The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1835.

tection. The Slave owners of Demerara are notorious
for-their want of sympathy with the sufferings of their
enslaved fellow-creatures.

In connexion with the Metropolitan Police Return,
from which we lately had the satisfaction of concluding,
that a decrease of offences in the places to which its sur-
veillance extends had taken place, we would point atten-
tion to some further details drawn from the same official
source. - The first fact we notice is the number of
captions for drunkenness, amounting to 19,719, and
of these nearly 11,000 were_ committed by the Magis-
trates. Temperance Societies are formed elsewhere
with satisfactory' results : what reason exists against
their establishment here, in the focus of dis-
sipation and drunkenness ? We should be glad
to see Temples to Temperance take the place of Gin
Palaces. The present price of the poison called gin,
operates on the poorer classes in the nature of a pre-
mium to drunkenness, and we feel persuaded that if
no such premium and incentive had been spread
out for them—if no such temptation—no such tax-
trap had been set by the EXchequer—we should long
ago have witnessed the same approach to sobriety
which now so generally prevailS amongst the wealthier
class of society. Of " unfortunate women" the com-
mitments during the last year have been 1,360, and'
the number taken into _custody amounts to 3,699.
This amount of crime and misery presents a fright-
ful feature in our social system. The extent of pros-
titution is, we think, perhaps partly referable to an
idle, pensioned, pampered—and therefore vicious and
degraded aristocracy. At the West-end of the town
there , are entire districts almost wholly occupied by
the victims of seduction, and there is scarcely a
street in the regions which the aristocracy delight to
honour, in which a family can take a house, without
the risk of finding a courtezan their next-door neigh-
bour. If this picture of London libertinism be true
to fact, and that it is, few residents at the West-
end will deny, the great moral lesson is yet to
be learned by the most moral nation in Europe.
A more cheering prospect is found in the diminution
of burglaries, there being, according to the return, but
two commitments, during the whole year, and ring-
dropping, once so general, numbers only one offender.
What gas has done in the prevention of the former
crime, the " march of mind". has . perhaps accom-
plished for those who, but for the general enlighten-
nzent, would perhaps have become dupes to ring-
droppers. The return does not give the number of com-
mitments for thimble-rigging. This omission is occa-
sioned perhaps by a deferential respect to the Return
brought up last' Session by Lord STANLEY.

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY).

COVENT GAR.

There was a good supply to thi;
was dull at nearly last week's pric
s. d. to s. d.
Potatoes (cwt.) 2 0 5 0
Cauliflowers '2 0 3 0
Ca'SJages, White (12) 0 0 0 0
Ditto iced 1 6 5 0
Ditto Savoy
Endive 1 0 2 0
Horse. Hadish(hundte) 2 6 4 0
3rocoli 0 6 1 0
Celery • 0 9 1 6
Carrots 1213anclies) 3 0 6 0
Turnips
CJleworts or Greens 1 6 3 0
Leeks 1 0 1 6
For. Grapes (per lb.) 0 t 3 2 0
English, Forced .
SpalC:dl

DEN MARKET.
is morning's market, but the trade

!es: --

s. d to s. d.
Spinach (half-sieve) 0 0 8
'Apples 2 0 5 0
Onions for pickling 0 0 0 0
Onions 1 0 2 0
IlSweet Oranges (100) S (1 14 0
Seville Oranges 9 0 16 0
Lcmuns 5 0 14 0
Walnuts
Span. Chesnuts (peck) 4 0 6 0
French ditto
French Walnuts 0 0 0 0
Spanish tiazteinits
Brazilian Nuts 2 0 4

Small Sallatl

Pine Apples (lb.) 5 0 10 C
Filberts 0 0 0 0

t per Load of 36 Trusses. )
RLAND.

HAY MARKETS.—(A
CU MBE:
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £4 5 to .£1 10
New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0
Useful Old Ditto 4 15 5 5
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay
Clover Ha, 4 10 5 10
Oat Straw.... ......... £1 10 to .C.l 181 Wheat Straw 2 0 2 5

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SMITHFIELD.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ....''41— 0 to .C 4 5
New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0
Useful Old Oitto
4 15 5 0
Fine Upland Meadow and, Rye-grass Hay
.t.r a.t. tine .t.0...t25
5151
Wheat Straw 2 7 210 Generally ~ . • 415 sl°
io.laotvSertraHway...(.e. ..

PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY.

In the House of Lords Viscount CANTERBURY took the
oaths and his seat. Petitions for and against a grant for
more Church-room in Scotland were presented. The Earl
of ROSEBERY and Lord BROUGHAM were both of opinion
that to agree to the prayer of the petitions would increase
the existing discord of the -country. The Witnesses' In-
demnity Bill was read a second time.
In the Commons a petition against the Imprisonment
for Debt Bill, from the LORD MAYOR and Common Coun-
cil of London, was presented by the Sheriffs. Sir T.
CAMPBELL stated that some of the objections made to the
Bill would be obviated in Committee. A clause was con-
templated by which book-debts were placed on the same
footing as debts on bonds and bills ; and another clause
allowed composition between creditors and debtors, with-
out the lawyers' intervention. Sir R. VYVYAN presented
a petition against appropriating the surplus revenues of the
Irish Church. Mr. O'DwYER truly described the petition
as a tissue of mis-statements. Some conversation took
place respecting the alleged expense and time for making
out the return of the manner in which the million sterling
given to the Irish Clergy was, disposed of. The Chairman
of the Drogheda Election dommittee complained of the
absence of Sir ROGER GRESLEY. The Tory Member sud-
denly m:.:de his appearance, and occasioned much merri-
ment by pleading the heat of the Ho use as his excuse. It
was understood that the House would allow the Navy Esti-
mates to be brought forward on Monday. Tile House
then resolved itself into Committee. Mr. FINCH opposed
the measure, as did also Mr. A. JOHNSTONE. Mr. S.
CRAivronD supported it on the principle of justice. Sir
R. BATESON and Lord CASTLEREAGH were both against
" appropriation." Mr. WYSE and Dr. BOWRING spoke in
favour of it. Mr. SHAW was entirely against it. At one
o'clock the debate was adjourned.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

NOTICES of MOTIONS and ORDERS of the DAY, which
now stand in the Order Book for the Ensuing Week.
MONDAY, APRIL 6.—ORDERS OF TIIE DAY.
1. Public Carriages (Metropolis) Bill—Second reading.
2. Dissenters' Marriages Bill—Second reading.
3. Church Establishmen (Ireland)—Committee thereupon.
4. Colonial Passengers Bill—Committee.
5. Supply—Committee.
6. Ways and Means—Committee.
7. Mutiny Bill—Committee.
8. Marine Mutiny Bill—Committee.