The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-13 00:00:00

TUE QUEEN.

Sir RONALD FERGUSSON presented a Petition from
the Borough of Kiikaldy, in Scotland, signed by five hun-
dred persons, expressing their giisOisfactiio at the measures
pursued - against her Majesty the Queen; complaining
also of the oppressive load of taxation which pressed upon
the niantifacturing interests, noel which had not been
lightened by .any measures of economy, notwithstanding the
professions of Ministers, end the promise held out itt the

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gpeeCh•from the Throne:
,ice-lietitloners also expref ed tVeti••
selves deeply hurt to fierethat a Loyal Address had been pre
sented iii the :name of the inhabitants of that But tt b, trout
e the secitlinnts of which, as.far as they went to al *prone of
the conduct of Ministers, they wholly dissented t bat Loyal
Address, they stated, had.been got up tinder the sa section Of
a respeetAle name, and had, in the first instance, I be signa-
tures of If: persons under the pay of the Crown—( Hear
The Address so et-Commended was sent round, and t bete were
finally olunined for it 49 names out of a population jf 40,009:
—The Petitioners, moreover, sobmitted to the Ho Ilse, that
the country-could not be satisfied until Gorernm tnt acted
Upon a strict principle of economy, and restored- bier Ma..
jetty to the full possession of her rights. T te' Hon,
Member presented another Petition, signed b: y nearly
ieven hundred persons, from an .adjoining par itch, con-
taining similar sentiments, stating besides, that iclinisters
bad totally lost the confidence of the nation, and pr hying fee
a thorough and effectual Reform in Parliament. t 'ocse Peti-
tions together.svere signed Icy upwards of I MO.
An Ho ~,,, trahle Mrs; R.asstned the House, ,that the
names signed to the Loyal Address were of the Most re-
spectable description. • ,

sir It. FEItGOSSON, in ekplanation, Raid that tt name,
f the Petitioners were not inferior in point of respe
The Petition wiis ordered to be printed.

CONINIITTEE scoTriz

Sir R. FERGUSSON moved that his name might ibt
drawn from the Committee on the. Scotch Burghs ii. on the
ground of his being, convinced that the tootle of pr N,cevdit;
adopted by the majority of that Committee would $
prevent the advantage expected to he derit ed from iTs"
pointment, and cause the hopes, of the people of Sec *rlttur
he completely overthrown.—(Hear, hear!)—Tier had ana
feet-
logs hostile to that majority, or to any person -in it, t it Eltd-
ing that his'eseilitins could not. have any Itiect itypre trentimr.
the views of the Petitioners front being defeated,
his name to he withdrawn.
Mr. MA('KENZIE said, that the Ilotiouralde -.7lTeriihel•
would tlo his duty better, if he remained on the Con ienittee.„,
and pointed out to the majority the means of more-eft c,toally
accompiishime the end desired, lie (Mr NI.) was a .
if that Committee, and voted for its appointment in
lion to most of the Gentlemen with whom he usually voted,
on account of the representation., of 'various akinses Lade to•
the House by the inhabitants of these Purghs. 'llse Peti-
tioners had, since the appointment of the Coninvittpe, sub—
stantiated, in a great pail, the existence of many "if those
abuses, and he believed the _labours of the Committ se would.
ultimately secure the remedial co for which it
,twas ap—
pointed.—The question was put and affirmed.
CAPITAL FELONS' DEFENCE BILL.

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R. NIARTIN moved, that the Order of th I-Thy if,r-
the seetind reading of the Capital Felonies' Delon a kilt
re:l4.in order to its being liostootted to Wednesday ►e'oiiight
—Ord red.