The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-26 00:00:00

CHAPTER VI.—=PENAL ENACTMENAPs.

Art. 18. Whoever, to the injary of the rights guaran-
teed by the present law to authors and their representa-
tives, shall publish, print, engrave, or reproduce, in. any
manner, or by any process, works, designs, paintings,
sculpturing, musical works, and any other productions of
the arts or talent 13,1 ready published or meditated, shall be
liable to the penalties attached to the crime of counterfeit.
Art. 10. Any one found guilty of the above offence shall
incur a fine of 300 f. to 2,000 f. to the State, and be, be-
sides, condemned to pay to the party aggrieved such da-
mages as may be fixed on by the tribunals, agreeably to
the value of the original work. The counterfeiter may aio
be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one

year.
Art. 20. Whoever shall introduce into the French terri_
tory works from foreign countries, knowing them to be
counterfeit, shall be liable to the punishment spccifiedia
indaomnitihgse.s,
from
also to an imorisoninen:
the preceding article.
ii
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ershall sell one copy of a work, know.
counterfeit,
all be liable to a fine of fr
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Art. fA.
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the destruction of all the mould:,,
which may be used in effecting the said couplates,
.

Arts. 23, 2,1, and 25, merely state the relative bearing
of the enactments of different articles with each other;
the different forms to be observed for carrying lite enact•
ments into effect, and other details for its due execution.

TIIE SCHOOLFELLOWS. —Of Rl] Stignla4s. -
which a youth of sensitive mind can be subjected, that):
illegitimacy is perhaps the most torturing, not only ()Luis
own account, but as it affects his maternal parent, towards
whom the impulses of his heart are almost morbidly acute.
It is this feeling that chiefly gives the peculiar, and pig-
nant interest which fills every page of the torthcomin:rl;
Novel called " The Schoolfellows," a story of tlreats
originality, nobler purpose, and more impressive intere,l
than any which has appeared for year,.
A prebendal stall In the Cathodal Church
Durham has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr
S. Smith, of Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire. The office
will not be filled up, but its revenues will pass into the
hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, under the pro.
visions of the bill passed in the last Session of Parliament
for the regulation of Cathedral Duties and Revenue,
The present is the first stall that has lapsed in Durham
Cathedral since the new law came into operation.—Suw.
derland Herald.

Tom Rounding, of Woodford-Wells, so well
known in the sporting world, died yesterday at an advanced
age'

EVENING EDITION

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

I INIPERI AL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Parliament was opened this day by her Majesty in
person, and the attendance of Peers was fully as
numerous as on the occasion of the prorogation of Par-
liament in August last. The galleries and doors lead-
ing to the body of the House were thrown open at
twelve o'clock, and before one o'clock almost every
seat was occupied. Just before the arrival of her
Majesty many of the front benches which had been re-
served for Peers were taken possession of by
ladies, whom the attendants found it impossible to
displace, and the space near the bar was also
fided by persons who were unable to procure accommo-
dation elsewhere. Among the spectators in the right-

hand gallery was an Indian prince, whose Oriental

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costume excited much attention.

During the 'recess the throne, footstool, and canopy,
appear to hire been reg,,ilt and decorated ; the steps
were covered with a magnificent purple carpet, em-
bloThred with a Norman rose; and on the left
of the throne was placed a splendid chair of State for

his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
Among the Peers who first entered the House were
the Earl of Redesdale, Lard Portman, the Earl of
Devoe, the Bishop of Durham, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Marquis of Normanby, the Bishop of
Roel-ester, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Ripon,
&c. The Ministerial bench was completely- filled, and
tg,:mport.ry seats were placed in the intervals between
the benches for the accommodation of those Peers who
arrived rather late. Lord Melbourne, who appeared
is bis usual health and spirits, was the first of her Ma-
jestz's Ministers who entered the House, and conversed
for sonic time with several of the Peers near him be-
fore Ee retired to join the Royal procession.
The Judges took their seats on the cross-benches im-
mediately in front of the Throne, and among theca were
Lord Langdale, Lord Denman, Mr. Justice Little&le,
Mr. Justice Coieridge, Mr. Justice Patteson, Baron
Maisie, Mr. Justice Coltman, &c.
In the diplomatic circle were the Austrian, Turkish.
Russian, French, Prussian, Belgian, and other Ambas-
sadors, and the variety of costumes, decorations, &c.,
rendered this part of the House extremely brilliant

and picturosque.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived
shortly before two o'clock, and after conversing with
several of the peeresses present, took his scat at the top
of the Ducal Bunch. _

At two o'clock the d;scharge of cannon, a flourish of
trumpets, and the shouts of the populace, announced
the arrival of her Majesty, and a buzz of expectation
and excitement pervaded the immense assemblage in
the body of the HOLIFC, which was at this time

crowded in every part.
At a quarter past two o'clock her Majesty, preceded
by tote heralds and the great Officers of State, entered
the House ; all the Peers and Peeresses rising and re-
maining standing until desired by her Majesty to he
seated. The great Officers of State, including the
Earl Marshal, the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of
Surrey, the Lord Chancellor bearing the Great Seal, the
Duke of Sornersct,bearing the Crown, Lord Melbourne,
the Sword of State, and the Earl of Shaftesbury, the
Cop of Maintenance, having taken their places on either
side of the Throne, her Majesty directed the Usher
of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford, to summon
the House of Commons to the bar.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert who wore a Field
.Marshai's unitorm, entered with the Royal procession,
and took his seat in the chair of State prepared for him
on the left of the Throne.
Her Majesty was attired in a robe of white satin
em roi lered wi h gold, over which was the State
mantle of purple velvet. Site al,:) wore a tiara, neck-
lace, and earrings of magnificent brilliants. Her Ma-
jesty appeared to be in the enjoyment of excellent
elealth and looked extremely well.
The Speaker, in his State robes, attended by an im-
mense body of Members, having appeared at the bar,
the Lord Chancellor, on his knee, handed the Speech
to the Quimn, which her Majesty read in her usual clear
and distinct manner. The introductory part was, with
difficulty heard in consequence of the bustle and con-
fusion created by the over-crowded state of the House,
and the anxiety of those in the back scats to obtain a
view of tl,e Throne and the distinguished personages in

its irnittediate neighbourhood.
'rne Speech will be found in another column.
Immediately afterwards her Majesty quitted the
House, and the Royal procession returned in the same
state to Buckingham Palace.
The House resumed st Five o'Clock, at which bout
the Loan CHANCELLOR took his scat on the Woolsack.
Lord BEA.UINIONT (late Mr. Myles Stapleton,
whi has made good his claim to the dormant peerage
of Bs wmont), took the oaths and his seat.
Viscount MELBOURNL laid the Convention en-
tered into between. her Majesty and the Emperor of
Attattia, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia,
and the Sultan, for the pacification of Turkey, on the
table.

The LORD CHANCELLOR then read her most
gracious -Majesty's Speech, during the reading of which
leord Brougham entered the House, and, walking up
4o the Conservative side, shook hands with the
Duke of Wellington, and then took his scat in his
usual place.
The Speech having been read,
Lord DUCIE rose for the purpose of moving the
Address. He said it appeared to him that it had
slways been the custom to fix on the most inexperienced
person in that House to move the Address in answer
to the Speech from the Throne ; and on the
present occasion the Noble Lord had certainly
not shewn himself a Reformer, but had adhered closely
to the old custom.—(A laugh.) He hoped, however,
that their Lordships would not show themselves Re--
farmers, by refusing to him that kind. and courteous
feeling which had usually been extended to those whel
stood in the situation in which 'no was at present.—
(Hear, hear.) It was most gratifying to find from
her Majesty's most gracious Speech that she stil
continued to receive from Foreign Powers assurances
of their most ardent desire tor the maintenance of
peace ; and it was still more so to find that the first
wish oil her Majesty, and the first object of her Go-
vernment, was to maintain that peace which was
so essential to the welfare and prosperity of
this country, depending as it did so entirely
opal the extension of its manufactures and
its commerce. But dear and necessary as peace
must be admitted to- be, he was satisfied that their
Lordships would beatihe last persons in the world to
wish that England should lose that high position
emong nations which she must necessarily lose if she
etheulcl be guilty of any culpable neglect of interfering,
in a casein which her interference would become neces-
sary, more e Tecially in such a case as that which had re-
cently occurred, in which that interference had become
necessary for the maintenance of the peace of Europe.
He bell red that the country.owed a deep debt of gra-
tittelee-o4:l e heads which had planned, and to the hands
which had so nobly executed, that series of opera-
tions which had ended so satisfactorily. With re-
gard to the expedition to China, he was glad to
earn from the Speech that there was every probability
of our differences with that country being brought to a
speedy termination. Their Lordships should, bowel ar,
recollect the dilatory nature of our Chinese friends,
The occupation of Chusan, however, was, be thought, an
event very much calculated to hasten their diplomacy.
E -ents had taken place in India since they last met
which were calculated to forward the prosperity of this
country, and to secure peace in that quarter of the
globe. With regard to the legislative measures recom-
mended in the Speech from the Throne, it would be
nselessi for him to debate upon them at any length, be-
sauce they had both of them, hebelieved,in principle,
already received the sanctlo their L d
ship's House.—(Hear, hear.) n
Canadaof was no longer
&swiped, and it was satisfactory to know that the Ca-
nadians seemed fully satisfied with the working of their
new Constitution. With regard to our domestic af-
fairs, we were at present in the enjoy meet of quiet. Agri-
culture was in the most prosperous state, and manufac-
tures were rising from the depressed state in which
they had bean of late into that limited and uncer-
tain state of prosperity beyond which they could
sever rise so long as duties of a restrictive nature were
continued, which rendered it impossible for any human
foresighf or precaution to prevent a recurrence of famine
vices in articles of subsistence.--(lronical cheers from
the Opposition.) It
was impossible that a large and
react:rated field for commerce, on which this coun-
try depended, could be opened under these circumstances.
Before proceeding further, he would cast a retrospec-
tive glance at the state of derangement of our com-
mercial affairs in the summer of 1839. This was owing
to a contraction in the currency—to the second great
breaking up of credit in the United States—to the
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state of our relations with China—to the blockadeof the
South American ports by the French, and to the uncertain
state of our negociations in the Levant. Since those
affairs had been settled he hoped that such an alteration
would take place in the commercial relations of this
country as would produce a balance of payment is favour
of this country, so that bullion would again return to the
coffers of the Bank, and that the money market of
London would be relieved from the pressure which now
weighed it down, and from the advanced state of in-
terest which had been demanded for the last few years.
what must prove a groat relief to the internal interests
of the country, because by it the banks would be
enabled to afford that assistance to commerce which was
necessary for its well-being,. In addition to having
\those prospects of an improvement in the currency, he
had also the satisfaction of congratulating their Lord-
ships on the Lope and belief -that many of
those causes which had hitherto pressed upon the
co:nmerciat interests were either renewed or were
about to be removed. The settlement of the Syrian
question bad opened up Syria and Egypt to the spirit
and enterprise of our merchants, itntl we might also hope

that the influence England had obtained from the posi-
tion she had taken of late would produce an extended
and profitable commerce in those nations. The ces-
sation of the blocadc of the South American

ports would again cause our commerce to be resumed
with that people, and the recognition, the wise recogni-
tion he would say, of the large State of Texas, had
opened a large field for the enterprise of our commer-
cial community. The late reports from the Eastern
Seas had given us every hope and right to believe that
the differences existing with the Chinese Government
would soon be arranged, and upon such a founda-
tion as to lead us to expect full indemnity for the
past, security for the future, and a largely extended
commerce with the immense population of that country.
There was no spot more hi ight in the occurrences of the
past year, nor one more worthy of congratulation, than
the commercial conduct of the people of the United
States.—(Hear, hear, hear.) From the magni-
tude of our commerce and our extended inter-
course, which took place between England and
America, it was impossible but that the derangement
of the internal affairs of the one must tell upon the
other. The evil which had existed in America had
passed away, and we had every reason to hope that that
extended commerce would be resumed which had for-
rncrly existed to the advantage of both countries.
He had already done justice to the proper and noble
spirit of the American people, hut he would not pro-
perly discharge his duty if he did not call their Lord-
ships attention to the punctuality with which they
had, after so severe a pressure, met every en-
gagerrient.—( Hear.) They had set a good example
to their neighbours in South America—(Hear, hear)
—and indeed it was an example, which was not a bad
one, for some of the alder states of Europe.—( A laugh.)
It was indeed pleasing to find that the general
peace was not likely to be interrupted, that was a matter
of general congratulation, for any interruption of the
general peace of Europe would be fatal to the
best interests of the commerce of the country.
It was but an act of justice on his part to call the at-
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tention of their Lordships to the uniform success that
had attended the efforts of her Majesty's present Mi-.
nisters. They had now peace at home, and their:.
arms had been victorious abroad.—(Hear, hear.)
had been said that that success was attributable
to incidental circumstances, and not the exertions of
her Majesty's Ministry. lie denied that such was the
case. Peace at home had been secured by the strict
enforcement of the law, and the results that had taken
place in the East were attributable to the admirable
policy that had been adopted by her Majesty's Fo-
reign Secretary.—( Hear, bear.) The birth of a
heiress to the Throne of England was a source
of great congratulation to every right-feeling English-
man, and the thanks of the country were due to the
Almighty Disposer of Events for having secured an hair
to the throne in a direct line.—(Hear, hear.) He had
no doubt, looking at all these circumstances, that their
Lordships would unhesitatingly adopt the Address which
he should now propose to their Lordships in answer
to her Majesty's gracious Speech. The Noble Lord
then read the proposed Address, which was almost an
echo of tie Speech.
Lord LURq,kN, in rising to second the Address,
said that he felt couscious of Lis deficiency to do justice
to a ;:übject of such importance, and he trusted, there.
fore, that the House would grant him its in-
dulgence, while he endeavoured to perform the
duty w hich had been allotted to him.F, But,
on the other hand, he must request, that if he
glanced but for a moment at the topics of the Royal
Speech, or ran briefly and imperfectly over those great
and interesting events which had that day been brought
before them from the Throne, he would take courage
because he felt there was a strength in the case which
had been put by the Noble Earl, tl,e mover of the
Address, which could not be impaired by the weak ess
of his advocacy. Yet he thought if ever men inthe
positions that might be occupied by himself and the
Noble Earl were entitled to speak confidently, and to
anticipate sanguinely, they were in that position. Under
the auspicious circumstances under which the Session
had commenced. He wished he could state that any
of those auspicious circumstances had diffused any of
their bright beams through the nature and composition
of the Address ; but proud as he was at having the
honour of standing sponsor to the Noble Lord's proeue-
tion, and a very promising production he fully anticipated
all their Lordships, without exception, would pronounce
it to be, and naturally disposed as he was to take upon
himself that sort of after-birth paternity that was put on
the sceorders of the Address. Still, with all his feeligslof
partiality for it, he confessed that he could not dis-
cover in it any of those sentiments that would have
made it more agreeable to himself. —(Suppressed
laughter.) The Address, like every other Address
be had heard read in either House of Parliament,
was with one exception, which be was sure was present
to all their Lordships' minds, and, ho had no doubt,
their Lordships' hearts—with the exception of that
paragraph which touched on the birth of the Princess
Royal, the Address was but a dull copy and
spiritless echo of the communication from the Throne.
—(A laugh.) He did not think the worse of it for
that. It appeared to him to be a good sign- of the
state of the country, and to say something of the prac-
tical working of the constitution, when the Sovereign
could so speak out in the face of day before the assem-
bled Parliament, as to draw forth a faithful response.
Ay, even an echo of the sentiments in the answer. It
seemed to him to say something for the position of
the people, and the suitableness of the Govern-
ment when the Parliament could so discharge its duty.
to the country as well as to the Crown, as to desire to
send back no better answer on the part of the people,
and hear that which had been put on their lips by the
parental and constitutional suggestions of the Throne
itself. Therefore the address was an echo of the Royal
Speech, and he trusted that it would meet with
heir Lordships' unanimous and cordial approval.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)