The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-15 00:00:00

THE NEW porn.

ROME, APRIL 10.—The French Cardinals
have not quitted Rome; and will, in all proba •
bility, remain to. assist at the forthcoming cue,-
monies and exhibitions of the Holy Week.
Their Eminences must have felt a certain degree
of fidgetiness in being obliged to approach, if
not to treat with, Cardinal Pesch, in the daily
bustle of the Conclave. The genius loci, how-
ever, may have tended to smoothen asperities.
The old gentleman himself must, of course,havc
indulged certain retrospections,.and formed comr
parisona between expectancies and disappoint-
ments. He still in good health ; and the
building of the monastery he intends to endow
mss console him. • _ _ _ _

The new Pope, so far, is very popular, and has
certainly comported himself in some instances sq
' as to excite admiration for the- delicate manner
in which he has promised or actually conferred
favouts. When they were attiring him (imme-
diately after his election) for the first Adoration,
it was necessary to substitute for the red ca-
lotte (a small covering for - the tonsure upon
the head) of Cardinal the Papal one, which is
white. To the Prelate who was removing the
former he whispered that it would eventually de-
volve to him, thereby conveying a promise of the
Cardinalate. He is also said to have bestowed,
in an equally elegant manlier, a vineyard of which
lie was proprietor upon a poor labourer he had
employed in its culture.
The Coronation took place on Sunday, April
5. On the eve, an alms of a silver coin, worth
about sixpence English, was give'? to • every ap-
plicant in the vast court (called Belvidere) . of
the Vatican Palace. The crowd was enormous..
The morning was greeted by several SaIC.64S;
of. artillery from the Castle of St. Angelo ; but
the poor population were saluted by something.
more substantial ; they found upon all the corners
a proclamation announcing largesses. They
were informed that whatever they had pledged in
the public office for sums not exceedit?g five
pauls (about half-a-crowti English) would be
gratuitously restored ; that dowries of 50 dollars'
each would be give to 50 young women of good
character ; and a thousand poor persons wouldbe
completely clothed. As the late Pope had ordered
that no persons were to be admitted into wine-
houses (which, for the purpose of their being
totally kept outside, were barred with a kind of
wooden rail), but were to take their refreshment
standing in the open street, and drink out of the
measure, a glass being disallowed ; his Holiness,
in this paper, grants the removal of the odious
rail ; but, with much delicacy towards the me-
mory of his predecessor, condescends to state
similar reasons for not allowing tables or seats
within—merely, he says, to preclude any delay
that might tempt to excess, to the prejudice of
families. The concession, notwithstanding its
.modifications, was received with acclamations,
and many of the rails were materials of bonfires.
On Sunday, then, the Pope, preceded by the
Cardinals, and borne in his state chair, which
was flanked by the two state finis, and under a
rich canopy, descended into St. Peter's Porch,
where lie ascended a temporary throne, upon
which he admitted to his embrace the Cardinal
Arch-priest of the Cathedral, and to the oscula-
tion of his foot the Chapter. The procession
then entered the Church, where he alighted to
adore the Sacrament ; and was afterwards carried
to a temprary throne in a lateral chapel, that of
St. Gregory. Here the Cardinals were admit-
ted in succession to kiss his hand ; and after-
wards the Patriarchs, Archbishops, Bishops, and
Penitentiaries present kissed his foot. He then
gave his benediction to the people, and intonated
the service called " Tierce," which is composed
of Psalms and Prayers, and was perfigmed by
his choristers. After this, having received the
Pontifical ring, and been robed to sing High
Mass at the Grand Altar, he was carried to it in
procession. During this progress a Master of
Ceremonies, three several times, kindled before
him a small quantity of tow, elevated upon a
reed, addressing to him in Latin these words,
" Holy Father, thus passeth away the glory of
this world." At the altar, after the confession
and certain prayers, he received the Pontifical
Pallium, from the senior Cardinal Deacon.
The remainder of the Mass was performed ac-
cording to the usual rites : and, at the termination,
he received from the Cardinal Archpriest a f Luse
of silver tissue, containing 25 small silver coins
(pauls) being the customary acknowledf,Teinent
when a Pope sings High Mass in this Church
" pro missa bene cantata."
The same _procession was now marshalled to
ascend to the grand balcony in the facade of
St. Peter's, where he was to be crowned in sight
of the countless multitude assembled upon the
vast area below. A magnificent throne and ca-
nopy awaited him, and, quitting his chair, he as-
cended to the former. After an anthem, and a
few prayers, the latter recited by the senior Car-
dinal Bishop, the triple crown was placed upon
his head by Cardinal Albani, as eldest of the
order of Deacons. The Castle guns announced
the consummation, and the bells rang merrily.
This recital may prove tiresome to you ; and
you may readily conceive that the process itself
did not prove less so to the performers and spec-
tators. In fact, a standing position during full
five hours, occupied as I have described, was too
much for my endurance ; and I dare say the old
gentleman himself was heartily fatigued, although
those rites yielded so gratifying a result to him-
self. One thing, however, in St. Peter's, af-
forded my friends some amusement. Over the
entrance of the box allotted to- the Papal Cho-
risters was affixed a placard, denouncing excom-
munication against any other person who might
enter therein. It may not be an easy matter to
prove how such a punishment could ,be war-
ranted by such a transgression. _ _

The election, coronation, and the approaching
ceremonies of the Holy Week, have drawn a vast
concourse of strangers to Rome ; many more are
expected ; and at this very moment accommoda-
tions are almost unattainable. We have here
the King of Bavaria, incog.; his Holiness paid
him a visit this morning ; there are also the
Grand Duchess Helena of Russia, Lord and
Lady Burghers!), and a host of other titled and
title-less persons from our own country. As it
may be supposed likely to happen that, in so
vast a . number of his Majesty's subjects, some
may have occasion to refer to a British Consul
or his Deputy, is it not strange that the latter
appointment should have been lately given to an
Italian—a person, moreover, who is but very
scantily versed in our language ?
I had almost forgotten to mention that the
Papal proclamation to which I have alluded ter-
minates with an intimation that his Holiness
will direct his efforts to promote agriculture and
commerce, and to procure the happiness of all
classes of persons. The promise is noble, the
undertaking vast, and, every thing considered,
seems to be much beyond the existing means.—
Never had a Prince, honoured by similar inten-
tions, greater difficulties to surmount.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(LAST NIGHT.)

The House met to-day at Four o'clock, when
the Royal Assent was given by Commission to the
Composition Assessed Taxes Bill, the Spanish
Claims Bill, the Navy Victualling Department Bill,
the Naval Officers' Widows' Pension Bill, the Scotch
Registration Seisin Bill, the Swan River Settle-
ment Bill, the Newfoundland Fishery Bill, the
East India Writers' Bill, the Dublin Gas Light Bill,
the Manchester Railway Bill, Tyrrell's Divorce Bill,
the Aberdeen Harbour Improvement Bill, seve-
ral Naturalization Bills, together with upwards of
fifty other Private Bills.
The Lord Commissioners were, the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, and Viscount
MELYU LE.
.MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.

Sir ALEXANDER GRANT anti others brought up
the Life Annuity, together with several Private
Bills.

Mr. Alderman WOOO brought up the London
Bridge Bill, the Covent-garden Vestry Bill, and two
Private Bills.

Mr. DUNCOMBE brought up several Private Bills.
Mr. Danvers brought up an account of the Re-
venue and Pensions granted by the East India
Company.
The Earl of MALMESBURY moved for certain
additiot,al returns respecting corn, to what he had
on a t.ormer night moved for.
Lord GODERICH, in presenting a petition from
'Upper Canada, observed that it was not connected
immediately with the domestic interests of this
country, yet it did not the less deserve the
attention of their Lordships. He believed his
Majesty's Government was ready and willing to
give it every attention. The petitioners, it was
true, did not belong to Great Britain, but they were
fellow-subjects—they were inhabitants of Upper
Canada, and complained of a great number of
grievances under which they had laboured for
a series of years. It was not his intention to
enter upon those points of which they considered
they were entitled to complain. The petition was
presented, not with any hostile feeling towards the
individuals against whom it was directed, but be-
cause he (the Noble Lord) considered it a duty he
owed the petitioners to present it. There were
opinions in the petition with which did not con-
cur. There was one topic whieli he wished to
mention. The first complaint related to the recent
removal of Mr. Justice Willis, who, it must be recol-
lected, was not long ago appointed one of the Judges
of that colony. The grounds of his removal were
stated to be his declining to act unless there were
present the Lord Chief Justice and the other Puisne

Judges of his Court. It was reported to the
Governor that, according to the manner in which
justice had always been administered there, it
was not imperative upon the Chief Justice to sit.
Mr. Justice Willis, however; entertained a different
apinion, and in consequence declined sitting in the
absence of the other Judges. With regard to the law,
he (Lord Goderich) certainly was not competent to
form an opinion, but he understood that there was
»o imperative necessity for the Chief Justice
sitting before Mr. Justice Willis went there, and he
should therefore be inclined to say that the law

in that respect did not require any such duty
from the Chief Justice. It would be necessary,
however, to adopt measures for the due ad-
ministration of justice there, and to adopt the
principle of administration as much as possible to
the principle adopted here. The petitioners also

complained of the power of the Crown to remove
Judges, and prayed that the law might be so constituted
as to render Judges immoveable by the Crown, ex-
cept by the concurrence of the two Houses of As-
sembly there. The Government of that country
was managed by two Houses of Assembly, similar to
the Houses of Parliament here. The Upper House
was denominated the Council, of which the petitioners
complained. The Noble Lord thought it would be
desirable that some steps should be taken to reform
the principles on which that Council acted. He
thought the functions of that body could never
be i,fictorily performed unless something were
tione with respect to it, by which the con-
\ e!lierlCC of the public would be more considered.
The other part of the legislative body was called
the Executive Council, in which there were many
Members of the other House, and this the petitioners
objected to. They also prayed that the Judges
might not be allowed to be Members of either
House. They considered that they had no effec-
tive control over the Executive Council, therefore
they prayed that the Lieutenant-Governor and other
Officers might be made responsible to Government.
They asked for an alteration in the law as regarded

Juries; but this the Noble Lord thought they could
best adjust amongst themselves. They alluded to
something that the Secretary for the Colonies
had last year taken occasion to say in the
other House of Parliament respecting them,
and which they considered they had reason to com-
plain of. It appeared to them, from What they had
been informed -was then stated, that they were not
truly represented to his Majesty. Whether this
mention of the Honourable Member in the
other House, by name and allusion to what he
had said, would render the petition inadmissible
or not he did not know, but he felt it his duty to
present it, and hoped that the condition of the
peqile of Upper Canada would receive every atten-
tion from this Government and Parliament that it
was possible to give.
The Duke of WELLINGT ON was sure that

nothing had fallen from the Noble Lord in which
he so heartily concurred as the necessity of meet-
ing the views of the people of Upper Canada.
!laving however seen the petition, and having had
in his hands fora considerable time a copy of the
petition that was presented to his Majesty, he felt
it necessary to say there was but little in the petition
that could be carried into execution by the Govern-
ment or Parliament. Many of the measures alluded to
by the petitioners could be carried into execution
by the Colonial Parliament itself, and the expediency
of the adoption of others of them could not but
he doubted. The Noble Lord had stated only
a part of the case. Mr. Justice Willis having disap-
proved of the absence of the Chief Justice from
the Court of King's Bench, thought proper not
only to protest against that absence, and to state that
the absence was improper, and to absent himself in
consequence of that absence, but to state that all the
proceedings of that Court were illegal, in conse-
quence of the absence of the Chief Justice. For
this he was suspended in the first instance, and
afterwards discharged by the Lieutenant-Governor.
Mr. Justice Willis then presented a petition to his
Majesty against that order. The petition was re-
ferred to the Committee of the Privy Council to
inquire intoond the result of the inquiry was that his
Majesty approved of the conduct of the Lieutenant-
Governor in the dismissal of that Judge.—
This was the fact, and he believed unless their
Lordships were prepared to find fault with the
Committee of the Privy Council, they would say
this was a proper proceeding. The next subject he
would advert to was the last referred to by
his Noble Friend, namely, the desire which the pe-
titioners 'expressed, that the Lieutenant-Governor
should be responsible to the House of Assembly for
the acts of the Government. The persons who
made this demand had altogether forgotten that this
was a colony situated on a foreign frontier, and that
those principles which suited the Government of this
country, might not be exactly suitable to them. Under
these circumstances, though it might be expedient
at some future period to render the officers of the Go-
vernment liable to the House of Assembly, yet he
must say that it would not do to compare their situa-
tion with that of the servants of the crown in
this country. The executive council probably
was something in the nature of a Privy Council in
this country, and gave advice to the Crown in the
same manner as many in this House did. He
trusted that their Lordships would be of opinion
that there was nothing in the present application
►which deserved the attention of their Lordships.

The measure had already received the serious consi-
deration of Government.
Earl BATHURST did not mean to follow his
Noble Friend, but only to refer to the ease of Mr.
Justice Willis. That gentleman had been of opi-
nion that the Act required- the presence of the
Chief Justice to constitute the Court, and that alien
the Court was not full, no busines3 could be done.
lie also declared that all the business which had
been done for the last thirty years, in the absence of
one of the JudgeQ, was null and void, and illegal.
The Chief Baron and the other Judges had decided
that Mr. Justice Willis was not warranted in the
construction he had given to the Act; and let their
Lordships consider the consequences of a Judge'
declaring, on his view of a Statute, that much of the
business transacted in that Court for a period of
neatly 30 years was null and void, and illegal.
Lord GODERICH preferred withdrawing the
petition to having it rejected. The petition was ac-
cordingly withdrawn.

POOR LAWS (IRELAND.)
Earl DARNLEY presented a petition from the
Members of the Society for the Encouragement of
Industry meeting at the King's Head, Poultry,
praying that poor laws might be extended to Ire-
land. In presenting this petition he did not mean
to enter into the subject of the petition, though he
did not expect, from the motion he meant to make,
to escape the censure of his Noble Friend. Though
his Noble Friend stigmatised all those who were
favourable to the introduction of the poor laws into
Ireland, yet he could hardly assert, now that the
subject had been brought forward in the other
House, and every person who had spoken on it had
expressed a conviction that something must be done,
that all those were foolish who thought it ought to
be taken up by Parliament. He did not mean to
submit any proposition to their Lordships, hoping
that the Noble Duke, whose wise measures had laid
the foundation of a new era for Ireland, would ex-
tend the superstructure, and provide for the poor of
that country. He willingly left the matter in the
hands of the Noble Duke, flattering himself that he
would take it into his consideration, and that next
Session of Parliament it would be brought forward
in the most favourable manner by a recommendation
from his Majesty's Government. As it had been stated
and denied that there were means of relief already pro-
vided for the poor of Ireland, he desired to learn to
what extent that relief was given. He would call
their Lordships' attention to the Acts of Parliament
for e•tablishing houses of industry, infirmaries, &c. in
that country; and he should move for some Returns, to
shew how far these Acts of Parliament were carried
into effect or not. There was the Act of the 11th
and 12th of George the Third—an Act of the Irish
Parliament ; the Act of the 46th of George 111.,
chap. 95; and the 58th of George 111., chap. 47—
all of which related to the establishing infirmaries
and houses of industry, and providing relief for the
poor. He wished to shew whether these acts had
been effective or not ; and he should, therefore,
move for an account of all Grand Jury Presentments
for 1828, in each County of Ireland, for the support
of Infirmaries, Lunatic Asylums, !louses of Industry;'
&c.; with an account also, a-. 3 far as it can be col•
lected, of all Sums of Money subscribed by indi-
viduals for these purposes. He moved for these Re-
turns in the words of the Order of the House of
Commons, and he would add a motion for a Return
of the number of Houses of Industry established in
Ireland.

The Earl of LIMERICK observed, that it was
not his intention to oppose the particular motion
now submitted to the House, because he was
anxious that the fullest information should be had.
But be was decidedly adverse to the introduction of
the poor laws into Ireland.
Lord FARNHAM would certainly oppose any
proposition to introduce the poor laws into Ireland
in the same state in which they existed in England.
He did not agree with the Noble Earl who said
that the measure lately passed in favour of the Ca-
tholics had laid the foundation for the tranquillity of
Ireland ; for, from accounts which he had received
within the last week, he understood that there were
riots and disturbances about Longford and other
places, where they had not prevailed before, in which
one man was killed, and several wounded.

Earl DARNLEY hoped Government would take
up the task of bringing forward some measure for
the relief of the poor—not certainly the poor laws
as they existed in England, which were in many
respects highly objectionable, but some plan by
which relief would be afforded to the really indigent.
After a few words from the Earl of LIMERICK,
the motion was then agreed to.
The Silk Duties' Bill was read a second time on
the motion of Lord SHAFTESBURY, and ordered to
be committed on Monday.
The Earl of MALMESBURY proposed that the
Lords should be summoned for the Committee on
Monday, as they had not been summoned for the
second reading.
The Duke of WELLINGTON agreed, and it
was ordered that the Lords should be summoned ac-
cordingly.—Adjourned.