The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-24 00:00:00

E'VENING EDITION,

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Earl of ABERDEEN gave notice that he
would to-morrow put questions to the Noble 'iscount,
(Melbourne) respecting the operation of the treatY
entered into with Austria a year and a half tee, re-
specting the navigation of the Danube.
CANADA.
Lord DUNCANNON laid upon the table taleral
papers received by her Majesty's Government fronithe
Governor-General of Cansda ; amongst them W 3 a
Bill which had been passed by the Provincial Legio-
future for the sale or fresh distribution (as
we uncle-
stood) of the Clergy Reserves. d
The,Archbishop of CANTERBURY was surpris
that those papers were laid upon the table without Si
Aexplanation. The Bill interfered with the provision foh
the Established Church, which was by a reserve °flar:,
called the clergy reserve. That provision was mane 'Y
an Act of Parliament in 1791, and that Act contained
a clause requiring that no alteration of the reserve
should take place unless the Bill should have lain for
thirty days upon the tables of both Houses of
ment. But, as he understood, it was only intended to
allow twenty-three days for the consideration of the pre-
sent At the same time, the alteration which
made in the distribution of the reserve was very grea
as it would give to the Church of England only ire"
fourth, to the Church of Scotland one-fourth, and to the
Dissenting clergy of all denominations the rerealn.ago
two-fourths. Now, he thought it his duty to menu%
this to the House, the more especially as the Oman
Catholic clergy were included amongst the Dissenting
clergy to whom the largest portion was allotted, • f°,
that principle was acted upon in other places, as, °
instance, in Australia.
Lord DUNCANNON presented the papers in ti°
customary manner, and when the Most Reverend Pre
late interrupted him, he was about to move that
papers should be published previous to their discussion
He thought he allelic rather complain of the MO4
Reverend Prelate, in discussing so important a sub,l4
without notice, and when the House had not th
papers before them sufficiently to discuss them. a.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY exPlei°e He apologized for the interruption, and said that he had
no notion that the Noble Lord had not concluded. t
Viscount MELBOURNE said that Government
had followed the course chalked out by the Act of Par
liament. It was not necessary for them to open tht
provisions of the Bill, although it might be competf°
to any of their Lordships to do so. Alter e,.
the Bill had remained thirty days on the tsul,—;
and that no objection was taken to it, it would "-
their duty to advise her Majesty to give her Royal 'is-
sent to the Bill. They had been in the habit of taltief,
a very large period of time for the consideration of
measures, perhaps longer than was advisable, but Rt
admitted, with the Most Reverend Prelate, the greid
importance of the subject, and did not wish that it glusi e
be hurried through its stages. In pursuing the o'3l,
laid down by the Act of Parliament, he did not thin
the Gover tmcnt had laid itself open to the censure
that had just been pronounced against it.
The Bishop of LONDON said when the Gorern;
ment had thought fit to lay a Bill of such importanci
on the table they should have given some intimation
their opinion. The Noble Lord the Secretary for Bill
Colonies had stated in another place that when the f
was laid on the table an expression of the opieina:
the Government would accompany it, and he had nova
heard, with the greatest surprise, that her Maielie
Ministers intended to give their support to it.
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should not now enter into his reasons for objecting t°..-fe
Bill, but at the proper time should be prepared to Justiliti
that opposition, and he trusted their Lordships to°
• be
See it in the same light, and interpose their wing my
tween the Established Church in Canada and the des
-f
blow aimed at it through this Bill. The preamble t/
the Bill set forth that it was for the good of the Chu, ofreh,
while its enactments went to dispossess the Church
all its property, or to restore it in such a manner 85
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diminish in a great measure the value of the small Il e
Lion restored. In point of fact he thought the Bill °of
on which it might be necessary to ask the opini° he
her Majesty's Judges. It was unfortunate that to
Bill was connected with other great measures,
it gave them a shorter time to deliberate upon it:gel
(Hear, hear.") He trusted that a mere Peru
of the Bili would induce their Lordships to cv o
e,
down in all their strength, and interpose for the Protc
tiou of the Established Church.
Lord HOLLAND said the Bill did not origin9te,
with her Majesty's Ministers, but in the Colonial par
hamcnt.
P CAI 4.
After a few words from the Archbisho ef
TE RBURY,
the
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, considering of
great importance of the measure to the peoPlem,,
Upper Canada, he confessed he did not think bcr ,ieg
jesty's Government could in fairness have delayed ehe
it on the table for a eingle day. At the same 61; in
must say that. practically it was very inconvenien"ab.
consequence of the shortness of the time, and tllept
sence of many of the Learned Judges. A Right `..cal‘
Prelate, who was not then in his place, intended to 16e
their Lordsbips to submit certain questions to
Judges, on the ground that the Assembly io
Upper Canada bad exceeded their power
passing such an Act. Toe measure having he.,,
only just laid upon the table, he could not give B°n
,
opinion upon it, but what he understood was, that ule%
many difficulties and many discussions, a majority ofl
Assembly had agreed to that measure as a measure o
compromise, and as a means of settling one of the Inf).9t
difficult and dangerous questions that had ever
tracted that country. That being the case, it wool
not be without much consideration and great hesitut°le,
that he should give his assent to any proposition for re
jetting the Bill.
The Duke of WELLINGTON begged t° 8,1
what was the date of the Bill, and when it had Pase—„re
the Assembly of Upper Canada ? whether it was hei°:,
or after the receipt of a certain despatch from the Sec-,e
tary of State for the Colonial Department relating te
that very subject ?
•
Viscount DUNCANNON said the Bill passed thbo
House of Assembly on the 15th of January, and
Legislative Council on the 20th January, 1810.
The Bill was then ordered to be printed.
POOR LAWS (IRELAND). t
The Marquis of WESTMEATH gave notice id
he should move for the appointment of a Select C°11:.
mittee to inquire into the mode of appointing the gn;„
dians of the poor in Ireland. He understood that tbe'e
had been very undue and violent exercise of their ins
once in these elections by the Roman Catholic elergtle'
and the matter had now become such a nuisance 39
be absolutely intolerable. blo
The Marquis of NORMANBY said the 11°ing
Marquis had pursued a very unusual course, in ,
notice of a motion, to take the opportunity of nna""ner
a strong attack on a person, namely, the Cornmiggioflt.
to whom was entrusted the administration of the i'°,e(l
laws in Ireland. As Mr. Nicholls was shortly eVe.c.,,,,e
in England, he suggested to the Noble Marquis tons
a more distant day for his motion.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH had no objen-ICoe
to postpone his motion.
The Printed Papers Bill was read a second 009 an
ordered to be printed.
Petitions were presented by the Marquih of g
Def
on the subject of Non-intrusion, and by Eta MIS;‘)
on the Corn-laws.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH inquired wlether
the intention of the Noble Marquis to ?rnceed wit
the Bill for the Amendment of the Constabulary
The Marquis of NORMANBY saiethe Bill st°°
for second reading on Friday next.
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH said, from all he Id
heard, he had great reason to believe that the Nab:
Marquis would not be able to carrysoch a measur
unless the expenses were, in some part, borne by the
public generally. He (lid not think the whole adl„,
tage of the measure would by any means be rear at
the country population, and thought it might b'
least a question 'of justice, whether it should not be
the same principle as in Ireland.
The Marquis of NORNIANBY beßed the Noble
Lord to recollect that, in Ireland, the amointrnel3`
were differently arranged.—(Hear, hear.)
Lord ELLENBOROUGH Said, he da sot wer
to state it absolutely that the expense shotld partif
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borne by the public, but that, if it were not so, t
Noble Marquis would not carry his Bill.
INSPECTION OF TRANSPORTATION
SHIPS.
The Marquis of NORMANBY lau on the tabl'
a Report from Mr. Capper, Inspectc of 731143° ejli.
ployed for Transportation.

IRELAND.
ThQ NOBLE MARQUIS then presorted certain
ports relative to Poor-law elections 'n Ireland, whit

were ordered to be printed.

MEDICAL REFWM.
The NOBLE MARQUIS also preented a Pettfo;opr
from the Medical Students of Ecbhurgh,- praying
Medical Reform.
Their Lordships adjourned a Five Minutes fat
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