The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMON April 22.
(Continued from our Afternoon EditionT of Saturday.)
Mr. MORGAN JOIIN 0 CONNELL—The state;
of the country was far from satisfactory, and he coil] ti
not help stating that tke Government had not introduce Ici
those measures for the benefit ?f. Ireland whice
of that
h,
to their their conduct whilst in opposition, the peopl
country had a right to expect. They had expected a.
poor-law suitable for the eountry, but their expectations
had not been realised; and ine reclamation of waste
lands, with other important measures, had been aban-
doned; and the difficulties which the Government stated
they had to contend with were of their own creating.
The lion in their path was one of their own raising..
The wants of Ireland at this moment were rather more
of a material than political nature. The people of Ire-
land wanted more employment rather than the further
extension of the franchise.
The Usher of the Black Rod then appeared at the
bar, and summoned the House to the House of Peers,
to hear the Royal Assent given, by commission, to se-
veral Bills.
The SPEAKER, accompanied by several Hon. Mem-
bers, proceded to the House of Lords, and having
returned,
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL proceeded to state that he
believed that, notwithstanding the violent language held
by some parties in Ireland towards this country, there
was still a considerable fund of good feeling towards this

country.
Sir G. GREY said the Hon. Gentleman had given a
right interpretation of the sentiments of his Noble
Friend.—(Hear, hear.) He was most anxious to argue
the matter in the House of Commons, and not to resort
to force, except force were arrayed against the Govern-
ment. After the recess, no doubt, measures would be
introduced by the Government which would give satis-
faction to every reasonable man in Ireland, as they
were calculated to remedy the substantial grievances of
that country.
Mr. C. ANSTEY deprecated the violent means which
were being taken by certain parties in Ireland, and con-
sidered that the violence which they were resorting to
would be tantamount to the abandonment of the repeal

cause.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR said the present excited and dis-
contented state of the people of Ireland was the conse-
quence of the education which they received from
O'Connell and their other leaders. Lord Brougham
after the three glorious days in France, during the
termer revolution, taught the people not to respect the
Crown ; for he said, in soliciting the sweet voices of the
electors of the West Riding, that if kings were arbitrary •
towarda their people that their heads would soon roll in
the gutters, for boys to play at ball with.—(Laughter.)
The people of this country were kept in the dark
with respect to the real condition of the people, in
proof of which he related the following story, which
he said. a Noble Lord, formerly the Member for North
Staffordshire, pould confirm., A gentleman called upon
him some years ago, and after saying that he was going
to Ireland as a " commissioner" for one of the news•
papers, solici7ed employment in a similar capacity for
the .Nf rthern Star. He declined to do so, on the gund
that as the letters would no doubt be correct, hec roould,
copy them from the newspaper whose " commissioner'
he was. " Oh," said the gentleman, " they will not suit
your newspaper. I must give one yersion for the
Paper for which I am specially going to Ireland,
and I could give you anoiher."—(Loud laughter.),
419„1344„..w
,-syc.vieg thei,rown
Ile belieyed now kbat.
and EfiSi-WainAtr-6(r reMiied the '-royal assent, that
the Government were traitors to the Crown for proposing
such a measure, and allowing it to go out to the world
that the monarchy was so weak as to require further
powers to support it.
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY wished tc
know when it was the. intention of the Hon. Member to
bring in a Bill, leave for which he had some time since
obtained, upon the. t.twject of the Chartist Lard Company.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR said that it was his intention to
i
do soimmediately after the Easter recess.
DENMARK AND PRUSSIA.

Mr. 1:Q151-1AliT gave notice tba he would on the
16th of Mn„ mure for a return of papers connected
with the present state of Prussia end Denmark.
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he would, on the 23d of
May, bring before the House a motion with respect to
the state of the representation of the people in that
House.
MR. COCHRANE'S PAUPER PROCESSION.
Mr. J. A. SMITH said that he had seen an adver-
tisement in one of the morning newspapers to the effect
that the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for
the Home Department had given his assent to a certain
large procession taking place on Monday to the Home-
office, for the purpose of accompanying a petition. He
wished to know whether such was the case.
Sir G. GREY—In answer to the question put to me
by the Hon. Member, I beg to state that I have seen this
day a letter which has been published in the Morning
Advertiser, signed by Mr. Charles Cochrane, stating that
there would be a large assemblage—l believe they have
been rated as highly as 90,000 persons—who were to
proceed, accompanied by five large petitions, in proces
sion to the Home-office, and adding " that the
Secretary of State had most considerately declared
that he would offer no opposition to such procession."
That allegation, I beg to state, is totally without the
least shadow of foundation, and Mr. Cochrane has been
told, more than three weeks since, that no procession
whatever could be allowed, and that no petition could
be received by the Secretary of State if accompanied b)
large numbers of persons; but if sent, in the usual way,
to the Secretary of State's office, or brought by a small
number of persons only, it would be received. Mr.
Cochrane was also informed that it would not be con
venient to receive the address in the Easter week,
but that after that time, if presented in the usual way,
it would be attended to. In consequence of the appear-
ance of the advertisements upon the subject, the Com-
missioners of Police have received instructions, which
they are prepared to carry into effect, in order to
prevent any procession from passing through the streets,
which would prove a serious inconvenience to the
trade and industry of the public at large. I do not
believe that any such number as that stated could be
called together by Mr. Cochrane. The statement which
that gentleman has made with respect to my sanctioning
the procession is totally without foundation, and
effectual measures ail' be taken by the police to stop
such procession if he should attempt to carry it out.
With respect to the subject for which the procession is
ostensibly designed, viz., that of the condition of the
vagrant poor—it is one well deserving of the most
serious attention, and there is at present under the con-
sideration of the Poor. law Commissioners measure,
calculated to place that class of persons in an improved
position under proper government. It is not necessary,
however, to the due consideration of this subject that
any such measures as that advocated by Mr. Cochrane
should be carried into effect.—(Hear, hear.)
DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL.
Sir G. GREY obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
compel parties, before they evict, to give seven (lays'
notice to the tenant and the nearest board of guardians,
in order that food and shelter may be provided for
them.

THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS.
Mr. C. BERKELEY inquired if it was the intention
of the Government to introduce any measure with re-
spect to these laws this session ?
Sir G. GREY replied that thek subject was under the
consideration of the Government.
SITES FOR CHURCHES.

Mr. HUME presented a petition in favour of the Bi
for granting sites for churches.
The House then adjourned.

A few days ago the commune of Signac (Haut-
Garonne) was the scene of extraordinary events. M.
Fouqu6, proprietor of the forest, happening to stop at
the house of the mayor, a crowd assembled around it,
uttering threatening cries, and throwing stones in the
room in which M. Fouqu6 was. The mayor, having
vainly attempted to calm the people, endeavoured to
enable M. Fouque to escape, but the people surrounded
the house on all sides. At length they forced open the
gates, and filled the courtyard. M. -loupe then de-
manded that some of the rioters should be presented to
him to explain what they desired. After some little
hesitation they demanded the immediate repayment of
all the fines which M. Fouqc6 had caused to be inflicted,
receipts for the amount of all the judgments obtained by
him, and the abandonment of all pending prosecutions.
At three o'clock other individuals arrived in a state of
great irritation and made further demands. Not being
able to give them all the money they asked, M. Fouque
expressed a wish to send one of his keepers to St.
Gaudens to vet the ' d
e require sum; but the people re-
fused, and compelled him to write to two of the principal
persons of Clem to come with money. At eight o'clock
these persons arrived,l and as it was not possible for them
to procure the
them all they o e sum demanded they brought with
possessedthe
eri in gold and silver articles. This
did not satisfy
N. Fouque should abtaenrds, and they next demanded that
the property of the forest,
and take an engagement to
portent sums which it had disbursed
the commune the im-
sbursed in a recent law ,
suit with him. The threats utteredr were so violent that
M. Fouque was obliged to corn
./w. and he signed a deed
~E 7 then compelled to
which had been prepared. IlPe
declare that I have
sign the following declaration: _«
in
vgned this deed willingly and with
order to discharge my conscience, without being being either
commune of
forced or recommended. I thack
,u
at uft7r.
Signac for the kind reception which it haccnn
"Nvhiliche
and beg it to give me similar receptions in fs given me,
was next constrained to sign a bill for 2001'
bo was allowed to depart, after being . detained ten
hours, the must terrible vengeance being declared against
him if either he or his keepers should venture to re-
appear in the forest. An investigation into
these extra-
ordinary proceedings was subsequently set on foot by
the legal authorities, and two of the ringleaders of the
crowdwere arrested.—Galignani.
As some labourers, employed by John Goodall,
Esq., on his Belvidere estate, near Whitchurch, were on
Saturday last digginer up the roots of a fine old ash-tree
e. theyAted recently felled, several pieces of silver coin
,""e'l'iteleenliecovered by them, and carefully taken out of the
e4rth, where it is believed they
.must have lain buried
rfeejeu:any years. One of the pieces is in a beautiful state of
t 5,,,%,.: peeserYitko, and is of the reign of Charles 11. The
e."",:, ,erflevs,-'wlereh are a Pule defaced, appear to have been
'',,.;!.,--.. eed. ins iie eireulation i}t the reign „ef _William IT. It i-
' •-- conceived that these coins must hay._ idieu depC,siled e,
IV -
eee-e_e,„ theroe.t.of the tree by the hand of the planter, at the
•_ e time of its being planted,—§hropshire Journal.