The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-15 00:00:00

SU ,',ll/ARY OF MEWS

AND
Vulatte Optitton.

" Who runs may read."

POTLEXGN.

The French papers are still full of the elections. On Wed-
nesday morning 422 nominations were known in Paris ; 249
are styled Conservatives, and 173 are classed in the Opposition
by,the ministerial papers ; but the Opposition do not admit this
classification as absolute, nor, indeed, will it be possible to have
a correct opinion of the strength of the majority until a trial
comes on before the Chamber. There remain 42 more elections
to be known.

We have advices from Madrid of the 6th instant:.

A warm debate took place in the Chamber of Deputies, in
which Senor Silva insisted upon knowing from the 111inisters if
the Government had done nothing to neutralise the efforts of a
late treaty between Great Britain and Portugal, which
he represented as detrimental to Spanish commerce ; and
it it was true that England had made to the Spanish
GoVernment similar proposals to which Portugal had
assented. El Conde de Almodovar replied, that no official in-
formation of the treaty in question had been given to the Go-
vernment, but that when it should be officially known, the Go-
vernment would then make such representations as the interests
of the country called for. Senor Gonzales declared that Eng-
land had made no proposals for a treaty of commerce, and that
he (S. Gonzales) had been most desirous for the presentation
of the law on cottons. _ .

A letter from Gibraltar, June 22, says :—" An officer of the
American Commcdore having solicited an audienee of the Em-
peror of Morocco, for the purpose of representing to him the
complaints of two agents of the United States, was refused al-
though,it must be admitted, in terms of extreme politeness. The
representative of England had an audience on the same day,
the motive of which is not known. The American officer im-
mediately embarked on board a Spanish vessel, to report the
result of his mission to Commodore Morgan.
A Constantinople letter of the 22d ult., in the Auvsburgh
Gazette, states that the Sultan gave an audience to Choshrew
Pacha on the 20th. This circumstance had led to a general
rumour that Chosrew had again been taken into favour.
2?iIk.E.LIANZENT.ELEIr.
The Lords discussed the Railway. Bill last night in Com-
mittee, and Lord. Campbell moved to insert a clause forbidding
the locking of railway carricges against the consent of the pas-
sengers. On this clause their Lordships divided, and it was
lost by 35 to 31. The Bill went through the Committee.
The Bill for the protection of her Majesty's person was
brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. It is to
be passed through all its stages this day.
'I he Earl of • Devon moved the second reading of the Col-
lieries Bill. Ile proposed to extend the time for withdrawing
the women front the collieries to March 13th, and might, there-
fore, as Lord Radnor observed, allow the Bill to stand over to
;next session.

The Illarquis of Londonderry was the chief opponent of the
though Lord Radnor also spoke against, but the Noble
Martinis did not divide the House as he threatened, and the
Bill was read a second time. Their Lordships then adjourned.
In the Commons, dr. T. Doncombe gave notice that he
should substitute an Address to the Crown on Thursday, for
his motion to limit the supplies to three months.
Mr. Hume, with his untiring desire to serve the people,
moved an Address to facilitate their admission to public build-
ings and institutions.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer objected to opening these
institutions on the Sabbath.

Sir Robert Inglis was decidedly opposed to that.
Sir Robert Peel, greatly to our satisfac; ion, rather sneered
at the Hon. Church-extending Baronet for implying that those
who wished to improve the people proposed refinement as a
substitute for religion. The Right Hon. Baronet's liberal
opinions were deservedly complimented by Mr. Hume, who,
finding that be had got in the expression of those opinions nearly
all he wanted, withdrew his motion.

mart brought forward a motion fer making Schools
of Design into a Central Normal School, but after a short de-
bate withdrew it.
Lord Mahon withdrew his motion for a Bill to constitute a
tribunal nut of the House of Commons for the trial of Contro-
verted Elections. Sir Robert Peel obtained leave, without op-
position, to bring in a Bill to continue the present law on this
subject for another year.
Sir J. Easthorc's motion on Church-rates was postponed, at
the request of Sir Robert Peel, in consequence of the indisposi-
tion of Sir J. Graham.
Mr. flume's motion for a return of the services of Flag—
officers of the Navy, was lost, atter some debate, by 99 to 23.

Some other huscnets of little public interest was transacted,
and the Howe adjourned at Ta•o

IVZOIITiIY-TRAStiII---COTYINZEIICE.

The fiftieth anniversary of the Tower Hanlets Dispensary
took place yesterday at the West India Dock Tavern, Black-
wall. From the -Report it. appeared that this charity had ad-
mitted since its establishment 53,576 patients, of whom
40.903 had been cured. The annual number of persons relieved
is 1,500.

The shipwrights in the Tyne have struck during the last few
days, in consequence of the shipbuilders having determined to
give 21s. instead or 245. per week; further stagnation in trade

has of course ensued.
Letters from Burslem, in the Potteries, state that not less
than 6,000 workmen have turned out, owing to reductions of
wages. .The collieries, iron-works, and potteries have been
visited by them, and those men who bad accepted the reduced
scale of wages, subjected to persooal violence. Yeomanry and
military are now parading the districts.
ECCLESIASTICAL.

The Pro-Church-rate party were defeated at Bradford last

Saturday.

The Ilight Rev. Dr. Charles Dickenson, Bishop of Meath,
forme' Iy domestic chaplain to the Archbishop Whateley, died
at his ace house, Ardbraccan, on Tuesday. His elevation to
his bishopric took place in 1840.
NAVII. AND TACXMITATZT.

Yesterday experiments were made in the Woolwich INlarshes
on one of Porter's anchors of 601 cwt., the largest ever made on
that principle. On being placed in the testing frame, it stood
the immense strain of 594 tons, with a deflection of only one
inch and seven-eighths, proving it to be sufficient for a war

frigate of 90 RIMS.
News of four vessels having been lost has arrived within
p. . -

these few days. lhe brig Wi;itehaven, lost off Fayal, but the
master and crew saved; 250 tons of coal went down, but in-
sured. The ship Canadian, 100 tons of slate, lost near Bow.
castle, crew saved, uninsured. The Mary and Ann, wrecked
near Alburg, loss 8,000/., the crew saved. The Louis Phi-
lippe, a French steamer, wrecked at Havre, valued at several
thousands.