The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-05 00:00:00

ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.

On the motion of Mr. E. DENISON, a Corn•
rnittee was ordered to be appointed to inquire into
the management of the Ecclesiastical Commission.
Mr. C. ANSTEY gave notice of his intention, on
the 11th of April, to move an humble address to her
Majesty in the terms of the notice of the motion he
had given for last night.

DROPPED ORDERS.
The dropped orders of the day and notices of
motion were re-appointed.
POOR HOUSES (IRELAND) BILL.
Dir. S. CRAWFORD moved the second reading
of the Poor-houses (Ireland) Bill.
Sir G. GREY said he did not intend to oppose the
second reading of the Bill ; but he thought it would
require considerable alteration in Committee.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered
to be committed on Wednesday next.
OUT-GOING TENANTS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion for the resumption of the debate on
the second reading of the Out-going Tenants (Ire-
land) Bill,
Mr. NAPIER rose to oppose the second reading.
the objection he had to the Bill was, that while it
affected to deal with the case of improvements it was
in reality a Bill for fixing of tenure, and nothing else.
He felt bound to oppose all attempts to do injustice
to the proprietors of the soil in Ireland, by dispos-
sessing them of their property, which he considered
was the main object of this Bill. It had been well
remarked, that if this Bill were passed it would con-
vert all Ireland into a large field of litigation, and he
Certainly agreed with that opinion, for it was almost im-
possible to decide what improvements were and what
were not deserving of compensation. He had no ob-
jection to useful improvements being made at the
mutual expense of the landlord and tenant, but he was
neost decidedly opposed to any proposition
that gave the tenant the right of making
anY improvements he thought proper, and afterwards
forcing his landlord to afford him compensation for
them —(Hear, hear.) With regard to the question
of improvements, he thought, before they could
safely legislate upon it, they required to have before
theta some more practical information of the present
state of Ireland. This Bill went upon the principle
that all the landlords of Ireland were tyrannical and
heartless, while the tenants were all that was good
and virtuous; and as it would build up a most dan-
gerous machinery, to be used by the tenant against
the landlord, he certainly could not give it his sup-
port. Instead of wasting his time upon this subject,
the Hon. Member for Rochdale ought to direct his
attention to the evils which resulted from the pre-
vailing middleman system. More misery and suffer-
ing was produced by that system than by any other,
and any measure that could be devised for getting
rid of it should have his most strenuous support. Such
legislation, however, as this would not only do
permanent injury to the landlord, but it would operate
injuriously upon the tenant; and :he therefore hoped
that, instead of raising phantom hopes by introducing
such Bills as these, the Irish Members would en-
deavour to ascertain whether the sufferings of the
Irish people could not be more effectually alleviated
by the removal of the middleman system and the
establishment of an improved and equitable poor-law.
—(Hear, hear.) The improvements about to be
made would be one-sided unless they did this—the
tenant desirous to cultivate the land should be
afforded every facility to do so. The great evil
of Ireland was, that too much legislation had been
expended upon her.—(Hear.) An enormous number
of Acts of Parliament, as many as sixty, in the reigns
of George 111. and George IV., had been passed with
respect to the relations between landlords and tenants.
Hence the greatest confusion had been the result.
Ile should like to see a Committee of the House ap-
pointed to inquire into the laws with respect to these
relations, and to frame a code of laws which would
compel both landlord and tenant to do their duty to
each other, and which would not enable the one to
throw dust in the eyes of the other.—(Hear.)
Tenant-right and tenancy from year to year
in Ulster was the same as in other coun-
ties; but in that county there were existing
causes which made the system there pursued, which
was purely English, highly successful. The moral
condition of the people was greater than in other
parts, the landlords were more paternal, and there
was no disaffection. Every means should, therefore,
be adopted to extend the system to other localities.
It did therefore appear to him, for the reasons he had
stated, that this Bill would be worse than useless,
and would be productive of great injustice.—(Cheers.)
Mr. J. O'CONNELL said, whilst he admired the
ability of the Hon. Gentleman, he could nDt but
designate it as of the most dangerous kind—it was
the ability of the advocate anxious to prove the
"worse the better side." He had eulogised the morality
of the inhabitants of Ulster at the expense of
the inhabitants of other parts of Ireland whom he had
vituperated.—(No, no.) He had vituperated the
people of Ireland who did not reside in Ulster ; but
in other parts of Ireland there were not legalised
bands of Orangemen going about, as in Ulster, inti-
midating and overawing the people.
(LEFT STEAMING.)

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(THIS DAY.)
BODMIN.
The Bothnia Electi'ju Committee re-assembled at the
usual hour this morning; Mr. Hamilton in the chair.
The early part of the sitting was taken up with evi-
dence to show that subsequently to the election some
of the voters found their way to situations on the East
Anglian Railway, of which one of the sitting Members,
Mr. Henry Charles Lacy, is the chairman.

DREADFUL FIRE AT SEA.
Advices yesterday from Barbadoes communicate the
deplorable loss of the English ship Philomela, belonging
to Harrington, by fire. The vessel was newly built,
about 400 tons burden, and at the time of the unfortu-
nate calamity, was on her passage to England from
Monte Video, laden with cotton, The commander
gives the owners the subjoined particulars:—
" We left Monte Video on the 3d of December last,
and proceeded on our way homeward as far as 13
north lat., and 34 west long., when on the z7th
of January we discovered symptoms of fire in the
vessel by smoke issuing from the forecastle. We
opened the far hatchways, and took out one bale of
wool, but could not do more on account of the firm-
ness of the stowage. The hatches were put on again,
and in about a quarter of an hour the smoke in-
creased so greatly that the crew had much difficulty
in breathing below. Having got up several bags of
bread, all the hatchways were closed up as tight
This
proved possible, in the hopes of stifling the flames.
proved fruitless, and the heated state of the decks
proved that there was no chance of preventing the
destruction of the vessel, and not a moment was to be
lost. The boats were lowered as fast as possible, but in
the confusion in getting a cask of water over the rails
into the long boat she bilged one of her sides so much
that she quickly filled with water. This was a dreadful
moment for us. The small boat only remained, and
we were compelled either to trust ourselves in it or
to
burning vessel. Thank God, however, our preservation
was willed. We secured a cask about two-thirds filled
boat
before she went down. There were no fewer than
twenty-three of us in the boat, sad so heavily was it
laden, that there was not more than nine inches be-
tween the surface of the water and the top of the gun-
wale, but this we contrived to improve by securing can-
vass round, thus forming a temporary bulwark. The
nearest land was British Guinea, fifteen hundred
miles distant. T his was steered for, and for the first
nine days after leaving tho burning ship we had fine
weather, but, on the evening of the ninth day, a gale
freshened up, which raised the sea to a most fearful state.
Still the boat dashed through the raging surf as if
upborne by some invincible power. Nut one of us
could have believed that a boat so deep in the water
could have lived. Five days afterwards our situation
was observed by the Vanspike, of Surinam, which bore
down and took us on board, and conveyed us to that
port:" .

- There can be no doubt that the fire arose from spoil.
taneous combustion. The loss of the vessel is stated to
be considerable.

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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE—PORTSMOUTII, TUES-
DAY.—The 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards from
Cigiottester, and Cle, 62d Regiment from
proceed to-morrow morning (Wednesday) from their
respective quarters by railway for Dublin. Each bat-
talion is 600 strong.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CROXTON-PARI( RACES.-TUESDAY.

The Ferniers'iletec;i for--th; second;
four yrs old, llst 10;b; five yrs, 12st 71b; six yrs,
13st; and aged, 13st Sib; mares allowed 31b. Heats,
Two miles.
Mr. J. Merry's br In by the Magnet, 6 yrs 0 1 1
Mr. T. Durty's Tithby, 4 yrs 1 0 0
Mr. R. Hardy's Langer, 5 yrs
Mr. Vincent's Obelisk, 6 yrs
Mr. J. Foster's The Brownie, 5 yrs
Mr. Revell's ch in by Genius, 4 yrs