The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

DOVER, AUG. 6.

Lord LYTTELTON then moved the addition of a
clause, to the effzet that the four canonries of Ely
.hould be attach,tl to 01, fift, n nr;;;-,:orsp,:: of 11:7 Wellington steam r, Cap'. M.-,-r's n :5..,:1:.
Cambridge, and that the B shop should sele;.'t the lout• art iv,d this evening from Buulogni:, ;Ind brings an ac-
He also proposed that the master of Jesus Coll,ge (cunt of a very extraordinary affair that occurred there
should be included amongst the persons eligible to those to-day. As the steamer was not permitted to bring any
canonries. ' letters, the following details have been collected from
Tha Bishop of LICHFIELD supported the clause, the Commander and passengers :
Lord MONTEAGLE also suported the clause. I It appears that Prince Louis Napoleon, attended by
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that the General Count Montholon, Col. Vaudry, Col. Parquin,
whole subject to which the proposed clause referred had I and about sixty other officers and men, landed yesterday
been fully considered by the Commissioners of Inquiry, from the British steamer Windsor Castle, Capt. Jam 8
and the result of their deliberations was embodied in Crom, from London, which vessel had.been engaged to
the Bill as it nnw stood. _ take them to Haniburgh, in their way to Russia ; that
_

The Bishop of GLOUCESTER was gratified at the
proposition of the Noble 1,-,rd. If it was the will and
pleasure of their Lordships to accede to that propo-
sition, the effect would be to enable the University qt
Cambridge to command the whole of the services of
the professors.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE opposed the
amendment on the ground th:it it wp.i; to infraction of
the principle of the Bill,
Lord CANTERBURY supported the addit:enai
clause.
Th 9 House then divided, and the numbers were—
ontl..ent,s (for the additional clause) 2O
Non•conti:mts
. • --• •• •• . • .
The numbers being qua', the nop,cOriteiit?, accord-
ing to the rules of the House, wcw.l taken mar
jority, and the amendment was accordingly lo;t.
l_sord LYTTELTON then moved an amendment,
to the cgect t4e peneories should be annexed
to certain professorships6•bicii ire tia4reci) in the
versity of Cambridge.
The B.shop of SALISBURY could not vote in fa-
vour of the amendment.

aL tiaytight this nutiiniog they mc,rehed into I.ionlegne,
and endeavoured to seduce•r,nd bribe the I;.3.rrison to
join them. That they were shcrtly after attacked by
the picquet of the garrison and a 'detachment "of the
J:3atic Sat Quard, and after a severe contest for an hour
or two, it, which b3th Col, Vatidry and Ccl. ;-!artiuin
'are said to be.wound'ed; and another officer killed, and
twelve or fourteen of the mzn killed or wounded; the
i).:3,-fatn4r oy.rvOefed. ISrl.o i:ceOr“.: (1 to
4;•iePip Led to S'''icn 6W to initstr. Castle
steamer, but having been repeatedly fired at, returnee.
to the shore and surrendered.
B, EVOR. Vl{ol4l THE SELECT
—COMMITTEE' ON TRAFALGAR-SQUARE.

The Select Committee aiipointed to inquire into the
plan sanctioned by the Commissioners of •WoOds end
Forests, for laying out the 'vacant soace in Trafalpara
satiaie, ia the kfatiOn'arr aria who viere
ernpaWered to report their 'observations, together with the
M'nutes of Evidence taken h
-et'''' hem, to Ge (louse,
have considered the matters to them referred, and
tit` e
agreed to the follow
1. y,,ur Committee Mast L.gin. by observing that the
nature of the projeatcd works in Trafalgar square not
having come under their consideration till after those works
were begun, they found themselves in a position less ad
aairtagvactis f:or ;;-1F rffrP4nrc of ttte t 31:. which was
placed in their hands, thaa had the field of been
. .
y completely disembarrassed. They endeavoured', howe:era
to free their minds from all c t.raneous circamstances, and
only to consider what would most contribute to the ernbcl-
.•
lishment of that part of the toWn.
?. They felt that, tinder the terms of their appointment,
all that was to he doile within th:a area of Trafalgar-square
came within the limits of their inquiry, and that tht y
s'iould have ill discharged their duty to the H ,use, and to
the public, had they not aiver ed to whatever works were
designed for that situation; a situation which is itidis,
put:hly one of the noblest in the metropolis ,• an area
tvhicli has been obtained at a g,rear cost, and the final deco-
ration of which must hap so large a ahare'isi determining
the character of that eonspicuoua part of the cadital.
3. Your Committee will begin with adverting to the
pl.in for laying out the area itself. They find that, so long
as 1837, a plan for laying cut Trafalgar-square ti.a4 sohz
mitt, d to and approved of hy the laords of the Treasury, •
hut, for reasons do rot appear, was never began.
In the course of April 1840, the plans supplied by Mr.
3arry for the same object were approved by the Woods
and Forests, and are now in progress. The estimate to
these works amounts to 11,000/ , independent of the pave-
ment cr the souare, and of es3tain ornaments of brolize,
which; it; the judgment -of W. Parry, are deslr'ahle. The
chief features of Mr. Barry's plan are, the ievellinar of the
area from front to back, and the construction of a terrace
15 feet high, on the south side of the street, in front of the
National Gallery. The affect of this terrace will be greatly
to improve the appearatice of the National gallery, by
giving it file elevation To: the wpt of rhieh It has bCen
ehiafta censured. Mr. Barry, on being questioned by your
Committee, gave it as his opinion that the appearance of
the National Gallery might bo further improved, by con-
tatuing the order of pilasters through the whole length of
the front, and relieving the Paidnesa of tee euaoia, hy en-
circling it with pillars, and giving it a bolder cornice ;
which additions, he is of opinion, the existing walls would
be capable of supporting.
4. Your Committee having satisfied themselves that Mr.
Barry!s plan far laying op;; the groaad in l'i.nr4 cf ;he Naa
tional Gallery was, under all the pirenmstances of the ease,
well adapted to reconcile the various difficulties of the spot
and attain the desired end, proceeded to inquire what ef-
fcct the column, which is about to be raised by the Nelson
Committee in the centre of the smith side of the square,
' would hiVe upoiCthe how tar a adlumn
of such dimensions would be seen to advantage in such a
position ; and how far it would contribute to the embel-
lishment of that part of the metropolis. In order to assist
their;a4gmp4 on this important point, they called before
them several architects Of ieknowtedg4id me if, and availed
themselves of the opinions of eminent sculptors and men of
taste. These gentlemen were allowed an interval of two
or three days to consider the subject ; at the end of which
they 411 soot ;n her ppiziona in whiting. In the opinions
of these gentlemen, as might be eapeetad lin a matter of
taste, there is not perfect unanimity ' • but your Committee
feel to have derived great advantage from having consulted
them, and by carefully weighing their opinions and exa-
mining the principles upon which those opinion sare based,
have arrived at chriclusionapf their qwq•-
5. Your Committee are iii"Cipinion that such a column
so situated would have an injurious effect upon the Na-
tional Gallery, by depressing its apparent altitude, and in
terrupting that point of view which should be least inter-
fered

The ise.rebbis'ito of CANTERBURY thought the
proposition of the Noble Lord Sn'exe;,,eningly 17,ft;.gason7
able, that he was surprised he should have made it.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and their
Lord.;hini divided—
. .
iuontenis 00000000
NOn?COrlterdS • " 24
Majority against the a-nCnimeni.„ —6
The Bishop of IN INC H ESTErt proposed a proviso
authorising every Dean having livings in his gift to pre-
sent himself to the vacant living. Agreed to.

The Bishop of C4OUCESTFIIIt objected-to the
provision 144,-iiting the amount of Ineomp of the deans
and canons ; he should therefore move the omission pf
clause 65.

The 4rphbislaop of CANTERBURY supported the
clause.
The Bishop of RIPON said if this clause were re-
jected the dean and chapter of Ripon would be almost
without funds.
The motion was negatived without a division, and the
clause was agreed to.
Viscount MEL BOURNE moved the re-introduction
of clause lit, which was agreed to,
The Earl of DEVON said that although the Bill
had been much improved, yet still he objected to it.
Lord LITTELTON considered this the most short-
si,9,:hted Bill that had ever been proposed ; it was throw-
ing away the only opportunity th 4. would perhaps ever
be afforded them of placing the Church on a proper and
primitive footing.
Tne Bill was then passed.
On the motion of the Marquis of NORM ANBY,
the Population Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Marquis of NORM ANBY moved the secpnd
reading of the Stock in Trade Bill.—Agreed to.
The Commons' amendments to the Constabulary
Bill were agreed to.
The Loan Societies Bill was read a third time, and
passed.
The Commons' amendments to the Church Discipline
Bi:I were agreed to.
RAILWAYS BILL.

Their Lordships then resolved themselves iptp Com-
mittee on the Railroad Bill.
The Earl of CLARENDON thought the clause
preventing the appointment of any director of a railway
as inspector, was unnecessarily hampering the Board of
Trade.
The Bill then passed through Committee, and waa
reported without amerdments.
AUSTRIAN TREATIES BILL.
The Earl of CLARENPON moved the third
reading of the Austrian Treaties Bill.

The Duke of WELLINGTON thought it extra-
ordinary that the Government had not asked for an
indemnity for a little lapse they had made before the
treaty had been legalized. They had ac►ed illegally in
a case at Gloucester ; their attention had been drawn
to it in another place, and according to usual practice
they ought to have asked for a Bill of Indemnity. The
Noble Duke then moved a clause of indemnity to all
persons engaged in the transaction alluded to,
Viscount MELBOURNE admitted that the stipu-
lations of the treaty were in violation of the navigation
Lws, and therefore he had no objection to the clause
proposed by the Noble Duke.
The clause was then agreed to, and the pill read a
third time and passed.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS BILL.

6. They are of opinion that a oofutun of such diutcn-
sions will render the sui rounding bui'dings less important,
and, so situated, will not group well with anything in its
neighbourbood. _

On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR,
the Ecclesiastical Contempt Bill was read a second
time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow,
The Highway rates Bill was read a second time and
ordered to be committed to-morrow.
Their Lordships then adjourned at Eleven o'Clock.

j They are of opinion that, as approached from White.
hall, as seen et inp terrntnation of ttlis gran4 ayeni4e, which
forms one of the principal entrances of the metropolis, the
appearance of the National Gallery will be much injured
by the column. In this point of view the column will cut
the National eallery through the centre, and the pedestal
of the column alone will nearly conceal both the portico
and the cupola.
8. They are of opinion that the site selected is not a
favourable position for the cnltimn it •e!f,
9. There is another point to which your Committee
will advert, which is, that the statue of King Charles is
not in a line with the column; nor could this defect, from
the proximity of the two objects, fail to catch the eye.
Sf.) low; ai there is no colul n in the proposed situation,
the sta•ue of King ChaFit*, where it now stands, is a for-
tunate circumstance, offering a subordinate object, in front
of the National Gallery, which serves as a scale, without ob-
structing the view.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S- YYSTERDAY.

The room was but indifferently attended, several subscribers
having left for Brighton races. A few of the unsettled Good-
wood accounts were adjusted, but many were still open.
Business, in other respects, was too flat to require any intro-
ductory observations.

Tif.E ST. LEGER.
7 to 2 agst Launeeiot
8 to 1 agst Crucifix
10 to 1 agst Gibraltar—taken
14 to 1 agst Maroon—taken twice
10"0 to 30 agst Theen—taken
2000 to 20 agst Alonzo—taken

500 to 400 on the Field against Scott's and Dawson's lots—
taken
200 even between Dawson's and Scott's lots—taken

10. Your Committee, entertaining these opinions, are
unable to avoid arriving at the conclusion, that it is un ',e-
sirable that the Nelson Column should be placed in the
situation which is at present Selected. if it is dei:irable
in a great city to suggest the idea of space, and having
once obtained space, not to block it up again ; if the gene-
ral architectural effect of Trafalgar-square, or of the
buildings around it, is to be at all considered ; or if, at
any time, an equally conspicuous position shoold hs, desired
for any other !Itur-14mqrat, the siiiiaslotl ht peereni selected
for the Nelson Column is most unfortunate.
having. Your Committee having ,
arriveu at this decision
proceeded to inquire at what cost a change of pl 'n the'
position of Nelson'a c.:olemn e9Uld n w"be r:Ctrel di, and
how far it would be consistet,t .w.tho
interdict the blehon Committee good a.th n°'.3. tp
wol kin the situation in whieh is
evrioirilpeT:e(ci.uting their
12. What has actually been done towani; the erection
of the Nelson Column isno more than the excavation for the
f ,untlation, and pouring in the Concrete which is to T'orm
"
bed for the masonry, the expense sit which: in Mr. Barry's
opinion, weuld be more than covered by 1.000/. C mtrams,
however, have been entered into by the Nelson Committee,
a failure to complete which would suhject them to actions
at law. It is not, hotvever, probable chat, if the same
work were entrused to the tam;, persoes in another sitea-
tion, such actions would be instituted. The pecuniary
loss, therefore, would not of itself entail so great a sacri-
fice as to preclude the idea of even now adopting a prefer-
able course.
13. ~ But it appears by the Treasury letter, beariou
date 27th January, J 640, trim the Lords' of the Treas.:Ty
have author-lard the Commissioners of the Weeds and Po.
rests to deliver over the site appropriated for the Nelson
Monument to the Committee for carrying that object into
effect ; and according to the evidence of Mr. Scott, it up.
pears that the architect bas taken possession of the site,
and has commenced the conerate and brickwerk of the
foundation, in which con-iderable progress has been made,
and on the compl, tion of which the Nelson Committee arc
bound to nu the contractors the sqm of ?,000"
14. Your Committee C.lllnot doubt that the Lords of the
Treasury, in authorizing the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests to give that site to the Nelson Committee for the
erection of the proposed colnmn, entertained the fuilest
confidence that funds would be provided for carrying out
the work in conformity to the plans and drawings which
had been seen and approved ; and they feel they should bp
wanting in their defy if they failed to direct the attention
of the House to the fact that, according to the Evidence,
the subscription is at present deficient tor the purpose, to
the amount of some thousand pounds. Mr. Railton in-
formed the Committee that his estimate of the column
amounts to 28.000/ , whilst the sum subacri;4linq
olteeed 18,9004, tier does it appear that any well-grounded
hope 4sts of any considerable addition.
15. It is true that contractors havit ~F,f4aged to complete
the pedestal anti the column for 15,0001., and the metal
for the capital is elPeCted to be supplied by the Ctrdeartea.
Put your Committee submit that a paiishable statue of
Portland stone is most objectionable; and supposing the
terms of the contracts to be fulfilled to the letter (whiolt
in works of such a magnitude is seldgill tlie Face), the re.
maiein? 1.000?. is whoily inadequate to meet the expense
of casting the capital, of obtainin such a state., as utight
to crown the summit, and of providing the bronze bas_
g
reliefs for the sides of the pedestal, and the lions at the
corners of the base. Even if the fund should orovc still.
cient to complete the rnasoary, no statue can be r ased but
or:9 of Portland stene, and the column without its has-
reliafs will remain a denuded mass, which, however
will have a. mean effect,
iYth July, 1840.

BRIGHTON RAC ES. —THURSDAY.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Old Course. Heats.
Duke of Richmond's Mus, aged, 9st 91b .......(Roge s) I I
Mr. Shelley's Oronoko, 4 yrs, 9A 4 2
Lord Chesterfield's Gambia, 3 yrs, ist 31b
Mr. Eooth's Isabella, b yrs, 93t 21b
Won in a canter.
The Trades Plate of 50 sovs., added to a subscription of 3 sovs.
each. The second to save his stake, and the winner to be
sold for 1501. The New Ccurse. Heats (7 subs. )
Mr. Balchin's Slang, aged Bs. 131bs ~0 1
Mr. Collins's Drogheda, 4 yes Bst Ilb ,. 1 2
Mr. King's Dahlia, 3 yrs 7st 21b
Mr. Monk's Nominee, 4 yrs Bst Jib ... 0 3
Mr. Goodman's Philo, 4 yrs test 4.b
Mr. Priaulit's Abelard, 4 yrs Bst 41b
Not over when the coach left.

WORCESTER RACES.—(Coscr.unEr).
WFDNESDA r.—The Severn Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with .25
added. Mile and a quarter. (12 Subs.)
Mr. Massey's rubaleain 4 yrs, Sit 11b... (Dodgson) 1
General Lygon named Tivy, 4 yrs, fist llb
Won easy.
The Members' Pulse of 50/., for Worcestershire hcrses.

Three mile heats.

Mr. Taylor's brother to Rositta, 3 yrs, 95t... (Darling) 1 1
Mr. Herbert's b g Ywng Harry, aged, lOst 61b
Mr. Williams's Emma, 4 yre, 9st 81b
Wen easy.

STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR—In reference to your notice of Metropolitan
Improvements, you think that those whose property is
benefited should pay their share of the expense,
I beg leave to inform you such is the rule in New York.
Your's, G. N. E.

HEY W DOD'S PROSECUTION.

TO 7'HE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir—The priests generally, and one in particular,
have remarkably keen noses for smelling out what they
denominate blasphemy," and with an apparently
practised and accurate hand, pick out publications
which aptly, as they imagine, illustrate their position ;
they also make piteous lamentation at the laxity of the
Government in allowing these " blasphemous" works
to be sold in tho heart of the metropolis.
Now, Sir, we are not very well agreed gs
to the signification of this same word " blas-
phemy," but we do not differ much as to the
meaning of ob,,cenity, and it strikes a person as
being rather remarkable that these pious men can with
such precision mark out a " blasphemy" shop, and yet
in their road to it overlook so many shops where immoral
publications are openly slid.
The rational man will inquire which of these two
classes of publications are most. likely to create bqd in 7
fluences in the youthful mind, and he will not be very long
in determining ; perhaps, however, the priest may differ
as much with the layman in his views of ob-
scenity, as the layman does with the priest in his idea
of " blasphcmy," and then we must give the latter the
benefir of his enr4 initiation in the virtuous details of
Horace and Ovid.

Why do not the priests direct the attention of Go•
vernment to those haunts of infamy and vice where
publications arc openly vended which pollute the very
vitals of society, clearly because their trade is lint in.
jured thereby, where the " blasphemy" books, as they
are termed, open the ryes of the public and shako the
mitres an the heads of the B shops.

As to " responsibility," when a man pays money for
a commodity he assumes he gets value for it ; therefore
we must conclude that as the priests are well paid for
their labours they have well trained the people in the
way they should
go. if they have not, of course, as the
teachers of the people, they must be held " responsi•
blo" for the morals of the people.
Your admirer.
Kennington, Aug. 5, 1840.

A. M.

CROCKFORD'S CLUB.—Crockford has given
notice to the members that he shall keep the house open to
the lst of January next, and no longer.