The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-30 00:00:00

BILL OF INDEMNITY.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said he considered it
his duty to inforin the Reuse that a certain Noble
Lord, after he had- taken the oaths, had been guilty of
a most curious omission. He had omitted to subscribe
to the roll of Parliament, and by so doing had subjected
himself to certain-penalties. He proposed therefore to
introduce a Bill to indemnify the Noble Lord from the
consequences of the -lemission, and on Monday next he
should move that the standing orders- be-s-uspended in
order to enable the Bill to pass forthwith. -
ADJOURNMtNT OF, THE HOUSE.

On the motion of ViScount DUNCANNON their
Lordships then adjotimed to Monday next.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Speaker having taken the Chair a few 'minutes
before Four o'Clock, Sir S. Canning took the oaths
and his seat.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from.
132 working people of the vicinity of Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, which stated, " That the Petitioners heard with
joy the declaration of Lord John Russell, that it was her
Kist Gracious Majesty's intention to diFsove her Parlia-
ment and appeal to the people ;, that ,your Petitioners
alcordingly proceeded to the place of election, but
were told they were no part, of the people,
and had no right to 'take .part in the election ;
that her Matjesty's intention. was- thus rendered of no
effect. Petitioneis pray-7,--That• you will address the
Queen to send you all buck again to the people ; having
first enacted that.all her Majesty's adult male population
of 21 years and upwards should be allowed to vote.
Petitioners farther . state, if such a law had existed
previous to the late election, instead of a few only of
the late Parliament ,of blessed memory being displaced;
the services of nearly the whole would have been dis-
pensed with."
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented petitions from Leeds,
Nottingham, and Durham, praying the House to com-
mit political suicide by addressing her Majesty to dis-
solve the present Parliament after having passed an Uni-
yereal Suffrage Bill.
Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from 180 inhabi-
tants of Montreal, in Upper Canada, stating that they
approved of the proposed changes in the tariff of duties
on provisions imported into the West Indies. The peti-
tioners further prayed that that House• would' be further
pleased to repeal the duties upon beef, pork, butter,
wheat, flour, and other articles, the produce of Canada,
and allow them to-be imported into British ports free of
duty.
1)r. BOWRING presented a petition from a working
man, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws ; a step de-
manded by the sacred principles of religion, as well as of
commercial policy.
Sir VALENTINE BLAKE presented a petition,
praying that all Members of Parliament might be ex-
empted from the mecessitysof taking the oath of supre-
macy, in as full and ample a manner as persons profess-
ing the Roman Catholic religion are exempted.
The SPEAKER having observed that the petitic n
was signed by the Hon. Member himself,
Sir VALENTINE BLAKE said he had already
stated that the petition was signed by*an Hon. Member
of the House.—(Great laughter.)
MR. GOULBOURN objected to the petition being
accepted. .
• The SPEAKER having declared that the petition
would not formally be presented by the Hon. Member
himself,

The petition was withdrawn amidst the loud laughter
of the House.

Petitions against the election returns for the boroughs
of Wakefield, Sudbury, Bridport, and Richmond, were
presented and laid on the table of the house. •
Mr. WALLACE gave notice that he should move for
n Select Committee to inquire into .the management of
the Post-office department, with a view to promoting
greater economy and efficieney; also that he should early
next Session move for a Bill for aboliShing the W.:ice of
Poitmaster-General;-and' placing. the duties of that de-
partment in the hands of Commissioners also that he
would call the attention of 'the I-louse to the evidence in
the report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire
into the Supreme Court of Scotland, and to the propriety
of reducing the number of the Judges of the Courts of
Session, from thirteen to nine.
ANSWER To THE. ADDRESS. •

Lord M. HILL appeared at the Bar, andsaid that her
Mvjesty had been waited upon pursuant to the resolution
of that Hon. House, and he was desired •by her Majesty
to read to the House the following most gracious answer
to the 'Address of her faithful 'Commons
"It is the greatest satisfaction tome to find that the
House of commons are deeply sensible of the import-
ance of eose considerations to which I directed their
attention in reference to the' commerce and revenue of the
country, and the laws which regulate 'the trade in corn,
and that in deciding on the course which it may
be desirable to pursue, It, will be their earnest desire to
consult the welfare of all classes of her Majesty's sub-
jects. Ever anxious to listen to the advice of my Par-
liament, I will take immediate-measures for the forma-
tion of a new Administration:'