The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-28 00:00:00

placed a motion upon the paper to the effect that be
would move for copies of correspondenee that had
passed between the Authorities at Rio de Janeiro and
the Government of this country on this question; but
if there was any objection- tnthe production of them, be
would not press his motion. However, this he would
say, that peat alarm had been felt as to the position of
their commercial relations with Brazil ; and it was
felt the great difficulty of their recent relations had
been owing to the unfortunate policy of this country
towards Brazil upon the Brazilian sugar question—
(Hear, hear)—and, in fact, until the Government
should retrace their steps t n that question,
nothing else that they could do would have
the effect of reassuring the British subjects in that
colony that they were replaced in the full enjoyment of
their privileges which they had a right to enjoy.—
Hear, hear.) However, as he had stated, he would not
press for the correspondence if there was any objection
to it.
Sir R. PEEL said he had before him a document is-
sued by the Brazilian Government, in which it was
stated that every British subject in that colony should
be restored to the fullest enjoyment of all their privi-
leges. He could not see the expediency of producing
the correspondence alluded to by the Hon. Me tuber.
Mr. II UME said he thought those evils had resulted
from the Government of this country interfering in the
internal regulations of other countries.—(He ar, hear.)
He felt satisfied that the Government would act wisely by
rescinding Its acts. in reference to Brazil, and in leaving
every country to carry on its institutions as it deen.ess
fit. He was sure that if any other country attempted
to dictate to this what its institutions ought to be, he
was sure that this country would reject such interference
immediately.—(Hear. hear.)
Mr. BRIGHT said he had a letter in his hand which
he had received that moment, an extract frem
which he would read to the House. This letter was
dire cted to u firm in the City, and it stated that a gen-
tleman, named nu" eYe who died on the 10th of
February, lot a will, under which a person named
Castel( was al pointed to act as executor. At the tin e•
of this gt ntleman's th ash he was loading a vessel, and had
put into it about 1,5001. worth of goods, for the purt- ose of
liquidating a debt ere to them ; but a judge claimed to
nave the property, which was actually sold, and the pro
ceees placed as a deposit its his foul t. A great inconve-
nience and loss was occasioned by the power now assumed
by the Brazilian authorities, and in this instance the
property which was valued at 1,500/. had been
sold by the Judge for 900/. He agreed in the
observations w Lich had fallen from the Honourable
G. ntleman the Member fur Montrose, but he
would submit that this was an evil which
was occasioned by that combination of monopolists under
whom the Right Hon. Baronet had to some extent sub-
mitted his Government. This was characterised as an
unfriendly act of the Brazilian Government ; but
how could it be expected that that Government
should entertain any friendly feelings towards them.
which, under a pretence which they all believed
to be of a hypocritical character—(Bear,' hear)—this
country was prevented from trading fairly with the
Brazils—(Hear, hear)—and in the district from which
he came there was the greatest possible dread that
their trade with the Brazils, which amounted
to a million and a ha.f, was jeopardised anti
endangered from the course which this country had
taken. He thought the Right Hon. Gentleman woulu
do well to turn his attention to the Brazil trade, and en-
deavout to make some wise and salutary regulations with
regard to it.—(Hear,
hear.)
Mr. BROTHERTON said he had received several
representations from the place which he represent( d, on
the subject of the oppressions to which the merchants
were subjected to in Brazil, and great alarm and ap
Prehension was entertained as to the security of
their property and interest in Brazil.—(Hear, hear.)
He was glad that her Majesty's Government paid atten-
tion to the subject, and he trusted that something would
be done to remedy the evil:—(Hear,
hear.)
Sir R. INGLIS trusted that her Majesty's Ministers
would not follow the advice of the Hon. Member for
Montrose. There was not a sacrifice that the people of
this country were not prepared to snake—there was no in-
crease in the price of sugar, or any other article,
that they were not prepared to hear if there w ere a rea
sonable certainty of stopping such a crime as truffle ne
slavery.
Mr. WARBURTON could not believe that the
people of this country were so insensate as not to see
the effect of the returns which had been made
to that House with respect to the slave trade. From
those returns it appeared that the numher of slaves
which the British cruisers had arrested in their progress
from Africa to the Spanish colonies or the Brazil: din
not amount to more than three per cent. of
the whole number carried from Africa to the
opposite coasts of the Atlantic. When the British
public looked at those reports, they could not but see
that the measures which had been taken by the Govern
went for the suppression of the slave trade were totally
inefficient.

Lord J. RUSSELL said that in the former treaty
entered into by the present Government with Portugal,
a treaty of trade and navigation had been entered into,
giving protection to the lives and property of British
subjects. He wished to know if in Ito treaty
with Brazil, the Government had acted in a similar way.
Sir It. PEEL said that attempts bad been made to
complete the treaty in a similar way, and Le bad evt ry
reason to believe that by that time the signatures of the
plenipotentiaries bad been stlix. d to the matics.
Mr. I.AEOLICIIERE raid that that was not an
answer to the question of his Noble Friend. The
question was, whether the separate trtaty would be
signed before the other had expirt d on the 18th of No-
vember.

bir It PEEL did not anticipate any difficulties in the
way of signing the treaties.
Mr. SHELL thought such a desultory conversation
tended to no certain purpose. He was of opinion, there-
fore, that a resolution should be moved expressive
of the opinion of the House with regard to the
impolitic course pursued by the Government.
in its negotiations with Brazil and if no other Hon.
Member would propose such, he (Mr. Shiel) should take
an early opportunity of doing so.
The conversation then dropped.
MAYNOOTH.
Mr. SIIARMAN CRAWFORD said that he was
afraid
tr, consistently with the orders of
the House, c 1 the motion he had given notice
of wh thatg
till the report of the Com-
mittee of the whole House. were brought up upon the
Bill. He would, therefore, take another opportunity of
itre andh ebringt
° t o u
fl3.°d Ir u nwyou- n o o t h
bringing it forward.
Mr. HUME presented several petitions against the
grant to Mayeooth.
Lord CASTLEREAGH presented several petitions
against the grant, and also several in favour of it from
pari.hes in the County of Down.
Numerous petitions against the grant were presented
byart, Lord San-
don 7:lr.
Sir G.
A. Brooke,
Mr.lml i
rn.del c.)13•, e
rMk
ire.
yE. Ewart,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented several petitions
against the grant, and one of which was signed by
1.00
uBbl
ic
voice
Pers"wass' who expressed their surprise that the
not attended to in the House.—(Hear,
p
hear, and a laugh.) They prayed the House to reject
e
the grant, and to consider the propriety of discontinuing
the connexion between Church and State.—(Hear.)
favour of the grant, and expressing the
aldermen,
Manchesterli. GoILLTe-council, and seventeen magistrates of
i nN presented a petition from the mayor,
opinion of the petitioners that the welfare of the whole
empire was dependent upon the conciliation of the Irish
people.— (Hear.)
'1 he IloN. 111131 BER presented also five petitions from
religious congregations la Manchester against the grant.
i 8
rone against the grant. The peti-
tioners had requested him to present their petitions,
thire. county.FE itR
ofNTAl)ypresented three petitions from places
in
because they had no confidence in their own repre-
sentatives. .
Sir R. PEEL had been requested to present a petition
very numerously, and he believed very respectably
signed, from merchants, bankers, and traders of Liver-
pool, in favour Of the grant to Ma) nooth College.
The RIGHT HON. BARONET also presented petitions
in favour of the grant, from Presbyterians in the county
of Antrim.
Lord INGESTRIE presented a petiton against the
petitions to the same effect were
presented
.Ml,3la,Amy
severalnyosotoh ;
o' parishes in Norfolk.
TH COLLEGE BILL.

presented by Mr. Gruene.
On the report on the Maynooth Endowment Bill being
Mr. LAW said that he rose to offer to the considera-
tion of the House his 'Motion to negative, if possible, the
proposition of her Majesty's Government, that all the
charges, expenses,_ and burthens of the measurt, affecting
the question of Maynooth
College, be defrayed in m
the Consolidated Fund, and that the permanent
State endowment of that Roman Catholic Col-
lege be drawn from the taxes of the people of this
Country. He repudiated both these prepositions, and
threw himself on the indulgence of the House in
stating - such reasons as he may be enabled
to advance %shy the consideration of these resolutions
should be indefinitely postponed. When be locked at
the magnitude of those interests which had been of
fected, he felt thatall hope and expectaion. of an adequate
discharge of
In proportion as the principles invol.ted in the measure of vital importance—in proportion to the universal
Public duties on this question should fail.
interest which the people of England Scotland
took in it, directing all their energies to the
matter under the consideration of the House.
He threw himself on the kindness and indulgence of the
House to allow him, in as concise a form as
possible, to state tho grounds of his opposition,
and the reasons for which he was now, and for
ever would be, opposed to the measure. It was
desirable that the principles of the Bill should be kept in
view, and these, he apprehended, were twofold. First,
that it was desirable to make a pennant nt
endowment in favour of the k Roman Catholic
shouldti,
priesthood
taxed
io ; and,rd r to Secondly,
pay a
thatr
chargeempire
such education. The fatter was the main f. attire of
order
the
permanent
the measure—the permanent State endowment of an
establishment for the forming of the Roman Catholic
priesthood. He (Mr. Law) was of opinion that the
state should enter into no such alliance, and deprecated
the principle of taxing the people of this country for
any such purpose.