The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-30 00:00:00

TIMBER DUTIES.

The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from cer-
tain shipowners of Leith against any alteration in the timber
duties ; also a petition from other shipowners of the same
place in favour of the alteration. The Hon. and Learned
Member also presented a petition in favour of the Royal Burghs
Abolition Bill, and said that it was not intended to bring in
the Bill this Session.
The same HON. Mammal presented a petition from Leith,
against any grant to the Church of Scotland ; also a petition
from the owners of warehouses, against any alteration
in the law respecting bonded warehouses—also a peti-
t;on from the Commissioners of the Dock Commission,
praying for an enquiry into the same laws. Also, a petition
from the bakers of Leith against the introduction of the tread-
mill into Scotland, and especially against its being allowed to
work on the Sabbath, and a petition from the schoolmasters of
Argylo praying for an increase of salary.
FACTORY BILL.

Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented several petitions from
Huddersfield and other places in Yorkshire and Lancashire,
,n favour of the tenhours'Factory

CHURCH OF IRELAND.

Mr. F. SHAW presented a petition from the Fellows and
Scholars of Trinity College, Dublin, against the Irish Church
Bill, and expressing their apprehensions that if passed it would
lead to the extirpation of the Protestant religion in Ireland ;
also petitions to the same effect from Tullamore, Donegal,
Clonarthy, the parishes of St. Andeon, St. Anne, and St.
Catharine, Dublin. The petitions deprecated the Bill that
was brought in by his Majesty's Ministers, and prayed that it
might not pass into law.
Dr. BALDWIN thought he knew the people of Ireland as
well as the Hon. and Learned Member, and he would tell him,
that if the preservation of the Protestant Church depended upon
titles or revenues levied in lieu of them, it would not last long.
Mr. SHAW thought that the Protestants of Ireland who
had entrusted the petition to him would be as likely to take
his opinion as they would that of the Hon. Member opposite,
as to what measures should or should not be adopted for
the interest of Ireland.—( Hear.) On the part of the clergy
of Ireland, he begged to say that no persons were more
anxious than they were, that a liberal settlement of the tithe
question should take place, but they deprecated mixing up in
.that settlement matters which would put the best interests of
the Church of Ireland in jeopardy.
Dr. BALDWIN had not presumed to advise the Right
Hon. and Learned Gentleman, but he had told him before,
and he now repeated it, that the only principle of the mea-
sure that was likely to do good for Ireland, was that to which
he and his party objected.
Mr. RUTHVEN denied that the petitioners represented
the sentiments of the people of Ireland.
Captain GORDON presented a petition from the ship-
owners of Aberdeen against any alteration in the timber duties.
Major MAC NA MARA presented a petition from the Grand
Jury of the county of Clare, praying for an enquiry into the
Fisheries : also a petition from the same place, praying for the
discontinuance of the drawback on Soap.
IPSWICH ELECTION. _

Mr. FRESHFIELD moved the Order of the Day for re-
suming the adjourned debate upon the motion that Mr. Clip-
perton be called to the Bar and discharged.
No Hon. Member having risen to address the House,
The SPEAKER pit the question that Mr. Clipperton be
called to the bar and discharged.
Mr. POTTER objected to the discussion upon public busi-
ness being commenced so early as twenty minutes before five.
Public business was never commenced so soon.—(Order.)
Tbc SPEAKER said the pleasure of the House would
decide as to when public business should commence. 'The
only regulation was, that he (the Speaker) should not allow
petitions to be beard after five o'clock.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord MORPETH said if it was the pleasure of the House
to go into public business, he should move the Order of the
Day fur going into. Committee on the. Irish Church Bill.
Colonel WOOD said the question as to the discharge of
Clipperton had been already put and carried.—(Cries of
" Question," and " Divide.")
Mr. RUTHVEN would not have risen if the public busi-
ness had not commenced so much earlier than usual.—
( Cries of " Divide" and " Question.") He complained
that the House had been taken by surprise, and that
an attempt was made to discharge this individual by
a short cut. There were still petitions to be presented, and
other matters pending, as important as this Clipperton's affair.
The privileges of that House did not adroit of its inflicting any
heavy punishment—nor could it impose one half so severe a
punishment as the public pickpocket would receive for stealing
a handkerchief.—(A laugh.) It was a tatter of history that