The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-23 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.

Over: owering Novelty. Two Nights' Entertainments in One.
The long announced Gorgeous Spectacle, aided by 100 Fe-
wale Warriors, and re-engagement of Van Amburgh, with
his matchless Collection of Leopards, Lions, and Tigers, who
hays nightly appeared to overflowing houses ; a combination
of attraction never before offered to the Public.
THIS EVENING, JULY 23.
Vill he acted a Grand Historical Spectacle, of unequalled splen-

dour, entitled
JANE OF THE HATCHET.
Supported by the entire strength of the Cernpany,
and One Hundred Female Warriors.
Ti. conclude with,
3IUNGO PARKE ; OR, THE ARAB OF THE NIGER.
Kaifa, the Arab, by Van Amburgh, in which character he
be attacked by a leopard and a tiger, and finally encounter
and subdue the whole herd in their dens.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
FIFTH WEEK, and CONTINUED BRILLIANT SUC-
CESS of BEETHOVI'N'S BATTLE SINFONIA,
With its novel and effective Introductions ! !
GRAND PROMENADES MUSICALES ET
CHAMPETRES,
By Godfrey's unrivalled Band.
fhe vat Panorama al Fresco of Iceland and its Volcanoes, by
Ranson—Breaking up of the Ice—Melting of the Snows—
Release and Departure of the Discovery Ship.
Carter's astonishing " Koniaphostic," or "Lime Light.
Eruption of Mount Hecla, &c.
Every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Programe of the Concert for July 20th, 21st, and 23d.
FIRST PART.

Overture—Die Za'iberflete. Quadrilles—La Fine du Da-
nube. Polacca—Son Vergin Vezzosa. Waltz—Philomelen.
Melange Des Danses " Pas des Nations" introducing the Ty-
rolienne, Bolero, Quadrille, and Tarantella (First time of per-
formance). Hymn to the Emperor Nicholas. New MS. Over-
ture—The Dragon Fight, descriptive of Schiller's celebrated
Eallad (first public performance).
SECOND PART.
GRAND BATTLE SINFONIA,
Beethoven, with new effects and an augmented Band.
Trio—Night is Coming. The highly popular Selection of
favoiite Airs from " Robert le Diable." Waltz—Brandhofen.
Huntsman's Chorus from Der Frieschutz. _

ADMISSION ONE SHILLING.
Concert commences at Six.

101-1 0, VIER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
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LONDON:
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1840.

The Lords did not meet yesterday.

The Commons met at the usual hour, and a consider-
able number of petitions was presented, including
some for Universal Suffrage, free pardon for political
offences, and the dismissal of Ministers.
Mr. GROTE postponed his motion for an inquiry
into the sale of lands in New South Wales till next
Session.

On the Order of the Day for a Committee on the
Affirmations Bill being called on, Mr. Gour.suitN, who
opposed the Bill, declared that it had never been dis-
cussed, and moved that the Committee be put off for
three months. _ _

Mr. HAwEs supported the Bill, and showed by ex-
amples that affirmations would be considered by con-
scientious men equally binding with oaths.
Sir R. INGus said no man could object to take an
oath who belonged to the Church of England. He
contended that they were not at liberty to break down
the barrier which all civilised nations had erected to
protect the rights of individuals. He was for an
appeal to GOD or GoD's own book, as a guarantee
of truth, and against removing the restrictions of oaths.
Sir C. GREY and Mr. EWART supported the Bill,
which, after a short discussion was committed by 91
to 59 votes. It went through the Committee, and is
to be reported this day.
The Punishment of Death Abolition Bill was re-
ported,'and ordered to be read a third time on Wednes-
day next.
Mr. KELLY proposed the clause to abolish the
punishment of death for forgery of stamps, and is to add
that clause to the Bill o❑ the third reading. On that
stage, too, Sir E. WiLatoT is to propose a clause, pro•
hibitiog persons charged with the offences which the
Bill releases from capital punishment, from being tried
at the Quarter Sessions.

The Constabulary Bill (Mr. HODGES') was read a
second time, alter a short discussion.
The Drainage of Lands Bill was reported, after a di-
vision, by 65 to 29.
On reading the Order of the Day for a Committee of
Supply, Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to bring the case of
THOROGOOD under the noCce of the House, but the
SPEAKER decided that he had no right to proceed then,
and after a good deal of squabbling, for which we must
refer to our report, the SPEAKER called on Lord SAN-
DON, who proceeded to bring the commercial
relations of the country under the notice
of the House. The Noble Lord, who is
equally eloquent and profound, is evidently training
himself, greatly to the chagrin of Mr. MACLEAN and
Lord MAHON, to be the Foreign Minister or President
of the Board of Trade in the Tory Administration
whenever the Whigs go out, made a rigmarole speech,
in which he hashed up all the complaints of the
Tory press and of Messrs. CARGILL and URQUHART,
and blamed the Foreign Secretary for not forcing our
trade all over the world. If the Foreign Minister pro-
tect the English abroad he does his duty, and they are
not the true friends of the commercial interest who are
always calling on the Foreign Minister to interfere for
it, and always driving the country into grasping and ra-
pacious measures to enrich a few merchants.
Lord PALMERSTON made a brief and effective reply
to Lord SANDON, but it was more than the Noble Lord
deserved.
Mr. HAWES properly characterised the vigorous
measures of the Tories as cannon balls, and they
would like very, well to promote their own par-
ticu;ar trade—war and bloodshed—under the pre-
tence of promotin2 trade. The interesting dis-
cussion which ensued we must notice hereafter. No
motion was mad,!, the sole object of Lord SANDON and
his friends having been to display their own vast powers,
and convince the country, by their wise remarks, that
they ate profound statesmen. The country estimates
them at their full value.

This discussion prevented the House from going into
a Committee of Supp:y, except pro forma, inunediatel)
to resume.

Tile Report on the Loan Societies Bill was brought
up, and occasioned a little discussion. The other busi-
ness was disposed of, and at One o'Clock the House ad-
ourncd.

The Regency Bill has been censured by
notthe
Tories—though we believe unadvisedly_fo
including the Church of Ireland, as well as the
Church of England, amongst the sacred subjects
with which the power of the Regent is not to
meddle. Have the Radicals no opposite fault to
find with it ? We think they have. It is now
only seven years since ten Bishops were cut off
from the Irish Church. It is not so long since
the first great stir arose in the country on the sub-
ject of Church-rates ; and the period is still more
recont when the -PUSEYITES and the ARNOLD-
-ITES, or the party which demands a change in
the Liturgy, have come into notice. Within the
same period a considerable number of attempts
have been made to reform the Church, and most of
them have been unsuccessful. The last of them is
now before the House of Lords, in the shape of a
Bill to improve the distribution of the revenues of
the Church, and it is very doubtful whether it will
pass into a iaw. Now all these facts prove that
public opinion is very much bent on reforming the
Church, and concerning no institution has it more
apidly and steadily advanced. It being notorious
that the institution is most defective, and tip,
growth of public opinion against it having been :0
ipid, the Radicals ask with astonishment why th.
Regent should be tied up during the long period
of eighteen years from assenting to a law for alter- I