The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-01 00:00:00

MAY.

1. Accounts were received of the death of Richard Lander,
at Fernando Po, on the 2d of February, in consequence of an
attack made on him and his party by the natives, on the Nunn
river. . .

Three French sailors were killed at Toulon, in the Ad-
miral's ship, the Suffrein, by a cannon-ball, shot from an
American frigate in the roads, when firing a salute in honour
of Louis Philip. Nine large shot from the same vessel struck
other ships. The accident was believed to have happened from
mistake, but the French sailors thought otherwise, and were
greatly excited against the Americans.
2. A riot broke out at Frankfort, and five of the populace
were killed by the troops.
5. A statement was published, from which it appeared that
the number of Admirals deceased since the last promotion in
1830, is 53, and the reduction of the half-pay to officers
amounts in consequence to 331. 19s. 6d. per diem.
Mr. D. W. Harvey moved for an Address to the King to
revise the pension list. lhe motion was rejected by a majo-
rity of 390 to 141. Mr. Strutt moved an amendment for a
Committee of Inquiry, which was also rejected by a majority
of 311 to 230. _

A large meeting of Trades' Unionists was held at Man-
chester, when a petition to the House of Commons was agreed
to. The persons who attended it conducted themselves m the
most peaceable manner.
6. The Irish Tithe Bill was read a second time in the Com-
mons, by a majority of 248 to 52.
Another affray took place between the populace and
troops of Frankfort, and the city was occupied, in consequence,
by Prussian and Austrian troops.
7. A return made to the House of Commons states the ex-
pense of the Militia and Yeomanry, since 1816, to have been
8,451,754/. The expense for last year was 222,173/.
Mr. Brougham's Registry of Deeds' Bill was thrown
out in the Commons by a majority of 161 to 45.
9. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved resolutions for
the reduction of the Four per Cent. Annuities. The amount
of that stock was 11,000,0001., and the saving to the public
would be about 53,000/. a year.
The Poor Law Bill was read a second time in the Com-
mons by a majority of 319 to 20.
The Earl of Burlington died at his house in Piccadilly,
in his 81st year.
A decisive battle was gained by the troops of Don Pedro,
on the heights of Thomar, over those of Don Miguel. Two
days after they entered Santarem, which had been evacuated
by Don Miguel. Don Miguel and Don Carlos finally em-
barked in British vessels, the former for Italy, and the latter
for England. A convention was entered into with Don Mi-
guel by which he is to receive from Portugal an income of
15,000/. a year, and enjoy the rank of Prince of the Blood,
and in return engages to give up the Crown jewels, never to
return to any part of the Peninsula, or any way concur in
disturbing its tranquillity.
15. A motion of Mr. Tennyson for shortening the duration
of Parliaments was rejected by a majority of 235 to 185.

16. The Lord Chancellor introduced a Bill to correct the
abuses of pluralities and non-residence in the Church of Eng-
land and Ireland.

The infant son of King Leopold died, aged 10 months.
18. Mr. Jeffrey was created a Judge of Session, and Mr.
Murray, member for Leith, succeeds him as Lord Advocate.
19. A report presented to the King of the French respect-
ing the state of schools in France, was published. It appears
that since 1808, when normal schools were instituted by Buona-
part, and up to 1828, not more than three had been established.
In 1834 the number was 62 in full activity and 15 in prepara-
tion. The number of pupils attending them were 1,944.
Out of the 37,187 communes, 20,961 had taxed themselves
voluntarily for the purpose of establishing parish schools.
The number of boys' schools in 1832 amounted to 31,420, and
in 1833 to 33,695, and in the winter of the latter year the
total number of boys attending these schools was 1,654,828.
20. Lafayette died at Paris in the 77th year of his age. M.
Dupin, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, announced
the event to the Members, and a deputation was appointed to
attend the funeral. Great crowds assembled on the occasion,
but no disturbance took place.
The Queen Regent of Spain issued a general amnesty,
and a decree for assembling the Cortes on the 24th July.
21. An interesting report was published of the extent to
which smuggling is carried on between France and England.
It was calculated that in 1826 not less than two millions of
kilogrammes (about 45,000 cwt.) of English manufactures
were smuggled into France through the Netherlands by means
of dogs. Dogs had been taken by the Custom-house officers
with burdens valued at from 800 to 1,200 francs (321. to 481.)
each. It appears that between 1820 and 1830, 40,278 of these
smuggling dogs had been destroyed, and 120,834 francs
(4,8331.) had been paid as premiums for their destruction, but
the trade was nevertheless on the increase. The amount of
duties evaded by the smuggling of French goods to England
in 1831, was calculated at 800,0001. This is exclusive of
tobacco, of which great quantities are imported without pay-
ing duty.
22. A motion for the repeal of the stamp duty on news-
papers was rejected in the Commons by a majority of 90 to
53. A motion for the appointment of authentic reporters had
the same fate.

24. The Session of the French Chambers closed.

27. Mr. Ward brought forward a motion for reducing the
temporal possessions of the Church of Ireland, and appropri-
ating the surplus to State purposes. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer, when expected to answer Mr. Ward's statements,
rose and informed the House, that in consequence of commu-
nications which he had received since the commencement of
the discussion, he found it necessary to move the adjournment
of the House till the 2d of June. These communications re-
lated to the resignation of Mr. Stanley, Sir James Graham,
the Earl of Ripon, and the Duke of Richmond, whose places
in the Cabinet were afterwards filled up respectively by Mr.
S. Rice, Lord Auckland, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Mar-
quis of Conyngham.
By a decision of the General Assembly of the Church
of Scotland, an important change was effected in the exercise
of Church patronage in that country. Lord Moncrieff, a
Judge of Session, moved that no person shall be appointed to
a living who is disapproved of by a majority of the heads of
families in communion with the Church, and the motion was
carried by a majority of 184 to 138.
28. Don Pedro issued a Decree abolishing all convents and
monasteries in Portugal ; and shortly after another Decree
abolishing the privileges of the Oporto Wine Company.
29. According to returns published, the population of the
kingdom of Naples and Sicily is 7,490,557. The number of
paupers is smaller in proportion than in England and France.
Lord Wodehouse, father of the House of Peers, died at
his seat in Norfolk, in the 94th year of his age.