The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-25 00:00:00

APOTHECARIES -BILL.

The LORD ADVOCATE, with a view 07
certain difficulties that stood in the way of the Pid
caries Bill, moved that it be referred to the consiu
of a Select Committee.
Colonel WOOD recommended the nostponernet3t
measure until the next session of P,o-liament.
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After some conversation, &notion for the d
ment of the Select Committee was agreed to ;
Committee was accordingly appointed.

SHERIFFS' EXPENSES BILL.

Mr. F. PALMER moved the further considen?
the Sheriffs Bapenses Bill in a Committee of the j
House.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the fitr
progress of the Bill.
A discussion of some length ensued. Eventosill
House divided.

For the Commitment of the Bill ...... 42
Against it
18
Majority

Upon a division on the Kilkenny and Carlow
11.0.4
the House was counted out at a quarter befog
o'clock this morning.

In our list of the majority and minority on th4,41?1
on Mr. Stanley's motion to strike out the 147th 7,01
the Irish Church Temporalities Bill, which aPlnditf,
yesterday's Sun, the names of Messrs. G. Poulett'V
C. L. Cumming Bruce, C. M. Phillips, R. Watsti
Forster, and T. F. Buxton, should have been iO7OO
the majority ; and those of Lord Clements, Major:;"
Messrs. C. Fitzroy, W. N. Maanamara, B. Sobs/
A. H. Lynch, T. Bewes, R. Fitzgibbon, G. NO' oes,
M. D. Hill, R. Howard, and W. A. Williams,
have been inserted in the minority. Messrs. Fine
phant, and Bayntun, paired off against Mr. Stanleivid
position; and Colonel Grey and General Sharpe. i,°lo
of it. Messrs. Perrin, Seale, Etwall, and T. •L''
nedy, did not vote.

01
DIVISIONS in the HOUSE of COM"'a

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
ofCO
Sir,—ln your list of the majority in the HoUse di
mons on Friday night you have omitted my name, 0;0
recting the error, I will, with your leave, give in a feet
my reasons for voting for the withdrawal of the 1471 h 0001,
the Irish Church Temporalities Bill. There could,o
two objects in the view of those who desired to re
clause—viz. either, Ist, the money; or, 2d, the P
Now, for the money, it is clearly proved there will be
dispose of for some years; the proceeds of the sale of
leases being first applicable to the extinction of the vest"
and it must be very long before there is any surplus 1
beyond this. For the principle of the alienation of 'DI
property, that could not possibly have been establishedia
passing of the clause, since the Ministry, on introdPC
expressly declared that they did not consider the Oit'r
disposed of to be church property, and did not Wes° ft-°,l
the question as to the applicability of church proPe'
purposes. It is most certain, therefore, that after this;
tion on the part of those who introduced the Bill and.
the clause, it never could have been pleaded that Par''
in passing the clause, had settled this principle. If, th
neither money nor principle was to be gained by the
was it worth risking a quarrel with the other House of
ment ? Butthen it is said the supporters of the Chu 4/1
great strress upon this clause, and now cry up its erasay
signal triumph. Sir, it has always been the tactics of ~/
party to make the most of any little crumb of comfort tasl
be left to them by thier victors, to solace their PrrjoeJ
crowing over some worthless relic which they bavei
° n
from the onslaught, and which they are sure to Maint:ecte.,
their ark itself. If the Tory party, conscious of the -et t 7
of passing the Irish Church Reform Bill, choose
hearts on the abolition of this most useless and e.iraPitlYott°
in the name of pity let us give it up to them, and a`,
self-complacency to console itself for their defeat bY17,,. what
imaginary triumph they can derive from this LW"' rticO,
We have the substance of the measure in every Panote'j
The abolition of church cess is a vast concession, and aOl
in fact, to the complete establishment of that systealts
contend was not involved in the 47th clause; for hi „oliej,4
clause one portion of the church property is to be arickil.ri
relieve the landholders of Ireland from the payroentfitPA9
cess ; and he must be a profound casuist who can e"ofrol
be a virtual application of church revenues to staY of
I say, then, that there was no principle establish "Jo
147th clause, and its erasure was not, therefore, the
.0.
ment of any principle; and I own my utter astonish
the struggle that was made for its retention, and at thhe Irj
ness of the hostility exhibited against Ministers by t; toe,
opposition on that occasion. If these gentlemen w' 111
blish the principle of the alienability of church POlO4O
them try the question in a fair, open, and intelligibleo rAo
and not endeavour to smuggle the recognition f frOP:i
ciple into a clause of an Act of Parliament, the yerfo<
of which declared, on introducing it, that they Pot
avoided mooting the question. If, too, there Di", Det
breach between the two Houses of Parliament, let:A.
some clear, definite, and intelligible point—sornetd-
worth contending for ; not upon an equivocal Phr"di
kind used in the 147th clause, which is interpreted by if°c
parties in contradictory senses; and which, if retain
have left the question, to all practical purposes,
where it is now.
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I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, ito,
London, June 24. G. POULETT SC

BRISTOL, JUNE 24.

TO THE EDITHR OF THE—, 10
Sia,—l have taken the liberty of addressing 3 1:
"odera
you on the subject of the Sabbath, which is now Ge'dt
consideration of Parliament. In the first chapter
it is written—" God said let there be lights in the 6,,,,113: 00,
the heaven, to divide the day from the night."
nians, Persians, Syrians, with many eastern nan";
tet
their day at sun-rising; the Athenians and Jo"
setting ; as also the Austrians, Bohemians, Silesian
00.
and Chinese. The Arabians began their day at ats°,,,j;
Egyptians began their day at midnight; 3' ;,1)t.',1
European nations. The day was framed that mall'n.„'"cort
and by industry obtain susistance ; which time so
six days, on the seventh is hallowed to God, that tot)
from labour, and worship his Creator. The San,on
day out of seven. Does the Sabbath begin (restil".
ture) at sun-rising, sun-setting, noon, or midnigil tho
nerally reckon from midnight to midnight. is 01 d°ol
The Sabbath is the seventh day, and not the selfoit,Vfl
night. The civil day may commence at midn:'oo,
Sabbath, surely, does not commence till sunsistio
there is an essential difference between the civil
...As*
beginning of the Sabbath. The first is of nsa°
• ill
of God. A day is twelve hours, say from six to 0$
the sin in engaging in our usual pursuits befn.freoe
morning, or after six in the evening) Again, 00! 4v list
be reconed from midnight, then it must end at n Fon" '
contrary. The most rational way to observe Wiped V
the space of time from sun.rise to sun-set, orda Peistit
himself, having appointed the sun to rule the dal' 0,10.0
the time between midnight and sun-rise, or froilibetosco
six o'clock (if the Sabbath be so reckoned), and bight'
set and midnight, or between six o'clock and irnt" ieg O.P
td
00,
be reckoned the Sabbath ; and surely a Bill, reseed
ture for its foundation, ought to be like it in , rcyiK
these hints have any merit, most willingly do
et,
into your hands, that you may obtain the, as Ye far fi
opinion of the framers of the Bill now laid b0f°,,..1. 030;o
as to the duration, beginning, and end of the 00i ' pee
joined in Scripture, and thus bury all errors in
moll
may have originated concerning it. I crave the ;Opt
your opinion on this matter, anxiously waiting o'o Der
COT". ing
P.S. Is there any Act of Parliament deteruon
ginning of the Sabbath at midnight. 6
Fro, ho
From returns just made to theleagititio
vernment, it appears th it there are in the
, boo
of Paris 20,500 w, rkmen, of whom oily
employ.