The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-30 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY.

The Peers only met yesterday to pass through all its
stages the Bill fur staying the operation of the Jurisdic-
tion of Justices Bill.

In the Commons, after the presentation of petitions,
and after Sir Robert Peel had informed Dr. Bowring
that the Government did not wish to interfere in Turkey
with the appointment of pachas, while, at the same time,
he delivered a lecture on the Government of Turkey,
Sir J. Graham moved the first reading of the above
Bill, and moved the suspension of the Standing Orders
that it might be speedily passed. Lord John Russel
took the opportunity to notice the bungling of the Go-
vernment.

Mr. 'norms Duncombe took the opportunity of call-
ing Mr. Goulburn's attention to the fact that the Board
of Guardians of the poor at Norwich, had issued tickets
for small sums, which answer the purpose of bank notes.

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• Mr. Goulburn promised that justice should be done, and
assured the House he had not before heard of the new
issue of small notes. In the end the Bill was read a first
and a secend time.

Mr. Roebuck brought up another Report from his
Committee, which recommended that no person should
be present but the witnesses under examination. On
moving that the Report be laid on the table, the
Hon. Member made a speech, the gist of which was to
ask the Commons to sanction and confirm the proceed.
ings of the Committee, which had the unanimous consent
of its Members.

Colonel Sibthorp moved to dissolve the Committee.
The House divided, and the motion to lay the Report on
the table was carried, by 177 to 45.
Mr. Roebuck then moved that Mr. Cochrane should
attend on the Committee and give evidence. The Hon.
Member stated his reasons why he objected to attend
the Committee ; and it having been stated from the
Chair that there was no precedent for compelling a
Member to attend the Committee, the debate was ad-
journed to Monday to look for precedents, and a Com-
mittee was appointed to make the search.
On the motion to read the Sudbury Disfranchisement
Bill a third time, and after Mr. Blackstone had moved
his amendment, the House was counted out, and ad-
journed.
MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE.
The new coinage of half-farthings is not the first issue of
that coin from the British Mint. In the 35th year of King
Henry 111., Pope Innocent IV., having called fee subsidies
from this country, " for the Holy Land," a new coinage was
issued, amongst which were half-farthings. In the 10th year
of Edward 111., there was an Act for coining half-farthings in
Ireland, and Queen Elizabeth issued a proclamation fur the
coinage of the same in new copper.
On Tuesday a meeting of the Shareholders of the London and
Blackwall Railway was held at the London Tavern,when the Re-
port stated that the present capital was 800,0001. The Directors
were authorised to raise 66,0001., the sum necessary for the
completion of the work.
P'0137..1C IMPROVEMENTS.
Several of the low and old streets in the district of White-
chapel are to come down, and a new street, which is to run
from the London Docks completely through Whitechapel to
Spitalfields Church, is to be immediately constructed.
AGRICULTURAL.
At Maidstone, Bosley, and Aylesford, the hop-bines have
suffered much from the continued drought : at Wateringbury,
Mereworth and Brenchley they have been greatly bruised by
the strong Kinds.
NAVAX! AND

A new regiment, to be designated the 100th Foot, is about to
be raised and organized by the end of next month, at Win-
chester.

I.A.Vr AND POLICE.

At the Coui t of Bankruptcy on Tuesday, in the case of Wil-
liams and Mottram, linen-drapers, after one or two clerks had
been subjected to a searching examination, the further hearing
VMS adjourned.
Frederick Astell, a police-constable, No. 86, was on Tuesday
brought before the Magistrate at Worship-street, for having
exceeded his duty, and acted with unnecessary aeverity to-
wards Thomas M'Hugh, a bonnet-block manufacturer of Hox-
ton, whose house he broke into, and whom he afterwards locked
up all night in the station-house on a groundless charge of his
ha:ing attempted to drown his own son. The Magistrate,
after hearing the case, said that, as defendant had erred from
lack of judgment, and not from any bad intention, he should
merely adjudge him to pay a line of twenty shillings, which was
accordingly paid.