The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-09 00:00:00

RATES ON STOCK IN TRADE.

Sir ROBERT PEEL gave notice that on Monday
next he should ask the Under Secretary of State or the
Attorney-General a question respecting the state—not of
the law, for he believed that was clear—but respecting the
practical embarrassment arising from its promulgation in
respect of the rating of stock in trade. He wished to know
whether it was contemplated to bring forward any measure
for removing those embarrassments which might tend to
vitiate any rate.
CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.

Sir JOHN WALSH saki that the evidence ON the
Cambridge election having been printed and in the hands
of Members, he wished to ask the Hon. Member for Corn.
wall if it was his intention to move for a new writ fer that
borough, aud, if so, when he would bring forward that
motion?

Sir CHARLES LEMON said that the Corn.
mittee having reported, he considered they had nothing
further to do with the subject, and that be was not called
upon more than any other independent Member to move
that the Speaker should issue a new writ for the borough
of Cambridge, and it certainly was not his intention to
make any such motion.—( Hear.) At the same time, if
such a motion were to be made by any other Hon. Member,
he certainly did not intend to offer any opposition to it—
( Hear)—as Le saw in this case nothing to furnish any
grounds for longer delaying the issuing of the writ.
Sir JOHN WALSH would give notice that on Monday
next he should move that the speaker do issue a new writ
for the borough of Cambridge.
Mr. WARBU RTON would give notice that it was his

intention on that occasion to move as an addition to the mo-
tion of the Right Hon. Baronet, that the votes be taken
by Ballot.—( Cheers and laughter.)
Mr. E. J. STANLEY would suggest to tire Hon. Baro-
net the propriety of postponing his motion to some future
day, as he knew it was the intention of his Noble Friend to
offer some observations on the subject, and to bring for •
ward some measure to prevent the recurrence of such prac-
tices for the future.

Mr. PROT HEROE did not know what length of time
the blue book containing this long and laborious investi-
gation had been in the hands of Members. He had only
seen it that morning, and he wished to have a little more
time to consider the evidence : he would, therefore, rug-
gest that the motion should be postponed. Measures
ought to be be taken to prevent the system of bribery
at present prevalent in the borough , but be did
not think that it existed in a greater degree
in the borough of Cambridge than in many other boroughs.
in the country. He should support the motion of the
Hon. Member for Bridport, as he would every motion cal-
culated to introduce the Ballot.
Sir JOHN WAL SH said that notwithstanding what
had fallen from the lion. Members it was not his intention
to postpone his motion, as he thought there was no case to
justify the suspension of the writ—in fact, the borough
had already been subjected to more than sufficient punish-
ment, and he should, therefore, proceed with his motion
on Monday.
DR. BOWRING'S MISSION.

Colonel SIBTHORP had moved a short time since for
some returns—
Mr. HUME and Mr. HAWES rose to order, amidst
loud cries of " Chair, chair," from all parts of the House.
The SPEAKER—There was no question before the
House, and the Hon. and Gallant Officer had first caught
his cyc.

Colonel SIBTHORP would then proceed tith his
question. He was under the necessity of complaining
that sonic time ago he moved for a return of the expenses
attending the mission of Dr. ,Bowring, which, however.
had not yet• been laid on the table. He wished to ask
the: Hon. Secretary to the Treasury, the Member for
Windsor, when such returns would be laid on the table.,
Mr. R. GORDON had hoped that the return would
have been laid before the House before this, but be had
been obliged to refer for certain information to the Com-
missioners of Customs, which had occasioned some delay;
he, however, hoped that on an early day the Hon. and
Gallant Officer would be put in possession of the informa-
tion required.
BUENOS AYRES BLOCKADE.
In answer to Mr. COLQUHOUN,
Lord PALMERSTON said a mistake had gone abroad
that when any country enforced a blockade on the ports of
another, that any third power was bound to declare whether
it acquiesced in or objected to such blockade. In fact.
the right of blockade was one attached to an in-
dependent State, and all that any other third
State had to do was to notify the fact to its own
subjects that they might not incur injury through
ignorance of it. Now as to Buenos Ayres, to which the
question particularly referred, in June, 1838, the French
Admiral bad notified to our Ambassador there the fact of
the blockade which had since been enforced. There had
been no actual declaration of war between the two coun-
tries, but there bad been virtually hostilities between France
and Buenos Ayres since ; indeed the very blockade was really
war, though there had been no previous war, and the block-
ade could not be binding on a neutral State, unless it wero
founded on the principles of war.
Mr. COLQUHOUN having asked as to the blockade
having been lately rendered more stringent as to commu-
nications between British merchants and the agents at
Buenos Ayres,
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pheadrLhobarpedesnPansAotLeo:PainEagrgteicSufoTiar?some time in the blockade, unless
in regard to some coasting trade, which the French wished
to prevent.

CHINA.
Mr. W. GLADSTONE wished to put a question to
the Noble Lord opposite (Palmerston), with respect to
China. The House was aware, a most important motion
on the subject was fixed for Tuesday next; and, as be um.
derstood an overland mail had recently arrived from China,
what ho wished to know was whethor the Noble Lord
intended to lay any additional papers on the table of the
Houso before that day.

Lord PALM ERS-TON said he had no additional papers
to lay on the table, with the exception of one from the
China Association.

POST-OFFICE COVERS AND STAMPS.
Mr. BA RN EB Y wished to put a question to the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer with respect to the postage
stamps and covers. The Orders in Council with
respect to them stated that the stamps would be
sold to the public at a penny each, and the covers at a
penny farthing. Now the fact was, that the stamp dis-
tributors at the west cud of the town were charging one
shilling and twopence a dozen for the stamps, and qty 1
refused to sell covers under three-halfpence. WAWA.
he wished to know was, whether the Chancellor of th! Exg)
chequer was aware of this, Gad, if Slot, whether- wiNF