The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-02 00:00:00

NEWFOUNDLAND.

Lord HOLLAND had *two Petitions to present,
worthy of the attention of the House and of his
Majesty's' Government. He'' regretted that he
should have to present therm' in the absence of
the Noble Earl at the head of the Colonial De-
partment; but did so lest he should not find for
some time another opportunity. The first was
signed by 200 respectable inhabitants of St. John's,
in the Colony of Newfoundland. The other was
from a district in the same island, and both com-
plained of the manner in which the laws were
administered, and prayed the house to adopt
some measure to regulate the Government of that
Colony, and to place it on the same footing as
other British Colonies. 'He (Lord Holland) had
no doubt that if justice had really been admin-
istered, as it was stated in the Petition, and as it
appeared to have been from the concurrent de-
clarations of the Chief Justice and Jury of New-
foundland, his Majesty's Government would
think it their duty to propose some measure upon
the subject. If they did not do it (the Noble
Lord was understood to say) he would himself
undertake the task, if the Session had not
reached so adv,anced' _ ,

After a few words from the Earl of LIVERPOOL
and Earl DARNLEY, the first Petition was read
and laid on the table, and .the second withdrawn
on account of some informality.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, MAY 1.
Mr. W. SMITH presented a petition from the
Fishmongers' Company of the city of London,
against the 13i1.1 for repealing the 27th of Charles
11., which directs that an open space shall be
kept on the north bank of the ThAmes, from the
Temple to London Ilridge.—Referred to. the
Committee on the said gill.

The Westminster Irtiproverrielit 'Bill, went
through a Committee. The Report was received
and the Bill ordered.to be read a third time to-
morrow. •

Sir J. GRAIIKM presented a petition from the
Overseers and Churchwardens of the Parish of
St. Mary-le-bone, in favour of the Bill for the
better execution of the office of Justice of the
Peace near the metropolis. The petitioners
called the attention of the House to the custom
of hawking articles through the streets, accom-
panied by the sounding of horns at all hours of
the night, which they complained of as a great
nuisance.---Laid on the. table.

Sir J. SFaatotrr presented a petition, from the
Inhabitants of Royston, praying *fOr an amelio-
ration-of the Criminal Law.—Laid on the table.

HusxissoN brought in a Bill for improv-
ing the'Land Revenues of the' Crown, and for
the better reg.ilation thereof.—Read a first, and
to be read a second time on Friday,.
Mr. S. Rica presented "k petition from the
Chamber of Commerce of Limerick, which, after
adverting to the state of Commerce in Ireland,
and pointing out the necessity of the Commercial
interest being 'represented in that house by per-
sons conversant with the subject,' complained, as
was understood, of some proceedings which took
place at the late election; The petition was
ordered to be taken into consideration on Tues-
day the 15th inst.
The Report of 'the Irish Tithe-leasing Bill
was agreed to.—To be read a third time on Fri-
day next.

A UDIT-OFFICE.

Mr. BENNET moved for a copy of the Trea-
sury Minutes of the 29th of May, 1807 ; the Ist
of February, 1811; and the 3d of April, 1812 ;
respecting the Audit-office.—Ordered. •
_ _

1 he Iron. Memberalso moved for an abstract of
the Net Annual Revenue and Expenditure of the
Colonies of Ceylon, Mauritius, Nalta, the lonian
Islands, and Tobago, together with an abstract
of the total Revenue of those Colonies, up to the
latest period.—Ordered.