The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-26 00:00:00

Mr. El UNIE—I will venture to ask, Sir, whether this
is not a highway robbery ?—( Much laughter.)
Mr. R. PALMER said that the funds were not a
county-rate, as was manifest from the purposes to which
they were devoted.
Mr. WARBURTON said that if this Bill were carried
into a law, every dock, railway, and other public Com-
pany might be called upon to contribute to similar pur-
poses cut of its surplus income.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord SANDON said that the principle had already
been admitted by the Legislature, in the case of a Mining,
Ccmpany, that where a larg,e population was col-
lected in one district, by means of such a Company, the
latter was bound to provide for the religious instruction of
that population out of its surplus income.—(Tory cheers )
Sir C. GREY (who spoke amidst great interruption
from the Tory benches) supported the amendment. He
hoped the Church of England would not continue to pro-
ceed upon the engrossing principle supported by the pro-
moters of this Bill. If so, the Church itself would be
most seriously damaged.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. E W ART objected to this measure, not only upon
principle, but for the same reasons as had been stated by
his Learned Friend who had just sat down. He objected
to the measure, because it was injurious to the Church it-
self, as it would set against it a large number of the mem-
bers of the community. I' also awakened in the minds of
members of the Church itself considerable doubts and dis-
cord,
and many of them felt that they could not assent to
the Act because it was a direct tax and injury to the
country generally.
General JOHNSON objected to the measure.
Mr. HOB HO USE said that the question in the present
else was whether the funds intended for the Weaver
churches were to he devoted to an entirely different pur-
pose. He would venture to say, if the present Bill passed
that the worst consequences would result ; he, there-
fore, called upon the House to meet the Bill with
the most determined opposition.—( Cries of " Hear.")
He recollected that a Bill was introduced into the House
for a purpose somewhat analagous to the present. The
fund was left for the budding of a bridge over the river
Dee. That fund produced an enormous surplus; arid it
was not known in what manner the superflaous money
should be applied. Under these circumstance's the
trustees came to Parliament, and applied for power to
appropriate the funds to the establishment of schools, for
the object of building the bridge aver the river Dee was
to promote civilization of the Highlands. That was a
most excellent purpose, and strictly analogous to the
intention of the origiaal donor. But Parliament
did not allow that Bill to pass. The trusts were
held so sacred, that it was thought they ought not to be
violated, and although every one confessed the purpose
was excellent, yet that Bill was rejected upon the prin-
ciple on which -he hoped the House would reject the pre-
sent Bill.—( Cheers.) The rate-payers of Chester h-d a
right to the whole of the surplus funds if there were any.
They ought to be applied by the Magistrates in Quarter
Sessions to certain specified purposes, and to no other pur-
' nose whatever. lie objected to the application of the fund
'for the purposes of Church building. The fund ought to be
devoted, in the first place, to the purposes ofnavigation ; and
it. the second place, to the rcliefof the rate-payers of Chester.
It was proved that there were 18 Churches along the line
of the river, a distance of only 23 miles, and that the po-
pulation was fluctuating, and contained a great many as-
senters. For the sake of the great principle, he trusted
they would give their determined opposition to the Bill in
all its stages.
Mr. A. YATES said the indecent interruptions given
during the debate by the Hon. Members opposite would
show the country what motives actuated them in coming
down in such numbers—they would judge whether it was
to support pure religion, or whether it was not because
money was to be spent, and they wanted the patronage.—
( On, oh.) lion. Gentl!rr ea ought to remember that the
Bill would tax the salt and coal trade upon the Weaver
upwards
of 10 per cent., and that for no useful or neces-
sary purpose.
[raners were then ordered to withdraw.
The House divided, when there appeared_
For the amendments
Against them 157
Majority in favour of the amendments 70
On the motion of Mr. WILBR A HAM the evidence
taken before the Committee was ordered to be printed.
On the question that the amendment be read a second
time.

This afternoon there was a steady demand for Coffee for
home use; 833 bags Ceylon at public sale sold at 79s to
82a for ordinary to good ordinary quality, being full price ;
46 casks 11 1 barrels and bags B. P. were offered, and
chiefly disposed of at and after the sales at former rates ;
Berbice fine fine ordinary and low middling fetched 1005 to
103 s per cwt.

RlCE.—There has been no revival in the demand for
Bengal, and the operations by private contract have again
been limited, but the merchants have refused to submit to
lower rates t at public sale 900 bags went at steady prices,
goad fine clean white sold at 123.6 d. to 13s. good but dusty
I Is. 6i. to 12s, low middling mixed 145 privately some
small parcels of fine bold white have been disposed of at
I3s to I3s 6d per cwt. Java is held for late rates, but only
a limited demand has existed by private treaty ; none has
been offored at auction. Carolina sells well for home
use at 36s for new, and 34s for old quality.
11IoLassas. —West India improved Is per cwt; fine
Antigua at 41s a 425; Barbadces 43s to 44s ; Demerara
good 395 per cwt ; Deminica 38s 6d to 39s per cwt.

COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

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