The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-27 00:00:00

THURSDAY, MAY 14.

Nonczs or MOTIONS.—Mr. Wilmot Horton, to move
for copies of the royal instructions issued to the Governors
of his Majesty's various colonial departments—Mr. Hast-
ings Davies, to move standing order for regulating the
hours for receiving petitions.

On Tuesday a meeting of merchants, manufactu•
rers, and others extensively interested in the woollen
manufacture, was held in the Court-house, at Leeds,
to determine on the expediency of presenting a peti-
tion to the House of Commons, previous to the 30th
inst., on the renewal of the East India Company's
Charter, Benjamin Gott, Esq., in the Chair.—
After some conversation had taken place as to the
objects of the meeting, a draught of a petition was
agreed upon, praying that when the question of the
renewal of the East India Company's Charter should
he submitted to the House, the subject might be
fully investigated, not only in reference to a free
trade to the East Indies and China, but to the ex-
pediency of opening the peninsula of India to colo-
nization, and giving to the British subjects settled
there every privilege enjoyed by British subjects in
the foreign dominionsbf the United Kingdom. In
the course of the proceeding, communications from
Glasgow and Liverpooi were read, and some discus-
sion took place with respect to the expediency of
sending a deputation to London, to co-operate with
those from other _parts of the kingdom; but it
seemed to be the decided impression of the meeting,
that this step wonld be at present premature, as it
was thought both Ministers and Parliament had
been too much exhausted by the discussion of the
Catholic question to be prepared or disposed, to
enter upon the consideration of so momentous a
question during the present session. It was deter-
mined that the petition should be presented by the
County Members, previous to the 30th instant, the
day at present fixed for Mr. 'Whitmore's motion for
the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire
into the subject, and it was also resolved that the
petition should be transmitted to Lord Milton.
The folloWing is a copy of the petition :

" TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF THE UNITED

KINGDOM IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED.

" The humble Petition of the Bankers, Merchants, Manu-
facturers, and others of the town and neighbourhood of
Leeds, in the county of York,
" Showeth,—That your petitioners are exten-
sively interested in the manufacture of woollen,
worsted, and linen cloth, for the supply of foreign
markets, as well as for home consumption; and as it
is most essential to the commercial prosperity of
the country, that the greatest facilities should ba
afforded for promoting the general export of its
manufactures, they humbly request that when the
question of the renewal of the Charter of the
Honourable the East •India Company shall be sub-
mitted to your Honourable House, you will be
pleased fully to investigate the subject, not only in
reference to a free trade with the East Indies and
China, but also to the expediency of opening the
Peninsular of India to colouization, and every privi-
lege enjoyed by British subjects in the foreign do-
minions of the. United Kingdom.
" And your petitioners shall ever pray, &c."

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.

DURING LAST WEEK.

Oath.

Beans.