The Sun.
London, England, 1821-06-19 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

Mr. WIIITBILEAD presented a Petition from the Parish
of St. Pancras, praying for a Reform in Parliament, and the
Restoration of the Queen to all her constitutional rights.—Or-
dered to lie on the table..

Sir G. CLERK obtained leave to bring in a Bill to vest in
the hands of the Commissioners of the Navy for the titne being,
the right and title to all estates and lands belonging to the naval
service, for the administration thereof. He also. brought in a
Bill for repealing part of the Act passed with regard to the pur-
chase of certain lands near Sheerness, tor the use of the naval
service.—The Bill was read a first time. • .
TOBACCO DUTIES.

Mr. LUSHINGTON moved: the second reading of the To-
bacco Duties Bill.

Lord BELGRAVEPpposed the Bill. Though he approved
of the object of the measure, he 'thought the provisions of the
Bill were bad, and must therefore oppose the second reading.
Mr. LUSHINGTON expressed a hope that the Bill would
be allowed to pass the second reading. In the Committee it
could be modified, and clauses would be propos!d which he
hoped would remove the objections now urged against it.
A discussion of some length followed, in which Mr. BER-
NAL, Mr. W. SMITH, Mr. CURWEN, and Mr. C. CAtirERT,
spoke in favour Of postponing the secondreading. Mr. BARING,
Mr. H. BRIGHT, and Mr. Ilusxxssox, spoke in favour of the
Bill, as' necessary to protect the fair trader. The last men-
tioned Member thought it would be desirable that the Bill
should be amended and put into its best shape. If it should
then be still objected to, it could stand over till the next Session,
and this might be better than beginning again DE OV O.
After a few remarks from Mr. HORHOUSE, Mr. LusitiN4-
TON, did Sir J. NEWPORT, •
Sir F. BURDETT moved that the Bill should be react a se-
cond time Kt thathlaysix-mixas.
A new conversation followed, in which Mr. Bernal, Lofd
Belgrave, Mr. H. Bright, Mr. Hobhoise, Mr. Huskisson,
Lord A. Hamilton, Mr. Lushington, Mr. Caleraft, Mr. Baring,
Mr. C. Calvert, and Sir F. Burdett participated. •
The House divided—
' For the Motion . 75
For the Amendment - - • •- -
Majority for the second reading -

- -32

On the question that the Bill be committed, some further re-
marks were offered by Mr. H. Davis, Mr. Bernal, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, General Gascoync, Mr. Hohhouse,
Mr. 11. Bright, and. Lord Bel rave, after which the Bill was
ordered to be committed to-morrow.

Mr. LOcRIIIART presented a Petition from a person of the
name of Joseph Pitt, pointing out the importance of giving
every posisible encouragement to the industry of this country,
*and protecting it against foreign competitions. _
Sir W. DE CRESPIGN Y hoped the Petition would be at-
tended to. Ordered to lie on the table.

Lord A. HAMILTON presented a Petition from Glasgow,
agaii,kft the Tobacco Ditties Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Lis Lordship presented a second Petition from Glasgow,
complaining of certain recent alterations in the,txClie Laws.—
Ordered to lie on the table.

GRENFELL present(' a Petition from Penryn, in fa-
vour of the Bill for punishing cruelty to animals.—Ordered to
lie on the table.

Mr. C. CALVERT presented two Petitions from the Manu-
facturers and Retailers of Snuff, against the Tobacco Duties
Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table.

Lord N UGg NT gave notice, that early in the nest Session
of Parliament he would move for leave to bring hi Bills for
better securing the independence of Judges in the Island of
Tobwro, and for better regulating the Criminal Courts in that