The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-22 00:00:00

WHITEEIALL, MARCH 16.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed Stafford Squire
Baxter, of Atherstone, in the county of Warwick, Gent.,
to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of
Chancery.
BANKRUPTS.

John Lloyd, hosier and glover, New Oxford-street,
to surrender March 28, at twelve, and May 4, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee,
Guildhall chambers, Basinghall-street; Reed, Langford,
and Marsden, Friday-street.
Peter Broad, jun., tallowchandler, Brighton, March
30 and May 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Graham, official assignee; Barron and Clarke, Blooms-
bury-square; Attree, Clarke, and M`Whinnie, Brighton.
Robert Dodd, builder, Sheerness, April 4, at twelve,
and May 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Tilson and
Co., Coleman-street.

John Gouldesbrougb, manufacturer, Manchester.
Dec. 11 and 25, at eleven, at th© Manchester District
Court. Hobson, official-assignee, Manchester ; Whit-
low, Radford, and Whitlow, Manchester.

Thomas Bretherton, livery stable keeper. Birming-
ham, April 10 and 25, at twelve, at the Birmingham
District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham;
Hodgson, Birmingham.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from the returns made in the week ending March 19,
1850, is 265. 73/4d. per cwt.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordship assembled at Five o'clock.
The Bishop of CHICHESTER presented numerous
petitions against Sunday trading.
CASE OF MR. NASH.

On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM,

Mr. Nash was called the bar, and, in reply to
questions, stated, that Mr. Staple, Lord Courtown's soli-
citor, had admitted that the document which he bad put
in was a copy of the document in the Private Bill-office,
and denied that Mr. Staple bad said he would admit
the copies provided on examination they should be found
to be accurate copies of the documents in the Private
s bsyt
Bill-office. Mr. Nash afterwards admitted, on being
Staple
dwas Brougham,that if
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copiesth e understand-
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should
be
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found not accurate they should
be made accurate.
Mr. Staple, the solicitor of Lord Courtown, was then
called, and stated that he had said the copies should be
admitted provided on examination they should be found
to be true copies, but he should reject every copy that on
examination he should find not to be a true copy. He
had not examined the copies.
Mr. Dickenson, of the journal-office, was then called,
and said that Mr. Nash had seen the document in ques-
tion in his office, and that he bad had it in his
possession for some hours, for the purpose of making an
inspection of it. He did not remember ever having teen
the document after Mr. Nash went away. The witness
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had the custody of the document. Be had searched for
it and had not been able to find it.
Mr.W.Wood, accountant in the employ of theWexford,
Wicklow, and Dublin Railway Company, was then
called, and exar tined by the Earl of Granville as to the
returns whick nad been made by the company in obe-
dience to the orders of the H,,use,.
The witnesses' were then ordered to withdraw.
T}Ee EXHIBITION OF 1851.

Lord BROU GHAM, in moving for certain returns
relating to this subject, took occasion to reiterate his
objections to the proposed exhibition taking place in
113 de-park. Ha admitted the validify of the objections
of his :Noble Friend (the Earl of Carlisle) to Victoria-
park, but be could see no objection to the
proposed exh ibitiou taking place in Regents-park.
He also obj ected to the funds being raised by
voluntary coat ributions. Many shopkeepers subscribed

their money under a species, he would not say of com-
pulsion, considering those who exercised what the
French might call une deuce violence, but at the solicita-
tion cf customers. The object was a national one, the
expense should be defrayed by the nation. There had
been a meeting of 168, not tailors but mayors, at which
his Noble Friend had indulged in observations
which he might have thought intended for a sneer, but
however volatile he might be, he certainly should not
take a flight from the House of Peers to the House of
Mayors, to notice in the former House what might have
taken place in the latter.—(A laugh.) He, however,
protested against this species of influence which was
exercised over the London tradesmen to induce them
to subscribe to the expenses of this exhibition.
The Earl of GRANVILLE considered that the Noble
and Learned Lord had somewhat exaggerted the incon-
venience which might arise to the public from the pro-
posed exhibition taking place in Hyde•park. The pro-
posed site was a narrow strip of land nearly opposite
Knightsbridge-barracks, which was scarcely at all ft..
quented by the public. He could not but notice some-
what of inconsistency in the conduct of the Noble and
Learned Lord, who at a meeting in Westminster
had stated that be had interrupted judicial
proceeding, and had broken through a rule that he had
laid down for the last twenty years in order to attend
the meeting for promoting the proposed exhibition, he-
Cause ho considered it a national object. Now, certainly,
his speech of the other evening, bad not being calcu-
lated to promote that which, at the Westminster meet-
ing, he had declared to be a national object.
Lord BROUGHAM contended that be bad
not teen inconsistent. Ile had stated at the
meeting, and on the other night, and he
repeated it now, that the immediate effect of the Exhi-
bition would be to lower prices of commodities, but that
ultimately it might produce benefit. He had said that
he would not subscribe, as a consumer, to promote an
exhibition which would be immediately beneficial to him-
self, but for a time injurious to the shopkeeper.
Lord OVERSTONE said there was not a class in the
country which had not put forward their most distin-
guished Members to aid in promoting this Exhibition,
and with regard to the meeting of yesterday, it was
a most remarkable event to find there assembled eminent

statesmen of all parties, and eminent representatives of
every branch of industry, assembled to bear their testi-
mony that this exhibition was based upon the wisest
views, and would promote the permanent industrial inte-
rests of the country of those who, on former occasions,
had been eulogised by the Noble Lord as the represen-
tatives of the best interests of the country, and he was
surprised to find the Noble and Learned Lord now
corning down to denounce this exhibition, after having
at the Westminster meeting proposed one of the resolu-
lions, and after having apologised to the meeting for
leaving it and declaring that he had interrupted solemn
judicial proceedings to attend it, the object of that meet-
ing being to raise voluntary subscriptions to promote
the objects of that exhibition. Then with regard to the
site, they had a warning not to yield lightly to the sug-
gestions of the Noble Lord, who now came down to
declare that the suggestions which he bad made the
other night as to the site of the building
for the proposed exhibition was altogether erroneous.
The Commission did not proceed lightly, it was
deeply impressed with the responsibility which
weigh upon it, and it took no step .without
due consideration. The cite bad not been chosen with-
out thought or deliberation. It had been chosen on the
almost nnanimous decision of the most eminent
scientific men of the age. Hyde-park was more
level than Regent's. park, and Regent's park was the t esort
for recreation of the middle and interior cl.sses of society,
while Hyde-pink was almost exclusively the resort of
the richer classes, and it would be most unjust to de-
prive the middle and inferior classes of their recreation
ground; and, besides, it was desirable thot the building
should be erected on a site that might be easily
restored to its original condition. The Noble
Lord had expressed a t't ar that the building would be
permanent. The greatest security against that would
be to erect it in Hyde Park. The Noble Lord con-
cluded by pronouncing a high eulogium upon Prince
Albert for the great labour he had undergone in origi-
nating and promoting this undertaking.
Lord STANLEY said that alter toe able and excel-

lent spec ch of the Noble Lord who had just spoken it
would be unnecessary for him to allude to the grand
question, but be could net pass altogether unnoticed the
speech of his Noble and Learned and very Discreet Friend.
lie certainly did express his regret that the ❑otion that
the proposed exhibition would damage the interests of
the tradesmen of London hud received countenance from

the authority of his Noble and Learned, and be feared
he had added, somewhat volatile Friend.
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before
Four o'clock.

PETITIONS.

Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from Leicester pray-
ing the House to pass a measure for providing a:system
of secular education throughout the country.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from the
journeymen tailors of Bristol complaining of being com-
pelled by their masters to work on Sundays, and praying
for relief. _ _

Sir H. DAVIE presented a petitionlfrom Addington
against the Marriage Affinity Bill.
Mr. BAILLIE presented a similar petition from
Inverness-%hire.

Mr. PLUNIPTRE presented a petition from attorneys
in Faversham praying for a revs' of the duty on attor-
neys' certificates.

Lord DLTNCAN presented petitions from Greenwich
and other places praying for the repeal of the window-
tax.

Mr. GEORGE DUNDAS presented a petition from
Kinloch against the Marriage Affinity Bill.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition, signed by the
Lord Provost and magisttates of Edinburgh, praying
fur a repeal of all stamped receipts for sums below 1001.
Mr. FORDYCE presented petitions from several
places in Scotland against the Marriage Affinity Bill.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented petitions from trades-
men and agricultural labourers in villages in Lincoln-
shire, complaining of agricultural distress.

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Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition from factory
workers in Glasgow in favour of the Ten Hours Bill.

Mr. BANKES presented a similar petition from fac-
tory-workers in Rochdale.
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from mer-
chants in Liverpool complaining of the adulteration of
coffee with chicory, and praying that a duty may be
levied on chicory instead of coffee.—(A laugh.)
Sir G. BOOTH presented a petition from Sligo pray-
ing for a plan of emigration for able-bodied labourers.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a place in
Oxfordshire praying for an international penny postage;
also a petition from Southampton in favour of a more
equitable adjustment of tithes.

Several petitions were presented praying for a cessa-
tion of Post-office labour on Sundays.
Mr. rowEit presented a petition from Cork praying
for measures of relief for Ireland.

Sir W. MOLESWORTII presented a petition from
Southwark praying fora bettor supply of water to that
part of the metropolis.
Mr. B. OSBORNE presented a petition from the in-
habitants of Clerkenwell praying for a repeal of the
window-tax as a sanitary measure.

Mr. FORBES presented a petition from the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland praying for a ces-
sation of Sunday labour in the Post-office.
Colonel RAWDON moved for a return of the local
funds in aid of which grants have been made by the Com-
missioners of National Education in Ireland, either for
building, teachers' salaries, or school necessaries; and
the security on which the said local funds rest.—
Agreed to.
Viscount DUNCAN moved for a copy of all reports
mental improvements on the Crown estate
of
William's Town, in the county of Cork, sub-
on the
King experimental x peri
sub-
mitted to heriMajesty's Commissioners :of Woods and
Forests, since the Bth day of August, 1844 (in continu-
ation of P Paper, No. 612, of Session 1844.)
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QUALIFICATION
Parliamentary

Mr. OSBORNE gave notice that on an early day
after Easter he should move a resoluton that the qualifi-
cation of Members of Parliament in England and Wales
should be made the same as that in Scotland and Ireland.
WOODS AND FORESTS.

Lord DUNCAN seeing the Noble Lord at the head of
the Government in his place, he wished to ask him a
question on the subject of the Woods and Forests. He
wished to know when it was the intention of Govern-
ment to proceed with the Woods and Forests Bill. The
second question he wished to ask the Noble Lord was this.
Lord Carlisle had stated in another place that he no
longer presided over the woods and forests, and perhaps,
therefore, the Noble Lord would be good enough to state
who it was that present executed at the important duties
generally entrusted to the Chit t Commissioner of Woods
and Forests.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL, is reply to the first ques-
tion, said he should bring the Bill on as early as possible
after Easter; with regard to the second question, Lord
Carlisle still held the office of Chtef Commissioner, and
would continue to hold it until his successor was ap-
pointed, or the office abolished.
ANNUITY TAX.

Mr. COWAN said a good deal of eicitemeat prevailed
in Scotland on the subjeot of the Annuity Tax, and from
time to time various proposals had been made for the
abolition of this odious and obnoxious tax. He wished,
therefore, to ask the First Loyd. of the Treasury whether
it was the intention of her Majesty's,Government, during
the present session of Parliament to introduce any mea-
sure to alter or repeal the mode of providing for the pay-
ment of the ministers of the Established Church in Edin•
burgh and Montrose, instead of the existing impost,
commonly called the annuity tax or ministers' money.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to say, in
reply, that; in the existing state of public business he
could not promise to introduce such a measure.
Captain HARRIS asked the Noble Lord at the head
of the Government when he meant to proceed with the
navy estimates.

ford J. RUSSELL could not give a definite answer to
that question until Monday.
MONEY DUE FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
Mr. B. OSBORNE asked the President of the Board
of Trade what course thee Government meant to pursue
With reference to sums of m ney being due from foreign
Governments to individuals in this country? A Select
Committee etas appointed last session to inquire into
all such cases, but he (Mr. Osborne) could not find out
that they had made any report to the House.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Noble Lord the Mem-
ber for Bath was chairman of that Committee, and they
reported that they were satisfied considerable sums cf
money were due from foreign Governments to persons in
this country, and recommended that the Committee
should be re-appointed this session.
Mr. B. OSBORNE asked if the Right Hon. Gentleman
would move there-appointment of the Bommittee after
Easter.
Mr. LABOUCHgRE would not give ally such pledge

though he had no objection to the re-appointment of the
Committee after Easter.
PUBLIC PETITIONS.

Mr. E. I). MANGLES wished to ask a question of the
Speaker with tegard to the forms of the House. On the
13th of Ma:.eh a petition bad been presented, purporting
to be from Guildford, and had been entered upon the
journals of the House as such. This, he believed,
was the petition to which the Honourthle Gentle-
man the Member for West Surrey had ellu6led
in a speech of his. On referring to the journals of the
House he found it was a petition from the landowners
and others in the neighbourhood of Guildford, which
was a very different thing; and on looking still further
at the petition he found that one of the first was the
name of a gentleman who lived twelve miles from Guild-
ford. What he wished to know was whether there was
not some means of altering this wrong designation?
The SPEAKER said that the standing orders of the
House required that the description of the petition
should be as short as possible.
Mr. MANGLES said that his object was sered by
having mentioned the matter.