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LONDON. SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1846.

The .Loras met at Five o'clock.
p-Teseotation of a petition on the subject of the obser-
vanceof the babbath, gave rise to a short conversation, in
the course of wirich Lord CAIrPBEI2. expressed an opinion
that it was "unnecessary to run goods' trains on rail-
ways on Sundays. lie was answered by Lord BROUGH 43E,
who showed, that under certain circumstances
it was necessary that goods' trains should run on Sundays,
And, as a case in point, stated that on one occasion the Bank
6f England had been preserved from a stoppage of cash pay-
ments solely by the arrival of a large quantity of specie on

a Sunday.
The Earl of RIPON moved the Committee on Lord GOUGH'S
end Lord I-LtRDLNG'S Annuity Bills.
Lord MONTEAGLE remonstrated against the pension being
kept in abeyance as long as the pensions from
the East India Company subsisted. The pensions
were granted as a token of gratitude from the country
for distingnished services, and ought to have no re-
ference to any reward which the East India Company might

be pleased to hestow to those distinguished individuals fcr
their services.
The Duke of RICHMOND entirely concurred with the
Noble Lord (31omarAGLE) in his reprobation of the conduct
of the Government, which was wrong in principle and shabby
in practice.
The Earl of &nazi felt the Government was bound to
act according to precedent, and denied that they had been
actuated by motives of economy.
The Marquis of CLANIRICARDE and the Earl of Wicimow
briefly addressed the House.
After a few words from the Earl of Error; and the Earl
of GALLOWAY, the House resolved itself into Committee.
The Duke of Itictrmozrn moved 'the omission of the third
clause, providing that the pensions should not be paid during
the continuance of the pension granted by the East India
Company.
After a short discussion, a division took place, when there
appeared

For the clause ..................
38
Against it
Majority for expunging the clause and
against the Government —l2
'the division having been taken on Lord Hardinge's An-
nuity Bill, when the House resolved itself into Committee
on Lord Gough's Annuity Bill, a similar amendment was
moved by
The Duke of RICHMOND, and agreed to without a di-
vision.
Earl FrrzwrlAJAm then rose to move the following reso-
lution :—" That this House will not give a third reading to
any Railway Bill giving power to raise capital, which has
come up from the House of Commons this session, until the
House may have an opportunity of having them all before
them, for the purpose of considering what course it may be
desirable to take thereon."
The Earl of DALnotrons opposed the resolution.
A short discussion followed, in which Lord KXWNAIRD,
Lord ASHBURTON, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Lord MONT-
EAGLE, the Duke of RICHMOND, and Lord REDESDALE took
part, when
Earl FITZWILLIAM withdrew his motion, and their Lord-
ships adjourned.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Foar o'clock.
The private busine,..s having been disposed of, and a motion
having been made and agreed to, thaSi the House at its
rising should adjourn to Monday,
Mr. G. BANKES presented a petition from the borough of
Briderort, praying that full inquiry might be made into the
course that had been pursued in the election for that borough.
Sir J. GRAHAM, in answer to a question from Mr. G.
BERKELEY, said that it was not the intention of the Govern-
ment to make any alteration in county towns with respect to
the delivery of letters on Sundays.
Sir J. GRAHAM then moved that the House should resolve
itself into Committee on the Poor-law Removal Bill.
Mr. E. DENISON then moved certain instructions to the
Committee for the purpose of making prevision fer the
' establishment of union settlements.
Colonel WOOD considered that it would be most unfair to
alter pariah settlements to union settlements.
Mr. G. BANKES opposed the instructions.
Mr. RICE considered that the Bill required alterations to
render it available.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER denied that the instructions, if carried
into effect, would benefit the agricultural labourer.
Mr. STaurr supported the instructions.
Mr. PAKINGTON also supported the instructions.
Sir J. GRAHAM would support the adoption of the instruc-
tions, if the Hon. Member pressed them to a division.
Sir R. Nous opposed the Bill, and supported the in-
structions.
Mr. C. WOOD thought that a union settlement was the
best remedy of the evils that existed under the present law,
and he should therefore support the resolutions.
After some observations from Mr. Henley, Mr. V. Smith,
Mr. Newdegate, Mr. Granger, Lord Morpeth, and Mr. Packe,
Mr. T. DIINCOMDE moved, as an amendment, that it be an
instruction to the Committee to repeal the whole law of
settlement.
General Joassos seconded the amendment.
The House divided, when their appeared—• For the amend-
ment, 59 ; against it, 105 ; majority against the amend-
ment, 46.
The House again divided on Mr. E. DENISON'S motion
when there appeared—For the amendment, 92 ; against it,
70; majority for the amendment, 22.
It was then agreed to postpone the Bill till Monday.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at half-past Twelve o'clock.

A meeting of the political friends and supporters of
Lord J. RUSSELL is to take place this day, at the
Noble Lord's residence, in Chesham-place. At this
meeting the course of policy and line of conduct of
the great party of which Lord Joux is now the
acknowledged head, will probably be brought forward
and decided on. We cannot doubt, after the disin-
terested sacrifice of place and power already made,
and the generous support 'so freely rendered to the
Government by that party, that their future pro-
ceedings will be of a similar character—at least until
the final and complete triumph of the great and im-
portant measures of [commercial reform, so urgently
demanded by the people, so vitally important . to the
nation. Lord Jour( has placed himself in too proud
a position to hazard his well-established character by
any littleness of conduct or jealousy of disposition.
So long as the measures of the Government
merit his approbation they will receive his zealous
support ; and, though office was placed within
his reach, we are quite assured that he would
not extend his hand to grasp it, if by so doing flit:,
slightest imputation could be cast on his character or
motives. Any difference at present arising between
the free-traders and the liberal politicians, to the care of
either of whom we would unhesistatingly entrust the
destinies of this great nation, the rights and liberties
of our fellow-countrymen, might possibly be sue
seeded by the advent of the protectionist and mo-
nopolist party to power, and the adoption of the ex-
ploded and obsolete doctrines of ultra-Toryism. Then
might discord again rage in our sister kingdom, party
feuds and religious strife become frequent and bitter
in their results, and unhappy Ireland might again be
torn with civil dissensions, and the well-founded hopes
of her inhabitants be destroyed. We do not attempt
to say that the great Whig party should in all things
give their support to the Government, whether ap-
proving of the particular measure or otherwise,
or that its leaders should abandon the
idea of obtaining these public rewards,
the possession of that power which they
so long worthily enjoyed and for the duties of which
they :ye so eminently qualified. Far from it ; none
can feel a her respect, a more profound admiration
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qualities, the mental superiority,
for the statesmanlike
the liberal policy, and the nt7!'est sincerity and ardent
desire for the benefit of the common-700? by which
the leaders of that party are distinguish 4 and by
none would the securing of those great qualities for
the public service be more gladly hailed,
more enthusiastically welcomed, than by our-
selves.* But we should eschew a premature
attempt on their part by which the just and wise
policy of the Ministry might be thwarted, or its
full and perfect success in the slightest degree en-
dangered. The latter end of last year exhibited a
spectacle probably unparalleled in the annals of our
own or of any other nation. We beheld two great
statesmen, the leaders of two great and important
parties,
each thoroughly impressed with the paramount
importance, the absolute necessity of speedily and,ef-
fectually settling a question of the greatest interest—one
with respect to which the public mind was more ex-
cited, the feelings of the nation more intensely inte-
rested than any other which could possibly arise, on
which depended the question whether plenty o.nd
abundance, and ample and remunerating employMent
for the laborious part of the community, commercial
activity, and universal prosperity, should prevail
throughout the land; or, whether the people, seeing ail
those blessings within reach, should yet find them
gv,hntincromtheir
dictates of
like the water from the lip of Tantalus, shrinkin';
Possession, at the
monopoly arid
that
1 np, • It Was beyond a doubt t.. the man by
‘ir)aitt-hke.rial
jn,‘,,,(1 Navnidthdbri
selfi'll—''should be finally
whom this great queition
I",,:ctorily e..., Wed would be looked on as the benefactor
occupied by a p
of hfs. country, üblic man, and
would attain for himself a position
as lofty a; that ever
f erfect and entire
dated with the 4,Q0 priocip e 0 P
ion of every restriction on
would have hi ;Arne handedi down to posterity asso.
freedom of trade, the aid.
commerce, of every
over the civthzed
stricted intercourse and traffic all
of beipg
impeiment to free and. u. n. re-
world. It was an object worthy of ambition,
ve ot ha
anxiously and earnestly coveted by a great mind.
There was no raao who might n
nay exulted in *4Oll a moopt enlyive.
avowed,
We cannot believe either of those states-
men indifferent or insensible to such an
influence ; to imagine it would be to 'suppose
them either more or less than pan; add yet ow
readily did they sacrifice their own feelings and
wishes--how promptly did they lay down place, and
the means CC GPrrYing their wishes apd desires into
execution, when ssit!sgilci that it was for the interests
of the nation that they should do so. Sir R. PBBL
resigned his official situation into the hands of Ms
Sovzatuali, aad hopestly adviaed the appointment

of his great political rival—of the only man who could}
for a moment be weighed in the political balance I
against himself to the vacant office. The formation
of a Cabinet was therefore entrusted to Lord JOHN
RUSSELL, who, although having at his command all
the materials with which the government of the
country had been carried on for many years, yet cau-
tiously paused before he took upon himself the task.
He did not think it sufficient to enter on the duties
of the Government, if the fate of the great measure
could possibly be risked by his acceptance. He
brought all the powers of his cultivated mind to
bear on the question ;
he consulted with his
intended colleagues, and although assured of the
most honourable and disinterested support of the late
Premier, to enable him to carry out the measure
loudly called for by the melancholy state of Ire-
land and the voice of public opinion, arrived at the
conclusion, that a better prospect existed for its suc-
cess by the retention of office of Sir R. PEEL, and
its being brought forward under his auspices.
Accordingly, the trust reposed was returned into
the hands of the SOVEREIGN, and Sir ROBERT
PEEL was reinstated in that sound position which
no other could then fill with such fair prospects.
Then, and subsequently, the support so honourably
tendered on the one hand was reciprocated with
equal magnanimity and statesmanlike generosity
on the other. No effort was wanting on the
part of the Whig leaders to sustain the re-
instated Ministry, and to enable them to effec-
tuate their objects for the general benefit. The meed
of public approbation and applause was warmly
given and equitably divided between the two. Not only
was it yielded in our own country, but the press
and the public of other kingdoms loudly spoke of the
wonderful scene, not only as an example to all future
statesmen, but as one of which England might well
be proud. The admiration of their conduct was Eu-
ropean. Its fame will descend to after ages untar-
nished and undiminished. We can have no fear that
a party, led by one of the actors in such a scene, can
idopt an unworthy or factious course; and we, there-
fore, confidently expect that the line decided on will be
worthy of Lord JOHN, and in no degree endanger
the Ministerial policy in its distinguishing features.

It is with peculiar satisfaction we direct attention
to the reply given by the Right Hon. the Secretary
for the Home Department to an inquiry from the
lion. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY in reference to post-
age delivery upon Sundays. Our satisfaction upon
this point arises from the final declaration of Sir J.
GRAHAM to the effect that he was not aware there was
any intention to change either the law or the practice
of Sunday delivery of letters throughout the country.
Now we conceive that such an announcement is one
likely to dissipate a cloud of anxiety from the minds
of those who have feared lest the mis-
judged piety of certain religious innovators
might interfere with the whole social and mercantile
arrangements of the nation. It would be idle and
futile to attempt any estimate of the pernicious con-
sequences which would inevitably result from the
suppression of all correspondence throughout the
length and breadth of the land upon a par-
ticular day of every successive week—the
monetary involvements, the domestic miseries,
the personal liabilities -which would ensue, baffle all
calculation. There is, nevertheless, a certainty that
these consequences would be most baneful to society,
while they would produce no compensative advantage
whatever. It is our intention to avoid entering into
anything that may be distorted into the dogmatism
of theology; and with the premise that the sanctity
of the Sabbath and the delivery of letters in the pro-
vinces are two subjects altogether distinct from
each other, we shall altogether abandon the po-
lemical part of the question. And this we must
acknowledge ourselves the more inclined to do from
two considerations ; first, because we consider such a
discussion as scarcely fitted for the columns of a
newspaper; and, secondly, because as we have just
insinuated, the religious problem has nothing in the
world to do with the conveyance of letters—not
an atom more to do with it, in fact, than with our ap-
plying an aromatic dentifrice to our teeth on Sunday
morning, or our masticating a lobster salad on Sun-
day noon, or with our nibbling a sally lunn upon
Sunday evening. The matter is one of sheer common
sense. Let us put it in the form of an interrogation
addressed to one of the most zealous advocates for
the abolition of Sunday postage delivery. Eapposing
now (which is not impossible) that this same zealous
Christian were to receive intelligence late on Saturday
night of the instability of some speculation (say a
railway), or of the insecurity of some re-
sponsible commercial agent (say his banker),
would he not rejoice, and rejoice ardently,
at the means of communication on the following
morning, whereby he might sell out of the former
(possibly at a premium) and draw out of the latter
(possibly to the last sixpence) before the "crash "
occurred in either instance. Our existence on
it, he would ! But may be he exclaims, Mon-
day will be early enough for the correspondence.
This argument, however, has rottenness at the
core. " Monday will be early enough" has been a
cry that has proved ruinous to thousands of sanguine
or dilatory men. " To-morrow, and to-morrow, and
to-morrow," is their
.favourite quotation, and to-
morrow they find themselves beggared. The matter,
in short, is not one of pounds, shillings and pence,
verses the commandment about the Sabbath, no more
than the killing of a sucking pig for supper is in vio-
lation of the other commandment against shedding
blood. These prudish religionists, however, assert
that such a delivery of letters is a desecration—is sin-
ful.
_Sinful, forsooth ! Surely the useless involve-
ment of hundreds would be much more likely to pro-
pagate sinfulness—dishonesty, repining, lying, and so
forth—than having a double-knock at the house door
and breaking an attenuated blotch of sealing-wax.
We thank Mr. BERKELEY for the earnest.
ness with which he has combatted, what
he here styles " a puritanical attempt," but
which we would more willingly look upon as the
over-zealousness of pious but short-sighted men ; and
we congratulate ourselves upon the signal discom-
fiture which their endeavour has encountered.

We learn from Posen that the Russian Poles, who
took raw there during the period between the
expiration and renewal of the treaty between Russia
and Prussia rot the extradition of deserters, have
received notice to quit the Grand Duchy they are
permitted, however, to choose for their residence any
other Prussian province.

Madrid papers of the 30th have Leen received.
The Portuguese news which they bring has been an-
ticipated by the arrival of the Pacha. The Spanish
Government has given orders for the formation of a
corps darmie on the frontiers of Portugal. The
troops of which it is intended it should be composed are
already on their march.
MADaID BOMA, MAY 30.—The Three and Five
per Cents. are not quoted in the official bulletin.
Exchange on London, 37.

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We have received the Paris papers of Thursday.
The trial of LECOMTE commenced on that day before
the Court of Peers. A report of the proceedings up
to the hour of post will be found in another column.
In the Chamber of Deputies, on Wednesday, the
Minister of Commerce, during the discussion of
the Budget of Commerce and Agriculture, on the
vote being proposed for the sanatory and quarantine
establishments, made the important announcement
that the Government had determined materially to
modify the q
, whichuarwaentginie larews.
below,
Th
shen7seecthheofoptphoesilitiloin-
which the Government has had to overcome, and the
ameliorations which it proposes to introduce :
, " The Minister of Commerce alluded to the intended
changes in the quarantine system, and stated that the ordou-
parto of May, 1845, though deemed not to go far enough by
the Chamber, had met with the
eheana e ng sharpestitenfi i
inonptu4p) opposition ti o n at Ma r -
ewes., The council of smatory superintendence, composed
irirtgcentahtig
avtni ot ends hadtn en
been
b a necessary
apeol'peie'eimlasnusinbt.mee:let,,tisrahleegoidrilteei, functions, but without success. This resist.. tante
had prevented the Government from introducing the
foundnd tnl
-4,a31-:-X a t'i 7:„rWcoh a
tnidini I,:fc4sutrji nilteenzdtelbnasiceec,
t to
dent Gat w—iet B:onsular agents, and appliect to the 4.eaclemy of
p2l"- by, ; 5:,.. 6feion: [hat body had sent in a report;
IWO tf,r . 1.,• ~,c,, the. Civello:pent should aecept hi -.1.,40es 9 TN ,„„,setmeDce,..'the Fil:overnmen't pw. the COLICA-
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the principal par's.
CORStantinople, on boil
declared to have a clean bill of
medcal map, slingl4
° their doarture; I.llpr-chant, vessos
health the plait day after ~,_ • „ maical iilin, aboold be
provided with e
posed to the Chamber torddewcbidiechthtahterteheshmoauilid-sif !:.
searsnaffo9r7.
being similarly whilst those w4O ha 114 -A
placed on the same footing;
medical man on board should be subject to a quarantine of