The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-22 00:00:00

They had gold and silver coins, but they bad no gold and silver
,tandard. Their standard was wheat and paper. They were
ill flattering themselves with the dream that they possessed
t standard of value, while they were really paying 7s. 6d. a
oushel for wheat, paying a proper price, and flattering them-
selves that they were giving the real value. How could they
expect to ge on, upon so unnatural a system of Government ?
Looking at the state of that House, could they wonder that the
measure of the Right Hon. Baronet, was so small, that neither
by one party nor by the other could it be told whether it were
a good or a bad one ? Let them ask themselves how they
could expect, while the relative prices of corn in any country
of Europe was an ounce of silver for a bushel of wheat, to
.ndeavour to keep the bushel of wheat at two
ounces of silver. The Government were powerful ;
hey had a majority of 91 ; but the Right Hon. Baronet
would find that withal he was not so powerful as the laws
of nature. That majority also might not last long, and he
begged to call the attention of the House to the fact, that a
party once took office with a majority of 200, and where were
i bey ? Echo answered, Where ? (Cheers and laughter.)
And if the present unnatural principles of the Government
were carried out, echo would answer "where" to them too. If
be persisted in the present measure they would scarcely know
low to address him. If the Right Hon. Baronet persisted in
naintaining one price of silver and another price of corn, they
must address him in the words used by Gray's bard to Edward
the Third when he invaded Wales:—
" Fond impious man !"—(Cheers and laughter.)—
" Fond impious man, think'st thou yen sanguine ckud,
Raised by thy breath can quench the orb of day ?
To-morrow it repairs its golden flood,
And warms the nations with redoubling ray."
l'he Right Honourable Baronet must understand that if
something were not done to relieve the sufferings of the work-
ing classes, a state of things would be brought about which all
.nust deplore.—( Hear, hear.) For his part he had no feelings
,f party—he had no leader in that House but his own con-
cience—( Hear, hear)—and ho voted for the motion-of the
Hon. Member for Wolverhampton, because he thought it was
the most honest.—( Hear. )
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD rose amidst loud cries of
" Divide." Having for some time endeavoured to obtain a
hearing, he moved the adjournment of the debate.
Amidst great confusion, the motion was seconded and carried.
The House resumed, the CHAIR3IAN reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow (this day).
LAW OF APPRENTICESHIP.

Sir J. GRAHAM obtained leave to bring•in a Bill to ex-
plain the law respecting the superintendence of masters over
apprentices. As the law at present stood, the Magistrates had
power to adjudicate in disputes between masters and appren-
tices, where the premium had been less than 25!. But by a deci-
lion of the Court of Queen's Bench, Magistrates had no Jurisdic-
tion in cases where there had been no premium. The object of
the Bill which he proposed to bring in was to give Magis-
trates power in such cases.
DEBTORS' PRISONS.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM also obtained leave to bring in a
Bill to consolidate the Queen's Bench Prison, the Fleet Pri-
son, and the Marshalsea.
DISTRESS AT STOCKPORT.

•
Mr. COBDEN moved~ fur a return of the Report of the
Commissioners appointed to inquire respecting the distreks of
the inhabitants of Stockport.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that the Report of the Com.
tnissioners bad not yet been completed.
Mr. COBDEN then withdrew his motion.
RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS BILL.

In reply to a question from Mr. HAWES. ,
Sir J GRAHAM stated it was the intention of her Majes-
ty's Government to bring in a Bill to facilitate the recovery o
small debts under 851.
EXCHEQUER BILL FRAUD.

In reply to a question from Dr. BOWRING,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated it was
the intention of the Government to postpone the consideration
of the subject till Thursday next.
CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL.

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On the motion of Mr. GLADSTONE, the Customs Duties
Bill was postponed to Wednesday.
REGULATION OF PRISONS BILL.
On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM, the Regulation of
Prisons Bill was read a first time.
The House then adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve o'Clock.