The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-05 00:00:00

IMPERIAL
__IA_MENT.
(THIS DAY.)

PARLIADIENTARY PROCEEDINGS
ADJOURNMENT BILL.
Mr. GREENE,
Bill, reminded the House that the prorogation of Par-
liament put an end to the progress of measures which
in moving the second reading of this
were then in an unfinished stage, and the pre-
sent Bill had been introduced for the purpose
of removing the inconvenience and expense which
this system inflicted upon the country. If the
House would take the trouble to glance over the business
of the last few years they would find that towards tho
close of every session all sorts of Bills in great number
came crowding upon them from the House of Lords, and
on many occasions many of those Bills were obliged to
be discharged in consequence of there not being sufficient
time to get through them before the prorogation day.
Of course, having to introduce these dropped measures
de, 710r0, tended to increase the business of the succeed-
ing session, and the natural result was that a session
seldom or never passed without their having a large
number of Bills greatly in arrear. This was an evil ad-
mitted on all hands, and the only question to be consi-
dered was how to get rid of it. A. remedy could be pro-
vided by resorting; to the prerogative of the Crown,
or by passing a distinct measure upon the subject. For
his own part, he confessed that ho preferred the latter
plan, and accordingly he had ventured to introduce this
Bill to provide that, is certain cases, Bills in an ad-
vanced stage should be hung up from one session to
another.
Mr. GOULBURN did not wish to take up the time
of the House, but he could not help taking that oppor-
tunity of expressing the doubts he entertained as to the
expediency of passing this Bill. It was true that the
business of the House greatly accumulated towards the
close of every session, but he was afraid the Bill would
get rid of that evil by establishiug a more aggravated
one. If this Bill passed he very much feared that public
measures which ought not to be delayed in their pro-
gress through the House would be de&rred from session
to session, to the great injury:of the public; and he would
suggest that instead of adopting this Bill some steps should
be taken to induce the other House to expedite their
proceedings as much as possible, so as to prevent a
crowd of Bills coming down at the close of their
sit tings.— (Hear, hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, without entering into the
general question involve d in this Bill, put it to the Hon.
Member opposite, whether it would not be as well to
refer the Bill to the consideration of a Select Com-
mittee.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD objected to this Bill alto-
gether, and should feel it to be his duty to give it his
most decided opposition. Ho should, therefore, move as
an amendment, that it be read a second time this day
six months.
Sir DENI-lAM NORREYS trusted his Honourable
Friend would not think it necessary
to persevere in his
amendment, for the Bill, in his opinion, had been ren-
dered absolutely requisite by the great accumulation
which had taken place of late years in both the private
and the public business of the House.
Lord MAHON would readily consent to refer this
Bill to the consideration of a Select Committee. Although
he was opposed to many parts of the Bill he still
thought that it was ono which might be usefully enter-
tained. Many measures which were sent up to the
Lords late in the session were often lost from the want
of time to get through them, and he thought they
might safely and properly provide that such measures
should be taken up in the next session at the stage they
were in when Parliament was prorogued.—(Hear.)
Mr. URQUHART attributed the delay which took
place in the progress of public Bills to the neglect of
Government in allowing many important measures to
rest in the hands of individual Members, and be thought
this Bill would extend that abusive system. Ho shoald
give it his decided opposition.
Mr. MO WATT could see no real objection to the
Bill. It would enable parties who had private Bills in a
partially advanced stage to resume them in that stage
in a succeeding session, without going to the expense of
beginning again de novo, and he therefore trusted the
amendment would not be pressed to a division.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD said, after what had passed, he
did not feel himself justified in persevering with his
amendment, and with tho permission of the House he
would withdraw it.
The amendment was accordingly withdrawn, and the
Bill read a second time.

(LEFT sirrisra.)

IREL A.l\-11).

DUBLIN, TUESDAY EN-vim.
In consequence of some alteration in the arrange-
ments of tha Court, Mr. Devin Reilly's trial is post-
poned until to-morrow (Wednesday).
A warrant was issued yesterday under the Treason
Felony Act against Mr. Martin, proprietor of the Irish
Felon newspaper.
The officer entrusted with the warrant has been un-
able to execute it, in consequence of the disappearance
of Mr. Martin, who is evidently keeping
to avoid capture. out of the way

In the Court of Queen's Bench yesterday, at half-past
four o'clock, the jury found a verdict of Guilty against
Patrick Gogarty and the other traversers.
The CHIEF JUSTICE sentenced Gogarty to seven
years' transportation; English, to two years
impri-
sonment; and the remainder to one year's imprison-
ment. '

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TO THE SECRETA.Ry OF THE
BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—On Monday, the 3d, the debate was con-
tinued on the Sugar Duties, without producing much
that was new, except the assent given by Lord John
Russell at the end, to the impossibility of getting
through any set of Resolutions by the sth of this
month ; the consequence of which is, that the duties
under the Act of 1846 must go on for the present.
An alteration in one article of the intended Minis-
terial scale was proposed, and negatived by 231 to 169.
I hope I have written enough, not to be set down
as believing that Free Trade includes the trade in
stolen pocket-handkerchiefs. But there is no banner
raised on the other side. The Anti-Slavery party is
extinct, or only perceptible in the adverse camp.
They would keep out slave-grown sugar, if asking
for tree-labour sugar at a shop would do it. But
they have no notion of any united action, either on
the Government or on public opinion. They would
at this moment turn over the coast of Africa to a
restoration of the Slave Trade, to gratify a crotchet
they have, that the way to diminish the evils of
highway robbery is to do nothing to anger highway-
men. And the Free-traders, or some of them, I
fear, have an indistinct notion Cover tropical
for trade. , that to co
America with slave wouldlabour be 11 capital thing
foreign states,
Upon a motion
. The fact
On Tuesday the House met at twelve o'clock, but
comparatively little was done. At a
quarter before
eigll
against
I suppose is, that everybody likes
with co counted ou
interference
when it is his own way, and dislikes it when the
tthientellrfoeuresencewsas
contrary.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
T. PERRONET THOMPSON.
Blackheath, London, July 5, 1848.

We believe we are correct in stating that M. Guizot
has declined the Chair of Modern Languages made to
him by the curators of the Taylor Institution in Oxford.
we still think
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M. Guizot declined the offer from personal motives,
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THE WINNERS OF THE JULY STASES FORETOLD
EY ",PEGASUS."—The article written by " Pegasus,"
and published in Bell's Life in London, ju -
I,y 2, stated the three first horses would be Flying Dutchman Sister
to lodine, and The Jester. Bell's Life is regal
pub-
lished in time for the newspaper agents to send by all
the Saturday afternoon railways. The sale of Bell's Life
exceeds 27,000.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 4.—The American mail
steamer Hermann, Captain Crabtree, baying taken on
board a supply of coals, sailed this morning for Bremen.
She has on board about 200,000 dollars in specie for
Germany. The Wonder sailed this morning for Havre
with the American mails, ex-Hermann, from New York;
likewise a considerable amount of specie and gold coin
intended for France. The Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company's ship Canton sailed to-day
for China via the Cape of Good Hope; and the steamer
Transit, intended to run on the river Nile, in the service
of the Egyptian Government, sailed this afternoon for
Alexandria.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
The West of England and South Wales Drainae
Company Incorporation Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The following reports were considered and agreed to
and the Bills ordered to be engrossed :
Rawlins' (or Bishops Hull Curacy) Estate Bill.
Worcester Turnpike Trust Bill.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from an in •
dividual named Spring, stating that he had a claim upon
an Hon. Member of the House which he was unable to
recover, in consequence of the Hou. Gentleman having
no assets to distraiu upon, and praying the House to
pass the Bill for vacating the seats of insolvent Members.
The Hon. Gentleman also presented a petition from the
City of London in favour of a uniform penny receipt
stamp.
Sir F. BARING presented a petition from Portsmouth
in favour of Parliamentary reform.
Mr. P. WESTHEAD presented a petition praying
the House to pass a Bill to enable members of the
Free Church of Scotland to obtain sites for their
churches.
Mr. E WART presented a petition to the same effect.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition
from Preston in favour of secular education.
PUBLIC HEALTH—THE CHOLERA.
Mr. MONSELL gave notice that to-morrow he
should ask the First Commissioner of 'Woods and
Forests whether he had been informed that the; cholera
had broken out in Moscow and Petersburgh, and
whether it was the intention of Government to take any
steps for improving the public health in Ireland; also
that he should ask the First Lord of the Admiralty
whether it was the intention of Government to estab-
lish a steam-packet station on the West Coast of Ire-
land, now that railways had been opened to that part of
the island?