The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-06 00:00:00

friend of peace, of freedom, and above all the friend of
France. And if this might be done with France how
much more reason must there be for giving such advice
as a nation with which our relations
were respected
eresdifferSepin,nat. With all respect fur his'friends in the
Provisional Government in Paris, he must say be
thought that they were highly culpable for permitting
the publication of a falsified document.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE—It appeared in an
opposition paper.
Lord BROUGHAM—Oh! then that entirely, exone-
rated the Provisional Government. The Noble Lord
went on to complain that dispatches appeared in the
newspapers before they reached the Government to
which they were directed. If their lordships compared
the London newspapers of July, 1846, they would find
that a most important and confidential communication,
on a subject ot the most delicate nature, appeared in
them before they reached the Spanish Government The
dispatch to which he alluded had never been published
in Madrid; and it was clear, therefore, that it wits sent
from Madrid to London. lie thought that such a proceed •
ing was most improper. With respect to the honour which
had been conferred on Mr. Buiwer, he would say nothing
becduse he was aware that it was in'ended to
bestow it before the recent transactions in Spain had
occurred. However, if be had to advise his Noble-
Friend at the head ot Foreign Affairs, he would recom-
mend to him to separate by a few months the confer.
ring of that distinction and the commission of one of the
greatest diplomatic blunders that ever occurred. He
begged also to state that he entirely disapproved of the
introduction of such distinctions into the social system
of this country. While Spaniards, Frenchmen, Ger
ofm paans.peaanridnl:lians of the least distinction were desirous
in public with some ribbon or other deco.
ration, the absence of such paltry honours was the dis-
tinction of Englishmen. He doubted whether the Pro-
visional Government would find it as easy to put down
the desire for such distinctions as they had found it to
put down the monarchy and the aristocracy. He believed
that titles of nobility were as much in use in France
as ever, notwithstanding the efforts to abolish them. In
a journey of 600 miles, from the Var to the Seine, one
of the only two carriages he met with was occupied by
General Thiard, the Ambassador of the French Republic
to Switzerland, but although the tricolor was waving
from .the coach window, he was called Count at every
station and ins on the road.—(Laughter.)
Lord STANLEY withdrew his motion, and •
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then laid on the
table the papers which bad been referred to.
JEWS BILL.
_

The discussion on the second reading of this Bill was
fixed for Monday, the 22d.
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 5.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed:—
Birkenhead Duck Company 13i1L
East Indian Railway Company Incorporation BilL
Leishman's Estate (Govan Glebe Felling) Bill.

Penzance Waterworks
L
On the ion of the
QUEENSFERRYmotionfur
thefuPrAthSeSr AcGonEsidßerlaL,
report upor this Bill,
Mr. BERNAL cane{ the attention of the House to
the fact that a manuscript clause, giving most
extensive powers, had been inserted in the -M-
-in Committee, contrary to the standing orders of. the
House, which would have a most unjust and oppressive
effect upon all ressels coming into the harbour.
Mr. R. YORKE said that, as one of the members of
the Committee, he was not aware that he was acting
contrary to the usual course by allowing the insertion of
the clause.
After a few words from the Lord Advocate, Sir W.
Heatheote, and Mr. Gibson Craig, the motion was with-
drawn, and the further consideration of the report '
ordered fur Tuesday next.
The reports upon the National Monument of Scotland
Amendment Bitl, and the Lambeth Waterworks Bill,
were further considered and agreed to.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from a Mr. Thomas
Adams, tin merly a member of the House. in which he
stated that the French R.-volutions of 1830 and 1848,
were caused almost entirely by the pressure tit
great distress upon the inhabitants, which 'dis-
tress was mainly attributable to the bad arid
faulty state of the monetary laws, and that
ensiles X. and Louis Philippe, instead of exa-
mining into the distress of the people, pursued a
despotic and tyrannous policy. He, therefore, warned
the House of their danger, and prayed for the adoption
of some measures more consistent with the rights and
interests of the people* than had been adopted for the
last thirty years.
Petitions were also presented by
Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Mayor and Corporotion
of the Borough of Macclesfield, against the Health of
Towns Bill ;
Mr. RUFFORD from Worcester to a similar effect;

Sir H INGLIS from thi churchwardens of St. Mary's,
Battersea, in favour of some comprehensive measure un
the subject of heali.h of towns ;
Sir W. HEATHCOTE, from the Mayor and Cor
poration of the borough of Basingstoke against that
portion of the Public Health Bill establishing a central
board of officer 4 for carrying out the provisions of the Bill;
Mr. FERGUS, from Fife, prii)ing for the repeal of
the Game-laws, and for the adoption of some measure
to enable Scottish congregations to obtain sites fur
building churches;
Sir E. FILMER, from the Mayor and Corporation of
Gravesend against the Public Health Bill ;.

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;he Health of Timms Bill.

Mr. HILDYARD, from Whitehaven, praying the
House to restrain or prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors upon Sundays, and also a petition in favour ut
the abolition of solicitors' certificate duty;
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD, in favour of the
principles embodied in the People's Charter;
Sir H. HALFORD, from seven societies of Odd Fel-
lows, praying that the same protection might be afforded
to them as to other benefit societies.

Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from
Rothei tithe in fAvour of the Health of Towns Bill.

Mr. W. MILES presented a petition from a place in
Somersetshire against the Diplomatic Relations with
Rome Bill.

Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Marsdon, in
Yoikshire, aLainst the sale of spirits on Sunday.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Forfar against
the Law of Entail (Scotland) Bill.
Mr. MACKINNON presented petitions from White-
chapel, St. Pancras, and Hoxton in favour of the Health
of Towns Bill.