The Sun.
London, England, 1834-07-29 00:00:00

up
to the passion of lust. Gracious Godl would any man say
!hat he would sooner -see his daughter in a house of ill-fame
than his son ? Every maw knew that men might—single men,
butourse, for
married men were always chaste—( Laughter)—
it every body knew that single men could commit acts with
1 punity which if a woman were to do but one-twentieth part
ter fame would be blasted for ever. Woman lived upon her
La:n • Virtue was her best and fairest dowry. Deprive her
of and what was she in the estimation of the world? A
being from whom virtue shrunk with abhorrence ; a creature
or, whom the laws of society had set a mark, a burning brand
!Pon her forehead, that no, future act of her life could ever
'lope to efface. The law of society took the same view of
her
frailty as the law of the land. If a woman once lost
r virtue, that jewel above all price, adieu for ever to all her
_°Pes in this life. She at once became an outcast, shunned
!Laud abhorred by all. This was a severe sentence, but still a
Jwilste one ; and he would say that, if the time should ever come
female virtue would be at a discount, the bonds of society
l'calld at once be rent asunder, and the fairest object in creation
would become foul and loathsome
•to the eye. Chastity in
Zonian was the first characteristic by which civilized society
as distinguished from an uncivilized state. Before woman
"'lid be deprived of her chastity she must be the assenting
il,any unless in extreme cases of violence. She might resist,
bad she
thep leased, against the flatte and promises of man. Se
shepower to do so if she leased to exert it. But would
exercise that power if, inp yielding, she could make the
071 Pay for the consequence of her indiscretion ?—( Hear. )
woman
what was the principle of this Bill ? Was it not to make
the
virtuous, because it was her interest to be so ? Under
biaertee_reex,sisting
be law it was the interest of women to commit a
in. 'en of chastity, but under the present Bill it would the
t
of women to resist the attacks of men ; and every
t_w; divine and human, sanctioned the principle. If we went
e°el( to first principles and referred to the law of nature, be-
-71. men were e concubitu prohibiti deo, and while they were
,rto concubitu permissi, the profanation of chastity was
I:o°,,wedi for then there were no laws in being against incon-
iel bl a man or woman, and therefore the want of virtue
• female sex was not looked upon as a crime. But as
eelv:llzation advanced the laws of society were formed, and vir-
f In woman was considered so indispensable that any breach
(11, virtue rendered the woman an outcast. The Noble and
bt,eartled Lord then referred to the perjury committed both
0' Inell and women under the existing law. Was it not the
common way, the daily practice, for men to prevail upon
t-wcallen they seduced to swear the fruits of their illicit in-
SeoUrse to a richer man ? One of the most disgusting scenes
place
*.ect in Courts' of Justice were those which daily took
who came
before Magistrates at Petty Sessions, where a woman
eame to swear a child had the power of selecting any
-.an ,
telta,"e Pleased upon whom to place the burden of its main-
With"oce• The grsissest perjuries were committed on her part
th 'IX any check, because she knew that herself only and
aye rtian she was connected with were in the secret. The
steroerged fraud and perjury of the most revolting
character. He had little more to trouble their Lordships ex-
jpt that he wished to say one word with regard to the parish of
ilialeehanli to which allusion had been made. The Rev. Mr.
time alley, the clergyman of the parish, a most excellent and amthi-
s telnall, had written a letter stating, that in consequence of e
111 acted upon in that parish, the poor rates had been re-
ed from 3,0001. to 1,2001. a year, and under the head of
th'rdy the reduction had been from 300/. a year to 12/. But
fact to which he wished to draw the attention of their
tOradsiliPs Wascale'the this that
Rltev. ahouGentlemangh in thus reducing the rates
0 low a s at first encountered
4thas•
ealtioivnining
Zea,tobloquy, yet so satisfied were the parishioners with his
t subsequently, that they requested that the advowson
should be reserved for him to purchase. Now
e ti °no fact showed in the strongest point of view the high
which the parishioners viewed the conduct of the.
• Gentleman. He would now ask their Lordships how it
1,7 that the rates had been reduced from 3,000/. a year to
sen°°L only, and how the charge for bastardy had been les-
ed from 300/. to 12/. ? Why, it was by acting upon the
1.61'116131es of this Bill. Oh, but it would be said that if pa-
es.eould make such reductions in their own expenses with-
at • this Bill, where would be the use of it ? But then he
tnall that such instances afforded the best possible proof why
cf;ol3,rinelples of the Bill should not be generally carried into
auml" ; for it was in vain to say that without the Bill such ex-
forth
e e would be generally followed. The dim lights held
,„re"Y
ee these parishes could not be expected to continue unless
thent-lls of those men who had shielded them and fanned
thrant° a dame were aided by the assistance of the law, and
tae:-.ore it was that he called upon them to pass those clauses,
,vhilaile action their adoption and instalment by that authority
the lawgivers alone could give, and place every parish in
eth_e°lltitry on the same footing as Cokeham and the other
iUlaces to which he had referred.--( Hear. )
eoriaid Bishop of EXETER, in reply, must repeat that he
sh,ered the part of the measure now under their Lord-
foule-„ewlsideration to be pregnant with the rankest and
Poor" ntillstice. What did this Bill contemplate doing? A
dueePtlnall was got with child, and after the child was pro-
sue would be compelled to labour for its support as long
Ulia•
te as able ; but if she ultimately came upon the parish,
11,4 tewWas to become of her, according to this Bill ? Why, she
Nue ofbeLeousigned to the poorhouse. What was then to be-
this hu„,,' "er ? She could have no hope of ever marrying, for
Ulan vi",oalle law put that out of the question altogether. No
s° ouli'd marry a woman so circumstanced, because his doing
therefor" entail upon him the maintenance of her bastard ; and,
lferno to such a woman the workhouse would be as the
Who"i Dante, over the gate of which was this inscription,
heearo enters here leaves hope behind." The woman who
least the inmate of a poorhouse would be lost to hope for at
he sixteen years, that being the age at which the child would
mbound to maintain itself. But could it be supposed that,
Ilg all time, she would be disposed to lead a chaste and
tbeulate life ? He thought not. The probabilities were
that 811,e would become common, and then the result would be
childtue workhouse would have a succession of illegitimate
so krall every year. He would not dwell longer on a subject
that 111,1, but he at the same time begged it to be understood
th,s did not charge the injustice of the measure upon eitherfotvearuaY Whom it was proposed, or those who had brought it
tiveg `; He believed they were actuated by the best mo-
Md but still, being convinced that it was an act of the foulest
hot hgravossest injustice ever thought of, he felt that he would.
of the done his duty, if he had not moved for the omission
111,,,CD'a.USe..---( Hear, hear.)
had st,-"lshoP of LONDON, in explanation, said, what he
lightdell has, that, as the law of God was silent, it was only
Prof', that Legture should put some check to vice and
RIOY of this kind.
-"e Lordshi s then divided, when there appeared—
Contents P l4
Noll-Contents 13
Th„ House,
Majority for the clause —l
ouse, after some conversation across the table, which
thatnt'?il heard in the gallery, resumed ; and it was understood
Wick Committee should be proceeded with after the War-
Their to, (this day).
Lordships adjourned at a quarter-past twelve o'clock.

, HO USE OF COMMONS, July 28.
(Continued from our First Edition of yesterday.)
a p CUSTOMS BILL.
te. InOMS ON moved that in clauses the 2d and 12th
4111(ii jeclaration should be substituted instead of oath, and
the The 41°11,°f a general clause in lieu thereof.—Agreed to.
akr,,,T,lning clauses, with a few trifling amendments, were
Therf-e" to, with the 'schedules of duties.
~ajn‘-liAlitmAN reported progress, and asked leave to sit
It being three o'clock, the House adjourned.

tve.he St't AKE rt resumeFdltreECOhaTrLatOtCwiCentSylmTinTultNesGp.ast
likik Message from the Lords announced that their Lordships
tt4leed to the Quare Impedit Actions' Bill and other bills.
, Mr. ill, VOTE BY BALLOT.
,'°ve fo";t, °TE gave. notice. that_. early next Session he_ s.houlod.
k'otes leave to bring in a Bill to authorise the taking I
lie 4 elections for Members of the Imperial Parliament by
kpt.--,---( Cries of " Hear, hear.")
i'lh- :LYALL presented a petition from the parish of
tHitaiodo-
-14":141hil 'nPport "of the Established
.Church ; alsoferaenpeee
with
the spiritualent Hill, Derby, deprecating any inter
concerns of the Church.
h tord A T IRISH TITHE BILL.
'clse -.THORP moved the Order off
the
ee
whole Day foHroutt
oil Sir
r,esolving itself into a Committee o
Kish Tithe Bill.
the NIPBERT PEEL addressed observations to
lotild Nob BERT
Lord across the table, thea purport
ost-
11°
11"
he
• hthe order of the day was p
,oed t„ ~,ar, After which
tiNivt", yr, ednesday next.
11.,kr 71481 TY ADMISSION (DISSENTERS) Bf ILtLhe.
'''rd 0,„,1, W. WOOD moved the order of the day or. .
r "'lag of the University Admission (Dissenters) Bill
kr. iit, AFFAIRS OF- INDIA.
subject
Portunity'-oRfRIE.S said that he would otuhled
Housetake ttohea present
. very
.calling the attention o. 1,,,0„ great importance. The subject upon which he had
,:tiltyesnelloleLpiltiiace was as to the conduct pursued by his Ma-
'leutt
It was a sub-
°vernment with reference to the claims of the
het w, 4 Bankers upon the King of Oude.
f it required
corisidering the importantavwalaruee
ely nation. The Honse was Avol.„„_got a reformed Parliament, which,
_ among
gtehat 'they h. acl
trati,7"ents, had promised that the system of Ise
tilllrnaarbitrary exercise of otherad.
m i.
a --
Ilsteatier justice in India should be altogether amended.
4 ki °t: this, they lived in that country, on the one stiodrey,
peremithose
krania4„(l' and on the other Pinowanerinvaaurtialibulreityresaisutdance toostrong
eollvietils ; which could only be justified !)
a ( 0
Hf e a trh. e)
Qoatto„ 11 ef the injustice and 4% "11" they had been called ponimtporeolibreieyyt.L.
the
e had taken pl eupoun this subject between
e 13°' Control and the Direcatcors of the East India Compadnys:
'telt ti?ard
of
Control desired the. Company to prepare a e
2ode toir,ee.ting the. Government in India to compel the King of b'laio rrty certain claims made against him, on behalf of
t.fla4sttlrld'iaaleruLta bankers. . To. this letter the Directors of the
,o.set e easesinyty replied, in vegeneral terms, stating 1," qu,,_es'ida been previously upon,pearondieit.ohoast. thAe
'm.,"? of re-considering it would be most
..n i_t-
91oR 0, 'ed correspondence ensued, the Board of Control' s.s
0 1) Navinog the despatch issued by the Company, and sending
lastl,direetors a draft of the despatch which they desired to have
alla
st The Directors still declined forwarding the despatch,
Main, 4ted various reasons for so doing. Thus matters re.
ptet cl till S h 4.% upo4
th
giber,eptem 1833. He had endeavoured to im-
,o use
~ul_, e t whole of the circumst?.nces._ Th,e,
1 'lle Ind. 4 ask what was the subject of all this ? was ",
0f as
?..,...,Iri...poli?y? Was it the. better Government of
m oiti
..esti.ir, ear.) It Was in fact the se
If
ent
u nous job of forty years' standing. If it bad