The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-17 00:00:00

editor, with elate and' confident step, and attended by
thousands who caught its enthusiasm, and echotd its seta-
tin:lents and opiLious."
Even from the brief and disjointed quotations hero
given, it will be eaiily recognised by the discerning
reaiers that the memoir of Francis Jeffrey, to which
we have directed their attentior, although published
in a miniature form, and on that scale of extraor-
dinary ch( apness for which the periodicals of the
Messrs. Chambers have long been remarkable; is a
biography of no ordinary pretentious for its teauty
and elegance of cot:Toil:ion, its visible authenticity,
and its singular completeness. The authorship of
this same admirable and condensed epitome of the
life of an illustrious Scotchman we believe'we may
with all correctness attribute to a fellow-countryman
of Francis Jeffrey—a gentleman of ripe scholarship
and known intelligence,
_ we mean Mr. Robert Car-
ruthers of Inverness, Proprietor and Editor of the
Inverness Courier.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
BRADFORD REFORM. ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—On Wednesday the 12th, in the Small Tene-
ments Rating Bill, after the third reading an important
clause was brought up by the Member for Southampton,
decidedly the leader on legal subjects on the Liberal
side, for securing to the occupier .of the small tene-
ments in question, all the privileges and franchises which
he would have possessed before the proposed Act, upon
his :paying up the rates himself; with liberty to deduct
the amount from his rent.
Jo substance the contest appears to be, whether a dis-
franchisiug of the occupiers is to take place, through the
mere contrivance of receiving the rates from the owner,
which it is agreed on ail bands must be laid by the
owner upon the rent. The question is not unknown to
those interested on the subject of the franchise' on either
side. A few years ago it would have roused attention
from one end of the country to the other. And our ob-
ligation is not the less now, to the defender of popular
rights who gives the aid of his talent to the case. The
debate was finally adjourned till Monday.
On Thursday, on the County Courts Extension Bill, a
clause was brought up, and supported by the Liberal
lawyers, for allowing an appeal in cases beyond twenty
pouuds. The strong argument they advanced—and it
seems to come under the maxim in suet cuique arte—
was that judges decide much better when there is an
appeal hanging ow r them. And in the actual case there
appears no reeeon, why the appeal which lies from judges
in more formal and important courts, should bo refused
in these which are less. The argument urged in reply,
was that -litigants had rather have no appeal and have
do na with it; a very doubtful conclusion, inasmuch as
every litigant would seem to have the option at all times,
of securing to himself this specks of tranquillity, by de-
termining not to appeal. But this kind of argument has
made its appearance several times in Parliament of late.
For example, one Member represented, that he wanted
the post to be stopped, because he did not like to open
his letters on a Sunday; and he could discover no way
of doing th,s, but by Fraying that the post might be
stopped to everybody else. We do not want Cedes
law; though it might do very well for a man who could
secure every body's being bastinadoed but himself.
Gentlemen lock at cheap and slovenly justice, and cry
How nice 1"; but the man who thinks himself injured
by it is of a different opinion. The whole depends
on thinking yourself the lucky man who is not to be
hurt.
The effort however for introducing an appeal, made
finally very little way, being rejected by 108 votes
against 25.
On the Public Libraries and Museums Bill a curious
scene took place. An attempt to oppose the Speaker'4
leeving the Chair was put down by 87 votes against 21,
which is something more than four to one. The Bill iu
short was progressing to the full content of all who
wished it well, and a not very lively orator was drags
ging out a sort of Alexandrine opposition as usual,
when the House was thrown into amaze by a prominent
Member on the Liberal side rising and moving to report
progress or defer the proceedings to another time,— being
exactly what an enemy does if he can, with the hope of
turning over a discussion to a leis favourable House.
Whereon the mover of the Bill immediately took up the
strain, and declared that in consequence of the oppo-
sition made to the Bill—there being manifestly to the eyes
of everybody but himself no opposition at all—he would
take time to consider whether ho would not withdraw
the Bill. The Anti-Librarian party of course were
thrown into ecstasies of hilarity; which were heightened
by a Liberal Member rising and declaring, that as an
impartial witness he was bound to say that all the opposi-
tion to the Bill was from his side of the House.
'The Liberal side of the House having thus made itself
a laughing-stock, the considerations afterwards are
rather serious. Who, with a common care for self-pre-
servation, is to act with a party from whom such opera-
tions are to be looked for? The average of men are
not prepared to go on under such circumstances. No-
body can stand being made ridiculous, if he can see
a way to hinder it. The explanation of this
most inglorious proceeding, so far as it has been
arrived at, is that the wealthy boroughs are getting tired
of the notion of being rated for public libraries, and so
this method was taken to get rld of the Bill. But there
is no reason why unsuspicious innocents should have
barn led to commit themselves; and they will not be
again.

In the Marriages Bill some progress was made. The
confidence of the Howe in what is called the unanimity
of Scotland and Ireland against the Bill, was much
shaken by the considerations that in Edinburgh there
wr.s fighting in a public meeting, and in Ireland seven-
eighths of the population are devoted believers in a Church
which grants dispensations on easy terms for the mar-
riages in question, acd of course do not believe their
Church compounds for incest. Under ordinary circum-
stances, the Bill might be considered settled in the Com-
mons. But the opponents 'declare their determination
to try their luck again. The O'Gorman Mahon, in an
affective speech, gave example of the confidence with which
au Irish Roman Catholic gentleman may be
,looked to
ler coned views on the nuestion of religious liberty.
In the actual position of the world, such a politician is
entitled to take a lead.
Oa Friday the motion for inserting the words " and
children" in the Factory Bill was lost by a majority of
one, the numbers being 160 to 159. The other motion
for reducing the hours of labour was opposed by 181
against 142.
The Metropolitan Interments Bill was carried through
Commit tee.

am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER.

London, June 17, 1850.

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, JUNE 13.
The Queen and Prince walked early this morning
in Osborne Park.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales,
the Princess Royal, and the younger members of
the.Royal,Fawily, walked and rode in the grounds.
Their Royal .Highnesses the Prince Augustus of
Sixe Coburg Gotha, end the Princess Clementine,
crossed from Portsmouth in the Fairy yacht, and
reached Osborne about twelve o'clock. . Their Royal
Highnesses remained to luncheon with her Majesty
and Prince Albert, and returned to St. Leonard's in
the afternoon.

His Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen left Osborne
early this morning and returned to London.
There was no addition yesterday to the royal dinner
party,

JUNB 16.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
younger members of the Royal Family, walked early
thig morning in Osborne park and grounds.
Her Majesty, his Royal Highness, the Princess
Royal, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal
household in waiting, attended Divine service this
forenoon at Whippingbam Church, The Rev. J.
Protheroe officiated.

There was no addition yesterday to the royal dinner
party.

Her Royal Highness the Dachess of Kent, accom-
panied by his Serene Highness the Prince of Lei-
ningen, and attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson
and Lord James Murray, honoured her Majesty's Theatre
with Ler presence on Saturday evening. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge (attended by Baro-
ness Ahlefeldt), and his Royal Highness Prince George,
also honoured her Majesty's Theatre with their presence.
His Royal Highness the Prince Augustus of Saxe
Coburg Gotha visited her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent on Friday, at Clarence House, St. James's.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on Satur-
day, at Gloucester house.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the
Duchess of Gloucester attended Divine service yester-
day morning in Grosvenor Chapel.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary attended Divine service yesterday
morning in St. Michael's Church.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and
Prince George attended Divine service yesterday morn-
ing in the chapel of the Female Orphan Asylum.
His Serene Highness the Prince of .Leiningen visited
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge yesterday.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Fo-
reign-office. The Ministers present were Lord John
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey,
Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse,
the Eight Hon. H. LabOuchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the
Earl of Minto, end the Right Hon. Fox Murk. The
Council sat three hours.
His Excellency Mehemed Pacha, the Turkish Am-
bassador, has returned to :Bryanston-square from the
Contirent, after having fulfilled his special mission to
his Majesty the King of Holland.
.A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Currie, Morgan,
ROVIIUM, and Venables, bad an interview with the
Commissioners of Railways on Saturday, at their office
in the Board cf Trade.
A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce,
Dublin, consisting of Mr. Thomas Wilson. Mr. Thomas
Hutton, Mr. Chaths Haliday, and Mr. Francis Cokicl,
had an interview with Sir George Grey, on Saturday,
at the Home office.
Sir Thomas Freernstetle, Chairman of the Customs,
bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
on Saturday, at his efficial reside nca in Downing-street.
The Finance Committee of the Royal Commission
for the Exhibition of 1851 met on Saturday at the
Board of Trade. There were present Earl Granville,
Lord Overstene, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir
Alexaerier Spearman, and Mr. T. F. Gibson. Colonel
etiairniat, of the Executive Commitaee, at-
tended. _ _ .

Dispatchea were received on Saturday at the Colo