The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-28 00:00:00

SLAVERY.

Mr. WILBERFORCE presented several petitions from
Religiotis Associations, in favour of the Abolition of Slavery.
Sir I COFFIN said, the Hon. Oentlemon laboured under a
singular derusion on this subject. He had passed many years
of his life in the West Indies, and could state that the black
people there were the happiest people in the world under
tng circumstances. They were well fed and well clothed. If
liberated, the first thing they would do would he to cut their
masters' throats, and it would coat a great.dcat of trouble to
reduce therm to obedience.

The petitions were ordered to lie on the table.
SPECIAL JURIES.

Mr. lIOBEIOUSE presented a petition from an individual
of the name of Jones, residing in Water.lanet Fleet-street,
complaining of the mode of striking Special Juries.—Ordered
to be printed.
Mr. EVANS pr:esented a petition from certain .Mini.ters of
a Religious Assotnation in Edinburgh and Inverkeithing, in
favour of the abolition of Slavery, And two other petitions cn
the same subject.—Ortlered to be printed.
Mr. F. PALMER presented a petition from the Inhabitants
of Reading in favour of a free trade in Beer.
Mr. 310NCK supported the prayer of the petition.
The petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. F. PALM BR then 'presented a similar petition from the
Labourers of a parish in the neighbourhood of Reading.—Or.
tiered to be pruned.

IifESSAGE FROM 'FHB CROWN.
The CHANCELLOR of the BXCHRQUER Usought„
4mm a 3jmage from the Crown, which stated -that Ails

Majesty, taking notice that an Act of Parliament had passed
for continuing the grant made by the Parliament of Great
Britain to the late Earl of St. Vincent to the present Earl,
and being desirous that the grant made to the sa►d Earl by
the Irish Parliament should be extended in like manner.
recommended this subject to the consideration of his faithful
Commons. _

It was ordered that the House should on Monday resolve
itself into a Committee on his Majesty's-most gracious Message.
Mr. RUMBOIJD presented a petition from the Ship.
owners ofGreat Yarmouth, against the Reciprocity .of Duties
Bill, which, after a few words from Mr. ROBERTSON, Me.
HUME, Sir I. Corr IN, and Mr.llEnNaL, was ordered to be
printed.
Mr. lIONYWOOD 'presented a petition from certain in.
habitants of the Town of Wookwich, praying the repeal of the
Coal Duties. Ordered to be printed.
EAST INDIA HALF-PAY BILL.

Mr. WYNN moved that the !louse should go into a Com.
mittee on the East India Half-pay Bill.
Sir W. BURRELL claimed precedence for the Poor Laws
Amendment Bill, and moved as an amendment that the House
should g►o into a Committee twthat Bill.
The House divided, when-the numbers were—
_

For the Amendment
- 50
For the original Motion - :12
Majority in favour of the Amendment —l3

The Poor Laws Amendment Bill then went through a
Committe, the Report of which was ordered to betaken
into consideration on that day three months, and the Bill to
be printed.
MR. GEORGE ROWAN.

Mr. BROUGHAM begged to be allowed to offer a few
words, in justice to an individual from whom he had yesterday
presented a petition. He had then stated that he knew no-
thing of the allegations contained in the petition, nor of the
person from whom it came. Since presenting it he had been
referred to an Hon. Member of that House, and had received
testimonials on the subject of the petitioner's character, which
materially altered his view of the whole case. At first he had
treated the subject lightly, but he should now pay it the
greatest attention ; and he was of opinion that that House
would not do its duty if they did not instantly resolve upon
giving it their attention. The certificate which he had received
from the Hon. Member of whom he had spoken was to this effect :
" I know Mr. G. Rowan intimately; he is related to me. With
the exception of his discharge from the situation which he for.
meely held, which was effected by N'erV base means, I know Of
nothing that can at all' impeach his character. He is a very
clever and very cautious man." This he had on the authority
of &Member of that House, whose name he was not at liberty
to mention.. He wished it to be understood that in stating this
he made no attack on any one. lie merely rose for the purpose
of doing justice - to an individual ; not to act thus vtapld be to
neglect his duty. He should now either present the petition
again, or institute some proceeding on it. Such beihg hit in-
tention, he hoped the House would allow him a day or two to
deterinine which course he would prefer.
A Message froth the Lords announced their Lordships 4
sent to the Assessed Taxes Composition Bill without amend,
ment.

On the Ordel of the Day being read for taking the Repeal of
the Tithes Composition Bill into consideration,
Mr. KENNEDY moved, as an amendment, that the Scotch
Znries Bill should be read a third time.
A short conversation followed, in which Mr. Secretary PEEL,
Mr. DENIRAN, Lord Onottrw, Sir Mamwrostt, the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, 3 r.AneitCnOMBY, and
Col. BAnny'participated.
The Gallery was ordered to be cleared, but no division took
place. . .
When strangers were re4ultnitted the liottse was in a Com 4
tnittee on 'the Irish Tithei Composition Bill.
Several verbal Amendments in the Bill were agreed to.
Upon the clause that a power should he given to the Com-
missuinees to increase the valtke of the livings one-third, an
Amendrnent, substituting onC.flfth for one-third, was proposed
by Mr. CALCIUM
Mr. GOULBURN said he was not disposed to resist the
Amendment, if the sense of the House should appear to be in'
favour of it.

TAfter a few words from, Mr. Secretary PE,Et." Col. BAnny,
Sir JOHN NEWPORT, Mr. CALCRAFT, Mr. EWE, Mr. Rt.
CARD°, Mr. IL SMITH, Mr. DALY, 31r. V. FiTzoEnAt.n.
and Mr. WtTuttima, the Amendment was agreed to, and
" a fifth" was substituted for " a third."
Mr. R. SMITH moved a proviso, that the sum agreed to be
received by the clergyman, to be taken on the average of seven
years, should be the basis of a composition in any case wherein
the sum could not be ascertained by other means.
Mr: WETHERELL objected to the .proviso.'
A conversation followed. between Mr. Goulburn, Mr. li.
Smith, Mr. Monck, Mr. V. Fitzgerald, and Dr. Phi Mature, and
the proviso was agreed to.
The other clauses of the Bill were then separately_ discus",
and agreed to, and the House
ihtaNvAinigErNesT.nuied, the Report was
oot_er
ordered to be received on Tuesday next.
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On the motion of Mr. Secretary CAI.TNING, it was agreed
that the House at its rising shottld'f4ourn to Monday.
Mr. W YNN moved that the Order of the Da for the HouSe
resolving itself into a Committee on the East India. Half-pay
Bill should be read.

Mitt" BARON O'GRADY.
Mr. DALY called the attention of the House to the impor.
tant subject pending their discussion relative to the conduct of
the Chief 13-4ron of the Irish Court of Exchequer. He did this
with a view to urge the necessity, under every consideration of
public and private justice, of their coming to some deeision
With respect to the ultimate disposal of it.
M. 6. RICE thanked the Hon. Geotleman for the appeal ho
had made to the justice of the House, for certainly nothing
twain
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Member did not mean to implitcload tiny attention t
Rice), for no individual who had paid
ter could fail to have seen that he was constantly in his place,
anxiously offering himself to the House, and clamung their de.
cision according to the justice of the case, eye or no.
Mr. DAM' did not meant() impute any thins to the Hon.
Member. Ile only called upon the house in justice to come to
some decision upon the subject.
After a few observations front the Cirawcp,l,Lok of the
EXCIIEQUEIt, Wednesday next was fixed for the dischssion.