The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-31 00:00:00

- -TITE SUN, LON DON -,-:-TIT UR SIDAY, DECEM-11E-R--34_ 1535..

Member for Oldham, aged 73. The writings of .Cobbett
are more numerous thatrthose of any modern author. In
the course of his active and eventful life he had -embraced
every shade of politics. From 1794 to 1803 he was the
supporter of Pitt—from 1803 to 1805, be was the adhe-
rent of Poi and the Whigs-rfrom-1805 to 1817 he was a
Radical-1-in 1818 he became a Republican and the reviler
of all his former principles- and associates, and just before
his death he appeared to. be on the eve of retrograding to
his first political principles.
'23. The motion of Sir Wm. Follett in Committee on the
Municipal Bill, " that the rights preserved to freemen by
the Reform Bill be continued," was rejected by a majority
of 278 to 232.

24. Zulamacarreguy, the celebrated leader of the Car-
lists in the north of Spain, died of a wound received in an
attack on Bilboa.
25. An action was brought- in the Court of Common
Pleas, by the Rev. Mr. Birch, Rector of St. John's, HaCk-
ney, against the Rev. Mr. Neale, his Curate, for criminal
conversation with his wife, when the Jury gave a verdict
for the.plaintiff, with 2001. damages.
Mr. Wakley's motion for the pardon of the convicted
Dorchester labourers • was lost by a majority of 308 -to 82.
26. Lord Morpeth obtained leaVe to bring in a Bill for
the better regulation of Ecclesiastical Revenues, and the
promotion of- religious and \moral instruction in Ireland.
M.r. Matthews; the comedian, died at Devonport,
aged 59.- . .
29. 'Joseph Manton, the well-known gun-maker, died at
his house at Maida-hill, aged 70.
-- Serious disturbances' broke out at Great Birchin,
Norfolk, in consequence of the New Poor Law Bill. The
military were called out, and the riot was suppressed
without loss of life,

14. The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought forward
the Budget. Affergoing into long details of-the-.income
and expenditure for the year, he calculated on a surplus of
about 200,000/., after reducing the ditty on glass and spirit
licenses. - These reductions to commence on the 10th of
October, .1835,
20. The Irish Tithe Bill was read a second time in the
House of Lords without a division.
On the same evening Colonel Fairman was ordered
to be committed to Nowgate for a breach of privilege. He
contrived, however, to keep out of the way till the end of
,the Session.

21. Mr. E. L. Bulwer brought forward a. motion for the
reduction of the stamp duty on newspapers. The motion
was opposed by the Chancellor, of the Exchequer, and
finally withdrawn. _ _ v _ .

24. The House of Lords in Committee on the Irish
Tithe Bill, rejected the appropriation clauses by a majority
of 138 to 41.

28. The Municipal Corporation Bill passed the Lords,
after a division, on the motion of the Earl of Wincbilsea,
to throw it out.

Died at Brixton-hill, Sir William Rlizard, aged 93.
29. The Bill relative to the French Press was passed in
the Chamber of Deputies, by a'majority of 226 to 153, and.
11 days afterwarls, it passed the House of Peers by a ma-
jority of 101 to 20, received the Royal assent, and became
the law of the land. •

31.. A. long discussion took place in the Commons, on
the amendinents made by the Lords to the Municipal Bill.
-- Lord Hill published a General Order, yeremptorily
forbidding the attendance of officers or soldiers at Orange
Lodges, by whomsoever or wherseever held.