The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-04 00:00:00

At Half-past Three o'clock the SPEAKER appeared
at the Bar, when the Royal assent was given by
commission to the Four per Cents. Reduction Bill,
the Haymarket Removal Bill, and several private bills.
A number of petitions were presented in favour of
the Leeds and Selby Railway Bill, and one from
Lady Hertford and others against it, by the Earl of
WESTMORLAND.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the second read-
ing of this Bill. It was opposed by the Earl of
WESTMORLAND, who said he would in a future stage
move that Counsel be beard in behalf of the peti-
tioners against the Bill.—The Bill was read a second
time.

Several petitions were presented in favour of the
revision of the penal code—for the abolition of the
slave-trade—against the punishment of death for
forgery—and against the increased duty on corn
spirits.
Mr. Alderman WOOD, Sir A. GRANT, and Sir T.
FREMANTLE, brought up a number of private bills
from the Commons, which were read a first time.
Earl GOWER presented a petition from New-
castic-under-Lyme, against the employment of
climbing-boys.
The Marquis of CLEVELAND►presented several
petitions from the head-mines in Yorkshire and the
county of Durham, complaining of their severe suf-
fering from distress ; and praying that their protect-
ing duty should be raised to 41. against the im-
portation of foreign manufactured lead,and 31. against
foreign lead ore.
Lord HOLLAND presented a petition from Not-
tingham, against the East-India monopoly.
EAST RETFORD ELECTION BILL.

Oa the motion of the Marquis of SALISBURY,—
after a few observations expressive of the propriety
of discharging from attendance each witness after
examination—the House proceeded to the further
hearing of evi:lence for this Bill. Mr. Evans, who
had been formerly the sitting Member, was ex-
amined. His evidence went to establish the fact,
of the sums employed to secure the votes at the elec-
tions for East 'Retford.

It vitas then arranged that the further proceedings
on this Bill should be postponed until this day
week.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COAIMONS-(LAST NIGHT).

The House met at a Quarter before Four o'clock,
and, a few minutes after the SPEAKER took the
Chair, the House was summoned to the House of
Lords to hear the Royal assent given by commission
to several public and private Bills—for which see
Lords' report.
Mr. E. D. DAVENPORT having received a
letter from the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secre-
tary for the Home Department, stating that he could
not attend in the House this evening, in conse-
quence of the illness of a near relative, he (Mr. Da-
venport) begged leave to postpone the presentation
of the petition from Birmingham, for Parliamentary
reform, of which he had given notice for this even-
ing to Monday next.
Sir I'. GOOCH moved the third reading of the
Southwold Harbour Bill.

Several petitions having been presented against
,he Bill,
Mr. HUME moved that the Bill be read a third
:ime that day six months.

The House then divided
For the Bill •
Against it 22

Majority in favour of the Bill

A clause was then (we believe) added to the Bill
by way of rider; but though we found Mr. HUME
on his legs on our re-entry into the gallery, we found
it impossible to collect what was its import. Sir
T. S. GOOCH, Sir J. NEWPORT, Mr. PORTMAN, and
some other Members spoke upon it, but such was
the tumultuous uproar and confusion in the House
that not one word which they uttered was audible
in the gallery.
Mr. R. COLBORNE appeared at the bar of the
House with the Report of the Committee appointed
to inquire into the merits of the Limerick election.
He informed the House that the Committee had
come to the resolution that Standish O'Grady, Esq.
was not duly elected to serve as Knight for the
county of Limerick ; that J. H. M. Dawson, Esq.
was duly elected, and ought to have been returned
to serve as such Knight,—that neither the petition
of J. H. M. Dawson, Esq. nor the opposition of S.
O'Grady, Esq. was vexatious or frivolous.