The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-14 00:00:00

1E AST'INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals,—Euphrates, -Wilson,- from China,. in the
Dobvns, sailed Nov: 21, St. Helena, Feb. 1 ' • Claudine,
Norris, from China, in the Downs, sailed Nov. 2, St.
Helena, Jan.-24; Earna, Bennett, from New, South Wales,
off the Wight, .sailed from Sydney Aug. 21, Rio, Dee.
; Peru, Campbell, front,. Mauritius, off Liverpool,
sailed Dec. 9. •

Arrivals at St. Helena.—lizabeth, Law, Jan: 24, from
Mauritius, and sailed 26th to London ;Loiiise Marie,
24th, from •Batavia,• • and sailed 25th to ;Itottrdant ;
'EliZabeth, Moore, 25th from Batavia, and' sailed 26th
to Hamhurgh ; Isabella, Wood, Cey o 1
26th to.-London ; 'gobert Bemm, from Bbmbity,Jand'
:sailed 26th to Liverpool ; •Margaretha-,:
tavia, and sailed 27th to London ' • Ann, Squir4, 27th
frora,,Sydney, And sailed 27th. to London ; MaryMackit.
from• Mauritius, and sailed 27th to. Leith ; Guard, from
Manilla, and sailed 27th to Hamburgh ; a schot,ner;
prize to her Majesty's steamer Thunderbolt, from
Douglas, Wade, •28th, from the emit of Africa ; Eliza-
beth, frOm. whaling ; ,Nitrwal, from Bourbon,.and sailed
29:11. to-Havre ; Barbara, Purss, from Mauritius, and
sailed 29th to Dublin ;.' Brenda,-Ward, 29th 'from Zanzi-
bar; and'sailed 30th to Salem ; Halifax, Grayburn, 30th
from the coast of Africa, and sailed 31st to Cork ;
liar-
'moriy, 'from the Cape ; Colchester,' Withers,' 31-st from
the coast of Liverpool,; Mvry Anrn,-Holton;from China
to Clyde ; Esmeralda, 'Pollens, from Singapore; Koer-
rier, from Batavia ;Beulah, PL:to,,from-Beligal ; Sucrier,
from Bourbini to Marseilles. •

17eiftsrturos front SC fielena.—Cluthn, Jan. 25, toYal-
mouth ';" Ellin. 26thrto COrk ; Andromache, to London;
Gulnare„ to Liverpool, , -

Arrivals at Mrideirm—Lord. Hungerfordi—Pigot, and
Lads,. Clarke; • Lawrence, Feb:ll:from Portsmouth.
Arrivals at Mouimein.—CinderellaiTurvis, Oct. 20,
.from London and Padang; Samuel Smith.' Nov. 22;
Atkinson,. 23d ;;Hope.l3d.; !Hero, 24th •,- Kitty. 28th ;
-Ayr.,hire,-llec: 1 Indian Queen.; 4th; Weraff, sth; 'all
• from Calcutta... -HerseyfEasterby, Nov. 28, from Singa-
- pore- and Penang: - . • '
Departures froth -'Moulm f•i rt.—Clutha. I)ii-can, 'Oct.
25,,t0 London; Reliance,Robertson, 27th, to Mduritius;
Wigeon,,Capt,s, Nov;* 11, to Arracin; The Malay, load-
ing for London., - • • •

PKTITIOI. B.—The follc4ing is a 17st of the
total number of petitions on various important subject,' now before
the LOwsl'' Hothie,,Of Parliament,. viz. :—Against the proposed
.union.9f.,the• djoceses.of Bangor . and St. Asaph, 27 petitions,
signed by 2,309 persons ; against a repeal of the corn-laws, 216
petitions, signed by 18;277,—thenumber of petitioners having in-
creased during the last week by about 5,000 ; for a reduction of
the tobacco duties, 65 petitions, signed by. 8,300 persons; against
the Factories Bill now before Parliament, 4 petitions, signed by
389 persons; for an alteration of the Poor.law Amendment Act,
35• petitions, signed by 1,746 persons,--the number having in-
creased by 645 during the last week; for a fi ee competition in the
carriage of goods, &C., 6 petitions, signed by 3,112 persons; and
for withholding the supplies until the grievances of the people are
redressed, 41 petitions, signed by 34,373 persons.
ROYAL; So ci r.—The lucrative anti honourable
appointment 'of Assistant-Secretary, vacant by the death of
the late Mr. Robertson, has been filled pp by, Mr. IYek4 the
late Secretary of the Statistical Society. Thi§,latter situatiOn
has been filled by the appointment of Dr. Richard Bing, the
celebrated Polar traveller.

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IMPERIAL PARJAAMENT?.-.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS. March 13''
The SPEAKER took the chair at the-usual boar; 40lie
Lord HENNIKER presented a rietitiofiefrom to
signed by 5,000 peeeons, - praying for proteetir
agMr,ulricture. • ..: `,11.1 esine
BURROU6lslS,peesented • petitions to the
effect frotn Norfeell?.7,. the cir.
MrIIIIORN;EL). presented petitions from • lee
d
riers of Wolverhampten..Nalsalleßilston, and miles)!
Minster, complaining of the -monopoly whie" eseof
companies had securtothemselves in the COneer
goeciS; and.praying the 40u,,e to interfere. . . eetee
Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented petitionselet
same "effect; frohi Darlington, Hull, andrcither PLatriote
Sit JOHN JOHNSTONE presented a pOtTiQiigh
Sciirhoroigh, in favour of the York and Sea
Railway. Bill be
Mr. ESTCOURT moved that• no private ,all
construction of new line of railway; which sliel' ,e0:1
been reported to this House to be a conipetioe' AFril
be read a second time after Friday the 19th gay' ee;
next; that it be an instruction to the Commute.
flag of
lectibrenot to fix the time for holdine-thefirst 5' owe
the Committee on am), private Bill for the Coster
cod
of a new line of railway, which shall have been ridPey the
to this House to be a competing line, after .o', osee
3d of May next. Ilis great object was to preeen`, to be
tainty and procrastination in the cases of Bills reseeelte
presented to the Committee of Selection.—Agr•• • ell'
Mr. 0. STANLEY obtained leave to bring' In
for making a railway from Chester to Holyhead.
DEVIZES ELECTION. had re'
The SPEAKER informed the House that he.ot the
g
ceived a letter from the agents to the Petition sg.filteeties
return of Mr. Ludlow Bruges, stating their i
not further to prosecute it. . - , jelelb'"
Mr. HAWES presented a petition from, .s e.. reale'
tants of the borough of Lambeth, prayinglor
tion of the duty on tobacco. • r • .
COURT OF ARCHES BILL: • dg Of
Mr. ELPHINS'fONE moved the second Tenieree
this Bill. The Hon. Member said he herd the
To he
would allow the Bill to be read a second titne'„se to d°
would state the ground upon which he asked the role'
so. There were at present a' vast variety oneattl'
siastical Courts in different parts. of the chying
amounting to about 300 in number; an aPPeI 60111
from one to the other in regular gradation, and' bee')
to the Court of Arches. This entailed a rerY sled
expense on those who were unfortunately entnsve
suits. What he proposed was, that any partY"elesioi'r
the misfortune to be entangled in a suit in the uhf
tical Courts should, if he thought fit, have the ''releily
coming there in the first instance, whether he ive,re 1311'
tiff or defendant. He did not ask the Right Ili for
ronet (Sir J. Graham) to allow the Bill to proced
ther than the second reading until the House b.a.eeecea
the Bill of the Government, which had been int,`"-
into the House of Lords. • of
Sir J. GRAHAM said he was sure the sPireleteberf
commodation shown by the Hon. and Learned 'he
e3o'
would lead him to suspend. the progress.ot teee
The principle of the lion. and Learned Meraherfere ;be
sure, so far from being identified-with-the Bat bt'
Upper House, was directly at variance-with it.
Mr. ELPHINSTONE withdrew his motion,
etoebt
second reading of the Bill wet postponed for e
COMMONS INCLOSURE ACT.
On the motion for the second reading of this 13:eithe''
Mr. SHARMAN CR AIVFORD rose to nl,ll-4. P„,l
the Bill be read a second time that day six
considered that the right of the people of Oie 0( tlitej
enjoy the privileges and rights of common, wereeted
deepest importance to them. They were righ'siers,
from the earliest times of their Saxon twees'ne'lle't
ought to be particularly- held inviolable in '4ibee„
'laws they might pass. ' Knowing the sufferings rev
tenants. in Ireland endured for-the want of the,seof
of common, he more particularly thought it "hie
eelelle
preserve ' these . rights to the poor • 4%01 et
They were held by rights as
borehere, eiirre
estates, and in taking them away theyi-
dangering their own rights. He objected to, ,eve
leading principle of this Bill, which lose had
present possessors of these common right' 40';
power of alienating them from their sate ye.,o
He thought that the granting the right. °0 beet.-J,
under this Bill was fraught with much ineustle"eqSini
two-thirds of the value of the helding being resel
and all persons having leases at will, or It'rs.
years, were not entitled to the right °ire tboe
—(Hear, hear.) The Tithe Commissioners weeteteuv,,
only who would be benefited by thiese,
ap to
Although those Commissioners - might- be "`Theers
yet they were empowered to appoint others
lbw
the place of those now acting,- 11,
.)
persons would have a salary, althoog eeeirti
might have previous appointments.----(gear's
It was quite plain that whatever Commissionerteeee
be appointed, it would be their interest to Pr et dots:,
closures. But it was one of the most import° eio'"te
of the House to provide • the workilige
with land to • occupy them in their leisorojecile
He hoped the Government would take up
~tl3°„seare te
Allotments. The Government ought to ul:,-" 0.0°5,
they applied the waste lands of this coelowee
manner as to' be most beneficial tOthat e~
The House and the Government must recollee'ee
were already charged with class legislatiolles forbeei
should be careful not to give additional groom the iv'ef
in such assertion. If they wished to
_prove r eloa°P
their intention to sanction and .' support to r
they would pass this • Bill, which eves, of. ptesi
to the already rich the waste lanuiee
kingdom. He objected to the Bill on
,ar''" ticOr o'o
grounds he had stated, and more F-cieziul;eir
because the present occupiers had no right tea to ids
the appropriation of property which belong eeastee
successors as well as to themselves. They hadellteee,:el
fence for this attempted violation of the right °
ing and of the future poor of the country; nor c the :el,
eon what principle they desired to-fasteu UP°llo,eset Sbe
try at large the payment the expellees ette, tbS"
such violation. For these reasons he ino/eue' est
Bill be read a second time that day six meiltileeslool
Colonel SIBTHORP must support the 11'; vete
because in he Bill of the Noble Lord (WorsleYl eetPoo
see nothing but a great wrong to the I)°°r' guild
posed expense for secretaries, clerks, attorneYndero ty
clauses which it was most difficultclearly to erole see
se
He saw that money was to be boreol"t. the '1„01e,
Consolidated Fund. He did not know wha" rfe-e°
cellor of-the Exchequer would say to this tee • esee
be happy to. heel* • that - the - Consehu'estete re'
WAS in a sufficiently prosperous state to m'eje 12etoe
advances. • But how were those advance", tee ace,
paid? They -were to be repaid. out t" ..ia lag
,Viied on the country. They were to beelelie
epee
the poor-rates: He thought the property. lout bi keig
owners was alreasly sufficiently burdened 'their pecteeto
an undefined amount of money drawn-fresteobiee„,set
under the previsions of this inclosure Bite; --ftlie'eet,"
the powers proposed to be given to the lords °floe, Leobil
He, as a lord of the manor, might rciat by The ilbe
would scorn to accept a bonus upon such ter • o
Lordhad stated that there were steres, cio
of t' t,
eseeSe4l9 i.et•
in England, and 501,815 acres. in WalPi, of
land, but he had not stated •how• many loo" 00;
acres, could be peofitably cultivated. 'lle fon'. JO"
the records a the House, and he found tha,,ti pftSts,
to 1835, noless-than 1,919 inclosure Bills f
`llouse. and when loOked at the numbers, °eigb,s,;7 bs
Bills Which had been passed during the. 101're fill'e'tet
he found' that no less than. 2,015 incloStif Celt
pasSed the House since the commencement 0 toot' ,eori
Another objeCtion WhiCh he • entertained eftlieeil
Bill was.• that -it encroached' on the if 1'; OS
whohed no power of delendint , thetoseiv,e-he
gave the aristocracy an unfair power, be TOCJaCie
.prised that •gentlemen opposite sanctioned t.tbet obtie id
which- composed the Bill. He ohjeetol is teitieeel golf
were thrown in'the way of the eneornenobVne
creations of the poor by this 'Bill: - The Noe eotfei tor'
that the Bill would give employment to
_t jell
would cause lands which were now -lincw,,etietilel3r
boo ht under cultivation, but -it at the nee gle, blip
lered with the -rights of the poore.lle Lehobi it `".tne'tje!
jet Coto. He ,objecteiel to, tile: manner w .tech 1,013 es
ried•through.eite-Haesseeciosthesexpeote"hieb
entaii—and-to,thiNvt9igioivoittie poor, livie opre:feebee
theconsequeneyeaef-ie. eOn these ground goo.' 500
BillAtedweuideupportthe amendment el Or limbo cioi
for :Rochdale: -.Hit piteted the second reaubLell4o
feel bound to divide the-House-on Lpd
of the Bill.—(Laughter.) eritr
r ~ The question having been put, rt tyre
Mr. -O.IRTEIS.: said he would .surVe e 0 0
-reading of -but he thought tells of rio
showed too much tenderness for the riVeletiorin et, be
of 'inanors. He was of opinion .that t being it 'et ettel
ahould be abolished upon compensatio°„eeed joovPfd
Mr. DARBY said it had been s"' lie "
of • 00D th'
Bill would be injurious to the-" P°-f e 01)
very • much whether the rights °oor.
of such great advantage to the pas P rete‘ers
were represented to be. its etret '`toe
experience went, he must say; e'"eeessaole' for of
who lived on the edges 0t old *°e‘eitlett
in the most wrote-lied condition; •He would
cippor;olthe
second reading, in order to give g" fullY •fig°' i 4.
having the details of the measure a reedi et
Mr. COWPER supported the sec °°t teode..t le ,d
Bill. He said he thought the present eie!rproit,
luting with reference to inclosures w'a'nd he ;re
t'e,o
and injurious one, awl on that gr „were° eoffiees.
ofehe eorinciple of this measure. It,stiPteeillionerseihee,
Porter's estimates that there were which tiw rd, to
of uncultivated land in this, country °t,,.:vittion.,ool;eo,o
were capable of being brought into eatfersooei; thop,
tion was rapidly increaeine. edi:teess ; 'foto 0/
emigration as the only remedy fe .0 _ ,go,of,
they should look to the cultiratita eie.ory tee, elei;d
The advantage of being to fee Isa'ae
oriel 'tie
(" Hear, hear," from Col. Sibtiio)„,,e of t 04iSliefe
In his opinion, the condition ..f the 1'
...ner in
was most materially- injured by the carried t''l,Pev•
es ose:
various Inclosure Bills had been C 4.
~f tO
had been a sad fergetfulness, ilnut tßh
Jr lrc beeb:gre
isobtubb°,
to the poor, and, in the pres( Oslo r po
if no. one else proposed an allotine 410,0 Vie'
. .
endeavour to get one introducedee_jet there '11111?
wished to see attended ea was tine, tt:aiee
no inclosure under this Bill' of the There,,,e9t.• S.tiSe
diately, edjacent to the laro., ti')*Pse
_o the Is' eeseeesee
portions of waste land in Lancashire ob„y
00, lye"
of Yorkshire, and near to tosvns.
t these °the' seoci''
the lands immediately contignous. ° the °tie e
could be. provided, in enclosintetion te_
the
tions to 'allot plots to the re. only. .00• 01,0,
ing tradesmen, he foresaw, note yeeiatedeolieo ef,
crease •of employment, but -in !envo, gie, th?,
nature and character of that employ.- 00,00 opt
vantage. He must object to the eaele!'d he 0,1004,
the Bill to the Tithe Commissioners, al'eee eoul`;e00
pdoawrtn owf,j hthoeu tßeiscllprwetiiindi
was due to the Noble Lerd (IVorelieeeeet
,bhei s mo
po
iiiifio,ned_i_.*
1,1
ace-to rtejelottilo.serheee
;71,1
trouble he had bestowed upon thisee ;17.,
sure, 'when altered and niodiOTl,