The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HO USE OF COMMONS, SzPrErsxn 2.

!Continued from our Second Edition of yesterday.)

Mr. MORTON presented a petition front Gloucester
against the Bill which had been introduced to regulate
the hiring, &c. of servants.
Mc. WILKS was happy to inform the Honourable
Member that the Bill to which the petition alluded was
Avithdrawn, or at least it was to be read a second time
that day six months, which was equivalent to it. For
Limo& he considered it a highly improper and obnoxious
measure.

Mr. 11,10RETON also presented two petitions of a simi-
lar nature from different parts of Gloucestershire.
Lord KILLEEN presented a petition from the Roman
Catholic Prelates in the province of Ulster, against the
grant to the Ktldare-street Society ; also a petition
from Linark, praying the House to take into eansidera-
tion the law, as it at present existed, relative to
the marriages of Catholics with Protestants. The peti-
tioners stated, that the law had caused much immorality,
arid prayed that marriages celebrated by Catholic clergy-
men might be legal.
Mr. O'CONNELL observed that Jews and Quakers
could marry among themselves, and he was anxious that
Catholics should enjoy the same privilege.
Sir J. NEWPORT thought it impossible that the law
as it at present stood could remain 'crag in existence.
Mr. WILKS felt confident that the serious attention
of the Legistature must be veiled o this subject, and that
shortly.
Sir J. BURKE supported the petition.
Mr. RUTHVEN suggested that marriages by Catholic
Clergymen should be considered valid.
Dr. LUSHINGTON was of opiaion that there never
yet was a law more practically unjust, or more itn-
possible to be carried into effect, because it sup-
posed that the Clergyman who had to unite the parties
must be acquainted with their interest'. Such a law
would not exist in this country forty-eight hourm.—(Hear,
hear.) He trusted that Government would provide a.
speedy and efficient remedy.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Lord ALTHORP moved the order of the day for the
House going into a Committee ea the Reform Nil.

Sir RICHARD VYVYAN wished to put a ques-
tion to his Noble Friend, the Secretary of State for
the Foreign Department, relative to Belgium and Hol-
land, but as his Noble Friend was not in his place,
he would put the question to the Noble Lotd opposite
(Althorp). He had seen in the newspapers of last night
and this morning three or four Protocols dated from the
6th to the 23d of August. The first related to the con-
tinuance of some of the French troops in the Belgian
territory; the second, to information that had been
received from the Cabinet of France ; the third, to a plan
which the several Powers intended to adopt; and the,
fourth, to a new armistice which had been laid down, and
which it wasexpected that Belgium and lions:Ml wonhi agree
to. The latter proposed the estab!iahment of a suspension of
hostilities for six weeks, during which period the respec-
tive troops were not to go beyond their lines. It waters()
said that from additional information it appeared that
the Dutch troops had retired. On a former neessinn, when
a question was put to the Noble Lord in that Huuse,
whether in the event of the Dutch troops retiring,
the French troops wou'd retire also, the Noble
Lord stated that the English Government had
been assured that the French troops would retire.
This assurance was of greet importance, for if a
number of French troops, however mall, remained
in Belgium after the Dutch troops were withdrawn, the
honour of this country was deeply vont'erusd, and hie
Majesty's Government would have to answer for their
conduct. He now begged to ask whether the armistice
had been acceded to by either Belgium or Holland, anti if
it had, he wished to know whether France had renewed
her assurance that the French troops should be with from Belgium ? it had, however, beep stated
in the newspapers that the French spew would remain as
art army of occupation. Should the Dutch accept the ar-
tnistice, and the French troops remain after the Dutch
troops were withdrawn), the honour of this country would
be deeply concerned in the transaction.
Lard ALTHORP said that he bad not bad t;eno to
read the different newspaper; and therefore be 'etiuld not
say whether the docuwooks alluded to were correct or
nut, but certainly Ptotooola of the description mentioned
by the Honaiiralde 133ronet had been agreed to
by the. conference. lint with regard ti the other
cotillions he could give no answer, nor could he-state the
reason why his Noble Friend (Lord Palmerston) eras not in
his place. It was impossible that any gentleman should wish
to involve this country in a war, hut he must say that the
course l'oarsued by the Hon. Baronet might have that ten-.
deacy.
Sir R. VYVYAN repeated that the honour of the
country was concerned in this transaction. fl, had asked
two questions relating to matters of fact, and tlnt;e were,
twiheitihotilranthde; aramnidsticife hnati,
bvevehnethaecreepttleted by
troops
tgluinor
were withdrawn. The House had been told on a former
night that the French troops were to be withdrawn, and
he wished to know whether they were or not.
Colonel NI OOD said, as the Reform Bill was now ar-
riving at those clauses which related to reg;stration, he
begged to state that he had expressed his intention
of taking the state of the Committee upon thaw clauses,
that he would take the decision of the House upon the
29th clause, and if that was against him, he would not
trouble be Con:miner upon the other..
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