The Sun. — 1841-02-09 (London, England)

LONDON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1841.  A message was brought down to the Lords from her MAJESTY by Lord MELBOURNE, requesting their Lordships to enable her MAJESTY to make some provision for Lord KEANE on account of his great services in India. The message is to be taken into consideration to-day. Lord RED ES DA LE7S Copyhold. Commutation and Enfranchisement Bill was read a second time.  Viscount Howtcx cordially approved of the Act of 1834, and strenuously supported the Bill. Captain PECIIELL objected to the Bill that it contained no clause to bring GILBERT'S unions under the Poor-law Commissioners. Mr. W. ATTWOOD complained of the severity of the law, and the refusal of all amendment. lie despaired of introducing any amendment in Committee, and he should vote against the second reading.  The Earl of SHA FTESBURV presented a petition from the Earl of CARDIGAN to have Sir W. FOLLETT, Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM, and Mr. ADOLPH US, as his Counsel. The Noble Earl also presented another Report from the Committe on Precedents, recommendirg that the Earl of CARDIGAN should be allowed to sit on a stool at the bar uncovered and without his robes at the trial, and that he be allowed four tickets for his friends, and admission for professional advisers. The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL referred to the case of Mr. M'LEoD, who has been seized by the authorities of New York, and imprisoned on a charge of piracy and murder, because he was concerned, it was said, in the destruction of the American steam-boat Caroline, during the Canadian insurrection. The Noble Earl stated that he had understood that Mr. M'LEOD was not one of the party concerned in capturing and destroying the Caroline. He inquired of Viscount MELBOURNE whether Government had received any information on the subject? Viscount MELBOURNE replied that the Government had received information of Mr. M'LEoD's arrest; and that Mr. Fox, our Minister at Washington, had demanded his liberation. The American Government replied that it had no power to order his liberation, as he was in the hands of the authorities of New York. The Noble Viscount declined to state what steps her Majesty's Government meant to take, but he assured their Lordships that everything should be done to save the life of a British subject, and uphold the honour of the nation. Their Lordships adjourned. in the Chimons Mr. SMYTHE for Canterbury, took his sprat. Our former announcement that he had taken his seat at the same time as Mr. GLADSTONE wag premature. A new writ was issued for Richmond (York- ' shire) in the room of Mr. SPEIAS, accepting the Chiltern Hundreds.  Sir E. PiLmER believed the law required amendment, but that the Bill would not effect what was necessary ; he, therefore, should not vote for either the second reading or the amendment.  Mr. LANGDALE would vote for the second reading, but would in the Committee take means to procure for the members of every religious persuasion the same facilities for the exercise of their religion. Mr. H. JAMES said the new law had worked well in Cumberland, and the poor were better taken care of than when they were put up to a Dutch auction.  Mr. FIELDEN of course opposed the second reading, and objected to the Committee of last year that it was partial. Lord JoHN RUSSELL wound up the debate, and defended the law against the observations of Mr.