The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-18 00:00:00

EAST INDIA TRADE.

Sir ROBERT PEEL withdrew lie notice of motion
for the appointment cf a Committee on the Affairs of Indi

ELECTION COMMITTEES.

Sir M. W. RIDLEY said, although perhaps a few
hours only would clap.° before his Majesty would glf,
order a to form a New Administration, yet a considerable time
must necessarily intervene before the Members forming that
Administration would be able to take their seats, he
thought, therefore, some resolution should be-adopted by
the House, in order to postpone the consideration of Dec,
thin Committees. He thought this was necessary, that
Members might not be unnecessarily detained, and alau fur
the general convenience of the House itself, Theme were
no less than fifty-five petitions, compl lining of undue
return., and as no import:int business could be gone into
before the new Administration took their seats, he should
move a resolution that the House do not take any petitiLn
complaining of undue returns, except those set down for
hearing on the 25th and 30th of the present month, until
after time Christmas recess.
On the Resolution he'ng read limn the chair,

Mr. C. W. WYNNE thought the Home ought to pro.
ceei with all possible despatch to consider the petitions, for
from the important business Moro the House he thought
it possible that the leeess might not commence till after
Christmie.dey.
Mr. BROUGHAM was decidedly opposed to this moo.
Lion. He thought it a nuttier of the utmost necessity that
they should till up their nominee; and entertaining such
an opinien, he could not but be astonished both at the
Noimsition itself, and still more at the reasons given in
its favour. 1. Who," said the Honourable and Learned
Gentlemen, " do we want with the preseuce of Ministers
on election petitions? What do we want with them?
We cm do as well (I speak it with all possible respect
of any future Ministry)—(A laugh)---hut I say we can do
as well without them as with theni. I have nothing to.
do with them except in the respect I hear them, and ex-
cept AS a Member of this House. 1 state this for the in-
formation of those who may feel any interest in the mat-
ter." The motion of his lion. Friend involved a matter,
relating to one of the most important questions that could
occupy the attention of that House. It was a question who
had and who lied not a right to sit there ; and to delay to
determine such a question might possibly tee, in fact, al-
lowing men to sit there who had no right to the Pate they
occupied, and excluding other men who had the best right
to themes. He could not, therefore, consent to the post-
ponement of such a motion. As to the inconvenience it
was supposed Members would real from remaining in town,
he begged to °horse, that till within these two days
Members had every reason to expect that they should
be obliged to remain in town - till a few days before
Christmas; and the event which had happened within
these two days was the first end could have led
them to expect an edjeurnment of the House. It was
impossible, therefore, that they could feel much inconve-
nience at not being able to enjoy a temporary leisure which
till within so short a period they had no reason to expect.
If the motion were carried, the inconvenience to polio
would be very great, for in many balances they had their
witnesses in town, and their briefs prepared and delivered.
Ile knew not what: motive of interest, either in or out of
that House, could be served by sue), a dela} ; but of this
be was cure, that the delay, without being called for by
eircumetanees, or even. justified by necessity, would he
found to be very injurious to us my parties. The petitioners
and their opponents were both entitled to have their int,-
rests advocated by • the best Counsel whom they could
select from the Common Law Bar, the members of which
were mositgenerally'relected for Atrguing these questions
but if the consideration of the pileitions was delayed till
February that eelertiou could not be bad, and the mnuopoly

Sir J. GRAHAM tools that opportunity of putting a
question to the Melt Hon. Gentleman the Secretary of
State for the flome-DePertment respect'ng a matter which
affected a notice then •oce the Order Book, in his (Sir J.
Graham's) name. He observed in the Gazette of la-t
night that a em4ge d'elire hail passed the Great Seal, em-
powering the Dealt and Chapter of Exeter to elect a Bishop
of that See, and ketiisornending them to elect Dr. 1%111-
putts as Bishop of that •See. The qu‘stion he wished: to
'ask was, whether his 'Majesty's Ministers, now confessedly
holding office ()illy pro totpore, would take upon then,-
selves to advise Its fAhoraty to grant permission to Dr.'
Phillpotts to hull the 'valuable Rertury of &Willie 'in
roast/madam, if thatilivitt should happen to become vacant
before their sueeessors. Were appointed ?
Sir It. P 414. 'aMtiered, that his Majesty's. pleasure
with respect to the dpiiiiintment to tl•e See of Exeter, bad
been taken before tly Members of the Adniinistration had
thought it theih duty to resign their. respective offices,
and in like ineatner • hie. 11.htietty's :intention lied been
before that time signified- that Dr. Phillpotts should
hold the living 'of Stanhope in commendam. Berme
the lion. Baronet had given the notice to which he now
alluded, the inetrultuleitar appointing Dr, Phillpots Bishop
of Exeter had bein completed, and the notice in the Gazette
was only publialutal.M, consequence of those instruments
having been competed:- No step had yet been. taken with
respect to the grarning of the living, mid none would
tie. He should not •feel warranted in expediting the
issuing of such instruttians, and till the consecration of
the Bishop he ilionld,not' line the instruments neces'ary
to enable De. 11.hilikiottai to hold the living in eananendam,
had little doulit that lie 'Should have no authority t
do so, as the Adniiiiistration would probably he com-
pleted before the consecration of the Bishop ; and if he
adhered to the Usages of office lie should have no opportu-
nity of doing so, • 'At the same time, he wished-to stole,
that with respect to 'appointments to be 'Made before the
new Administration ,might be completed, he sliou!il fed
• himself perfectly.justitied in issuing any instruments that
might lie required to cirri into effect the intentions of his
Majesty on subjects. 'on: which his intentions hail been
already taken. There.were of course various instruments
in his office, and assing through it ; he should feel him-
self called to iseuetphwie instruments which were in execu-
tion of the previously expressed intentions of his Majesty..
Fur the satisfaction, however, of the lit,n. Baronet be
doltwould promise should be done secretly, so as
to take the Hen. Baronet by surprise ; and in the very
improbable event of. his (Sir Robert Peel's) Wilding the
seals of office, when the instruments required fur 'haldine;
the living in -cerninendans were to be made out, lie would
give the lion. Baronet information of .the circumstance,
so es to enable hini,:to bring the matter before the House,
lie promised Oil to the 4lnn. Boronet ; at the same tittle
he felt bound tit ek,.'that' from what he hail heard, delay
would be most disagreeable to the Bishop of Exeter. He
w e tint personally acquainted with this Right Reverend
Prelate, but Ike liejieved that to be the fact.
Sir J. GRAHAM received with the greatest confidence
the assurance' of the Right lion. Gentleman—which,
made before thit flaw, vas must binding—that no era-
lice would be wadi(' the consecration took place while the
Right lion. Gerittemartlielil the Seals of the Home De-
pertinent. Ile,
.did not, wish unnecessarily to raise any
question as to this: estaldished usage, but would merely oh-.
serve, that not Islection and appointment, but only conse-
cration and, dolnk homage, would have the effect olvacat-
ing. the living lior Lelia by the Bishop. The understand•
ing on which lie consented to postpone his motion was,
that he should receive information that would enable
to bring the inatter.befere the [louse before the grantieg
of the living in tonaqen4am should have been completed.
With regard to:the wish of Dr. Phillpotte, inasmuch as lie
(Sir I. •Grahala) did not bring forward this question for
the purpose Of nutking,a, personal attack on Dr. Millions,
but merely Iron the convii:tion that public duty calleal on
him to bring it -terwarik so lie could nut consent to de,
part from the Oldies course he had chalked out for him-
self, for the'purpUse of gratifying the friends of Dr. Phill-
putts. Thej/lon.•Bavonet then gave notice of, his intrn-
tion to postpetre -hie.: motion from to-mot row to to-mor-
row sennight.
An florMunalmilleatnen, a relative of Dr. Kill-
potts, expressed an anxious wish that he should be able
soon. to avail himself of the opportunity that the Hon.
Baronet's motion wield afford to vindicate the character
of De piavott,
After a few win de from Sir J. GRAHAM, the subject of
Dr. Phillpotee election was dropped, and the,llouse divided
on Sir M. W. Ridley's motion ; when there appesred—
For• thqmotlon..
Against tt lso
Majority

On the motidn:nf SirE. CARRINGTON, the ballot on
the St.twee:Election Petition (No. 1) was postponed
front the 80th of NoveMher to the 2tl of December. •
tlr. C. WYNNE was about to move for a similar
postponement in the care of the Queeuberotigh petition
(No. 1), but.:said that iistlttp other petition respecting the
same place wait fl7ted for the 30th of November, he was
ready to consent to their coming on upon the same day.
The SPEAKER said, that there could beim doubt re.
opening die subj•. et then under disnotaion. It was an
established rule, that business appointed fur n certain day
should not be entertained on any provious.day. But as
that was an Election petition, under the provisions of 'a
particular Act of Parliament, and therefore Widely distinct
t'rom all other business of that Musa, should they accule
to the proposal of the Right Hon. Member for Montgo-
tneryshire, their doing so must nut be taken as a prece-
dent, applying to business of a different nature.
To u question , from the SOLICITOII.-GENIULAL, the
SPEAKEa replied, that if the petitioners should not make
good their recogniunces within the time smutted by law,
the petition must fill to the ground.
On the motion of sir. Romcwr HERON, a new Writ
was ordered for the Derough of Peterborough, to elect u
Member in the room of Lord Milton, who has accepted '
the Chiltern Hundreds:
Mr., WESTERN presented petitions from places in
E‘sex, praying for the abolition of Slavery.
The Orders of the lily were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned.

SOUTHWARK REPRESRR'rATION.---Lord
coettitArat hag been •oliciiwl by a number of electors
of Southwark to stood as a candidate for the Borough of
Southwark, and his Lordship has returned as en answer,
that he would be prowl in being their Representative. II„
is therefore expected to stand forward (it a candidate on
the ensuing election.

ROGRESS TOWARDS REFORM.—We !UV
happy to lwar that the carporation of Poole have 14114'
liaNl themselves, by setting a glorious example to all o,w-
poraW bodies in the kingdom, by at once #144#40,113g
theintielVea ul their exclusive privilege to return Membeta
to P•trliament. 'They have, with a liberal spirit, that will
Aline like a morning star of future hope to the people of
tisit kingdom, heely offered the elective ftitiellipe to all of
the inhabitants of the town Who may
elm se to al rcpt it.
(ileac things rise from small beginnings; may this noble
ex4oWle- to those groat malts alone will save
.
Engiami from the gulph of ruin.—Bristol Mercury.

Ag original writs to be ;mined out of Chancery 4ail
made returnable before any of hie at
Kim's :Common Pleas,. or -Exchequer, 'may ha
made returnable on the third day before the commence-
ment of each Term, or on any ►lay, not being• Sunday; b►t.
tween that day and the thud
,day before the lust day of the
Term ;, and the day.fnr appearance shall, as heretofore, be
the third day,after such return. . .
111. In case the day of the month an which any Term
accortlinglo the Act is ta end, shall fill to be on a Sint:
slay, then'the Monday next after such' day shall be deemed
tribe the last slay of the Term ; and in case any of the
da) s between the Thorsday before and the. Wednesdoty
next. after Easter shall fall within Easter Tenn., then' such
days shall be deem►ed to he a part of such 'Term, althonkh
there shall be no sittings is bancb on. any of such inteir-
vening days.