The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-14 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS..-(LAST NIGHTO

Mr. Alderman WOOD moved for a return of the
amount of drawbacks allowed on the exportation of
manufactured silk during the last year.—Ordered.
Sir H. PARNELL moved for a return of the
quantities of tea, coffee, and sugar, upon which duties'
had been paid during the last year for home consump.)
tion.—Ordered.

Mr. URE gave notice for next Session of his
tendon to bring in a Bill for abolishing capital pu-
nishment for the crimes of cattle-stealing and stealiup
in dwelling-houses.
The Registrar of Madras Bill passed through a
ICommittee, and the Report was brought up and
agreed to. It was ordered to be engrossed Imme-
diately, and, if finished in time, to be read a third
time this evening, which was subsequently, after a
few words from Mr. TRANT, done, and the Bill passed.
Mr. S. WORTLEY prekte'itted a report of the
Committee appointed to enquire into the Settlement)
at Sierra Leone.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL brought in al
Bill to remedy defects and mistakes in several A.et
passed during the present Session of Parliament, and
moved that the standing orders of the House be
dispensed with, so that the Bill might pass through
ail its stages this evening.
Mr. BROUGHA M took that opportunity of aslo.
ing some of the Ministers at what period it was pro-
liable that the new Parliament would assemble.
Mr. BERRIES was supposed to reply that 114
matter was so surrounded with difficulties that it
was impossible to give any definite answer.
The motion was then agreed to, and the Bill_
brought :in,' read the first and second time, and
passed through a Committee.

DISTRESS IN IRELAND.

Mr. GRATTAN presented several petitions
from different parts of Ireland, complaining of the
great distress under which the population of the
country laboured. The Hon. Member contended
that the afflicted state of. things that now existed,
might be remedied, if Ministers would honestly
take the matter in hand. He attributed it priucim
pally to absenteeism, but certain it was that no
country in Europe was in such a state of misery
,and starvation.
Mr. WILMOT HORTON said that if the
measure of enclosing land, as proposed by the Hon.
Member, would relieve the distresses of Ireland,
then the. gentlemen of this country were the most
di,graced race of beings that existed on earth ; but
he contended that it would do no such thing. He
had fought the battle of the laborious classes of thh.
country as it were alone in this House, and as it was
probable that he should not have a seat in the
ensuing Parliament, he took that opportunity of
stating, that he would fight it even with more zeal
loft of the House.

Mr. SPRING RICE acknowledged the grati-'
trade he for one felt for the exertions of the Right
lion. Gentleman. He was however fully con.
vinced that if the defective state of the present lawp.l
was remedied, the enclosure and cultivation of waste
lands would tend most materially to ameliorate the
condition of the peasantry._

After a few Words from Mr. HustassoNs
Lord KILLEEN inquired if Ministers intended
to take any steps to relieve the present distress, by
way of advance and loan, or any other means. His
Lordship described that distress to be within his
Own knowledge most dreadful.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that it was not the
intention of. Ministers to propose to Parliament any
rote for the relief of the distress which all de-
plored. He thought that it would be setting
bad precedent, and tend to check what only could
be suceessful,--the individual exereons of the local
gentry. If not the legal, it was unquestionably
the moral duty of those who, derived their fortunes
from the soil, to exert themselves to relieve the
miseries of their peasantry. Be thought advancing
the. public money was always a 'dubious advantage,
unless to public works: where the return was sure,
The Right Bon.l3aronet then alluded to the question
of emigration, and quoted a passage from Captain
Stirling's despatches, in which he implores Gpvern-
ment rather to discourage than encourage emigra-
tion to that colony, where already they had more
settlers than they knew what to do with. Ministers
however, had not neglected the question, and a
gentleman every way qualified was now mnkt
a survey,of, the North American Colonies,
for the purpose of ascertaining if die surplus popu-
lation of the country could, with advantage to them-
selves and the, public,: be
,transferred there.. , This
report might soon be expected, and he then milted
that they should he able to carry some of the plans
suggested by his Right Bon. Friend into execution,
After a few words from Mr. W. 11911 TON, Mr.
TRANI, arid other Members, the petitions were
brought up, read, and ordered to be, printed,