The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-06 00:00:00

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

Mr. DIV.aT .moved for account of all fees and
emoluments received by each of the messengers of the
Court of Bankruptcy in London and in the-country;
showing the date of the fiat, with the name and descrip-
ttpn of the bankrupt, and 'the number of days allowed
for possession in each-case, on taxation of the Messen-
ger's bill, for the last five years, ending the 25th day of
March 1848.—Agreed to.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition complaing of the
treatment the Rev. Mr. Shore had received at the hands
of the Bishop of Exeter.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then replied to
several questions that had been asked of him in
connexion with this matter. He could not say whether
the question would be reported by the Bishops to the
Court of Queen's Bench ; and it was not hiS intention to
introduce any measure on the subject, as the whole
question of ecclesiastical procedure was under the consi-
deration of the Government.

JOINT-STOCK BILL.
In reply to Mr. lIUME,
_ _

Mr. SI:GIBSON stated that this Bill would be pro-
ceeded with as soon as the public business would allow.

BRITISH GUINEA.

Lord G. BENTINCK, wished to know from the Hon.
Gentleman :the Under Secretary for the Colonies if the
statement in the Royal Gazette of the 7th of March,
which arrived yesterday by the steamer from the West
Indies, to the effect that the Court Policy had come to
a resolution to postpone voting the supplies until
the 15th of May,, in ~consequence of the dis-
tress that prevailed in the colony was true ? Also
whether the tree labourers who had left their employ-
ment at Christmas had yet returned to it,. and whether
the tillage of the sugar crop, and in tact the tillage of
the entire land, had not been in a great measure re-
tarded in consequence? Also, whether he would have
any objection to lay a balance sheet of the revenue anti
expet.diture of Ceylon for 1847 upon the table of the
House?
Mr. HAWES replied, that it appeared by the Royal
Gazette that the suspension of payments until the 17th
of May had been agreed to. The suggestion was made
by the Council to the Governor, and be assented to it.
From the last dispatch received from the Governor it
seemed that the labourers , who had left their work
had not then returned to it ; but there was a confident
belief that everything would be arranged to their satis-
faction, and that the tillage of the land would shortly be
resumed. He should have no objection to lay a balance
sheet before them with respect to the financial conditien
of Ceylon up to June, 1847.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Mr. OSBORNE wished to call the -attention of the
House to a question affecting its privileges. Perhaps
Hon. Gentlemen were not aware that yesterday a reso-
lution was moved by the Hon. Gentleman the Member
for Montrose, which would have the effect of preventing
any expression of opinion upon the order of the day.
t_ The SPE, thet.Hon. Gentleman was not
entitled to brfng the -niitter forward as a question !of
privilege.
Mr. OSBORNE then gave notice that he should to-
morrow move the aescinding of the order.
CEN'fRA.L AMERICA.
Mr. HUME gave notice that he should to-morrow ask
a question with respect to three British vessels which
had been attacked (us we understood) on the coast lof
America.

Earl LINCOLN moved for a return of all new pla4
created, and appointment& made since the 19th day,
March, 1845, whether under any Act of Parliament,i
by any other authority, and of the names of the per
appointed to them; ;stating separately, the salaries
each, and the estimated annual expenses of the esta
lishments in couneition with such appointments (
continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 595, of sessit
1845. ) —Agreed to.

CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION.
Sir J. WALSH wished to know from the Right Hpn.
the Secretary of State for the Horne Department, whether
he had received any information with respect to a aim-
ber of persons called Chartists to meet at Kenning on
Common on Monday next, for the ostensible
purpose of forming a numerous procession to
move through the streets of the metropolis, and
presenting a petition to this House in favour of what
was called the six points of the Charter; and if the Go-
vernment had had its attention called to these circum-
stances, were they prepared to take those measures
which might be necessary to secure the independence of
the House from being overawed by any meeting calcu-
lated to intimidate them, and likewise to aid in the pro-
fGtillieEpYeascaeiadtelanndowlo)h'aolld in my heed a notice,
teestirionGo. people of London.
which I believe was published yesterday, signed by three
individuals, one of whom declares himself the secretary,
I presume, of the Chartist Association, in which he
states that a Convention, conisisting of forty-nine
delegates, will assemble in a particular place upon a
given day, and some following days, for the purpose
of superintending , the presentation of a petition
to Parliament, and to advise the adoption of such other
course as they may think tit for the purpose of securing
the enactment of the People's Charter. A great metro-
politan demonstration will accompany the petition, and
persons are invited to attend at Kennington-common,
where the route of the procession would be prescribed.
'rho attention of the Government having been called to
this notice, and other information, having reached! me
respecting the intended proceedings upon Monday nekt,
the Government have directed a notice to be issued, which
they hope will be published in the course ot, half an hour,
pointing out that, by the Statutes of the Common Law
of these realms, such procession is illegal, and warning
all loyal and peaceable subjects of her Majesty to abstain
from taking any part in the proceedings, and to give
their best aid in maintaining order and preventing any
breach of the peace that may ensue.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. P. O'CONNOR, said that the course pursued by
the Government would be taking the people utterly by
surprise. There were several precedents in favour of
these processions. In the year 1831 a procession of
100,000 or 150,000 persons marched down to this House
and presented a petition in favour of the Reform 'Bill.
In 1834 a procession of 100,000 also marched down to
this House while it was sitting, and presented a peti-
tion in favour of the liberation of the Dorchester
.la-
bourers. A large demonstration ref sailors also wiilked
past this House a short time since. Those pet sons
who have put their:names to the document refifrred
to by the Right honourable Baronet, have ' this
day passed resolutions that every man , who
joined the procession should be a special constable
himself, and they
pledged themselves not only to' pre-
serve the peace, but to take any man into custody', who
might attempt
to violate the rights of property:. It i
come
down not the intention of the people to
down to the door of the House,_ they were to have
in that procession.: gone over Westrninster.bridgc. He had never in his
life attempted to palm a falsehood upon that House, and
had he thought that the pasties had any sinister motive
"r view, or any ulterior design, he would not for a mo-
ment have lent his sanction to the proceeding, or joined
tional right of the people to assemble in that manner,
and he trusted that the Government would not further
interfere upon the occasion than to
preserve peace.
by surprise, I can only say
He believed that it was a constitu-
tional
hoped that the people would be allowed to come
citethe
down in procession as was intended to the House. He
should consider himself unworthy n, seat in that House
if h e lent himself to any demonstration calculated to in-
Sir G. GREY—With respect to the people being taken
Pt-We to the slightest infraction of the peace.
tingharn this evening. at which the Government e'ould deliberate after they re-
ceived the information, that at the earliest moment
they directed the notice to which
I have before referred to be issued, and it may no
has,: with respect.
doubt be in the possession of the lion. Member for Not-
what, i
-n the opinion of the law advisers the law of the
g.—(Cheers.) That notice will state
land is upon the subject, and, without reference to pre-
cedents, I sin sure, after having aoowed the opinions he
will, I am sure, be
the la.ritmaii to encourage any body
to the good conduct of the people, he
of men summoned to join mu assembly Inviolate the law.
Mr. HUME said that on. :a former occasion it had been

asked if a peaceable procession was illegal, and Lord
Melbourne's Government had stated that it was not, and
they refused to interf,•rc. He (Mr. Hume) thought
that it would be dangerous for the Government to
interfere at the present time, and be hoped that they
would be induced to withdraw this notice.—(Cries of
" No. no.")

PROTECTION OF THE CROWN AND GOVERN-

MINT.

Sir G. GREY—I beg, Sir, to give notice, that I shall,
to-morrow, move, before the other Orders of the Day,
for leave to bring ina Bill to provide for the better se-
curity of the Crown and Government of the United
Kingdom.—(Loud and long-continued cheering).

MEXICO.
Mr. URQUAHART gave notice that he would, to-
morrow, ask her Majesty's Government whether they
had taken any steps to secure the interests of the
British bondholders in Mexico, in ease of the cession of
any of the territory belonging to that republic to the
United States.
CROWN OF BELGIUM.

The Holz. MEMBER also gave notice of his intention
to ask her ISlajest)'s Government whether they had
given any guarantee for the Crown of Belgium, or had,
in constquence of the recent events on the Continent,
entered into any engagement to maintain the existing
order of things in that kingdom.
CENTRAL AMERICA.

The HoN. MEMBER also asked whe:her, by consulting
the law officers of the Crown, or obtaining the authority
of the Privy Council, the requisite steps had been taken
to legalize the hostilities carrying on in Central America.