The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-07 00:00:00

HAMBURGH MAIL.

GERA, APRIL 2.6.—His Royal flighty ss the Crown Prince
of Hanover is betrothed to the Princess Mary, eldest daughter
of the Duke of Saxe Altenburg. The Duke announced this
news to the Members of the Assembly of the Estates, who met
yesterday to keep the 25th anniversary of his Highnese's
marriage.

HA MBU RGH BORSEN HA L LE, MAY 3.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents. e 1093,4
Bank Shares 1707 17011
Anglo_Russian Loan llOl4 11016
Russian 5 per Cent., Ist series, Certifieate iO4
Inscription, Ist series 13%
Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co., 34 and 4th
Series (-1954
Ditto in Certificates ,9% -.•
New 4 per Cent. (1840) Bll4 89%
Dutch Actual Debt, ;:ji per Cent.
Ditto a per Cent.
Polish Bonds — 155
New Tickets 172
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. .........
Spanish, New 5 per Cents. ...., lB ...-

FASHIONS-. FOR MAI".
(Abridged from the Ladies' Gazette of Fashion.)
BONNETS.—Rice-straw Bonnets will lose nothing
of their vogue. A new trimming has been intro-
duced, consisted of shaded ribbons.—The centre is
pure white, but the shading, which at first is scarcely
perceptible, deepens into a variety of rich and glowing
hues, as it approaches the edge. A knot of this ribbon
is placed on one side, and a feather or bouquet of
marabouts on the other. Drawn Bonnets both -of
silk and crape, continue in favour ; the former are
adopted for morning bonnets, but both may be worn
in half-dress, according as they are trimmed. Flowers
only are employed for the first. A style of trimming
has appeared for the interior both of silk and Italian
straw bonnets, composed of transparent tulle and
small flowers, arranged in the style of a half-dress cap.
Trimmings are placed much higher, which is a very
tasteful alteration.

SCARM—Scarfs will be very predominant during
the summer, not only of Cashmere, plain, shot, and
fancy silks, but also of black and white lace ; the
latter will be generally lined with sarsenet or gauze.
Muslin and tarlatan scarfs, lined and beautifully em-
broidered, will also be much in favour.

DRESSES.—Mousselines de laine are decidedly out
of vogue; but plain silkg are much in request in
morning dress, with the exception of foulards, which
are stripped and quadrilled in new patterns. 'Watered
and shot silks predominate in half-dress. A very
pretty watered silk is also adopted, in different cOlOurs,
in evening dress. Noire Ninon is adopted in 'evening
dress only ' • it is a superb watered silk, fringed in
small detached bouquets, which are so highly raised
as to have the effect of embroidery.
Ronxs.—Little alteration has taken place in robes.
Those made high will continue their vogue, and muslin
robes, lined with slight silk, will be much in request.
Trimmings are but little adapted for the borders of
robes ; but the styles of decorating them, en tablier,
is more fashionable than ever. Lace and fancy trim-
mings are the most employed.
Cars.---Caps•continue as fashionable as ever. Those
made guile round, or very short at the ears, have in-
creased much in favour since last month.

A Berlin letter, in the Wursbuq; Gazette, states
that the following presents from Queen Victoria to the King
and Queen of Prussia had been forwarded through the Pros-
sian Consul in London, viz., a miniature cradle in gold, with a
nurse suckling the Prince of Wales ; a toilette apparatus in the
form of a pistol, and opening with a spring ; a snuff-box in
mosaic gold, representing the baptism of the Prince of Wales ;
four canisters of snuff; a dozen of knives and forks with gold
handles. ornamented with brilliants and other jewels; a stone
vase containing rare Indian fruits; and two legs of mutton of
remarkable size. Part at least of the account appears to us to
be somethinc, like a hoax of the journalist.
GREAT. NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.—FATAL
ACCIDENT. —On Friday morning (yesterday), the 61.11 inst..,
one of the plate layers on this railway was killed by a luggage
ain passing over him. No blame whatever can be attached
to the engine-driver, the usual signal having been given. Tim
man, whose name we could not learn, stepped aside to allow
the train to pass, but by some means or other staggered hack
again, and was knocked down by the engine, which passed over
him. Ile only breathed once or twice after he was taken up.
This is the first fatal accident that has occurred since the line
was opened in January, 1841.
TRADE ON THE INDUS.—The navigation of the
Sutledge and the Indus appears to have increased in an extra-
ordinary proportion within the last few years. A statement
prepared, and which has been published in the 13umbay Times,
gives the number of boats which traversed the rivers from Loo-
diana to the sea in 1838 at 5, with an aggregate burden of
1,900 maunds, while in. 1841 the number had increased to 69,
with an aggregate burden of 37,050 maunds. The number of
" chuppoos navigating the Sutledge down to Gourgeara was
in 1840, 18, with an average burden of 5,550 maunds; and is
1841, 31, with an average burden of 9,300 maunds.
KANDAHAR.—We have been favoured with a copy
of the following letter, dated Kandahar, Feb. 14, 1842 We
are, thank God, all safe at this place, although in daily expecta-
tion of the people in the town rising against us, and the enemy,
only 25 miles off, are threatening to attack us. Our commu-
nication with Cant, 1 and the provinces is cut off; and report
sass that Sir W. 111,Naghten. the Envoy and Minister, is
murdered, with several other officers. It is to be hoped, in the
spring, troops will be pushed up from India, for we can do
nothing at this season, when, please God, we will give them a
lesson they little think of. General Nott, with alarge force,
went against the rebels collected only eight miles from Kan-
dahar, and killed and wounded about 700 or 800 of them ;
but they are increasing in numbers every day, and one of
'hah Soojah's sons (Softer Jung) at their head. It is said
they dined in their shrouds the other day, and swore upon the
Koran that they weuld either murder us all, or be killed in the
attempt. _

HOP INTELLIGP.NCE.—MALDSTONF,.---in the prin..
cipal grounds of this neighbourhoed the bines have made most
gratifying progress during the past week, and tying has com-
menced in the best grounds. In some of the weak grounds the
ravages of the flea are complained of, but the mischief has not
been very great. Tying will doubtless become general within
the week, should fair weather continue.—WATEßiticstrar,
AIEREWORTII. &c.—The hops are • making their appearance in
most grounds, and although they are backward, in consequence
of the cold weather in the beginning of last month, yet they
are considered to look healthy, and there has been no com-
plaint of the flea, although that is a general complaint when
the wind remains long eastward and the weather dry. A
change of wind and a few warm showers would cause
.a very
great and beneficial alteration in a few days.—Maidstone
Gazette.

CHANGES IN THE JUDGES' CIRCUITS.—We state
with regret that the Judgi s decided on Thursday to separate
the county of York from the Northern Circuit, and to attach
it to' the Midland Circuit. This is contrary to the strongly
expressed v, ishes of the Magistrates, and we believe, of the
inhabitants, of this county. We hear, however, that the Cir-
cuits will be so arranged as to allow the same Counsel to attend
both York and South Lancashire (Liverpool) Assizes ; and if
this be done, the principal objection to the new arrangement
will be removed. In addition, the Judges determined to take
Warwickshire from the Midland Circuit, and attach *to the
Oxford Circuit ; and to take Shropshire, Herefordshire, and
Monmouthshire' from the Oxford Circuit, and attach them to
one of the Welsh circuits.—Leeds Mercury.
A letter from Aldenburg, 24th ult., in the
German Journal of Frankfort, states that the Prince Royal
of Hanover, who has arrived at that place, on the occasion of
the celebration of the anniversary of the marriage of the rei4n-
ing Duke of Saxe Aldenburg, is to marry one of the Duke's
daughters.
A DEAR SALUTE,--A son of )Esculapius, located
near Wakefield, noted for his attachment to the fair. sex, was
waited upon the other morning by a lady, who bitterly com-
plained of a tooth which gave her great pain. The.hettuty of
the fair
_patient made no small impression on the doctor's heart,
and he flattered himself that at the least he might steal a kiss
with impunity. Accordingly, when the tooth was extracted,
unable any longer to restrain the ardour of his passion, he
wound his arm round the fair one's neck and gave her a twang-
ing salute. It would appear that she cid not relish this excess
of gallantry, for she instantly proceeded against him for an
assault, and the .Esculapian had to pay damages Mt —Leeds
Mercury.

IMPEItIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LOADS, May 6.
Their Lordships met at the usual hour.
A Message from the House of Commons brought up the
Turnpike Roads Ireland) Bill, the Exchequer Bills (9,500,000/.)
Bill, the Punishment of Death Bill, the Victoria Park Bill,
the Dublin Police Bill, the Kensington and Knightsbridge
Openings Bill, the Equitable Gas Company Bill, the South-
wark Improvement Bill, the Stanhope and Tyne Railway Bill,
the Greenwch.Harbour Bill, and several other private Bills.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from a parish
in the county of Wicklow, in favour of the Church Education
Society.

CATHOLIC GRIEVANCES.
Lord CAMOYS presented petitions complaining of the
grievances to which Catholics are stthjected,.in prisons, in mili-
tary service, and in Union-houses, from the following places :-
13ungay, in Suffolk, Staffordshire, Durham, Warwick, Lan-
caster, Norfolk, and Chepstow.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN COLLIERIES.
The Bishop of NORWICH presented five petitions from
several mining districts, complaining of the employment of
children, and especially of females, in mines. He stated on the
authority of the Report of the Commissioners, that the female
children were exposed not only to the most painful toil, but to the
most degrading profligacy from infancy to womanhood, and
that operatives in other branilies of labour will not marry the
women brought up in the mines.
Lord FITZWILLIAM agreed that it would be impossible
to exaggerate the evils of which the petitioners complained. But
conaidering the danger of interfering with any of their fellow-
subjects, as to the way in which they might choose to employ
. their labour, if the House should think it necessary to
legislate in this case, it was highly important, before they did so,
carefully to consider the facts set forth in the Report to which
the Right Rev. Prelate had referred. They should also consi-
der whether there was not equal degradation and depravity in
the employment of females in other departments of labour. He
thought, however, that there were matters complained of in the
petition which it came within the province of legislation to for-
bid. But he was certain that those practices did not prevail
generally in all the mining districts of England. He could even
give his own evidence that they did not generaly prevail in the
districts from which the petition came. If any one by chance
should read the speech of the Right Ils•. Prelate, he would
suppose that in the generality of collieries the seams were so
thin as to make it necessary for them to work in place* not
more than 18 or 20 inches in height. Now that was by no
means the case in the generality of mines in this country from
whence coals were extracted ; but if their Lordships wished to
protect all children from what might be considered beyond
their powers, they should go much farther than legislating
upon the subject of collieries. He did hope before their Lord-
ships proceeded to legislate upon the employment of children
in this eine branch of industry, that they would take a compre-
hensive view of the employment in every branch of trade.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said he thought it ra-
ther strange that the Right Rev. Prelate should have pro-
ceeded to this subject without giving any notice to the House
that he meant to do so. He rose to protest on the part of the
coalowners in the north of England, more especially those on
the Tyne and Wear, against that part of the Right Rev. Pre-
late's assertion, which stated that females and children were
chained to waggons ; he did rise to protest against that on the
part of the owners of collieries in the north. The Right Rev.
Prelate had presented petitions from the interior of England ;
what the state of things might be there he (the Marquis of
Lendonderry ) did not know ; but there, he was sure, women
never had been chained in the north.—( Hear, hear.)
The Bishop of NORWICH explained that he had not re-
ferred at all to the collieries in the north ; he only spoke of
those whence his petitions came; and with regard to the chains
he must say that he spoke upon the authority of the persons
who gave him the petitions.
This Marquis of LONDONDERRY expressed his satisfac-
faction at the explanation of the Right Rev. Prelate.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that it would be full
time for their Lordships hereafter to determine whether or no
they would undertake to legislate on the subject ; but he
thought that some good might be done by an exposure of the
abuses.
Earl FITZWILLIAM said that as it might happen that the
Reverend Prelate's speech would be read out of that House,
he thought it right to explain with regard to the chains to
which the Right Rev Prelate had referred. Now these
females were not chained. If they were so, they could not
work. The fact was that the chains were fastened to the wag-
gons, and by means of them the females drew them along;
that was the whole and sole use that was made of the chains.
( Hear, hear.) What sense was there in restricting the in-
quiries to manufactures? Why not extend it to agriculture
A Piss:as-That is ahealthy employment.
Lord FITZ WILLIAM was not quite sure of that. He
believed that the boy who was employed in a mine with his
father, rteuiving wages enough to give him a bellyful], was in
abetter condition for the maintenance of his health than the
boy whip worked with his father in the fields, having 7s. or Bs.
a week for the maintenance of a family of seven or eight.
The Bishop of NORWICH explained. He said that the
girls, when let down into the mine, were chained to the ma-
chine in which the coals were te be drawn out.

The Earl of WICKLOW would be very glad if the in-
quiry were extended to agriculture; and it would be seen how
superior was the condition of children in that department of la-
bour. He then presented a petition from Sittingbosrne, in
Kent,to the same effect as the petitions presented by the Bishop
of Norwich.
Earl FITZWILLI AM wondered what the agricultural la-
bourers of Kent could know of the state of the miners of the
north. He had seen much of both the agricultural and mann•

factoring people, and he was convinced that there was not the
s'ightest superiority of morals amongst the agricultural, above
the manufacturing population. In some respects, especially
with regard to their children, the advantage was on the side of
the manufacturers, especially the colliers.—( Hear, hear.)
The Marquis of NORMANBY said, if there had been any
erreneons opinions on the subject of the childrea employed in
mines and factories, the late Government had taken the best
course for removing them, by issuing the Commission.
The Bishop of LONDON thought that the people of Sit-
105gbourne. who were able to read, were as well able to judge
or the great evils which attended on the pre Vent factory sys-
tem ; and he was surprised to hear the Noble Lord say that
the condition of the children in factories and mines, was not
inl'onior to that of the children employed in agriculture. Feel-
ing strongly as he did on the subject of the cruelty to children,
he 'viol(' nut Se led awaylfy the stivement of the Noble Earl,

and he must believe that the condition of the children in the
agricultural districts was, by many degrees, better than that of
those iu the manufacturing districts.
Earl FIT Z WILLIANI said, that if the moral and spiritual
condition of the children in these collieries were worse than
that of children employed in agriculture, it was because the
former children had not the adva,tages which the others poi-
Eessed. If they both had the same advantages, he believed their
conditions would be equal. He strongly denied that there was
anything in agricultural employment which could of itself
14reatho a spirit of purity through those engaged in it, any more
I hari there was in manufacturing employment.
After a few words from the Bishop of LoNnox and the Earl
of WINCHELSEA, the petition was laid upon the table.
QUEEN'S PRISON BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
PARISH PROPERTY BILL.
The Howe then went into Committee, and the Bill fur regu-
lating the sale of parish properly passed through.
SOAP DUTIES' BILL.
The House then resumed, and this Bill was read a third time
and passed