The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-20 00:00:00

The several Bills on the tablo were forwarded a stage,
and their Lordship; adjourned to Monday.
The House of Commons held a morning sitting, for
the purpose of paring the Smithfield Market Removal
Bill through Committee,.

On the question that the SPEAKER do leave the chair,
Sir JAMES DUKE moved as an Amendment that the
Bill be committed that day six months.
A desultory discussion followed, in the course of
which

Mr. CORNEWALL LEWIS gave an assurance that it was
not intended that the Commissioners appointed under
the Bill should be paid, neither would any grunt of pub-
lic money be asked for the erection of the new market,
as it was caculated that the tolls would be amply suffi-
cient to defray every expense.
Upon a division, Sir J. DUKE'S motion was negatived
by 64 against 26, and the House went into Committee
upon the Bill, upon which it was engaged during the
remainder of the morning sitting, protracted until four
o'clock.
The evening sitting commenced at Six o'clock, when
Mr. ilkywooD moved a resolution that the House
would resolve issnlf into a Committee to consider the re-
ligious tests imposed as a qualification for any civil
corvrate privilege in the Universities and colleges of
Oxford, C,rnhridge, and Du blin.
Mr. EWART ,euonded the motion.

Mr. FAMP-B—ELL c,insidtered ,h‘t this r, firm could be
more eff, civady and more harmiinii,usly carried into
tff ,ct by the Universities themse ves than by P.,rdament.
Lord JOHN RussNLL considered the mt,tion wen, too
far. He was n cordial friend to the admission of Dis-
senters to the Universities for the purpob,s of study, but
he was opposed to their becoming part of the governing
body.
_ _ _

Mr. MILNER GIBSON was speaking in support of the
motion when the House was counted out, there being
only 38 Members present.
The House adjourned at a Q.iarter to Eight o'clock.

A climax, we rejoice to. think, has at length been
attained in the preposterous movement of the Sabba-
tarians. Having failed in every other endeavour to
foist their fanatical practices upon the community,
they have at length experienced a defeat in their
efforts to interfere with Sunday trading. Immedi-
ately prior to the discussion provoked in the House of
Commons on the Bill introduced to the Legislature
by the Hon. Member for Lambeth, there occurred a
preliminary squabble, admirably in keeping with
the indecorum of the intended innovation. It ori-
ginated in an interruption by Mr. WILLIAMS him
self, an interruption as indecent in its imperti-
nence as it was worthy of the champion of the
more bigotted S bbatarians. In moving a new writ
for the city of Bsth, Sir ROBERT INGLIS availed him-
self of the ce pertuuiey to enunciate those feeling.
of re-pect which are felt not merely by himself, but by
a very large portion of the community in like
manner, for the character of the distinguished Noble-
man now elevated by hereditary succession to the
House of Peers by the title of Earl of SHAFTESBURY.
Referring as these eulogistic remarks did to one of
the benevolent men for our generation, to a man
whose benevolence has been practically demonstrated,
both in his own private capacity and in his posi-
tion as one of the national representatives, it
might have been anticipated with confidence that no
Individual would have the temerity to interpose be-
tween the panegyrist and the object of his conscien-
tious encomiums. Yet such was absolutely the case
on Wednesday evening, when the Hon. Baronet the
Member for the University of Oxford was assailed
by the Member for Lambeth as a person wasting the
public time by observations uncalled for, if they
were not actually frivolous. "The House," said
Mr. WILLIAMS, " has assembled to proceed
with certain Bills, and the Hon. Baronet is
occupying our attention with praises of Lord
ASHLEY." A most grievous informality, to be sure—
" praises of Lord A,BLEY." They were distressing to
the ears of the Member for Lambeth. Hsd they been
eulogiunis on that Hon. Representative instead of on
(he present Earl of SHAFTEsBURY, the thing might
have been marvellously different. But they were
praises of Lord ASHLEY, and therefore they were to
be reprobated as culpable. Sir ROBERT INGLIS was
wasting the time of the House of Commons
by a few minutes' allusion to the hu-
mane and generous-hearted patrician who had
jnet been removed by a domestic calamity from
amongst the ranks of the English representatives
arid yet Air. WILLIAMS, of course, was not wasting
that time immediately atterwarcb,, when he exhausteci
an hour of the same sitting by an abortive effort to
force a fanatical measure about Sunday trading
through the lower branch of the Imperial Legislature.
Estimate at their very narrowest value the benefits
conferred upon the State by the philanthropic efforts
of Lord ASHLEY, and we believe the entire corn-
mueity will concur in the opinion that he was to the
full entitled to the encomiums pronounced upon him
with such generous earnestness by Sir ROBERT
INGLIS, who designated him with an emphasis nobk
deserved, though somewhat Celtic, it is true—"
friend of the friendless." His efforts to alleviate tht
•ufferings of the unfortunate creatures employed in
rho mines, nis endeavours, not altogether unsuccese-
fel, to ameliorate the condition of the females and
children engaged in the labours of the factories, hie
personal exertions in behalf of the working classes
generally—exertions made in defiance of even

iimtbsome and repulsive impediment, were enough
one would think, to prevent any indiViduai
from complaining that a few minutes of the time of
the House of Commons was occupied by allusions to
this benevolent career, a career almos,et unexampled in

its spontaneous and untiring philanthropy. But it is
dist►essing at all times for a narrow mind to hear
the commendations pronounced upon another person,
more paricularly if those commendations happen to
he as fully merited as they are by the present Earl of
SHAFTESBURY. Bi-sides which, Mr. WILLIA➢ts
had to bring on his precious Bill relating to
Sunday trading, and therefore it was, cf
course, intolerable that the House should be
thus prevented from proceeding at once to the consi,
►aeration of that important measure of his enforcing
the old fanatical humbug of those most intolerable
of all fanatics—the Sabbatarians,

Tne inconsistency of the Chairman in now advo-
cating the arbitrary course pursued—a course so

contrary to his former sentiments—was well exposed
by Mr. SULLIVAN. That gentleman, before he filled
the position of chairman, denounced the confiscation
of the property and rights of the Raja of SATTARA.
He now adopts a new view of the case, He
considers that we may, if we please, re-
fuse our sanction to the act of adoption.
" Adoption," said he, on Wednesday, the 18th of
June, " adoption, it was true, required the sanction of
the paramount power, and that was occasionally
withheld, but it was not by virtue of any treaty
that such a power existed;" while, on the 6th of
January, 1849, he recorded his dissent to the resolu-
tion of the majority of the directors for the fol-
lowing among other reasons :

IVell—the House very soon entered into a consi-
deration of the Bill for the prevention of Sunday
trading in the metropolis, and, after a very tedious
deliberation of the matter, resolved definitively upon
its rejection. Here, of course, there was no wasting
of public time whatever! A reference, no matter
how cursory, to the debate of Wednesday will be
sufficient, we believe, to convince every dispassionate
mind of the justice with which the popular represen-
tatives decided upon throwing out this absurd mea-

sure introduced by the Member for the borough of
Lambeth. The mere drawing up of the Bill was
expressive of the folly of the entire undertaking.
The things prohibited and the things excepted pre-
sent a confusion of ideas upon the subject absolutely
ludicrous in its extravagance. For example, no meat
was to be sold, but drugs might be vended literally,
usque ad nauseam. No game or poultry might be ex-
posed for sale, but milk or cream might flow on
uninterruptedly. There was to be no fish, but there
'night be plenty of newspapers. And, with all the
!'lurq wholesome provisions and beverages scrupu-
.l;sly taboo-d, the public might at the same time
t its fill of sour apples and stale pastry, and diluted
ginger beer and adulterated tobacco! The folly of
all this elaborate bigotry on the part of the Sabbata-
rians forms only one regret upon our minds, namely,
of the House of Commons could find no
place for Mr. WILLIAMS in their three derees of
P° g
litico-religious comparison :
Positive
..

" The privilege of adopting heirs to principalities and
states, as well as to privnte property, has existed from
time immemorial in Hindoo countries, and it is a privilege
which is still dearly cherished by the people, not only as a
civil right, but as a religious auty. I admit that the prac-
, nee of the li,iUflh Gorerurneut in India has not been
u.itorm in reference to the sanction of adoptions. If,
sonot c-sei we have acceded, and in other+ we hare
withhf Id our consent; but there is no instance on record
of the relusol to sanction an adoption of an heir, or
of the revimption of a territory, held by a Sovereign under
treaty "

We do not wonder, then, at the anxiety of Sir
JAMES Hoca to lead the Court away from the in-

convenient and unpalatable topic, or that bia in

genuity should be exercised in persuading the
proprietors that the Sattara question was finally dis-
posed of. "It was ever Sattara, Sattara, Sattara,
and for twelve years past the cry had been Sattara,"
said the Deputy-Chairman. So it has been ; and so,
we venture to assert, it will be, so long as truth and
justice and the love of fair play predominate in the
English character, until the redress of the grievances
under which the unfortunate heir is suffering, or
until the public are satisfied by a fair and impartial
investigation that the punishment inflicted on a Sove-
reign Prince, upon evidence which would not have
justified the conviction of a pickpocket before an un-
cprryej uocifi,c,esdajtuurrya,„ withads
fjoursitulyamiceertiotedth;e the
cry
At
JhAe
will be dinned into his ears at every Court, and in the
rpiudbolifc
itj,ouhrenmal:yofeatshile country. If he desire to get
will be effectual for thaytppeurcrepiovsee.the only course that
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SPOONEE.
ILtrhirTßE.

I c( I Brii decidedly of opinion," said Sir JOHN
ALCOLM, "that the tranquillity, ,
M
°t t° say the
• curity, of our vast oriental possessions, i 3 involved Be-
the preservation of the native principalities which arein
dependent on us for protection. These are so ob-
viously at our mercy, so entirely within our grasp,
that besides the other and great benefits which We
debtors
derive from these alliances, their co-existence with
DEBTORS
our rule is of itself a source of political strength,
.139CONDINa
, amendYe
the value of which will never he known till
debsterday the Bill to
it is lost." The experienced diplomatist was
right. In such matters " honesty was indeed
the best. policy." Tlire W 33 a time when
that great fact was fully raogni3ed by the Anglo- I
house
abscondingo rd!
Indian Government, when every effort was made to Lords in a few days, I,,,riii7teenda.bi '
I' h a ITiltlh, w
e Cis
of the
preserve inviolate the unblemished reputation which : merino. arrest their debtors who enable creditors in seedy mans
the East India 1 y their debts. about to depart withoutali
Company bad acquired, and when I -
i E COUNT AND C u 1,i,.
honour, integrity, and moderation were the charac- ; letter from Mons of the 16th N--"s 1311 B
Says / , ocARAtE.--A
teristics by which all our dealings with states or ' prison. The prisoner continues calm andurave just left the
firms,. with Princes or private individuals, were dis- ,
, mlefLfreenet.in
shimisecedlie,
Bouct aarmg6e nwdeanTitehrer lecaaviget:eic,iim Hfe is
tingutshed. By such conduct we achieved greater to see her children; after her return hineroernilit'll4 setutr:g4
advantages for our country than were ever gained by Paris, where she intends to enter a convent,
heavinlout for
the sword. Wo were thereby enabled to l" chi
ldren t, the care 9f. their father'B family. Befor herett thel
parture she paid a visit to M. Toussaint, her lawyer, doe
date ow power, )7ecause every neitiye I,rinco , nyipifested n 9 desire t 9 ego her buebancl,

placed implicit confidence in the national faith.
and preferred ou' friendship to our enmity. He
might possibly have been a formidable opponent, oc-
casioning doubtful, and, under the most favourable
circumstances, sanguinary and expensive contests ;
and if he could have supposed that his " faithful
allies" would have absorbed, or rather annexed his
territories, and even confiscated his private property,
we can scarcely hesitate as to the course which he
would have adopted. He would have struggled to
the last, and died in harness, resisting the invader to
the last, rather than have allowed his insidious oppo-
nents to have gained a footing in his dominions.
But, as we have stated, " protection" in those days
was not merely illusory ; it was something different
from the " protection" afforded to domestic animals,
which kept off any other assailant, in order that the
benevolent guardian might devour the victim at any
time that was most convenient. The shepherd
watched over his flock and banished the wolf from the
fold but he sheared the fleecea to make clothes, and
converted the nest] into human food. It may well be
doubted whether the victim did not pay rather
too dearly for the vigilance exercised in its favour,
and so, possibly, may the native Princes now believe
they will in turn be required to do, when it may suit
the purpose of their faithful guardians to seize upon
their possessions, public and private. Thexases of the
unfortunate PERTAUB SINGH, and of his still more
unfortunate successor—TRIMBUKZEE RAJA, the de
' jure Raja of Sattara—will serve as beacon lights to
warn those who have as yet avoided the meshes of the
net spread for the native powers of what they may
expect from their affectionate friends, when the fitting
opportunity for their destruction may have arrived.
The motion of Colonel DICKENSON, at the Quar-
terly General Court of the East India Company,
which was held on Wednesday at the East India
House, Leadenhall-street, was exceedingly appropriate
and well-timed. The Hon. and Gallant Proprietor
proposed—
" That a list should be prepared, with as little delay
as possible, and laid before the Court of Proprietors, of
those native states with which tre,ities have been en
tered into by the British Government, the chiefs of
wtich are thereby deprived of any of the rights or pri-
vile),,,es of adoption without the consent of the paramount
power."

The Chairman felt it "impossible to divine the object
of that motion," but it seemed to us that the dis-
tinguished officer by whom it was brought forward
placed it upon the most distinct and intelligible
grounds, that any person of ordinary abilities, un-
tainted by prejudice, might easily comprehend the
motives by which he was influenced. He cited the case
of the Nabob of Suite; and the deep injustice inflicted
upon his family after his,decease. He complained of
the proclamation of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, which prac-
tically abrogated the most sacred custom of the Hindoo
law, and invaded one of the most unquestionable
privileges of all professors of the Hindoo religion,
trom the highest potentate to the humblest peasant,
and of the measure which had been passed through
the Legislature, which by taking away the power
of appeal deprived the injured parties of
the power of obtaining redress, however un-
warranted the treatment they might have experienced ;
and he openly and unequivocally declared that "he
wished to give the families notice of what would be
their fate when the time arrived that they were to
lose their independence."
But if any doubts could have remained, after the
clear and distinct avowals of Colonel DICKENSON,
they must have been completely dispelled by the ad-
mirable speech, the able and masterly argument of
Mr. SULLIVAN. That respected gentleman had full
opportunities of arriving at some conclusions. He
had faithfully and honourably served his country
in various districts ; his character had ever
been unimpeached, as it was unimpeach-
able, and his motives could not be
im-
pugned, for he took the part of the feeble and
helpless against the mighty and powerful. From
those whose interests he was advocating he could hope
for no benefits, while a broad path for ambition lay
before him if, with his vast experience and unques-
tionable ability, be went along with the Company,
and sanctioned their usurpations with the high au-
thority of his name. The sacred cause of justice was
to him more valuable than any private advantages
which he might have acquired for himself. The chi-
valry of his nature guided and directed him into the
course which he deliberately and advisedly pursued.
We have it, then, on this high authority, that the
British Government in India have treaties with no
less than 1.50 native Princes, and if the precedent
established by the Sattara case is to be followed up,
if that blot is not to be removed from the page of
Indian history, it is right that those parties should be
warned in time of the interpretation which we place
upon such contracts. They should learn that they
nave only life interests in their principalities, and
that they cannot ensure their families from absolute
want even by limiting their expenditure, and
-etting aside a considerable portiun of their revenues,
unless those savings be invested in the hands of the
very parties whose proceedings might endanger their
-afety. The organ of acquisitiveness is so strongly
developed by the Company, that no other precaution
will be adequate to the crisis. It may not be a literal
(-vying of" black mail," but perhaps it might be dif
ticult to distinguish from that nice morality by which
Rou Ror was influenced, which prevented him from
taking anything from those who placed their
flocks and herds under his protection. It
would have been well for PERTAUB Srstau, if his
26 lacs of rupees had been placed in the treasury of
he Company. His adopted child would not have been
1-ft in a comparatively destitute and penniless con,
dition.