The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-31 00:00:00

PAR,LIAIVENT.

nousE OF LORDS, ALtitcn 30.
The Earl of MOUNT-EDGECIfiIBE preented a
Petition from certain Occupiers of Land in the
CouthyTof Cornwall, complaining of Agricultural
Distress, anti praying felief.7----.Ordered to be laid
ohlehe table.
Earl DIGBY presented Petitions to the same
effict frolii' the OCcupiers of Land in 'Weymouth;
ana'fie COunties of Rants, GlouCester and Wilts.
—6lliieTed.to be laid•On the table.
The Trish Clerks or Nisi Prins. Bill was
broAiht 'tip from the Commons, and read the
first time.,. .
Witchcraft Laws Repeal -Bill was
read .theAecond time.

T jut Archbishop of Yons presented a Petition
from the Archdea.eonry and Clergy of York
abzainst the Catholic Claims.

Lon, .CAJ.TIIORPE. presented Petitions from cer-
tain :Proprietors *of. Lands in the vicinity of
Wielaior forest and of Uxbridge, prying for a
revision of the Crimin3l 'Code.
Liiid.AIELyILLE presented a Petition from the
',ree-holders of the County of Inverness against
the Malt Duties.

The Bishop of LAND kFF presented a Petition
froth the Archdeaconry and Clergy of Hereford
against the Catholic Clainas.—They were all or-
dered to be laid'on the table.

Pie Irish Attorneys' Fees Bill was read the
third time and passed.
Tile Beer Dutie; Bill «•as read the second
time.—Adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMAIONIS.
COM3IISSIONERS OP. SEWERS.
DODSON. presented a petition from the Pcrt of 'Rye,
'and 9.31 r. B. IVIEBRAIIAIII presented a petition from the
ofdlye,,-both Against the Commissioners of Sewers Bill.
The petitions were ordered to be. printed. The second reading
of thz Bill was postponed to Monday se'linight.
R AI POLTN D.
Cn the inotionof Sir Ili. W. RIDLEY, the Grampound
,IVl.iyaeys Indemnity Bill was read a-second time, and ordered to conirlittcd on-Monday next.

The Innkeepers Bill was read a third time and passed. •
Sii JOHN NEWPORT- presented a patition from Michael
Lacy, of the Court of King's Bench Office, Ireland, and another
from Wm. Stuard, of the Exchequer Office, Ireland, praying
that their oflicos might not be abolished without some compen-
sation being• granted to them. Laid ou the table.
Mr. C. 'GRANT brought up the Report of the Committee
en the Irish CoUrts'-- of Justice COmpensationS, which was
agreed. to ; and it • was ordered that instructions should be
Ei.rfin to the Committee on the Irish Courts'' of Justice Bill
to make provision for the same-out of the Consolidated Fund.

CORN AVERAGES,

Mr. BLAOKBT:P.S;Ver:;ented;;&iiiion from the Presi-
der.t and other Members of the Chamber of -Commerce at
Manchester, against any Idtration in the mode of taking Corn

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averages.
,3.11 E• F. ROBINSON said he still retained the opinion he
Aidd when he proposed the Bill the second reading of which
war fixed for this evening ; and he therefore believed the effect
of that Bill would not be such as the petitioners apprehended.
He begged to observe, with reference ta_ a remark which had
been made upon his absence on a former night, that dthough
the rule was that every. Member of
"the House should attend in
Ms place during the whole sitting, yet it was the understanding
of the House, that those who had'important duties to perform
were not to be called upon. for a strict obedience to the rule.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. ROBINSON then uostponed-the seoond reading of the
Corn Averages Bill until lionday se'nnight.
Mr. ELLIS presented a Petition from Joseph Farrel, one
of the-Clerks in the Court of Exchequer, praying compen-
sation.

£:r J. NEWPORT bore his trstinlony to the creditable
manner in which the petitioner had always performed the duties
of his Office.

IRISH TRIAL OF TREASON BILL.
This Bill went through a Committee. The Report was
brought up ruld agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read
a third time on the fish of April. _

TIBIBLit DUTIES.

On the motion of Mr. 'WALLACE, the Report on the Tim-
her Duties Acts was brought up, and ordered to be taken into
further conside7ation on Wednesday next. •
eh- M. W. RIDLEY begged to say, upon the subject of
this Repott, that he trusted his present. silence upon'the de-
tails of the measure' wol;ld 'not be construed into an acqui-
escence in either the proposition of the Right Hen. Gentle-
man opposite (Mr. Wallace), or of that of the Noble Lord
(Althorpe) near. him Ile thought the duties recommended by
tenth were higher than case required, and more calculated
to injure than to serve the interests which they were meant to
protect—The report was ordered to be printed: