The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-09 00:00:00

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" Who runs may read."

POEEXGN.
Important despatches, addressed to the Anglo. Indian Govern-
ment, giving an account of Major-General Sir Robert Sale's expe.
dition in Affghanistan, will be found in The Sun of this day. The
details are too numerous and interesting to admit of the abridg-
ment necessary for their appearance here.
On the 27th ult. an insurrection broke out at Oporto for abo.
lishing the Portuguese Constitution and proclaiming the Charter.
The Queen and the Court were at the bottom of it, but it failed
owing to the attachment of the people to liberty. The Queen was
compelled to disavow all knowledge of the plot of the conspirators,
and to ehange the Cabinet. Some day or other the machinations of
this faithless woman will terminate in the loss of a Croon which
she is unworthy to wear.
The war against the Press rages fiercely in Paris. The printer
of the Quotidienne was summoned before the civil tribunaLof the
department of the Seine by the editor of that paper, for publishing
in the leading columns a blank, rather than hazard a prosecution by
the insertion of articles displeasing to the Court of Peers. The Pre-
sidet,t of the Court dismissed the case, thus sanctioning the ruin
of the paper, and acknowledging in the printer a right of censorship.
The Mode, a Paris Journal of Sunday, also appears with two
blank columns, the printer having refused to insert ttie leaders.
The Editor, Count Walsh, a distinguished Carlist, threatens the
printer with a prosecution before the Court of Cassation.
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The Morning Post anticipates that there will be four grand di.
visions of parties on the question of the Corn.laws in the House of
Commons, and that the " absolute free-trade men will be the loud.
est of any," assuming that all the present distress in the manufac-
turing districts is owing to the Corn.laws,
The Times, alluding to a rumour that there is to be a new.me=
thod of emigration upon an extended scale at the public expense,
and under the immediate responsibility of Government, observes—
" Nothing but our confidence in Sir Robert Peel's Government,
and our assurance that, in any plan which they might adopt, the
benefit of emigrants would be kept in view as the first object, could
have led us to view such a proposition without jealousy and alarm."
The Chronicle says, in reference to the approaching momentous
discussion,, " The very fact that Government is about to .deal with
the Corn.laws--that same Government which, as an Opposition, re-
fused all inquiry ;—this alone amounts to a concession
,of their
mischievous operation on the condition of the country."
The Advertiser has a leading article on the subject of the recent
news from the East, wherein our Contemporaiy remarks that the
position of our interests at this moment tr. the East, is such as to
imperatively demand the attention of the whole English people,
and the most energetic adoption of measures calculated "to arrest
the footsteps of perhaps the most giant source of calamity that may
ever have overtaken the question of British sovereignty in the East "
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Lord Brougham, last night, presented the petition of the Eclin.
burgh Conference against the Corn.laws, and expressed his opinion
that Corn.law repeal was not a moral or a religious question, but a
political question.
The Marquis of Lansdowne on presenting a petition from the
woollen manufacturers of Somersetshire and Wiltshire against the
Corn-laws, drew their Lordships' attention to the disastrous state
of the woollen manufacture, both in the North and West of Eng.
land. Lord Ashburton was eloquent on the impropriety of alter.
ing laws whenever the people were distressed, and expressed an
opinion that the woollen manufacture was migrating from the
west to the north of England. After a brief discussion, the peti.
Lion was laid on the table.
Lord Clifford postponed a motion of'which he had given notice
concerning the Catholic clergy and the Governor of Madras till
after Easter, but in doing so made several observations on the
case. Their Lordships adjourned before Seven o'Clock till Thursday.
In the Commons a great number of petitions were presented for
the repeal of the Corn.laws.
Lord Eliot, in reply to a question, stated that Government would
give no pecuniary assistance towards making railways in Ireland,
but it would encourage private enterprise to the utmost of its power.
In reply to Lord Palmerston, Slr Robert Peel said that the
treaty for the suppression of the slave trade was not materially
altered from the time at which it was originally agreed to, till it
was signed, and that the. ratifications were not to be exchanged
till the 20th inst.
Sir James Graham informed Lord Mahon that the number of
convicts kept at home was diminishing ; that 1,000 had been sent
to work at the fortress of Gibraltar; and that 1,000 or 1,500 more
would be sent away this year.
Sir R. Peel could give no information about Cabool, when asked,
having just received his despatches.

Lord Stanley obtained leave to bring in a Bill to appoint three

Bishops and three Archdeacons to the West India islands, instead
of one Bishop and two Archdeacons. Mr. Labouchere seconded
the motion, it being one of those questions on which both parties
agree. No opposition whatever was made. The new arrangement
will entail no additional expense on the country.
In a Committee of the whole House Mr. Gladstone explained
the new commercial legislation which he proposes for our colonial
trade. It is somewhat similar to the Bill introduced last year by
Mr. Labouchere. We shall print Mr. Gladstone's resolutions, and
will not, therefore, now ruts the risk of misdescribing them.
Mr. cpaimer, a Tory, expressed hostility to the measure.
Lord J. Russell defended Mr. Gladstone from his own friends, on
the ground that the plan was like that introduced by Mr. La.
bouchere.
Mr. Wakley mocked at the Tories for introducing the Bill of the
Wh.gs.
Sir Robert Peel said he had supported the measure of the last
Government, and recommended the present measure to the favour.
able consideration of the House.

Mr. Labouchere approved of the plan,
The resolutions will be discussed again on the 22d instant.
Mr. Gladstone next moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the
better regulation of railways. After a short debate, leave was given.
Mr. Wallace moved an address to her Majesty, for an inquiry
into the distress at Paisley, which the Hon. Member justly de-
scribed as very great, 17,500 persons receiving relief.

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Sir James Graham admitted the distress, and praised the good
conduct of the people, who had suffered with such exemplary
patience and fortitt.de ; but the Government had already received
information of their condition from authentic sources, and he
therefore opposed the motion.

Sir Robert Peel, after several other Members had spoken, re-
commended Mr. Wallace to withdraw his motion, and not force
Members to vote against it.

Mr. Wallace consented, and withdrew his motion. The debate,
however, is interesting, and worthy of being read.
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141 r. Godson obtained leave to bring in a Bill to sccure the pro-
perty in copyrights.

The Attorney-General obtained lease to bring in a Bill to amend
the Municipal Act.

On the motion for granting a supply to her Majesty, Mr. Wakley
entered his protest against the manner in which the Queen's Speech
had been framed in the present and former Sessions, and avowed his
intention to move amendments in future, should the Speeches nut
be different.
The House adjourned at Half.past Nine.
:62* —T 47. A. u —C 0 LVIIITERCE.
The continued delay of the Spanish anthorities to pay the instal.
ments due to the officers of theßritish Auxiliary Legion, has caused
them to address a letter to the Earl of Aberdeen on the subject, who
has made fresh application to General Sancho.