The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-19 00:00:00

rfTIE SOUND DUES.

In reply to a question from Mr. HUTT,
Mr. LABOUCHER,E said that a protocol had lately
been signed by his Noble. Friend the Secretary for the
Colonies, and the Danish Minister in this country,
which he trusted would lead to a satisfactory adjustment
of the question of the Sound Dues. The Convention had not
yet been ratified by the King of Denmark, but when the ra-
tification took place it should be laid before the House.
He trusted that all the commercial differences between
the two countries would at no distant period be settled
to the satisfaction of all parties.
Mr. VILLIERS presented petitions from Romford, in
Essex, from Hackney, Newington, Doctors'-commons,
Gray's Inn ; and thirty other petitions from different
parts of the metropoliS ; also fifteen petitions from dif-
ferent agricultural parishes in Bucks and Hertfordshire,
praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. CALLAGHAN presented petitions from Cork in
favour of a fixed duty on corn ; also a petition from a
parish in Ireland in favour of a Registration Bill.
Messengers from the Lords brought down certain Bills.
The lords' amendments to various private Bills were
agreed to.
WHADDON CHASE ENCLOSURE.

On the order of,the day for the Lords' amendments
to the Whaddon Chase Enclosure Bill to be taken into
consideration being read,
Mr. WARBURTON said the clause which was in the
Bill when it left that House, and which enacted that Mr.
William Selby Lowndes, the proprietor of the Chase,
should have no right over the different parochial allot-
ments, had been struck out by the Lords, so that as the
Bill had come down from the Lords, Mr. Lowndes
would have a right in the parochial allotments ; this had
essentially altered the character of the Bill, and as
those gentlemen who were interested in the subject were
not present, and as it was extremely improbable the
subject could be discussed during the present Session,
he should not go into the merits of the question, but as
he had been instructed to oppose the Bill, he should
move that the amendments be considered that day three
months. _ _ _

”All••••1•,3*
Sir T. FREMANTLE defended the Lords' amend-
ments. The Bill was for the enclosure of a chase, over
which various parishes had a right of common. Mr.
Lowndes had a right of common in each of the pa-
rishes. It was purposed to give each parish a
separate allotment, free from the interference of
Mr. Lowndes, the owner of the chase ; and it was pro-
posed to give to him one separate allotment. To this the
opponents of the Bill had objected, and the clause had
been struck out in the Committee of that House, but the
clause providing that he should have no right in the pa-
rochial allotments had been inadvertently suffered to re-
main, so that he had been deprived of his right altogether.
This error had been discovered in the House of Lords,
and the clause had been struck out. But Mr. Lowndes
was not the only person interested. New College had
certain rights of common in the chase, which would be
affected unless the Lords' amendments were suffered to
stand good. He therefore trusted that the House would
agree to them.
Mr. FIUME opposed the Bill on the ground that the
whole proceedings had been irregular.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE contended that the Bill was un-'
just, and would be very injurious in its operation. He
also opposed it on the ground that it had been hastily
hurried through the House, and had not been sufficiently
discussed.

Mr. ESTCOURT said the objections which had been
urged against the Bill should have been stated at an
earlier period. So far from its having been hastily pro-
ceeded with, it had been before the House for a longer
period than almost any other estate Bill.
The House then divided—
For the amendment lB
Against it 3l
Majority —l3
The Lords' amendments were then read and agreed to.
Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from Berwick
against any alteration in the existing Corn-laws.
Col. CONOLLY, from a parish m Cork, to the same
effect.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented several petitions
against the Corn-laws from Peebles, Dorset, Stroud, and
Stonehouse, in the county of oucester, and other
places.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented upwards of twenty
petitions from various parts of the metropolis against the
Corn-laws, and against restrictions on trade in general.