The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-12 00:00:00

GREENWICH PARK.

Mr. AGLIONBY slid he had a petition to present,
which he. trusted would receive the attention of the
Noble Lord at the head of the Woods and Forests. It
was signed by a number of per Sons residing, or having
property close to Greenwich Park, and the value of
which materially depended upon the view into that beau-
tiful. The petitioners stated that they would
not have presumed to approach the House upon this
subject if public benefit was not concerned in it to quite
as great an extent as private interest. The Park, t y
one means or another, had been constantly diminishing,
and they prayed that a stop might at once be put to any
fttrther encroachment& -
POOR-LAW.

Mr. FERR AND presented five petitions from town-
ships in the West Riding cf Yorkshire against the
poor-law.

NOTICE OF MOTION.

Mr. WAWN gave notice that, on Monday next, he
should put a question to the First Lord of the Admiralty
to ascertain (as we understood the Hon. Gentleman)
whether English ships were manned with a strength
equal to that of ships in the Russian navy.
LAND-TAX RETURNS.

Dr. BOWRING moved for certain returns connected
with the land-:ax.—Agreed to.

MAYSOOTIE GRANT.

Sir G. CLERK gave notice that he should in Com-
mittee of Supply, this day week, move the education
grant fer this college. _ _ _ _

- Mr. BRIG HT moved for returns of the number of
murders and attempts at murder which had been com-
mitted in the county of Tipperary ; the number of in-
dictments which had been preferred on those charges ;
the number of true Bills which had been returned by the
grand jury, and the results ; showing the number of
acquittals and convictions, and the punishments inflicted
during the last ten years.—Agreed to.
SALARY TO TIIE CHAIRMAN OF THE MID-

DLESEX SESSIONS.
Sir C. NAPIER wished to ask the Right Hon. Gen
tleman, the Secretary of State for the Home Departmen
if it was his intention during the present session to in.
troduce a Bill giving a salary to the Chairman of the
Middlesex Sessions.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he had a measure on
the subject of the administration of criminal justice in
the county of Middlesex ; and in the Bill there was a
provision for the appointment of a paid magistrate to
preside over the administration of criminal justice.
BRAZIL.
Mr. M. GIBSON %ished to put a questiol to the
Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Go-
vernment upon a matter of some importance. Informa-
tion had reached this country that the Brazilian Govern-
ment had prepared a new tariff for aduption after the
10th of November Text, proposing a much higher rate
of duty on articles of British manufacture than existed
at present. He wished to know from the Right Hen.
Baronet whether he had reason to believe that such a
tariff would be adopted and was already -prepared by the
Brazilian Government.

Sir R. PEEL said that he had seen in the public
papers a statement to the effect of that made by the
Hon. Member. Immediately upon seeing it, he applied
to the Foreign•oflice for the purpose of knowing whe-
ther such information bad been received, and he had
been informed that it had not. Perhaps by the next
mail he might be prepared to give some answer to the
question.

Mr. MILNER GIBSON, wished to know whether the
Government bad had any correspondence with the Dutch
Government relative to the importation of sugar from
Java, and whether they had any objection to lay that
correspondence before the House.

Sir R. PEEL said that her Majesty's Government
were in correspondence with the Dutch Government upon
the subject, and also upon the differential duties ; but
he was not in a condition to place that correspondence
before the llouse.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT.
Mr. LIDDELL wished to know from the Right Hon.
Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Homo Depart-
ment, whether he was prepared with a Bill to amend the
law of settlement this session.

Sir J. GRAHAM said that a Bill had been prepared
on the subject, which was ready for introduction. He
would a..k leave to bring in the Bill during the present
session, and it could be considered during the recess.
ACCIDENT AT BOLTON.

Mr. FERRAND wished to know from the Right Hon.
Gentleman, the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment, whether he would lay the evidence taken at the
coroner's inquest, in the case:of the persons who were
killed at Bolton, on the table of the House.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he had considered the subject
to which the Hon. Member adverted. He observed that
the verdict of the jury was one of manslaughter. The
notes taken would be transmitted to the Judge of Assize,
before whom the case would ultimately come, so that, in
point of fact, he doubted of the possibility of the House
to compel a result of this description. He must-say he
did not think it consistent with the ends of justice, be-
fore the
.party was put on his trial, that the notes taken
for the judge should be laid on the table of the House,
and made matter of debate there.—(Hear.)
COUNTY COURTS BILL.
Mr. S. WORTLEY wished to knoyv from the Right
Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State for the Home
Department, whether he would proceed with the County
Courts Bill this session.

Sir J. GRAHAM said the Bill had been delayed in
consequence of the Debtor and Creditors' Bill being de-
tained so long in the House of Lords. Seeing
on the order-book seven notices before going into Com-
mittee of Supply, and having regard also to measures of
great importance, which were still in progress, he con-
fessed that he felt obliged to abandon the measure for
the present session.
In reply to a question from Mr. BODKIN,
Sir J. GRAHAM said the Commissioners appointed
to inquire into the trust property of Queensborough
had completed their report, but in consequence of the
time for giving notice having expired, it would be ha-
possible to legislate on the subject during the present
session.

Mr. AINSWORTH said he had that morning re-
ceived a report of the evidence taken before the coroner
at Bolton, in reference to the bursting of a steam-engine.
No blame whatever appeared to attach to Mr. John
Brooks, the owner of the mill, but there had been very
great neglect on the part of one of his servants against
whom the jury had found a verdict of manslaughter.
The Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill was read a third
time.

NEW POOR-LAW.
The House then Kent into Committee on the Poor-law
Amendment Bill.
Clauses 21, 22, and 23 were agreed to.
On clause 24 being proposed,
Captain BERNAL moved an amendment to the effect
that justices of the peace appointed under the Munici-
pal Act shall be, ex dficio, members of the board of
guardians. The Hon. Member said he did not intend to
divide the House upon the subject if there was a strong
feeling against him. He threw his opinion out more as
a suggestion for consideration than with a desire to
cause trouble.

Sir J. GRAHAM said he could not consent to adop
he suggestion which had been thrown out.

Aftel2l. few words from Captain Bernal:Mr. Christo
pher, and Mr. Buck, the amendment was negatived with
out a division.

Mr. BORTIIWICIC moved another amendment, to
havingthe effect that every clergyman the cure of souls
within the parish should be an ex officio guardian.
Sir J. GRAHAM objected to the amendment. When
he considered the various duties the clergy had to per-
form, he thought their appointment as guardians would
be inconsistent with their duties.
Mr. B. COCHRANE said that in Scotland the money
collected for the poor was distributed through the hands
of the clergy, and he, therefore, could not see why a
clergyman should not be an ex officio guardian. He
should, therefore, support the amendment.
Sir WALTER JAMES thought the distinetion drawn
by. the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of State was
a just and sound one.
Mr.G. KNIGHT thought a great deal more harm
than good would be done by having the clergymen ex
officlos guardians.
Mr. 'l'. DUNCOMBE did not think any person more
suited to be ex officio guardians than clergymen. because
they were best acquainted with the condition of the
poor.He should vote for the amendment.
Mr. AGLIONBY thought that a new light had come
over the Fon. Gentleman.--(Hear.) If he '(Mr.
Aglionby) was not mistaken, the Hon. Gentleman had
gone out with him and voted against the
appointment of any guardians of the poor
who were not elected by the people. He
thought that the clergy were the proper guardians
of the poor.—(Laughter.) He was anxious to see the
poor-law carried into effect humanely and considerately
to the poor. He hailed this Bill as a great amendment of
the existing law, but he was for amendment only, and not
for repeal. Ile never could agree, however, in the opi-
nion, that the clergy should be dragged into official
responsibility in connection with this Act, and he there-
fore must give his decided opposition to the amendment
which he had proposed.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he was charged with not
giving a reason for desiring to see the clergy ex-officio
guardians of the poor. His reason, then, was this, that
the clergyman of the parish was the best acquainted
with the wants of that parish, and that the clergy gene-
rally were amongst the most lenient and consistent ad-
ministrators of help to those who stood in need of it.
Lord JOHN MANNERS said though there might be
difficulties in working out the suggestion embodied in
the amendment of the Hon. Member fur Evesham, still
it was one that ought not to be lightly disregarded.
Mr. REDHEAD YORKE had the highest opinion of
the qualifications and the humanity of the clergy, and of
their fitness for the performance of the duties proposed,
but upon the whole he thought they had better be left,
as now, to the chances of selection from the general
body of their fellow-countrymen.
Mr. G. HEATIICOTE had exactly the same opionion
of the clergy as the Hon. Member who addressed the
House last; but his ground for opposing the amendment
would be the fear of making the ex officio guardians too
numerous and powerful.
After a few words from Mr. Cripps, Mr. Palmer, and
Mr. Borthwick, the amendment was withdrawn.
After a short discussion the clause was agreed to.
On clause 23 being proposed,
Mr. lIENLY called the attention of the Right Hon.
Gentleman to the painful circumstances in which the
wives of convicts were placed in comparison with widows,

and suggested that they should be placad on the same
footing as that class of persons.

(LE-FT SITTING.)

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals at Singapore.—Her Majesty's ship Alligator,
Arnil 12, from Hong-Kong ; Cowasjee Family, Durham,
13th, from Macao, and sailed, 13th, to Calcutta ; Diana
steamer, Congalton, from a cruise, and sailed, 16th on a
cruise ; Royal Exchange, Hubertson, 14th, from Bom-
bay, and sailed, 16th, to China ; Elizabeth Ainslie, 15th,
from Madras ; Maid of Athens, Hews, 16th, from
Bombay ; Dhur, Cumberland from Calcutta ; British
Merchant, Borneo from Ampanam ; Nutcut, 17th,from
Macao ; Zemindar and Ariel from Hong-Kong ; Royal
Saxon, from Madras.

Departures from Singapore—Asia, Smith, April 10,
to China; Julia, 11th, to Sarawak ; Venus, 11th,
to Tringanee ; John Knox, 12th, to Sourabaya ;
Madras and Regina, to China ; Guess, 13th, to
Malacca and Penang ; Macassar, to Manilla; Emma,
to China; Le Lucile, 16th, to Batavia.
Loading at Singapore—Mary Bulmer and Dalmar-
nock, for London; Vanguard, for China; Prima Donna,
fur Cork; Vigilant, for London; Zuleika, for Calcutta;
Josephine, for Liverpool; Wanderer, for coast of China.
Arrival at Batavia—Wetherall, Feb. 23, from Singa-
pore; Duke of Wellington, 25th, from China.
Departures from Batavia—S. Brodder, Feb. 24, to
Cowes; Cleveland, to Samarang; Louisa, 16th, to Ant-
werp; Alfred, to Amsterdam.

CONSECRATION OF A NEW CHURCH AT TUN^
BRIDGE.—On Tuesday morning the Lord Bishop of Rochester
consecrated a new church at Hildenbrough, a hamlet of Tun-
bridge, in the presence of a large number of clergymen and
gentlemen, amongst whom were the Hon. and Rev. Sir
Charles Hardinge, Bart., vicar of Tunbridge ; the Hon. and
Rev. F. T. Noel, vicar of Teston, near Maidstone ; the Rev.
P. S. Dodd, rector of Rushurst ; Rev. A. C. Payler, rector of
Chiddingstone ; Rev. T. Curteis, rector of Sevenoaks ; Rev.
J. N. Harward, vicar of Seal ; Rev. G. Woodgate, vicar of
Pembury ; Rev. Messrs. Polhill, Argles, Buttenshaw, Har-
man, Saint, May. Monevpenny, and Hadlow ; Colonel Aus-
tin, C. Dawson, Esq., Arthur Pott, Esq., J. Lucas, Esq. The
church is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING.— The accouche-.
ment of our beloved Sovereign is expected to take place nt
a very early period, and every necessary preparation for the
auspicious event has been made accordingly. Her Majesty
was extremely desirous of remaining in London some days
longer, in order that the trade of the metropolis might not
suffer from the absence of the Court, but her Majesty's me-
dical advisers were urgent that the journey to Windsor should
not be further delayed.