The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JtTLY
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received by a guard of honour. At three :o'clock,
after attending church, he paid a visit to INIEnEmET
Am, who met him at the door of the Audience Hall,
and gave him a warm reception. On the 24th he
dined with the PAcnA, and next day left for Suez,
where he was to embark in the llindostan for India.
From all accounts the interviews between the PACHA
and the Governor-General were of the most friendly
description; a circumstance highly honourable to this
able and high-minded chief.

In the French Chamber of Deputies on Monday,
the amendments made by the Chamber of Peers on
the Orleans and Bordeau Railway Bill were dis-
cussed. The chief amendment was the rejection of the
7th article, introduced by M. CREMIEUX, which pro •
hibited Members:of the two Chambers from becoming
contractors for works on railways and directors of
companies. A discussion took place on this clause,
and from the opposition made to it by the Govern-
ment and several influential Members, no doubt re-
mained that the Deputies would affirm the amend-
ment, and reject the absurd clause. The Committee
on the election of M. CHARLES LAFITTE for Louviers
met on Saturday. Having withdrawn the letter
written by him to the Minister of Public Works, no
objection was raised to his taking his seat; but the
reporter, M. BERRYER, was directed, in recommend-
ing the admission of M. CHARLES LAFITTE, to pro-
pose to the Chamber that it should be intimated to
him that his withdrawing of the letter must necessarily
interdict him from taking any share, direct or indi-
rect, in the question of the branch of the Rouen Rail-
road to which it related. The papers bring no additional
intelligence from Africa ; but all interest in the affair
had died away, as it was generally believed that the
Emperor of Moaocco would accede to the terms
offered by France. On the 2d instant the whole of '
the Prince DE JOINVILLE'S squadron, consisting of
the Suffren, Jemappes, and Triton, of the line, the
Belle Poule frigate, and the Gassendi, Pluton, As-
modee, and Phare steamers, were assembled in the
roadstead of Mers el Kebir. The Phare was dis-
patched on the Ist to Tangiers with the ultimatum of
the French Government.
The following are additional extracts from the
papers :

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. SrooNER took the oaths, and his seat for Bir-
mingham. The Hon. Member was much cheered on his
way to the table, The Hon. Gentleman was introduced
by General Lygon and another Hon. Member.
POOR-LAWS.
Sir J. GRAHAM moved the order of the day for
going into Committee on the Poor-law Amendment Bill.
On clause 37 being proposed,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE objected to the Poor-law Com-
missioners having the power either to appoint the
number or the qualification of the district board,
directed by this clause to be formed. He (Mr. bun-
combe) was happy to see the Hon. Member for Birming-
ham had taken his seat that morning.—(Hear.) lle was
the newest importation from the country into that
House—(Laughter)—and he should be glad if he would
inform them what was now the opinion out of doors in
reference to this poor-law. The Hon. Gentleman moved
the omission from the clause of the words "giving to the
Poor-law Commissioners the power to fix the number
and qualifications of the members of the district
board."
Sir J. GRAHAM contended that this was a power
which ought to be vested in the Poor-law Commis-
sioners. They had the power to appoint and limit the
districts, and the number of the guardians was a con-
tingent power which, in his opinion, could not be as-
signed to a better authority. As to the qualification, he
had no objection to the House defiding on that point,
and for that purpose he now proposed to add the words,
" Not exceeding fifty pounds. '
Mr. HAWE' said he was glad to find that the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Sir J. Graham) was disposed to give
way on the subject of the qualification.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said as the qualification was now
to be defined, and was most properly kept within the
limits already stated by the existing Act, he should not
feel it his duty to press his amendment further.
The amendment of Sir James Graham was then agreed
to, and the words proposed by him were added to the
clause.

a gat nagiutt pat,' anti 11,4 It wOulti rMatra much
cenelduration, he trusteii it might be postpeued,--.(Sir J.
Graham was understood to dissent.) He begged, then, to
say that he could not apprOve of the clause, as he looked
upon it as calculated to inflict serious hardships upon the
casual poor.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that before the close of the
present session he hoped to be able to introduce a Bill to
amend the law of settlement, and he thought the ques-
tion of removal would come under that branch of the
poor-law.—(Hear, hear.) The provision for removal
was now indispensable on account of the proposal to es-
tablish asylums.

(LEFT SITTING.)

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY

CORN-EXCHANGE--WEDNESDAY.
The supply of English Wheat was by no means good, yet
we have to report a very heavy inquiry for that article, at
Monday's reduced prices. In free Foreign Wheat next to
nothing was doing, at late rates, while in grain, under lock,
no transactions took place worthy of notice. Barley was in
short supply, yet the inquiry for it was in a sluggish state,
and Monday's quotationswere barely supported. Malt might
have been purchased at further reduced prices. Oats, Beans,
Peas, and Flour were a mere drug.
ARRIVALS.
Barley. I Oats. I Flour
-qrs. 1,1 0 qrs. 670 sacks.
15,470

English
Irish..
Foreign

Wh eat.
2,580 qrs.

2,450
Malt. 620 qrs.
WHITECILA.PEL. •
The supply of each kind of meat was only moderate, yet
the demand was in a sluggish state, at barely stationary
prices :—Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ;
Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, as 2d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 2s 4d to 4s
par Blbs.

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