The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-15 00:00:00

After a snaert discussion between Mr. FIORMAN and
Mr. GLADSTONE. on the subject of the Bishop ut GLOII•
CESTER and BRISTOL and the Horfield estate,
The House then went into Committee of Supply upon
civil services, civil contingencies, and commissariat sti-
mates, the discussion occupying the remainder of the
night.

instituted in regard to existing abuses arose out of
the circumstance that the Town Council of that bo-
.rough and the resident clergymen have for some time
been at issue as to the cemeterial provision necessary
for the increased mortality of a gradually increased
and increasing population. Efforts, for instance, have
again and again been made by the Town Council
and those efforts have as frt quontly been rendered
futile by the obstructions thrown in the way of the
desired reform by the clergymen. Finding them-
selves thus impeded by the clerical faction, the muni-
cipal authorities of Leeds have consequently been
induced at length to issue a voluminous report illus-
trative of their humane though ineffectual endeavours
—a report formally drawn up by their own Burial-
ground Committee. We shall content ourselves with
making one extract fiem this very lengthened docu-
ment, being a brief but suggestive paragraph
excerpted from a letter written on the 12. h ultimo,
by Mr. WILLIAM WHITBREAD, one of the ex-church-
wardens of the pariah of Leeds. He says, "I have
satisfactory evidence to show that on Monday, the
26th of May last, the remains of an adult were dug
up in St. Peter's churchyard to make room for an
interment. I have the evidence of not less than four
witnesses, in addition to what I saw myself, as to
the digging up of human remains in another grave in
St. Peter's churchyard, on Saturday, the 31st of May
last, to make room for an interment. In the latter
case the remains of at least two adults were dug up,
to say nothing of the body of a child in a coffin par-
tially decayed, that was taken up and placed on the
top of the grave. Persons standing on the grave
side were told they bad no right to be there, and
must go about their business ; a large portion of the
remains of the adults were put into a sack ; I saw
part of them. One of my witnesses says, the grave-
digger had had plenty of beer I Such
scenes as these are sickening are horrible ;
but so long as interments are permitted
to take place in these grave-yards they cannot be
avoided." Such are among the revelations contained
in the report of the Leeds Burial Ground Commit-
tee, and these abominations are tolerated in the nine-
teenth century, and under a Christian dispensation.
Talk of the " repose of death" forsooth ! It is nothing
better than solemn and melancholy illusion. Added
to terrible facts here given, we would direct the at-
tention of the public to a declaration made on the 26th
ult., at a vestry meeting of the parish of St. Anne's,
Soho, by Mr. Joszni GEOItGB, one of the
churchwardens, when he said, that "in reference to
the intramural interments, he had been induced to
ascertain the number of burials which had taken place,
in consequence of a communication from the Board of
Health, and he found that in the course of the last 160
years there had been 1,920 leaden coffins deposited in
the vaults, of which there remained now only 490,
while 110,240 bodies in the same period had been
buried in the burial ground of the church, or 689
every year, that being at the rate of 1,000
to the acre, instead of 110, the number calculated as
proper." These facts we leave to me consideration of
the public without any comment vvhat,oever, satisfied
that the truths they contain must illu,trate with only
too dreadful a vividness the neces'ity of immediately
establishing a system of interment in extramural
cemeteries.

One of the most satisfactory sales which has as yet
taken place in the Irish Encumbered Estates Com-
mi,sion Court was that of the Langford property, in
the county of Meath, on Friday last. The biddings
appear to have been made with spirit and rapidity,
and a sum of 100,2851. wss obtained witheut any
difficulty for a rental of 5,7881 per annum, being at
the rate of all but seventeen years and a half pur-
chase. This, we would fain hope, is a token of in-
creased vitality on the part of the purchasers of land
in Ireland. It cannot be denied that many estates have
already changed owners on terms below their in-
trinsic value, although, in the majority of instances
we believe fair prices to have been obtained, notwith-
standing the general absence of competition on the
part of wealthy capitalists. Whilst we should regret
to see purchasers make a ruinous investment, on the
other hand there is something very deplorable in wit-
nessing the forced sale of ancestral acres at a depre-
ciation likely to swamp alike the interests of the in-
heritor and of the tail creditors, and we therefore
gladly recognise a favourable
symptom of a healthy
tone in the land market of the sister kingdom.
There is one peculiar feature consequent on the
operations of the Encumbered Estates Com-
missioners, and which cannot fail of being
ultimately highly interests
of to the
of the island, and that is, the creation of a
That great element, so
conducive
yeoman class.
er
was
to the soundness of the social system in
in Ireland, we may say, altogether nn-
England,
known. It now, however, appears, from the report
last furnished by the Commissioners, that out of the
estates sold up to the 31st of March last nearly one-
half have been purchased by parties for sums not ex-
ceeding 1,0001. Thus is gradually constituted a
class of small but independent landed proprietors,
scattered throughout the extent of the country, form-
ing, as it were, the advance posts of civilization and
the rallying points of industry and self-reliance.
These men, although of fortune and education
sufficient to ensure the respect of the peasant class,
are yet not so far placed above it as to excite sensa-
tions of envy, such as cannot fail to exist on the part
of the poorer ranks of society towards those elevated
far above their heads, in a position which they can
never expect to attain. The opportunities now af-
forded
to persons of moderate means of acquiring the
social position and importance of " a landed pro-
prietor," cannot but tend to foster and develope an in-
dependence of feeling, a habit of self-thought, the
want of which has been one of the most grievous
defects in the Irish character hitherto. The
example, too, of these small proprietors will be found
to confer upon the localities in which they reside bene-
fits of a nature both new and important. Where the
suggestions for agricultural improvement which ema-
nate from a wealthy proprietor are viewed with dis-
trust by those who have no money to expend on
" hobbies," the improeenisnts made by a practical
farmer in the neighbourhood are regarded with a
very different eye. He is known to look to the re-
turn of the money sunk as the primary consideration,
and to keep an accurate account of the actual amount
expended. The humble peasant will not hesitate to
copy his improvements, to the extent of his sphere and
his ability, nor will he have that backwardness
in seeking instruction by oral inquiry which would
unavoidably exist with respect to one of the landed
aristocracy, feeling himself somewhat on level ground
and emboldened to a frank intercommunication and
consultation on private affairs and difficulties. In
many cases, indeed in most, these small purchasers
become proprietors of ground on which their own
manual labour had been formerly employed. An
estate which thus happily passes into industrious
hands, into the proprietorship of a score of active and
hardworking owners, from that of a single landlord,
embarrassed, despondent from his debts, unable to
manage his hopelessly involved affairs, and, of course,
to assist others, will speedily present a thriving and
smiling aspect.
The great national resources of Ireland will be
materially brought into play by the institution of this
new class of independent yeomen, in whom we may
confidently expect to find " the friends of industry,
the supporters of the laws,
_the advocates of order,
the instructors of the poor."

OVERLAND MAIL

INDIA AND CHINA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

ALEXANDRIA, JULY 6

The Oriental arrived on the 2d inst., at Sue; with
fifty passengers, bringing advices from !lung Kong, of
May 23, Calcutta June 3, and Bombay June 2.
The Haddington reached Calcutta on June 2.
The Governor-General had left Simfah to pass the
summer months at Chenee, on the frontier of Thibet.
The Money-market at Calcutta was easier. Freights
41. and upwards. _ .

The disturbances in China appear to be gaining
ground.

Exchange at Canton on London, 4s. Bd. to 4s. Bid.
Freights, 21. 10s. to 21. 15s.
BOMBAY, Jun x 2.
India is quiet. There are prospects of a rich harvest
in grain.
It was said that General Fraser, the Resident at
Nizato, would resign.
L 'rd and Lady Falkland are gone to the hills, so has
Sir J. Grey. The weather is sultry at Bombay. The
monsoon had not yet set in. The islands are healthy.
Commerce is dull. No change in bills, prices, or ex•
change.
Ad vices from Ceylon confirm the acquittal of Captain
Watson.

Extramural interment becomes every day more de-
sirable. Hence we cannot be deterred from dragging --
;rte. .—JaHmeers,Ms
this oft-debated question again under discussion. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—MR. MITCHELL'S BENZ-
aphsetittrheastsetidfied her intentionth of visiting the
However much we have been disappointed in our
performances
ewolyabseiounadoetr Mr.the
hopes of improvement, however much we have found Mitchell's benefit, when the perfo;
Lpeetceiaz.lipratzntaigier her Majesty. Most gratifying must it
our remonstrances disregarded, however much we
among us the mosttnintellectual
his t
al
i endeavoursam at
dramatic
eentertain-
amelioration t e naturalizet
have at intervals despaired of witnessing any genuinefind
t
amelioration in regard to an evil so immediately and vencts have
doubt so highly appreciated by his Sovereziginn.
largely affecting the health and morality of our me- make
annpootmtefeibuagt
ptrheasetuatllteMmr.erMreitchell's patrons will
tropolis, we nowhere discover reasons for neglecting him who has so perseveringly and so swuccessf
evening,
ullyhonour
tropolis, o for
years
the consideration of the enormous difficulties which past
ccea tweir
tehd
afouretwhevirauadmurent. The performances corn-
in the matter referred to still remain to be overcome be followed by Les Iforacv:B ew,
iLtha I,,,,aetdiritiee. Cri) le th' neel,
as which Camille w i 1 1
by the advocates of sanitary innovation. On the I.lften l;whichttpeyeat tragedienne will again appear as Lydia;
de-
contrary, we perceive in the indifference manifested lightful Horace et
to.l efoanuctl ud e_ with Alfred de. Mussel's
in reference to this subject, both by the Legislature fermee, in which' M. Laatie
aunt,
IsPioardliele.sosit
Marct.(4v ertez
and the Administration, additional cause of soli- appear.
citude, and more powerful inducements to reiterate its REUNION
eleventh
soireen ARTS.—Last night this society gave
Anne-
again and again the arguments which are street, to a very selectt send privateelegant
r rooms,
company. 27, 9,ruheeen
none the less true because they have selection was moat judicious, to which Miss Day, bliss
been so resolutely and pertinaciously despised. )Slav Looadyert,ne
Missiw oMbar?,;hli,rosset,,ubt I rs. Wallack, Mr. Golinrick, Mr.
ing from the very outset predicted the insufficiency of and Herr F. K. tichmidtg, enhiely"scioenutrrintiPutleadianWheebrber7'
the measure of last session affecting the burial in Quartet, by Mr. Goll k
•-rme--, Day, and the two brothers LutB-
- of London and Westminster, we may be per gem,
'Owl easV7ll)(sliti:iiilo" irtartiiiir
pissed. Schubert, Herr H. Lutgell'is solo
micted to speak with the more emphasis as to the ne- greatly aeplauded. The juvenile
wag v
performeretymt spirited and
theviolin,
i el
ie
cessity still existing for the interposition of her Ala- twu
ii,ttlilinfigi s
in
nelt t Monsieur
hheatdz;dr,v.‘l d
elti,,,nctierar, was most ae to-
jk STY'S Government. Experience has shown with " Tremolo," which elicited 11-10.4. eultitleu.sitwatl'edariDdesucßceer4i-i'vt'es
only too melancholy distinctness the circumstance encores.
bA-
rbilitiiclssiil,ealyoh Ill's
.(elu, by Miss Day and
det Miss Loler,
mentioned has pr,ved altogether by 11rery F. It. gctempdta.) ss tal
isl ewNell ils sasMair""litutk'd Melodies,
that the Bill here
from Don Juan, and Mrs. Wallack. In D.,riiietti';',e'ennichaatnt taeidr
inoperative. Apparently to the u ediscernipg aid un-
inquisitive it promised to relieve the atmosphere of treticeeliVv!iln
receiving
e the most
deafening with their
ap ha; usurious
plathe, and the wry agree-
the capital from that mephitic contatninution which able evening wits prolonged to a late hour.
had hitherto resulted from the detestable and irreli- SURRLY GARDENS Yesterday evening a very
numerous audience atteudel at this popular place of arouse-
gioue practice of burying our dead in the very midst incur, the occasion being the benefit, of M. Kce iig, the on"-
of our most crowded thoroughfares, and in the heart nent performer on the cornet-I-piston. In adJit:en to the
of our most densely-populated localities. Tested,
allsrilldanl
ipurco-raam
II(' Teen' daendewinpa)dlkd.iitieveuts
tperformed by M. Kee lee
however, by the considerable interval which has ral brilliant solospi in the course of the evening. heivcehmtnbge.re
TwLreesnetvee-
elapsed since the period of its being passed into an taitiments concluded with an unsually brilliant display ();
enactment, the measure has turned out in every re• beautiful fireworks_
tamale3l uclheecpuarriodsit
which 'v a excitedha by the arrival of a
had on that day been pre-
spect a failure, and one the more lamentable from the rented to the proprietor by her Majesty.
fact of its having been looked upon so confidently by SCARBOROUGH, JULY 14 —(Faosi A CORRESPON.
DENT. Nililliahm Tindall, Esctp,h.arrived here on Saturday
many as the inauguration of a vast and beneficent
improvement. Itspeated announcements are con- and decidediencTd tNed uponptaking steps to secure
the tthhee
rTertiunrintyofHGousFe,
tamed in our columns, and in those of our contempo- Young, Esq On Saturday evening cards were issued t , the
retries, of the interments made in defiance of the newly- o'clock,
the
and this
itmteeornfeitirgmead,
manede insanacwtferse vcalledss for ten
deter-
established law in the already occupied burying- mined upon. Lord Mulgrave has paid his respectsan to the
grounds of our metropolis. Under the very window melectors,onain tiaisd has been fdavourably received by them This
of the apartment in which we write the ashes of the able and influential geanntlemenumareer callingo u Committee a
secondo
time
s puecetn
-
depsrted are occasionally disturbed to make room for theid electors,dn f
is ewxitehaaedddeetweembinattlon to teat the borough. PG.
the remains of others of our fellow-creatures recently in the meantime W. Tindnall.yEsqle.mant tduaminmilitttheee morning ;
deceased. This, be it remembered, in the little grave no time. A sharp contest is expected. Three o'Clocskug
No arrival of G. F. Young, Esq.
yard of the Savoy, generally speaking one
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NORTH SIDE COLLIERT
of the best regulated places of interment BEDMINSTER.—Birot, JULY 14. Since the late acci'
m
to be found within the entire circumfer- dent at the North Side Colliery, by which nearly 50 men
once of the capital. Generally speaking, its were so long imprisoned under grohuanvdeatii)dewere atl last 80
appearance is that of a grass-grown enclosure, providentially
repairiugth
edaremscaugeed,thwenorkdmeneen.
At halt-pastn em pl2nyoe'dclocTi
Sprinkled with memorial stones in a state of excel- last night a bucket, containing three of the men so engaged
was lowered into the pit. The names of these men are
lent preservation, and resembling in its refresh'
mg Wm. Boult, Edward Gibbons, and Jonathan Burton. At
greenness the verdant precincts of some village church, half-past 4 this morning the alarm bell was heard to riug
those beautiful and picturesque localities where " the violently, and oa the bucket being drawn to the surface of
the pit it was found that some portion of the air shaft had
rude forefathers of the hamlet "their d'
sleep, rest un is- fallen on the bucket and completely crushed the head of
turbed and venerated. Such, nevertheless, is by no means Win. Boult; the other two men being very much injured.
Boult, whoa
was quitete. dead, was one of the men who were
the aspect of the two hundred other receptacles of
the dead which are intermingled with the abodes of most
coll iersacetiu the v -inh
occasionr
0 exertionstle
lateto liberatedisast
en t hieliernhpars ftisloeneda
the living in a metropolis containin no less than two family of eight children and a widow far advanced in preg-
g
nancy. The inquest on Boult, will be commenced, pro
millions of inhabitants. Several of them, for exam- forma, this afternoon before Mr. J. B. Grindon, the city
like S. Clement Danes, b ' • coroner.; but it being necessary to give two days' notice of
ple, eing literally nests of
the accident to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
the filthiest abomination, generating disease among ment, the proceedings will be adjourned as a matter of
the surrounding population, and converting the evi- course.
deuces of dissolution into anything but a semblance THE ROYAL VISIT TO THE CITY.—Her Majesty
of sanctity. Seeing these Golgothas of the British has been graciously. pleased to accept'" as Memorials of her
visit to the Cit, of the 9th of Jul" the very beautiful
permitted to rankle
metropolis still permi amongst us
like dessert plates and wine glasses prepared for the entertain-
veritable manufactories of contagion, we find our- ment, at Leuildball, which have been presented by Mr. Staples
her Majesty.
selves compelled to recur with undiminished earnest.-
to
COALS BROUGHT INTO THE PORT OF LONDON.
nese to a matter which we have already discussed so
—Yesterday a return to Parliament was printed, showing
repeatedly. that lest year there were 3,638,e83 tons of coals brought into
of intramural thecd port of London, which was a large increase en the pre-
Our present revival of the question
interment is perhaps prit cipally attributsble to the tieleipnogrt)..ear, then these were 3,380,786 tons brought into
fact of our havinstuhli.
. very recently observed the p EXPORTATION OP Coats.—Yesterday a Podia-
cation of certain revelations in reference to grave- mentary paper was issued, from which it appears that there
were last
yard management, revelations ind• • der- year 3,451,8z•0 tons r f coals, cinders, and ( ulm ex-
mating 8 CoIIS ported, the duty on which amounted to 1,04 j. less. Id.
able amount of d kl i:
ou—e-,..a ett,ing ~ti the art of the clergy THE Ex HIM 1.-
Tints ....xcua-tom,Ts.—Tne number of
of Leeds, athe lull ; ,
and
ars of which were given excursion tickets taken at the Chelmsford station yesterday
verbatim et literatint, on the 21st • moaning was 214; the train consisted of 32 carriages. and
ultimo in the columns
WAS calculated to hold 1,600. The 8.a5 train, cornpcsed of
of the Leeds Mercury. From .
these particulars it 29 carriage', was al,o wed titled. A veryheavy train of 47
may be pmetved At a glance that );lie • • Cambridge alp numb .
e motley lately 1 care 42134 7- ed 511011430 TOtOrtlay.