The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-14 00:00:00

ROMAN CATHOLICS,

Mr, GRATTAN presented a petition from Arklow,
in the county of WickloWs in favour of Catholic Emancipation;
Mr. R. MARTIN said, that he rose to correct an
error which might be prejudicial to him. A paragraph in one of
the Dublin. papers had .tated, that he had declared in the House
his conviction that certain Catholic Pritrds had excommunicated
their flock, for not voting as they directed at elections. Now he
had declared directly the reverse, and was fully convinced that no
such occurrence had in any instance taken place.
Mr. J. WILSON moved for a return of all Vessels
of Foreign and British tonnage that had entered the ports of limit
Britain from sth January, 1828, to sth January, 1827; and also
a similar return fur Ireland.

Mr. HUSKISSON said, that it was not usual for
Hon. Members to move for prospective returns ; it would not be
very easy to comply with thew motions.

Mr. J. WItLIAMS said, that the Returns ►night
oe made up to the 13th December.

\h.. 1 LISKISSON gala, that the Returns the
Hun. AJeinher required w.ertt Annually' tail before Parliament
umler the Examination Order of the HMS!. These Return.
were usually made up to the ends of each quarter of a year, and it
would be found inconvenient to make them up otherwise.
Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS finally consented to
word his motion for Returns up to 10th October last.
• Mr. DOWN IE presented a petition from Middle-
ton, in Yorkshire, against aby further concessions to the Catholic's.,
Ordered to lie upon the table.
NEGRO SLAVERY.
•
Mr. DENNISON said, he rose to present a petition
against Negro Slavery, from the Surrey Anti-Slavery Association.
It was the first petition that had been presented upon the subjesst
in the. new Parliantrut. The petitioners complained of the
high protectiug dutiee upon West India produce, and calcu-
lated, that the people of England had in the last twelve years,
paid equal to a tax of 18,000,000/. in the additional price of
sugar created by the protecting duties on that article, of con-
sumption. The petitioners trusted, that as. Portugal was pro-
tected by the blood and treasure of England, our Government
would insist that the Portuguese flag should no longer he allowed
to protect the nefarious traffic iu aegroes---(Hear, bear.)
Mr. BROUGHAM said, he would take the pre-
sent opportunity of asking whether any intimation had been re-
ceived by Government since last Parliament, relative to the Co-
lonial Legislatures acquiescing in the views of Ministers with re-
spect to the slaves?

Mr. HUSKISSON said, the Hon. Member eon-
,
nected with the Colonial Department was not then in his place,
and he could only take upon himself to say, that no satisfactory
returns had been received from Jamaica.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, he regretted that the
communications made by his Majesty's Government had not been
obeyed by those to whom they were addressed. He understood
that the Colonial Assemblies of .lamaiea had expressed their de-
termination to resist the views of the Home Govermnent.
Mr. }IUSKISSON said, that he believed the Aa-
sembly of Jamaica had expressed their willingness to take the
subject into consideration.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM wished to know if Go-
vernment intended to renew the Act of last year, with respect tc
licenting Public-houses?

Mr: PEEL said that he certainly was not satisfied
with the law as it now stood ; but he was not prepared to say,
what ought to be substituted for the present law. lie could as-
sure the Honourable Geniletuan, that the subject was under his
consideration.

Mr. HUME said that an Honourable Member in-
Walled to bring the subject
,replarly before the, House, and to
afford au opportunity of discussing its merits.
Colonel TORR ENS moved to discharge a notice
of a motion be had given fora Return of Foreign and Irish
Corn imported into England since January, 1105.
. At the request of the. Honourable Member, his notice was die.
charged ; be then gave notice of a similar motion after the holidays.