The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-11 00:00:00

FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Lord BROUGHAM wished to put a question to the Noble
Duke at the head of the Foreign Department. Two most
important events had occurred within a very short time—the de-
cease of the Emperor of Austria, and the movement of a fleet
of six or eight sail of the line from Malta. He wished to
know what course his Majesty's Government intended to pur-
sue in consequence ? It was of great consequence that we
should have at the Court of St. Petersburgh as Ambassador at
the present time, a person of great talent and experience, and
he ( Lord Brougham) had no doubt that his Majesty's Govern-
ment must see the propriety of filling up the vacancy which had
for some time existed ; and he was desirous of knowing whe-
ther the appointment which it had been rumoured existed, had
really taken place ? Now he was on his legs, he might be
permitted to express a wish that his Majesty's Government
would, on the decease of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of
Austria, press upon the Government of that country that which
he believed the general feeling of the people would approve,
and which, he would say, it was the duty of that Government
to attend to—certain he was it was consistent with justice,
with humanity, and, he would add, because it was his conscien-
tious belief, with sound policy and wisdom, as regarded their
own individual interest,—he repeated, be trusted his Majesty's
Ministers would impress upon the Court of his Imperial Ma-
jesty, who succeeded to that Crown, to mitigate the rigour and
punishment which had existed during the last 17 years, in-
flicted upon a class of men the most able, the most intelligent,
the most accomplished, and who were the ornament of the
country.
The Duke of WELLINGTON was sure that the Noble
Lord could not anticipate any definitive answer as to the
course Government intended to pursue, after the expiration of
so short a period since the death of the Emperor of Austria.
With respect to the latter question of the Noble Lord, he
had only to say that as soon as the weather permitted, the
Noble Marquis with whom the interests of this country were
instrustecl at the Court of Russia would leave London for that
country. He could assure the Noble and Learned Lord that
no grave matter was connected with the removal of his Ma-
jesty's fleet, as regarded this country and the Court of St.
Petersburgh. He had no reason to believe that any cause for
such an apprehension existed, or that any such might arise
hereafter.

Lord ELL ENBOROUGH gave notice, that on Thursday
next he should move the second reading of the Indian Govern-
ment Indemnity Bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the first reading of
a Bill for amending the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery
in cases of contempt, and also to amend the laws relating to
infants and femmes covert.—Read a first time.
Mr. JERVIS brought up the Chester Criminal Bill, after
which the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARcii 10.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at three o'clock.
MALT TAX.

Sir C. BURRELL presented a petition from Lewes in
kvour of a Labour Rate Bill, of a similar nature to that of
last year, and praying for the repeal of the Malt Tax. The
petition was signed by some of the most respectable proprie-
tors of land in the place.
The SPEAKER suggested to lion. Members, whose names
were on his list, the propriety of abstaining from presenting
their petitions, if they did not relate to the debate which was
coming on that evening—the Malt Tax.—( Cheers.)
Mr. HODGES presented a great number of petitions from
various places in the county of Kent, praying for a total repeal
of the Malt Tax.—They were ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. PLUM PT RE also presented petitions on the same
subject, from places in Kent.
Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition from Newark,
for a repeal of the Malt Tax.
The Earl of DARLINGTON presented a petition, signed
by 3,140 inhabitants of Salop, praying for a Repeal of the
Malt Tax, and that no infringement should be made on the
Corn Laws, the continuance of which they deem essential to
their (the petitioners') very existence.
A great number of similar petitions were presented by several
Members from places in Surrey, Somerset, Kent, &c., all of
which were ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. FIELDEN presented a similar petition from the Bo-
rough of Oldham.
Mr. COBBETT said, that if the Malt Tax were taken off,
some other tax must be laid on ; and it was a matter of sur-
prise to him, that out of 658 Members, not one could be found
who could discover where some saving might be made. He
humbly thought he could do so himself.—( Hear, hear.)
But whether another tax was laid on or not—whether a
property tax, or whatever tax it might be—no tax could
be more injurious than the Malt Tax. A property tax
was so much money taken out of the pockets of the
poor--it was laid on the rich, in the first instance, but it
fell on the poor. Every one must allow this. The Malt Tax
certainly had innumerable evils attached to it, so many that it
would take a whole day to detail them. He applauded the
sentiments of his constituents, and gave his most cordial support
to the petition.
The petition was then laid on the table.
Mr. COBBETT then presented a petition from Manches-
ter, signed by 4,000 inhabitants of that town, praying for the
repeal of the Malt Tax, and three similar petitions from pa-
rishes in Norfolk. The Hon. Member expressed a hope that
the majority on that side of the House would not be separated
upon this question.
Lord G RIM STON E presented a petition from Hitchen, in
Hertfordshire, to the same effect. _ _

Col. L YGON presented a similar petition from the county
of Lincoln.

Mr. G. BERKLEY presented petitions from Fetherstone
and other places in the county of Gloucester, signed by up-
wards of 3,180 inhabitants of that county, in favour of the
repeal of the Malt Tax.
The Marquis of CH AND 0 S presented 40 petitions from
different places in the counties of Buckingham and Bedford,
signed by upwards of 5,000 persons, praying for the repeal of
the Malt Tax. _ _

Mr. HANDLEY presented similar petitions from different
parishes in the county of Lincoln.
Mr. GORING presented similar petitions from parishes in
Sussex.

Sir J. A STL E Y presented petitions from Holt, and several
other places, to a similar effect.
Lord ALFORD presented petitions from Leicester, and
several other places, against the Malt Tax.
Mr. CURTEIS presented similar petitions from Battle,
and twenty-three parishes in the county of Sussex.
Mr. PELHAM presented similar petitions from parishes in
the county of Lincoln, signed by upwards of 3,500 persons.
DISSENTERS.

Mr. WILK S presented a petition from a large body of
Dissenters residing in the parish of St. Peter, in the borough
of Wallingford, against the Church Rates. The petitioners
stated that at a late meeting in that parish, those persons in
favour of the Church Rates had been in a minority of two to
one, and that, therefore, they prayed that this Honourable
House would abolish this grievous impost.
ROYAL BURGHS, SCOTLAND.

Sir JOHN CAMPBELL presented a petition from the
Royal Burghs of Scotland, praying that a proper symem
might be introduced for the proper regulation of the funds
arising from the Northern Lights.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
Sir JOHN CAMPBELL presented a petition from the
Prisoners confined in tha Marshalsea Four Courts, Dublin,
praying for the abolition of imprisonment for debt in that
county.