The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-09 00:00:00

mour for a elms° in the Contitutlc4l, tt-0:41:h tLey tot
not silent ; but the bulk of the middle classes complain
that.the measures of the Legislature are destroying their
prosperity, and they point to an immense,increeAng, and
dangerous mass of pauperism to justify their complaints-
The Parliament, in truth, is in much the sane condi-
tion as the Premier. At the moment when it is about to
wind up its successful laboirs, it 'finds out that it is in a
worse position than when the session began. It has
weakened all the holdfasts of monopoly, and failed to
satisfy the people. All its work must be done over
again, and done in a more workmanlike manner. The
final result, so far, is, that both the strong Government
and the Parliament have been shattered and half de-
stroyed by a deliberate attempt to modify and perpetuate
a great system of legislative injustice. They have pe-
rilled their authority in a struggle against the course of
society, and they have already lost the battle.

The third and last of Sir Ron Ear PEEL'S great mea-
sures passed through the House of Lords last night, and
it now only needs what is called the Royal assent to be.
come law. No time will be lost in going through that
form, and traders may at once commence their opera.
'dons to make the most and the best of it. We shall re.
joice to hear that it restores health to our trade, that
those who have looked to it with much hope may not be
disappointed; 'but we cannot cherish the belief that
lowering somewhat the price of meat will diminish tha
distress of those who cannot get breed, or that abating
the duties on oils, drugs, and dye-stuffs, will give era.
ployment to our-cotton and woollen manufactures. Any
measures which relieve the piesent alarming and dan-
gerous distress must command our approbation ; and so
earnestly do we desire to see the people relieved that we
shall rejoice much to see the effects of the tariff surpass
the most extravagant expectations.

Some interest has been exeited by Lord PALMERSTON
having asserted on Wednesday night, that "orir of the
first acts of the Tory President of the Board of Control
was to write to ask Lord AUCKLAND to retain the Go-
vernor-Generalship of India !" Last night, Mr. B. Be-
COTT gave this statement a contradiction, almost, as he
said, on authority ; and to refute the contradiction Lord
PALMERSTON Said, that—

The ground he had for making the assertion was an extract
from a private letter, addressed by a member of Lord Auck_
land's family in India to another member of his Lordship's fa-
mily residing in England, which letter was in his possession,
and an extract from which he would read to the House.—
( Hear.) The letter was dated Calcutta, November 20, 1841,
and after expressing regret that the last mail had not brought
cut the appointment of Lord Auckland's successor, the writer
proceeded to say, " lu fact, it is lucky that Lord Auckland has
srnt home his resignation, for I ord Ellenborough writes a most
friendly letter, wishing him very much to remain, and stating
that he has no doubt but that they shall get on very well toga-
ther."—( Cheers.)
We place the authority prominently before our readers,
and leaeo them to judge whether it bears out the asser-
tion we have quoted.

TRADE AND WAR..—We regret to see that one Or ODV
Contemporaries defends the war beyond the Indus On
the ground that it was necessary to have Affghabisten in
order to secure our trade in that river. No method will
more surely bring odium on trade than thus to make it
the handmaid of war. The trade which cannot flourish
without conquest approaches very nearly to rapine, and
when politicians -give that sort of protection to trade they
degrade it into plunder.

MR. HUME AND HIS MOTION FOR
RETURNS OF THE SERVICE OF FLAG-
OFFICERS IN THE NAVY.
Oa Thursday, when the gallery was cleared, after the
motion for adjournment of the house (the hour then a
quarter to two o'clock) was decided, Mr. Hume nriain
moved the adjournment of the debate, and the propriety
of giving the returns was strongly urged by Admiral
Dundas, Commodore Napier, and Captain Pechell. Af-
ter some time Sir Robert Peel thought proper to agree to
the adjournment of the debate, which leaves the question
open for discussion on Monday next. We are sorry to
see the old Tory course of refusing to let the House have
returns of the nature asked for by Mr. Hume, and it is
to be hoped that there are in the House a sufficient num-
ber of Members who will support him, and insist on the
information beingfurnislied. An excuse was given by Mr,
Sydney Herbert, the Secretary to: the Admiralty, that the
making out the returns would occupy so much time of
the office, that the other business of the Admiralty would
be incommoded ; and it is to be regretted that Mr.
Charles Wood, late Secretary to the Admiralty, sup-
ported that absurd defence, and actually voted against
the motion. We desire to explain what the nature of
the return called for by Mr. Hume was, that the country
may see the commencement of a system of secrecy in
the proceedings of the Admiralty Board. In the Repor4
of the Commissioners for inquiring into the promotions
in the Navy and Army, laid before the House in 1840,
it is stab d, that in order to show the extent and nature,
of the promotions of flag-officers in the navy, the Com-
missioners had directed a Return of the services of each
flag-officer to be made out and laid before them, to see
not only how long their names had been on the list of the
navy, but how long they had actually served the
country from whom they received their half-psy, and
the table or return of services of all the flag-officers
promoted by the two preceding Brevets, as appended tq
the Report laid before the Commons in 1840 (see r...sge
322). Mr. Hume asked for a continuotion of the,
same
kind of return of the services of the flag-eneers pro-
moted by the last Brevet. It was not P. new or fanciful
return of Mr. Hume's imagination, but a continuation
of the return prepared by order of the Commissioners of
Inquiry, and that is the return refused., Commodore
Narier told the House, as Mr. Hume had done, that as
every officer promoted was required to give, and actually
did give in a list of his service; the labour to complete
the return required by the Hon. Member for Montrose
was only to copy those !statements, and as the
lion. Member offered to send his own clerk to
take the copy, no excuse of that kind could
be admitted. It may be well to explain the nature
of the Report and Return given already of all flag-offi-
cers promoted, for example up to the 28th of Juno,
1835, and of which a continuation was asked for,
Admiral Drummond is stated to have entered the navy
in May, 1780, and his whole service in commission is
stated to have been nine years, eleven months, one
week, and two days ; by whiel4 the Commissioners re-
port that, after deducting, wt will suppose eight wears,
for his service as a boy and Midshipman (which is the
average servioe befe;re promotion to be Lieutenant),
the whole service in the navy of his country of Admiral
Drummond, whose name is in the promotion of Ad-
mirals of the 221 Jely, 1830, was under two years, and for that two years' service he has the title of Admiral,
and the peuston of a naval officer from the public, since the year 1792, i.e. 40 years' pension for two years of
=vice as- an officer in the navy. Is it to be wondered
at that the expenses of the country are great, when such
proceedings are allowed ?
We will give another example of the service of Admirals,
for which the rank and pensions of the public are ven.
In page 323 of the ftppendix to theßeport, itis stated that
Sir L. Curtis, Bart., entered the naval service on the 2d
of June, 1795 ; that lie was -in active service only seven
years, five months, two weeks, and two days, and if we
deduct the period of six years, that by the rules of the
service he ought to have been in the navy as a
boy and Midshipman before he could be promoted to be
a Lieutenant, it appears bx that return that his whole
service as an officer in the navy was less than one-and-
a-half years, and for that service he has been paid by
the public, i. e., he has been on full and half-pay for forty-
eight years for that short service of ono and a half
years to the country.
Mr. Hume declared that he wanted the continuation
of the returns to enable him to bring forward the promo-
tions in the navy as an abuse of the powers of the pre-
rogative, and a waste of public money. We shall see
how far the refusal of Sir Robert Peel to give the in-
formation to the House will be supported by the Mem-
bers of the Commons, in the present state of the finaneee,
especially.
The question stands adjourned ; and we trust the lint
Zpportunity will be taken to have the return ordered.

THE JEWS OF DAMASCUS,
Extract from a letter from an, English traveller, acted
Damascus, June 5, 1842, addressed to Sir 31. Mont‘fiore:
" I received visits from the principal Jews of the city,
the Harraris, Farkhis, &c., &c., and returned theta.
" In the houses of the Jews of Damascus there is an
appearance of well-doing, and in their persons and man-
ners there is an air of good breeding and cleanliness
which pleased me much. I have heard from. their own
mouths the details of their horrible suffering-s, but now
thank God, they enjoy much respect and consideration,
and are happy. The three brothers Earrari, who are
uuder British protection, have, at the instigation of our
worthy and intelligent Consul, Mr. Wood, emancipated
the slaves who were in their possession, and are doing their
best to cause the other Jews of Damascus to do the seine
act. I think they will succeed.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET, WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
Entry for Thursday :
TOWN PLATE, B. M.--c by Hymen dam by Perchance ;
Bridegroom; Miss Sally, by Nonsense out of Rectory; Esper.
tero ; Seahorse ; Ma Mie ; and e by Retainer, dam by Rt.
Patrick.
HANDICAP. —From the Starting-post of B.M. to the end of
new T.Y.C.—Menalippe, 5 yrs, sss 10lb s Lanelee, 4 yra,
7st 101 b ; Minaret, 4 yrs, Bst blb ; the Oneida tshief. 3 yrs,
7st 21b ; and filly by Bizarre out of Flambeaux s dam, 3 yrs, fist.
CHESTERFIELD STA K Kg. —The Bolero and ine fillies,
Turk and Mary Ann fillies have paid in addition to those race.
tioned in our last.

who departed
forty-two passengers
Among the
Yesterday on board the Princess Victoria, were the Eng.
fish crew of the steamer British Queen,
on their return
to England. in passing this noble vessel, they saluted
her with three hearty eheers.—Anticerp Puper. We
are assured that the crew of the British Queen is tn .be
cocomposed solely of men and officers of the Belgian navy.
aptain Claes, now and
one of the gunboats,
stationed in the Scheldt, has received the appointment of
second captain on board this steamer. 'l.'ne y
tptantity of goods, are occu-
pied at this moment in taking on board a pretty largp-
and her departure, is fixed for next
Thursday at ten o'clock in the morning,---Journal de
Commerce.
fty meLthEEns nottas or Conencrum.—Betwixt forty and
fiftu are now at work brAding the large stone wall
e West Riding House, of Correction at Wakefield-
...l:WO or three turnkey's :louses are, we understand, to be
bnilt within the circle of the wall. The number of.prl•
sorters in the Riding prison previous to the late sessions,
MILS upwards of M—Leeds Jburnal