The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-19 00:00:00

'AL PARLI

CAVALRY SNOBS
What distinguished cavalry regiment is it that, quar-
tered not a hundred miles from where we wri e, has
within the last week presented the scene of mar)! a
military freak, carried un against a young officer who
has lately joined the ranks? We are told that the
officers of this regiment, by some conventional arrange-
ment, it would app..ar, entered into among themselves,
have determined that none but a scion of some aristo-
cratic house shall hold a commission in their "crack
corps;" and, because the " newly joined" happened to
be the son of a prokssional gondol:flan, every species of
m'schief and petty annoyance has been practised against
him. Oa one occasion, we have heard, having first in-
duced him to join them in a decp libation to the merry
god, they pulled his bed our of his quarters, and kicked
it about the Barrack. squ ire, and w hen they had suffi-
ciently amused themselves with this most gentlemanly
sport, they left it there, and sallted oft But the annoyance
did not end here, for having taken it into their heads to
carry out their excellent military views, they determined
1 on the occasion of a champagne supper, which he was
to give them, to make him drink deep, and then cut off
his naus'achios and whiskers, blacken his face, and while
in that state perform sundry aristocratic feats. Fortu= nately for this inexperienced young gentleman, his con-
fidential servant got, some intimation of the proceedings
which were in contemplation, and having very properly
placed his master on his guard, he evaded the contem-
plated annoyances by using the wine placed before him
very moderately. Thisso annoyed some of the exclu-
sives, that theyimmediatelyu. set to work, threw a great
quantity of his furniture out of the window, and pro-
ceeded to cut up his clothes, boots, and every article on
which they could lay their hands, in tact, "nothing was
too hot or too heavy for them." Having destroyed his
clothing aad property before his face, which insult, from
the army regulations, he had no power to resent, they
then went into the barrack-yard, and having broken his
furniture, piled it up in a heap, after which they ran a
train of powder from the mess-room to the quarters of
the young officer, which they fired for the purpose of
filling the place with smoke. It is stared that their con-
duct was reported to the proper quarter, but the nutter
was subsequently bushed up. However, it is quite time
that the system of exclusiveness, which has in some in-
stances been carried to a great extent in the army, anti
which in this case we have felt it our public duty to ex-
pose, sh mid be put an end to.—Cork Reporter.

A PROLIFIC Ewn.—There is at present a blade.
faced Hardwick ewe in the possession of Mr. Hill, of Whin-
nerah, in Gosforth, which has reached the patriarchal age of
twenty-five years. This extraordinary animal has annually
reared a lamb for the last twenty-three years, and has every
year, during that long period, always produced a full fleece
of wool. This animal is healthy and active, and will shortly
present her owner with a lamb again this season; she has
annually produced a gimmer lamb for the last twelve years
se that the number of her progeny can scarcely be calculated
—Cumberland Parquet. .
BIGOTRY IN THE TYROL.—About two years ago
the celebrated German actor Esslair, who bad been for twenty
years upon the stage of Munich, died suddenly in the village
of Muhlen, near Inspruck, in the Tyrol, and was interred in
the burial ground of the place. At the beginning of last
month the King of Bavaria erected a monument over the
grave of Esslair, on which were sculptured emblems of hi,
art, and his name engraved, but with no, other inscription.
We now learn from Inspruck that towards the end of the
month the monument was destroyed by the country people
as an offence to God, in profaning a Christian cemetery by
urying in it an actor, and eractiag over him a pagan moon-
bent.— Calignani..
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COURT.—The county
for Gloucestershire, comprising the Bristol, Thornbury, and
Chipping Sodbury districts, was opened on Wednesday. at
Bristol, by the judge of the court, Mr. Arthur Palmer,. jun.,
barriaer-at-law. The judge, after stating the effect of the
alterations in the new law, proceeded with the appointment
of officers. Mr. Visger„. the treasurer,
,attended iir pursu-
ance of his appointrnent by the Treasury, and the following
were appointed by ab judge;—Clerks, Messrs. Brice;
Harley, and Gibbs; high bailiffs, Messrs. William Vowles,
T. Cooper, William,Bodinan, jun., T. IL Fowler, R. Point-
ing, J. lt,:aWler, Richard Hamilton, H. S. Watkins, and J. C.
Canbridke. Mr. G. Webb was appointed broker, appraiser,
and auctioneer of the said court, an" the court was then ad-
' journed until the 14th of April for hearing causes, alter which
it was stated, that it would sit daily, with the exception of
Saturdays.
DEATH BY FALLING FROM A TREE.-AD inquest
was held on. Tuesday, before Dlr. Carter, at Balham-bill,.
Surrey, on the body of a boy ten years of age, the son of
Charles Searle, Esq., who, on Thursday morning last, fell
frsm a tree
,in the school play-ground at Balhana, and re-
ceived A concussion of the brain, of which he died the next
day. Verdict, "Accidental death."

AMENT.

PUBLIC WORKS, &c. (IRELAND).
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid upon the table
certain papers, MTh d for, from the Commissariat De-
partment in Ireland. These papers were hr, sight
down to the latest period. In a few days he
shoull lay upon the table a report from the Board of
Works, which would place their Lordships in possession
of all that bad been done to relieve the distress existing
in Ireland.

VONCILIA TION HALL.
Lord BROUGHAM called the attention of their Lord
ships to a circular a hich had lately ematiatel from Con.
ciliation Hall, urging upon the people of Ireland (ant
he (Lord Brougham) had no doubt that its request
would be urged by the prie;, hood from the altar) the
necessity. the aasolute necessity, of raising what was
called the minimum subscription to the repeal
rent. Now he (Lord Brougham) hoped that mea-
sures would be taken to prevent any portion
of the millions of meney which was received from Eng-
land 'and Scotiand—h: trust( d that means would be taken
to prevent ne farthing of that meeey getting its way,
into the coffers of Core
The Marquis of LANSI)OWNE said therf could be
no two opinions upon that subj,et. He had not, how-
ever, seen the circular reremd to by the Noble Lord.
NATIONAL FAST.
The Marquis of LA.NSDOWNE said that the 24th
of this month havieg. by command of her Majesty, been
fixed for a general fast, he begged leave to move that
tthhaet Bdai;l•ll(p)PreeacrhSL.-ftseaPtthiei(r"LhO3rd7hs present) should on
ips Heitse, in West-
minster Abbey.
LAW OF MARRIAGE.
The Earl of CLARENDON presented a petition
ftu so
&c, of the borough of
)
bankers,prin gmerfocharrans
an
alteration in the law
iro,vonporet,
which regulated marriages. The petitioners complained
that many irregularities had arisen from the operation
to this law, and they thought that it might be extended
m
to a degree that would embrace the sister of a deceased
wife and others as remotely connected. The Noble
Earl presented a petition to the same effect from the
corporation of the borough. He agreed with the prayer
of both petition&
Lord CAMPBELL said that, notwithstanding the
opinion of the Noble Earl, which was entitled to great
he felt himself bound to come forward.
weight, and say
that he entirely dis•ented from the prayer of the peti •
tion, and from the opinion (a:pressed by the Noble Earl.
He thongbt that any alteration of this law would
be a great blow to domestic happiness, and he
could not help saying that, in his own mind, the
phrase of incest would be well applied to
a marriage
• between a man and the sister of his
deceased wifa. It might be true enought that inconve-
niences had arisen from the operation of this law, but he
thought that even greaterinconveniences would arise from
any alteration ofit. He entirely approved of the law brought
in by his Noble Friend (Lord Brougham) last session.
It was a most mischievous state of the law, and• he
thought the state el things necessitated that incestuous
marriages should be rendered null and void. He thought
that this was a great improvement in the law, and he
should certainly support its continuance.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that the ques-
tion really wac, what were the prohibited degrees?
Lord CAMPBELL—That was not the question.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH begged the Noble
Lord's pardon,.for that really was a question which had
excited much comment and great doubts in the minds
of persons perfectly competent to form an opinion. If
this matter were to be discussed; they had no alternative
but to go to Scripture ; for, if the-Noble Lord were to
state.all his reasons for opposing the repeal of the; law,
and if others were to do the same for carrying such a
measure, the debate would last till midnight; and it was
a matter on which even lawyers fliffered.
Lord CAMPBELL said that there was not a lawyer
in the kingdom who doubted that it was necessary to
make laws within the prohibited degrees null and void.
Lord BROUHAM entirely agreed with his Noble
Friend that this was a most in: portant question, and he
was quite ready to allow that in one part of the Act a
sufficient distinction had not been drawn to show
the objects of the Act. The • promoters had cer-
tainly no desire to interfere with the marriage
of relations, but only to prevent those between certain
degrees of affinity, anti it was certainly very desirable
that the question of the marriage law should be
settled, as in its present; state of uncertainty it was
productive of great raise:Hai; The marriage between first
cousins was prohibited by the canon law, although nut
prohibited by our law. The marriage between an
uncle and niece was also prohibited by the canon
law, but the Pope could, and frequently did, grant
dispensations for such marriages, and takirg the
usual principle, that " per legem loei contractus," the
law of the• place justified and confirmed the
contrast, he.. (lid not see how . the marriage of
a man with the sister of iadeceased wife, when cele-
brated abroad, could be dilSolved ie this country. At
any rate it was very desirable. to settle the law with j
respect to•marriage.
The subject then dropued. •
SECOND GS N.
The Earl of CLARENDON READI
maved the second read•
ing of the following Bills :
Fairs and Markets Clauses Bill.
Gas Works Clauses Bill.
Waterworks Clauses Bill.
Commissioners Clauses Bill.
The Duke of RICHMOND said he had several times
been in Committees upon unOpposed waterworks Bills 4
and he felt the want of some, clause to regulated the
prices to be charged for the water, so that the poor
should not
pay more for it than the rich. He begge
to cl
alled Cao ogention of the ciovernmeilt to this cou4
sideration

lIIIPERI
HOUSE OF LORDS, March 18.
The House sat to-day shortly bet•Te Five o'clock.
ROYAL ASSENT.
The royal assent was given today, by commission,
to the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Irish Loan
(8,000,0001.) Bill, the Labouring Poor (Ireland) Bill,
and the Protestant Dissenters and General Life and Fire
Insurance Company's Bill.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Aliuto, and Lord Campbell.
The Lord CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at a few minutes after Five o'clock.
THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT.
Lord PORTMAN.. presented a petition from the
board of guardians of Bradford, praying their Lordships
to take into consideration the law of settlement, in order
to repeal it and establish a national rate.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
Torrington complaining of the Poor Removal Bill, and
praying their Lordships to take into consideration the
means of establishing a system of union rating.
A Noimm LORD, whose name we could not learn, pre-
sented a petition from Letford against the law of settle-
ment.

EDUCATION.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the
congregation of Independents in Norfolk, complaining
of the Government interference with religion and educa-
cation, by making grants.
EDINBURGH AND ABERDEEN MAIL.
Lord CAMPBELL rose to present a petition, to
which he begged leave to call the attention of his Noble
or a contemplated grievance in the alterati,n
Friend (the Marquis of Clanricarde). It was a petition
complaining
fmtphle mailiaiking from Edinburgh to Aberdeen, and was
signed by- many of the noblemen, gentlemen, and other
influential inhabitants of the county of Fife. The peti-
tion stated that for the last ten years the mail had run
through Fifcslaire, by way of Cupar and Perth, to the
great adva,,tsge of the inhabitants of the county; but it
was tow proposed to alter the route, so as to forward the
mail way of Queensberry. He did not
believetothaPteartnh by
priblic 'advantage would result from this
alteration, while it would lead to the inconvenience and
disappointment of a most influential and respectable
olnregla an
body of men.
LANDLORD AND TENANT.
The NOBLE Long also
fsoopra presented
to
tedaimppertoitvie the onfron
Br
re-
lation hbhet astnee between landlord and tenant.
THE WELLINGTON STATUE.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to call
s in
the attention of the Houie to something that had fallen
from the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests
in another place, which he must say displayed
considerable ignorance of the matter in question.
The statement had reference to the Wellington statue,
which it was stated was to be removed, and placed in
.another site: The attention of the committee had been
called to the matter, and at a meeting of the sub-com-
mittee that • thn, ho had been requested to state to
the House that they had not come to the -decision
of placing the statue in another place, but had
agrt ed only ,to tyke it down. To prevent any
mistake he was requested to read the following letter
from the chairman of !the sub-committee, embodying
the Committee's views. (The Noble Marquis read the'
letter which stated that the Committee would only be at
the expense of taking the statue down, but would not be
responsible for its being placed in any other
situation.) They did not think, that any.. other
situation would suit • the statue unless it . were
of the same elevation and mass as the present arch, and
further they were of opinion that no better or more
eligible site than the present one could be found. The
expense of a suffieiently eh vated pedestal for the statue
would be such as the sub-committee were not prepared
to take upon themselves, and were the Government to
pay the expense, it would in all probability lead
to a contentious discussion about taking the public
money to which they would not • be a... 'party.
The committee were of opinion that the duties of the
sub-committee were terminated by the taking down of
the statue ; they believed that then the statue would be
seized by Government,' and that the subscribers would
be left to make the best terms with them that they could:
That' was the statement he was rcquested to make to
their Lordships' use.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE 'said that he was
not officially acquainted with what had passed betweete ,
the sub committee and the Commissioners of the Woods
and Forests, and he had no reason to doubt that the state-
ment in the letter read by his Noble Friend was correct,
but when the sub-committee in that letter alluded to this
statue being made the subject of a contentious discusiion,
which it would be advisable to avoid, he (Marquis
Lausdowee) felt himself bound to state that he was
not aware, pf any contention that had arisen on this
work of art, unless it were, indeed, a laudable con-
tentian as to who should do the greatest honour
to the Duke of Wellington, by placing the statue in a
situation which, while conspicuous enough, would also
be conformable to the dictates of public taste, in con-
formity with the wishes bf both Houses of Parliament,
and the country.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that he fully
agreed in what had fallen frorn:the Noble Marquis:; all
he-..tit sired to impress upon the House was, that the
sub committee could do no more than remove the statue
from the top of the arch, and that there their duty
ceased.