The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

COMMONS' SUMMARY.

Mr. ESTCOUBT moved that it be deemed that ➢lr. SMITH
O'J3IUEN had committed a contempt of the House in not at-
tending the Committee.

Mr.O'CorniELL said that it could not be considered
that the Honourable Member had committed a contempt
of the House in not attending the Committee, Until the
present session it was not made compulsory in any Member
to attend a committee.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL could see no other course open
to the adoption of the House but that which had were
proposed by the Honourable Member for Oxford for
it never could be said that an Hon. Member woe at his own
pleasure to come to the detennindtion not to attend any Com-
mittee except it related to matters connected with
his own country. The house hiving come to the

CANALS.
~I; I 1
~!; Dividend'
Names of 1 f.) IDividend, Price. Names of 4.,
,-! per Price.
Companies. IA : per , Companies. t 1 Annum.
£I ! Annum.l ri,
- -
£
Ashtn & 0161 h 9751.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160
Ashby-d-la-Z 1131 4/. 70 Mntgontrysli 100 5/. 98
Barnsley.. • • 160! 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 38
Basingstoke.. 100 -
11rknk&Abrg 1501 5/. - Neath ......100 171. 340
85 Nottingham. 150 121. -
Cromford.... 100' 14/. 150 Peak Forest .78 31. 68
Dudley lOO 41. I - Regent's •• • • 33 11. ss. 25
Derby
Ellsmre&Chs 133' V. 65 Shropshire • • 125 81. -
Erewitsh •• • 100' 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130
Forth Br. Clyd 1001 4/. - Do.LkFd St 12 6/. p. c. 11
GrandJunctmloo! 71. 95 StfTrd &Wore 140 28/. 300
Grand Union!100; 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 15/. 230
Glamorgnsh .1172! 13651. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 280
Glstr&Brkl3-1100! - - Strtfrd on Av 79 1/. 10s. -
Grantham . • !150 121. 100 Severn
hail. 26 fluddersiield. h
57 - - i Wye ail. 26 1/. Bs. 32
Kennt & Avu 39: 7s. 6d. 10 tA ,Trnt & Mr-1
Lancaster 471 I/. 10s. - seY. IA sh. j 50 301. -
Leeds& Livrp 1001 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 -
1 -
Leicester
Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 60 Birming.i 71' 2/- 44
Lougliboroghll42 70/. 850 IWilts & Mks 67 11. 11

EFFECT OF SOOT ON FLOWERS.-Soot, when applivd
to the routs of the common primrose and ft etu cowslip, has the effect
of transmuting their complexion from their wetted pale yellow
colour to those of a delicate pink.

IMPERIAL PARL MENT.
'"'"'" HOUSE OF LORDS, April 27.

THE CORN-LAWS.
Lord BROUGHAM wished to call the attention of their
Lordships to five returns to which he was about to move, con-
nected with the importation of foreign flour, and the importa-
tion of corn from Ireland. The production of these payers
could net be objected to, because they had already been laid
before the ether House of Parliament. It would naturally
suggest itself to their Lordships that he was rather premature
in moving for these returns, which affected the discussion of a
question which he was going to say they were about to enter
upon, but which he did not think they would enter upon at
present. This important matter, he perceived by the votes,
had at various times, and in different manners, occupied the
attention of the other House of Parliament for many weeks in
the present session. He perceived by the same votes that no
considerable progress had been made in this question during
the last three or four weeks, partly from the intermission of all
business during the recess—partly from the intermission of
actual business since the recess. The situation in which the
business of the country had been brought, according to the
votes, which was the only record he had access to, was such as
to excite grave doubts in the capital from which he had lately
returned, respecting expediency. Many persons there, with
whose political opinions he did not agree, quoting, as they were
wont to, that great author Tacitus, who said of a Government
composed of King, Lords, and Commons, Regis, printeres, et
populus. The measure was easily commended, but feared
more. He had endeavoured vainly to explain to them that
what they looked upon as a radical evil in our system was
merely of a passive and accidental nature, only to be accounted
for by the various caprices of fortune which placed certain men
in certain positions, of which they availed :themselves, affect-
ing to be for measures which in their hearts they hated, and
affecting to be against measures which in their hearts they
loved, and which they only complained of because they did not
go far enough, but using ti.e opposition to the measures they
loved for the purpose of postponing measures which they
He had given this theory to his French
said in return, " Effects are against you—youw week
k passes away—you
your business is stopped—week aftert to
carry on the business
gtheetyonh_ad
do nothing there is an inctapeatcltydon't bu t
to last, and what is to
of your country. How long h
nature of the British constitution,
this was—there is that in the t e
arise any temporary injury
happen if such a state continues, who can tell ?" His answer to
that when there shall happen
from accidents inthe
there osrysatermesiotfanocuertgortehaet
political
in that machine,machinery,isintha
engine the perfection of human policy, as I believe it is, which
will regulate the constitution. A power acting by means of a
well-represented system ; there is a power within itself of self-
adjustment, self-correction, and self-education to the nature
of the evil which has given rise to this temporary obstruction,
and to restore harmony to the working of the great machine;
and accordingly their Lordships possessed the power of
applying a corrective and administering effectual relief,
and if any person should entertain the desperate
hope that they could have the power of frustrating
the intentions of Parliament and of the country by
endless vexations and delay, and that they could postpone the
arrival of that great and, in my conscience, most salutary mea-
sure, till it should be too late to discuss the question—which
God forbid, should be passed without—their Lordships had then
the power of anticipating the discussion, and coming to a well
considered and deliberate opinion. That was the reason for
his moving for those returns, and, if in the course of a fortnight,
or thereabouts, he should perceive the same obstruction to this
and to all other business, he should then feel it his bounden
duty—as their Lordships had an unquestionable right to discuss
the question without waiting for the Bill—to give their Lord-
ships
measure. an, hen
mportant
believed,
he h aodf d idiscussedscusinigt , he hoped,
he might venture to foretell that the passing of the measure
would very soon follow, 1 t was for this reason that he felt him-
self bound to bring the measure thus briefly before their Lord-
ships that evening.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the
Synod of Aberdeen against the Bill for the abolition of tests.
HIGH CONSTABLES BILL.
The Duke of RICHMOND reported this Bill with amend-
ments.

CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
The Earl of ELDON presented a petition from Marlborough
College, praying tobe exempted from the operations of this Bill.
RAILWAYS.
The Earl of DALHOUSIE then rose to propose the new
sessional orders of which he had given notice with respect to
railways. Since he had given
.notice, similar resolutions had
been adopted by the other House of Parliament, in which cer-
tain alterations bad been mad.; and as it was desirable the re.