The Sun.
London, England, 1834-04-15 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

ROBERT MERRY, jun., corn-merchant, Norwich, to
surrender April 25 and May 27, at twelve, at Mr. Newton's
office, Norwich. Newton, Norwich; Brutton and Clipperton,
Bedford-row, London.

SAMUEL HUBKERBY, fellmonger, Scalford, Leicester-
shire, April 23 and May 27, at three, at the George Inn,
Melton Mowbray. Jaques, Battye, and Edwards, Barnard',
Inn, London ;-- Holroydes, Halifax.
PETER BRETHEIiTON, stage-coach-proprietor, Liver-
pool, April 25 and May 27, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms,
Liverpool. Baynes, Staple Inn, London ; Knapper,Liverptiol
WILLIAM COOKE, coal-merchant, Hereford, April 24
and May 27, at eleven, at the Shire Hall, Hereford. Robin-
son, Queen.street-place, Southwark Bridge, London ; Gough,
Hereford.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

THIS EVENING.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition
from two parishes in the county of Sussex in favour of
a labour rate bill. One of them stated that the poor
rates there in 1833 amounted to 4,595/., while in 1834
they were only 2,966!. ; that falling off they attributed
in part to their having tried the labour rate, and partly
to their having assisted many paupers to emib o% ate.
The Earl of TANKE R VILLE presented a petition
from the dissenters of a parish in Staffordshire, praying
for relief from the grievances under which they laboured.
He said that in giving relief of any kind, it was their
lordships' first duty to preserve the present institutions
of the country, and not sacrifice the feelings of the
majority to satisfy those of the minority.
Lord SUFFIELD presented petitions from North
Walsham and another parish in Norfolk, to the same
effect. He said that he was in favour of granting to
the Dissenters all they asked for, and he believed he
was as unwilling to deteriorate or detract from the
efficiency of the established church.
Lord KENYON presented a petition from a place
in the county of York, in favour of the established
church.

Mr. BERNAL and others from the Commons
brought up the Exchequer Receipt Bill, which was
read a first time.

In answer to Lord WYNFO RD,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he was not
then quite prepared what course was intended to
be pursued with regard to the beer shops. He be-
lieved that they had been found beneficial in towns
in the country. Where they were far from the super-
vision of constables, &c., they had been turned into
the haunts of crime.

Ford SUFFIELD said, as a magistrate of the

county in which he resided, the beer shops had been
found a curse to the whole country.
Lord KEN YON gave notice 'that if no other peer
brought the subject forward, he would introduce a
I bill to remedy the evil.
The Bishop of LONDON would call the attention
of the house and the noble and learned lord to the
evil of gin-shops, which afflicted towns even more
than beer-shops did in the country.
Lord MELBOURNE did not see how the evil
could be remedied without returning to the old system.
He did not believe, from the information he had, that
the evil of intoxication was confined to those houses
that were opened in the country. He was informed
that it was as much practised in the towns. Though
the subject belonged to his department, he could not
hold out any hopes of his being able to satisfy himself
with any measure. '.7'"'""
Lord ROLLE presented a petition in favour of the
established church.

The Earl of ROSEBERR Y presented a petition
from the presbytery of Linlithgow, praying, for the re-
peal of the act of 1712, as regarded church patronage.
He gave notice that on Monday, the 2d May, he would
move the second reading of the Scotch Entail Bill.
The Duke of GORDON presented petitions from
the parish of Leslie, in the county of Aberdeen, and
_several other parishes, praying that no alteration
might be made in the church of Scotlind." •
The Earl of UXBRIDGE presented several ,peti-
tions from Wales, in favour of the abolishing of dis-
senters' grievances.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then moved the
second reading of the Old Bailey Bill. He said he
would not enter into any detailed statement, but con-
fine himself to the two clauses which he intended to
move in the committee. The fact of those was suggested
by some of his learned brethren, and it was to form
the whole of that part of the various counties over
which the new court was to have jurisdiction into one
county for the purposes of the bill and no further ; by so
doing they would greatly facilitate the business by
making thedrawing of indictments more easy. The other
was to open the Court of Common Pleas to the bar
generally, and in order to make compensation to the
learned sergeants who had a monopoly there,he intended
that they should hereafter have the power of opening
and conducting causes in all criminal courts, a power
or privilege which they did not now enjoy.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered
to be committed to-morrow.

The bills on the table were then forwarded a stage,
and the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter-past five
o'clock.

The Sheriffs of the city of London appeared at the
bar with a petition from the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Commonalty of the city, praying to be heard by coun-
sel against the Bill for establishing a cattle market
at Islington.—Ordered to be referred to the committee
on the-bill.

Mr. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the
city of London against the East Smithfield Toll Bill.
Lord HOWICK, after laying on the table a large
quantity of papers which had been ordered by the house,
moved an address to his Majesty for the copy of the 27th
Report on Public Charities, which was agreed to. The
noble lord proceeded to say that, before he moved for
leave to bring in a bill to unite, under one jurisdiction,
the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the district of
North Durham, he begged to present a petition,
most numerously and respectably . signed, by the
inhabitants of the district of North Durham,
which stated a case strongly for the interference of
that house. That district comprised an area of 70
square miles, containing a population of 11,927
persons, and although it was a part of the county
of Durham, it was separated from it by the
whole county of Northumberland, by which it was
bounded on the south and west. •In' consequence
of that separation that district was deprived of all the
advantages which it ought to derive from that county.
The assizes, the quarter sessions, the county courts,
and every other court were distant from the north dis-
trict in no case less than 64 miles, and in some instances
80 miles; so that all persons who had any business in
those courts had to go from 68 to 80 miles. It ap-
peared also that there was no distinct coroner for that
district, for it was under the jurisdiction of the coroner
of Chester Ward, which was at Gateshead, a distance
of at least 55 miles, and in some instances 64 miles.
The consequence was, that it frequently happened,
that, being engaged in his:own neighbourhood, he was
unable to attend an inquest when it was necessary.
It was unnecessary to proceed to state further the
evils arising from these state of things, and he would
only add that this petition, which called for the atten-
tion of the house, was signed by a very great propor-
tion of the landed proprietors of the districts of dif-
ferent political opinions.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
Sir GEORGE CAYL E Y presented a petition of
a similar nature, signed by 335 of the most respectable
inhabitants of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which
was also ordered to lie on the table.
Lord HO WI C K said that after these petitions had
been presented to the house, he felt confident that the
house would not refuse to agree to the motion he was
about to make, he would only say that the words
of the petitioners had ascribed so strongly the ex-
treme inconvenience arising from the nominal con-
nection between the county of Durham and the dis-
trict of North Durham, that it must be clear to the
house that the inhabitants of the last-named dis-
trict were deprived of all those advantages which
the rest of the kingdom enjoyed. ( Hear, hear.)
Inconveniences so serious had not now for the first
time attracted the attention of the inhabitants of that
I district; they had been long matter of serious com-
plaint, and some years ago an attempt which
lie regretted to say was not successful had been
made to remedy the inconvenience in the same
manner as he had recommended. ( Hear.) At the
conclusion of the last year there had been a meeting
of the principal proprietors of North Durham to
take the subject into consideration ; they had had
communications with the inhabitants of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, and committees had been appointed by both
places, who carefully considered the whole subject,
and the result was a proposal to effect an union be-
tween the town of Berwick and the district of
North Durham, in order to remedy not only the
inconveniences to which he had adverted, but also
to afford the town of Berwick greater advantages than
it at present enjoyed. As he trusted that this stage
I of the measure would not be resisted, and as he knew
that the house must be anxious to proceed to other bu-
siness of more general importance, he would not detain
them, but would simply,reserving to himself the right
of replying to any objections that should be made,
move that leave should be given to bring in a bill to
effect a union between the district of North
Durham and the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Mr. PEASE did not rise for the purpose of giving
the motion any opposition, but he had been requested
by several magistrates and gentlemen, assembled at
the quarter sessions in the county of Durham, to
pray that time would be given, for the purpose
of examining the merits of the bill. He (Mr.
Pease) had some doubts as to the real benefit
which such a measure would be likely to confer.
That district of Durham contributed aboutll,ooo/. per
annum to the revenues of the county of Northumber-
land, and he thought it might be more advantageously
joined to that county. He would not now oppose the
bringing ingoff the bill, but he would reserve to himself
the right of assenting or dissenting from it when the
bill was before the house.
THE DORSETSHIRE UNIONISTS.

Mr. D. W: HARVEY said. that having a petition
to present in favour of the labourers condemned at the
late. Dorchester assizes, signed by several hundred
persons, and being aware that there were several other
petitions to be presented upon the same subject, he
begged to ask the noble lord opposite whether the
unfortunate men had really left the country ?
Lord HO W ICK said he understood the vessel had
gone round from Plymouth to Portsmouth, and he be-
lieved they had sailed ere this.

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.
Mr. ROEBUCK, in rising-to bring forward the
motion, of which lie had given notice, for a select
committee to inquire into the evils which existed in
the form of government at present existing in Upper

and Lower Canada, he trusted that the house would
permit him to state the circumstances as briefly at
possible. He would satisfy the house that the pro:.
vinces of both Upper and Lower Canada were at
present in a state of revolution, and should endeavour
to show that this state of commotion had arisen from
the continuance of bad government on the part of the
English Government towards these colonies. He
should also endeavour to show the house that these
evils had arisen from the rash and inconsiderat conduct
of the right hon. the Secretary for the Colonies.
He (Mr. R.) should explain to the house why it was
that he felt an interest in the subject, and wished to
bring it before their attention. He had lived a long
time, and was able of his own experience to form an
opinion of the importance of the subject to Eng-
land.
The representation in the two provinces
consisted of three powers—the Governor, who should
bear some analogy to a king; the Legislative Council,
which resembled the Honse of Lords ; and the House
of Assemhly, which bore an analogy to the House of
Commons. Yet there was not any analogy ;
the Governor was sent there at the pleasure
of the • Crown, and was removable at the
pleasure of a Minister ; in fact the Go'vernor was ge-
nerally appointed for some services done, . and de-
pended on the will of a Minister for the retaining of
his place. Mr. Fox was led by this order of things
to say that there was no such thing as an aristocracy in
Canada. The Legislative Council had nothing more than
a set of officers appointed to that situation to be remu-
nerated for some previous services, .and were therefore
nothing more nor less than slaves of the Executive.
They bore not the least analogy to the House
of Representatives in this country ; in a word,
the government of Canada was a complete oligarchy.
Having given a character of the government, he would
beseech the house to attend to the character of the
people over which that government (government of
Canada) had presided. They were nearly allied
to the people of America ; accustomed to see
a people self-governed ; governed by democratic
institutions, and in a state of great prosperity—a people
governed by machinery, more like physical machiner)
than anything else, from the even manner in which all
its parts - moved on. They were accustomed to
see among their neighbours a good administration
of the law, and a oovernment performing all the func-
tions that ought to be performed by good government,
giving complete protection to persons and property,
and forwarding all essential matters necessary for the
comfort and happiness of a well-regulated people.
Considering their condition then, the house could
not be surprised that they, like the people of
France should demand to have a Government of their
own. Was it to be wondered at that situated as those
high spirited persons were, and stung to madness by
the tribe of officials in England, they should have
broken out into a state of open rebellion? The first
cause of complaint arose from the manner in
which the government of the country chose to
furnish its civil list. In this country the executive
government was completely under the controul of the
house, and this occasioned the encessity of the house
being called together annually for the purpose of
having the civil list voted. The people of Canada
wishing also to insure a regular House of
Commons, determined also only to vote their
money annually, what was the consequence ?
The tribe of officials set up a loud cry against that.
They said that was not the way in which it was done
in England ; they said the civil list was voted far the
King's life, but the people of Canada contended other-
wise, and that was the cause of the outcry. He would
ask whether the people of Canada were not justified
in pursuing the course they did ? They had no other
means of insuring an annual convocation of their
House of Commons. This house opposed to that
proper system had actually sent out three successive
governments to fight the battle agsinst it. They dis-
solved the house over and over again, and when it was
seen that the house had become more and more demo-
cratic, they at length seemed to yield to the wishes of
the people, but unfortunately the secretary for the co-
lonies was this evening again determined to reanimate
the dying embers of the animosity that had pre-
vailed, and to open all the wounds of strife afresh.
The corrupt state of justice in that country required
looking into. In this country a man had the means
of at once contradicting a charge that was brought
against him, but in that country he had not.
Then with respect to the Receiver-General (and the
right hon. Secretary opposite would at once know
what he meant by that), he was the receiver of the
money of that country, and it appeared that
he had never given any account to the re-
presentatives of the people.—( Hear.) After re-
peated evasions on the part of the executive he
avoided the question, he gave no accounts whatever.
He was called upon to do so, and what was the conse-
quence? It was found the receiver-general had pocketed
100,0001. of the money of that country, and that he
was, in fact, a bankrupt.—( Hear, hear.) What was
done with him ? He was put into the legislative coun-
cil, (Hear, hear,) made something like one
of our peers,—( Hear, hear, and much laughter)—
his estates were not taken from him, and he paid about
2,000/. a year, from that 100,0004 which was: about
one-third of the interest, and he lived to merit
the just instigation of the people.—( Hear, hear. )
These things call loudly for investigation, and no one
could wonder that so much clamour had been raised
upon the subject. This however, was not all, the exe-
cutive council wishing to get out of the supervision of the
house and gain a revenue, insisted that certain post
dues had been improperly levied by the house, and
declared them to be illegal. More than this, churches
had actually been turned into barracks, and other
things done quite snfficient to excite the people. After
this came the administration of Lord Ripon. He
began to see the fault of his predecessors, and by
causing investigation into the conduct of the Attorney
and Solicitor-General of Upper Canada, he had
created hopes in the breast of the people of that
country, that a change very much for their interest
was about to take place; just, however, as these
hopes were raised, the administration of the noble
earl terminated, The right hon. gentleman opposite
had shown a damning proof of his incapacity to govern
the people of Canada, in having excited their enmity
instead of obtaining their good will. The honourable
member then read from a colonial paper, in which
were a variety of resolutions ; those which were num-
bered 48 and 49, tending, as he asserted, to show the
feelings of the people of the colony. ( Hear,
hear.) Those resolutions complained of the
course which -was pursued by his Majesty's
government, and declared that one individual in the
government at least was cognizant of the state of the
colony, although they had previously entertained a
hope that government did not participate in inflicting
the wrongs of which they complained.
(LEFT SITTING. )

CITY, Tuesday Evening.
The news from Paris of the disturbances there has
kept the city in a state of excitement all the day, but
late letters state that at 11 o'clock yesterday morning,
at which time all was quiet, the number of killed was
not so great as stated. The sales of Consols have
been very large however ; the price fell to 901, rose
to 901, and left off at 901. The utmost anxiety is
felt for late accounts. Spanish Bonds fell from 33 to
3q, and closed at 32i ; Portuguese Stock fell from
724 to 691, and closed at 70i 4. Speculation is very
active.