The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-12 00:00:00

CORN-LAWS.

Mr. HASTIE presented a petition from Paisley pray-
for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.
?Ir. II IND LEY presented a petition to the same effect
from the cotton-spinners of Ashton. The petition-
ers stated that they employed twelve thousand work-
men ; they stated that all monopoly was robbery ;
that the present Corn-law was a system of robbery, and
that no monopoly should exist except for the public good ;
they would not ask for the repeal of these laws if it
could be shown that they were for the good of the
people at large, but they thought they were alike
injurious to all classes, because the landlord only obtained
high rents in consequence of the existence of manufac-
tures; and they called upon the landed interest not to kill
the goose that laid the golden egg. —( Laughter.) They
prayed for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-
laws, a prayer in which he entirely concurred.
Mr. EATON presented four petitions from parishes in
the county of Cambridge, against any repeal of the Corn-

laws.
Mr. E. ELLICE presented a petition from the Magis-
trates and Town Council of St. Andrew's, praying for a
total repeal of the Corn-laws.
An Hos. MEMBER presented a petition in favour of the
existing Corn-laws.
Sir G. SINCL AIR presented a petition from the in-
habitants of the Orkney Islands, praying for further dui.
cal extension.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Mr. PRAED rose to put a question to the Noble Lord
the Secretary for the Home Department relative to a
statement which bad appeared in the public Papers, and
which had been made by a magistrate of Monmouth, who
was also a delegate to a body now meeting in the metro
polls, and calling itself the National Convention. lie wits re-
ported to have stated that he had received a letter from the
Noble Lord, informing him that if he performed
the duties of Delegate to the Convention, he (the
Noble Lord) would recommend the Lord Chancellor to
withdraw his mine from the commission. He (Mr. Praed)
wished to know whether it was true that official notice had
been called to the fact, that this magistrate was a member
of the National Convention; and whether, after that offi-
cial notice had been taken, he still continued to be a ma-
' gistrate.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was quite true
that upon observing in the public prints, and his at-
tention having been also called to the fact, that Mr.
Frost had attended public meetings of a violent cha
racter, and had boen appointed a Delegate to the Na.
tional Convention, he ( Lord John Russell) - directed a
letter to be written to him to account for these cireum
stances, explaining that it was not with any view to a legal
prosecution, but with a view to ascertain whether he ought
not to recommend the Lord Chancellor to withdraw his
name from the Commission of the Peace. In his
answer, which was at very considerable length, be
stated that he certainly had attended meetings at
which there were some speeches made of a violent charac-
ter, but that he was not answerable for such language, and
did not approve of it—that he was a member of a body to
be called the National Convention, but that it was a body
for the sole he purpose of preparing and. presenting*
(Lord Jenting p.
Rus-
sell) to Parliament. Upon this explanation
sell) replied that he should not think it necessary to take
any step at present, but that be ought to use every means
in his power to influence persons to be at peace. '
Mr. PRAED inquired if the Noble Lord would have
any objection to lay the correspondence upon the table of
the House.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S answer was, we believe,
that be could not then state positively.
Mr. PRAED then said that ho would repeat the
question to-morrow.
EDUCATION.

Mr. WYSE gave notice, that on WeinesJay tFe ootl.,
he would renew the motion which he had made last session,
on the subject of National Education.
MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.
Lord DUNGANNON gave notice that this day fort-
I
Light he would move a Committee ofnquiry into the
state of the Roman Catholic College at M,ynooth.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. P. THOMSON gave notice that he viTuld on
Wednesday move the re-appointment of the Se!e:q Com-
mittee of last year on Private 13111 s.