The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-13 00:00:00

Sir W. HEATHCOTE said the question was one of
so much importance that he trusted his Hon. Friend
would not heed an adverse decision.—(Hear, hear.) It
was incumbent that the House should clear itself from
the just reproach pronounced upon it, in consequence of
persons in insolvent circumstances seeking the protection
of the House against their creditors. He did not think
any public right would be violated by removing persons
of this class from the House. This would not punish
those who had been compelled to become bankrupts.
After a few words from Mr. MACKENZIE and Mr.
FOWLES,

Mr. MOFFATT said he wished simply to get the
House to affirm the principle of the Bill; if so, he
should not press it into Committee.

Mr. BEfiNAL advised the House not to be in such a
hurry to vindicate its purity.—(Hear.) Were there not
persons out of the House who resorted to dishonest ex-
pedients to thwart their creditors from their due.
He challenged his Hon. Friend to name five
Members out of the whole number of which
the House consisted who had rendered themselves
amenable to such a Bill as this. Let them not be in too
great a hurry to become jurists. The Bill was full of
matters which he might turn to ridicule; but he should
forbear from doing so; for instance, no power of appeal
was given.
Mr. EWART advised his Hon. Friend to withdraw
his Bill till next session. He had attained his wish,
namely, an expression of opinion in favour of his Bill.
He was in favour of its principle ; but the objections to
this Bill were insuperable.—(Cries of "Divide," and
" Withdraw.")
Mr. MOFFATT withdrew the measure ; but inti-
mated that he should renew it early in the next session.
TITHE RENT CHARGE BILL.

The order for the second reading of this Bill was dis-
charged on the motion of Mr. HAMILTON.
PLACES OF WORSHIP SITES (SCOTLAND)

BILL.

The report was brought up and received after a short
discussion. The further discussion stands deferred until
Friday.
JUVENILE OFFENDERS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee, after the intro-
duction of some verbal amendments by Mr. BAINES and
Mr. NAPIER.
ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION.

On the motion of Sir G-. GREY, leave was given to
bring iu a Bill to continue certain temporary provisions
concerning ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England.
The Right Hon. Baronet subsequently brought in the
Bill, and it was read a first time.
The House then adjourned.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)
HOUSE OF LORDS.

GROUP No." 3. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD
(Power to purchase Steam-boats).—Preamble proved,
clauses agreed to, and Bill ordered to be reported.
LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST (Power to
Purchase, &c., and Amendment of Acts).—The chief
object of this Bill is to enable the Brighton Company to
become the proprietors of steam-boats to ply between
Brighton and Dieppe and Havre. It was opposed by
some of the shareholders and one or two steam-shipping
companies. The case was opened to-day, and evidence
taken in its favour.
GROUP No. 4.— MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND
LINCOLNSHIRE (Humber Ferries Improvement at Hull
and New Holland).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed
to, and Bill ordered to be reported.
LEEDS ♦ND THIRSK AND CLARENCE AND HARTLE-
POOL AMALGAMATION.—The Committee threw out the
Bill for amalgamating these two lines.
GROUP No. S.—GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMAR-
NOCK, AND AYR (Amendment of Acts, &C.)—Pre-
amble proved and clauses considered.
LONDON AND BLACKWALL (Branches to East and
West India Docks).—Preamble proved, clauses agreed
to, and Bill ordered to be reported.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.

DUBLIN.

The scrutiny into the ♦alidity of Mr. Reynolds' ma-
jority was resumed yesterday. Upon entering the
list of voters, who are defaulters in payment of the
grand cess, a lengthened argument arose as to
whether it was necessary before a notice could
be struck off on that ground to prove that payment
had been demanded before the election, and the Com-
mittee decided that it was. The petitioners attacked
the votes of two electors, whom they alleged to be de-
faulters in payment of the cess; but as they did not
succeed in either case in establishing the demand, the
votes were ordered to be retained.

FRANCE.
[The following appeared in our Third Edition of
last night]:—

M. MARRAST, the Mayor of Paris, has addressed
the following letter, dated yesterday, to the Aressager :

" Mr. Editor,—You are strangely mistaken, in an-
nouncing in your journal, that I have sent in my resig-
nation, because there have been placed in the municipal
commission a certain number of former councillors,
who had shown themselves most hostile to my
administration. If I had quitted the post of the
Hotel do Ville, while there was attached to it
less honour than danger, I should have failed in all my
duties. Were Ito abandon it now, before I had
rendered an exact account of the funds of the city, I
should commit a dishonest action. This is the reason
why I have not sent in my resignation; and be as
cured that in not doing so, I have not considered
either my repose or my inclination. As to the mo-
tive you have attributed to me, you will appreciate it,
when you come to know, that the list published in the
Moniteur was drawn up by me, and presented on the 25th
May last to the Executive Committee, and was submitted
again to the present Government,and approved without any
additional modification whatever by the Minister of the In-
terior and the President of the Council. If then, there are
in this list any men hostile to my administration, it is I
who have presented them. I did not consider what might
be their sentiments with regard to myself; it was enough
for me to know their independence, their services and
devotedness to the interests of the city. Your article
attests, at least, that for this now municipal council the
Mayor of Paris has recommended only upright men and
not complaisant friends. Health and Fraternity:"
The Echo du iYord has the following, under the
head of Saint Quentin :—" Two thousands insur-
gents from Paris, who had taken refuge in this de-
partment, have by means of the combined efforts of
the National Guards and the troops of the line, been
arrested. They will be sent to Paris, unless a special
prison in the department be assigned to them."