The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-26 00:00:00

LIST OF THE MAJORITY

Of 35 (tellers included), who, at two o'clock on Saturday morning,
voted against Mr. Potter's amendment to Mr. Poulter's Lord's-
day (No. 2) Bill, authorizing carriers, drovers, waggoners,
butchers, boats, wherries, lighters, barges, &c., to travel on the
Sabbath-day.
Aglionby, H. A. Divett, E.
Agnew, Sir A. EN% ing, J.
Attwood, T. Forster, C.
Baines, E. Gully, J.
Baring, F. T. Harland, W.
limes, T. Hoskins, K.
Blamire, W. Jerningham, H.V. S.
Bolling, W. Johnstone, A.
Campbell, Sir J. Lefevre, C. S.
Cayley, E S. Mackenzie, J. A. S.
Dillwyn, L. W. Marryatt, J.
The List of Members who voted for re,
the Grand Western Railway Bill, inserted
was inadvertently headed " Minority" inste

Maxwel, J.
Morpeth, Viscount
Murray, J. A.
Pease, Joseph
Pendarves, E. W.
Peter, W.
Plumptre, J. P.
Poulter, J. S.
S inford, E. A.
Trevor, G. It.
Williams, W. A.
ceiving the Report of
in Wednesday's Paper,
d of " Majority."

As a proof of the forwardness of the season, Farmer
Joseph igugden finished reaping his wheat at Farley, near
Salisbury, on Thursday, the 17th cost.—Salisbury Journal.
Mr. MORIER'S NEW ROMANCE.—" There is
given to every page of Ayesha' such an air of verisimilitude—
such a display of familiar knowledge of Turkish and Persian
character, customs, pursuits, &c., as is quite extraordinary, and
such as render these volumes the best picture of modern life
and society in those countries which we have ever seen. The
story, too, is invested with intense interest. There is no no-
velist now living who equals Mr. Morier in the painting of
national characteristics, nor one who is superior in spirit-stir-
ring narrative. ' Ayesha' will certainly add to Mr. Morier's
well earned fame as an author."--Leeds Mercury.
ST. MARTIN'S PARlSll.—Yesterday the first
meeting of the open Vestry of the parish of St. Martin in the
Fields took place in the Vestry-room, which was so very much
twheas p appointed,
ointe
-rated,
crowded that a number of parishioners who were anxious to be
present could not be accommodated y‘'ith room. A Committee,
was dispose, dpiasrptsohse, danodf,
taofteirotithaeirepreinlitmeintharey
abffuasiiesrnsosf
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and other matters were discussed preparatory to some salutary
reforms, and the whole business of the day was transacted
with order and decorum; after which the meeting separated.

Majctity
SECOND DAY
Sir E. Barnes
J. Bagsbaw, Esq
A double return.

263
263

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

THIS EVENING.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
COERCION BILL.
(Continued from our First Edition. )
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the construction
which had been put upon the clause was, that the party would
be justified in transgressing the law, if he was acting Long fide,
under the provisions of the present Bill. That certainly was
not the intention of the Legislature. It was only where the
constable or soldier had a resonable ground for supposing that
he was justified in Lis proceedings, that the protection of the
Act was extended to him.
Colonel PE RC E VAL vindicated the statement he had sub-
mitted to the House last night, relative to the conduct of Mr.
Lyons, the magistrate of Limerick, who had institued the
prosecution against the two policemen. He should certainly
feel it his duty to give notice of a motion for an inquiry into
the subject.
Mr. O'CONNELL said if the Hon. and Gallant Member
did not, that he (Mr. O'C.) would.
Sergeant PERRIN objected to the clause. He thought it
conferred a species of impunity upon all persons concerned in
carrying the Act into effect,which should not be extended to them.
It was of course provided that in any case where an offence
was committed by any constable or soldier, a prosecution might
be instituted under the warrant of the Attorney-General, but
that was, in his ( Sergeant P.'s) opinion, no protection what-
ever. If there was one thing more objectionuble than another
to the great bulk of the population of Ireland, it was the
manner in which Crown prosecutions were conducted in that
country.----(" Hear, hear," from some of the Irish Members.)
Lord ALTHORP contended, that in a case like that under
consideration, they could not proceed upon strictly constitu-
tional principles. The protection which the clause extended
to the military was not to embrace the whole country, but
would only extend to the proclaimed district in which the
usual legislative enactments were found inefficient. It would
be impossible to carry the Act into effectual operation if sueh
a protection was not extended to those appointed by the legis-
lature for that purpose
Mr. LYNCH maintained that the extension of such an in-
demnity to the military and civil power was most uncalled for
and unconstitutional.
After a few words from Mr. TANCRED and Mr. O'REILLY,
Mr. SHAW said that it was well known that the opinions
of the Cabinet had not undergone any change upon the subject
the Coercion Bill, but had resorted to a mean polocy, for the
purpose of chiming in with the views of the Hon. Member for
Dublin. How could such Government expect the support of any
honest or independent Member of that House ? They were
visiting the poor with all the terrors of the law, while they left
to the prime agitators and disturbers all the pleasures and
profits of the agitation they had set on foot in Ireland. He
denied that he (Mr. S.) or those who acted with him were op-
posed to the Bill, because it was not severe enough. The
Right Hon. Secretary, it was evident, knew little of Ireland,
for had he consulted any person high or low, who knew anything
of that country, he would know that there was nothing so
mean and despicable as that which was nick-named the Go.
vernment of Ireland.—( Hear, and a laugh.) He did not
mean the Lord Lieutenant, for he was but the servant of the
Government—(Hear)—and it was well known that his opi-
nions had been set at naught, for the purpose of gaining over
the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin.—( Hear.) The
Right Hon. Secretary reminded him of the saying that " the
greatest happiness consisted in being well deceived."--( Laugh-
ter.) He thought that he had out-manoeuvred the Hon. and
Learned Member for Dublin; but the fact was that Right Hon.
Gent. had been completely out-manoeuvred that Hon. Gent.,
as would appear by the exposure of the intrigues by which
Lord Grey had been thrown out of office.—( Hear, hear. )
Mr. L YTTL ETON said that the Hon. and Learned Gen-
tleman had acted, as he was in the habit of doing, once or
twice, in a session where perhaps he might be better em-
ployed in attending to the duties of his office in Ireland,—
( Hear, hear.) He had given the House a rechauffe of the
outpourings of his political inspirations at a Sheriff's dinner.
(Cheers and laughter.) The Hon. and Learned Member
might possibly be deserving of the eulogy which he
had passed upon himself in his judicial capacity,
but he:( Mr. L. ) must say that it would be well if the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman would carry a little of that spirit of im-
partiality and evenness of temper into his conduct and obser-
vations elsewhere.—( Hear, hear.) If the Hon. and Learned
Member thought that he could hurt the feelings of others by
the violent and intemperate language in which he had in-
dulged, he (Mr. L.) must tell him that such language and
such conduct would excite nothing but his contempt. The
Right Hon. Gentleman spoke with much warmth and vehe-
mence, and on sitting down was loudly cheered.
Mr. C. FE RG U SON defended the conduct of the Lord
Lieutenant and the Irish Government from the aspersions of
the Hon. and Learned Recorder. It was most unfair to at-
tribute to the Marquis Wellesley the meanness of handing over
the Government of Ireland to the conduct of others. He
(Mr. Ferguson) had voted against the courtmartial clauses,
but he thought that the Bill as it at present stood was calcu-
lated to preserve the peace of Ireland, and should be hailed as
a boon by the friends of peace in Ireland.—( Hear.) It would
have been as well if the Hon. and Learned Recorder, instead
of abusing the Government for a change of opinion, had ap-
plied himself to the real question before the House.—( Hear.)
Mr. O'DWYER thought so much of the opinions of the Hon.
and Learned Member for the University, that he carried a copy
of them about him, and he held in his hand a report of the Hon.
and Learned Gentleman's observations at a Sheriff's dinner in
Dublin.—( The reading of the extracts excited much laughter
in the House.) He appealed to the House if that was not the
language of a violent political agitator, and these sentiments
were much more mischievous when coming from a judicial
character.—( Hear.) He could tell the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman that the party with which he was connected were
a miserable and degraded faction, compared with the great
mass of the people in Ireland.—( Hear.)
The House then divided, when the numbers were_
For the clauses 24
Against them 69
Majority against the clauses —4s
On the question that the Bill do pass—
Mr. H. GR ATT A N said he could not allow it to pass that
stage without entering his protest against it as most unconsti-
tutional, and perfectly unnecessary.
Mr. O'R E ILL Y must also protest against the Bill, but as he
had some little confidence in the Government, he would abstain
from using that language which otherwise he would have felt
it his duty to do. Agrarian disturbances could be put down
by the existing laws, and if not, Coercion Bills would not do
it ; it could only be done by the removal of the grievances
which pressed upon Ireland.
Mr. O'CONNELL was obliged to oppose the motion; he
was pledged to support a part of the Bill, and he would most
gladly give his support to a permanent provision to put down
agrarian disturbances, but he could not support it altogether.
He, however, was thankful to Government for the Bill, because
they declared that these prwdial disturbances were not caused
by political agitation. For three hundred years Ireland had been
governed by faction and violence, and now she was as disturbed
as at the beginning of the experiment. Then why not try
the other system. Coercion could not break her, she was too
strong ; but she would be found as tractable as she was strong..
Lord ALTHORP denied that the Government admitted
that political agitation had no connection with the distur-
bances, though there was no doubt the effects of that con-
nection had been much exaggerated.
After a few words from Mr. Shiel, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. H.
Grattan, and Lord Althorp,
The House divided, when the numbers were,
For the passing of the Bill
Against it
Alajority
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the
whole House upon the Assessad Taxes. Mr. BERNAL in the
Chair.
The House then resumed, and Mr. BERNAL as Chairman of
the Committee presented the Resolution of the Committee,
that leave be given to bring in a Bill for repealing the As-
sessed Taxes in certain cases.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee of the
whole House upon the Stamp Acts, and leave was given to
bring in a Bill to repeal the stamp upon almanacks.
The order of the day for the House resolving itself into a
Committee of the whole House upon the Excise duties, was
then postponed to Monday next.
The report of the Committee upon Ecclesiastical Commis-
sions was then brought up and read.
MURDER OF MR. BOYD.
Mr. O'DWYER regretted that some steps had not been
taken relative to the murder of Mr. Boyd.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the opinion of the Law
Officers of the Crown was, that General Moreno was not
amenable to any judicial tribunal in this country.
Mr. S. RICE obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the
establishment of criminal courts at Norfolk Island.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at a quarter past five till Monday.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his
.seat upon the Woolsack
shortly before 4 o'clock.

Dingle and Lapworth, two of the individuals against whom
proclamations had been issued, in consequence of their not
appearing when summoned at the Bar of the House, to be ex-
amined with respect to this Bill, were brought to the Bar in
custody, and after being closely questioned by the Lord Chan-
cellor as to the cause of their absenting themselves, and their
stating that they had not kept out of the way to elude the
process of the House, they were ordered to retire from the Bar.
The Earl of SHAFTE SBUR Y then presented a petition
from them, praying they might be discharged without the pay-
ment of fees. This the form of the House would not allow ;
but-
The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that the House,
believing their statements, both at the bar and in their petit-
tions, would order them to be discharged upon the payment
of their fees, and upon their undertaking to appear to give
evidence on the Warwick Borough 13ill whenever :they were
called upon. Their Lordship at the same time stated that
the further consideration of the Bill would be proceeded with
on Tuesday next, at ten o'clock in the morning.
No further business was done, but the House was not ad-
journed in consequence of having to wait for the introduction
of the Irish Coercion Bill, the discussion of which was not
concluded till five o'clock ; shortly after that hour Mr. Chas.
Wood, accompanied by several other Members of the House
of Commons, brought up the Irish Coercion Bill, the News-
paper Postage Bill, the Lancaster Court of Common Pleas
Bill, the Passage Court Bill, and several private Bills, all of
which were read a first time.
COERCION BILL.

On the motion of Lord MELBOURNE. this Bill was read
a first time.—Ordered to be printed, and read a second time
on Monday.
The House than adjourned to Monday, at half-past eleven
o'clock.