The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-02 00:00:00

CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

The Bishop of CHESTER presented a petition from tire
Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Peter-
borough, against granting further eonces#ions to the Roman
Catholics. _ _

Similar petitions were presented by the Bishop of BRIS-
TOL from the Inhabitants of Clifton; and al,o from tl*
Rector and the Congregation of a Church at Homersham.

CORN LAWS.

Lord ROSSLYN moved for certain returns of grain
and meal imported from Ireland from Jan. 5,1827, to Jan.
5,1828, and to he continued to the latest convenient period,
specifying the ports into which the same lind been im-
ported ; also the several quantities imported both before and
after the sth of July last; also fur an account of the prices
and quantities sent to each market.
Lord MA LikIESBURY wished to know whether this lat-
ter part related to the towns from which the averages had
been received.

The Duke of WELLINGTON believed his Noble Friend
was ander a mistake. The Act passed lately enabled hi,
Majesty to have returns taken from several towns not
yet included in the average returns.
Lord GODERICH said, as be anderstood his Nobi,
Friend, (Lord Malmesbury) what he wished to have would
be of great use, namely, that in the return he had moved
for there should be two columns : one stating the averages
according to the Act, and the other showing what the
returns would have been had certain other town been in-
cluded. He wished to ask the Noble Lord (Lord Illossb-n)
whether be meant the account of the returns to be ander
the law of 1822, or those under the temporary Act, past
last year, because there would be found a material differ-
ence between the two.
Lerd ROSSLYN would like to see an account of both
the averages and of all the different towns included. His
motion went to call for an account of the average prices
and quantities sent to each market, in order to see the
effect, by comparing different districts; and he thought if
the averages were stated as they appeared in the " Gazette"
in one column, and the quantities, according to his motion,
in another column, no difficulty would be experienced.
Lord LAUDERDALE thought it would be as well that
Lord Goderich should move for any additional papers he
thought right, in order that all the information possible
might be before the House. When the Noble Lord pro-
posed the clause alluded to in the Bill of last year, it was
with a view of seeing the effect in the readiest possible
way.---(Hear.)
Lord GODERICH then intimated that he should make
an additional motion on the subject.
Lord MALMESBURY seeing the Noble Duke at the
head of his Majesty's Government in his place, wished to
ask him a question respecting the plan be had submitted
to the House last night, with a view of having' further in-
formation, which the Noble Lord thought it most impor:ant
to have. He had heard a report, whether well-founded or
not he did not know, that Mr. Jacob had been sent a second
journey to for•eig❑ parts for the purpose of collecting infor-
mation sin the subject of corn. From Mr. Jacob's that re-
port, the House had learned that the greatest misery pre-
vailed in some parts, but in every civilized part of Europe'
a certain degree of protection was afforded to the agricul-
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wished to see, there coald be no objection to his having a
copy of.

Lord MALMESI3URY then moved that an humble ad-
dress be presented to his Majesty that he would order to be
laid before the Nouse a copy of that second Report ; and
he hoped such au arrangement would be made with respect
to it, as it could, if necessary, be printed before the
Easter holidays.
Lord LAUDERDALE suggested the propriety of the
Noble Lord's appending to his motion a request to have a
copy of the instructions given to Mr. Jacob on the second
occasion.

The Duke of WELLINGTON observed, that the in-
structions would have been found to be very short.
After a short private conversation between the Noble
Duke and Lord Mahneshury, the latter declined moving for
a copy of the instructions at present.
Lord MALMESBURY next moved for an account of
the six weeks' average prices of wheat, as published.
in the '° Gazette," under the Act 78th George IV. Here
he would take the liberty of asking the Noble Duke whe-
ther it was intended by the proposed measure, to take
the duty c•i the six weeks average
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Lord MALMESBURY next moved for an account of all
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duties collected on the importation of wheat for home con-
reign countries between sth Jan. 1827 and sth Jan. 1828.
for a Return of the Wheat and Oats imported
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into the port of London from Ireland, from October,
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sular returns of foreign grain had not been transmitted.
Lord DUDLEY would inquire into the cause, and s,:s
that they were produced without further motion.
Lord HOLLAND, in moving the first reading of the
Corporation and Test Acts Repeal Bill, could not avoid,
though it might be premature, giving expression to the
hope which he felt arising within him, that the numerous
petitions which had been signed by so large a portion of iL
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most respectable class of his Majesty's subjects, would not.
be disregarded by his Majesty's Government, but meet with
that success which justice pointed out as due, and policy
dictated as expedient. He felt also other grounds for thii
hope to arise from the frankness and candour which those
who confess themselves the opponents of the measure had
ever displayed; and last, though not least, the kind and
conciliating conduct which had been ever shewn on the
occasion by the Clergymen of the Established Church of
the country ; but still more he felt, that the intrinsic merit
of the Bill itself, would be alone sufficient to gain it suc-
cess in each of the three readings in the House, and finally
secure it the Royal assent front 1
the throne, and that the
church of our country would at last draw back front giv-
ing sanction to such a gross and shameful prostitution of
one of her most sacred functions, which was, that of ren-
dering the Sacrament a necessary qualification for all indi-
viduals, of whatever description, to be received into office,