The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-03 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

DEAL, APRIL 30.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. from the River
and sailed, Simon Taylor, West Australia ; Mermaid and
Port Royal, Madras; Elizabeth, Jamaica; Orbit, Quebec; and
several others.

OFF DOVER, APRIL 28.—Cuba, Degn, Havannah; Pat-
mot, Domingo, for Hamburgh.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 30.—Wind E.
E. N. E. Sid.. Switzerland, New York.
Cowan, AIAY I.—Arrd. Carinan, Arriandiaga, Havannah.
So wr Hamrrort,May I.—Arrd. Liverpool steamer, Gibraltar,
left April 21st, Cadiz April 22d, Lisbon April 25th, Oporto
April 26th, and Vigo April 27th. Sld. Montrose steamer,
Gibraltar; Oriental steamer, Alexandria.

MAY I.—Wind

Du BLIN, Aram 29.—Sid. /Era, New York; Onyx, Quebec.
KINGSTON, APRIL 30.—Sid. Chester, New York.
Coax, APRIL 28.—Arrd. Xarifa, Tucker, Barbadoes, sld.
28th ult. Arrd. off, Albert, Keith, Demerara, sld. 19th Ult.
BELFAST, APRIL 28.—SId. Cordelia, St. John's.
SCARBOROUGH, APRIL 29.—S1d. Trade, Quebec.

FALSIOUTH, APRIL 30. Wind E. S.E. to E.—Arrd.
Adams. Mills, Calcutta. Sld. Albion, Newfoundland. Arrd.
if, Greyhound, China; Paragon, Cumming, Calcutta; Swal-
low, Cape ; Belina, Belicarto.
JEaszy, APAIL 26.—S1d. Canopus, Charles, Janus, Rollo,
Nameless, Laurel, Concord, Harriet, Flora, and Pelican,
.Labrador.

OFF HasTlNcs, APRIL 30. —Harmonie, Rio, Lr Ham-
lurgh, and supplied with provisions.
OFF DUNGEYESS, MAY I.—Emelie and Helena, Cuba, for
Bremen ; Danzic, Havannah, for Hamburgh ; Nornen, Han.
ten, Messina.

OFF SALCOMBE, APRIL 23.—Sarah, Crisp, Mauritius;
Ilary Huckton, Bogfor, Virginia; Terpsichore, Bahia; Cri-
terion, New York.
Orr TORBAY, APRIL 29.—Stork, scott, China.
DAs.vmou•rst, APRIL 29.--Arrd. Gloria, Meeson, Messina,
bar St. Petersbergh, short of provisions, &c. Arrd. off, Ge-
-tiers) Kyd, China.
IN THE CHANNEL.--EaSypelleS, Calcutta; Active, New
Zealand ; John, China; Diligent, Bos, Batavia, for Amster-
dam ; Polo, ditto, for Bremen.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 30.--Wind S.E., moderate.—Arrd.
Rapid, Alexander, Texas; Franconia, Davis, .New Orleans ;
Jane, Walker, and Great Britain, Prout, Mobile ; Minerva,
White, Savannah ; Jane, Slater, Charleston; Ellen, YaPP,
Calcutta ; Bella Portena, Buenos Ayres • Courier, Pernam-
buco ; Nelson, Wood, Maranharn ; packet Jane, Laguna ;
Matson, Pearce, Savanilla.
ADMIRALTY, MAY 1.
The Admirals at Devonport and Portsmouth have
been directed to send any vessels under thei r orders, that
twe fit for duty, to convey provisions and water to the
erztrance of the Channel, to affbrd relief to ' vessels de-
- tained.there and in distress owing to the continuance of
;the easterly wind.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals.—Greyhound and Hutchinson, from China,
eiff Falmouth, sailed 2d October ; Singapore, Ist Nov ;
St. Helena, 6th Feb. Adams, Mills, from Bengal, off
Falmouth, sailed 30th August ; Penang. 24 th Oct. ;
Cape, 2d Feb. Dale Park, Snell, from Bengal, off Pen-
zance, sailed 31st Oct. ; Cape, 23d 'January. Paragon,
Cumming, from Bengal, off Falmouth ; sailed /5 th Nov.;
Cape, 4th Feb. Swallow, Biggar, from Maurj tius, off
Falmouth, sailed 29th Dec. ; Cape, 4th Feh. A chilies,
•Trivett, from Ceylon, off Penzance, sailed 26t1 i Dec.;
'Cape; 19th Feb. General Kyd, Jones, from Ch ;tut, oft
Dartmouth. sailed 23d Dec.; St. Helena, 3d 1 larch.
Eliza, Le Mesurier, from the Mauritius, off Plyn ,outh,
sailed 22d January. Stork, Scott, from China, off Tor-
bay • sailed 15th Dec. ; St. Helena, 7th March. AC% I've.
Brooks, from the South Seas, off Torbay, sailed fn "2
St. Helena, 2d March. Ellen, Nore, from Bengal, ‘tat
Liverpool, sailed 23d December- St. Helena, sth Marc'

ARE AT COLCHESTER.—Allalarminfire broke
out at quarter past twelve o'clock yesterday morning, at Mr.
Wallace's, ironmonger, in the High-street, Colchester within
one house of the Corn Exchange. In less than one l our the
houses of Mr. Wallace, the Rev. S. Carr, ;Ir. Knight , seeds-
man, .adjoining Carr's, were in one complete blaze,
ith Mr.
Shuttleworth's, a private house. The adjoining has se, be-
longing to Mr. Rouse, baker, and Mr. White, shoernake r, was
gulled 4cm nto prevent the fire spreading. All the how 'es are
Insured, .Mr. Alfred Brathwaite, brother of the engine, 'r-in-
ehief of tlee Eastrn Counties Railway, rendered most eft cient
service dux 1•13 g the conflagration.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, May 2.
Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock.

THE TARIFF.

Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition from the
boot and shoemakers of Norwich, against the reduction
in the duty on foreign boots and shoes.
The Duke of RUTLAND presented petitions from
Leicester against the importation of live ands dead stock;
also a petition from the guardians of a parish in Leices-
ter, praying for an increase in the power of granting
out-ef-do or relief.

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1842.

present session they could not find time to reply.—
(Hear, and a laugh.) He did not think that the message
which his Noble Friend proposed would be at all bene-
ficial, nor did he think, if even a favourable answer to
his message were received, that he would find he had ad-
vanced one Single step iii the progress of the under -
taking, which he (Lord C.) rejoiced to hear that he had
commenced. Further, he was sure his Noble and
Learned Friend would concur with him, that id a matter
of so great importance it would be better that the two
Houses should go together. The House of Commons
was very jealous of anything that should touch its pri-
vileges as to the constitution of its own body, and he
was sure they ought to do all they could to carry the
House of Commons with them in so great and beneficial
a measure. He should deeply regret that any step
should be taken which would break up the cordiality
between the two Houses. For these reasons he was very
much relieved in hearing that it was the intention of his
Noble and Learned Friend not to press his motion on
the House.

Lord BROUGHAM certainly heard with the greatest
respect the observations of his Noble Friend who had
so long filled the chair of the other House, and whose
opinions he knew intimately coincided iNith his own on
this subject ; but his Noble Friend did not agree with
him that the Committees of the House of Commons acted,
as legislative bodies. Why, in one of the cases to which
he had referred, the Committee, called on the House to
disfranchise a borough! Was not that legislation? How-
ever, it was not his intention to press the motion, and
with their Lordships' leave he would withdraw it.

The motion was withdrawn accordingly.
SPIRITUAL DESTITUTION (CATHOLICS).
Lord CLIFFORD presented six petitions from Roman
Catholics, complaining of want of religious instruction
amongst the poor of their persuasion, and especially of
the want of relig religious assistance in workhouses and gaols,
and in her Majesty's army abroad. The Noble Lord
took that opportanity to refer to the motion made by the
Noble and Learned Lord with reference to bribery at
election's, stating that he thought the Noble and Learned
Lord, by bringing the subject forward, had conferred a
benefit on the country, almost great enough to compen-
sate for the loss of his Parliamentary services.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 2.
The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before
Four o'Clock.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
_ _

Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented a petition from
Cavan, Ireland, against the National System of education.
READING ELECTION.

Mr. HOGG brought up the Report of the Reading
Election Committee, declaring Mr. C. Russell and Vis-
counrChelsea to have been duly elected.
• INCOME TAX.

Mr. MASTERMAN presented a petition against tax-
ing English funds held by foreigners.

THE NATIONAL PETITION
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose and said-Sir, the im-
portance of this petition, an importance derived not only
from the matter which it contains, but from the great
numbers who have signed it, would, I am quite satis-
fied, be sufficient to induce the House to relax those
rules which have been laid down with regard to the pre-.
sentation of petitions, and to grant me its indul-
gence; but, as I have given notice of a motion for to-
morrow, that this petition shall be taken into the serious
consideration of the House, and that those who have
signed it shill be heard by their counsel and agents at
the bar of the House in support of the allegations it con-
tains, I shall not ask the House to grant me this indul-
gence, but shall keep myself within those limits which
the House has prescribed with regard to the presenta-
tion of petitions; and therefore I beg to offer to the ac-
ceptance of this House a petition signed by 3,315,752
of the industrious classes of the country. The petition
proceeds from those upon whose toil and industry, upon
whose affection, and upon whose attachment, I may say,
every institution, every law, the Government of this
country, and not only the Government but the whole
property and commerce of this country depends, and
they now most respectfully come before you to state
'the manifold grievances under which they suffer. These
grievances they state, and I need not go over them, be •
cause I intend to ask the Clerk of the House to read
what those principal grievances are, which they have en-
dured for a long time, and which they attribute to class
legislation, and to the misrepresentation of their interests
in this House. They state that for a considerable length
of time their interests have been grossly neglected, and
that no interests, beyond your own have ever been
considered of, within those walls.-(Hear, hear.)
Sir, they are ready to prove the allegations of their
petition at the bar of your Honourable House. They
pray to be heard there, for within the limits of a petition
they cannot set forth a tithe of the grievances of which
they complain ; but if you will grant them a hearing
they state that they shall be able to set forth such
a tale of the unmerited sufferings endured by the
working classes in England and in Ireland, as
can be scarcely credited. Their wants are
most urgent, and they attribute all their grievances to
class legislation. The petition is signed by 3,315,752 of
the industrious classes of the country. I would wish
to analyse the signatures attached to it, but I will con-
tent myself with stating the names only of those cities,
hamlets, and towns, in which more than 10,000 sig-
natures have been attached. The following is the
statement of the signatures attached to the petition :-
Manchester, 99,680 ; Newcastle and districts, 92,000 ;
Glasgow and Lanarkshire, 78,062 ; Halifax, 36,400 ;
Nottinghamshire, 40,000 ; Leeds, 41,000 ; Birmingham,
43,000 ; Norwich, 21,560 ; Bolton 18,500 ; Leicester,
18,000 ; Rochdale, 19,600 ; Loughborough and dis-
tricts, 10,000 ; Salford, 19,600 ; East Riding, York-
shire, agricultural, districts, 14,840 ; Worcester,
10,000 ; Merthyr Tydvil and districts, 3,900 ;
Aberdeen, 17,600 ; Keithly, 11,000 ; Brighton,
12,700 ; Bristol, 12,800 ; Huddersfield, 23,180 ; Shef-
fierd; 27,200 ; Scotland, West Midland districts, 18,000 ;
Dunfermline, 16,000 ; Cheltenham, 10,400 ; Liver-
pool, 23,000•; Staley bridge and districts, 10,000 ;
Stockport, 14,000 ; Macclesfield and suburbs, 10,000 ;
North Lancashire, 52,000 ; Oldham, 15,000 ; Ashton,
14,200 ; Bradford and district, Yorkshire, 45,100 ;
13urnlev and district, 14,000; Preston and district, 24,000;
Wigan, 10,000 ; London and suburbs, 200,000 ; from
371 other towns, villages, &c. 2,134,897-total, 3,315,752.
I believe that every one of these signatures are bona fide
signatures. The petitioners suggest that the proper
remedy for their grievances would be that they should
have a voice in the election of Representatives to this
House. They complain that they are totally and entirely
unrepresented ; and if they are permitted to be heard,
they state that they shall be able to adduce satisfactory
arguments to prove that the document, usually called
the People's Charter, ought to be passed into a law.
That document prays for Universal Suffrage, Vote by
Ballot, Annual Parliaments, no Property Qualification,
Payment of Members, and Equal Electoral Districts.
This petition is signed by 3,315,752 of the industrious
classes ; and I now press it on the attention of this Hon.
House. Sir, I move that the petition be read by the
Clerk at the table.

The SPEAKER—PIease to bring it up.—(A laugh
from the Ministerial benches.)
The petition was then read by the Clerk at the table.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then moved that the petition be
printed with the Votes, for the purpose of bringing the
subject of it under the consideration of the House.
Agreed to.
Mr. C. WOOD presented a petition from the solicitors
of Halifax against the annual certificate tax.

DUDLEY ELECTION.
The SPEAKER informed the House that he had
received a comminication, stating that the petition com-
plaining of an undue return for the borough of Dudley
would not be proceeded with.
Mr. LINDSEY presented a petition in favour of the
Income-tax.

Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented a petition from
the Queen's County against the system of National
Education in Ireland.

BOLIVIA.

Sir R. PEEL brought up papers, by command of her
Majesty, with reference to the recent negotiations with
the Republic of Bolivia.
Mr. POWELL presented a petition from certain
parties of the Metropolis, in favour of opening South-
wark, Waterloo, and Vauxhall Bridges.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.—ELECTION TRI-
BUNALS.

Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he would
to-morrow move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend
the Act for the Regulation of Controverted Elections, and
to substitute the Judges of the Superior Courts for the
Chairman's panel.—(Hear, hear.)
BANKRUPTCY LAW.

Mr. W. ELLICE gave notice that he would to-
morrow put a question to the Secretary for the Home
Department, respecting the law of bankrupts.
WEST INDIA PACKET STATION.
Mr. WALLACE said, that seeing the Hon. Secretary
for the Admiralty,in his place, he wished to inquire whe-
ther it was the intention of the Admiralty to make any
change in the West India line of packet station. Con-
siderable disappointment had taken place with respect
to the delivery of letters from the % est Indies, and he
wished to know whether it was the intention
of the Admiralty to take this question into con-
sideration, and whether, if any change were 4nade,
Southampton would be one of the new stations.
Mr. S. HERBERT was understood to say, that some
inconvenience had been experienced, and that it was the
intention of the Admiralty to take the question into con-
sideration.. A recommendation had been made of certain
towns to be made packet stations, and Southampton was
one.

CHURCH EXTENSION.
Mr. lIAWES wished to put a question to the Hon.
Baronet, the Member for the University of Oxford. He
wished to renew the question he had more than once
put, as to whether it was the intention of the Hon.
Baronet,. at an early period, to bring under the notice of
the House the subject of Church extension?—(Laughter
and cheers.)
Sir R. H. INGLIS said, that in reply to the
question of the Hun. Member, and in reply to the
cheer with which that question had been received, he
would repeat the answer which he had given on a former
occasion, that he retained his intention with respect to
bringing the subject forward this session, and he would
give ample notice to the Ron. Gentleman, and the House,
of the time at which he intended to bring it forward.