The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-17 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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A new Writ was ordered to be issued for the Election of a
Burg:ss to serve in-Parliament for the Borough of Orford, in
the room of J. Douglas, Esq. who had accepted the Chiltern
Hundreds.
- Mr. SMYTH brought
.up the Report of the Callington
Election Committee, confirming the decision of a former Com.:
mitte, which stated that the right of election was vested in the
borougb.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. W. DUNDAS presented Petitions from certain Mer-
chants of Edinburgh, and
.the Chamber of Commerce of that
town,. complaining of an Act of. last Seision regulating the •
commercial intercourse between Great Britain and Ireland, as
affecting their interests, and praying for the revision of some
clauses in the said Act.—Ordered to lie on the table. • I
Mr. D. GILBERT brought up the Report of the London
Institution Bill, and the several amendments were then agreed to.
Mr..S. C. WHITBREAD _presented a Petition from, the
Freeholders of Middlesex, praying for Parliamentary Reform.
on the table. . .

" USURY LAWS. •
Mr. Scrjeant ONSLOW brought in his Bill for repealing
the Usury Laws.
Mr. DAVENPORT expressed his intention of opposing the
Bill.

After a few words from Sir R. HERON, Mr. Serjeant ON-
' SLOW, and Mr. BARING, the Bill was read a first time, 'and
ordered for a second reading on the 14th of May.
General HART. presented a petition from certain inhabi-
tants of the county of Donegal, praying for the licensing of
small stills, as being the only means of providing a market for
their corn, and relieving the distress under which they labour-
ed.—The petition was ordered to be printed.. •
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR gave notice of a motion for Wednes-
day, the 30th of May, to take into consideration the mode of
administering the Laws in the High Court of Chance!), in Eng-
land, and also the regulations of the
.proceedings in cases of
Appeal.
Mr. T. WILSON moved for a return of all Importations of
Hides and other Piodike from Russia within the last year.—
Ordered.
Mr. SYKES presented a Petition from the Merchants and
others of the town of Hull, praying for a repeal of the Wool
Tax. He would not go into the question at present, as the ap-
proaching , motion of a Noble Friend of his for repealing the
Tax would give him a more fit opportunity for doing so. He
considered the Tax to be injurious to all parties.
REFORM.
Mr. LAMBTON presented a Petition from the Inhabitants
of Belfast, praying for reform in general of the House of Com-
mons. The Noble Lord who represented that borough, hav-
ing been returned by the Corporation consisting of twelve per-
sons, could not be expected to support the petition of the
40,000 inhabitants of that town. He agreed with the petition-
ers that a reforM was necessary for the preservation of the King-
dom and Constitution. Ireland in particular had suffered
much. He, as well as many Englishmen, felt for her suffer-
ings. Ireland had long been misruled, but—(Some confusion
in the House)—he augured but little from the Motion which he.
had to bring forward to-morrow, when he saw that the petitions
of the people received but little attention from the House. He
thought that the Speaker ought tp declare to the House the im-
propriety of paying but little respect to the petitions. That pe-
tition was signed by many respectable individuals, and merited
particular attention.
. Mr. CHICHESTER had not heard of the 'petition until
do days ago. He understood that the petition had been agreed
to in a Methodist Chapel inn the suburbs of that town, at a time
when there had been a Meeting assembled to present an address
to-the (Peen.' therefore thought that the respectable part
of. the community at Belfast bad not signed it. One of them
had on that morning 'told him that the respectable part of the
town had not been present at the meeting.
Mr..LAMBTOS denied that the petition was therefore un-
worthy.of attention, and he referred to a Belfast news_pdper for
a statement of the proceedings. It had been convened by a re-
quisition;- signed by 100 merchants and inhabitants of that
town, as respectable perhaps as the friends of the Hon. Member„
the Corporation, who returned the Member without-consulting
the wishes of any other persons. •
Mr. CHICHESTER eltplaitied. The great indiViduals or
leading characters of the town had not been present. He dis-
claimed- having cast any imputation on the petitioners.
The petition was then read and ordered to lie on the table,
and to be printed: . •• •
Mr. CALCRAFT in the absence' Of his lion. Friend Sir .1.
NeWport,.-postponed the motion relative to the proceedings of
the Cnmnritsionars. imuiry into the English Courts of Jus
tice, from to-morrow to tie 9th of May.

. CANADA TRADE.
Mr. -ELLICE .presented a Petition from the merchants of
London trading. toCariada, complaining of the duties about to be
aicl-ail the, timber 'imported into this country. .1f sanctioned
by the House those.therchabts would 'not be able to receive any
return from that country, as the timber and corn of Canada.
Could not then be itopOrted .into England. The corn of that
country, which was allowed by the regulations of 1815 to be
imported at 67 shillings, was, thro' the lowness of that article,
ritnv rotting in, the:Warehouses of thiS country. They therefore
wished to have that corn ,imported without restriction. The ex-
lorta -of 'Great Rritain to, Canada had amounted last year to
800;000f.e'hut,if those dutiet were imposed, the imports of deals-
and timber which hacllast year been to the amount of 400;0001.
would not be one half as much next year. The corn of Canada
could not be imported without 30s. addition. on the growing ,
price ; the petitioners thereforeprayed that the corn snould be
imported without restrictions. He therefore moved that the,
petition shOuld be referral to the Committee on the Agriculture
of thiS country. • . . .
Sir I. COFFIN said that Canada cost this country. annually
the sum of .E 500,000. It was better. sunk to the bottom of the
sea, than that England shmild- have the, trouble of paying
.42500,000 for the preservation, of a colony which brought no pro-
fit to the kingdom..
Lord MILTON expressed his'dissatiSfaction at the absencea
'of Ministers from the Ileum at 'Six. o'clock. He wished to
know when the agrieultinistS of the conntry could expect a
Report from the .Committee sitting up. stairs. ,He understood:
that the
,Conunittee sus investhWinif various matters ; he there-
fore thought that 'a separate Report ,on each of those subjects
would be useful. The country ought tobe informed the real
.diffieulties, although no remedy could be proposed. He was of
opinion that a most anorhalOus proceeding had been adopted, in
refe.rring the agricultural petition from Scotland to a separate
Committee; but it. was -perhaps done to • induce the Scotch
Members Members to Vote for Ministers.
• Mr. GOOCH said, that as Chairman of the Agricultural
Cortimittee,.he could not at present say, as the Committee had
come to no decision, at what time.their report-could be matle•-
It was his belief, however, that it might be soon after the Easter
Holidays. ' •
Airr. MARRYATT.hoped the prayer of the petitioners would
be attended to. • It was a fact that corn the produce of.canada
had been totally excluded from every GOVernMent Contract.—
At a time when every one was calling aloud for a free trade,.
surely seine protectioti otighi to be afforded to ihe petitimers.
Mr. G. BENNErr spoke against the prayer of the Petition.
He called upon country Gel:Amen not to be so besotted•and
stupid as to be led by the nose by *a set of merchants Who came
down to that House with. these PetitiOns, and endeavoured to
persuade it toinapose a tax m 447400,000 Upon the country.' •
MARRY.ATT disclaimed having
,any interest in the
timber trade of Canada.. , •
Mr. ELLICE, after the Petition -was read, meived- that-it be
referred to the Agricultural Corrinalttee. . .
Sir' E. I(NATCHllumAt,,gi;eked that the . Petition might
delay the Committee to the great inconvenience of the parties,
whose interests were under its consideration.
After a few wordg. r. froM,M E./lee, the Petiticrn woes referred
to the Committee.

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Mr, •Serjeant 0-I‘7sloW moved the second reading of. tie
At6rney and BOlitittirs' admntsiort Bill.. The Bill was read:a
second: time, and ordertd.to b.. cotr.mitted on the 4th of. Nay..
• .The RegnlationS Acceptarges •of Bxc4quer Bill
was read a, s'econd. time, 'ard ordered to be committed on the
4th of May. . . .

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•-• 'AUDIT twrict. • .
Sir THOMAS BARING Wished to issk theilight,Hon.'
Gentleman (the Chancellor of the. .Exchequer), whether Mr.
S%.rjeant Pratd was about to retire from .:as situation as head