The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-19 00:00:00

should increase the tax on those articles, parti-
cularly cotton wool, the produce of the United
States—that is, should the United States' Tariff'
Bill pass into a law. Should the latter be done,
we would recommend the Ministry to increase
the taxation of all United States' articles, as
staves, rice, &c. &c. We mean, however, not
to tax those articles so high as to cause the
smugglers to step in and run away with both
the tax and the trade. The political economists,
when they treat of these subjects, always forget
Debt, Dead Weight, and Sinking Fund, which
altogether require 40 millions a year.—Morning
Herald.

SECOND EDITION•
SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

IM PE RIAL PARMA M ENT

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, with Lord BEXLEY and
the Earl of SHAFTEsBURY, met at four o'clock as
Commissioners, and gave the Royal Assent to Mr.
Canning's Pension Act Amendment Bill, the Sur-
plus Ways and Means Bill, the Staines' Bridge, and
several other Private Bills. Their Lordships then
adjourned, and the House met again at five o'clock.
The Land Tax Commissioners Bill was read a
third time; the London Docks a second time, and
several others.

Lord CLIFDEN presented a petition, praying
their Lordships to compel Trustees to render Ac-
count of certain Charities in Kilkenny, and carry
the trusts of the founder into execution. The
Charities were 13 in number, founded 1818, by
Joseph Evans, of Kilkenny, who at his de-
cease left property to support them, amounting -
to 1800 a year. They were for the benefit of very
poor persons, and the petitioners felt it most im-
portant to have the administration duly executed.
The Trustees were the Dean of Ossory, Mr. Rowe,
Mr. Shaw, the Rector of St. Mary, and the Vicar of
St. John's. Though the petitions might revert
to the Court of Chancery, yet the Noble Lord
with great deference to the Noble Lord on the wool-
sack, would rather advise any man to thrust his
hand into a furnace than his head into the Court of
Chancery. (Great laughter.) It was an awful
thing to enter within the portals of the Court of
Chancery. It could not be doubted, that the three
Rev. Gentlemen, to whom he alluded, were men of
honour and integrity; yet some men were shy in
either bringing their conduct, or allowing it to be
brought before the public. Such persons, however,
must understand that there existed such a thing as
the Press now a days--the omnipotent Press—
( Hear, hear)—and that, when public statements
were once made, individuals subsequently found
themselves under the necessity of obeying public opi-
_ .

Mon. It might be said that this petition hadbeen pre-
sented from spite, but no such feeling influenced the
petitioners. The three highly respectable black coats
said they had no person to render an account to.—
He (the Noble Lord) however, joined with the pe-
titioners in hoping their Lordships would compel
them to render an account i►► some shape and by
sme means or other, in oder that the charities might
not be lost and the property sink into private
estates. He moved that the petition should lie
upon the table.
The LORD CHANCELLOR hoped the Noble
Lord would allow the prayer of the petition to he
read, which was done accordingly.
Lord COLCHESTER called the attention of
the House to the nature of this petition. It
was, in point of fact, to correct the alleged
abuses in charity property, and he bad no
doubt their Lordships would readily agree with him,
that this was by no means the proper form for
bringing forward such a petition, but, that the
Court below was the most fit place to look
for redress. During his experience in Parliament.
which he was sorry to say was considerable he had
seen many petitions of this kind brought before it ;
but on all occasions without exception, when the
irregularity was pointed out by any Member,
such petitions had been withdrawn; or if not with-
drawn, immediately rejected bthe House. The Noble
Lord therefore hoped that the Noble Viscount who
had presented this petition, would see the propriety
of withdrawing it ; if not, he should feel it his duty
to press their Lordships to reject it, as wholly unfit
to be received by that House.
Lord CLIFDEN had no doubt that the object
of the petitioners, would be now accomplished, ►nas-
much as he had had the opportunity of making the
public statement he had made, and under such cir-
cumstances, particularly as there seemed to be a
doubt respecting the regularity of the petition, he
consented to withdraw it.
Lord KING presented a petition from the Catho-
lics of Ireland, stating that by the existing laws they
were deprived of tilling Corporate offices to the
number of 2,500, and praying for admission to such
offices for the future.
The Earl of LIMERICK, in the absence of his
Noble and Learned Friend, the late Lord Chancel-
lor for Ireland, moved the second reading of the
Bill for protectinc, Purchasers for valuable consi-
deration in Ireland against judgments not revived
or redocketed within a certain time. The object
of the Bill was to provide within five years after the
passing of this Act, all judgment which had not
been received, or upon which interest had not been
paid for the last 20 years, should be considered as
satisfied.
Lord CLIFDEN supported the Bill. He said
that from some cause or other a great number
of judgments affecting property in Ireland were still
to he found on the rolls of the Court, although they
had long since been satisfied. This circumstance
deterred many English gentlmen from purchasing
Irish property, as they did not wish to meddle with
estates upon which they appeared to be incum-
brances, although in fact there were none.
After a few words from the Marquis of SALIS-
BURY, the Bill was read a second time, and or-
dered to he committed on Monday.
On the motion of Lord MELVILLE, the pro-
perty in India bill, was read a second time, and on
the motion of the same Noble Lord the House was
ordered to be summoned for to-morrow.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a
petition praying that facilities might be afforded for
procuring subjects for anatomy; and also a petition
from several places in the county of Galway, pray-
ing for a repeal of the Bill, limiting the number of
small_ cotes.
The Marquis of CLEVELAND presented a pe-
titron from Stockton and .Launceston, praying for
the Abolition of Slavery.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented a per

tion from Eastwood and other places, for repeal of
the Billimit:ng the circulation of 1/. notes.
On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWN,
the amendments introduced by the Commons into
the Bill for Consolidating the laws for offences against
the person, were agreed to, and the House adjourned.