The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-01 00:00:00

.AGRICpLTURE, .S;. c.

MONTpLY KEYORT- 'FOR FEBRUARY. - The
. .
weather has beerl most propitious, and the earth
in the finest, state for cultivation. With the ex-
ception of certain of the fen lands, the super-
fluous moisture. is generally absorbed, with far
less damage from the late floods than could have
been expected. The Spring culture for every
article is getting forvvardf as far as circumstances
have permitted, including among those the dimi-
nished means of the cultjvators. However, every
thing is in .a good state of forwardness. The
wheat looks finelyovithout any complaint of its
rankness; some damage from the wire-worm in
course. Grass in profuSion, and the lands firm :
thence grass-lamb will be early this season.—
The temperature of the month has been remark-
ably mild, the general height of the thermometer
being 46 to 52.

PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, TJWRSDAY, FEB. 28.

Mr. Vernon, from the Treasury, presented the
Annual Report of the Commissioners of the Her-
ring Fishery ; also an Account of the- number of
Vessels from the Ports of Scotland. engaged in
the Whale 'Fishery. Mr. Mason, from the East
India House, presented an Account of the Re-
gulations made by the different Governments of
India. _

TYTHES IN CANADA.
•-. Earl WATHURST adverted to an Act passed in-
late.Majesty's reign, which provides that-all
'Jilts passed, by, colonial Legislative Assemblies,
which interfere with the Ecclesiastical Establish-
ments, shall be.-:laid before, Parliament during-
thirty days, in order,that the same• may receive.
the sanction Of' the Legislature.. The •Noble
Earl then stated, that the Legislative Assembly
of Upper Canada having -passed .an Act to make
one-seventh of the produce:of all lands applicable
to the maintenance• of the Protestant Clergy,
doubts had since arisen, whether the remainder
of` the produce was not•subject. to tithes. To
remove those doubts, -..the Assembly had lately
Passed a Bill, which the _Noble Earl, on this -oc-
casion, held in his hand, and laid upon the
table, purstiant,to, the -provisions of the aforesaid
Act. •

The Assize :Regulation Bill was reported to
the House, and ordered. to he read a third- time
On 14.14onday.

CORN LAWS.

, . Lord, KINCr; a desire to hear .from
:the. .Noble or :another Noble Earl (Liver-
pool),'not
.then in - his place, what was to be
crone in the Citherlroirse-of Parliament with 're-
spect to the Corn Laws.
Earl BATIWIIST said it was impossible to ex
plain what the,other House'of Pdrlianient would
do. Ills Majesty'S advisersrltowever, would not
object to state any proposition they intended .to
submit, to the- other branch of the Legislature.

Lord KING, after a few observations in reply,
said he should mention the subject again to-
morrow, when a- Noble Earl (Liverpool) appear-
ed in his. place.--Adjourned.

• HOUSt' OF COMMONS.
WINDOW TAX—IRELAND.
Sir R. SHAW presented a Petition from the Bankers, Mer-
chants and Traders of the City Of Dublin, praying for a repeal
of the Window Duty. The Hon. Member said as he intended
to-morrow to call the attention of the House to the subject, he
should say no snore then, .than move that the Petition be read
and laid on the table.
• ELECTION PETITION. •

Lord DUNGANNON presented a Petition from. Mr. Ste-
phenson; against theretum-of Mr. Goulburn for the Borough
of West Looe.—Ordered to be taken into consideratum on
Thursday, the 18th of April.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
_

Lard EBRINGTON presented a Petition signed' by up-
wards of 4,600 respectable persons of the Phoenix Friendly
Society in the County of Devon, complaining of the injury
they had sustained by the operation of the Act of the 59ttr Geo.
111. sect. 34, clause 19, which made it necessary that two sure--
ties to the ,amount of OE each should be given on the esta-
blishment of a Friendli, Society, and that the same was required
for those in existence at the time of passing the Bill.
Mr. COURTENAY said, he. was, extremely sorry to hear
that a Bill introduced by him should have been misunderstood
or felt as grievous-in its effects. He could assure the NOble
Lord that he did not think the Bill of the 59th Geo 111. had a
retrospective operation with regard to Friendly Societies. He
had received many communications from. the Counties of York,
Gloucester, Kent. Devon, and Middlesex, in proof of the gciod
effects of the Bill. If /his respectable body of Petitioners,
however, thought oihet•i'fie, he had no Objection' whatever to
its beifig referred to a Committee.—,Laid on the table.
EDINBURGH POLICE.

ABERCROMBY presented a Petition from the Gene-
ral Commissaries of
.Police of the City of Edinburgh, against
the Edinburgh Police Bill. The Petitioners prayed that the
said Bill might not pass into a law, and that they might be
heard by. Counsel against it.—Laid on the table.
PENSIONS.

Mr. HUME moved for a return of the amount of Pensions
and Salaries in the United Kingdom, charged At four shillings
in the pound, and also all salaries under 5001. not charged.—
Ordered.