The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-22 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

ITALY.

The Roman Journal of the 12th instant contains
•
the following :
" In the evening of the 10th the Pope proceeded from
the Cathedral of Velletri to the Palace of the Legation,
which had been magnificently fitted out by Cardinal
Macchi, the Bishop and Legate, for the reception of his
illustrious guest. The square being occupied by an
immense multitude of people, his Holiness placed
himself at a balcony and bestowed his benediction
on the assistants, who received it with the live-
liest acclamations. The Pope was met at Velletri
by General Baraguay d'Hilliers, who had repaired thither
to present him his homage. In the course of the even-
ing the Holy Father received a number of deputations
and personages of the town and province, and several
persons who had arrived from Rome, amongst whom were
the Prince of Palestrina, commander of the Noble Guards,
and Prince Altieri, captain in the same corps. Until we
can publish the particulars of the reception experienced by
the Pope in the different localities which he traversed,
we are happy to inform those who doubled the spirit
that animated the people that that spirit has undergone
no alteration, that it is eminently Pontifical, and that
the factious or deluded individuals were very few com-
pared with the immense majority of the faithful. The
French arid Roman troops lino the squares and
streets leading from the Church of Lateran to the Va-
tican. The edifices and houses are tastefully deco-
rated. The people are running wherever they hope the
Better to see and greet the Holy Father, their august
Sovereign. Illuminations are everywhere preparing.
• Half-past 4 r.m —His Holiness our Lord Pope Pius
IX. has happily entered Rome, at 4 o'clock, amidst the
acclamations and exaltations of the Romans and fo-
reigners, who thronged the great square of Lateran."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Lord LANGDALEIKin the absence of the Lord Chancel-
lor), took his seat on the Woolsack shortly before Five
?clock.
Lord BLANTYRE took the oaths and his seat as one of
the representative Peers for Scotland.
SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL.

This Bill went through Committee after a short dis.
cussion, and was ordered to be reported.

PETITION'S.

The Earl of HARE WOOD presented petitions from
various parts of Yorkshire in favour of a moderate duty

on corn.

• Lord REDESDALE presented petitions from varloul
places against Sunday labour in the Pest-office. '
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
Chichester inlivour cf the.clainis of the atsistant-sur-
geonfl in the navy ;, also several 'petitions against Post-
Office liibour on Sunday.
AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION. •
Lerd'MONTEAGLE, "after presenting several peti-i
tkonB; nslieJ the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the'
quoiiidn'of'which be had 0-,iveri notice, ne,mely,"wheiher
any further dispatches had been received from New
South Wales and Western Australia on the subject of
the proposed change of the constitution of those pro-
vinces; and whether it is the intention of the Govern-
ment to recommend any Bill for forming a new consti-
tution for those provinces without the production of
further infurreation on the subject.
Earl GREY stated that when the Bill came up from
the Houso of Commons he would state what course the
Government intended to pursue. As yet he had not
received any information from New South Wales or
Western Australia other than that which was already
before Parliament.

Afer some observations from Lord STANLEY and
Lord MONTEAGLE the Subject dropped.
IMPORTATION 01? SHEEP AND CATTLE.

The Duke of RICHMOND moved, pursuant to no-
tice, for the appointment of a Select Committee to in-
Tare into the operation of an Act to prohibit the im-
portation of sheep, cattle, and other animals for the pur-
pose of preventing the introduction of contagious or in-
tectious diseases (11 and 12 Vict., c. 105), with a view
of rendering its provisiOns more efficient than at present.
As he understood his Noble Friend did not intend to op-
pose the motion, he would not detain their Lordships;
and he would, to show that he did not intend this motion
to be of n party character, leave the nomination of thf
Committee to his Noble Friend.

The motion was then agreed to.
IRISH POOR-LAW COMMITTEE.
On the motion of the Marquis of WESTMEATII, the
Committee to inquire into the allegations contained in
the petition from Carrick•on-Shannon, presented on
Friday, was nominated.
SCHOOLS DISTRICTS CONTRIBUTIONS BILL.
On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE
this Bill passed through Committee.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at five minutes before
Pour o'Clock.

PETITIONS.

Mr. G. DUNCAN presented a petition from the
Conventio❑ of Royal Burghs of Scotland, held at Edin-
burgh a few days ago, against the Public Health (Scot-
land) Bill; also a petition from the Presbyterian Con-
grevation of Broughty Ferry against Sunday labour in
tlw:Post-nffice.

Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY presented a petition from
Bolton, praying (inter &La) for the abolition of the
Irish Church Establishment.

Mr. WILLCOX presented a petition from the mem-
bers of the Socif,ty of Friends, at Southampton, pray-
ing :for the Abolition cf church rates; also a petition
from the same place, praying for the cessation of Sunday
labour in the Post-office.

Sir H. WILLOUGHBY presented a petition from
Evesham praying for ;the cessation of Sunday labour in
the Post-office.

Lord 11.0THAM presented :similar petitions from
places in the East Riding of the county of York.
Mr. ELLIOT presented a petition in favour of the
Ten Hours Bill from a place inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from the
Spilebury board, of guardians praying for the reduction
of the salaries of poor-law officers, in consequence of
the agricultural distress in that part of the country; also
a petition from Gainsborough, agreed to at a public
meeting, complaining of agricultural distress.—(" Hear,
hear," from the Protectionists.)
Mr. FAIRER presented a petition from Stockton-
upon-Tees against the Secular Education Bill.
Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from Salop pray-
ing for the abolition cf church-rates.
Mr. CROWDER presented petitions from Liskeard,
one praying for the abolition of capital punishments, and
another praying that no more licences may be granted to
beer shops in that town.

Mr. SITAR MAN CRAWFORD presented a petition
from Lisburne against the Landlord and Tenant Bill.
Mr. Y. SCROPE presented a similar petition from
Tipperary.
Mr. COBDEN presented several petitions from York-
shire against the Ten Hours Bill.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from a
place in Cumberland in savour of the Ten Hours Bill,
but praying that the House may adopt the principle of
an eleven hours' continuous labour as a compromise.
Mr. LASCELLES presented a petition from a place
in Yorkshire in favour of agricultural protection.
Nir. ALEXANDER lIASTIE presented a petition
from Glasgow against the Bill fcr legalising marriage
with a deceased wife's sister.
• An immense number of petitions were presented
praying for the cessation of Sunday labour in the Post-
office.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
an individual whose name was inaudible in the gallery
against intramural interments.
Mr. BROCKLEHURST presented a petition from
Macclesfield praying the House to pass some measure
to abolish the shift system.
Sir W. MOLESWORTIi and Mr. HEALD presentei pe-
titions to a similar effect.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Berwick
praying tor he abolition of punishment the of death;
also a petition, from Edinburgh preying for an alteration
in the Scotch poor-law.
Mr. HUMS presented a petition from several indi-
viduals connected with - abenefit
that the funds were illegally detained'oety complaining
by one individual,
and praying that the House would
jurisdic-
tion of the county courts, that they extend the
might sue the
individuai without going through the e
of filing a bill in Chancery ; also a petitioniensive
from process
individual praying the House to a single
pass the measure for
secular education.
RAILWAY AUDIT BILL.
Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from Tamworth
praying the House to pass some measure for the regula-
tion of railway funds; also a petition from Jamaica com-
plaining of the infraction of the treaties to suppress the
slave trade by Spain and Brazil; and a petition in favour
of Lord Ashley's Factory Bill.
Sir G. GREY presented a petition from the parish of
St. Leonard in favour of the Metropolitan Interment Bill.
LORD-LIEUTENANCY OF IRELAND.
Colonel DUNNE gave notice, on behalf of the Hon.
Member for Meath, that on Lord John Russell moving
a for leave to bring its Bill to abolish the office of Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland, he should move the previous ques-
tion in an amendment, and that the House considered
Ireland, tied particularly 'Dublin, to be sufficiently impo-
verished already,—(A laugh.)
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL.
Mr. MOWATT gave notice that, on the bringing up
of the report on the Australian Colonies Bill, he should
move an amendment to the effect that the meximum
number of members to be nominated by the Govern-
ment, should iii no Cate exceed a fourth of the whole
nualber of such assembly.
WINDory.TA X
Mr. BLACK gaveSTONE ~
notice that on the motion
he should for going into Committee of Supply, ' move
that the House do resolve itself into a Committee of
the whole House, for the purse • purpose of considering so
much of the 3',1 and 4th Viet., c.
addi-
tional duty if ten per cent. o,nas imposes an
with a view to its repeal.—(Bear, hear.)
window-tax,
KILRUSII UNION.
Ar..P. SCROPE wished td ask
till D
Secretary. for Ireland whethr,k,e,w44 tine Ron, the
sent .state. of . the Kilrush Uniom".t' i)u?fftnhee. P tr-
last week the out-door system of. relief hl cc cane
ihe-
suspended, which . had .deprived -no lessi
, 9,000 . individuals of tho means of subsists cueu
fur ,the sole purpose, as it would seem, of aseeitai ing'
i
how many would live and how many'would die wit out
l
relies; the workhouse being too lull to admit of their

being ;taken in. He wished to ask the Right Hon.
Grntleman whether ho thought such a state of things
cculd be justified.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE knew' nothing of the facts
officially, but he would make inquiries, and answer the
question to-morrow.
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a place in
Lancashire against the granting of beer-house licenses;
also a petition from Glasgow against the punishment of
death; and several petitions from Monmouthshire,
Staleybridge, and Colne, in favour of international ar-
bitration.
METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS BILL.
In reply to Lord D. STUART,
Sir G. GREY intimated that it was his intention to
move the second reading of that Bill to-night. He un-
derstood no opposition would be offered to it, but an
opportunity would be afforded to Members, previous to
going into Committee, to snake any representations on
the subject of the measure.
VACANT DEANERY OF BRISTOL.

In reply to Mr. S. HERBERT,
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not his intention to
bring in a measure to prevent the deanery of Bristol,
which had become vacant by the death of Dr. Lamb,
being conferred upon a master of a college.
IRISH SPIRITS.

Colonel CHATTERTON asked the Chancellor of the.
Exchequer if he had any intention to make un altera-
tion in those regulations of the Board of Inland Revenue
(Ireland) by which Irish•made spirits were charged
duty, not on the quantity delivered out of bond, but on
the quantity originally put into store?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re-
plied that he had no such intention.
SAVINUS' BANKS AND STAMP DUTIES.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then
stated that he intended, on this day week, to move for
leave to bring in a Bill for the future regulation of
savings'::banks. It would be necessary, in order
that no misunderstanding might exist, to make
an explanatory statement to the House, and he would
deliver that statement before the other orders of the day
on Thursday. With respect to the Stamp Duties Bill the
Right Hon. Gentleman stated that he bad received repre-
sentations from several railway companies, that the duty
of a half per cent. upon bonds and mortgages would
greatly injure them, and he therefore proposed to
reluce the, duty' to one quarter. It appeared that the
graduated scale was now reversed. The proposal
he made applied to all borrowers (with the exception of
two classed) up to 3,200/. ; beyond that there would be
some increase in the amount of duty paid. He intended
to abide by the vote of the House that there should be a
shilling duty on sums under 50/. ; and he proposed from
2001. to carry that quarter per cent. up to 100,0004 and
there it would stop.
Mr. HUME said he understood, on the whole, there
would be a loss on the present scale. He holed the
Chancellor of the Exchequer would reconsider his plan,
and not stop at 100,0001., because it would not be doing
justice to minor interests.
THE INDIANS AT HUDSON'S BAY.

Mr. CHRISTY asked if the attention of the Govern-
ment bad been called to a paragraph in the newspapers
with reference to a complaint by the Government of the
United States against the Hudson's Bay Company as to
the supply of a large quantity of spirits to the native
Indians?
• Lord PALMERSTON said it had the kndw-
ledge of the Government- that: the. United States ‘Go-
vernment had complained that the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany supplied the Indians with spirits as an article of
commerce. That representation had been referred back
to the Hudson's Bay Company, and their reply was that
the agents of the company did not supply spirits Ito the
Indians in any way as an article of commerce, but that a
very small portion had been given to the hunters when
they came to the settlement which he (Lord Palmerston)
might say, was " drunk on the prernises."—(Laughter.)

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

BREACIi OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.-ADAMS V. GIBES.

This case was tried before the Lord Chief Justice
Wilde at the last assizes at Maidstone' and a verdict was
found for the plaintiff—damages 8001.
Mr. Sergeant SHER now moved for a rule to show
cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new
trial had, on the ground of misdirection, and of the
damages being excessive. This was an action for a
breach of promise of marriage. The defendant
pleaded that he did not promise; that the plaintiff was
not ready and willing to marry him; that he had no
notice of her readiness or willingness; that the plaintiff
did not request the defendant to marry her; that
a reasonable time had not elapsed after the promise,
and that the plaintiff was afflicted with a certain incurable
disease called consumption, of which the defendant had
no knowledge at the time he made the promise, but was
afterwards informed of it. The plaintiff was a young
woman about 24 years of age, and was the daughter of
a farmer. The defendant was a farmer and a hop-
grower, residing in the immddiate neighbourhood of the
farm occupied by the plaintiff's father, and was 49
or 50 years old. These two farms belonged
to the same landlord (Lord Gainsborough), and were
about three or four miles apart. It was not proved that
the defendant was possessed of any property beyond the
interest which he had in the farm. It appeared that
there had been some intimacy between the de-
fendant and the plaintiff's family for a considerable
time previous to the month ef September, 1848,
but it was not till that month that the defendant made a
proposal to the young :lady, and was accepted. The
father was called at the trial, and he stated that the de-
fendant informed him on the following day of
what had occurred, and that he had consented. No
correspondence had passed between the parties, but it
was shown that the defendant had his house
newly furnished, and had his initials and those of his
intended wife engraved on the plate which was presented
to him by his friends, and had gone the length ef fixing
an early day, viz., the 16th of Dec., for their marriage.
It was arranged that the marriage should take place in
London, and accordingly the defendant went to town and
stayed the tecessary time to admit of his getting a
,licence. In the meantime, however, he was requested to
attend an appointment of the solicitors of the plaintiff's
family, on the 14th of Dec., for the purpose of making I,
some arrangements respecting the marriage settlement. I
It was proved that the plaintiff did go down as far as
Reigate, but it seemed a change came suddenly over his
mind, for he returned back to London, and
went on a voyage to America, and was not
seen or heard of until six months afterwards. There
was evidence also to show that he had actually obtained
1 the licence, and had ordered the wedding break-
fast at Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar-squure, and
from the date of the proposal until his sudden dis-
appearance he bad conducted himself in
,every way
like a man who fairly and honourably intended
to fulfil his promise. He (Mr. Sergeant Shee) was
instructed to state that the defendant had not the
slightest wish to cast any imputation on the young
lady or her family, and his sole defence was,
that the short interval which elapsed between the
proposal and the disappointment, had brought
to his knowledge matters welch showed that she was in
a state cf health which would render it not only impru-
dent and unjust to contract marriage as far as he was
concerned, but also as regarded the plaintiff, and any
'ehildredtvhieh might be born: Arid the naisdirection whipts
he (Mr. Sergeant Shee) had to'cornplain'of, w 1 that the
Learned Judge told the jury that there was no evidence
to prove the plea alleging consumption. The evi-
dence which he submitted substantiated the plea,
which was as follows :—ln 1846 the friends of
the young lady consulted Dr. Taylor, an eminent
physician at Maidstone, respecting her complaint,
Her lather had then lost two daughters of consumption,
one aged 20 and the other 22, ho had a son who was
killed by accident on board a ship while on a voyage to
a warmer climate, where he had been recom-
mended to go in conscquence of his medical
advisers apprehending consumption. It appeared that
the plaintiff was staying at Hastings from autumn, 1846,
to May, 1846, and while there, suffered gr( atly from
debility and was subject to fainting fits, and was only
able to take exercise to a very slight extent. It ap•
peered further, that she was in the habit of taking quan-
tities of cod liver oil, which was generally prescribed for
consumptive persons.
The CHIEF BARON could not think that these facts
went to prove that the plaintiff was suffering from con-
sumption. There was a great difference of opinion
among parties, even supposing her complaint to have
any existence, whether or not a man could under such
circumstances be liberated from his promise.
Mr. Sergeant SHER said it was clear that she would
be unable properly to discharge the duties of a wife
while afflicted with such a complaint. Besides the de-

fendant was old enough to be her father, and it was his
duty t) see that he did not inflict distress upon others as
well as himself. To marry and have children which, on
arriving at 12 or 15, were carried to the grave, was about
the most selfish and immoral thing a man could do,
especially when he knew his bride's health u as likely to
produce such a state ef things.
Mr. Baron PARKE said a man must take his chance,
and if he chose to break his promise, he must be held
liable for the injury to which he had given rise.
Mr Sergeant SHEE said there was surely an implied
condition when a promise was made that the parties
were fit fir the married state. A man or a woman had
no right to bring children into the world afflicted with
an incurable disease.
The CHIEF BARON intimated tha►t the Court was of
opinion that the plea had not been sufficiently proved to
grant a rule upon that point.
Mr. Sergeant SHEE then moved on the point of da-
mages, stating that tha defendant depended entirely
upon his firm for subsistence, and was not worth
7,0001.. as had been erroneously stated. He vt ai willing
to give the plaintiff 500/. but Mt. he thought was more
than she was entitled to. The plaintiff could not have
sustained much damage, for what advantage would a
young woman have by marrying a man of fifty? He
(Mr Serjeant Shee) considered she was much better
without him.—(Laughter.) •
The CHIEF BARON—IL is very well for you, who are
under fifty, to say so.—(Laughter.)—We will consult
Mr. Justice Wilde before we give our decision.

TATTERSALL'S--THIS EVENING
Six O'CLOCK
SOMERSESETSHIRE STAKES.
2 to 1 agst Halo
2 to 1 agst Wont-you-come-out-to-night
9 to 1 agut Sauter la coupe
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
6 to 4 agst Pitsford
7 to 4 agst Bee Hunter
CHESTER CUP.
No change.

NEWMARKET STAKES.
Even on Nutshell

DERBY.
5 to 1 agst Bolingbroke
8 to 1 agst Mayors
8 to 1 agst Clincher—taken
19 to 1 agst Ghillie Callum
15 to 1 agst Voltigeur
15 to 1 agat The Italian
20 to 1 agst Nutshell
20 to 1 agst Mildew

20 to 1 agst William the Conqueror
25 to 1 agst Penang

THE STAMP BILL.

I.The majority of our readers are probably already
aware of the defeat experienced by her Majesty's
Ministers, on Monday evening, on the question of
the Stamp Bill brought forward by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer. We understand that
during the interval since that event Sir Charles
Wood has reconstructed his scale in order to meet
the new circumstances of the case, and that some
thirty or forty of the Liberal Members who sit on
the Ministerial side of the House and voted against
the Right Honourable Gentleman's first proposition
have now resolved to support the scheme as amended.
It may, therefore, be anticipated that Sir Charles will
on Thursday evening be enabled to carry his measure
against all the efforts of the Protectionist party; and
that the following scale will ultimately form the text
of the Government Bill on its final passage through
the House ; namely,
£5O ••• ls. Od.
£7l • • .. 2s. 6d.
X 100:... ••• 4s. Od.
•••
1:125 ••• ... ss. 6d.
•.•
£l5O ... ••• ... 7s. Od.
f 175 •
Bs. 6d.
••
whilst from 2001. up to 100,0001. the duty will be
one quarter per cent. It is regarded that concession
is necessary in order to approach to something like an
ad valorem duty ; and whist transactions above
100,0001. are so few that the loss to the revenue
will be of little moment, the reduction on stamps of
more insignificant amount will prove of most material
importance to the public. It is, therefore, proposed
that the highest charge on the superior description of
stamps shall be 250/.—Lieerpoot Albion of this day.