The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-11 00:00:00

PfiIICLIAMENTA.ILY.

Several petitions were presented to the Lords against the
Income-tax. Lord Radnor gave r.otice of some questions con-
cerning building new gaols, and acts for keeping out corn, as if
the Noble Lord were aware that a deficiency of, food is the
parent of many trim's, and of enormous public expense.
The Income-tax Bill was read a second time sub silentio, in
consequence of the indisposition of a Noble Lord (Clarendon.
we believe) who is to make so-ne motion on the subject, and
the discussion is to take place next Tuesday, on going into
Committee. Their Lordshps sat only half an hour.
Mr. Hogg, from the Waterford Election Committee, with
Mr. Divett from the Athlone Election Committee, reported
that the sitting Members had not been duly elected, and that
Sir T. W. Barron and Mr. Wyse, ought to have been re-
turned for Waterford, and Mr. Farrell for Athlone. The re-
turns are to be so amended.
In reply to Mr. Fox Manic, Lord Eliot stated that Mr.
St. George had not withdrawn his letter, but had given an
explanation, which led to his re-instatement in the Magistracy.
Mr. D'lsrae)i adverted to the blockade of Mexico instituted
by the Texans, and Sir R. Peel said that by notifying the
blockade our Government had not given an opinion of its
legality, and he refire. ted very much that Texas had recourse
to a measure so inconvenient to commerce.
The sudden putting an end to the circulation of light sove-
reigns was reprobated by Mr. Childers, Mr. Bernal, and
Mr. G. Palmer.
Sir James Graham, in reply to Mr. Fox Maule, said dis-
tinctly that the Government had given up all hope of being
able to introduce a measure to settle the di.putes in the Scotch
Kirk, and he was understnod to say that the Government did
not mean to support the second reading of Mr. Campbell's Bill.
The proceedings on the Railway Bill were postponed till
this slay week.
Sir Robert Inglis moved that a new writ be issued for
Nottingham.
Mr. Gaily Knight seconded the motion.
Mr. Roebuck opposed it ; so did Sir Robert Peel, to whom
Sir Robert Inglis refused the title of his master ; and on a di-
vision the motion was rejected by 136 to 41. Nottingham,
therefore, must be for some time unrepresented.
Mr. Roebuck's Indemnity Bill was read a third time, and
pissed with amendments, we believe, after a few remarks by
the Attorney-General.
The remain der of the evening was employed in a quiet dis-
cussion of the Tariff. Some objections wee stated on the
score of the silk duties, but it w .s agreed that it would be wise
to leave the matter in the hands of the Prime Minister, whose
wisdom seems sufficient to satisfy bOth sides of the House.
The schedule concerning silk was agreed to, and then the
House resumed.
It was agreed that public business should -begin on Monday
at half-past four o'clock.
At a Quarter before One the House adjourned. ,
PUBLIC 0i4xiv50..,,.

The Times, in an article on the Slave Trade question, has
the following remarks :—" It is admitted, we believe, on all
hands, that if Great Britain had no concealed objects in view
when she urges the other l'owers.to adopt certain public mea-
sures for the repression of the Slave Trade, those measures do
met in themselves afford any just ground of apprehension.
Every Power in the world, including France and America, has
at some time or another assented to the principle of those mea-
sures; and the posthumous opposition which has assumed so
strange and inconsi,tent a form, rests entirely on the assump-
tion that every Anti-Slave Trade Treaty contains some secret
article, or at least embodies some secret consequence, which
must infallibly, when it is revealed, confer on England that
mysterious power which is called the sovereignty of the sea.
What is meant by that expression is to us utterly incomprehen-
sible : in time of peace England claims no sort of right. over
the sea which si.e does not recognize in every other flag ; her
sovereignty is strictly confined to her own territory, and she
knows of no privileges or limits on the ocean but those which
all nations acknowledge and adopt. In time of war England
claims no more sovereignly over the seas occupied by her fleets
than over the land which may be transiently occupied by her
armies. If her maritime forces are sucerior to those of her
enemies, she sweeps the latter from the seas; but this result is
achieved by the force of war, not by the concessions of other
countries, still less by the stipulations of a treaty. It is of in-
finite importance to the peace of the world that these truths,
which have been so grossly perverted abroad, should be under-
stood."

'• The Post makes the following remarks on free trade :
" We deprecate general cheapness of such articles as are pro-
duced by British industry, because there must be a preceding
cause, and that preceding cause must be a low remuneration of
' British industry. If much be paid for producing a thing, that
' thing cannot be sold for little. We mean that such thing can-
, not happen except at a loss to the seller, and, therefore, cannot
continue, though it may happen now and then as a climax of
difficulty and d stress. And the reason we deprecate free
trade (in such things as can be produced by British labour, do-
mea, is or colonial) is that foreign labourer, we know are much
worse paid than i-ritish are, and if you bring their produce
into competition with British, you must bring down the remu-
neration of British labour to their level, plus only the expense
of bringing the foreign produce hem. We cannot deny that
the result is cheapne,s, but the same process which is gone
through to produce the cheapness, has the effect of diminishing
the means of purchase iu the hands of British producers."
We take the following from the Herald —" Mr. O'Connell
having proved himself a false prophet in things temporal, has
betaken himself once more to matters of spiritual import, with
about an equal chance of success. At the annual meeting of
the Catholic Institute, at the Freemason's Tavern (reported
, in yesterday's Herald), where a notable number of Papists
were present (amongst them Mr. O'Connell's sapient friend,
termed by him that goo-e, Philip Howard'), the disturber Was
delivered of a speech, which is worthy of something more than
the mere report The Hon. Mr. Langdale, who ocei.pied the
chair, kin.ily informed the meeting that ' his Holiness the Pope
had expressed his sympathy in accordance with the institution.'
'this 'nformation was somewhat gratuitous, and with reference
to the fact, Mr. O'Connell, appealing to his patron saint, a la
mode Irlandaise, m,ght have expressed himself nothing doubt-
ful on the subject. But the gist of air. Langdale's speech lay
in his statement that the funiis of the Institute were not in a
very flourishing condition and that it was necessary some
remedy should be devised by which the means of the Institute.
should ,e improved.' Here was a theme ready-made for the
pious and patriotic member for Cork, whose wish, like the curse
of Midas, is to turn everything that passes through his hands
into gold. Air. Langdale added, the remedy, would be sug-
gested to the meeting that day ;' and it was suggested, having
previously been matured. Mr. O'Connell, therefore, ' got upon
his legs,' and in a strain of papistical eulogy, recalling the pro-
cessional zeal of Marshal Souk at the Fete Dieu, or his own
equally florid exhibition in the streets of Clare on a well-known
occasion, proceeded to advocate the objects of the meeting. His
desires—like those of Jack Cade—were simply expressed,
all he wanted was •to hear high mass celete ated in West-
minster Abbey.' Jack Cade asked for a similar boon in behalf
of liberty."
The Chronicle comments as follows on Lord J. Russell's
Bribery at Elec'ions Bill :—" Lord John Russell does not 1 ro-
pose to increase the penalties incurred by any of the parties
guilty of bribery. The impolicy of severity towards the bribed
we have
.already endeavoured to point out. With respect to
them we are very much inclined to think that the best way
would be to remove every thing in the shape of penalty, direct
or indirect. Let the whole of the punishment, whatever it is
to be, fall on the real criminal, the corrupt giver of bribes.
But even in that case we should be very much inclined to
maderate the penalties in ordi r to increase the chance of in-
, Meting the loss of the seat acquired by bribery, and incapacity
to sit for that place in Parliament should, we think, be the
outside of the penalty. When you fine and imprison men of
wealth and station for doi, g that whch the morality of wealth
and station countenances them in doing, you only set the
feelings of the tribunal in favour of the criminal, and lead, in
fact, to general impunity. But if you simply frustrate the
offender whenever y u det. et him, you enlist no compassion
it. his favour. Everybody will agree that it is perfectly just that
the seat won, oPittempted to be secured by bribery, should be
taken away on detection."
MONEY- TRADE—CO:WM=2CE.
The Pin Mill Factory, one of the oldest cotton mills in Man-
chester, being the third or fourth first erected there, and the
property of Mr. Willan, of Lancaster, was entir.'ly destroyed by
fire on Wednesday evening last. The loss is estimated at
8,0001., and about 120 hands are thrown out of employment.
At a meeting of the Shareholders of the Redmoor Consoli-
dated Mining Company, on Thursday in Finsbury-square, it
appeared from the Report that the balance against the Com-
pany was 9531. 193. 7d. A resolution was finally passed for the
dissolution of the Company.

PUBLIC Z37I2PROVEDIENTS.
The Bethnal-green new Workhouse is now nearly completed,
It has cost the rate pay( rs about 30,000/., and is situated on
part of the estate which was formerly the property of Bishop
Bonner, and is called Bonner's Fields.