The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-03 00:00:00

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MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock,
when there was an unusually full attendance for a
Wednesday sitting.

DEATH OF SIR ROBERT PEEL.

Mr. IIUME, before any business was gone into,
rose amidst profound silence, and in tremulous accents
said—l hope, Sir, in addressing the House at this mo-
ment, I may be excused for doing so, because I am
anxious to express the deep regret which I, and I am
sure every Member of this House feels at the
loss the country has sustained by the death or"
Sir Robert Peel.—(Hear, hear.) When I look
back at the conduct and career of that Right
Honourable Gentleman, more particularly of late
years, when events of immense importance were
brought about owing to the part which he took in
public affairs, and when I remember that he was the
man who sacrificed power, office, and everything for
an act which he believed the imperial interests of his
country demanded, I feel that it is needless for me to
say anything
,more than to express a hope that, if
the House concurs with me in these senti-
ments of deep regret, they will readily adopt
that which is the best means of showing our
respect for the departed and late Member, and at
once agree to a motion for adjournment, and allow no
business to be proceeded with to-day.--(Cheers.) It
is impossible to state my feelings at this moment—
I have not power to express them—(Hear, hear)—
but I feel so strongly the public loss which the death
of the Right Hon. Baronet has occasioned that I have
only to move, and humbly to submit„to the House,
the propriety of concurring in a unanimous resolution
for adjourning the business of to-day out of respect
to him whom I have already named; and when I
contemplate the many sacrifices he made in his life-
time for the public good, and the feeling of interest
manifested in this metropolis at his lamented de-
cease, which I am sure will extend itself throughout
the whole country, I may be excused for making this
motion, even though it should be contrary to prece-
dent.—(Cheers.) I am not aware that any precedent
does exist, such an event happily but seldom
occurs, nor is it likely to occur again, at least not in
my time, and I therefore hope the House will concur
in this motion, out of respect to the Right Hon.
Gentleman whose melancholy death has just oc-
curred.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GLADSTONE, who was affected to tears,
said—Sir, as the Honourable Gentleman, from
motives which, I am sure, all can appreciate,
has submitted this motion to. the House, and as
I see no other person present who has ever
been connected by office with the late lamented gen:
tleman, whose loss we all so deeply deplore, I may,
perhaps, be allowed to second the motion which has
just been made.—(Hear, hear.) lam quite sure that
it will be a source of much regret to the Noble Lord at
the head of the Government that this subject has been
introduced a few moments earlier than might have been
expected, because it will deprive him of the satisfaction
of bearing his part in this the earliest but not the
last tribute of respect to be paid to one whom I may
now name the late Sir Robert Peel.—(Cheers.) Sir,
the subject introduced by the Honourable Gentle-
man—he will forgive me for saying so—is one that
will not at this moment bear discussion.—(Hear,
hear.) lam quite sure every heart is too much full
to allow us to proceed at this early period to enter
upon the consideration of the extent of the calamity
hasatbeeennigvhistitHedo,n.iFn
ritehneds.—ad
a
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with(
d ea premature wr)hicFh otr, h,
ealthough he died full of years and full of
honours, yet his death is one which human eyes will
regard as premature, because we had fondly hoped
that in whatever position he might be placed, by the
weight of his ability, by the splendour of his talents,
or by the purity of his virtues, he might still have
been spared to render us most essential services.
Sir, as it is, I will only quote those most feeling and
touching words which were applied by one of Eng-
land's splendid poets to a man not less great even
than Sir Robert Peel—(Hear, hear)—

" Now is the stately column broke,
The beacon light is quenched in smoke,
The trumpet's silver sound is still,
The warder silent on the hill."
I will say nothing more perhaps I have
said too much already. I ought, perhaps,
to have confined myself to simply seconding the mo-
tion of the Honourable Gentleman the Member for
Montrose, but I was in hopes that by protracting the
occasion far a few moments others might perhaps
have entered the House who would have been worthy
to take part in this brief discussion.—(Hear, hear.)
That has not been so, but ho wever, I am quite
sure the tribute of respect which we now
offer will be rendered the more gratifying—the more
valuable by the silence which has prevailed on this
occasion.—(Cheers.)
The motion having been put,
Mr. NAPIER, who spoke in a solemn low tone of
voice, and was scarcely audible, said, as he stood in
the position of one of those gentlemen who had
motions on the paper, the House would no
doubt permit him to say a few words. He was
as willing as any man could be to withdraw his no-
tice and testify the unfeigned regret which he felt at
the loss they had all sustained in the death of Sir
Robert Peel.—(Hear, hear.) That painful event
afforded another proof that the life of the wisest and
strongest amongst us was but a wavering flame.
He most willingly concurred in paying the tribute
asked by the Hon. Member for Montrose to de-
parted worth, and would postpone all the business he
had on the paper.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir R. H. INGLIS, who appeared almost overcome
by deep feelings of emotion, said—Perhaps, Sir, my
Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Gladstone) was right when
he suggested that silence is more eloquent than
words on the occasion of such a loss as that which
this country, and I may say the whole European
community, has sustained in the death of Sir Robert
Peel.—(Cheers.) At the same time, as the silence
which followed my Right Hon. Friend's address has
been broken with equal feeling and truthfulness by
the Hon. Gentleman the Member for the University
of Dublin, perhaps I may be permitted to bear my
humble and hearty testimony to the character of
the friend whom we have now lost.—(Hear, hear.)
I trust that his memory may be brought to our
hearts and to our minds without the least reference
to those questions of politics which have unhappily
divided us, and to which some partial allusion was
made in the introductory address of my Hon. Friend
near me. It is not necessary, I am sure, to call on
this House to forbear at such a period from making
reference to any topic which might disturb the una-
nimity of feeling or sentiment which I trust—
nay, am confident pervades not only this
House, but the whole country.--(Hear, and cheers.)
It is with cordial feelings and cordial respect that I,
as one who has sat in this House for some time, rise
to bear my humble testimony to what has been
already laid) wad to state that I believe there never

was a man who made greater sacrifices for the publia
good than Sir Robert Peel.—(Cheers.) Power be
sacrificed willingly, and I believe he would hove
sacrificed everything except that which he regarded
as the permanent interests of the country, and those
who might differ from him in his views will, I 0
sure on this occasion, unite in one cordial feel'
ing of respect (Cheers)—l may say geatefal
respect —for the memory of a man who really did
more to distinguish this House among the deliberative
bodies of the world than perhaps any other individual
who has sat in it.—(Cheers.) Sir, I oordiulli,
concur in the proposition which has been addressed
with so much feeling to, and received with so much
feeling by, this House, that out of respect for the
memory of Sir Robert Peel we should proceed n°
further with the business of the day.—(Hear.)
Sir WM. SOMERVILLE then rose, and afters
slight pause, addressed the House, but he spoke in 3°
low a tone, and his utterance was so indistinct
owing, no doubt, to the melancholy death of the
Right Hon. Baronet, that it was only with great
difficulty we were enabled to collect a full report of his
speech. Ile said—No notice has been given of °I
intention to move the adjournment of the House 111
this hour,and as it accidentally happens that no other
Minister of the Cabinet is now present, probablfl
may perhaps be permitted to say that if there had
been some one of greater importance in this Hot°
than myself would have risen to express his MI
feeling of regret at the loss which the country 13°
sustained in the death of that eminent statesman, whose
loss we now so deeply deplore.—(Hear.) I will 50
no more on this occasion. It would hardly become 0
humble a member, as myself to do more than pattli
cipate in the general feeling of this
.House 013
the üblic ; but; I am quite sure that if the
Noble Lord at the head of the Government
had been in his place—and his absence, you may 13°,
assured, is to be attributed to the fact that he did 10
think this motion would come on so early—that if 11:
had been in his place, he would have paid a big:
tribute of respect to the Right Honourab
Baronet, and, with the deepest feelings °I
sympathy and regard, given his entire C 011:
currence in the motion of the Honourub"
Gentleman, that out of re:pect to the great statesroo
who has just passed from among us this 1100
should not proceed with any further business.
The SPEAKER then put the motion for the O.
journment, but was interrupted by
Sir W. SOMERVILLE, who said, he bad il°l
been informed that Lord J. Russell happened to
out of town.

The motion having been again put, and agreed
nemine contradicente, the House immediately adj °unto

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.),
Li this court it was expected that the case of Cattl,e',
v. Bone, an action for seduction, which occupied P'
Court part of yesterday, would be proceeded with
,„0
day ; but owing to the Lord Chief Justice being unalv
to attend, it was postponed until to-morrow.

SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
HARRIS V. NEWSAK, CLERK.
NON-LIABILITY OF A HUSBAND FOR HIS WIFI
DEBTS AFTER SHB VOLUNTARILY LEFT HER HONS.,-
'This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a linendrae
&c., in the CEty, against the defendant, who is a eerie
man, in Cambridgeshire, to recover the sum of 91. le
for goods sold and delivered to defendant's wife.
Mr. CROUCH appeared on behalf of the defendant, sfl
called evidence to show that the goods had been order',
by Mrs. Newsam, who, however, was not at the tit
living with her husband, and had an income of 501. t,
annum from au aunt.
For the defendant it was contended that he was 0131
1
a poor country curate, and that the articles supplied We,,
,
not necessaries, and that without the slightest hurt,
tion on the lady's character, her extravagance had '"
duced a separation, voluntary on her part, and therefl
as she had the means of maintaining herself her husbstj
was not liable.
of
The Learned SECr)NDARY left it to the jury to so
whether the plaintiff knew that Mrs. Newsatn
living apart from her husband, and had not obtained It
sanction for the supply of the goods; secondly, whet
the goods were necessaries according to defendant
o
station in life; and thirdly, whether the 501 a ici
which, although not a settled annuity, was regolorf
paid by a relation, was not sufficient for the maintenolo
of Mrs. Newsam, seeing that her husband, accordiegAci
the evidence, was at the best in the receipt of but
or 1501. a year.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY')
A RESPECTABLE LOT.—Phillip Gilbert, Thomas
.1°11"h
and Isaac Baror, were pieced before Mr. BittighiA
charged with hi-big found loitering in Regent-street, Av
the purpose of committing a felony.
Police Sergeant Hardwick, D division, deposed he
last night he was in Regent-street, when he saw
prisoners loitering about several jewellers shops; kv!'„i;
ing them to be well-known thieves he watched
they ti(7o.
hi jeweller's shop, No. 101, Regent-circus. After °d
ping there a few minutes they came out and tig3tol
ro
towards another shop, where the two first prison%
went in, while Bavor stopped outside. Wign
when the prisoners came out, went into the bi,eoso,
and in answer to hie inquiries was told that the Pio
soners wanted to look at some diamond rings, but t
shopmau not liking their appearance refused to sb°4
them any. Witness then followed the prisoners, till
took them into custody. On searching them at Ibe
1
station witness found upon Gilbert three 10L notes
(" 01
the Rontford Bank, which stopped payment some Yeti]
ago, and on Jones he found a puree containing about '4
spurious sovereigns. Tho only good money they hti
was twopence halfpenny.
The prisoners, who are well-known " magsmen," we°
remanded for a week.

THE SUN "EXPRESS.
This morning's post brings us a batch of 114511
Provincial Newspapers ; from the mass we select the
following, and feel gratified in finding our exertion
so ably seconded by Mr. Alexander Johnston, til°
Express Newspaper Agent, of 34, Bachelors'-wall4.
The fourth edition of The Sun of Thursday was tini
first intimation our Irish contemporaries received °f
the unmanly assault on the person of het Majesty. /I
is satisfactory to find our brethren awarding thank
to Mr. Alexander Johnston for his activity on trig
occasion. Within 24 hours of our publication, the
Leinster Express published an extra edition, contain'
ing the account of the attack upon her Majesty fr°lll
our columns.

Mr. A. Johnston, of Bachelors'-walk, has farottreg
us with a Fourth Edition of The Sun of last evenivir'
stating that as the Queen was leaving Cambridge House',
a wretch, in the garb of a gentleman, aimed a violeto
blow at her Majesty's head, knecking off her bonne!:
Happily her Majesty was but slightly injured. The Ms'
is stated to be insane.—Leittater _Express of Friday. •
We are indebted to Mr. Alexander Johnston, nel
agent, of Bachelors'-walk, for an early copy of tP":
Fourth Edition of last night's Sun, containing the
count of a most dastardly attack on her Majesty.—jiw
Drogheda Conservative, June 29.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE " NENASZI GUARDIAN."
EXPRESS. 34, Bachelors'-walk, Dublin, Fricisi4
June 28th, 1850.—Dear Sir,—l have just received, "bf
express" (as under) the " Fourth:Edition" of The Ss"
of last evening, containing an account of a most stro4
cious assault upon her Most Gracious Majesty, haPPill
without effect.—l remain, dear Sir, yours obediently,
ALEXANDER JOHNSTON.

BY EXPRESS.—We have received the following dill'
patch from The Sun of Thursday evening, per Mr. Al4o'
ander Johnston, news-agent, 34, Bachelors'-walk.—Bor
common Weekly Messenger, June 29.
ATTACK UPON HER MAJESTY.—We received this
morning, through the extraordinary exertions of 00!
enterprising agent, Mr. Alexander Johnston, of 3*'
Bachelors -walk, the Fourth Edition of the London Ss°
(by express), containing an account of a most atrocious
assault upon her Most Gracious Majesty, happily with'
out effect —Roscommon Journal, June 29.
ATROCIOUS ASSAULT UPON HER MAJESTY.—We are,
indebted to Mr. Alexander Johnston, news-agent, 0'
Bachelors'-walk, Dublin, for an early copy of the Fourth
Edition of The Sun of Thursday night, containing on
account of a most dastardly attack on her Majesty 0°
that evening.—Newry Telegraph, June 29.
EXPRESS.—We have received the following express'
for which we return our thanks:—" 34, Bachelors'-walk"
Dublin, Friday, June 28th, 1850.—Dear Sir —I 115/0
just received by express (as under) the Fourth Edition
of The Sun of last evening, containing an account of °
most atrocious assault upon her Most Gracious Majesty'
happily without effect.—l remain, dear Sir, yours °be'
diently, ALEX. JOHNSTON.”—Drogheda Argus, June 29'
We have to acknowledge the kindness of Mr. Ales:
ander Johnston, newsagent, of Bachelors'-walk fer
placing the Fourth Edition of The Sun of Thursday'
containing the above early intelligence (the assault °I/
her Majesty) at our disposal.—Team Herald, June 29'

....,XTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION IN THE STRAND.
This morning, at a few minutes before six o'clock, a fire 01$
most serious character broke out in the premises belongl
to Mr. Cullingford, a lithographer, carrying on business
No. 22, Southampton-street, Strand. In a very short periou
the Royal Society's fire-escapes, with the engine belongil
to the parish, arrived. These were followed by three other_
of the E,,ndon brigade, and were succeeded by that of the
West of England Company and four more of the LOUd.V.
establishment. The engines were set to work, but in spy
of the torrents of water thrown over the flames, they core
tinned to mount, and having extended to the roofs of t°
houses belonging to Mr. Jackson (No. 23) and Mr. Weathere
field, surgeon (No. 21), the destruction of the whole side °
the street at one period seemed inevitable. The 00161;
however, kept to their posts, and by conveying the hose o.`
two or three of the engines on to the adjoining roofs, the!
were enabled to cut off the further progress of the fumes; it was nearly ten o'clock this forenoon ere they Wc„g
wholly subdued. The total loss is very considerable, bow'
eatimatea by some of the firemen at nearly 2,0001.