The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-07 00:00:00

MARRIAGE

HER MAJESTY.

HER MAJESTY'S MARRIAGE, IS OF.
FICIALLY ANNOUNCED TO TAKE
PLACE ON MONDAY NEXT, THE
10TH INSTAN T.

ON THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION
THE SUN" WILL CONTAIN
TWO BEAUTIFUL
MEDALLION PORTRAITS
OF

MenrouaNa's speech, and characterised it as one of
the most ridiculous he had ever heard. We have the
misfortune to differ from his Grace on many other
points as well as this.
The returns, except one stating what ships were
building, and ordered to be built, and in what state of
forwardness, were ordered to be laid on the table, and
their Lordships adjourned.
A considerable number of petitions were presed nexten-
sion of the Suffrage ; which demand will the Commons for extension of the Churl
most favourable consideration of the House,
receiveane
tprestehne
t
we do not pretend to conjecture.
Mr. PAKINGTON brought
Sale of Beer. The sale of wine in abßillw i
nteo_
mreergeuhlaant et g there_
quires no regulation ; it regulates Kself, by the mutual-
ity.ne
the. importerAcz who sells.
Mr. WALL from carriers
Ao f
petitionth e squirepresented w.h
complaining of Railway Companies, was referred to the
Committee on Railways.
Mr. GODSON postponed his motion for documents
concerning the Newport case till Tuesday.
Notices of motions were given by Sir Joiiw Waal'', to
propose a resolution on Feb. 20, that a Legislative enact-
ment ought to be brought in to settle the dispute between
the House of Commons and the Courts of Law ; by
Mr. Holm for copies of correspondence relative to
o buys,
byys '- - -anrd.
certain monopolies abolished by the Porte ; and by Sir
EDWARD SUGDEN, to draw attention to the Courts of
Justice and likuity.
A little further conversation took place about the
Hill Coolies and the Mauritius, from which it appears
that the Government will give the Houses of Parlia-
ment an opportunity of coasidering the subject before
it adopts a final determination.
Sir CHARLES KNIGHTLEY, who seems a perfect
model of a country gentleman, informed the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCIEQUER that the Post-office de-
partment was not able to pay its own expenses, at
which the CHANCELLOR expressed his astonishment,
as he had net heard of it. With true Tory zeal, too,
the Baronet made a complaint about letters of his, which
had been posted, and had not reached their destination,
as if a letter was never lost under the old regime,
though we never before heard of a Mem-
ber of Parliament making it a matter of
complaint in the House of Commons. The letter-
carriers must take care, or the Baronet will probably
call them to the bar for a breach of privilege.
Another Hon. Member complained of money having
been lost which was transmitted by the Post-office.
Such accidents happened before the Penny Post, and
were not talked of in the House of Commons.
The Sergeant-at-Arms announced that THOMAS Boa-
TON HOWARD, STOCKDALE'S Attorney, was in custody.
He was ordered to the Bar, and having admitted
that his name was endorsed on the new writ which had
been issued against Messrs. HANSARD, and that it was
issued on account of a publication made by the House,
Lord Join; RUSSELL moved that he had been guilty
of a high contempt of the privileges of the House.
Sir R. INGLIS, Sir E. SUGDEN, and Mr. SHAW,
sought to ward off the blow levelled against Mr. HOWARD.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. WARBURTON
pressed it home; and the latter said that the Congress in
the United States maintained the right to judge of their
own privileges. Lord J. RUSSELL'S resolution was
carried by 147 to 45, and Mr. HOWARD was ordered to
be committed to Newgate, by 149 to 46.
Mr. EMERSON TENNENT obtained leave to bring in
a Bill to regulate Stage-carriages in Ireland, the Hon.
Member beirr, determined, as Sir R. PEEL hinted, to
take out of the hands of Government the whole task of
proposing laws for Ireland.
Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE, after recapitulating some of
the services of Lord AUCKLAND and the Army of
India, moved a vote of thanks to them, in which, after
several Hon. and Right Hon. Gentlemen had expressed
their approbation of it. the House unanimously concur-''
red, and a vote of thanks was passed.
Lord ASHLEY withdrew his motion on the subject of
Mr. PARE, not however without expressing a determi-
Cal to bring the whole question of Socialism before the
Ito use, and not without throwing out some reflections
or, .Mr. PARE, which occasioned some little disorder, as
M r, WARBURTON for some time, contrary to the wish
of the House, insisted on vindicating Mr. PARE. At
length the Hon. Member gave it up, to perform that
ju st office on some future occasion.
Sir F. TRENCH made his favourite motion to substi-
tt ite wax lights for the Bude light, in the House. The
gi 2neral opinion was in favour of the latter, and decidedly
it favour of giving it a longer trial. What may be its
of fects on the lower part of the House we cannot judge,
bat it appears in the gallery to ba by far the best mode
of illuminating a large building we have ever tvitnessed.
Sir FREDERICK'S motion, we are happy to say .was lost
by 69 to 30 ; so the House retains the soft anttibeautiful
131.0. e light.
Mr. BARNEBY was refused leave, by 57 to 17, to bring
in a Bill to relieve Counties from the Liability of
Repairing Bridges. His project was not countenanced
-,,by the county gentlemen.
Mr. Fox MAULS moved a resolution, to prevent
•Surnpike Roads, by any private bills, from being ex-
! etnpted from the provisions of a Bill, hereafter to be
lipa.ssed, for the better arrangement of Turnpike Trusts,
I. -wh:ch was agreed to.
After Mr. WALLACE had obtained a return of the
, -number of causes instituted in the Court of Session in
1839, and the Report of the Committee of Ways and
Means had been brought up, the House adjourned at a
i
1 _few minutes past Ten.