The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-31 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY.

The LORDS sat for a short time on Saturday, when the
Glass Duties Reduction Bill went through Committee.—
The Slave Trade ( Sardinia and Denmark) Bills, the Re-
gistration of Voters ( Ireland Bill), and a Bill for enabling
Grand Juries in Ireland to raise money by presentment for
building pids and quays, were brought up from the Commcns.
The Islington Market Bill was read a third time and passed.
In the CommoNsi, the Report of the Committee of Supply
was agreed to. The report, also, of the Oaths Abolition
Bill was received. The Shannon Navigation Improvement
Bill passed through Committee, after some discussion not
wholly devoid of interest. The Customs Duties Bill was read a
2d time, and the Report on Parochial Workhouse Bills was
brought up. The Stamp and Assessed Taxes Bill was read a3d
time. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER, in aspeech which
will be read with great interest, introduced a Bill bearing on
the subject of Irish tithes—the object of which was to obtain
the authority of the House for withholding legal proceedings
against such of the Irish Protestant clergy as are incapable of
repaying the instalment due on the million loan—taking the
term of the Bill to be the sth of April, and proposing that the
right should revive again in August, for the Crown to proceed.
The Lords' amendments to the Islington Market Bill were
then agreed to. From Dumfries a petition was presented for
the reform of the Irish Church. After the presentation of
various other potions the House adjourned.

His Excellency Don Miguel de Santa Maria, En-
voy from Mexico to the Court of Spain, and suite, embark
to-day, for Cadiz, in the Liverpool, one of the Peninsular
line-of-steam-packets, recently established by Messrs. 'Willcox
and Andersen. Lord Seaford also proceeds from Falmouth,
in the same vessel, to Lisbon, on a visit to his son, Lord
Howard de Walden.

On Thursday afternoon, as the Sylo (Woolwich
steamer) w s returning from Hungerford Market, a small
wherry wa served near Blackfriars-bridge to be in danger.
The gentleman in it, perceiving his situation, jumped into the
river, and not being able to swim went down immediately.
Dunbar (one of the crew), no sooner observed this than he
plunged in after him, and as the gentleman was going down
for the third time, caught him in his arms, and preserved him
from a watery grave. The passengers on board testified their
approbation of his praiseworthy and noble conduct by sub-
scribing amongst them upwards of 31.
HALLEY S COMET.—We are indebted to the
kindness of Professor Airy for the following interesting ac-
count of this remarkable body : The time of perihelion pas-
, sage calculated by M. de Pontecoulant in November 7 ; the
observations of right ascension would correspond better with
the time of perihelion passage November 10, and those of de-
clination would be best represented by supposing the time
of perihileon, passage November 16. The latter determi-
nation is liable to a much smaller error than the former; and
we may probably, with much confidence, fix on Nov. 15, as
the day when the comet will be nearest to the sun. On that
supposition the comet will be nearest to the earth about Oc-
tober 11, and its distance will then be less than one-fourth of
the sun's distance. For the first ten days of October, the comet
will not set to this country ; and on the 6th or 7th of October
it will probably be seen within the square formed by the four
principle stars of the Great Bear, or Charles' Wain. The
yet imperfect observations make it impossible to predict' its
place at present with greater accuracy. It is remarkable
that, from the accounts of all the observers, the comet at pre-
sent exhibits no tail ; in all its former appearances it is de-
scribed as having a tail of considerable length. There is, how-
ever, reason to believe that all comets diminish in splendour
on each successive appearance. The comet is only visible at
present with a telescope of at least six inches aperture. The
near agreement of the observed time of re-almearance with
the predicted time (the error not exceeding nine days in 75
years), must be considered as astonishing proof of the accu-
racy which has been introduced into astronomical calculations.
The neglect of the most trifling disturbing cause would have
many times increased this error, as is evident from the circum-
stance that the periodic time of this comet has once been in-
creased more than a year by the attraction of the planets. The
nearness of the agreement also proves that there is no un-
known planet of great bulk (as has sometimes been suspected)
near which the comet has passed. The next inquiry among
astronomers will be—what is the cause of the trifling disarrree-
ment which exists? It is probable that it is entirely due to
small errors in the observations at former appearances.—Cam-
bridoe Chronicle:

CARLOW MURDER.----The examination of the men
accused of the murder of Mr. Walsh, on the information of
the girl Rooney, commenced on Wednesday, at three o'clock;
and enotih-hit; already transpired to prove-that the charge is
without foundation.—Dublin Register.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

(RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE HOUSE OF Li:4MM)

Fie is prosing ; Who is prosing ?
Kenyon, g the dull,
While before him Brougharii s i +l4w,
Solemn as the Great Mogul.
!le is rsttinF ; Who is ratting?—
Berkeley's i•e;M.11171!41n4e4 Lord,
With one hand Reformers pattitigi
While his other grasps the sword.
He is iiiihnite ;i Who is punning ?
Alvanley, O'Conneii's Ott,
As if a joke could stop a dunning,
Or turn out a Cabinet.
He is haindng ; Who is bouncing?--
Lyndhurst, thrice-apostate recr,
Every man and thing denouncing,
Judas-like, he once held dear.
He is canting; Whd 1a ennting?—
He who thinks himself a Pdffg
London, slily covenanting,
With the Duke for—Cantuar !"
He is bleating; Who is bleating?—
Calves-head Law, while Phillpetts, he,
Just by way of kindred greeting,
Bleats an answering symphony.
He is raving ; Who i 3 raving ?
Winchelsea, with rage intense,
Bruising Priscian's head, and braving
All the frowns of common sense.
He is blundering; Who is blundering ?
Clumber's Duke, that we may see,
In spite of all his noisy thundering,
How thick a great Lord's skull can be I
He is coming ; Who is coming ?
John Bull, like some giant tall,
To put down this d—d hum-drumming
Of Duke, Baron, Earl, and all I 1

4 The signature of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

CORPORATION REFORM BILL.

MEETING—(THIS DAY.)
A meeting of the parishioners of the parish of St. James's,
Westminster, took place this day at Willis's Rooms, I3re►ver-
street, Golden-square.
WILLIAM A. BECKET, Esq., took the Chair, and stated the
objects of the meeting, which were to petition the House of
Commons, praying it not to pass the Municipal Corporation
Bill in its present mutilated state. The following letters
were read by the Chairman :
" Wrotham Park, Aug. 30.
" DEAR SIR,—I have received your letter only this moment. I
cannot be in town to attend the House of Commons before six or
seven o'clock to-morrow. If I was in town sooner, I must attend
a meeting in the Tower Hamlets. lam afraid the Bill must be
rejected—it is so mutilated that it cannot be made,even by a confe-
rence of the two Houses, acceptable to the people of England.
" I am, faithfully yours,
" G. BYNG."
" Dear Sir—The death of Lady Georgiana North, my niece,
makes it impossible for me to attend a public meeting.
" I remain your's, in haste,
" St. James's-street, Aug. i 7. " F. BURDETT."
Mr. EvAisrs, in moving the first resolution, hoped the people
would continue to agitate until they had obtained their just
rights, which 100 or 150 individuals attempted to keep from
them. The pressure from without had obtained for the people
the Reform Bill, and as they had been taught that valuable
fact, he hoped they would profit by it.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. LAw•Foxn, and carried
unanimously,—
" That this meeting views the Municipal Corporation Bill, passed
by the Commons House of Parliament, as a national improvement,
and deeply regrets that the mutilations thereof, by the mis-called
amendments of the House of Lords, have destroyed its most bene-
ficial enactments ; and that, therefore, the House of Commons be
entreated not to accede to any amendments made by the Lords
which may have the effect of rendering the Bill less efficient."
Mr. STEWART moved the second resolution. If Political
Unions were established in every town, city, and village, the
House of Lords only was to blame for resisting the just de-
mands of the people. Earl Grey had suppressed these Unions
on a former occasion, by the introduction of wise and liberal
measures ; and that was the only course which would conciliate
the people.—( Cheers. )
The resolution, which was to the effect that a petition be
presented, in the course of this evening, to the House of
Commons, expressive .of the opinions of the meeting, was
seconded by Mr. STORK, and carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which was carried una-
nimously.
Mr. EWEN moved the third resolution, expressive of the con-
fidence of the meeting in Lord Melbourne and the rest of his
Majesty's Ministers, and returning its best thanks for their con-
sistent and manful conduct during the late important debate.
Mr. CATTERMO.LE seconded the resolution. The resolution
was also carried amid loud cheers.

Mr. KEMP in moving that a copy of the foregoing reso-
lution should be transmitted to Lord Melbourne, took occa-
sion to compliment his Lordship on the important stand
he had made, and to state, that unless he was backed by the
people, he never could carry through so great a measure as
the Municipal Reform Bill. The Corporations were the
means by which the Tories had forged the tools which made
the chains by which the people were bound.—( Cheers.)
The House of Lords ought, in his opinion, to yield to the
voice of the people ; but they never would do so as long as
they had the Supplies. How had so many Tories been re-
turned to the present House of Commons ? Why, by the Corpo-
ration Funds. It was true, the Corporations did not exactly
say, we will give you so much for your votes, but the Corpo-
rations had such things as charity funds at their command,
and they said if you do not give your vote such a way, you shall
have none of them.—( Cheers.) Lord Melbourne and the
rest of his Majesty's Ministers, had very little interest in the
Bill, and all they had brought it forward for was the public
good.—( Cheers.) He would again remind the Meeting, that
it only rested with the people to have the Bill law.
Mr. BRAMNER seconded the resolution, which was carried
unanimously.
The address having been ' agreed to, and a vote of thanks
having been carried to the Chairman, the meeting separated.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TIVELVE O'CLOCK.

New Brunswick Papers to August 2, have been received at
the North and South American Coffee-house. They arc chiefly
filled with English news. _

CROWN LAND DEPARTMENT.—The following notice ap
peared in the last number of the Royal Gazette :
" Several persons having applied for five years berths upon
ground licensed to others for one year, the following is pub-
lished for the information of all concerned :—' Memorandum
-Applications for licenses to cut timber, will be extended to
five years' berths, if made before the Ist of October next ;
and, if not then applied for, petitions for five years' occupa-
tions will be received and complied with, subject only to the
timber then under license, as no increase or extension of li-
cense will be permitted to those persons who do not avail
themselves of the privilege of securing the ground for fire
years, agreeably to the existing regulations.'"
Arrivals this morning :—Two French mails, two Ostend,
one Dutch, one Hamburg ; with one arrival of ship, letters
from Honduras.

The Journal du Commerce of Antwerp, received this
morning, states, that according to letters from Kalisch of the
19th inst., the Emperor of Russia had arrived there on the
above date.