The Sun. — 1842-08-09 (London, England)

PARLIAMENTARY.  The Lords read the Newfoundland Bill a first time, and passed the Copyrights of Design, the Bribery at Elections, and the East India Slavery Bil!s through Committee. Earl Fortescue called the attention of the Peers to the spy system lately revived in Ireland, and mentioned the extraordinary fact, that the number of twelve classes of crimes, including homicides, was, in the first half of the year 1841. 651, while in the latter half of that year the number was 2,449, and in the first half of 1842 it was 3,551. This is Tory rule. The Noble Lord justly condemned the conduct of the Magistrates in employing spies to foster crime, and the conduct of the Chief Justice, who had displayed more of the zeal of the partizan than the impartiality of the Judge. The Duke of Wellington feebly defended the Judge,spoke with just reprobation of the conduct of Ragan, and attributed some of the increase of persons taken up in 1842 to the increased vigilance of the constabulary. The Earl of Glengall insisted that all these latter crimes were the results of the seeds of sedition, which had been previously sown. The papers Lord ortescue moved for were ordered.  On the motion of the Lord Chancellor, the Marriages (Ireland) Bill, which was brought in at an early period of the session, and suspended., because a case was likely to come before their Lordships on appeal, was read a second time. The Noble Lord explained that the expected case would not come in time before their Lordships, and the Bill was required. On the motion to commit the Bill to-day, Lord Campbell opposed the motion, and said that Bill ould cause consternation in Ireland, and that a Declaratory Act ought to be passed. The Bill, after a short conversation, was ordered to be committed to-day, and at Eight o'Clock the House adjourned. The Commons met at Twelve, and passed the Newfoundland Bill, after a division against it, called for by Mr. P. Howard.  Mr. Walter took his seat for Nottingham. The Bankrupt Bill was further discussed at considerable length in Committee, and the remaining clauses passed after several divisions. The Report is to be received to•day. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reply to a question, said his interpretation of the Income-tax Act was, that the tax would be payable on dividends en foreign funds payable in this country, but if the parties resided out of the country the tax would not be levied. The Report of the Boroughs Incorporation Bill was briught up, and Sir James Graham was complimented for his exertions in settling the dispute between the exofficia!s of the new .boroughs and the Corporations. The standing orders were suspended, and the Bill was passed through all its stages. Lord Palmerston put a question to Sir Robert Peel about withdrawing our troops from the west of the Indus, which the Right Honourable Baronet declined to uuYwer precisely. • Mr. Lefroy moved a new writ for Ipswich. Mr. T. Duncombe explained the grounds why he should oppose the motien, and why he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to disfranchise Arthur Bott Cook, and others. The Hon. Member moved fin. leave. A debate ensued, in which the Ipswich Committee was attacked and Mended. The }louse was occupied with this case the principal part of the evening. The wri was ordered to be issued. The House adjourned at Halft ast One o'Clock.