The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-27 00:00:00

good government of the metropolis, nothing which
more 'immediately bear on the it:erests 01
:be King's peace and the food administration 01
the law ad over the cc:tinny, than some such change as
that now proposed ; prciOtt?iing on some such princiFle,
and pointing to those grand objects of paramount impor-
tance—the ttniftmity, the concentration, the regularity
tof the jurisdiction to be established—its extension, so as
to bring within its scope all the parts of this great metro-
; and the greater frequency of its trdministra'ion, so
as to effect the greatest possible despatch in that most es-
sential branch of our judicature, by making the trial and
punisho.ent of offences follow as speedily as possible after
their commission.—(Hear, hear.) Soot were the ob-
jects which he had in view, and thich he thought were
provided ler by the bill ',MA he should have the honour
of submitting to theit lordships. When setting forth the
'districts to which the proposed jurisdiction was to be ex
tended, be freight to have mentioned the amount of popu-
lation which would be comprised; and he was sure, that
by stating the great increase which of late years bad taken
place in that respect, he should show still more clearly the
necessity which existed for the change. The population of
London, Middlesex, Southwark, Lambeth, and the Xen- 1
tish towns proposed to he included in t'lle extended
jurisdiction, without taking into consideration those parts
of Essex which would also be tomprised in the changes
amounted at present to between 1,600,000 and 1,700,000,
while ten years ago it amounted to no more than
1,300,000, showing an increase of from 300,000 to
400,000. the judicature thus enlarged would extend
over a population of from 1,600,000 to 1,700,000, which
was equal to many great and even powerful kingdoms, and
concentrating in a narrow spate one of the densest popu-
-14 ions in Europe. He should now move that the bid he
read a first time, cod although he had already communi-
cated with many !earned individuals immediately concerned
on the subject, in order that time might be given for addi
firma! ,c ostmunication, he sold then move that it be
priesttsi, and stand over for further consideration.
The bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be
printed.

Lord BERESFORD presented a petition, agreed to at
a meeting of the trades' union of Charlotte_street, Fitzroy.
'square, praying for the extension of mercy to the six indi-
viduals who had been tried and convicted at Dorchester
of administering unlawful oaths.
Ordered to lie on the table.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Oa the Earl of SHAFTESBURY proceeding to move
the Atijituintrent of the horse until Saturday next,
The Duke of CUMBERLAND said it had been gene-
rally understood, in consequence of the statement or the
'noble earl at the head of the government on a previous
revening, that the house was to adjourn until the 14th of
April, anl lie therefore desired some explanation of the
reasons which now induced the noble earl to move an
adjournment to Saturday next ?
The LORD CHANCELLOR replied that the public
business of the house would stand adjourned until th? 14th
of April, but that he intended, as he had stared a few
evenings ago, to sit from ten o'clock till four each day
during the recess for the hearing of Scotch appeals. For
the satisfaction of tie illustrious duke, he would undertake
that the house should not, on any day, sit beyond four
o'clock, and that nothing but Scotch appeals should be
proceeded with until the 14th of April.
Tte Duke of CUMBERLAND was quite satisfied with
the explanation, and would not have alluded to the circum-
stances had he been aware that any arrangement, such as
tin noble and leaned lord stated, had been come to.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought the illustrious
duke was quite entitled to call for an explanation, and was
not quite certain that it was not his duty to have given it
even thouch it had been uncalled for.
The house 'ben adjourned until Saturday next at ten
o'clock,