The Sun.
London, England, 1833-02-21 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Sir T. Livingstone, Bart., from Bryant's Hotel, for Brighton;
General Sir Henry Warde, from ditto, for Dean-house, Alres_
ford ; Admiral Lord de Saumarcz, Lady de Saumarez, and the
Hon. Miss Saumarez, from ditto, for Portman-square; the
Earl of Roden, from the Hyde-park Hotel, Hyde-park.place,
for Kingston ; Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, from ditto, for Kent ;
Mrs. Wells, from ditto; Edward Applewhaite, Esq., from
ditto, for Lindley-hall; C. B. Sheridan, Esq., from ditto, for
Brighton; Dr. Duratt, from ditto, for the Marquis of Down-
shire's, Roehampton ; the Marquis of Downshire, from the
Waterloo Hotel, Jennyn-street, for East Hempstead Park,
Berkshire.

Lord BROUGHAM has directed an account
to be prepared by the Masters in Chancery stating the
amount received at each office during the last three years,
specifying the sums that were paid during that time to
each Master, and the payments made to the principal and
junior clerks. The account is also to state whether the
payments were for fees, attendances, or copy-money, and
the names of the parties concerned is the suits on account
of whom the payments were made. It is presumed that
the account will be presented to the House of Lords wh n
Lord BaoucxAst introduces the Bill for altering and im-
proving the practice of the Court of Chancery.
THEATRE.—Last night a great crowd assetn-
bled at the doors of the Theatre to witness the perform-
ance of KEAN'S Richard the Third. A few persons
only had entered the gallery, when bills were posted on the
walls announcing the severe indisposition of Mr. KEAN,
and consequently his inability to perform. The theatre in
consequence was nearly deserted. On inquiry we learnt
that he had kept his bed since Saturday evening, when he
personated Sir Giles Overreach. It was very evident
that his exertions then were too much for him. He was
taken off the stage in a state of insensibility; his moans
excited the commiseration of the persons behind the scenes.
The performers on the stage were much affected by his
situation, and their eyes simultaneously followed him off
the stage, and it was some time ere they regained their
composure. The audience were in like manner affected,
and seemed to watch his exit with great solicitude. Poor
KEAN, when he came a little to himself, softly ejaculated,
" It is, I fear, my last dying speech."—BrighlonPaper
In addition to the rumoured abolition of the
Whitechapel Police-office, it is said to be the intention of
the Home Secretary to abolish the Marlborough-street
Police-office also, dividing its duties between the Bow-
street, Alarylebone, and Queen-square establishments.

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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1833.

The decision which the House of Commons came
to last night, on the subject of a change in the hours
of attendance, &c., was one of importance, and will
probably prove of great benefit to the public. At
any rate, as we have before said, the time is arrived
when a plan different from the present must be
adopted. Lord ALTHORP has adopted some of the
suggestions made to him, but has, upon the whole,
adhered to his original plan, and found, as we pro-
phecied, that he had the support of the great majo-
rity of the House. The objections urged against
the plan by Sir ROBERT PEEL and others were, for
the most part, without the slightest foundation.
As to the thinness of attendance which some
Honourable Members seem to expect, we do
not think it will be difficult to obtain the at-
tendance of a sufficient number to give to the
complaints of the people, and to private business
generally, the attention which they deserve.
Lord ALTHORP, who is himself an early riser,
and a most industrious man,—regularly at his post
at nine o'clock in the morning,—and also Lord
BROUGHAM, when judicial duties require early hours
of attendance, see the practicability of the proposed
change, but they should insist upon their example
being followed by other Members of the Cabinet, if
they expect that change to work well. How is it
with the Government offices generally? Lord PAL-
MERSTON seldom leaves his own house before two or
three o'clock in the afternoon. Sir JAMES GRAHAM,
and Lord MELBOURNE, are rarely visible before
twelve. At the Treasury, neither of the Secretaries,
who are both Members of Parliament, can be seen
much before one, and even the chief clerks do not arrive
at their offices until nearly twelve. It is the same at
the Colonial-office, at the War-office, and in nearly
every department, except that at the head of which
is the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Should
this system continue, how will it be possible for
Ministers, or their Secretaries, who are Members of
the House of Commons, to attend in Parliament
when the petitions of the people, or what is called
private business, most of which is, however,of public
importance, although hitherto smuggled through the

House for the convenience of private persons, are
on hand ? If Ministers wish the public to benefit
by the change in the forms of the House of Com-
mons, they will follow the example of the French
Ministers, who are at work at eight o'clock in the
morning, and are thus enabled to attend in the
Chamber at twelve or one, without the slightest
inconvenience to the public or themselves. We
throw out these suggestions for the consideration of
Lord ALTHORP, whose influence with his colleagues
may induce them to follow his own excellent
example, and to put an end to the owl-like sittings
of the House of Commons without detriment to the
public service, which requires a very different mode
of attendance at the Government offices, as con-
nected with the Parliamentary change.
There is only one objection urged to the new plan
which we think necessary to notice. It is, that Mi-
nisters will not be able to be in the House whilst
petitions are being presented. But LordAurlloitP has
promised that one Minister shall always be present,
and, generally speaking, there is not more than one
in the House under the old arrangement till five or
six o'clock, except, indeed, notice has been given to
the Minister of a particular department, that a ques-
tiou will be asked, or observations made, which will
require his presence, a courtesy which can be conti-
nued as heretofore. The Petition Committee, it
will be seen, consists of eleven Members, of which
five, if not six, are rank Tories. The proportion of
Tories in such a Committee ought to be something►
like that which their total number bears to the whole
House. If all the Tories placed on the Committee
attend, they will probably form the majority, and
have it in their power to make petitions appear im-
portant or unimportant, according to a Tory view of
the question. We trust this matter will be looked to.

We are glad to see that Mr. WILLIAM BROUGHAM
and his colleague Mr. HUMPHERY were last night
appointed to prepare a Bill for the establishment of
the South London Market
.Company. The main
object of the projectors of this company is the pro-
viding of a place for the slaughtering of cattle, upon
the plan adopted in the abattoirs at Paris, and
thereby doing away with the filthy nuisances which
disfigure parts of the capital as much as they en-
danger the health of the whole. The spot that has
been pitched upon for the erection of the buildings
of the company, is the old butcher's market and
slaughter houses, in St. George's-fields, Southwark,
which, it is said, combine oil the advantages of
ample space, contiguity to the city, free cir-
culation of air, good roath, facility of in-
gress and egress, an abundant supply of water,
and ample underground drainage. Besides
the requisite accommodations for slaughtering three
hundred head of cattle per day, the company pro-
poses to provide a dairy, poultry, fruit, meat, and
vegetable market, upon a scale of magnificence be-
fitting this great metropolis, which, till the erection
of Yarringdon Market, and the recent improvements
in Covent-garden, had not anything of the kind that
could be compared with the buildings of that descrip-
tion in several of our provincial towns. It is im-
possible to predicate complete success of any under-
taking, but that to which we at present allude, so
well deserves such success that we cannot bring
ourselves to think it will not meet with it.

Mr. WHITMORE intends to bring forward Lord
MILTON'S (now Earl FITzWILLIAM) dropped motion
early in May. Ministers have not yet signified
whether any portion of the Hon. Member's plan will
have their concurrence; but, we understand, that
he will be warmly supported by a large number of
Members, who stand pledged to their constituents
on this subject.

It will be curious to observe whether any one
Tory will be found honest or consistent enough, ac-
cording to the previous conduct of his party, to
support the motion of Mr. WILKES, for the
abolition of Septennial Parliaments. When
the Walpole Administration pressed the re-
peal of the Triennial Act, the Tories made a
zealous, although unsuccessful, struggle, to defeat
the measure ? What will they do now ?

A Paris Correspondent of the Times casts great
blame upon the Duke of IticumoND for the delay
in establishing a daily communication between
London and Paris by mail, and states that the
French Government are ready to do all that is ne-
cessary on their part. We fear there is some ground
for this charge. The Duke of RictimoND has re-
ferred the subject too much to subalterns who are
'nterested in preventing the proposed improvement,
and what was really the work of an hour between
the principals, is made the work of years by
employes. M. COMTE, the French Director of the
Postes, has declared that no blame can fairly be
imputed to him, and offered to give a written
pledge to the merchants of Paris, of his readiness to
carry the proposed arrangement into effect.

We observed on Monday that the English were
becoming rather unpopular among the Portuguese
Constitutionalists, and that the influence of the
French was rapidly gaining ground. Now, without
wishing to prejudice the fair interests of the French
nation, or to curb the generous spirit of compe-
tition, which ought to subsist between two countries
alike remarkable for the patronage of art, the
employment of industry. and the promotion
of commerce, we may be allowed to suggest
to the British Cabinet, that unless it is
prepared to assist the Usurper of Portugal in his
attempt to destroy the Constitutionalists, and finally
establish a despotic throne—a proceeding which
would come with equal injustice and ill-grace from
the liberal Government of a free country—
our Ministers cannot take a more impolitic
course than allowing the French Government
to increase its influence in the Peninsula, by hourly
adding to its reputation for liberality and good
sense. MI our merchants know, that until Don
IVlrcum. usurped the Crown of Portugal, British
commerce enjoyed many exclusive advantages, and
some particularly over the French, the only nation
which could seriously affect our commercial interests
with Portugal. Were those advantages, in the event
of the tranquillisation of that country, entirely re-
moved, and Lord PALMERSTON, disregarding the
principles upon which he came into office, and
setting public opinion at defiance, were to nego-
tiate a treaty with Don MIGUEL, the conditions of
which should be a confirmation of his power
on the one hand, and exclusive privileges
to the trade of this country on the other, the po-
licy upon which he seems to be now acting might
be understood, although it could not be approved ;
but so long as the restoration of legitimate authority
in Portugal be possible, not to say probable, we
must regard the indifference manifested by our Ca.
binet to the cause of Don PEDRO as alike injurious
to our honour and interests.
When Don PEDRO first arrived here from Brazil
he despatched a British officer, of high rank, to
wait upon Lord PALMERSTON and Lord BROUGHAM,
with an offer not only to confirm all former privi-
leges to the British nation, but to grant pew
ones, as the condition of our giving him moral, if

not physical, aid, in his attempt to regain tt
Crown of Portugal for the QUEEN; and it is a fact
worthy of strong notice, that the French Mi-
nister for Foreign Affairs at that time (Ge-
neral SEBASTIANI), in his generous anxiety to
promote the cause of freedom in Portugal, not only
abstained from any opposition to the attempt of
Don PEDRO, but actually offered to co-operate with
our Government in any measure that it might un-
dertake, although he was well aware of the nature
of the proposal which Don PEDRO had made. It
will be seen from this statement that we have
lost a fine opportunity of putting an enJ to the con-
test between the two Brothers, and at the same
time increasing our commercial interests, and pro-
moting our national character. 'We have, unfortu-
nately, done more than this, we have allowed the
Usurper to insult our flag, and imprison our fellow-
countrymen with impunity, whilst the Americans
have obtained, in the way of reparation for similar
outrages, even more than they could fairly demand ;
and the French are making arrangements for the
signal chastisement of the Crowned Ruffian who has
insulted them.

Up to this hour the claims of Sir JOHN MILLEY
DOYLE and others upon the Government de facto of
Portugal, although declared by the law of the
officers of the Crown more than fifteen months ago
to be a fit subject for an immediate application of
redress remain unsatisfied, and we do not hear that
even a threat of reprisals has been made. This
omission on the part of Lord PALMERSTON is, we
think, both impolitic and ungenerous; but we sin-
cerely hope that-the time is not distant when he
will see the necessity of a different mode of pro-
ceeding, and we shall have to congratulate him on
his determination to uphold the dignity of the
British arms.

We beg to call the attention of our readers to an
extract which will be found in another column,
from the Nautical Magazine, giving a description
of a proposed harbour, to be formed at Redcar,
near the mouth of the Tees. The want of a secure
anchoring place for large vessels on that part
of our coast, has been long felt, and if, tipoN
examination, the proposed plan should prove
feasible, we are sure its execution will be hailed with
delight by the mercantile world. A harbour for
vessels of war has also been found wanting in that
same quarter, which furnishes reason, in addition to
the general interests of our shipping, for the proper
authorities investigating the subject It was but a
few years ago that upwards of one hundred vessels
were lost in consequence of easterly gales, for want
of a place of refuge on that part of the coast.
This we think a most conclusive argument for the
Government and for the members of LLOYD'S to
take up the subject in a spirit worthy of our na-
tional character for enterprise, and a due attention
to the interests of the country, as well as those of
humanity.

We hope that the Reformed Parliament, in its
zeal to advance the other interests of the country,
will not overlook those of science, and more espe-
cially that unequalled specimen of scientific enter-
prize, the Thames Tunnel. Mr. GILLON, we see,
presented a petition the other night on the subject,
but we should be glad to see it formally taken up
by Government. A more judicious grant, and on,
that all parties would concede with more readiness,
was never yet proposed by a British Minister.
That it is no Quixotic speculation, the reports of
Mr. BRUNELL and the nunierous directory meetings
that have been held on the subject, abundantly
prove. Time and money then are the only two
requisites, as all parties agree in stating, that are ne-
cessary tobring it to completion. Viewed simply as
a work of art, the Thames Tunnel is entitled to
national consideration; but as a work of utility, it
is impossible it can be too highly appreciated. We
shall not lose sight of this important subject.

We perceive by an advertisement of the Lessee
of Drury-lane Theatre, that the Bishop of LONDON
has prohibited the performance of plays at that
House on the Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent.
The Bishop's sleeves are much wider than his mind.
What profanation could there be in a dramatic per-
formance, if the sing-song stuff,—the " I've been
Roaming," " I'd be a Butterfly," " Meet Me by
Moonlight," " Cherry Ripe," and other songs of
a similar character, can be introduced at the Ora-
torios without offending the dignitaries of th,
Church ? The Bishop would proscribe S►rAKSPEARE
but encourage Butterfly BAYLEY or Cherry Ripe
LEE. He would banish the drama from the stale
on particular days of monkish ordinance; but he
has no objection to any bodge podge under the title
of sacred music which a manager may choose to
get up. It is our wish to speak well of Churchmen,
but i►► this instance we cannot refrain from express-
ing our opinion that such conduct is more calculated
to injure than promote the interest of the religion
which they preach.