The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-21 00:00:00

am prepared to state, that it is the fixed determination of the
Government to carry into effect, without regard either to
the opposition on the one hand, or the stimulating zeal on
the other ; without being driven out of its course by the
enthusiasm of the people here, or the apprehensions of
colonists......it is the determination of the Government to
carry the Resolutions agreed to by Parliament into full effect.
The Orders in Council, drawn up consistently with those Re-
solutions, contain the expression of our avowed object ; and
if those Orders cannot, from circumstances, be immediately
adopted, we shall steadily keep the object before us. The Orders
in Council contain the expression of the general system of Go-
vernment. And Government xvith the assistance of Parliament,
will find the means and the power, sooner or later, of carrying
that system into execution..--(Hear, hear !)
Mr. W. sxnry briefly replied.
Mr. W. HORTON explain&l ; and then the motion w.as nega-
tived without a division. •

CRUELTY TO DOGS.
Mr. R. MARTIN moved for leave to bring in a Bill " To Pre-
vent the Cruel and Improper Treatment ofDogs."
Sir M. W. RIDLEY opposed the motion.
Mr. HUME expressed a hope that the Hon. Member would in-
clude cats in his Bill.—(A laugh.),-It was well known that cats
'were worried by dogs, and were therefore entitled to protection.
.(A laugh. )—Speaking seriously, he thought it ridiculous to legis-
late
for the protection of the dog, while the fox and hare were
made the objects of pursuit and destruction.
Mr. R. MARTIN said, that the Hon. Member for Montrose
.had promised to support his motion.—(A laugh.)
Mr. IIUIkIE declared that he had not, to the best of his know-
" ledge, ever made any such promise.
Mr. R. MARTIN said the Hon. Member must have made the
'promise without his k-nOwledge.—(Order, order!)
Mr. Secretary PEEL felt called upon to oppose the motion
of his Honourable Friend ; a motion which, as it appeared to
had a. tendency to &feat the objects which it pretended to
advance. It was clear that this mode of proceetliug was flotilla
less than the web of Penelope—they would be undoing on the
one hand what they did on the other. He should certainly vote
against the motion.

Several other Members expressed their opinions on the question,
and after repeated calls of " Withdraw,"
Mr. R. MARTIN, seeing the sense of the House against him,
withdrew his motion.

IRISH ELECTION LAWS.
• Dlr. 11ARTIN begged leave to withdraw the Irish Election
`saws' Amendment Bill.
The Bill was •then ordered to be read a second time this day
three months.
CLERKS' ENROLMENT 131 LI,.
• On the bringing up of the Report of the Clerks' Enrolment

Mr. LOCKART proposed a clause, that, as 'persons gra-
duated at the Universities, subsequent to the passing of this
Act, had the privilege of being qualified to be sworn in as at-
torneys and solicitors, after being articled three years instead of
five, the same privilege should'be extended to those who had
graduated before the passing of Act.—Clause agreed to,
and Bill ordered to he read a-third time this day.
Mr. SPRING RICE brought up the Irish Petty Sessions
Bill. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time
on Tuesday.