The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-11 00:00:00

PAKLIAMENT.

110 USE OF LORDS A Pltlf, 10.
T IT H ES. '
Viscount CLIFDEN presented a Petition from Kilkenny,
'praying for a Corumutatiott of Tithes. After expressing his
a{ •" of the subject which the Petitioners had in view,
be said that as the subject was already in the hands of his
lqajesty's Oovernment, he should only move that the present
petition be received.—The Petition Was then read and laid on
;the table.
Lord ROLIJE presented a Petition froM (,treat Torrington,
in, the County of Devon, against the Insolvent Debtors' Act ;
mil one front the City of Exeter, against the duty on Coals.—
Laid on the table.
Certain Returns, pursuant to the Order of the House, were
.prcsented by Mr. TIIUN nix from the Office of Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland. •
The Bishop of CHESTER presented ,n Petition from the
Merchants, Bankers, and Tradesmen of the Town of Little
Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, against the Insolvent
Debtors' Act.—Laid 'on the table:—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A new Writ was ordered for the Borough of Hazelmere, in
the room of the Right lion. Robert 'Ward, who since his re-
turn had accept the. Chiltern Hundreds. •
Mr. Stwesor;, from the SOuth Sea House, presented an Ac-
count of the Annuitants on the Fonds of the South Sea Corn-
tiany.--Ordered to lie on the table.
A petition was presented from the Inhabitants of Kirk-
wall, complaining of Agricultural Distress.—Ordered to be
printed.
sTEWART presented a Petition from certain Pro-
testant Inhabitants.the *town of Bury Marshlow, against
making any further concessions to Roman Catholics.—Ordered
to be printed.
M. %V. DUNDAS presented a Petition from the Lord Pro-
vost,and Common Council of thetity otEdinburgh, complain.
:leg of the Tax on Stones carried coastways, and praying for the.
repeal of the some.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. BYNG presented a Petition froth the Rector, Church-
wardens, Overseers, and Vestrymen of the Parish of St. Mary,
hitechapel, praying for the Repealdn the Duty on Coals.—
De also presented a Petition from the same artier against the
insolvent Debtors'Acts.—Ortiered to be printed.
Mr. R. SHAW presented a Petition from certain. Cotton
Spinners of Dublin, against any alteration of the Union Duties.
—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. LITTLEToN presented a, Petition from the 'Mer-
chants Taders, and others, of the Town of Walsall, i Staf-
fordshire,r against the Insolvent Debtors' Act.--4Jrderedn to be
printed.
• The Hon. Member also presented it Petition from an indi-
vidual of the name of .1. Smith, against the Insolvent DebtorV
Act, complaining of the conduct of certain Commissidners
of
the Insolvent Debtors' Court, who had allowed an insolvent
mechanic the sum of 31. per. week fur his sustenance in prison,
to the injury of the petitioner and the other creditors of the
party.—Ordered to be printed.
BEER DUTIES'BILL.
Mr. Alderman 'WOOD, seeing the Secretary to the Treasury
in his place, wished to ask whether or not it was intended to
proceed with the Beer Duties Bill that evening.
Mr. HERRIES said, it was not the intention,of Ministers to
press the Bill that evening, nor were they anxious that it should'
make further progress till it had been in the hands of Mem-
hers a sufficient time for their consideration. The lion. Gentle-,
man then moved the Order of the Day for taking the Report
of the Beer Duty Bill into further consideration for the purpose
of postponing it.
The further consideration of the IV port was postponed till
Wednesday.
Colonel WOOD presented a Petition from the Merchants,
Traders, and inhabitants of the town of Staines, prayingfor
the Repeal of the Insolvent Debtors' Acts. Those laws the
Petitioners considered to have been very injurious to the fair
trader, anti destructive of that confidence which ought to sub-
sist between maw and man, anti they therefore hoped they would
not be suffered to continue in force any longer.
The Petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. S. 'RICE presented a Petition front the Householder*
and Inhabitants of the Parish of St. liVerburgli, Dublin, cum.
plaining of the ioettl taxation.—Ordereti to be printed.
Mr. wEsT mtN moved for accounts of die quantities of
excisable articles consumed in the years 170'2 anti 11322,
tinguishiog the rates of. duty charged on each article.—Or
dared.
Mr. GOULBC RN presented a petition from certain very
respectable persons, inhabitants of Dublin, Belfast, Waterford,
and Derry, connected with the Manufactories of Glass in Ire-
land, against any alteration in the Union Duties.—Ordered to
be printed.

CATHOLIC QUESTION.
Lord HOTHAM begged' to ask of the Right Hon. Gentle.
man near him, the Attorney-General for Ireland, whether it
Wes his intention to bring on the motion for which, he had given
"ice on the 17th instant, on that day ? He was induced to
ask this question, ns it would be very inconvenient to many
Gentlemen who remained in London, to attend the debate on
that occasion,•if it were again to lie postponed. As he under-
stood Some doubt existed on this subject, he thought it would
he satisfactory to obtain an answer to the question which he
had put to the Right Don. Gentleman. •
Mr. PLUNKETT had no liceitation in giving a direct an.
• ewer. When he postponed his motion on a former occasion.
he was Sensible that he should incur no slight responsibility if
any thing short of public duty were to induce hint to consent
tit new delay. He now stated it to be his firm intention to
bring forward his motion on the 17th inst..
The Committee on the Military and Naval Pensions' Bill was
postponed till tomorrow.
-The Committee on the Revenue' Departments Consolidation
13111 *aa postponed till Friday the 111th inst.
UNION DUTIES.
The Union Duties 'Bill was read a *wend time, and ordered
to be committed on Monday. • ,
THE, LATE NEGUCIATIONS.
-.• Col. DAVIES, seeing the Right lion. Gentleman the S
lac e,
eretary of State for the Foreign Department in his pe,
begged to ask hint it question. Ile wished to know if he had
rightly understood what had fallen from the Right lion. Oen-
flentan on a former occasion, when lie.understoml hint to Nay, it
was his intention, text Monday, on laying before the House
the Papers relative to the late Negeeiation, ;tOlO6 into'a general
view of our Foreign `Affairs. If he (Col.'ffisnese had not Ws-
conceived the Right lion. Gentle Man, he had announced this
to be his purpose. Now he thought this unusual, and that
when the Right Hon. Gentleman thus-caeue down with an
' elaborate statement in vintlication'of the course pursued by
• Miniaters, an unfair advantage would he taken of their op-
povente, as it was impossible to suppose that the latter could
'he at the moment prepareit to combat What might Who att.
vanced. They would then be reduced, to, this dilemma—
'either they must reply at a great disadvantage, or the
Right [Honourable Gentleman's own' representation must ipa
.• forth to the' world, and be allowed' for Matt days to,rentatn
unantiwered. He therefore was of opinidn that TIO statement
ought to accompany the production of the papers.! The fairer
course would bo to lay them on the table of' the House, with
u -
• out comment, =die:tire the whole subjot. open fortheir future
consideration.' . • . ,
Mr. Secretary CANNING said the Hon.. Offieer had rightly
understood hint to announce, that it was hie intention on Mon-
day next, when, by his Majesty's command,, he should lay be-
,fore the flume the documents relative to.the late negOciations,
to enter into a statenient of the course which they had pursued
when he should give a general outline of
,flie policy pursued
Ministers, in conneceon with tI e e,e transactions. The
lion. Gentleman would observe, if there wits any . thing un-
usual in tins, it was to be accounted for frinn the circumstance
of the case itself -being qtraordieery .and unusual. It was
. not usual for Ministers to lay documents before the House on
which they did not propose to call for any-proceeding on the
pan of the House, but in the present instance it was not meant
.to,call for any. This however would throw no itnpediment in
the way of those Members who might think it right to call for
a proceeding of an adverse nature, Iti most cadet, when
papers relative to negociations were produced, it was when
au& negociations bad terminated in war. Ott all .such occa-
sions, Ministers, in the name of the King, has un oppor.
tunity of explentieg to Parliament—to their country—and
to•the world, the comae, which they thought it their duty to
-pursue, through the medium of that. declaration which it be-
came their duty to put forth on the part of the, country, and
un,;er the authority of the Crown. Time presentnciations
not having terminated •in war, no • such declarattoad been
crewed necessary, and the statement which heTiad toff was
only intended to supply the place of that declaration, and
would no timber prejudge the merits of the cue, titan it would
be prejudged by a declaration, if one had beep thought nece
sary... In what he had to say on this occasion, it would be his
•object to give nothing more than a plain unvarnished state mtureent,
anticipating no contested point, and asking for no prema
'approbation. When that statement should be given, it would
Rieke no call on Gentlemen opposite to combat it, or to tip-
' prove of it would subsequently Ise open to every one to
take that course which he thought fit.,,,'Acting thus, an advan-
,tage would be given aainst the Government, and fur their
opponents, as the latterg would be in possession of all the case
of Ministers, before coming to a discussion on the subject,