The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-02 00:00:00

OTAHEITE.

Lord BROUGHAM rose to move for copies of the
correspondence which had taken place between the
English missionaries in the South Sea Islands and the
Government, relating to the affairs of Otaheite. Ile
understood there would be no objection to the predue-
tion of that correspondence.
The Earl of ABERDEEN had no objection to pro=
duce the correspondence. Last year a Noble Marquis,
who was not now in his place, had put a question to
him (the Earl of Aberdeen) connected with the subject,
and he had assured the Noble Marquis that he need be
under no anxiety as to the manner in which the
missionaries would be treated, for the French Go-
vernment had assured him that they should en-
joy every protection, and had guaranteed to them the
free exercise of their functions. Papers, which had been
laid on the table of the House, showed that such had
been the case, and he had great satisfaction in stating
that he had not received any complaints from the miss
sionaries in those islands on the subject. It was only
two days since that. he had received a deputation from,
the London Missionary Society, which had assured him
that there was no cause • of complaint on- that
ground against :00, French GOvernment.—(Hearo
The French authorities had treated them entirely in the
manner promised by the Convention. With respect to
the recent proceedings of the • French Admiral at
Otalieite, he had only to say that ihe acts of that officer
"were disowned by the French Government.--(llear,
hear.) He thought it right to state
,that this had
been entirely done by the spontaneous' and voluntary
,ate of the French.—(Hear.) He (Lord Aberdeen)
had not written to her Majesty's representative in Paris,
and notone word of remonstrance had been offered by
the Ambassador himself. For ha (Lord. Aberdeen) was
froM the first convinced, that when the. thing was known,
the feeling on the part of the French Government of
what was due to. their own honour and _to justice,
would lead to that result.— ('Tear, hear.) He made this
-statement as explicitly as possible; but he was- quite
. prepared to see,. that the Ministers of the King of the
French would be assailed by the- war party with acct-
• sations- of having succumbed to Britain. The war party
would not fail to avail themselves of the opportunity-H.
(Hear, hear)—and in the same manner he thought that
whatever had been done by himself, and whatever had
not been done, would be set down by the partisans in
this country of the Freneh war party as a base and cow-
ardly submission to France.—(Hear, hear.) But tle,
war party was as little to be regirded in France, as for-
tunately it was in this country.—(Hear.)
Lord BROUGHAM expressed his satisfaction at the
statement of his Noble Friend. Every one who knew
his Noble Friend would—and he believed all men of all
parties would—be as muen satisfied with that statement,
as if each individual knew the facts of his own proper
and personal knowledge.—(Hear, hear.) The effect of
the full and peremptory manner in which his Noble
Friend had made the statement would be a complete
answer to the war party en the other side of the Chan-
nel. He would not say more on this subject, because he
was astonished and pleased to find that the existence of
that party was altogether disavowed ; and his Noble
Friend and himself were accused of creating that party
out of their own imaginations—(Hear, hear, and a laugh)
,—for they cried, " Name name,!' whenever allusion was
made to them. They said that he and his Noble Friend
laboured under a delusion that any war party existed
in France for the last three years. They said now it
was only a creation of the imagination, and he hoped it
would-not prove a reality before the end of the present
session.—The returns were then ordered.

CORN-LAWS.
The Earl of YARBOROUGH presented a petition
from a place in Leicestershire, against any change in
the corn-laws.
PROTESTANT AND NATIONAL EDUCATION
(IRELAND).
The Marquis of NORNIANBY gave notice that on
Monday next he would present a petition, which, al-
though local in its character, related to a subject of ge-
neral interest. The petition complained of the conduct
of the Board
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tfluiseinpgettitoioners, who were clergymen of the Established
Church. The refusal was grounded on the adoption of
the national system of education by the petitioners.*—
(Hear.) He thought it his duty to call the attention of
the House to this case of great hardship, and he would
then leave the matter in the hands of the Government.
THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Lord BROUGHAM gave notice, that on Monday
next he would call the attention of the House to the
progress of the new Houses of Parliament.
The House then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, Mardi 1.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a fow minutes before
Five o'Clock.

RAILWAYS.
Sir. G. HEATH COTE moved the second reading of
the Salisbury Branch Railway Bill.
Mr. B. WALL said that he was opposed .to this
Bill altogether, and he was disposed to enter his oppo-
sition in the present stage. He certainly would oppoie
the -third reading, unless very material alterations were
made in the Committee.

After a few words in explanation, from Sir a
lIEATIICOTE, the Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed.

The York and Scarborough Railway Bill was read a
second time, and referred to a Committee.
SEVERN NAVIGATION BILL.

This Bill was read a second tinge, and ordered to be
committed.
METROPOLITAN CIRCULAR ,RAILWAY.
.
Mr. STANDISH presented..:ll,,.ipetition from Harrow,
in favour of a project for the .formation of a railway on
the atmospheric principle, to be, carried round the
metropolis.
Mr. ESTCOURT said that he. thought it his duty,
as Chairman of the Standing, Orders Committee, to
oppose.the reception of this petition. The petitioners
'bad not complied with the Standing Orders, and they
were not entitled, to have their application. entertained.
The persons who .first took this project .of the circular
railway in hand applied for powers to construct a rail-
way, in the ordinary manner, and upon established prin-
ciples. Subsequently they proposed that it should be
constructed up'on what was called the "atmospheric
principle." He, was unwilling to encourage such irregu-
larity; and, besides,_ the plans of the projectors were
not matured, and the project appeared to be altogether
impracticable.
Mr. STANDISH said that, the petition was placed in
his hands as he was coming into the House, and he was,
consequently, not prepared to give any explanation on
the subject.
After a desultory conversation, the petition was or-
dered to lie upon the table, not being referred to the
Railway Committee..
CORN-LAWS.
Lord OSSULSTON presented two petitions from the
county of Northumberland, one signed by 359 persons,
praying for protection to agriculture, and trusting that
the House would discountenance the proceedings of the.
A ntilCorn-law Lettove.
bGAME-LAWS..
MiI..WALLACE moved that the petition from the
counties of Wnfrew, Ayr, and Lanark, on the subject of
game-laws, be printed with the Votes.---Agreed to.
RAILWAYS.
_ _

Mr. GLADSTONE brought up the Report of the
Select Committee on Railways. Ile moved that the
RepOrtbe printed with the Votes, and he trusted it would
be in the hands of Hon. Members to-morrow.—
Agreed to.
THE PRESS.—THE STATE TRIALS.
On the, motion of Mr. S. HERBERT, that the Order
of the -Day for going into Committee of Supply be read,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to " move for a return of
all moneys paid to Frederick Bond Hughes,Charles Ross,
and .John Jackson, on account of any communications
made by them to Government relative to the repeal
agitation in Ireland, distinguishing the amounts paid to
each ; also, the dates of.the-sevoral-paymentso specify-
ing the respective periods at which they commenced ;
together with copies of any instructions given to the