Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-07-06

$50, have thus, by majority of 25, thrown thu
entire postal regulations of the country into state
of confusion, which, we think, cannot long be sub
mtted TO- The rules of Parliament place address to thu
Crown ia pecnar position One vote decides it. Had Lore
ASHLEY introduced bH Minister'S well other
be would have been able some late part Of the proceed
ngs to correct by appeal to full house, any hasty dec
son But address affords them such opportunity The,
must deberatvey have asked the House to undo its
complete act and must have implied that their judgment
superior that of the majority of the House, and asked it Il
confirm its degradation They did BETTER think, BY
carrying the address into effect, and making all parties
of the consequences of hasy voe and the importance
Of attending upon their parliamentary duties, which, 10 th
instance nearly five hundred members appear TO have los
sight Of The famous report made to your House of Repre-
sentaves years ago. upon the subject of the Sunday
mails has been much referred to with appreciation, sig
nal proof of enlightened legislation. Already has motion
been made in the House of Commons repeal the pohib
ton Of the transmission of letters Sundays otherwise thar
through the Post Office. This would in effect establish
private post Office Sundays and Ministers would not con-
sent do that by sdewnd which the House had decided
should be done in direct the motion was there
FORE negaved The Chancellor Of the EIchequer regretted
the previous decision Of the House, which would he thought
lead greater Dissertation of the Sabbath than before and
Lord JoHs RUSSELL expresses the opinion although he
had felt be his duty advise the Crown to agree to the
address His ordship appears to upon the maxim that
his best way deal with these putanca Sabbatarans
"give them rope enough"
We think the inconvenience both in social and mercan
tile point of view, arising from the stoppage of postal
muncaton day out of every seven, will produce
reaction powerful enough to decision of the House
directly in opposition its former one, and slencing for
all minded and mistakenly jealous opposition upon
the subject There is small party among US who beray
spirit and indicate intentions against which il is imperative
every who wishes well the best interests of society
to make resoute and peremptory stand The Sabbataan
though few in numbers, yet formidable as party
their activity is unweayng, and their encroachmens
the rights ard freedom of their feow-men are coaked
under the guise OF religious zeal Such is the temper of
Engshmen that any raised by any body in the Of
religion certain to be sweed by the ready chorus Of the
houghes of all ranks into shout loud enough drown
he voice of reason and justice There thousands per-
who will sign any petition which placed before them
BY any whom they know and respect join any move
nent that socts their support if similarly recommended
without knowing any thing about the point ISSUE or the
node proposed for its attainment is from this class Of per-
that the million Of signatures against the collecting and
delivering letters Sundays has been derived and these are
House Of Lords has been introduced "for the more eecua
Impression of Sunday trading" and which is 10 prohibit
be sale of every thing except pershable articles" on
sunday. Lord BRoueHAM perinently Inquired why milk
and to be sold Sunday, but not tea sugar
coffee. You may buy newspaper" said be- on
Sunday, but not Bible. Belts Life in London contain
ing tie odds the Derby the Oaks, you may buy on
Sunday and take to church with you if you please but
Prayer Book article you could not purchase even
though your own should have been stolen" We cannot
imagine that The accidental circumstance of Lord Asa1Ers
majority any sign that the House of Commons is with him
that any such he proposes could be carried after
air discussion, and in full House but there is mischief and
iscredit in these temporary victories.
Mr.. BRIGHT has brought the subiecto of the grouh
# CoTToN in India before the House of Commons.
n speech full of sound reasoning, and the Stats
les of the subject. The cotton manufactures of
he country employed, he said, 100000 of our
population, and larger capital than was embarked
n any other manufacture, and which produced the
argest proportion OF our exports. The raw cotton
imported had increased from $4,000 900 pounds in
800, to no less than 754 100000 pounds in ls49.
Of this large amount, 7Sa per cent. was supplied
" the United States and l0a per cent. from British
ndia. The crop in the United States was liable
great fluctuations, and the consumption of cotton,
10Th on the continent Of Europe and in America,
vas rapidly increasing, apparently beyond the
covers of production. The advance of Id. Der
,ound on raw cotton was equal to SO 100000 on
he annual consumption of England. Another con-
oeration was that the American cotton was the
product of slave labor, and if from any cause sa-
very should be abolished in the United States, the
OF cotton would be greatly interfered
WIN. lhere was no present prospect of an ade-
quate supply from African, Australian, or West
India colonies, and British India was the only
source we could turn to with any reasonable pros
pect OF success. India had always grown cotton:
the soil was adapted and the people Infatuated, to
Its culture. committee of the House had lin ls4s)
expressed It's belief that the soil and climate and
population of India justified the expectation that
this country might receive thence large supplies of
cotton, yet up to this moment there had been no
results. The revenue at the disposal of the East
India Company had, during the last fourteen wears
averaged g2O00O,000 year, after deduc,ing int.
rest OF debt; whilst the nett revenue of Great Rr
tain, exclusive OF interest on debt, was only
S25 100000. Mr.. BRIGHT moved an address n The
Crown, asking the appointment of commission "a
proceed to India to inquire into the obstacles which
prevent an increasing growth of cotton in that coun
try, and to report upon any circumstances that NAV
affect the condition of the native cult
vaors of the soil in the presdences of Bombay and
Madras Sir |. HoBHoUsE said, if he thouo6f the
Commission asked for was likely TO answer the pur-
pose for which 1t was to be raised, he would say
let be granted, but he did not suppose that would The
imports OF cotton had been steadily increasing for the last ten
years. and Indian cotton was exception He very much