The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY.

Lord Lowther took his seat last night in the House of
Peers.

Lord Brougham presented a petition from the British
and Foreign Anti-slavery Society, setting forth that
British subjects were still concerned in promoting several
branches of the slave trade, and praying for an extension
of the law of 1824. Avarice is on this point overcoming
legislative skill.
Lord Cottenham withdrew all his Bills for improving
the administration of justice till next Session. The Bill
which he passed through the' Lords was on Friday put
off for six months in the Commons, because it trenched
on their privileges. The Peers adjourned to Thursday.
In the Commons, Mr. Ewart gave notice of a motion
that a Government would not deserve confidence which
did not adopt the principles of the Import Duties
Committee.

Sir Robert Inglis announced that he gives up Church
Extension for this Session.

Sir Robert Peel is to ask for leave to bring in the New
Poor-law Bill this day.
Mr. Otway Cave, having protested against the course
of the. Tories, and having referred to the registration
scheme for Ireland, Sir Robert Peel said that he did
not identify himself with Lord Stanley's Bill, and that he
wished to correct the errors of the registration without
narrowing the.franchise.
Sir Charles Napier justly complained that no naval
man was now connected with the Board of Ordnance
and that the First Lord of the Admiralty did not know a
line-of-battle ship from a frigate. The conversation on
the subject elicited some difference of opinion, but no
facts of importance.
Sir Thomas Wilde announced his intention of bring-.
ing under the consideration of the House this day the
fact that Sir E. Sugden has sat in the House, contrary to
the rules of Parliament, after he had accepted the
office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Sir Edward
defended his conduct because he was not iet legally in
possession of hisoffice. The rule, however, seems to be
that a man vacates his seat from the time of an-
nouncing his acceptance of an office, and Sir Edward
Sugden has strained the law too much.
Mr. Harcourt obtained from Lord Palmerston an as-
surance that there was no need to fear that the nation
would be stifled under an enormous load of Russian corn
were the Corn-laws repealed.
Dr. Bowring asked her Majesty's Government some
questions touching the increase of the tariff in Syria,
which, according to Sir R. Peel, remains undecided, while,
according to Lord Palmerston, the inhabitants of Leba-
non will be protected.
Mr. Crawford objected, on account of the-public dis-
tress, to going into a Committee of Supply.
Sir Robert Peel said legislation could give no imme-
diate relief.

Mr. Thornely made an excellent speech on the sub-
ject of Corn-laws and Import Duties, but into Committee
the house went after a division of 136 to 22.

The House remained. in Committee of Supply for the
remainder of the evening, and got through the miscella-
neous estimates.

A few hollow words were again uttered about the dis-
tress of the people, but nothing was done to mitigate it;
in fact the Legislature professes its inability to help the
people, but it is quite able to enrich rent and tithe-
owners.