The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-04 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 3.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter to four o'clock.
Several private Bills were brought up.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.

The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the Bar of
the House, and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London, in
Common Council assembled, against certain clauses in the
Bill for the abolition of imprisonment for debt.
Alderman WOOD moved that the petition- be printed.
The representations of so influential a body of men were de-
serving of the serious attention of the House.
Sir J. CAM PB ELL explained some alterations he intended
to propose in the clauses referred to, which he hoped would
make the Bill satisfactory to the public at large.
Mr. H AWE S deprecated any discussion till the Bill had
gone through Committee.
The petition was then laid on the table.
Mr.. DILLON presented a petition from Hamilton against
any public money being granted for endowments in the Church
of Scotland. The Hon. Member trusted the House woull
pause long before it acceded to any such unnecessary grant.
Dr. B 0 WRING presented a similar petition from Gretna
Green.

THE CHURCH.
Sir R. VYV YAN presented a petition from the Magis-
trates, Clergy, and Inhabitants of Bristol, expressing
their opinion of the danger to the Protestant Esta-
blishment in these realms, from the measures which were
now proposed respecting the Irish Church, and praying
the Legislature not to accede to their demands. He consi-
dered that the arguments which were adduced for reducing
the Irish Church were' equally applicable to the English
Establishment ; and on that principle he had voted the
night before. The first breach in the Protestant Established
Church had been made in 1829, and the present attacks upon
it were merely the natural sequel of that first success; and,
unless the torrent were stemmed in time, they would lead to''
the entire overthrow of the Constitution in Church and State.
At the Hon. Member's request the petition was then read.
Mr. O'DWYER said this petition had no right to be con-
sidered as emanating from the feelings of the people of Eng-
land. It was th 3 work of two Reverend incendiaries who, in
the course of last year, had come over to England, leaving their
flocks to take care of themselves as they best might, for
the purpose of raising a no-popery cry.
Mr. H. GRATTAN hoped that no decision would arise
then upon the petition, as the subject was to be discussed that
evening.
An HoN. MEMBER whose name we could net learn, said
that he did not consider a petition that had 5,000 signatikiis
attached to it, ought to be treated in the way in which the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had just sat down would
wish to do.

Colonel EVANS addressed a few words to the House, the
purport of which did not reach the gallery.
Mr. POTTER considered that if the resolution were fol-
lowed up, it would be beneficial to the Church of Ireland.
Sir RICHARD VYVYAN observed with regard to the
meeting in which this petition was got up—he was not present,
still ho could not bear to hear persons of such high
respectability, as those to whom allusion had been made,
called incendiaries. He know Dr. Boyton well, and though
he was perhaps a gentleman in the habit of occasionally using
strong language, yet he was an individual of the highest ta-
lents and respectability. The petition was signed by about
5,000 inhabitants of Bristol, and he was convinced it did con-
tain the sentiments of a numerous body of the people of Ire-
land, as well as of this country, on the question of the Irish
Church.
Mr. SHAW could not refrain from bearing his testimony to
the character of Dr. Boyton and Mr. O'Sullivan, when he
heard " incendiary" attached to the names of these gentlemen.
If such an expression as that of revolutionary had been applied
to the proceedings of this House, he should be the last per-
son to commend it i still they were persons of the highest
spectability, and of character equal to any member of the
House.
Mr. O'DWYER explained.
SEATS IN THE HOUSE.

Mr. ROBINSON wished to ask whether there was any
objection to his bringing forward at this time the subject
which he bad previously made mention, as to the appropkistion
of seats in this House. There was a strong desimewthei
part of many Members of this House to have this question A-
rranged, as all acknowledged the inconvenience of the prabn