The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-26 00:00:00

had not opened their eyes to the great political changes in the
country, and to the innovation of opinion upon the Roman
Catholics themselves.--(Hear, hear!)—The petition Was or-
dered to be printed. •
Mr..l. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Robert Gour-
lay relating to his confinenlent in Cold-lath-fields.—Ordered
to be printed...

Sir E. KNATCIIBULL presented a petition from certain
Clergymen in the neighbourhood of Maidstone against the
Dissenters' Alarriage.gill.:—Qniered to be printed.
-llr. PORTMAN presented a petition from Sherburne, in
Dorsetshire, praying that the County Courts' Bill might pass
into a law.

After a few words from Lord Althorp, the petition was ordered
to be printed.
COUNTY OF LAND TRANSFER. BILL.
Mr. F. PALMER made a few observations relative to this
Bill, which were altogether inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. PEEL said, a local- inquiry' Might be instituted On the
propriety of this measure; and it might be brought forward
next Session.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL agreed in the necessity of
appointing a Committee, composed of Members from the dif-
ferent counties to which the measure extended, who might ar-
range the portions of land which belonged to one county, and
were to.be apportioned to another.
The Committee on the Settlement of the Poor Bill was post-
poned to 3londay next.
Mr. Secretary PEEL gave notice that he would, on to-mor-
row, move for leave to bring in a bill for the purpose of regu-
lating the punishment of persons committing offences while
tinder sentence of transportation.
The second reading on Irish Exchequer Bill was postponed
to Monday next.
TILE COURT OF CHANCERY.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS begged leave to ask the Right_Hon.
Secretary fin- the Home Department, whether there was any
prospect of the Report of the CommisSion appointed to inquire
into the practice of the Court of Chancery being laid before the
House?

Mr. PEEL said he was not prepared to give a satisfactory
answer to the question. lie could have no official commu-
nication with the Commissioners until -the .Report was made.
As to the progress made in the inquiry, or the approximation
' towards the einityletion of the Report, he really possessed no
official information. He would advise the Hon. Member to
address his inquiry to the Hon- Member for Exeter (Mr.
Courtenay), or some other Member of the Commission.
Mr. BROUGHAM expressed his surprise that the Commis-
sion had not yet laid any information before the House as to
their proceedings; particularly as the. Solicitor-General had
some time ago informed the House that they .might soon expect
a 4, partial report," to use his own words, on the subject.
Mr. T. P. COURTENAY said that the Commissioners had
given every-attention to the subject, and lad collected a large
mass of evidence, which would be submitted to the House with
as little delay as possible. While he declared, however, for
himself, and the rest of the Commissioners, that it was not their
wish to create delay in the -production of ie required informa-
; don, he must at the same time say, that from the voluminous
nature of the evidence, and the great importance of the-subject,
it was impossible -to name a particular day upon which the It e-
port could be submitted to the House. He had a confident hope,.,
however, that it would be in their power, to produce it before the
close of the present Session. •

- CA-NADA COMPANY BILL.
On-the motion of Mr. W. Hoirrox, and after a few words
from Mr. BARIN-G. and Mr. M'sciit, the Canada Company Bill
waNTead a second time and ordereCto be committed on Friday

TAN DIEMEN'S LAND MI.L.
'On the-motion of Mr. W. Ho ItTON, the Van, Diemen's
Land Company Bill was read a second time.
After a few words from Mr. ELLICE. Mr. HUME. and Mr.
Locturmyr, the Bill was read a second time and ordered tnbe
committed-on -Friday next.
SIVIA Lit, DEBTS '(SCOTLAND)
On the motion of Lord A. HAM o the Small Debts
-Scotland Recovery Bill was-recommitted.
The AmendMents, with some new clauses, were agreed to,
the House then resumed lind went again into Committee on the
-Small Debts cotland) Bill.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House Adjourned.