The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

FOREIGN AFFAIR 3.

Mr. BRISCOE said that throughout this country
there was but one opinion as to the desirableness of
keeping at peace with France, and maintaining an inti-
mate alliance between the countries. He had the
greatest confidence in the Foreign Secretary, who,
during the last ten years had maintained the peace of
Europe without sacrificing the honour of the country,
and he thought the foreign policy of the Ministers en-
titled them to the gratitude of the country.
The motion was then withdrawn.
BRITISH MUSEUM.

Mr. AGLIONBY moved for certain returns re.
lative to the British Museum.
INFANT FELONS BILL.

Mr. LANGDALE gave notice that, early next
Session. he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to
secure to infant felons the same religious advantages
that were enjoyed by ber Majesty's other subjects.
The House then adjourned at Eight o'Clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS, AUGUST 6.
The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woo
sack at five o'clock.
The Consolidated Fund Bill and the Exchequer Bills
Bill went through a Committee.
Mr. BERNAL and others from the Commons brought
up the Administration of Justice (Court of Chancery)
Bill, the Non-Parochial Register Bill, and other Bills.
SHREWSBURY AND HOLYHEAD ROADS. _
Viscount DUCANNON moved the Order of the JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Day for going into Committee on the Shrewsbury and Viscount DUNCANNON moved the third read-
Holyhead Road Bid. The keeping the roads ing of the Joint-stock Banks Bill.
in repair had been confided to four several trusts, Lord LYNDHURST understood that the object
and the estimate for purchasing the land be- of the Bill was to enable parties to take out process
tween St. Albans and Dunstable had exceeded quickly against any members of these companies against
the amount originally contemplated by 2,000/., but that whom judgment had been pronounced. Now, he had
sum had been saved in the purchase of land below been informed that a decision of the Court of Exehe-
Dunstable. The Bill before the House provided that quer had rendered the provisions of the Bid totally on-
the money raised in one portion of the road, be appaed available. Ile therefore propose I a clause, giving
to meet the deficiency iii the other portion. power to parties who had obtained judgment to sue out
The Marquis of SALISBURY coinpla;ned of the execution.
system of introducing so many Bills, just before the After a few observations from Lord MONT
House was prorogued, and at a time when their pro- EAGLE, the Bill was read a third time, arti thecon-
erieons could not be fully considered. He should, there- videration of the clause proposed by Lord Lyndhurst
fore, move that the Bill be committed that day throe postponed till to morrow, as was also the pas-ing of
months. the Bill.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the ECCLESIASTICAL DUTIES AND REVE-
House divided. when there appeared, NUES BILL.
Fur the Committee, contents 24 Viscount DUNGANNON moved the further con-
Non-contents 23 sideration of the Report of the Select Committee on
Majority
The Bit.: then went through a Committee The Bishop of IVinchester, the Bishop of Exeter,
Lord LYNDHURST presented two petitions from and other Peers presented petitions against the Bill.
the merchants of London and the town of Birmingham The amendments of the SA:et Committee were then
on the subject of the pf:rsent unfortunate state of the agreed to ; and on the question that the Report be re-
Republic of Cracow, and praying that her Majesty's ceived,
Government would use its influence fur the purpose of Tne Earl of HARROWBY begged to enter his
having the Austrian troops withdrawn from the protest against the Bill, that it might appear that at least
territories of that republic.
,The petitions one Peer had raised his yoke against a measure un-
were based upon merely commercial grounds, paral eled in the history of the country.
but when he called the attention of Noble Lords The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that the Noble
opposite to one of the signatures to the petition Earl could enter his protest aAainst the measure it
from the metropolis, and when he told them that it was he wished it before the rising of the House to-morrow.
signed by a person who was sometimes called the di- The Bishop of EXETER wished to introduce a pro-
rector of her Majesty's Government, namely, Daniel viso to except the Deanery of Exeter from the pro-
O'Connell, Governor of the National Bank of Ireland, visions of the Bill, inasmuch as that Deanery w: s a pri.
13, Old Bruad-sfreet, he trusted it would receive their vate foundation, and not a Royal one, as must of the
immediate attention. He believed that some persons other deaneries were.
were inclined to undervalue, the importance of the corn- Viscount MELBOURNE opposed the exception
coerce of that country, but that must merely have of the Deanery of Exeter, from the provisions of the
Arisen from an ignorance of its geographical and Bill. For upwards of 200 years the appointments to
commercial position. The Noble and Learned Lord the Deanery had been made at the recommendation of
then presented a petition signed by 20,000 of the opera- the Crown. It had always been supposed to be placed
tives of Glasgow. The petitioners stated that the upon the same footing as other Deeneries, and if there
present Ministers came into office by the assistance of was any doubt upon the subject, they ought to be re-
the operative classes, on the distinct pledge that they moved by the present Bill. Oa the ground of low;
would reform abuses, reduce the public expenditure, usage he should oppose the proviso.
and preserve the public peace; that all these pledges After a few words from the Earl of' DEVON, the
bad been violated, and that they had directed the House divided, when there appeared—
worst. rigors of the law against those by whose sup- For the proviso 2l
port and assistance they had obtained office, wh:le Against it 3l
seeking for objects distinctly the same as were Majority against the proviso —lo
avowed by the Ministers when asking the suffrages of The .Archbishop of CANTERBURY proposed to
the people ; that the Ministry had done nothing to insert several verbal amendments to some of the clauses
reduce the national debt, but had, on the contrary -added of the Bill, the purport of which was not heard in the
to it, and had, notwithstanding their lavish expenditure' gallery.
of the public funds, suffered themselves to be insulted The Earl of HARROWBY opposed the amend-
with impunity by the other nations of Europe ; that by ments on the ground that the usual course was to
their mistaken foreign policy they had brought the Ca- give notice of them, in order that they might be printed,
trades to a state of insurrection ; that they had intrigued and understood. If any of their Lordships had
with Russia torendertheneighbouringnationssubservient heard what the amendments were that bad been pro-
to her, and had changed their amicable relations with posed by the Most Rev. Prelate, they had been more
China to a state of warfare; that British commerce successful than he had, for he had not heard a word of
and British property had been sacrificed, and British one of them. As to the Bill generally be had great
money lavished to an enormous extent, the consequence objections,
and he must enter his protest against it,
of which would be, increased taxation, the great burden The Bishop of WINCHESTER said that he and
of which would fall upon the operative classes. Tne peti- those whooppcsed the Bill did not do so from any want
tioners prayed her Majesty todismissfrom hereouneilssueb of anxiety to relieve the spiritual destitution that existed
dangerous advisers. The Noble and Learned Lord then in the country, but they thought that that object would
presented a similar petition from the merchants, traders, not be effected by dealing with the property of the
and manufacturers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne' aid, in Church in the way proposed by the Bill. i
addition to the statements in the previous petiion, they After a few words from the Bishop of London, the
complained of the conduct of the Government with Bishop of Salisbury, and the Archbishop of Canterbury,
regard to Sicily, and they prayed that the administra- the amendment wears negeti
tion of the torei,o affairs of that country might be SALISBURY moved another
placed in ether hands. amendment to the effect that " upon the representation
Lord IajII,BOURNE said that the Noble and, of the Bishop of the diocese, such stipend, not exceed-
Learned L bad acknowledged that he ought to have irg 20/. (and he said he would pref,r to make it 10/.
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given notice to him of his intention to present these pe-
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titions. Although the Noble and Learned Lord had p
not given him such notice, or conferred with him on the , seem fid t.
subject, yet he had tally stated it was the determination / The Bishop of LONDON opposed the amendment
on the ground that the non-residentiary prebends were
of the Government to see that the engagements of the i
Treaty of Vienna should be respected.—( Hear.) The , absolutely useless.
Noble Bishop of SALISBURY replied, and thee and Learned Lord had not stated whether or I
not he concurred with the petition front Newcastle- ; gallery was cleared for a division ; but their Lordships
upon-Tyne, or with any part of it. Perhaps the Noble 1d d not divide, and the amendment was withdrawn.

passed.
COURT HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Viscount DUNCANNON, the
Court-houses (Ireland) Bill was read a third time and

passed.