The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-09 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY.

The Lords read the Newfoundland Bill a first time,
and passed the Copyrights of Design, the Bribery at
Elections, and the East India Slavery Bil!s through
Committee.
Earl Fortescue called the attention of the Peers to the
spy system lately revived in Ireland, and mentioned the
extraordinary fact, that the number of twelve classes of
crimes, including homicides, was, in the first half of the
year 1841. 651, while in the latter half of that year the
number was 2,449, and in the first half of 1842 it was
3,551. This is Tory rule. The Noble Lord justly con-
demned the conduct of the Magistrates in employing
spies to foster crime, and the conduct of the Chief Justice,
who had displayed more of the zeal of the partizan than
the impartiality of the Judge.
The Duke of Wellington feebly defended the Judge,spoke
with just reprobation of the conduct of Ragan, and at-
tributed some of the increase of persons taken up in 1842
to the increased vigilance of the constabulary.
The Earl of Glengall insisted that all these latter
crimes were the results of the seeds of sedition, which
had been previously sown. The papers Lord ortescue
moved for were ordered.

On the motion of the Lord Chancellor, the Marriages
(Ireland) Bill, which was brought in at an early period
of the session, and suspended., because a case was likely
to come before their Lordships on appeal, was read a
second time. The Noble Lord explained that the ex-
pected case would not come in time before their Lord-
ships, and the Bill was required. On the motion to
commit the Bill to-day,
Lord Campbell opposed the motion, and said that Bill
ould cause consternation in Ireland, and that a Decla-
ratory Act ought to be passed. The Bill, after a short
conversation, was ordered to be committed to-day, and
at Eight o'Clock the House adjourned.
The Commons met at Twelve, and passed the New-
foundland Bill, after a division against it, called for by
Mr. P. Howard.

Mr. Walter took his seat for Nottingham.
The Bankrupt Bill was further discussed at consider-
able length in Committee, and the remaining clauses
passed after several divisions. The Report is to be re-
ceived to•day.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a ques-
tion, said his interpretation of the Income-tax Act
was, that the tax would be payable on dividends en
foreign funds payable in this country, but if the parties
resided out of the country the tax would not be levied.
The Report of the Boroughs Incorporation Bill was
briught up, and Sir James Graham was complimented
for his exertions in settling the dispute between the ex-
officia!s of the new .boroughs and the Corporations. The
standing orders were suspended, and the Bill was passed
through all its stages.
Lord Palmerston put a question to Sir Robert Peel
about withdrawing our troops from the west of the
Indus, which the Right Honourable Baronet declined to
uuYwer precisely.
• Mr. Lefroy moved a new writ for Ipswich.
Mr. T. Duncombe explained the grounds why he
should oppose the motien, and why he should move for
leave to bring in a Bill to disfranchise Arthur Bott
Cook, and others. The Hon. Member moved fin. leave.
A debate ensued, in which the Ipswich Committee was
attacked and Mended. The }louse was occupied with
this case the principal part of the evening. The wri
was ordered to be issued. The House adjourned at Halft
ast One o'Clock.