote for Members to serfA°
in Parliament in each of th,
cities and boroughs of Englalw
and Wales, and of the total ;lumber of persons qualified t°
vote for Councillors in each of the cities, boroughs, and tow°n
of England and Wales, under the IVltznicipal Reform Act. (1,
the motion of Mr. Hume, it was resolved " that all Bills be!ri„
future written in plain round-hand instead of black letter,
and it was ordered that the resolution be communicated to the
Lords. On the motion of Mr. Hume, a Select Committee
was appointed " to consider what compensation shall be given
to certain officers and servants of the House ;" and on the
motion of Mr. Estcourt, a Select Committee was appointed
" to inquire into the condition, management, and affairs of the
British Museum."

SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, FEB. 11.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrived the Cell,*
Weeks, from Villa Nova. Arrived from the River and °'
main—the Matilda, Comin, for the Cape of Good Hope!
Lord John Russell, List, for Gibraltar. And proceeded, t,117,
Rapid, Miller, for Waterford ; Limerick Lass, Fulcber, I°'
Limerick ; Mould, Briant, for Plymouth. Sailed this morning
his Majesty's ship Scout for Portsmouth ; and the Toront
for New York. Five P.M., sailed the David Scott for Ma"
dras ; and Blythe, Drayner, for Bombay.
PORTSMOUTH', FEE. 11.—Wind N. to N. N. W., strOg
breezes.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. T).—Wind S. W. to N. W., and squall,'
—The American ship North America, Heath, on her way ft.°
Havre to New Orleans, put in here this day owing to coati:
trary winds ; also the brig Aine Marie, Torzia, on her if
from Antwerp to Messina with segai-. Arrived the scheoufr
Sylph, Tozer, out 17 days, from Tereira, with oranges, in,
orders. Put in here the Dutch brig Aeigenoria, on her !el
from Rotterdam to New York - and the ship Francis the Fig
Coofstock, on her way from davre to New York. AL
DOVER, FEB. 11.—Arrived off port, the Hebran, Brun-
from Charlestor.
COWES, FEB. 11.—Arrived, the Saraun, Ramond, from Bic
Janeiro, leaky, part of the cargo throws! overboard.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 10.—Arrived, the Macon, Osborne, frer,
Savannah; Republic, Williams, from New York ; La
Pennington, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Fear;
Kealing, —, Bay of Fundy ; and the Lamlash, 11.
St. Michael's.
LIMERICK, FEB. 10.—Arrived, the Elizabeth, Douglass
from Oporto ; and the Ariel, Atkinson, from London.
DUBLIN', FED. 9.—Arrived, the Lucifer, Wray, from LondoP
FALMOUTII, Fan. 10..-. Wind W. to N. W. strong breezes'
—Arrived, the Camden packet, , from Vera Cruz—sailec4
Nov. 7 ; the George Bennett, from Galipoli. The Camden
packet brings 500,000 dollars fir freight.
HALIFAX, FEB. 10.—Arrived, the Martha, Dyer, ll's'
London, and Amelia, Peck, from GThraltar, last
SHIELDS, FEB. 10.—The Deznariscatti, Watson, upset
night at the Quay, but was got upright, after shipping her '-
yff
ards, and at low water was nearly dry from her foothooks-
Sr. MICHAEL'S, JAN. 23.—The Sarah Maria, Kerdick,
ar-
rived here on the 19th instant, from Baden, experia;lced sein;
gales, is leaky, and hove her deck load overboard. She P
been blown out, but is now in sight. the
MARSEILLES, FEB. 5.—A great portion of the cargo Of
Deux Freres, from Nantes to this port, which put into Gibr°-
tar, has been condemned and sold there.
PENZANCE, FEB. 10.—A boat was picked up yesterday °if
the Land's-end, marked " Pomona, of Pool," James Manning'
BRISTOL, FEB. 10.—The Fury (Steam Boat) which ien%
carried off by some Pitt boatman, has been found at Passage'
a derelict, drifting up the Severn.
LIMERICK, FEB. 9.—The Henrietta, from hence to LW?'
pool, which was on shore in the fiver, having sustained da-
mage, has been obliged to discharge.—The Egeria, from bel,a,
'i
to London came up from Tarbert 6th inst., cargo discharge"'
bbing leaky.—Since Saturday evening it has blown 'bang
gales from W. to W. S. W.

The Darnaway, Hunleod, from Cephas, to Bristol, arrived
at Sicilly, with her pumps choked, and part of the care°
thrown overboard.

The Baslado, Caspra, from Marseilles, bound to Glasgo*
is on shore at Gibraltar, and full of water,
The Sarah Maria, Kendrick, from Boston, has arrived St
St. Michael's, leaky, and part of the cargo thrown overboard.
The Maria Maude, Coyle, from Wick to Dublin, was totalif
wrecked on Glush Island, on the 31st ult. Crew saved.
Tlio Countess of Cassillis, Harrison, from Workington t
Belfast, which was on shore in Troon Bay, has been got up•

We present our readers elsewhere with what we have
reason to beleve to be an accurate account of what took pl
yesterday on the part of the deputation, on the one hand, wele,_
waited, by appo:ntment, on Lord Melbourne, respecting ttw
taxes on knowledge, .and on the part of that Noble Lord 0.11
the other. The answ:lr of the First Lord of the Treasury,!!
not specific, but is, neye,rtheless, highly satisfactory. ill'
Lordship admitted that the main question was not one of a
financial character, but of a mu.ral and political nature; end
that the only matter to be considered was the effects likely to
be produced in these two respects u).'on the population of the
country, by declaring that to be irrevocaOY free and uncontroul"
ed, which had hitherto been limited, aria
to a certain extent
shackled. His Lordship further added that Ilhe subject should
receive that anxious and serious attention fro, the Govern'
ment, which its importance so amply deservc:l—and 10
Lordship's promise is his bond. In his fulfilment of it vt°i
doubt not that he will sec the propriety, on the one hand, °`
rendering the diffusion of knowledge as cheap as possiblpossiblyand, on the other, of securing by post the regular transmir
sion of all news publications duly registered and authenti-
cated. To a stamp-tax for this purpose we can see no ob-
jection. Let it be as moderate as possible—and let it be el?'
tional ; but in fairness no one, however ardent he may be
the cause of knowledge, can deny that he is as much b)und
to pay for the transmission of his newspaper by post, as for
the transmission of a private letter. There should be fair
play in this matter as well as in church-rates, and other things
which are universally borne, but which ought only to b°
charged to those who frequent the Established Church.--•
Morning Advertiser.

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Table Knives 3 Guineas per Dozen; Dessert Knives 2i Guineas
per Dozen ; Carvers 155., per pair.
'l'. COX SAVORY'S, Working Goldsmith, Silversmith, and
Watchmaker, 47, Cornhill, London.
A pamphlet giving a detailed list of the prices of Plate, Plated
Goods, Watches, Clocks, &c., may be had gratis.

BIRTIIS.
On the 10th inst., at Belmont, Kent, the Right Hon. LA'
Harris, of a daughter.
On the 9th inst.., at Dumbleton Park, the lady of Edward TOP
land, Esq., DI.P., of a son and heir.
..On the 10th inst., at Camberwell, Mrs. Benjamin Edgington,
a daughter.
At Bayswater, Anne, the wife of T. Paynter, Esq., of a