The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-07 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.—The Dissenters' Chapels Bill is within sight of
port, uninjured by the stormy opposition by which it has been
assailed on its passage. The debate which last night arose on
the second reading will go far to remove the misapprehensions
of the sincere, and the misrepresentations of the interested,
opponents of the measure. The very large majority of 190 in
favour of the measure may well be appealed to by the Ministry
as an answer to the accusations brought against their pru-
dence, for damaging their position with the country by in-
troducing the Bill, and persisting in pressing it against tho
formidable opposition which its object had provoked
from the confederation of Churchmen and Dis-
senters, who had entered into a kind of holy alliance against it.
We have reason to believe that so late as Wednesday the Go-
vernment was undetermined as to proceeding with the Bill
during the present session. It was only upon an assurance
that the opposition would give a cordial support to the mea-
sure, that Sir Robert Peel consented to brave the opposition
with which he was threatened from the Inglis and Plumptre
section of his own friends. To allow the Government to stand
committed, to the Bill, malgre the expostulations and up-
braidings of the " unto' pious" portion of the community,
was in Sir Robert Peel both courageous and politic. Had the
Premier succumbed to the party on his own benches which
sought in this instance to force upon him, as principles of legis-
lation, the dogmas of their school, he would have resigned him-
self to the most intolerant of guides, and would inevitably have
found himself committed to the policy he affected to countenance,
when in opposition, for the purpose of obtaining theiraid to obtain
the Government. Sir R. Peel having obtained his object, he now
gently loosens the bonds by which the bigots of his party sup-
posed he was bound to them for ever. He shows them, in
every possible way, that though they were valuable in their
place for the purpose of keeping up a delusion in the
country, he has too much prudence to attempt to carry on
the Government upon the principles they would force upon
his adoption. Sir R. Peel knows that he can depend for aid
npon the men he once treated after another fashion. When any
measure in accordance with the principles upon which they, as
a Government, sought to legislate, is endangered by the im-
practicable adl:erents to obsolete principles, Sir Robert Peel
knows that he may depend on his opponents for the necessary
aid to carry such measures. The Liberals are ready to
rescue him from the hands of his dangerous allies, who are only
held in subjection by the certainty that their ,defection on
such occasions would be more than made up from the oppo-
site benches. We think that such conduct on the part
of the Liberals is marked by consistency of principle and
generosity of spririt. They see their own principles of
legislation adopted by those who successfully resisted them,
when made the basis of measures brought forward by them-
selves. Instead of reproaching the Government with incon-
sistency, and imitating the example so frequently set them by
their political opponents, the Liberals show their fixed attach-
ment to principles by aidins, the Government in carrying mea-
sures in accordance with them. Thus the cause of truth and
justice is advanced. Those who have become converts
to the principles they formerly denounced, are open
to the accusations of these who once acted with them in check-
ing and counteracting their progress. The Liberals are, hew-
ever, worthy of commendation for thus showing themselves
free from the factious spirit which was formerly embodied and
arrayed against them. By imitating such an example, they
might, it is true, avenge their own cause. But the paltry
party advantage would be more than counterbalanced by
the loss of reputation they would incur, as a party ; and,
with the loss of character, of the moral force which is
derived from it, in the estimation of the country. The de-
bate and division of last night will afford a new illustration of
the general truths vie have here stated. But for the aid
which the Liberals generously afforded to the measure of the
Government, it would have been abandoned, or defeated.
Mr. Alacaulay's admirable exposition and defence of the
principle of the Bill aided and enforced Sir William
Follett's vindication of the legal points which are
involved in the change it proposes to effect. That
part of Dlr. Alacaulay's speech, in which he demonstrated the
inconsistency of the Dissenting portion of the opponents, was
most effective. By arraying themselves against themselves—
their conduct, when seeking relief from laws which affect their
own privileges, with their conduct in resisting similar changes
of the law when those changes are necessay to afford relief to
others—left nothing to be desired. It must close the mouths of
the most clamorous, and convince them of the mischiefs they
are likely to inflict upon themselves, when they thus stultify
their cause by striving to injure others.
STANDARD.—" The Socinians' Frauds Protection Bill"
was last night read in the House of Commons by a large
majority, 307 to 117. The second reading was moved
by the Attorney-General, whose appearance in the House,
after his late serious indisposition, occasioned a degree
of satisfaction which was warmly and generally acknow-
ledged. Undoubtedly, the adoption of the measure, odious
and mischievous as it is, by a man so universally
respected and beloved as Sir W. Follett, greatly softened the
tone of those whose duty it was to oppose it; but of course
nothing could materially affect the numbers on both sides.
The Ministerial party was reinforced by the Roman Catholics,
represented by Air. Sheil, with the semi-Romanist party repre-
sented by Dlr. Alonckton Alilnes, and that party to which we
do do not like to give its proper name, but which it may he re-
membered a few years ago, under the guidance of Mr. Joseph
Hume, divided thirteen against the acknowledgment of a
Divine Providence in an Act of Parliament. Supported by
tires respectable allies, or rather supporting them—for the
Romanists. semi- Romanists, and the others are really the prin-
cipals in the case, and the Ministers merely auxiliaries—the
Government divided in the great majority that we have men-
tioned. There is something remarkable in the number
assembled upon this occasion (which, if the matter discussed
merely respects a few suits more or less in the courts of
equity, as is pretended, can be regarded as of but very inferior
interest) a House of 430—pretty nearly the fullest House of
the :session—was somehow collected—nobody will say to give
effect to the feeling of the country ; but how collected,
and with what ends we can only partially explain.
Ihe Roman Catholics were there to damage the
Protestant religion and the Protestant Church to the
utmost of their power, as (but for a certain oath) it is their
duty to do—the Tractarians were there, to provide facilities
for the nursing of every heresy—we hardly need say with what
purpose the enemies of religious truth mustered in their full
force. There were, however, persons voting in the majority,
whose motives our sagacity cannot fathom. They will, how-
ever, no doubt, be able to explain these motives to their con-
stituents upon the hustings, as it is very certain they will be
called upon to explain them, and in a somewhat peremptory
tone, too. Last night's vote is not an event to be forgotten in
a hurry by a people like the people of England ; and
though it was said that there was a signal prepon-
derance of argument in favour of the Bill last
night, we can find none of these arguments in its
favour that will bear the cool free air of the hustings. This
boast of the preponderance of argument, indeed, affords to
us a remarkable illustration of the opposite conclusions at
which men arrive, according to the side on which
they contemplate a subject ; for if we were called
upon to say on which side the preponderance of argument
lay, we should not hesitate a moment to decide in favour of
Sir Robert Inglis and his friends ; and if called upon to recon-
cile this decision with our respect for the men of indisputable
wisdom and integrity, to some of whom we are unfortunately
opposed, who have come to an adverse decision, we should say
that the whole difference lies in our respective views of—
what is an argument? They to whom we are opposed may
think a consideration of expediency, and of very low ex-
pediency too, an argument in such a case. We think diffe-
rently ; we think that in all measures respecting the adminis-
tration of justice, and still more in all measures affecting the
truth of religion, considerations of right and considerations of
right only, are the arguments to be admitted. It seems to
us no less absurd to admit arguments of expediency
in questions of justice and of religious truth, than to
drag in abstract moral principles into an argument upon a
corn-tax or a bank regulation. Right has its department, and
expediency has a different department • and questions affecting
justice and religion are not to be argued upon maxims
drawn from the " expediency" category. Now, what
are the arguments advanced in favour of the Bill ?
First, there is precedent, the statutable prescriptions.
We have answered that argument by showing that
the ground neon which statutable prescriptions rest is,
the assumed acquiescence of the party out of possession.
and the consequent inference that the possessor has had a title,
or proof of a title lost by lapse of time; but cessante ratione ces-
sat et lex, and therefore no prescription has hitherto been per-
mitted to protect an abuse of a trust, because in that
case
the sentinel himself has turned traitor. We might answer
the argument from precedent by the nullum tempus laws in
favour of the Crown and the Church. It has never been pre-
tended that these laws were not just and wise at the time of
their introduction ; but surely at no time were Crown and
Church property more exposed to invasion, than religious trust
property is proved to be at present, by the very reasons as-
signed for passing the Bill now in the House of Commons.
Mr. Macaulay talked of the statutes of Merton and West-
minster in the thirteenth century, as establishing the doctrine
of prescription. Does Mr. Macaulay know what was the
tenure of property in the thirteenth century, or rather does
he not know that whatever formal titles men might claim,
all depended upon the uncertain breath of a tyrant,
or the equally precarious award of the role du fait?
Why not revive the trial by combat, among the
other legal institutions of the thirteenth century? But this is
all idle babble. We have now means for perpetuating proofs
of title and of ascertaining title, if lawyers would only let us
use them, such as our ancestors never dreamed of, and there-
fore there is now tenfold less excuse for smothering justice under
prescription than there was even a century ago. Prescription
is the slovenly resource of barbarism, or of a barbarous neglect
in the administration of justice. It is not as we advance in
civilization that we ought to multiply prescriptive laws.

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MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of June 7.)
SUGAR.—To-day there was a good business transacted in
West India Sugar for all purposes, but the merchants were
compelled to accept lower rates, making the decline for the
week Is 6d on low and mid, and is per cwt on better sorts,
mid yellow Tobago was sold at 58s per cwt. The total pur-
chases for the week are 1,550 hhds and trcs.
REFINED—There has been less business transacted in Re-
fined Goods this week, and prices are rather lower. To-day
the Grocers purchased with much caution; 76s 6d is the
value of brown, and 77s 6d for standard Lumps.
Maunmus.—There has been a greater desire manifested
by importers to realise, and the market having been largely
supplied, has produced a decline in prices of is to is 6cl per
cwt.
EAST INDIA.—The market has been bettter supplied with
Bengal Sugar this week, at a decline im previous prices of is
per cwt. This afternoon the market was much better sup-
plied with Foreign free-labour Sugar ; Manilla only partly
sold at easier rates, viz., middling damp yellow at 17s,
low ditto 16s to I6s 6d, middling brown ditto 145 to 15s,
low 12s 6d to 13s, good 17s 6d to 18s; sound was
all taken in, good greyish yellow at 19s to 19s 6d. Siam was
nearly all taken in at 13s to 14sfor very low
18s for damp brown
a few lots sold at 18i to 22s Gd for damp white, grey,;
and 23s 6d for sound white. Java of sound quality was
withdrawn ; washed sold at 18s Gd to 20s 6d for good greyish,
being about the value. _

FORVlON.—Holders of yellow Havannah Sugar submitting
to a reduction on former rates of 6d to Is per cwt, buyers
have been induced to operate more freely. To-day a cargo
of yellow Havannah Sugar afloat was sold at about 21s 6d
per cwt.

a MOLASSES.—There are sellers of West India upon rather
lower terms, but few purchasers are to be met with, and the
private sales are only 100 puns, chiefly at 248 for good De-
merara, being 6d to is per cwt under former rates. Bengal
Sysup 14s to 17s per cwt. For Jamaica Honey prices are
rather lower.
TEA.—The market has presented a flat appearance all the
week, and holders generally have been more inclined to re- ;
alise ; the business transacted has been almost exclusively I
confined to the public sales, which commenced on Tuesday ;
and finished yesterday ; the trade evinced little inclination to
purchase black Tea, and the demand was unusually limited, al-
thoughmerchants were desirous to realise, and sub-
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valuedtiog°arae seduction on the rates of the last auctions. To-
aytu e was little business done in any kind of Tea : 101 d
to lld is the of baa a dull appearance. comraon Congou, cash, The market

COCOA.—West India is offered rather under last week's
prices. Trinidad taken in—good red at 465, good fair 44s to
455, ordinary 425, middling grey 42s 6d to 435, and ordinay
40s to 41s 6d, sea damaged however sold at 30s to 39s per
cwt. Foreign is held with firmness.
COFFEE.—lmporters of West India are still anxious sel-
lers, and have submitted to a reduction on former rates of 2s
to 3s per cwt, but upon these terms several of the trade have
been induced to operate. This afternoon the demand was
brisker for Ceylon Coffee, and 1,350 bags bulked at
public sale were all sold at former rates, low good
ord pale fetched 45s 6(1 to 475, good ord 47s 6d
to 48s 6d, fine ordinary rather coluory 49s Gd to 51s 6d, fine
fine ordinary Demerara sort 57s 6d ; privately several par-
cels were disposed of. The quantity on the water is 60,000
bags. Of Mocha some parcels were sold privately at full
prices, but 17 bales at auction were taken in at 71s to 72s for
good middling greenish, and 70s for middling yellow. 614
bags of Manilla, sound was all withdrawn, but the damaged
sold at 22s 6d to 245, and very low lOs to 12s per cwt.
RUM, BRANDY AND HOLLANDS.—Jamaica Rum upon
rather lower terms, 3s 3d for fair quality 30 to 31 per cent
overproof. In Demerara, strong quality 32 to 38 per cent
overproof at 3s 2d to 3s 4d. Leewards, proof at 2s 2d to
2s 3d, and 5 to 6 per cent overproof 2s 41d. Cal-
cutta Rumat is lOid to is lld for proof with cer-
tificate. Brandy at the following terms :—Cognac,
best brands of the vintage of 1838—hhds at 5s sd,
puns 5s 3d ; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; ditto, 1840,
hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; ditto, 1841, hhds 5s ld, puns 4s lid ;
ditto, 1842, hhds 4s Ild, puns 4s 9d, mid and and good mid
qualities 3s to 4s 3d, and low 2s 8d to 2s lld per gallon. For
Geneva prices are firmer; sales for shipping made at is 9d;
fine in small parcels for home consumption has fetched 2s 2d
to 3s. English Corn Spirits 80s 2d per gallon, cash.
SAGO.—At 16s 6d to lis 6d for middling white small pearl.
Sago Flour 205 to 21s per cwt. Arrowroot, Bermuda taken
in at lOd to 100 ; Nassau at 2d, St Vincents 4d, but 10 brls
wore sold at 8d to 9d per lb.
RlCE.—There has been a brisk demand for Bengal, and the
rates paid are rather above those of this day week. For Java
higher prices being required has checked business. Cleaned
Rice at 13s to lis for Patna, and 21s to 26s per cwt for Ca-
rolina. This afternoon Siam Rice taken in at lOs for mid-
dling white.
SPICES.—For black Pepper former rates are sustained, and
a good demand has been experienced. This afternoon Cassia
Lignea met with little attention, and 228 chests at public sale
sold at 64s Gd for good mid, and 53s to 54s for good ord,
being for the former the previous value, but 2s to 3s per cwt
lower for the latter. Of Malabar Ginger 148 chests of su-
perior quality went at sBs to 110 s for bold clean. The market
was quiet for Pepper, and 403 bags common stalky and dusty
Sumatra at auction sold at lid to 214 being Ad to id per lb
cheaper.
INDIGO.—The market has a dull appearance for East India
Indigo, and few transactions have taken place in any descsip-
tions this week ; those parties that are inclined to sell are
compelled to take prices 2d or 3d per lb under those of the
last quarterly sale.
Oita,—Palm Oil at 27s 6(1 to 28s for fine quality. Cocoa
Nut Oil at 26s to 27s per cwt. Cod is 331 to 331 lOs, pale
Seal 33/, anp to arrive 321; Southern here 26/ lOs to 321 for
common to fine. The market is firm for Sperm Oil; fire
British 75/ to 75/ lOs per tun. Rape Oil at 38s for pale and
37s for brown. In Olive Oil few sales made ; Gallipoli is 50/,
and other sorts 48/ to 491 per tun. Linseed Oil at 25s 6d to
25s 9d per cwt.
TALLow.—For Russian Tallow on the spot iittle business
has been transacted, and 40s to 40s 6(1 per cwt is the nearest

value of Petersburgh yellow candle. For delivery few buyers
are to be met with, and there are ready sellers for the last
three months of the year at 41s 3d to 41s 6d per cwt. Town
Tallow at ns per cwt, nett cash.

COURSE OF EXCIL
Amsterdam CF. 12 6
Ditto, at sight l2 4
Rotterdam 2U. 12 6i
Antwerp
Hamburgh M.B. 13 14
Altona l3 l4#
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65
Ditto, 3 months 25 85
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90
Frankfort oa Maine l2li
Petersburgh, 3Us 364
Berlin .7
Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M 953
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 37

Cadiz
14ilbao 36
Barcelona 36

.NGE.----(THIS DAY.)
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 45
Genoa 25 90
Milan
Venice 47
Naples 39
Palermo, per oz ll7
Lisbon 54
Oporto 534
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldys sight
Philadelphia
PRICES Oli BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons..... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 10
Silver in Bars 0 4 111

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