The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tur,:: if*Te a.

The Gallery of the House of Contruons wu nut opened
this evening until five o'clock, the House having been oc-
cupied in a ballot for a Committee to try the merits of
the Stockbridge election.

The names of the defaulters at the last ballot were then
called over. Several Members were excused, and others
ordered to attend ballots cm future days.
Colonel WOOD brought up the report of the Ludlow
Election Committee, declaring the sitting Member (Lord
Clive) duly elected ; buts that the petition against his
return was not frivolous.

Upon the motion of Mr. Alderman WOOD the London
Bridge Amendment Bill was read a third time, andpassed..

CHURCH LANDS IN CANADA.

Mr. STANLEY, in rising to withdraw the motion of
which he had given.notice, respecting the Church Lands in
Canada, took occasion to state the ground, upon which he
had taken.that course. The subject he had intended to
bring before the House was one of very considerable impor-
tance, but just at the present period when the attention of
Hon. Members was directed to subjects of greater interest
and more importance, he did not think it proper to force
discussion. He found aft additional reason too for this
in the circumstance, that the Noble. Lord who was at pre-
sent at the head of the Colonial Department, had not had
time to consider the subject.

Lord FOLKESTONE' presented & petition from the
Protestant Dissenters of Folkestone for the repeal of the
Test and Corporation Acts.
• Lord lIOTHAM understMl • that something that had
fallen from him with regard to the late changes in the
Administration had not been accurately represented out of
doors. He confessed that
,„ the explanation given by his
Majesty's Ministers and'.,those- Gentlemen who had lately
joined with them, .might have been more satisfactory
to his mind, and unless a more satisfactory explanation, was
given of the circumstances which produced the late changes,
he, as an humble individual, had no hesitation in rumifting
that he would not promise his eapport to the Adminis-
tration.

Mr. VILLIERS STUART, inl presenting a petition
from a parish in the County of Waterford, praying for the
Emancipation of the Roman Catholics, took occasion to
declare the.principles upon which he determined to support
the.prescnt Adruiniv,ration. Ile gloried in the coalition
which had taken place, for what was it but a coalition be-
twaen the oral men on one side of the House and those on
-the other.--(Hear, hear.)—lt was said, that the late
cbangea in the Administration, had created so much ex-
_,itement in Ireland, that the Catholic Question ought to be
disposed of; but in his opinion, the excitement of hope
was preferable to that of disappointment, and the people of
Ireland knew well to what they should attribute the sudden
anxiety which, Hon. Members opposite evinced for bringing
on their claims. The people of Ireland were willing to
confide fully in their tried friends, and in his (Mr. V.
Stuart's opinion) he who would now force on the discus-
sion of the Catholic Claims, must be either a weak
friend or a very artful enemy.—(Hear, hear, hear.)—
The lion. Gentleman concluded by moving that the peti-
tion should be brought up.
Mr. MABERLY moved for Returns of all Flax and
Tow, Linen, and Linen-yarn, exported from Great Britain
and Ireland, from the sth of January 1826 to the sth of
January 1827.—Ordered.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he would make a motion,
on Wednesday, the 16th instant, t,t) repeal the 60th Geo.
111., cap. 9, commonly called one of the Six Acts.
Mr. MNXWELL (of Glasgow) presented a petition
freni the Operatives of Glasgow, against the Use of Ma-
chinery. The Hon. Member thought it his duty to pre-
sent the petition, though he did not altogether approve of
the prayer.
Mr. MABERLY said he would say a few words with
respect to the application of the petitioners. There was
no doubt that the operatives of Scotland wanted employ-
ment—but they were mistaken 'DA to the means of ob‘_
tainirfg it Machinery had Produced great benefit le