The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-03 00:00:00

ROUSE OF COMMONS.

The gallery was opened this day at a Quarter past Two
o'clock, and shortly afterwards it was very much crowded
with strangeas.
Mr. HUNT entered the House at a Quarter before Three
o'clock, and was introduced by Mr. A. DAWSON and Mr.
D. 117. HAILVEY. The Hon. Member immediately la-
belled his seat next Mr. flumx on the Opposition side of
the House. Considerable curiosity was excited by his ap-
pearance.
Twelve new Members took the oaths and their seats.

NEW WRITS.
Mr. ELLICE moved for a new writ for the county
Kilkenny, in the room of Lord Duncannon, who since
his slectioe bud accepted the Chief Commissionership of
Woods and Forests.
A new writ was also moved for I3eaumaris in the room
of Sir R. Williams, deceased.
Mr. ELLICE moved for a new writ for the borough
of Windsor, in the room of Sir H. Vivian, who had ac-
cepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
Sir G. CLERK moved for a new writ for the county
of Peebles, in the room of Sir J. Montgomery, who
Lad accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
A great number of petitions against Negro Slavery
were presented by different Members.
General GASCOIGNE presented a petition from the
Liverpool and Manchester Railroad Company, praying for
leave to bring in a Bill to extend the provisions of their
present Act, and also a similar petition from the Chester
Railway Company. Referred t a Committee.
WINDSOR CASTLE.

Mr. ELLICE was instructed, on behalf of his Noble
Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to give no-
tice, that on Thursday next it was his intention to move
for the production of certain papers relating to Windsor
Castle, Buckingham Palace, and the Ridea
( Hear, hear.)
Mr. G. LAMB gave notice, that on the 22d of March
be should bring, under the consideration of the House
the present state of the laws relating to Grand Jury
Presentments.
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the
Ward of Cripplegate to prevent the spread of canine mad-
ness.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR, in presenting a petition, hoped
the House would take into its consideration the present
State of the rotten boroughs.—(Hear.) He had been a
Reformer all his life, and hoped the House would show
its wisdom by now yielding to the universal voice of the
country.—(Hear, hear.) He should reserve his opinions
until the great question came under consideration.

Mr. DENISON presented a petition from Christ-
church, Surrey, praying for the repal of the house and
Vvlndow Taxes.

The HON. AIEMBER Olen moved for a return of the
amount of assessments of houses in town and country.
Mr. C. FERGUSON, in presenting
n petition for
Reform, could assure the house
feuseeling h
thatteheagd
fereelein! of Scotland
waA for Reform, in which
the Members for Scotland would see their own ilin interest,
t,
and give way to the public good. There was a feeling
abroad that would never be satisfied until there was aeeful
fair, and free representation of the people.—(Loud cries of
bear, hear.) He had the fullest confidence in Minister.,
but would not pledge himself to support their measures'
for Reform until he knew what they were.
Mr. KENNEDY presented a petition from a place in
Scotland, praying for a repeal of the duty on candles.
Mr. HUNT rose amid the greatest silence. The Ho-
nourable Gentleman oould assure the House that this duty

was of the greatest importance to the labouring classes.
He should therefore give the petition his support. He
would take that opportunity of stating, that it was his
intention in a short time to bring before the House
the injurious monopoly exercised by one great house in the
article of tallow. The Hon. Member for Westbury had said
that the greatest distress was occasioned by the accumulation
of property amongst a few individuals. Now, the house
to which he alluded had, at the present moment, 600,000/.
laid down in tallow. The consequence was, that al title
had risen from 365. to 48s. per cwt. There was no
scarcity, but this advance had taken place entirely in con-
sequence. He was therefore determined to bring the subject
before the House.

Mr. WARBUR TON denied that the rise in that article
was owing to monopoly. The war in Poland, and the
disease that bad been raging in Russia, were sufficient
causes for an advance. It was not, he would contend,
the large purchases that had been made, and neither could
he see how that House could interfere with the private
business of individuals.—(Hesr, hear.)