The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-19 00:00:00

labours, very seriously endangered his most valuable
life. It was difficult for him to describe the grief
with which he lisd received information to the
effect that the state of Sir J. Brooke's health
was such that his medical advisers had enjoined on him,
and es a matter of aleieltite necessity for the salvation
of his life, that he should immediately retire to Penang,
while they heel sidded that if that did not produce an
immediate improvenwnt in his condition he should re-
turn to England. The fact was that Sir J. Brooke had
never quite recovered from the fever he had taken at
Labuan in the year 18.18; and his recent exertions against
the band of pirates had further impaired his health in a
manner which seriously endangered his life. In con-
clusion, be (Earl Grey) should observe that he could not
but feel great pain a: finding that at the very time
when that most generous and public-spirited man was
risking his life and fortune fir objects of the greatest
benefit to humanity, he was accused in that House of
being a mere selfish sp!culator, who only sought to pro-
Mote his own interest, at a very heavy expense to the
country at large.— (Llear, hear.)
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said that ell that he
had stated with regard to Labuan, he had stated on the
authority of a blue book which had been presented to
the House a few weeks ago by the Noble Earl himself.
With respect to the coal of that island, he should remind
the Noble Earl that there vi as a great difference in the
prices of different qualities of coals, and that coals which
cost 335. a ton might be cheaper than coals which cost
only 20s. It was his impression after having found it
necessary to inquire into the subject, that for the pur-
pose of steam navigation the coal of the East, as far as
it had hitherto been discovered, was so inferior in
strength to the coal -of England, that it was, in fact,
practically dearer, although sold at a much lower price.
lie had, further, been led to the conclusion that there
was very great danger in supplying the coal of the East
for steam navigation, because it was peculiarly subject
to spontaneous combustion. He remembered having once
asked a commander en board a steamer what coal he used,
and on being told that it was the coal of Calcutta, he had
told him to take carp, for he would be on fire before he
came back, and that commander had told him on his re-
turn that those words had been realised, for the vessel
had actually taken fire by the spontaneous ignition of
the coals. It was well known that during the war in
China 500 tons of coals had been lost by spontaneous
combustion at Hong-Kong. He was , convinced that it
would be cheaper to export, on account of the Govern-
ment, coals from Wales to the East, than to purchase
the coal of the country. The Noble Earl had compared
Labuan to Singapore; but it should be remembered that
Singapore was on the high road to China, while Labuan
did not possess a similar advantage, and could not pos-
sibly be expected under any circumstances at present in
existence to enjoy an equal amount of prosperity. He had
not intended to eater into any matter connected with Sir
J. Brooke beyond what he should find absolutely neces•
sary in treating of the particular measure before the
House. He could candidly say of that gentleman that be
thought him a gallant romantic Englishman; but he be-
lieved that in his romance there was danger. Sir J.
Brooke appeared to entertain the idea that by using his
.own influence, and the influence of this country, in the
East, he would perform great services to humanity.
,But his (the Earl of Ellenborough's) opinion was, that
in that attempt he would fail, and would do great injury
to humanity. He was convinced, that however benevo-
lent might be the motives of Sir J. Brooke, that gentle-
man was so blindly devoted to his own ideas that it was
to be feared his efforts would be productive of much mis-
chief: He should say more, and express his belief, that
when the naval force of this country was brought to
Labuan, it would be used by Sir J. Brooke for carrying
out his own purposes, whether those purposes were good
or not. Notwithstanding that gentleman's most perfect
purity cf intention, he (the Earl of Ellenborough) could
not help thinking that his efforts would be productive,
not of good, but of great injury to humanity, and to the
interests of this country.
Earl GREY said that her Majesty's engineers had,
after actual trial, reported the coal of Labuan to be of a
very good description.
After a few words from Earl WALDEGRAVE,
The Bill was read a second time.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in fixing Thursday
next for the Committee on this Bill, observed that there
had only been 500 of those pirates killed in the attack,
and not 1,000, as stated by the Noble Earl opposite (the
Earl of Ellenborough.)

The Earl of ELCENIBOROUGH—But there had been
500 more killed in the jungle. He wished to take that
opportunity of asking whether the Admiralty had ex-
pressed any opinion with respect to that attack?
The Earl of MINTO said, that the Admiralty had
merely expressed their sense of the services of the men
engaged in the attack. It was not their practice to ex-
press any opinion with respect to the policy of such pro-
ceedings. _ _

The Bill was then ordered to be committed on Thurs•
day next; and the House adjourned.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The betting on the Chester Cup and Derby on the
course was marked by two or three important fluctuations.
For the Cup Essedarius was in great force throughout
the day, the last odds taken being 14 to 1. 14 to 1 was
offered apt Miss Ann, 1,000 to 60 agst Cossack, and 20
to 1 agst Chautrey. Ghillie Callum went back to 9to 1
iu the morning, but came again at night, and was
backed at 7 to 1, the takers offering to go on; 6 to 1
was laid against Bolingbroke, and 8 to 1 (taken freely)
against Mayors; offers to take 8 to 1 about Clincher,
and 1,000 to 60 about Voltigeur. The general prices at
the close stood as follows: