The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

of late in that country, tender the Encumbered Estates
Mr. 13 A. HERBERT said he thought it was most
desirat,le tly.t that Bat should be passed with the
least possible delay.. Most persons were agreed tha-.
s me such measure was at' present indispensable in
Ireland.
Mr. GOOLD supported the second reading of the Bill,
as iltfirming tile propo,ition that the present state of the
law was unsaid-d to Ireland, and that the principle of
arbitration should bit had recourse to.
Mr. SCULLY also supported the second reading, being
ofupititon that good woutd result from carrying out the
principle of the Bill, though the details were susceptible
of improvement.
Lord C. HAMILTON said he felt that he should be
acting inconsistently with the general opinion of the
House it he did LOt support the Bill; and be trusted the
lion. ;lember for Buckinghamshire would not press his
view of the question on the present occasion. He must
also tender his thanks to the Right Hon. Gentleman op-
posite for this attempt to adapt the law to the peculiar
circumstances of Irilqud.
.;tr. G. A. HAMILTON approved of the principle of
the 13:11, though not of all its details.
Mr. DISRAELI, in explanation, denied that he bad
stated that the Irish Members should not be consulted on
Irish subjects. On the coairary, he thought they ought
to be consulted, not only on Irish, but on all other sub-
jects introduced into this House in a parliamentary
manner, and according to the usage and custom of Par-
liarnent.—(Hear, liar.) And whenever a Bill was in-
troduced into this House they ought to be consulted,
either in the discussion in this House or in a Select Com-
mittee.

Mr. LABOUCHERE also explained. The Bill had
its origin in the representations of Irish Members, and it
was quite consistent, therefore, when it had been intro-
duce:, that he should consult them on the details.—
(Hear.) He avowed that he was not ashamed of taking
that course, and that on all Bills relating to trade, and
which did not involve any party principle, he conceived
that it would be of the greatest advantage for a Member
of the Government to communicate frankly with Mem-
bers on ail sides of the House, without distinction of
party.—(Hear.) Whenever he had a Bill relating to
Ireland he should always resort to the advice and
assistance of the Irish Members.
The 13d1 was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed this day week.
CHURC ti BUILDING ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.
On the order of the day for the second reading of,
this Bill,
Mr. HUME rose and asked the Home Secretary to
consent to its postponement.
Sir G. GREY declined acceding to the lion. Gentle-
man's request.
/dr. FRE WEN supported the second reading of the
Bill.
Lord DUNCAN urged that several portions of the
measure were ohjectiousble, and particularly the clause
which provided fur letting at a rent seats in churches
which were now entirely tree.
Mr. S. HERBER I' said that this was a measure of
practical retorm, which was greatly needed, and that the
Noble Lora's objections could be better considered in
Committee.— (Hear.)
Mr. HUME moved the adjournment of the debate, ob-
serving that a question of more vital importance, as
affecting the rights of the poor, had not come under his
notice during the last twenty years.
Mr. AGLIONBY seconded the motion fur adjourn-
ment. The principle of the Bill was, he said, to take
away those seats in churches which had been subscribed
fur as tree seats, and to let them for the purpose of
giving the proceeds to tne incumbent.
Atter some turther conversation it was egreed (Sir G.
Grey conseutti,g) to adjourn the debate until twelve
u'oluuk to• morrow (this da)).
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL.
On the reading of the order of the any fur considering
the amendments in this Bill,
Mr. BRISUO ruse and moved that the borough of
Has dugs be included in the provisions of the Bill.
Lord LNEY.v, OUR said that he had purposely omitted
Hastings in consequence of a petition to that effect
presented to the House from the borough by one of its
Menu bers. _ _ _

Mr. FULLER supported the motion of Mr. Brisco.
• Mr. FliE s EN said that all the medical men iu Hest-
iogs and St. Leonard's had strongly expressed their opi-
nion in favour ot tho necessity ot extending the Bill to
the town. He knew that an noxious desire existed on
the part ~f the mujorsty of the inhabitants of the town to
be included in the Bill.
Lord HO I'HA said the question was, not whether
Hastings should have the benefit of a board of health,
but whether the whole borough, including St. Leonard's,
should be brought under the operation of the Bill. Why
could not Hastings rest contented with draining their
own town, without insisting on including St. Leonard's,
of which a great mejority of the inhabitants were op-
posed to it? There was more in this than met the eye,
and no doubt the contributions of St. Leonard's would be
very valuable in assisting Hastings to carry out the plan.
Under all these circumstances, he would resist the mo-
tion of the Lion. Member for Hastings.
Viscount EBRINUTON would reserve any amend-
ments which he had to make till the third reading, and
would merely observe that if the Bill were to be delayed
till absolute unanimity were to be obtained in ow ry town,
the intentions of Parliament would be to a great extent
defeated.
After some further discussion the House divided,
when there appeared—
For Mr. Briscu's motion ... 46
Against it ... 48
Majority against the motion —2
The report was then agreed to.
The Lodging Houses Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the House
adjourned at a Quarter-past One o'clock.

Mr. DUFF paired off against Mr. Walpole's amend-
ment on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, with Mr. MUL-
LINGS in favour.
Mr. SCULLY paired off with Mr. EDWARDS on Mr.
Walpot.-'s amendment on the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
Mr. BLAIR paired off in favour of Mr. Walpole's
amendments on the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill,
with Mr. FORSTER against.
Mr. M.DDY paired with Mr. Fox (Longford) in fa
your of Mr. Walpole's amendment.
Mr. BUCK pair.-d oft in favour of Mr. Walpole's amend-
ment, with Lord CLARENCE PAGET against.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Her Majesty the Queen, and his Mbjesty the King of
the Belgians, accompanied by the Princess Royal, and
the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, took a drive in an
open carriage and four yesterday afternoon. Lord
Alfred Paget and General Wemyss attended on horse-
back. _ .

His:Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Bouverie, inspected the household troops yesterday
morning, in Hyde Park.
His Royal Highhess Prince Albert and his Majesty
the Icing of the Belgians went yesterday afternoon t,
leiceitter-square, to inspect Mr. Wyld's large Model of
the Globe. His .tiajsty was accompanied by their
Royal Highnesses the Duke de Brabant, the Count de
Flandres, and the Princess Charlotte, and was attended
by Colonel de Moerkerko arid Count Albert de Briey.
His Royal Highness was attended by Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey and Colonel Bouverie.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Altred, attended by Mr. Birch, took a drive in an
open carriage yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and the Prin..?
cesses Helena and Louisa took an airing in an open car-:
riage and four yesterday morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col.:
Bouverie, rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon.
The Queen had a dim:l(T party yesterday at Bucking:
bam Palace. The company included his Majesty the'
King of the Belgians, his Royal Highness the Duke de
Brabant, his Royal Highness the Count de Flandres, the
Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Leveson
Gower, his Excellency Monsieur and Madame Van de
Weyer. the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Aber-
deen, Viscount Clitden, Viscount Canning, Colonel the
Hon. Sir Edward Cust, Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. C. B.
and Mrs. Phipps, Monsieur Quetelet, the Chevalier RUA-
ner, Colonel de Moerkerke, Count Albert de Briey, and
Sir Robert Carswell.

The band of the Coldstream Guards attended during
dinner, and performed the following selection:—
Overture, " Waverley" Berlioz.
Waltz, " The Mandolina" ... Carl Buller.

Fantasia, " 1.13 Pro ph e te" Meyer beer.
Quadrille, " The Hibernian" ... Jullien.
Glee, " Blow, gentle Gales" ... Sir R. H. Bishop.
Polka, " Leila Rookh"
... Cooper.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by the Baroness do Speth, left town yesterday morning
fur Fregmore, near Windsor. ller Royal Highness re-
turned to her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, in
the afternoon.
A deputation from Hastings, consisting of the Mayor
of Hastings, Mr. Alderman Scrivens, and the Town
Clerk, hod an interview yesterday with Lord Seymour,
at thp
office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods
and Forests.
Grey yesterday, at the Home•office.
A deputation, consisting of the Hon. G. H. Cavendish,
M.P., Mr. Hubbersty, Mr. Percy, and Mr. Wray, jun.,
had an interview with the Commissioners of Railways
yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
Mr. Roebuck, M.P., had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday._

Nir.lCane, of Dublin, had an interview with the Com-
missioners IS Railways yesterday, at the Board of Trade.
Mr. Freesly bad an interview with the Chancellor of
yesterday, at his official residence in
tphdewnEtxucgti.:tqerueert..

CHEAP GAS IN THE CITY or LoNDON. Ye?ter
day the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company Bill passed
the Committee of the House of Lords without opposition.
After a three years' struggle, the old City Company have
agreed to amalgamate witu the new company upon terms by
which their wcilis and pipes will be taken for shares in the
amalgamated company,. to be valued at the pre.ent price of
iron and building material, of er making proper reduction
for wear and tear. The Bill, as passe:l, will I= ecu:e to the
public and the shareholders all the benefits the new company
was established to cooler. It is understnod that since the
reduction of price, the con umptiou of gas in the City has so
greatly increased that it will he quite sufficient to occupy
both lots of works and pipes.
THE AIPHADLTICAL HONOURS OP AN AUTHOR.--
In an advertisement of a sermon, which appears in the
Dublin Mail, the author (Rev. Mr. Carson) bas pinned to
his name, "MDABTCDFRCSICTPW." We
have, it is true, made the appendage more formidable by
takiibt away the full points; but it at best is a puzzle.--
Weekly News. [We tak- Mr. Carson to be a Doctor of Me-
dicine; Bachelor of Arts of Trinity College, Dublin; Feb
low of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland; and Chief
Trumpeter to the Prince of Wales 11—Gateshead Observer.

LITERATURE.
.
THE REIGN OF AVARICE. An Allegorical'
Satire. In Four Cantos. William Pickering.
Whoever has penned the volume here submitted to
our consideration has, we cannot but think, somewhat
unwisely, encumbered his satire with allegory. The
result has necessarily been the restricting of his
powers within a very narrow limit of comprehension,
insomuch that the book from its very manner cannot
by possibility obtain any extended popularity.
Allegory under all circumstances is the most perilous
style for a writer to adopt it he would achieve for him-
self any appreciable influence among the masses, or
secure even a moderately diffused reputation.
Even when clad in the gorgeous trappings
thrown around it by the halcyon-like imagination
of Spenser, it fails with the bulk of man-
kind to exercise a very powerful fascination. At-
tractive it undoubtedly is in the brief and graceful essay
of Addison, but even there it cannot always escape
from the danger of falling into unintended tedious-
ness. It r'quired indeed the vigorous and vitalizing
genius of Bunyan to develope it in its full perfection as
a means for disseminating the principles of the true
and the beautiful. Our satirist has, therefore, se-
lected a perilous course for the display of his abili-
ties, but in its employment, if he has evinced but little
judgment, he has revealed some humour and no small
ingenuity. As the title of the volume sufficiently in-
dicates, the year 1846 is apostrophized throughout as
the " Reign of Avarice." To every one, therefore,
who experienced either joy or sorrow in consequence
of the railway mania of those times, the four cantos
will present a variety of scarcely resistible objects of
curiosity. We like the independent manner in
which the satirist concludes his " Preface," saying—
" The anchor has now but to leave his work in the
hands of those whom it is intended to amuse. It will
nothing affect others, to know whether he had leisure or
was interrupted during its composition; whether there
were anxieties or ease; whether it was intensely pon-
dered, or rapidly sketched; whether ho thinks this or
that part wonderful, and would call attention to it; whe-
ther he implores mercy and forgiveness for trying to
please, or not; and whether he is in favour or against
making excuses and promises in a preface; for all this
information is commonly enough given, but the things
which it concerns may be readily surmised, in a greater
or less degree, of every man—that is to say, as to anxie-
ties, fears, hopes, and cares—whether he be a poet
or not."

Among the allegorical personages introduced in
the course of the work may be mentioned the good
Queen Nice, the Lord Keeper Law, Honour,
Avarice, Usury, Suspicion, Eborac, Cacocerdus,
Scrip, and the Ambassadors Truth and Conscience.
The scene is sometimes in Chrysepolis, or the Golden
City, and sometimes in the City of Speculation. As
a specimen of the author's style, we give the follow-
ing passage, in which the satirist recounts the appear-
ance of the principal warriors in the army marshalled
by Pen and Press :
" Here Tompora, Trimestris, Edinord
Move stately onward, each a potent lord;
. The first gigantic in diurnal might,
Armed at alt points, on duty day and night,
Capricious, great, observant of his name,
For speed and force of universal fame. ' •
The other twain pace on at greater length,
Judicial in their genius, and their strength,
Serve the same King, but general like oppose
Each other's plans, for public service foes.
Northern L'goigron, young Quotidian there,
Frown opposite intentions though the air—
Numeniseus, and his menad friends
Each to the court romantic lustre lends—
CNronicus Hebclomadt.lis, Atlas great,
And shining Sol attend in mailid state.
Mercurius swift, and rolling ()Ibis then
Met with Scrutator—Taurus, of bold ken;
There stern, oft harsh, Inquisitor behold,
Yet great in letters; and Vexillon old;
• And Chronicus, and calm Theates wise,
With Atherre3n grim, attract the eyes,
And Mimus' presence lends a glad surprise.
But Mimus' self may dread his glory's loss
When be shall dare to ridicule the cross." •

In the above paragraph the reader will easily
recognize the prominent organs of public opinion
among the London newspapers, such as the
Times, the Chronicle, the Sun, the Globe, the Dis-
putch, Punch, and others of our contemporaries. At
the close of the satiric allegory, Cacocerdus is stormed,
and the King, addressing the Trigonians (a people
who have returned to their allegiance) on the impiety
of their conduct, the virtues descend among the mul-
titude, and the forgivenness of heaven is pronounced
over the penitent. If ever effusion had moral, " The
Reign of Avarice" has one, but one, we fear, few will
be tempted to go in quest of among the quagniires,
and thickets, and other bewildering impediments of
allegory.