The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Some accounts were presented at the bar from the East India
Company.
Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL presented a petition from
Brighton, 'against the Brighton Gas Company Bill.. .
Mr. LESTER presented a petition from the Merchants,
Ship-owners, and others of Poole, againSt the Ship Canal
Bill.
Mr. BERKELEY PORTMAN presented petitions from
Chardstock, against the Ship Canal ; and from the Vestry of
the Parish of St. Marylebone, Middlesex, against the New
Street Bill.

A petition from Brighton, against the new Fish Company,
was also brought up.
Mr. J. BENETT presented a petition, praying for the abo-
lition of Negro Slavery, from the inhabitants of New Sarum
and its vicinity.
COAIBINATI( %N LAWS.

Mr. MANSFIELD, in presenting a petition against the re-
' enactment of the Combination Laws, bespoke for it the indul-
gent consideration of the House. It was from the frame-work-
knittters of Leicester, of whom he thought it must be allowed,
not only by their masters, but by every Hon: Gentleman ac
quainted with that part of the country, that they had conducted
themselves extremely well, even in periods of the -greatest ma-
nufacturing distress. While they • prayed to be indulged with
freedom of labour, as far as regarded the liberty of disposing of
their industry to the best adviintage, they entirely deprecated all
idea of being supposed to desire to dictate, in any manner, to
their masters whom they should employ or reject.
Mr. BARING also presented a petition concerning those
Laws. The petition he held in his hand he considered as of
some importance; it was from the Ship-caulkers in the em-
ploy of Messrs. Curling and Young, stating that they were
perfectly satisfied with their wages, but in consequence of not
belonging to the Thames Caulkers Union, they were liable to
continual insults from those who combined against their masters.
They therefore threw themselves on the protection of the
House, and prayed that such measures might be adopted as
would secure them the reward of their own labour, and prevent
them from being put in actual fear of losing their lives by the
malice of those who were diScontented.
The following are the words of the Petition :
“ The Humble Petition of the undersigned Ship Caulkers of
the River Thames,
Sheweth That the Petitioners have been for some time in the
employ of Messrs. Curling, Young and Company, of Lime-
house, as Ship Caulkers.
That they are perfectly contented with their wages and gene-
ral treatment, and are satisfied that if any cause of complaint or
grievance existed, any representation they might make would
meet with attention and redress from their employers.
That they are No'r Members of the River Thames Caulkers
Union.
That in consequence thereof,. they are constantly- exposed to
every description of annoyance and insult; they cannot walk.the
streets without being assailed with the most opprobrious epithets,
their lives have been threatened, and some of them have actually
suffered from actual violence.
That, totally unconscious of having given any cause of
offence to those from whom they experience this unjust and
tyrannical treatment, your Petitioners throw themselves on the
protection of your Honourable House, praying that you will
be pleased to adoPt inch measures as in your wisdom may seem
meet, to ensure to them the free exercise of their labour, un-
controuled by the annoyance and intimidation of others."
The Petition was then referred to the Select Committee on
the Combination Laws. .•
• Mr. MANSFIELD presented a petition from the Minister,
Church wardens,. and Parishioners of St. Margaret's, West-
minster, against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics.
Similar petitions were presented by Mr. PA:ur ox Conn E T
from Shrewsbury ; by 'Mr. E. Barr...rip, from the parish of
St. John, Exeter, from Teignmoutli, and limn Copley, all in the
county of Devon.
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Ronda first andht in a Bilseconl for 'thed
timme.ore easy recovery of
31r..NEWIll A N brought up a petition in favour of the con.
tinuance of-the protecting duties on Foreign Corn, from a dis-
trict in the:county of Devon ; and.
Mr. CURTEP4, a similar petition, from the hundred of
Grinstead, in Sussex.
Lord EBR I NOTON presented a petition'frorn Eingsbridge,
nume-
rously Devon, praying for a repeal of the House and Wiraow_Tax.
presented a petition from Taunton,
borough, De-
von, against the duty on coal carried coastwise.
Mr. BASTARD presented a petition from ug
in favour of the Ship Canal. The Hon. Gentle-
rously signed,*
man also presented it petition from t place, praying for
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the repeal of the. Ho .us 'Window Tare ax.
verally read, and
,All theie petitions were- seordered to be
printed.

OIL-TRADE.
The Hon. W. GORDON presented a petition from the
owners of shipping (emPloyed in the whale fishery) in Aber.
They prayed that the duties might be continued that
were now -levied on: foreign oil imported into Great 13fitain.
The bonnties haying been
.withdrawn from our own fishery.
and the dUties now in force- upon the importation of foreiti
oil being about to- be withdrawn' also, it was obvious- tent die
cticct of all this iipini-Ouivwri oit-tradt-Luust tie most injiN