The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-16 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY.

Several petitions were presented last night in the House o
Lords against the Corn-keeping-out Bill, because it lets in too
much corn, which rather betokens a strong opposition to the
measure. As no lam on the subject could be better than either
the old law or the proposed law, it would be advisable for the
friends of free trade to unite with the agriculturists and throw
out the Corn Bill.
The Forged Exchequer Bills' Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Marquis of Normanby brought under the notice of
their Lordships a petition from Hull, complaining that their
ancient privilege of appointing their own Alagistrates had been
invaded by the Tory Government.
The Lord Chancellor said it was necessary to appoint some
Conservative magistrates, because all the magistrates of Hull
were Radicals, and he had appointel Conservatives. The
Noble Lord attacked the NI hip for the appointments they had
made ; and, after some mutual reproaches, the petition was
laid on the table.

In the Commons, on the third reading of the Mutiny Bill,
Captain Bernal brought under the notice of the House the in-
justice and cruelty of military flogging, and moved a clau,e to
be added to the Bill, to prohibit flogging except for offences
committed on the line of march, or for theft.
Captain Boldero, though he had formerly supported such a
motion, opposed it, as did Sir H. Douglas, at whose predilec-
tion for flogging we are not surprised, by Mr. Macaulay,
who seems tor ready to support enormities which should be
left to the Tories and by several other speakers. It was sup-
ported only by Mr. 0. Stanley. On a division the motion was
lost by a very large majority, and the Bill read a third time.
As we need ile services of our people in the army, it is not
perhaps wise to repel them from the service, still retaining
this odious and brutal punishment.
In a Committee on the Customs Duties' Bill, the question
of imposing a duty on flour and wheat imported into Canada
from the United States was discussed. Mr. Labouchere and
Mr. Roebuck opposed that proposition as injurious to the co-
lony. Mr. Gladstone supported it, and on a division it was
carried by 63 to 54, not a very large majority for the strong
Government. The Bill went through the Committee, and the
House afterwards adjourned till Monday.
PIII3MIC OPINION.

The Herald finds fault with the Colonial Customs Bill in
the following terms :—" The Colonial Customs Bill, which
stands for discussion in the House of Commons this evening,
is more Whiggish than the Whig Bill proposed last year by Mr.
Labouchere • it is a measure of very doubtful policy ; if it do
benefit our 'West Indian colonies, it will be at the cost of our
North American dependencies. It is a complete breach of
the principal of reciprocity in matters of commerce, by which
Sir Robert Peel professes to regulate his trading policy. It
proposes to convert that trade, now carried on indirectly through
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, between the West Indies and
the United States, into a direct track and will thereby throw
out of employment a large portion of colonial shipping, and
most probably destroy the commercial intercourse between our
northern and southern American colonies ; it proposes to open
the markets of these colonies to foreign European manufac-
tures ;, and it proposes either object without obtaining from the
United States, or the manufacturing nations of Europe, any
countersraiLng advantages."
The Times contains some remarks suggested by Lord
Francis Egerton's resolutions on the subject of the right of
petitioning :—" Sir Robert Peel," says our Contemporary,
will lose no credit with the public by the frank avowal that
the Opposition has simply beaten him, or by the easy tone
which he has taken in the debate. It would, indeed, have
been little in accordance with his consistent deference (exagge-
rated as we have sometimes thought it) to the decisions and
au hority of the House of CoMmons, had he allowed himself to
be led into any other course; yet, still we confess we were not
without our fears that it might have been so, and that either
the provocations of an angry Opposition, or the supposed
necessity for unusual firmness in making his power lett hi
friend and foe, might have induced him to adopt a tone and
policy which we should have felt less satisfaction in recording.
We repeat our hope, that he and his ,upporters may continue
to understand the oifftrence between those great occasions
when he may fairly expect a decisive and unwavering support,
aid those more open questions on which, like the present, it is
necessary, for the independence both of the country and its re-
presentatives, that the Minister should allow free play to the
judgment of the Legislature."
The Post has the following observations :—" The division
of Wednesday night was a great triumph for the Conservative
Administration. Every one knows what the W higs prophesied
after they had taken time to consider the possibility of getting
up a great public discontent on the subject of the income tax.
Every one knows what they calculated upon doing during the
Easter recess, and with what persevering efforts of mere fac-
tion they postponed the resolution of the Committee on the
ground that, were the public allowed sufficient time, such a
demonstration would to made against the Ministerial policy,
as it was of the utmost importance the House should take into
account before coming to a vote. All this has turned out to be
mere miscalculation and blunder."

The Chronicle says :—" London, Liverpool, and all the
other commercial towns, are loud in their exclamations against
the delay in proceeding with the tariff. But the income tax
discussion has nothing to de with the tariff. It is preposterous
to pretend that the Liberals are in any way responsible for the
delay which has taken place in proceeding with that measure.
Sir Robert Peel may have had reasons for not proceeding
which he does not choose to avow. It may have been neces-
sary for him to negotiate with some of tnose who told him
they could unmake him as well as make kim. But, to use the
common adage, let the saddle be put on the right horse. The
delay is a pure Tory affair. The Opposition offered to take
the tariff first, but the Government hung back. Indeed, so
little were Ministers disposed to discuss the tariff that it has
actually been only two days on the table. Let, then, those who
wish to participate in the benefits which the tariff is about to
coafer, and those who suffer from a stagnation of trade, apply
the spur to Sir Robert Peet, and riot to the Opposition, for the
progress of the tariff rests with him alone."

NIONEY—TRADE—OOIIIIVIERCEI.
At a meeting on Thursday to oppose the income tax, Mr.
Smith quoted the old remark of the late Mr. Cobbett—" That,
let taxes be put on in what way, or under what guise they
might, they were sure at length to reach the working-man."
Meetings against the income tax have, within the last week,
been held in the Tower Hamlets, at Newcastle, Leominster,
Bath, Chatham, high Wycombe, and Edinburgh. Against
the tariff, by the agriculturists at Worcester, the late of
Sheppy, and Nonington in Kent, with petitions and memorials
from each.

It was stated at a meeting of the Edinburgh Chamber of
Commerce, upon the discuss:on of Sir Robert Peel's financial
scheme, that the proposed reduction on cork would do no good
to the revenue, while 30,000 men would be set idle.

PUPAL= IMPROVEMENTS.
♦ large building, intended to be a halt of commerce, anti a
place id meeting for public bodies, is now being erected on the
site of the French Protestant Church in Threadneedle-street.
The front is 100 feet in breadth, and 60 in height ; the in-
terior consists of two great halls, and several smaller rooms.
Mr. Mozay, biscuit-baker, is the proprietor.

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EL ECTIONE ic MG.
The nomination for the Montrose burghs is fixed for this
day. Mr. Hume is certain of success.

NAVAL .&ND 2111LIT.A.ILT.
Lord Frederick Fitaclarence, the M. W. G.M. of Scotland,
has been appointed Commander of the Forces in North'Britain,
in the room of Lord Greenock, also a Freemason. Among
other military men who have been Freemasons are Lord Lyne-
doch, Admiralty Omtianey, the Duke of Wellington, the
Marquis of Tweeddale, Lord Combermere, &c. Sir John
Moore was also a Scottish Mason, as also the immortal Nelson.
At high -water on Thursday morning, the steam-ship Duchess
of Sutht rland, which went on shore in Sea-Reach about ene
o'clock on Tuesday morning, v as towed off by two steam-tugs,
and arrived at her moorings, off the Irongate stairs, Tower,
at noon.

LAW AND POLICE.

James Cockburn, late an extensive East India merchant in
Broad•street, Coy, passed his final examination on Thursday in
the Bankruptcy Court. Hit a'credited property, as well as
that in Sydney, New South Wales, and at sea, so far as could
be accurately estimated, would be sufficient to discha. ge his
liabiltiea.

The Secretary of the Society for the Registration of Patents
attended at Bow-street on Thursday, stating that a person of the
"1" of Edward Reynolds had taken out a patent at the
office, purporting
to be for Lord Amherst, and had presented
a cheque, said to be his Lordship's, for 2.51., out of which he
paid tsl: 51s. for the patent, and received the change. The
cheque is a forgery, and the police have instructions to arrest him.
Robert Thompson, an old man, formerly a ship-baker of
large property, was charged at Lambeth-street on 3 hursday with
stealing a table-cover from a ship in St. Katharine's docks.
He stands remanded to to-morrow.
zaTzatursr AND scszrirrxric.
The orthography of both the French and Swedish docu-
ments of King Gustavus 111., written by his own hand, and
deposited in the chest at Upsala, evinces throughout that his
Majesty enjoyed the reputation of a great author, without
knowing how to spell.

THEATRICAL.
Lablache,
on Thursday night in the Elixir, at the Opera. Laklache
Mario, Gio. Ronconi, and Madame Persiani, appear
is the Dulcamara; Gio. Ronconi, who in Italy has always
played Dulcamara, fakes the part of Ilalcore, to render the cast
as strung as possible.
The West halian was revived at the Haymarket last night.
and a new Major U'Flaherty was introduced in the person of
Air. Mahone Raymond from the Liverpool Theatre. He was
quite sucees,ful.
C °UHT—FASHIONABLE.
The Earl and Countess Brownlow are expected in Belgrave-
spare in the course of the ensuing week, from Torquay.
The Marquis and Marchioness D'Harcourt have delayed their
visit to this country until the close of the season, on account
of the approaching accouchement of the Countess at Paris.
Lord' and Lady Maryborough, Countess of Wilton, Countess
Dowager of Clarendon, tee., have been staying at Tunbridge
Wells.

The Earl and Countess of Beauchamp, and Lord and Lally
Dalhousie, are among the tashionables still at Brighton.
The East India Directors will give a sumptuous entertain-
ment to Major-General the Marquis of Tweeddale, previous to
his embarkation. on his. appointment as Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Presidency of Fort St. George, Madras.
The Earl and Countess of Surrey_ will not take possession of
the Duke of Norfolk's naanaion in
Hyde Park-place until neat
season.

We areal:wry to learn that the Earl of Coventry is in a dan-
erntalta,te.