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

LONDON:
TUESDAY, JULY 7. 1840.

The Peers agreed last night to refer the Drainage
Settled Estates all to a Select Committee.

The Marquis of NORMANEY moved the second
reading of the Chimm y-Sweepers Bill, which gave
rise to a brief debate, several Noble Lords contending
that, were it allowed to pass, some of the noblest
mansions of the country would be destroyed by fire.
It appears that the chimney's of these noble mansions
are so constructed that they cannot be swept by ma-
chines, and boys must yet be crippled because the
bread-!axers are not rich enough to make new
chimneys in their houses. The Bill was, how-
ever, read a second time, and the Earl of HADDINGTON
moved that it be referred to a Select Committee. On
this question their Lordships divided, and it was car-
ried by 31 to 77. The Bill may be considered, we ap-
prehend, to be cushioned for the year. The Sweeps
will have a respite.
Their Lordships went into a Committee on the Irish
Municipal Bill, and Lord W YNFORD moved that
Dublin be struck out of the Bill. That virtuous Cor-
poration finds great favour in the sight of our very.
pious and very righteous Tory Lords.
The Marquis of NORMANBY opposed the motion.
After a brief debate their Lordships divided, and the
motion was lost by 82 to 35, some Tories having
" stained their souls," to use the language of a Tory
journal, by voting for the worst clause of what the
Standard says they call "an odious and detestable
measure." The Report is to be received on Friday,
and their Lordships adjourned.
The Commons finally disposed of the Weaver
Churches Bill, by passing it, after two divisions, by
very considerable majorities.
A new writ was issued for East Cumberland in the
room of Major AGLIONEY.
The SPEAKER announced that the communication
from Mr. TomuNE, that he does not mean to defend
his return for Sudbury, had been inserted in the Ga-
zelle, bat whether any of the lelectors will defend it or
Lot we know not.
The SPEAKER also announced that he had re-
ceived the answer of the Governor-General of India to
the letter conveying the thanks of the House to hint
and the army of India.
In reply to Sir J. GRAHAM, Mr. GREENE stated,
that it was his intention to carry forward his Bill to
enable Canal Companies to become carriers of goods as
speedily as possible.
Sir R. PEEL asked some questions relative to the
Orders in Council concerning China.- The answers to
which were,in substance, as given by Lor4 PAustßasToN,
that the Orders had both sanctioned repriaals,,aml sanc-
tioned the appointment of Admiralty Courts,
to dispose of vessels seized. In other cases
it has been usual to issue orders tar esta-
blishing Courts of Admiralty separately, but, owing to
the distance where the operations were to be carried on,
they had now been issued together, and an authority
would be on the spot to decide for the Government
whether the satisfaction tittered by the Emperor of
CHINA was sufficient, and whether the Courts should
be called into operation or not. Th,-: vessels, both of
neutrals living in China and natives, would be liable to
seizure, but the former would be discharged, though, it
neutrals remained in the country after a certain time,
they would be looked on as the common enemy.
Lord STANLEY then moved the Order of the Day for
his Irish Registration Bill, with a view to discharge it.
The Noble Lord complimented very highly the Gen-
tlemen who supported him, complained of unfair oppo-
sition, boasted of his success, but finally withdrew the
Bill, because he has no hopes of carrying it through the
Session. How wonderful that this hot-headed Lord
has come to days of discretion. He might have done
some months ago what he did last night, with great
advantage to the country, and his own reputation. We
presume the Obstructives begin to see that it will not
answer their purposes to disturb the country. We told
them so mouths ago. The Noble Lord, as one motive
for withdrawing the Bill, alluded to other important
measures which must be passed.
Lord J. RUSSELL, of er defending the opposition,
which was only too gentle for such a mischievous measure,
declared that he should be ready to discuss the ques-
tion hereafter.
Mr. PICOT'S Bill is also to be withdrawn. Lord j.
RUSSELL stated that he should not proceed with tire
Right of Voting Bill nor the Treating Bill this session.
As Sir R. PEEL observed, the season is now arrived for
knocking Bills on the head, which, as usual, comes be-
fore the time for grouse shooting
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, on postponing till Thurs-
day the Order of the Day relative to the Canada
Clergy Reserves Bill, in order to embody in it sonic
propositions he had received from the Archbishop of
CANTERBURY relative to the apportionment of them,
took the opportunity to state that the loss of the Canada
Government Bill, should it be lust, would disappoint the
expectations of all parties.
Sir R. PEEL approved of the course taken by Lord
JOHN RUSSELL. The Bill was fixed for Thursday.
A brief discussion took place on the report of a reso-
lution concerning the Treaty of Commerce and Naviga-
tion with Austria, which Mr. HERRIES condemned. Mr.
LABOUCHERE defended it. The Report was received.
The House afterwards discussed in Committee some
more of the clauses of the Ecclesiastical Duties Re-
venue Bill.

TRe House adjourned at Half-past One o'Clock.

Some of our Contemporaries are speculating on a
dissolution ; and the Tory journals seem trying to
piqtte the Ministers into taking that step. They
will not be successful. The Ministers will allow
the Obstructives .fully to develope their policy in
opposition so as to show the public what may be
expected from them in power. Let us cast a brief
and hasty glance over what that will be. We
can refer only to principles, and must leave our
readers to imagine the details.
There has set in, of late yea's, a strong tide in
favour of education. Some doubts may be justly
entertained as to the propriety of entrusting a sys-
tem of national education to any Government ex-
cept the most popular, and except it be completely
identified with all classes and interests in the
State ; but there is no doubt whatever that the
blessings of education, the utmost amount of
knowledge, cannot be too widely diffused for the
peace, the safety, and the happiness of society. The
Obstructive; are opposed to education—they hate
the progress of knowledge. They have resisted the
Governint,nt scheme to extend and improveeduca-
non, not because they
of
the propriety of
placing it in the hands of an aristocratic Govern.
meat, but because they wish to place it altogether