The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-09 00:00:00

Lord John Russell was better yesterday.
Sir William Clay transacted business at the Board
of Trade, yesterday.
Dispatches were received, yesterday, at the Colo-
nial-office, from the Governors of the West India
Colonies.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary
Wood, had a dinner party yesterday? at their residence
in Downing street. The company consisted of the
Marchioness of Clanricarde, Lady Emily de Burgh,
Lady Holland, Right Hon. Edward Ellice, Hon. Mr.
and Mrs. Howard, Hon. William Cowper, Miss
Hardy, Mr. Stafford, Mr. Herbert, and Mr. Denison.
—Lady Mary had afterwards an evening party.
Among the company were the French Ambassador,
the Bavarian Minister, the American Minister and
Mrs. Bancroft, the Prussian Minister, Prince Lowen-
stein, Count de Jarnac, Baron Koller, Lady Seaford,
Miss Emily Hardy, Lord R. Grosvenor, Mr. Land-
seer, Mr. Ogle, Mr. Tufnell, Hon. Mrs. E. J. Stan-
ley, Mr. and Mrs. W. Childers, Miss Childers, Mr.
Merivale, Mr. Clements, Lady Cowley, Hon. J.
Talbot, Mr. and Lady Caroline Townley, Mr. B.
Carter, Mr. Grey, Countess St. Germans, Lady
Jemima Eliot, Miss Darner, Sir Augustus and the
Misses Clifford, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Thomas Baring,
Lady Shelley, Mr. Brooke, Lord and Lady Mont-
eagle, Lady Frederick Bentinck, Mr. Parker, Mr.
and Mrs.H. Brand, Hon. Mr. Grey, Mr. Gibson Craig,
Lord Dudley Stuart and Mr. Stuart, Mr. and Lady
Jane Ellis, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Seymour, Lady Brougham, Miss Eden,
Mr. Calvert, Dlr. West, Lord Harry Vane, Mr.
Pinazzi, Hon. George Fitzwilliam, Dr. Holland, Mr.
Rich, Lord and Lady Kinnaird, &c.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)

ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 8.

Order for Second Reading read ; Motion made, and Ques-
tion proposed." That the Bill be now read a second time:"—
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " now," and at
end of the Question to add the words " upon this day six
months." Question put, " That the word now' stand part
of the Question." The House divided :

MAJORITY—AYES, 168.
Adair, R. Shafto Greene, John Price, Sir R.
Aglionby, 11. A. Gregson, Samuel Raphael, Alexander
A 'sock, Thomas Grey, Sir G. Bowdon, Colonel
Raines, M. T. Grosvenor, Lord It. Reynold,i,'Jonh
Baring, F. T. Haggitt, F. R. Ricardo, J. L.
Bellew, R. M. Hall, Sir B. Rich, Henry
Birch, Sir Thomas 'Jostle, Alexander Robartes, T. J.
Black ill, S. W. Hayter, W. G. Roche, E. B.
Blake, M. J. Hervey, Lord A. Romilly, John
Bouverie, E. P. Heywood, James Russell, F. C. 11.
Bowring, Dr. Howard, C. W.G. Sadleir, John
Bright, John Howard, E. G. St. George, Chris.
Brockman, B. D. Hume, Joseph Sal wey, Colonel
Brotherton, Joseph Hutt, William Scholetield, William
Browne, R. 1). Jermyn, Earl ' Scrope, G. P.
Bunbuiy, Edward Jervis, Sir John Scully, Francis
Burke, Sir Thomas Keating, Robert Seeley, Charles
Buxton, Sir E. Keogh, William Seymour, Lord
Callaghan, D. Keppel, George T. Shafto, R. D.
Cardwell, Edward Labouchere, Henry Shell, R. L.
Carter, John B. Lewis, George C. Simeon, John
Caulfield, Colonel Lincoln, Earl of Slaney, Robert A.
Cayley, Edward S. Littleton, E. R. Smith, John B.
Childers, J. W. Lushington, Charles Smythe, G.
Clay, James Macnamara, Major Somerville, Sir W.
Clay, Sir W. M'Gregor, John Stanley, E, J.
Clifford, Henry M. M`Tavish, C. C. Strutt, Edward
Cochrane, A. Meagher, Thomas Stuart, Lord 1).
Colebrooke, Sir T. Mahon, O'Gorman Sutton, Henry
Courtenay, Lord Maitland, T. Tenison, E. K.
Craig, W. G. Marshall, J. G. Tennent, .J.
Crawford, W. S. Mitchell, T. A. Thicknesse, R. A.
Danner, Colonel Molcsworth, Sir W. Thompson, Colonel
Davie,: Sir Henry Monsell. William Thompson, George
Dawson, T. V. Moore, George li. Thornely, T.
Devereux, J. T. Morgan, H. K. G. Trelawny, J. S.
Drumlanrig, Vis. Morpeth, Viscount Tuthell, Henry
Duncan,:Viscount Mowatt, Francis; Turner, E.
Dundas, Sir David Nugent, Sir Percy Urquhart, David
Ebrington, Viscount O'Brien, J. Vane, Lord H.
Ellice, Edward O'Brien, Timothy Verney Sir li.
Evans, John O'Connell, John Villiers, Charles
Ewart, William O'Connell, Maurice Wakley, Thomas
Fagan, William O'Connell, M. J. Wall, C. B.
Foley, John 11. O'Connor, Feargus Nelmsley, Sir J.
Forster, Mathew O'Flaherty, Anthony Watkins, Colonel
Fortescue, J. W. Ogle, S. C. . Westheed, J. P.
Fox, Richard M. Ord, W. Williams, John
Freestun, Colonel Osborne, Ralph Wilson, James
Gardner. J. D. Paget, Lord Clarence Wilson, Matthew
Gibson, T. M. Paget, Lord George Wood. W. P.
Gladstone, W. E. Parker, John Wyvill, Marmaduke
Gower, Levesen Perfect, Robert Yorke, H. It.
Grace, 0. D. J. Peto, Samuel M. Young, John
Graham, Sir James Pilkington, James TELLERS.
Granger, T. C. Finney, W. Anstey, Thomas C.
Grattan, Henry Power, Nicholas Arundel, Earl of