The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-22 00:00:00

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The Marquess of LAN-snow:sr observed, that if
the Noble Earl at the head of the Treasury had
beef present, it was his intention to have put
some questions to him relative to the transactions
which had taken place on, the Continent of Eu-
rope,•-to the effect Which these transactions might
produce on the interests of this country, and to
the authority of. curtain papers published on the
Continent. To-morrow being the day on which
the Drawing- Room was to be held, he should
give notice for Friday next, when he would pro-
pose the questions to which he alluded.—Ad-
journed. •

HO USE OW COMMONS, MAI: cu 21.

Sir .11. PARNELL presented a P-tition from the Queues
County, praying the House 'to -take the Irish Distillery Laws
into ccnsulcrettion, wlth the view of puteing them on a better,
footing.
Mr. C. lII.TTCITINSON supported the prayer of the Peti-
tition.—Ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. RAMSAY pr2sental a Petition from the County o:
Cornwall, praying for the repcal of the New Malt Duty.—Or.
dered.to lie on the table.

Captain WEi\IYSS presented a similar Petition from the
Farmers and Maltsters in the County of Fife. The Agricul-
turists were Much indebted to the lion. Member for Essex
(Mr. Western), for his motion to repeal the last Duty on Malt.
Ile (Captain Wemyss) would give the motion his best support ;
and he was sure every Member for Scotland-would feel •it a
duty to support it.—The PaitiOn was laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed.
Mr. PYM preSented a Petition from the County of Bedford,
complaining of Agrcultural Distress.—Ordered to he on the.
table.
Mr. MAR it YAT presented a Petition, French, with an
English translation, from. Lower Canada, praying that there
should be no alteration in the Timber Trade.

NEWINGTON SELECT VESTRY BILL.

Mr. HOLM SUM ER, having moved the further consi.
dergion of the Report, contended that the Standing Order, rc.
glaring previous intimation at the "church doors had been snh.
stantially complied with, although the Committee on the 811 l
had resolved that the Standing Order had been violated, and
moved that the Bill be recommitted. The word " increase"
was introduced in the last notice, and that had been the only
variation.

Mr. S. WHITBREAD said, the Dill wits obno7:ions to the
great majority of the parish, and had, in fact, no friends but
the lion. Member who took so warm an hit rest in it, and the
Rev. CleiTyman of the parish.—(ilear, hear.)---Ite should feel
it his duty to take the sense of the House on the motion, if it
should be pressed.
Mr. DEN ISON requested the house to consider what a door
it would open to evasion, if they sutli:red the standin,., orders tz
be trifled within the manner which this motion would do.
Mr. C. CALVERT Opposed the motion.
Mr. ELLIS (of 1)4,1m) contended that if the added word
were rejected, the notice would - stand a fair copy.-... Ilear2
hear," and laughter.)-The complaint was, toot notice had
been ,given of too much, for there was no " increase" in the
Bill.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT argued- that- the notice was a
nullity, because it varied from the precedingr•noticcs.
Mr. PR YSE supported the recommitment of the Bill, and
was proceeditk; to enter at some length into the merits of it,
when he was, interrupted by
Mr. GREY BENNET, who rose to order. The Honour-
able Member had no right upon the question then before the
House to e.lter into the merits of the bill itself.

The SPEAKER. re:Pleated tie House to deal at present with
the Report of the Committee only, and not to enter into the
merits or demerits of the birtt

After a few words in continuation from Mr. PItYSE,
Mr. C. W. WYNN said, - that fromthe sVitment which had
been made to the house, he was of opinion that the first notice
for altering and increasing the rates was suflici,..nt, and there-
fore that the objection raised against the bill was not valid. He
could wish to hear the opinion of the Speaker on-the subject. ,

The SPEAKER; 'being thus appealed to, stated that the
question on which the Ilouse-had to oecidc was this—whether,
when snore than what was applied for was mentioned in she
notice, that circumstance fidned a fatal. objection to thc pro-
gress of the bill through the 'House. Now his opinion, fOrmed
upon the practice usually observed upon these occasions, was,
that suiplusage in the notice was not a fatal objection to the
bill.- Ife should, however, feel better satisfied if the Iloose,
instead of being guided by his opinion on the subject, would
order the Report of the Committee which hal sat upon the bill,
to be referred to a Select ComMittee up stairs.
Mr. S. WORTLEY was of opinion that the Committee hen
not been correct in determinirg that the standing orders had
not been complied with. .
Mr. ABERCROMBY thought that it was an improper as-
sumption to state tut the alt tration in the notices was in this
case mere surplusag. lie should move, as an amendment to
die motion before the House, that the Report of the Commit-
tee be referred to a Select Oommittee above stairs, to examine
into the same with reference to the Standing Orders, and that
the said Committee should he empowered to report to the
House their opinion thereupon.
Mr. FOSTER seconded the Annndment.
Mr. 11. Si MNER should certaink have pressed his motion
to a division, had it net been fur the deference which he always
paid to the wishes of the Chair ; but after the suggestion which
had come froMit, he should as certainly withdraw it.
The original motion was then withdrawn, and Mr. An
cno MB 'S Amendment carried without a division.