The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-03 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

TATTERSALL'S.—THIS ESEVENING
six O'CLOCK.
TWO TBOUSAIM G ;ITN EAS STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Idas
5 to 2 agst Kedge':
5 to 1 agst any other.
CIS EiiTER CUP.
10 to 1 agst Obscurity
11 to 1 agst Cataract
11 to 1 agst Semiseria
15 to 1 agst Era
20 to 1 agst Winesour
30 to 1 agst Zanoni
30 to 1 agst Ratan
33 to 1 agst Qucen of the Tyne
33 to 1 agst The Pride of Kildare
40 to 1 agst Portrait
40 to 1 agst Ould Ireland
DERBY.

10 to 1 agst Alarm
15 to 1 agst Idas
15 to 1 agst Kedger
18 to 1 agst Clear-the-Way
22 to 1 agst Cobweb colt
22 to 1 agst Newsmonger
25 to 1 agst Miss Whip colt
25 to 1 agst Weatherbit
30 to 1 agst Mentor
30 to 1 agst Pantasa
35 to 1 agst Old England
40 to 1 agst Ironmaster

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met to-day, for the first time after
the Easter recess.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at five o'clock.

The Bi3hop of WORCESTER presented numerous
WTetitions from places in various parts of England and
Watts against the sale of intoxicating liquors on the
Lord's day.
PARISH SCHOOLMASTERS.—SCOTCH BANKS.

The Duke of RICHMOND presented petitions from
several presbyteries in Scotland, praying for an aug-
tnPntation of the salaries of parish schoolmasters.
in that country. The Noble Duke also presented a
petition from the merchants and battltrs of Banff against
any interference in the present system of banking in
ECoiland.

MA LT-TA X.
The NOBLE DUKE also presented a petition from a
In'acein Hampshire for the repeal of the malt-tax.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
The Bishop of HEREFORD presented a petition from
the city of Hereford, against the Act passed last year
for the abolition of imprisonment for small debts.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
Mr. GREENE and others from the House of Commons
brought up the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bills(E?g-
-land and Scotland), the Railway Clauses Consolidation
Bills (England and Scotland), the Puoscy Gas Bill, and
the Birkenhead Docks Bills (two Bills), which were seve-
rally read a first time.

EMANCIPATION OF THE JEWS.
Lord CAMPBELL bad great great pleasure in pre
senting a petition from Portsmouth in favour of the Bill
brought in. by the Noble and Learned Lord on the
Woo for relieving the disabilities of the Jews.

SUGAR DUTIES.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the
llorticultural Society of India, complaining that sufficient
encouragement was not given to the application of British
capital to the growth of sugar in that country, and
praying their Lordships to place the sugar duties upon
as mote permanent basin.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH laid upon the table of
the House the second part of the appendix to the second
report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the
state of large towns in England. The Noble Duke at
the same time presented a number of petitions, praying
their Lordships to adopt some measures for improving
the condition of the schoolmasters of Scotland.

AYN 00TH.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from Hogs-
den, in Oxfordshire, against any further grant to
Maynooth.

THE ASIIBURTON TREATY.
Lord ASHBURTON requested their Lordships' per-
mission to offer a few observations upon a subject,
which though undoubtedly in some respects a personal
one, was also of a public. nature. At the termination of
tfr3 meeting, at w hich he had the honour to negotiate on
the part of this country with the United States of
America, he had the great satisfaction of receiving
the most unequivocal expression of their Lord-
ships' approbation ; and he, therefore, felt himself
more bound to notice certain great misrepresentations
which had been made in another placeiwith respect to
bits conduct at that meeting. Their Lordships House
was the only place where he could give an explanation,
tand he trusted their Lordships would excuse him
Tor so doing. He was not about to enter into any
general discussion as to the merits of that mea-

sure ; but he:hoped their LordshiP;;;ould do him the
justice :Ai recollect that when on a former occasion he
ente*.ed into a discussion on that question, he took no
w..tice whatever of the various i riticirms, some of which
were not very just, which had been made in another
place. He should not upon the present occasion have
intruded himself upon their Lordships' notice if
it were not with the view of contradicting what
had been stated as positive facts in another place. He
did not complain of the personal manner in which the
Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) had brought this sub-
ject forward, because that Noble Lord was constantly
making similar reflections upon his conduct, in a tone
`which it was to be regretted the Noble Lord did not
online to an individual case, but applied it to questions
iitfreeting the gsneral interests of the country.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE ruse to order. He
had no objection to listen to any explanation the Noble
Lord might desire to make, but he hoped the Noble Lord
would not fall into the error he was deprecating by
attacking a person who was not present to defend himself.
Lord ASHBURTON said he did not wish to use any
stronger expressions than were necessary for the occa-
sion, but he at the same time thought that the expres-
sions of which his Noble Friend complained were
quite necessary, in order to justify the line which it
was his duty on this occasion to take, and to
repel those attacks which the Noble Lord (Lord Palmers-
ton) was in the habit so lightly and so flippantly of
aking upon him. The House was aware that that i% as

the only House in which he (Lord Ashburton) had the
'opportunity of repelling attacks of this nature. If he
nderstood these attacks aright, what he was accused of
`-vas, that in the late treaty which he liad the honour
to negotiate he had unjustifiably ceded the territory of
Madawaska, on the banks of the river St. John. Now,
it was necessary to state that the territory of Mada-
waska was nothing more than a narrow strip of land
on the banks of the St. John, which comprised a
straggling village some two or three miles in
length t and it should be recollected that, on
ikVo of three occasions, this very same terri-
tory bad been ceded. The dispute between this
country and the United States had been first referred to
the decision of the King of the Netherlands, by whom it
had been allowed to the United States. The Americans
had refused to abide by the award of the King of the
Netherlands, and twenty-five years afterwards Lord Pal-
merston considering that the best mode of settling a
dispute of this nature was to divide the con-
tested district between the two countries, he ceded
the territory of Madawaska to the United States. His
own (Lord Ashburton's) decision had been impugned
as extravagant, and yet it was better than that
of Lord Palmerston, for it secured to this country
those intermediate heights between the St. John
and the St. Lawrence, which from their command
of the latter river, and the consequent power of inter-
rupting the navigation of that river, were the only
really valuable portions of the territory in dispute.
He should further state that he implied no blame upon
the Secretary of State for making that proposal.
Nor did he think the line at all unfair. But,
combinir.g all the circumstances, and consider•
ing the line dicided upon by the King of the
Netherlands, their Lordships would see that his (Lord
Ashlstirton's) line was so much the best, that it was
haIAY fair to cast upon him any reproach whatever.
But now, with. respect to the Madawaska senttlement, a
Noble Lord in the other House of Parliament (Lord J.
Russell) stated that. when he held the office of Secretary
for the•eOlonies, he directed negotiations to be entered
into by Lord Sydenham with Mr. Webster, the result
of which was, that. Lc rd Sydenham refused to allow the
Americans to retain that settlement, Mr. Webster on the
other hand refusing te, give it up. The Noble Lord
(Lord J. Russell) said that one of the last acts
of his' • offic'al life was to declare hisN appro-
bationhe of Lord Sydenham's course.
(Loid Ashburton) believed their Lordships woowuid be
surprised when he informed them that the whole of that
statement of facts was without foundation. There was
no negotiation whatever on the subject between Lord
bydendam And Mr. Webster. There was a negotiation
between Mr. Fox, our Minister at Washington, and
Mr. Webster, but not on the subject of the Madawaska
settlement., The Noble Lord, however (Lord J. Rus-
sel), prided himself very much upon the course which he
and .-Lord Sydenham had taken, and had chosen
to make it the ground of a reproach upon
him (Lord Ashburton). He had a most sincere and
unfeigned respect for Lord John Russell, and from a
long and intimate knowledge of the matter` would, he
was perfectly assured, that his Noble Friend would not
make any statement which he know to be unfounded.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SFEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
MEDICAL REFORM.
Mr. MANGLES presented a petition from the whole
of the medical practitioners of Surrey against Sir James
Graham's Medical Reform Bill.
BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.
On the motion of Mr. TATTON EGERTON, the Bir-
kenhead Docks' Bill was read a third time and passed.
' EASTERN UNION RAILWAY EXTENSION.
Captain FITZMORAS presented a petition from a
private individual against the Eastern Union Extension
Railway.
Lord RENDLESHAM presented a petition from Man-
chester against the Manchester and Salford Waterworks
Bill.
The report of the Committee on the Birmingham and
Statfordskire Gas Bill was referred back to the Com-
mittee.
On the motion of Mr. SPOONER.
The report of the Committee on the Thames Naviga-
!len Dill was further considered, and read a second time.