The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-19 00:00:00

MORNING PID/TION.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
(From the Port. Fl illip Gazette of the 22d of Nov.)
A letter appears in the Gazette of the h2d of October,
froin Pr. Harvey, of Tort Lineoln, containing particu-
lars of the murder by the natives of the son of Mr. Ilaw-
son, who has ft station a short distance from the settle-
ment. We quote the particulars given :
" Yesterday morning, I`was called about two o'clock,
to attend Mr. Hawson's son, who had just arrived from
the bush, where Mr. 11. has a sheep station, having been
speared by the natives. I found hint
.with two spears in
the chest, both of which he said were barbed, and one of
which had passed through to the back. lof course saw
that death would immediately fbllow the withdrawal
of them. I therefore thought it better to request
the attendance of the
~surgeon of the ship L'Aglae,
who gave the same opinion' ; we were under the
painful necessity of permitting him to die a lingering
but not a painful death, in preference to a hasty but
violent one. I have remained with .him until now,
and I am writing this in Mr. Haw2on's house, the
boy (ton years old) not yet having breathed his last.
He lies without pain, mortification haying taken place
several hours, and he will soon reach the pericd of
dissolution. The poor boy has borne this heavy
affliction with the greatest fortitude, assuring us " that
he is not afraid to die." He says that on Monday
(sth) he was left in the station but whilst his
brothers came into town, and that about ten or
eleven natives surrounded his hut, and wished for
something to eat. He gave them bread and rice—
all that he had ; and as they endeavoured to force
themselves into his hut, he went out -and fastened
the door, standing on Vie outside with his gun by
his side, and a sword in his hand, which he held for
the purpose of fighting them. He did not make any
signs of using them. One of the children gave him
a spear to throw, and while in the act of throwing it,
he received the two spears in the chest—he did not
fall. He took up his gun and shot one of the na-
tives, who fell, but got up again and ran away ;
they all tied, but returned and showed signs of
throwing another spear, when he lifted the gun
a second time, upon which they all made off. He re-
mained with the two spears, seven feet long, stick-
ing in his breast ; he tried to cut and saw these
without effect ; he also tried to walk home, but
could not. He then sat upon the ground and put the
ends of the spears in the fire to try to burn them off,
and in this position he was found at ten o'clock at
night, upon the return of his brother Edward (having
been speared eleven hours). He immediately sawed the
ends of the spears off, placed him on horseback, and
brought him into town, when I saw him. Mr. Smith
(with the police force) has gone in search of the natives,
one of whom can be identified as having thrown a spear
at the boy, he having a piece of red flannel tied round
his head."

MARKETS.—FIour, per ton, 45/. ; sugar, ditto, 40/. ;
hay, ditto, 104 ; tea, per chest, 121. ; maize, per bushel,
9s. ; oats, ditto, 10s. ; veal and pork, per lb., Is. ; mut-
ton and beef, ditto, 9d. ; butter, ditto, 2s. ; bread, per
41b. loaf, 2s.

ISCOVERY OF A HOARD.—Last week as a
gentleman in the neighbourhood of Brampton, was examining
an old desk which had stood in an out-building a long time,
he found a small bag, which he thought was a shot bag, with
shot in it ; but on taking it up, the bottom came out, and to
his great surprise out rolled five hundred spade-ace guineas.
After counting them, and seeing that they were all good, lie
said he was sorry he had not found them twenty years sooner,
that he might have had the interest on them also during that
period.—Derby Reporter.
A HINT FROM THE CITY.—The Tories- who,
before the.appearance 'of Lord John Russell irk the field,
boasted that they would be able to carry their four can-
didates for the city. of London, are now desirous to
effect a compromise. Their canvassers say that they
have no objection to so old a representative and locally
useful a Member as Alderman Wood, and that they find
the feeling runs so strong in favour of Lord John Rus-
sell, that it' is useless to oppose him ; but they canvass
the Liberal electors for their other two votes, begging
for at least -a - share in• the representation. Another
damper to the hopes of the monopolists is found in the
fact, that although Alderman Pirie has allowed his name
to be used as a candidate, he has openly declared that
he will take no trouble about the matter, not even so
much as to solicit the vote of a single elector. -
On Saturday a labouring man dug up from a
hollow close to Culmore fort a cannon-ball of iron weigh-
ing 121 be. It is probable that it had been fired from one of
the frigates which cannonaded the fort when garrisoned
by James's troops, before they broke the boom, and hall
struck the wall, as it is much bruised in one part ; but it
is singular that it should have lain there so "long undis
covered.—Londonderry Sentinel.
THE GLASGOW WELLINGTON MEMORIAL.
—Yesterday a meeting of the select Sub-Committee on the
Wellington Memorial was held in the Secretary's office, to
meet with the Baron Marochetti, who arrived in this city two
days ago. A bust of the Duke, just taken by the Baron, along
with a bronze sketch or design of the proposed monumt nt, was
displayed at the meeting, and afterwards by all who chose to
take a peep. After a lengthened conversation the whole mat-
ter was referred to a meeting of the Committee, to be held on
an early day. We understand that since Baron Marochetti came
to this country he remained at Strathfieldsaye with the Duke of
Wellington for some day s,where the utmost attention was paid him
by his Grace, and every facility afforded for the execution of his
important task. His Grace was kind enough to ride out on
a grandson of the famous Copenhagen, which carried him at
the battle of Waterloo, in company with the Baron, and to
exhibit his full dress, and, in short, showed the deep interest
he took in this work, of which Glasgow has so much reason to
be proud. Having seen the bust, we can say decidedly—and
that without having heard a single opinion on the subject—
that no one but a man of high genius could have moulded it.
It is greatly characteristic—it is a breathing likeness.-- Glasgow
Constitutional of Wednesday.
FORTIFICATIONS OF • PARIS.—We find the
following in the,Debats, on the subject of the fortifica-
tions of Paris :—" The troops assembled for the works
of the fortifications of Paris amount to 30 battalions, 22
of which are lodged in the eight hut-camps formed
at Berey, Fontenay, Rosny, ltomainville, La Vil-
lette, St. Ouen, Buell, and Ivry. The construction
of the greater part of those camps was completed under
the Cabinet of March 1, and it must be confessed
that the object in view, that of obtaining wholesome,
commodious, and cheap quarters for the troops, has not
been attained. This result is stated to be caused by the
bad selection of the ground on which they are placed,
and by thw improper materials employed, which do
not form a sufficient defence against the weather. Ac-
cording to the regulation of the Minister of War each
regiment is to furnish four-fifths of its effective strength
for the works, reserving the other fifth for guards and
other duties. The daily duration of the labour of the men
is from nine to ten hours, at which those employed on
ordinary labour may earn 60c., and artificers 80c. per day.
The works already executed have been principally car-
ried on by non-military workmen. At first they con-
sisted of Parisians, but those are now very few in
number, the mass being composed of indivi-
duals who have come from the provinces, and
even from Belgium, to seek employment. The
labour is generally executed by what is called piece-
work—some of the men working 18 hours out of the
24 ; but the general time per day is 14 hours, including
two hours for meals. Working this number of hours,
the masons earn 3f. a day, and ordinary labourers from
2f to 2f. 60c.

CULTIVATED LAND. Estimated quantity
of land in cultivation in the colony of New South Wales,
exclusive of gardens and orchards, on 31st December,
1839—Wheat, 48,401 acres ; maize, 22,026 acres ; bar-
ley, 3,490 acres ; oats, 6,793 ; rye, 483 ; millet, 46 ;
potatoes, 1,115 ; tobakro, 424 ; sown grasses, 12,534
acres. The produce of the land, as above stated, is—
Wheat, 805,140 bushels ; maize, 525,507 bushels ; bar-
ley, 66,033 bushels ; oats, 27,788 bushels ; rye, 7,008
bushels ; millet, 283 bushels ; potatoes, 2,601 tons,
6 cwt. ; tobacco, 125 tons 10 cwt. ; sown grasses (hay),
25,923 tons.

NOTTINGIIAM.--Many who voted for Walter
at the late election, have signified their intention of
coming back to their old standard • of the result, there-
fore, of the struggle we have no doubt. At the same
time we would remind all the friends of free trade and
a cheap loaf, that every man must set his shoulder to the
wheel ; this is an election of no common interest ; great
principles, the well• being of the nation, the comfort of
the poor, the prosperity of trade, civil and religious
liberty—all, all are at stake in this eventful contest. Let
every man be up and doing ; the Tories are fighting a
desperate game, they are emboldened by their late suc-
cess, and the efforts of every friend of freedom, to render
he election of Sir John and Mr. Larpent doubly sure,
hould never for a moment be relaxed.—Nottingham
Review.
j has tileofthleifefololfowthineginceal-
nt
culMatio. ndse n Cilbers or the ancient academies, and of the present Insti-
tuteo of France from its foundation. He has collected
tahteea average fe
the names of 900 savans or literary men, who have been
named, from 1635 up to the end of 1838, in the four
academies, en-la-acing an interval 'of 200 years. Out
of this number 138 have been received academicians,
while between the ages of 20 and 30; 240 from 30 to 40;
262 from 40 to 50; 142 from 50 to 60; 90 from 60 to 70;
26 from 70 to 80; and two from 80 to 85.-147 acade-
micians were born in the southern departments ; 156 in
the eastern and northern ; 122 in those of the centre
231 in Paris ; and 29 in the "colonies or in foreign;
countries. Out of the 900 members, of ,
Chateauneuf has been able to collect complhe°temd3atia. atoe
their on t the
united 3 l os
ut
agest De-
cember
serve for the basis of his calculations, 567' belong to thoof
old academics, and 333 to the Institute ; 774-
an averit
the 9OO
laarset. dead,A t tahnodt.ilms6ef were
electionlii itig
formed a total of 39,756 years, making
of 44 years each. In this respect there is
t For af
Sciences.n t• i se, 4 5 forThtel isaot
differenceso f lnscriptions,aioo y and q only
some difference, according to the academies ; that is to
say, this average is 46 years for the Members of the
4tAole theufocl
new-r hia
classes of the Institute. The apply equally
age
of the 744, who are no longer living, vdlis 67 yea6rse and
ten months, and the average time of their performing
their academic functions 26f years. Among the 156
academicians who were alive on the 31st of December
last, 51 were from 60 to 70 years of age ; 17 from 70 to
80, and eight from 80 to 90.
_

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ASSASSINATION.—The mint of Naples, says a
letter from that city. of the 28th ult., being in want of
a t ive
appointed artist oft.
suffi-
cient eainenetngsrkajlerbetiongeuktnoc.sn,ditehs, and
the
place M. Hiltker, a. native of Darmstadt, aged twenty-four,
who had cut at Naples the (lies of several medals,
Directors no
native
which were generally acknowledged to be master-pieces.
M. Hiltker entered upon the duties of his new appointment
on the 23d, but, at eight o'clock the same evening, as he
Stroke raisingauillitris
was returning home from the Mint, be was assailed in the
stia.l by two a:sa sins, ce.e of whom stabbed him in the
i 1
tank
edr
diverted
r toetdh
thee r was making
The wound in the
arm, which was wounded, and the point of the weapon entered
asitdteeinpt with,a ha enstiletto,
iti. Hiltker
the right eye, immediately below the globe.
side was slight, but those in the arm and e •
• ye were severe, and
apprehensions are entertained that he will 1 thQ sight
lose of the
inpred organ. The assassins tied and h
ave not been ditcovered.

MOB

LWG ED I.TicyN,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEY?.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Junc 18.
Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock.
Messengers from the Commons brought up several
Bills.

The Madhouses (SeoCaul) 1311 want through Com-
mittee.

The Militia Pay Bill was read a third time.
The Metropolis improvement Bill was read a third
time, and passed.
The County Bridges Bill vas read a third time, and
passed. •
The Election Petitions Trial Bill went through Com-
mittee.
Lord ASHBURTON pre vented a petition from the
county of Nottingham, against any alteration in the
Corn-laws.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presented several pe-
titions from Essex, against any alteration in the Corn-
laws.
Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition from York-
shire, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. The Noble
Earl said that he had on many occasions called the
attention of their Lordships to the existing distress
of the country, and in order to throw some light
on the subject, he should move that there be laid before
that House the number of fiats of bankruptcy that have
been issued, within the last ten years, for the different
counties of England and Wales, distinguishing the City
of London, and the cities from the counties.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a
petition against the Corn-laws, from a place in Ireland.
The Earl of CLARENDON said in the absence of a
Noble Friend of his he begged in lay on the table the
minutes of evidence taken on the Bill for regulat-
ing the interest of money. The Noble Earl
presented several petitions from Wolverhampton and
other places, against the Corn-laws.
The Earl of HADDINGTON presented petitions
against the repeal or the Corn-laws.
The Earl of ABERDEEN presented petitions to the
same effect.
The Earl of RIPON presented petitions to the same
effect.
Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from Kent,
and other places, in favour of the measures introduced by
her Majesty's Government ; also, petitions from Ando-
ver against Church extension ; also, petitions from Essex
and other places praying for the abolition of Church-rates;
a petition from Annan, praying for the release of all
persons confined for political offences ; a petition from
Stafford to the same effect ; a .petition from a con-
gregation of Disssenters at Worcester, praying for the
abolition of Church-rates ; a petition from the county
of Bucks to the same effect ; a petition from the Univer-
sal Society of Rational Religionists, praying for an in-
quiry into their principles ; a petition from the inhabi-
tants of Market Harborough, praying for the extinction
of Church-rates ; a petition from the borough of Truro
to the same effect ; and a petition from the Irish Anti-
Slavery Society against the treaty, or ;supposed treaty,
acknowledgint, the republic of Texas.
The Earl of WICKLOW begged to ask the Noble
Marquis opposite a question relative to two Dills in which
he had taken an active part, and which, after much con-
sideration, had been sent down to the other House. He
referred to the Bill for the Improvement of Sewers and
for the Drainage of Towns. He wished to know what
had been done with those Bills.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said he believed that,
owing to the unexpected termination of the session at
this early period, it had been found impossible to proceed
with the Bills. He was happy to say that no opposition
had been offered to them in the other House.
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH BILL.
The Marquis of NORMANDY mcved that the House
should resume the debate on this Bill.
The Earl of lADDINGTON• withdrew his amend-
ment to the Bill.
The Earl of WINCHILSE.A. said he could not consent

to the abolition of the punislunent of death for a crime
of which no man would be guilty who was not degraded
9 almost to the level of the beasts. The crime was of
such a nature that the punishment could not be les-
sened without producing a most injurious effect
upon the country.; and he was convinced that
it would do great violence to the moral and religious
feelings of the great body of the community. The Noble
Earl then proposed an amendment to this effect.
The Marquis of NORMANBY thought that little
benefit would be derived from discussing this amend-
ment at any great length. The alteration was
proposed from a conviction that the publi-
city of executions for such a crime was not
calculated to have a beneficial effect upon the coin-
munity. He believed the result of continuing capital
punishment woad be to give impunity in many cases to
those who committed the offence.
The Earl of WiNCHILSEA felt bound to press his
amendment to a division, unless the Noble Marquis op-
posite agreed to it.
After a few observations from the Marquis of NOR-
IANBY, the amendment was agreed to without a
The Earl of WINCHELSEA, then moved another

amendment to the effect that the punishment of death
should be inflicted on all parties found guilty of rape. He
felt convinced if the punishment of death was removed in
eases of the committal of that crime where it was clearly
proved, that the commission of the crime would be in-

Creased. •
The Marquis of NORMANBY was of opinion that the
clause should be retained in its original shape, es his
firm conviction, -was that, if capital punishment was re-
tained, convictions would be greatly diminished. In
consequence of the representations of the Judges to
the I,:xecutive Government they had felt it their
duty to remit the capital punishment in these cases, and
Ise feared it would not contribute to the ends of justice,
or,prcriate its due administration, if the.present amend-
ment was agreed to.
Lord ASHBURTON said his experience had con-
vinced him that the remission of the punishment of death
in certain cases would tend to repress crime more
than an undue measure of severity without the certainty
of its being enforced. On these grounds, therefore, he
shuld vote against the amendment of his Noble Friend.
Lord BROUGHAM had in another country seen
many instances in which juries had found verdicts in
cases of murder, with the addition of " extenuating
circumstances" Where no such extenuation really existed.
In every instance he feared the juries, if they had such
a power, wouldbring in verdicts, with some qualifica-
tion, to exempt the offenders from capital punish-
ment. Now, if that were so it would, in his opinion,'
ba better to change the law than leave it in its present
anomalous state.
The Earl of WICKLOW said this measure had
been repeatedly brought before the House of Commons,
and had been as canstantly rejected by them np to the
present Session. He did not think, therefore, their
Lordships could; with propriety, be called upon to pass
it in that hurried' manner, and without proper delibe-
ration. He thought that the heavier punishments were,
the more carefully and deliberately would juries inquire
into the circumstances of each case. He simply argued
for the continuation of the law as it had been framed
by our ancestors. The Bill was not a Government Bill
at all, but was originally brought forward by a private
Member of the other House. Under all the circum-

stances of the case, 'he was convinced that the amend-
ment of his Noble Friend ought to be carried.
The Marquis -"of WESTMEATH supported the
amendment.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
Hens, divided.
Contents
Non-Contents

64
60

Majority for the clause —4
The Bill was then passed.
In answer to the Earl of WICKLOW,
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he would, as
soon as possible, introduce a measure to extend the law to
Ireland and Scotland.
CRININAL JUSTICE BILL.
On the motion that the Criminal Justice Bill be read
a second time,
The Earl of WILTON moved that Manche4er be ex- -
eluded from the' operation of the Bill. If Manchester
were not exempted, a gentleman who had for thirty-five
years filled the office of Clerk of the Peace, under five
successive stipendiary Magistrates, would now he exclu-
ded from compensation. The Noble Earl then moved
the omission of the clause.
The Earl of WARWICK said he could not consent to
the exemption of Manchester, if by such exemption the
Bill would be endangered. Before he gave his vote he
would ask whether the Bill would be endangered ?
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that the Bill
would certainly be endangered, for if it was sent back to
the other House he doubted very much if it would be
pa.:3sed,Considering the late period of the Session.
Lord DUNCANNON said he did not see how they
could exempt Manchester, as the rates were to be levied
on the Boroughs of Manchester, Birmingham, and
Warwick ; and if Manchester- were exempted it would
fall very heavy on the,other two towns.
Lord BROUGHAM said he understood there was a
general coincidence of opinion in the other House on the
subject.
Atter a few words in explanation from the Earl .of
WILTON strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the
House divided, when there appeared—
Contents
Non-contents
The Earl of 'WILTON then moved a proviso to ex-
empt Manchester from the Act, upon which the goose
divided—
Contents
Non-contents
Majority against the proviso —l
The Bill was then read a
second time, and passed
through Committee pro forma.
DOG-CART BILL.
On the motion for going into Committee on this Bill,
The Earl of PORTMAN opposed the Bitl,
hardship, upon the industrious middle-classes: as
a grcat
.%'
The j4,ari of WICKLOW supported the Bill.
The Marquis of NORDIANBY recommended the
withdrawal of the Billy and promised to give it his sup-
port in the next session of Parliament.
The Earl of STRADBROKE consented, and post-
poned the Bill for a week.
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS BILL.

On the motion of the Marquis of NORMANBY this
Bill was read a third time and passed.
The House then Adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 18

- - -
Clock.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Three o'Clo The Lords' Amendments in the following Bills were
read and agreed to :—The Gainsborough Small Debts_
- Bill ; Portia and Clyde Navigation ; Portbury Pier and
&Watches ; Bourn Drainage and East Redford Court
ot Requests.
A great number of petitions fir and against the rep q-. 1
of the Corn-laws were presented.
Si. R. INGLIS presented petitions from Marylebone,
St. Pancras, and other places, in fay our of Church Ex-
tension.
The following 'Bills- were read a third time.

fl.r.fieslPFP", •
passe-diZ-Marshall's Estate, Oldbury Charity Estate,
Yarmouth Children's Hospital Estate, Emerson's Estate,
and Fishmongers' Company Estate.
Mr. HAWES brought up the Report of the Select
Committee on the Fine Arts, which v.-as ord red to be
printed.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
' CHEQUER the Bills of Exchange Bill passed through.
Committee. The Report was ordered to be brought up
on Monday.
' The Order- of the Day for the second reading of the
Inland Warehousing Bill was discharged. The Loan
Society Bill passed through Committee, and was ordered
to be read a third time on Monday.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from an indivi-
dual named Chapman, complaining of the inequality of
the representation of the people. He prayed that Man-
chester might return 20 Members, and other great towns
and boroughs a proportionate number of representatives,
according to their population, in order that they might
be on a level with the borough's of Harwich and Tam-
worth.—(Laughter.)
On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL', the
Court of Chancery Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE SOUND DUES.

In reply to a question from Mr. HUTT,
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that a protocol had lately
been signed by his Noble Friend the Secretary for the
Colonies, and the Danish Minister in this country,
which he trusted would lead to a satisfactory adjustment
of the question of the Sound Dues. The Convention had not
yet been ratified by the King of Denmark, but when the ra-
tification took place it should be laid before the House.
He trusted that all the commercial differences between
the two countries would at no distant period be settled
to the satisfaction of all parties.
Mr. VILLIERS presented petitions from Romford, in
Essex, from Hackney, Newington, Doctors'-commons,
Gray's Inn ; and thirty other petitions from different
parts of the metropolis ; also fifteen petitions from dif-
ferent agricultural parishes in Bucks and Hertfordshire,
praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. CALLAGHAN presented petitions from Cork in
favour of a fixed duty on corn ; also a petition from a
parish in Ireland in favour of a Registration Bill.
Messengers from the Lords brought down certain Bills.
The Lords' amendments to various private Bills were
agreed to.
WHADDON CHASE ENCLOSURE.

On the order of the day for the Lords' amendments
to the Whaddon Chase Enclosure Bill to be taken into
consideration being read,
Mr. WARBURTON said the clause which was in the
Bill when it left that House, and which enacted that Mr.
William Selby Lowndes, thel proprietor of the Chase,
should have no right over the different parochial allot-
ments, had been struck out by the Lords, so that as the
Bill had come down from the Lords, Mr. Lowndes
would have a right in the parochial allotments ; this had
essentially altered the character of the Bill, and as
those gentlemen who were interested in the subject were
not present, and as it was extremely improbable the
subject could be discussed during the present Session,
he should not go into the merits of the question, but as
he had been instructed to oppose the Bill, he should
move that the amendments be considered that day three

months.
Sir T. FREMANTLE defended the Lords' amend-
ments. The Bill was for the enclosure of a chase, over
which various parishes had a right of common. Mr.
Lowndes• had a right of common in each of the pa-
rishes. It was purposed to give each parish a
separate allotment, free from the interference of
Mr. LoNimdes, the owner of the chase ; and it was pro-
posed to give to him one separate allotment. To this the
opponents of the Bill had objected, and the clause had
been struck out in the Committee of that House, but the
clause providing that he should have no right in the pa-
rochial allotments had been inadvertently suffered to re-
main, so that he had been deprived of his right altogether.
This error had been discovered in the House of Lords,
and the clause had been struck out. But Mr. Lowndes
was not the only person interested. New College had
' certain rights of common in the chase, which would be
affected unless the Lords' amendments were suffered to
stand good. He therefore trusted that the House would
agree to them.
Mr. HUME opposed the Bill on the ground that the
whole proceedings had been irregular.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE contended that the Bill was un-
just, and would be very injurious in its operation. He
also opposed it on the ground that it had been hastily
hurried through the House, and had not been :41fficiently

discussed.
Mr. ESTCOURT said the objections which had been
urged against the Bill should have been stated at an
earlier period. So far from its having been hastily pro-
ceeded with, it had been before the House for a longer
period than almost any other estate Bill.
The House then divided—
For the amendment lB
Against it 3l
Majority —l3
The Lords' amendments were then read and agreed to.
Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from Berwick
against any alteration in the existing Corn-laws.
Col. CONOLLY, from a parish in Cork, to the same
effect.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented several petitions
against the Corn-laws from Peebles, Dorset, Stroud, and
Stonehouse, in the county of Gloucester, and other
places.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented upwards of twenty
petitions from various parts of the metropolis against the
Corn-laws, and against restrictions on trade in general.
SIR SIDNEY SMITH. .

Sir F. BURDETT said that on a former occasion he
had given notice of a motion for the erection of a monu-
ment to Sir Sidney Smith, which lie had been induced to
withdraw upon the representation of the Government that
they would undertake the matter. He had since received
an intimation from the Government that it was not their
intention to take any steps on the subject during the
present Session, find he felt himself placed in a very un-
pleasant situation, as applications were being constantly
made to him on the subject ' • he therefore wished to ask
the Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) why the former in-
tention of the Government was not carried into effect ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that it was intended that
a sum sufficient to erect a monument to Sir Sidney Smith
should be paid out of the public funds, if the House
of Commons should consent to a vote on taking the
matter into consideration.—(Hear, hear, hear.) But
the cases of some other distinguished officers in the
service of their country were brought before the Go-
vernment, and it became the Government to consider
whether they were not also entitled to monuments. It was
theintention of the Government to proceed in the ordinary
manner, either by stating to the House their intention
to take out of the civil contingencies a sum sufficient for
these monuments, or to raise it in the miscellaneous es-
timates, or by a separate vote. of the House. However,
the Hon. Baronet was quite aware that circumstances
bad occurred to alter the ordinary proceeding of voting
the usual supplies of the year ; it had been agreed not to
bring forward any supplemental estimates, but to take a
sum simply sufficient to carry on the public service.
It appeared to the Government, that under the present
circumstances it was their duty to postpone the applica-
tion of the sums in question until the meeting of a new
Parliament. That determination had not, however,
arisen from any change in their sentiments towards the
memory of Sir Sidney Smith.
Sir F. BURDETT inferred, therefore, that the Go-
vernment had not abandoned the project altogether.
Lord J. RUSSELL considered the undertaking as one
to which the Government was pledged ; and it was not
given up or abandoned.
Mr. HUME suggested that if more monuments were
erected in commemoration of the services of distin-
guished men, they. ought to be raised in some place
where the public might see them. They had at present
40 such monuments erected at an expense of 100,0001.,
which were locked up from the public. He trusted that
such an error would not be committed in future.
TRAVELLING BY RAILWAY.

Lord R. GROSVENOR complained that passengers
cou'lzi not now pass on the Grand Junction Railway with
the samo rapidity with which the mails were transmit-
ted. He 13,
-kgged to know whether that inconvenience
could be renietLzsd by an order issued on the part of the
Government.
Mr. SHELL thought _it was obvious that passengers
should be allowed to go by 1..1:e same route as the mails.
If the Noble Lord put the questio." on Monday next, he
would be prepared to give him a more f'9)licit answer.
The CHANCELLOR of the EX.CHE `SUER appre-
hended that the law gave no power of compl'ain7 the
proprietors of railways not to adopt the mode of tra.-".`ling
they might think proper.
The Lords' amendments to the Banks of Issue Bill
were read and agreed to.
Lore! J. RUSSELL moved that the House, at its
rising, should adjourn until Monday next.—Agreed to.
On the motion of Lord INGESTRE it
was agreed
that an humble address be presented to her Majesty,
praying that her Majesty would order a new survey to
be made of the coast of New Zealand. •
A Message from the Lords requested a copy of the
of
Report of the Committee on the exportation machinery,
and of certain other papers.
Mr. VERNON SMITH laid on the table certain
papers relating to the West Indies.
The House then adjourned.