The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-30 00:00:00

THE PROJECTION OF TIIE SUN FIRE OFFICE.

siness.

Mr. DixoN requested to be informed by the Chairman
of the Commissioners of Sewers, whether any measures
had been taken by the Commissioners with respect to
the extraordinary projection of the new building of the
Sun Fire-office, in' opposition to the regulation for the
approaches to the Royal Exchange?
Alderman Gauss replied that the Commissioners had
put the power vested in them into exercise ; that a ne-
gotiation was going on upon the subject of complaint,
and that the works at the Fire-office were suspended.

The intimation appeared to give much satisfaction to
the Court. _

Mr. WELLS gave notice of a motion to refer it to the
Irish Society to examine and report who is at the present
time the solicitor to that Society.

THE OFFICE OF CITY COMPTROLLER.

The LORD MAYOR read a letter from the City Comp-
troller, one of the most profitable offices under the Cor.
poration, representing that he was labouring under inflam-
mation of the spine, produced by over-exe,tion in his
business, and that total relaxation from business for
some time was orcicrei by his medical attendant.
The letter stated that th.." writer had been a servant of the
Corporation for the term of thirty-four Years; that he
most rigidly attended to the duties cf the situation
which he bad tilled, and that he was ready to adopt any
course which might appear to the Court to be most suitable
to the interests of the Corporation.
Mr. R. L. JONES, on moving that the letter should be
referred to the Committee of Clerks and Officers, spoke
highly of the attention paid by the Comptroller to the
business of his office.

Mr. JONES (of Bishopsgate) seconded ti.e motion, and
said that the office of Comptroller required very great re-
vizion.—( Loud cries of " Hear, bear.")

THE POOft-LAW IN THE CITY OF LONDON.

Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR presented a petition from certain
freemen, householders in the City of London, Guardians of
the West London Union. The following are the principal
parts of it :
" That your petitioners being advised that by the
provisions of the Poor-law and under the regulations of
the police, guardians and officers of the Poor-law unions
are required is cases of sudden and urgent necessity to
give immediate • temporary lodging,' and such relief as
each case shall require, but not in money, have thought it
their duty, in compliance with the law, to provide a recep-
tacle in the house of the said union for all destitute per-
sons applying or found by the officers of police within
their district—that the adjoining, or City of London union,
having no such receptacle at hand, buz administering relief
partly in money, the consequence is a vastly dispropor-
tionate resort of persons suffering or pretending dettitu-
ti m to the West London union, of which your petitioners
are the guardians. That the great influx of casual pau-
pers of this description thus resorting and brought by the
officers of the police throughout the eight is pernicious
and grievous, as being subversive of the discipline of the
union house, which ought rather to be a quiet and orderly
asylum for the deserving and unfortunate of the district,
than a receptacle for disorderly and habitual vagrants, and
further as entailing an undue burthen upon that portion
of the City for which your petitioners are concerned. Your
petitioners have moreover most especially to recommend this
subject to your attention, as a measure of police, in which re-
spect it is particularly within your province. Your petitioner%
would respectfully submit that the only effectual mode, es-
peci illy in large cities, of dealing with an evil so exten-
sive as vagrancy, must be one which will bring all objects
of this class under the immediate inspection and control of
officers regularly employed in this particular service, and
who, acting in communic'.tion with the magistracy and
the police, may, from constant practice, be best able to
distinguish the unfortunate from the criminal. Your peti-
tioners are able to prove to your satisfaction that by far
the greater number of persons claiming a temporary lodg-
ing, or brought to them by the police, are habitual mendi-
cants, vagrants, thieves, and prostitutes, fitter objects for
correction than relief, and who, after having been pro-
vided for during the night, go forth in the morning in pur-
suit of those unlawful occupations, the power of checking
which extensive evil is by law vested in the Magistracy and
police, and not in the Guardians of the Poor, who have no
power to deal with it effectively. Your petitioners, to
show to you the enormity of the evil to which they are
subject, append to this memorial a statement of the num-
ber of night admissions for one week only, which is less,
your petitioners would observe,by one-third than that of some
of the preceding weeks. Your petitioners would submit that
the three unions into which the city is divided, by a rateable
contribution for the support of a general receptacle under
such management would effect a considerable saving of
expense, and best carry into effect both the intentions of
the law and the purposes of justice and humanity. Your
petitioners beg leave to express their great satisfaction in
learning that your Honourable Court, having referred to the
Police Committee the consideration of the best means of
carrying into effect the provisions of the Poor-law, with
regard to persons found in the streets of this city in a state
of destitution, has sub'equeutly approved their recom-
mendation for the establishment of a proper place for im-
mediate shelter and relief. Your petitioners therefore
pray that such provisions in the Poor-law Bill now before
Parliament, as may be calculated to accomplish this im-
poriant object, may have the support of your Honourable
Court, and that every facility may be given for obtaining
the sanction of the Legislature to so important a measure.
A STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS FOR ONE
WEEK TO THE REFUGE OF THE WEST LONDON UNION
WORKHOUSE.

1 above 60 years of age.
6 ... 40 do.

47 ... 20 do.
241 under 20 do.

After a few observations from Mr. Taylor, it was agreed
that the memorial should lie on the table, to be called up
at any future time for consideration.
A petition from the Rev. Edward Black, of St. Mary,
Rotkerhithe, applied for assistance to the Corporation in
defraying the expense incurred by the building of three
additional churches, in Rotherhithe. It appeared that the
Reverend Gentleman had, by his exertions, raised for the
great purpose of religious instruction, the sum of 26,000/.,
and that 4,000/. were now necessary for the completion of
his plan.
The petition was referred to the
.Coal, Corn, and Fi-
nance Committee.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS, Arßri 29.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool-
sackat five o'clock.
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Earl of RO SE BERY presented petitions for the
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A message from the Commons brought up several
Bills, which were resp • ecttvely read a first time.
CHINA.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition from
the inhabitants of Bombay, co
the commerce of thLt place handl)i saumffiengdof. the great loss
consequence
of the interruption of our trade with China; of th
longe
period which had elapsed between the expulsion of th
the
English from Canton and the appearance
of the British
fleet in the Chinese seas; and of the dulls which had
taken place in the conduct of the negotiations with China,
and beseeching that hostilities might be pressed with vigour,
in order to bring matters to a speedy termination.
Lord ASHBURTON thought it would be but just
that the Government should state what decision they had
Come to as to the preliminary articles of the treaty with
China which were at present in their possession, as such
information was of great importance to the commercial
classes of the country.
Viscount MELBOURNE thought it would be prema-
ture for the Government to form a conclusion on the pre-
liminary articles until they should be in possessiop of the
treaty founded upon them. They had not come to any
decided conclusion on the information they had at present.
The Duke of WELLINGTON rose to correct a mis-
statement in the petition, which said that British subjects
were expelled in the month of May; they had been ex-
pelled in March, so that the delay was so much the longer.
If the Government had taken his advice, and not pre-
tended to make war upon a reduced establishment, these
misfortunes would not have happened. He had told them
in 1837 that they should put their establishment in a situa-
tion to bring the contests in which they were engaged to
a termination, with sincerity, and if this advice had been
taken these delays would not have occurred.
Earl STANHOPE denied that the English were ex-
pelled from Canton by the Chinese. He thought the
petition could not be received, as there was no evidence
es to the authenticity of the signatures attached to it. He
diapproved entirely of the war with China.
The petition was then laid on the table.
The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition from
Haddington, praying for the abolition of Charch patronage.
He did not concur in its prayer.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented seve-
ral petitions ag tinst the desecration of the Lord's Day.
The Earl of WARWICK presente I a petition against
the abolition of the Corn-laws from some place in War-
wickshire.
POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).
The Earl of GL ENG ALL gave notice that on Mon.
day he should call their Lordships' attention to the falsi-
fication of the Poor-law Returns for Ireland.
The Marquis of NO RM ANB Y said that at the
conclusion of the examination the facts elicited had
engaged the serious r.ttention of the Government. A
great constitutional question was involved in the subject,
and all the circumstances having been taken into con.
sideration, the Government had determined that whatever
circumstances of extenuation might be offered, the person
who had been guilty of making these alterations could not
remain in her Majesty's service. The same idea struck Mr.
Stanley, and before any communication had been made to
him he had tendered his resignation. At the same time he
thought that all those who heard that examination mut.t be
of opinion that no crime had been committed by Mr. Stan-
ley,vas on his character. Under these
circumstances he-would put It•to the Noble Lord whether
he thought necessary to call. Mr. Stanley to the Bar of
the'House.

MR. CANDLISH.
The Earl of H ADDINGTON, referring to the disens_
sion which bad taken place some short time since relative
to the Supposed appointment of Mr. Candlish to the Chair
of Biblical Criticism in the University of Edinburgh' ob-
served that the answer to the .qustion, put elsewhere, re-
lative to the intention ofappopting Mr. Candlish, stated,
not as the Noble Marquis boo stated, that the intention to
appoint Mr. Candlish had been abandoned, but that it
bad only been suspended, in order to await tats-