The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-26 00:00:00

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

Mr. BLAIR presented two petitions from Wigton,
praying for increased Church accommodation in Scot-
laud.

CJRN-LAWS.

Mr. HOGG presented a petition from Beverley,
against any alteration in the existing Corn-laws.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented two petitions
from parishes in York, praying for an alteration in the
present Corn-laws.
Mr. BLACKSTONE presented a patition from
Warrington, signed by 700 cultivators of land, depre-
cating the dishonest clamour raised by the manulac
hirers against the landed interest ; and a petition against
any alteration in the Corn-laws, from the Mayor and
Burgesses of the same place.
The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from
the same place, praying the House to institute a
searching inquiry into the state of the College of
Maynooth, and to withhold any further grant.
Mr. ROUND presented several petitions from places
in the county of Essex ; and Mr. HODGES, from pa-
rishes in Kent, against any alteration in the Corn-laws.
Mr. BETHEL L presented similar petitions from
places in the East Riding of the county of York.
Mr. F. DUNDAS presented petitions from Orkney,
for the extension of Church accommodation in Scot-
land.

Mr. P. THOMSON presented the Report of the
Cornicittcc on private business, to which he would call
the attention of the House on Wednesday.

Lord BROUGHAM declared he had never hsard
that any amendment was required in that Act, if he had
he would have proposed it.
The Bill was then read a second time.
The Marquis of NORMAN BY laid papers respect-
ing Canada on the table. The Noble Marquis also
produced papers respecting education in British Guiana.
He then stated, in reference to a question which had
been asked on a former occasion, that he had no objec-
tion to produce full information wiJi regard to Copeland
(as we understood) an Irish prisoner, who had been sen-
tenced to transportation, but being found by the surgeon
unfit to be transported, had been discharged. This INNKEEPERS.
was-also the case with a man named Bryan, who had
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paaltngolfethe documentcr
Newhaven, in Suffolk, complaining of the law which
been imprisoned for twelve months. There had been Captain PECHELL presented a petition from
made innkeepers liable for property of their customers,
a very favourable report of that man's conduct, and it
although it never entered their House.—(A laugh.)
was upon the recommendation of the Learned Judge
CHURCH-RATES.
the course had been adopted which was alluded to by
Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON presented a pe-
the Noble Earl.
tition from the Church-rate Abolition Society, praying
Lord CHARLEVILLE said that Cnpeland, after
for the complete extinction of Church-rates. The pe-
his sentence had been commuted by the Noble Marquis,
titioners deprecated the course pursued by the Bishops
was committed for the crime of rape, and was left for
on. this question.
execution, but his sentence was afterwards commuted
Mr. HU ME presented a petition from the fishermen
to transportation for life. Mr.
pilots of St. Mawes, Cornwall, complaining of the
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he had
operation of the Corn-laws, and praying for their repeal.
acted upon the certificate of the surgeon, in extending
Also a petition, signed by 246 inhabitants of Langton,
the commutation of punishment.
Cumberlaed. The petitioners viewed with alarm the
The Marquis of WESTMEATH wished to know
successful competition of foreign manufacturers, which
who the surgeon was that had made the certificate.
was likely soon. to produce the decline of their trade, the
The Marquis of NORMAN BY said that it was
ruin of their commerce, and the distress and destitu-
the regular surgeon appointed to attend the prison,
and whose duty it was to report correctly.
at the bar against the operation of the Corn-laws.
Lord BROUGHAM considered that thepresent
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a peti-
subject was one of the most serious nature, as it related
tion from the spirit-dealers of Edinburgh, praying for
that were to he
to the administration of justice, He considered that
the power of bestowing mercy was one of the highest an alteration in the law respecting licenses in Scotland.
CANADA.
question, because
functions in the country.—( Hear, hear, hear.) It
Mr. HUME seeing the Noble LordpthheisSmecirnedtaarsytoof
was peculiar to the constitution of this country that the
State for the Home Department in his place, wished
prerogative of mercy was not a mere matter of caprice
on the part of the Sovereign, that it was to be exercised
under a solemn oath taken at the Coronation ; it was,
therefore, a responsible public duty, and the advisers of t
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beforee him;
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he bad seen a publication announced by Sir P. Head, which
the Crown could only recommend the exercise of it a princi
where it was due. In his opinion it was a most serious
spondence between himself and the Government. Hewree-
matter that a surgeon's certificate should be taken as
most anxious that the country should have the whole
the ground for a commutation of punishment without
further investigation. He (Lord B.) considered that proceedines relative to Canada before it, particularly
would contain, as he said,
the Noble Marquis ought to have had further inquiries during the time Sir F. Head was Governor. He
hoped
the Government would not w:thhold
made into the certificate, as it was clear that at present
connected
with that q
Sir G. GREYDid uestion.
the Hon. Gentleman allude to the
be some gross contradictions and absurdities some-
that had been moved for in the other House?
where, and if no other Noble Lord would papers
Mr. HUM
adopt the course, be should feel it to be his lion. Baronet was not in the House, that he should more
duty, to put the Government to the trouble of of the
for the productioncorrespondence that had taken
producing the certificate. I place between the Colonial Government •
the time
and the Minis-
The Marquis of NORMANBY said that this was
ter- of the serown the time Sir F. Head was in
the first time he was aware of the feet that Copeland, ' ' of Canada, and
the Government . at the request of the
who had been convicted at Tullamore, was the same Noble Lord (John Russell), he
Postponed that mo-
person who had been convicted of a rape. All lie could tion till the Honourable Baronet could be present.
say tees, that the sentence had been commuted at the .
. Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not understand that
recommendation of the Judge.
: the bad asked for all tl
Hon. Member the correspondence,
Lord BROUGHAM had never heard of it person ' but merely for that which had been presented to the
being tried twice within two years, for such serious of- House of Lords. He should have no objection to the
feeces, that the Learned Judge was not aware of his production of that, but could not consent to produce v
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h.,, in;; been tried before. whole of it.
The Earl of CHARLEVILLE did not come Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the

CORN-LAWS.

Lord DARLINGTON presented a petition in
favour of the Corn-laws.

Lord EUSTON read a petition from Norfolk, for
the abolition of the Corn-laws.

EDUCATION.

Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition for a
system of education founded on the Scriptures.
Mr. A'COURT presented a petition from Ryde in
the Isle of Wight, against any further grant to May-
nooth College.