The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-19 00:00:00

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD

REFORM ASSOCIATION.
(EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY.)
Sir,—On Wednesday the 14th, was the debate on the
order for second reading of the Religious Houses Bill.
The proposed provisions of the Bill were not so well
digested as further consideration might have made them;
but the support given to the spirit of the Bill may be
assumed as a pretty fair index of the feeling of the House,
abstraction being made of the decision of the Govern-
ment The Government was very indistinct, as to what
it would or would not do at some future time; the in-
ference from which is, that it waits for the public mind.
In the present instance, it went against the Bill; and
the second reading was consequently lost by 123
against 91.
The minority was a much stronger one than anybody
appeared to expect; and on the whole it may be hoped
the ground was maintained, for an advance upon what
both Protestants and Catholics of intelligence must ad-
mit to be a reasonable murk, the ascertaining what re-
strictions it has been found necessary in the continental
countries, both Catholic and mixed, to put on the con-
duct of religious houses. and then estimating with
gravity and impartiality what portion of these may be
indicated as indispensable here.

On Thursday the adjourned debate on the question of
the House going into Committee on the Ecclesiastical
Titles Bill, was intercepted by,a flight of petitions read in
under tones, from multitudinous small Catholic localities,
to an extent which I heard justly characterized in the
House, as a " Papal aggression on our temporal rights."
It was seven o'clock, and then apparently by a mis-
management of some of the holders of petitions, before
the process of speaking could commence. This is a
new method of defence, and may remind your neigh-
bours at Leeds of the bags of wool tradition says the
citizens in Cromwell's time put round their Old Church.
It is impossible to blame men for making the longest
and best defence they can. But it may be permitted
to doubt, whether their defence is the best, and
whether it is not likely to end in their latter state being
worse than their first. The tactic of the House on these
occasions seems better understood than when I first re-
member it. Instead of a prolonged struggle with a
resolute minority which can lead to nothing, the House
now, when the hour of bedtime is decidedly come, goes
once to a division on the question of adjournment, and
having thus given the public an estimate of the strength
of the opposing parties, quietly adjourns. In the pre-
sent case, the adjournment was opposed by 359 against
46, and the debate was immediately afterwards adjourned
till next day.
You will have seen in the public prints, that a man
has been brought before the magistrates for chalking the
walls and pavements with the words FREE TRADE AND
STARVATION, he being paid for the same. I saw his
handyworks myself, with the addition that some of the
zealous public had interpolated the word No before the
last. Now let us preach a little upon this text, "Free
Trade and Starvation." That is to say, Free Trade
causes starvation. What is wanted is, that somebody's
trade should be hindered, and that would put an end to
starvation. Whose trade is it to be? Cherish not the
least doubt, that it is to be yours. Your trade is to
make the articles which are exchanged for foreign goods;
and your articles aro so exchanged, because in this way
the foreign goods are got cheaper and better. If this was
not so, you know they would not be exchanged. The de-
mand therefore chalked upon the pavements, is that
your trade may be stopped by any man who can make
the goods dearer and worse. Think of this, and try to
make every boy and girl in Bradford understand it. If
your great men cannot or will not understand it, make
the little ones; for the days are coming when the
common sense of little men will count. Remember that
PROTECTION TO BRITISH INDUSTRY always means the
right of making the goods dearer and worse, and of put-
ting down you who by the exchange of your produce can
obtain them cheaper and better. You are not British,
you are not industry; you are a sort of intruders
upon the soil, which everybody may kick up, as boys
do toad-stools. You and such as you, are the people to
be robbed. The cry is to go forth at the next election,
Huzza for who likes to rob Bradford. The consumer is
to pay a higher price than he did to you, and of course
subtract the difference, from his custom to somebody else.
The custom therefore on the whole is to be the same,
only the consumer is to get nothing for the difference.
This is what they have come to chalking upon the
pavements. And this enormous folly it is, that men
who are allowed to take care of their own estates, are
running about the country to preach up.
On Friday the renewed debate on the Speaker's leav-
ing the chair was brought to a division with unexpected
facility, the division being of 116 against 35. It was
shortly afterwards agreed that the Bill should be re-
printed with amendments, and the further progress of
the Bill be deferred till Monday.
I am, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.
London, May 19, 1851.

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She who can tell a frightful story to her child, or
allow one to be told, ought to have a guardian appointed over
herself.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 17.—The Royal mail steam-
ship Canada, Captain Harrison, sailed to-day for Halifax,
Boston, with the usual mails and a large number of passen-
gers. 'The United States' mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain
Nye, which would have left New York on the 10th inst.,
may be expected tv arrive ou Wedjuway tiezt.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, !
and the Royal Family, walked yesterday in the garden
of Buckingham Palace.
The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Prince of
Wales, and tn,-, Princess Royal, and their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cubonrg Gotha,
and his Royal Highness the Duke Ernest of Wurtem-
burg, the ladies and gentleman of ;.he Court. and the do-
me:tic household, attended Divine service estrrday
morning, in the private chapel in Buckingham Palace.
The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princesses Alice,
Helena, and Louisa, paid an early visit on Saturday to
the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations.
Her Majesty and the Prince were accompanied by their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia,
with the Princess Louisa. The Royal suite included the
Countess A. de Hacke, the Countess Louise Oriollu,
Count Pukler, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Lieut.-
Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, and Count Goltz. Her
Majesty and the Royal party. returned to Buckingham
Palace at 20 minutes before 12 o'clock.

Their Royal Hip;hne6ses the Duke and Duchess of
Ssxe Cobourg Gotha and his Royal Highness the Duke
Ernest of Wurtemburg arrived at Buckingham Palace
at a quarter past twelve o'clock on Saturday o❑ a visit
to the Queen, and were received, on alighting, in the
Grand Hall, by his Royal Highness the Prince Albert.
His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiuingen accom-
panied the Royal party to Buckingham Palace, and
afterwards proceeded to Clarence Houce, St. James's,
on a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent.
The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha were at-
tended by Baronness Wangenheim and M. B. de Tre-
show. The illustrious party travelled from Dover on
Saturday morning by the South-Eastern Railway, and
proceeded from the London-bridge terminus to the Palace
i❑ the Queen's carriages.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent paid a
visit to the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha
and Duke Ernest of Wurtemburg soon after their arrival
At five o'clock in the afternoon his Royal Highness
Prince Albert (attended by Lieutenant-Colonel F. a
Seymour), their Royal:Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and Duke Ernest of Wurtcm-
burg, visited the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of
all Nations. . . .

Her Majesty, with Prince Alfred, accompanied by the
Prince and Princess of Prussia, and the Princess Louisa
of Prussia, took a drive in, an open carriage and four
in' the afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps and Colonel the Hon. C. Grey attended on
horseback.

His Royal Highness the Prince Albert, attended by
Lieut.-Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps and Lieut. Colonel F.
H. Seymour, honoured the officers of the Scots Fusilier
Guards with his company at dinner, at Grillion's Hotel,
Albemarle-street, on Saturday.
The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess
of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg
Gotha, and the Duke Ernest of Wurtemburg, honoured
the Royal Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday
evening. The Royal suites were the Hen. Eleanor
Stanley, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Countess A. de
Hacke, the Countess Oriolla, the Marquis of Ormonde,
Count Pukler, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, and Count
Goltz. His Royal Highness Prince Albert joined her
Majesty at the theatre in the evening.
The Princess of Prussia visited her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent on Saturday, at Clarence House,
St. James's.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended
Divine service yesterday, at the Chapel Royal, St.
James's. The prayers were read by the Rev. G. Repton;
the lessons by the Rev. J. C. Haden, and the Commu-
nion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The sermon was
preached by the Rev. Mr. Banks. The anthem was,
" Blessed be thou,"—Kent. Mr. Turle presided at the
organ.

The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday, in the Chapel Royal.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, attended by Baron Knesebeck,
left the residence of the Royal Duchess, at Kew, for the
Continent, on Saturday morning, and were accompanied
to the London-bridge terminus by his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accom-
panied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen,
and attended by Lady Fanny Howard and Lord James
Murray, honoured her Majesty's Theatre with their pre-
sence on Saturday evening.
A deputation from the Lincolnshire Estuary Com-
pany had an interview on Saturday with her Majesty's
Commissioners of Woods and Forests, at the office,
Whitehall-place. The deputation consisted of Messrs.
Fryer, Pryme, Pegus, and Wingate (directors), Sir
John Rennie and Mr. Yates Freebody (engineers),
and Messrs. W. G. Roy and G. G. Day (solicitors).
Mr. Archibald and Mr. Asa Whitney (of New York)
had an interview with Earl Grey on Saturday at the Co-
lonial-office.

Mr. Arnott, President of the College of Surgeons, had
an interview on Saturday with Sir George Grey at the
Home-office.
Lord John Russell has issued invitations for a full
dress dinner party o❑ Saturday, May 31, in celebration
of her Majesty's birthday.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has issued invita-
tions for a full-dress dinner party on Saturday, May 31,
at his official residence in Downing•street, in celebra-
tion of her Majesty's birthday.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, MAY 18.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN STEAM-SHIP.

At 1.30 this day (wind W., strong) the Humboldt
arrived in our roadstead with 80 passengers. She left
New York at five P.M. on the 6th, and has therefore been
nearly twelve days on the passage. At 1.10 she left for
Havre. The Americans say she is a very handsome
ship: their tastes differ from ours, for we can see no-
thing handsome about her; she does not even sport a
bowsprit to relieve her long black hull; but if she proves
to be a good and fast sea boat wo will not quarrel with
her about her beauty.
AMERICAN YACHTS FOR ENGLAND.
(From the New York Weekly E.:press.)
The yacht Maria, which has been lengthening at
Cape and Allison's ship-yard, Hoboken, was launched a
day or two ago, and is now getting ready for the match
which, we believe, her owners, the Messrs. Stevens, have
made with the new yacht that Brown has now nearly
ready to launch. That part settled, there is a proba-
bility, we understand, that both vessels will take a trip
across to the World's Fair in London.