The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-03 00:00:00

GENERAL .ASSEMBLY.

It never was our fortune to witness in the Assembly a scene
any thing like what took place on Saturday evening, in refer-
ence to this subject. The first announcement of a messenger-
at-arms, with a warrant from the Supreme Court to execute,
fell on the House like a thunder-bolt. The idea of an inter-
dict from the Court of Session being laid on the Assembly's
table, appeared to create in the minds of the left side of the
House sensations as uneasy and alarming as if a charged shell
had fallen into a magazine of gunpowder. The freedom and
independence o: the Church, the dignity of the Sovereign and
the honour of her Representative, it was said, were perilled
and insulted by this presumptuous interference with their
deliberations. The Commissioner was sent for, in the hope
that his personal presence might act as a shell to free
the , Court from the threatened intrusion ; but his
Grace's interposition, like the response of some of the ancient
oracles, was so happily ambiguous that each party might inter-
pret it in his own favour.' The Procurator was consulted with
no better success. Motions to proceed with the business on
hand were made ; in short, every art and stratagem was tried,
to give the go-by to this delicate question, whether or net the
House would refuse entrance to an officer of the law in the
authorized execution of his duty. To have decided for the ne-
gative, would have been to declare war against the prerogatives
of the Crown ; and to have allowed the interdict to be served,
was to expose themselves to the civil consequences of
disobedience. At length, after wasting nearly four
hours in fruitless quibbles and evasive attempts, the dreaded
papers were laid on the table and authenticated by the officer.
Yesterday, however, the foiled party took their revenge by
voting the said documents to be a flagrant violation of the
Church's privileges and an infringement on her spiritual au-
thority, and resolutions to this effect were ordered to be laid
before her Majesty the Queen in Council. What the end of
all this will be a short time will disclose. The crisis is evi-
dently at hand that must decide whether the Church in her
reckless struggle for what she calls spiritual independence, is
to be allowed to trample on the law and the decisions of the
Civil Courts, or to be kept within the proper limits of her own
jurisdiction as prescribed by Statute.—Edinburgh Advertiser

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FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERD NY.

-GLO3E.—Th, Times of this morning, in its doleful
diatribe on the great C;ty va(eting, says that falsehood
dr& rtiniense make the nu,jority of sober-mb`uled men
feel that a cause disgraced by such gross motintebanki.-ry
and imposture altogether a good one." The
'Times is taking la monstrous deal of needless trouble to
edge.away gradually froM the strenuous 'opponents to
the stolid advocates of the , Corn-laws. Why cannot our
Contemporary take the _benefit of the absolute freedom
he has so *ell earned from the. troublesome requirements
of character? Who expects consistency or honesty frog
the Times, on this any more than any other question ?
Who is at all surprised that the Times is to day devoted
to the monopolists ; or who will be 'surprised if it de-
serts them again -to-morrow- ? Let the Times then
abandon its sliding-scale-its slippery gradations of
apOstacy. Let it fearlessly embrace its fixed duty of de-
termined bullying against all it bullied for yesterday,
and may bully again for to,roorrow. It is an additional
dishonesty in the Times to attempt to appear honest.
Out, ye villainS ! play out the play !" We agree with
the Times, however, that " falsehood and nonsense,"—
" mo-antebankery and imposture,"4-make sober-minded
men doubt the goodness even of their own cause, when
they find it advocated by organs capable only of those
modes of advocacy. We are therefore so far obliged to
the Times for withdrawing its aid from the Anti-Corn-
law cause. We make our opponents welcome to all its
" falsehood and nonsense," " mountebankery and lin.
posture."

STANDARD.—A question has been repeatedly pro-
posed within the last fortnight or three weeks, "What
substitute will a Conservative Ministry find for the con-
demned Budget ?" This is a question which it is plain
Sir Robert Pecl and his supporters, upon the pro-
position now before the House of Commons, cannot
with propriety answer. They are not Ministers, nor
of the party of Ministers, and it would be to
commit an unprecedented and unconstitutional anomaly
if, in their present position, they should usurp the
province of the advisers of the Crown, by proposing
a financial arrangement. It is not merely that they
are of necessity less perfectly informed of finan-
cial details than the occupants of office—though
this were quite sufficient to excuse them from com-
mitting themselves to any plan of detail—it is not merely
that they labour under this disadvantage ; there
is a still stronger objection in their unavoidable
ignorance of . the future policy of the Government.
In every Government the financial department is, as
the name indicates, but a part of the system to be
pursued ; and whatever its-_ importance, it is a part
subordinate to and dependent on other parts. To
call upon men, therefore, to provide pecuniary re-
sources for a course of policy which they cannot
foreknow, and which they are not to. control, is
to require them to " count the cost " of an
edifice of which they have no -plan or estimate—
to calculate the chances and expenses in contests
which may or may not be embarked in, and with
regard to which no terms whatever are supplied. These
considerations must satisfy every reasonable man
of the injustice of demanding of those who are not
in office, and who are not to be in office if they who
make the demand can help it, a scheme of finance to
meet the wants of the eountry. It is enough if the op-
position give the implied pledge--:which 'they do give,
when they call for the dismissal of the Ministry—that
the, public service shall be provided for ; without calling
upon them, first, to say how the provision is to be made?
next, what is to be its extent ?—points Upon which it is
impossible for any but the holders of office to be accu-
rately informed.

LIST OF NEW PATENTS, MAY 1841

To James Sims, of Redruth, Cornwall, civil engineer
for certain improvements in steam-engines. Sealed 29th
April-6 months for inrolment.
Alfred Jeffery, of Prospect-place; New Hampton, Mid-
dlesex, Gent, for a new method of defending the sheath-
ing of ships, and of protecting their sides and bottoms.
Sealed 29th April-6 months for inrolment,

George Tovi:nshend, of Sapcote-fields, Leicester, Esq.,
for improvements in machinery or apparatus for cutting
certain vegetable substances. Sealed 29th April-6 months
for inrolment.

Joseph Gibbs, of Kennington, civil engineer, for a new
combination of materials for making bricks, tiles, pottery,
and other useful articles ; and a machine or machinery
for making the same ; and also a new Mode or process
of burning the same, which machine or machinery, or
mode or process of burning, are also applicable to the
making and burning of other descriptions of bricks, tiles,
and pottery. Sealed 29th April-6 months for inrolment.
Miles Berry, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery..
lane, patent agent, for certain improvements in machinery-
or apparatus for making or manufacturing nails and brads,
being a communication. Sealed 4th May-6 months for
inrolment.

Francis Joseph Massey, of Chadwell-street, Middle-
ton-square, watch manufacturer, for improvements in the
method of winding up watches and other time-keepers.
Sealed 4th May-6 months for inrolment.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE

Hanley, one of the men who were on Tuesday brought be.
fore Alderman Pirie for having committed assaults upon police-
men and others near London -bridge, when Mr. O'Connell seas
in the proces.ion of the Repeaters and Teetotalers, on their
way to the Bridge Hotel, was brought up for re-examination
before Sir Peter Laurie yesterday. The prisoner had been
remanded in consequence of the alleged inability of a Mr. Bull,
who was violently assaulted in King William-street on Mon-
day, to attend the first examination. The prisoner is a raw,
but quiet-looking Irishman.
Mr. Bull stated, that as he was crossing towards Great East
Cheap he saw 20 or 30 fellows belabourir.g a cab-driver with
big sticks, each of which weighed about two pounds. Some
of the sticks had brass crosses on the tops of them, and others
had knobs. Witness cried out to the men who were kicking
the cabman, " For God's sake, don't kill the man," and was
immediately attacked by about a dozen of the brutal fellows.
The prisoner, who had a staff with a knob in one hand, and a
stick in the other, was the first who struck him. He was un-
able, in consequence of the beating he received, to attend to
give evidence on the former day. If it had not been for
Evans, the street-keeper, who, in the most spirited manner,
rushed to his relief, and dragged him out of the mob, he might
have been destroyed, the attack was so ferocious. The stick,
which appeared to be a good knock-'em down instrument, was
here produced.
The prisoner said that he carried the stick, to be sure, but
he never used it except to walk with. As for a staff, he pro-
tested before God that he had nothing of the kind. for it was
none but the Committee-men carried staffs.
Sir PETER. LAURIE—What are you? Prisoner—l've been
a teetotaler for these 11 months, and I don't mix in any mob.
I've been 16 or 17 years in this country, and I never got any
good by drinking, and now lam a sober man. I was going
on quietly when i was collared by the gentleman (Evans).
Sir PETER LAURIE—Why did you carry that stick? Pri-
soner—Only to help me to walk, that's all. A man gave it to
me in the City to walk with.
Sir PETER Lau RlE—What man gave it to you? Prisoner
—Faith I don't know who he was, Sir.
Sir PETER LAURIE—I don't understand why a stranger
should give a person of this description a stick under such cir-
cumstances.

Evans said that the prisoner had a very different appearance
in the mob from that which he presented at the bar, and
flourished about his stick with great energy.
William Wright said that at half-past one o'clock he was in
King William-street, and saw a cab stopped by the mob, and
the cabman beater,. He expected that people would have been
killed. The prisoner had a staff in his hand, and broke it on
the cabman's back, and then struck Mr. Bull violently with the
stick produced.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Had he both stick and staff in, his
hands ?—The witness replied that he certainly had, and that,be_
positively broke the staff on the back of the cabman.-
Evans said that the mob, the greater portion of whom were
drunk, were a regular Irish rabble. He had to seize the reins
from their hands several times. The prisoner resisted him in
the most determined manner, and he had to drag him out from
the crowd with violence.
Mr. Bull-1 do not know what would have been the con-
sequences if the street-keeper had not come to my assistance.
I am sure I am greatly indebted to him.
The Prisoner—The Lord knows I never struck a blow.
The witness Wright said that he could nut be mistaken in
the man.

Sir PETER LAURIE—Was Mr. O'Connell in the procession!
Wright—He was in some part of the procession in an open car-
riage drawn by six horses, ang he had a cap on with a gold
band round it.

IMPERIAL. PARLIA.M

Sir PETER LAURIE—You observed Mr. O'Connell on the
occasion ? Wright—Yes ; he was perfectly peaceable and quiet
at the time of the occurrence.

The prisoner— Mr. O'Connel was there, but I didn't see him
the whole day.
John Forrester, the officer, stated to Sir Peter Laurie, that
bodies of teetotallers set out from different parts of the metro-
polis dui ing the day, and that, no doubt, many persons who
cid not belong to them mixed up with them as they went along.
Sir P. LA URIE-If conduct of this description is to be ex-
pected on such occasions, a stop must be put to such proces-
sions altogether. I apprehend that ignorant men, like the
man at the bar, are misled by men who should know better.
I shall send the case to the Sessions to a jury, for it might he
said, if I decided it here as a Magistrate, that I was influenced
by some improper motive.
Alderman ,-;ne.ELAtin, who was present during the investi-
gation, approved of the determination of Sir Peter Laurie to
send the case to the Sessions.

The prisoner said it was rather a hard case that a sober and
industrious man like him should be accused of what he never
was guilty of. The only thing that could be truly said of him
was that he was in the crowd. God knew that he did nothing.

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which was argued a short time since. The question to the Mr. BEEINAL brought up_ the Reports of the Com,
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,as whether the equitable mortgage of the laintiff upon mitteas on the Stoke-upon-Trent and Blackburn Small
lands belonging ton person named Cooke.- was a pre-
Lebts Bill; and.the Wicklow Harbour (No. 3) Bill.
the ne:endants. The Vice-Chancellor was of opitrion• that the
tenable title to certain elegits which were in tliePos-se.4ion of
On the motion of Mr. KEMBLE Smyth's Estate Bill
plaintiff's was the preferable' title
and decreed accordingly, and read a third time and passed.
from that decision the defendant' appealed. The Lord Chan- On the motion of Sir WILLIAM
cellar, in giving judgment, went
snortly into the facts of the, Giordano'S Naturaliiation Bill was read a third time and
case, and stated his opinion to be that the plaintiff had failed passed. .. • • . • MOLESWORTH,
in making out a cue tor the interposition of the Court. The On' the motion of Mr. FRESHFIELD, Shawe's Di-
order of the Court below must therefore be diseharged.--kig-
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voree Bill-was read- a--seCOnd time, and ordered to be re-
ment reversed, ferred to a Select Cemmittee.
The argltrmTenutEs il'inAthTiTsEclta:
were NIC
egnKELLITIePAd to-day,TE. G; CRAIG moved the.second reading of Wemyss
the Estate Bill. The Bill was then read a second time and
Lord Chancellor
ordered to be committed. postponed his judgment. and
Mr. THORNELY presented two petitions, praying
for a total repeal of the Corn-laws • one from Colesley,
and another from a japanner at. Wolverhampton, and all
the men employed by him.
Mr. KEMBLE presented a petition from a parish in
Surrey for a repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. STRUI"f presented a number of petitions from
Brentford, Derby, and other places, praying for the re-
peal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. ROUND presented petitions from places in Essex
in favour of the Corn-laws.
An Hort. MEMBER presented petitions, signed by
8,000 persons from Sligo, praying for the repeal of the
Corn-laws, and in favour of the Commercial propositions
of the Government.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented similar petitions from
Lancashire.
Sir G. GREY presented a similar petition from the
Corporation of Devonport. Also a similar petition
signed by 9,000 inhabitants of that ,borough..
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented several petitions from
places in the county of Lincoln, in favour of the existing
Corn-laws. The Hon. Gentleman said one of the peti-
tions, which had been adopted at a large public meeting,
was entrusted to him, as the petitioners feared the other
representatives of that county placed confidence in the.
present Government.
Sir J. YARDE BULLER presented several petitions
from places in Devonshire, against any alteration in the
Corn-laws.
Mr. INGHAM presented a petition from New Bruns-
wick, against any alteration in the Timber duties.
Captain WEMYSS presented several petitions from
Wolverhampton, Newmarket, and other places, praying
for 'a repeal of the Corn-laws, and the adoption of the
commercial policy of the Government.
Mr. GREENE presented several petitions from places in
Lancashire against any alteration in the present Corn-
laws ; and six petitions from places in the same county,
praying for a repeal of those laws.
Mr. C. BRUCE preiented petitions from places in
Elgin against any alteration in the Corn-laws.
Mr. BUSFIELD presented a petition from a place in
Lancashire, praying for a total and immediate repeal of
the Corn-laws.
Colonel RUSHBROOK presented several petitions
from places in Suffolk, against any alteration in the
Corn-laws.
Petitions to the same effect were presented by Lord
Henniker, from the eastern division of Suffolk ; by Sir C.
Burrell, from sixteen parishes in Sussex ; and by Mr.
Botfield, from Ludlow.
Mr. EVANS presented a petition from Newhampton,
in favour of the proposition of her Majesty's Ministers.
Mr. A. WHITE presented petitions from 2,332 in-
habitants of Sunderland, and a place in Durham, for a
repeal of the Corn-laws, and from Monkwearmouth, in
favour of the reduction of the duties on foreign Sugar,
Timber, and Corn.
Mr. FRESHFIELD presented a petition from the
)fficers of the Court of Exchequer, against the Adminis
,ration of Justice Bill (No., 1.)
NOTTINGHAM ELECTION.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from
Samuel Dudley, of Nottingham, complaining that at the
recent election, for that town the most infamous and
open treating, bribery, drunkenness, and every other
sort of excess took place ; that such a system was dis-
graceful to the parties by whom it was carried on, in
open violation of the law and a contempt of the House.
The petitioner prayed the House would be pleased to
direct her Majesty's Attorney-General to prefer bills of in-
dictment against the parties who had received bribes for
giving or withholding-their votes, and of which abundant
evidence could be given to ensure conviction. The Hon.
Member also presented a petition from 2,746 of the in•
dustrious classes of Kilmarnock in favour of the libera-
tion of all political offenders.
Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from Cum-
berland in favour of the proposition of the Government
for reducing the duty on sugar, timber, and corn, and pe-
titions from twelve places in the metropolis, praying for
a repeal of the Corn-laws.
Sir W. MOLESWORTII presented several petitions
from Dissenting congregations in Yorkshire, praying for
a repeal of the Corn-laws,-
Lord G. LENNOX presented twenty-one petitions
from West Sussex to the same effect.
Mr. CLAY presented twelve petitions from places in
London and its vicinity in favour of a repeal of the Corn.
laws. Also a petition agreed to at a public meeting at
Stepney, signed by 58,000 persons of all shades of poll-
tint opinion, to the same effect.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented several petitions
from Westminster to the same effect.
Mr. JERVIS presented a petition from the Town
Council and Corporation of Chester, from Carnarvon,
and from Spitallields, praying for a repeal of the Corn-
laws- ; also a petition from Denly, praying for the aboli-
tion of Church-rates.
Mr. BRISCOE presented a petition from WiltAhire in
favour of a repeal of the Corn-laws.
Captain A'COURT presented a petition from the
borough and neighbourhood of Tamworth, expressing a
want of confidence in her Majesty's Ministers, and pray-
ing the House to adopt the resolution of his Hon.i Friend,
Mr. HOWARD presented a petition from Dumfries-
shire, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. B. WOOD presented petitions from Swaffham,
East Deerham, and other places in Norfolk, praying for
a repeal of the Corn-laws,
Mr. CRESSWELL presented a petition from Liver-
pool, praying that that port might be made the station
for the West India packets.
Mr. KELLY presented a petition from the Guardians
of the Poor of the Ipswich Union praying for a redge_
tion in the number of Assistant Poor-law Commissioners
and for the total removal as soon as the formation of
unions throughout England and Wales should be coinpletPdi
Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from the Mayor
and Town-Council of the city of Exeter, praying for an
alteration in the Corn-lawS.
Mr. EWART presented petitions from Annan, Liver-
pool, and several other places, praying for the abolition
of the Corn-laws.
reduction
Mr. G. HEATHCOTE presented 64 petitions from
parishes in Lincolnshire, and six from pare dies in Rut-
land against any alteration in the Corn-laws.
Mr. ALSTON presented a petition fro,n
in favour of the Ministerial measures for
in the duties on Sugar, Timber, and Com ; also a petition
from the parish of Cawley, in rAvour of Church Ex-
tension.