The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
George Sewell, alias George Greenwood, alias George
Greensell, alias Black-eyed George, and Henry Perkins,
ALA Bill Pitman, were brought before MARRIOTT
and WHITE, Esqrs., charged with being the principals
engaged in the robbery of !stamps at the Bull and Mouth
inn in the month of September last.

No evidence at all inculpating Perkins being adduced
he was discharged ; and Sewell, after offering a defence on
the grounds of alibi, which he could nut by evidence sus-
tain, was fully committed.

SECOND EDITION.
SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

IMPERIAL PA RUAMENT

THIS EVENING.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR did not take his
seat till nearly 20 minutes past eight o'clock.
Mr. Crater, from the Treasury, presentad an ac-
count of the circulation of all the Bank of England
Notes under 51.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that no
private Bill be brought up after Wednesday, the
25th March, and that no Judges Report be received
after Wednesday, the 29th of April.
The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition
from an individual, praying that the House would in
their proceedings upon the Roman Catholic Ques-
tion. Keep in mind the essential principles of the
Constitution of the country. The petition, on
some irregularity having been pointed out by one of
the olli2ers, was withdrawn.

The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presenteda
petition from the Archdeuconry and Diocese of Tuarn,
and another from the Bishop and Clergy of some
other Diocese in Ireland, against further concessions
to the Rom I,n Catholics.

The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition
from the inhabitants of the city of Chichester to the
same effect.

Lord BEXLEY presented n petition from 9,000
inhabitants of the city of Norwich, expressing what
he conceived to be a pretty fair specimen of the
sentiments of the people of England on the Roman
Catholic Qnestior. The petition was against con-
cessions. The Noble Lord presented two other
petitions from parishes in the country of Norfolk to
the same effect.

Lord LONGFORD presented a petition from
the Protestant Dissenters in King's County against
the Catholic claims, praying further suppression of
the Catholic Association, and to revise the laws with
respect to the forty shillings freeholders.
Lord MOUNTCASHEL presented a petition
from the Protestant Dissenters of the city of Cork,
against further concessions. This petition was
signed by many thousands of individuals. The
Noble Lord had had the honour of presenting
last year a similar petition. He stated then
that he had heard of a disposition in the
part of the Roman Catholics to publish the names
of all who signed petitions of this nature in order
that they might be held up as objects of attention.
This threat had actually been put into execution for
a great many of the petitioners had been inserted
into the radical newspapers of that part of the
county. This threat had heen renewed on the
present occasion, otherwise this petition would have
been signed by a still greater number. The Protes-
tants dare not speak their sentiments, but the
Catholics were unrestrained in every respect. The
Noble Lord had just returned from Ireland, and from
what he had witnessed felt perfectly satisfied, that if
the &aims of the Roman Catholics were now
to be granted, instead of pacifying, it would
only throw them into a wester state of agi,ation.
It was not the mass of the people of Ireland who
were to be benelitted by the measure now proposed
—it was only to satisfy a set of political swindlers,
and under these circumstances he was disposed
to oppose Catholic Emancipation; he should, how-
ever, withhold his more detailed sentiments upon
the subject until tht House was fully informed of the
exact nature and extent of the measure about to be
proposed.
' Lord CLARE presented a petion from the Vice
Chencellor, Masters, and Scholars of the Universty
and City of Oxford against further concessions to
the Roman eatholics. This petition was to have
been presented by the Chancellor of the University,
but in consequence of that Noble Lord's indisposition
the petition had been sent to him (Lord C.) The
Lord Chancellor did not concur with the prayer of
the petition, and whenever the House came to
vote upon the subject, the Noble Lord as well
as himself (Lord C.) would not fail to give their
votes either in person or by proxy against the prayer.
The Noble Lord, however, trusted that the utmost
attention and respect would be paid to the petition,
coming from the very respectable quarter front which
it issued.

Lord BEXLEY was sure that the Noble Lord
who had just sat down would have added, :if he
had been aware of tl►e fact, that this petition had
been agreed ro by one of the most numerous Convo-
aations ever held in Oxford, and by a majority of
about tm ee to one.

Lord CLARE observed that he had certainly not
been informed of this circumstance.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. RAINSFORD brought up certain returns
from the Court of Chancery.
Mr. CRAFER brought up certain papers from
the Treasury.
Mr. FITZGIBBON presented a petition from a
parish in Limerick in favour of the Catholics, and
another against the Sub-letting Act, and another
against the Vestry Act.
Mr. HANCOCK presented two petitions from
places in the county of Westmeath, against the
Catholic Claims.

Mr. MOORE presented fourteen petitions
against the Catholic Claims, which he stated were
signed by upwards of 3,000 Protestant inhabitants
of one of the smallest counties in Ireland.

Colonel ROCEIFORD presented a petition from
Ireland, against the Catholics.

w. ii. ST. PAUL presented a similar petition,
signed by 5,000 persons, inhabitants of Clifton,
in the county of Stafford.

Lord MELTOWN enquired if the petition was
signed at a public meeting,
Mr. S. PAUL replied in the affirmative.
Mr. 11. WHITE presented a petition from three
parishes in the county Dublin in favour of the Ca-
tholics, and one against the Subletting, and one
against the Vestry Acts.
Mr. O'NEILL gave notice that on monday next
he should move that a list should be furnished to
the House of all places in Great 131:itain, from
whence petitions should be presented against Catho-
lic Emancipation, with an account of the limber of
signatures to each, and also an account of the popu-
lation according to the last census of the places from
whence those petitions were sent.
i Sir JOH BECKETT presented a petition from
Ilaslemere against the Catholic Claims.
"—Mr. MALCOMBE presented a petition from the
Mayor and Corporation of Boston against any fur-
ther concessions to the Roman Catholics. The lion.
Membea said, when his Majesty's Ministers brought
forward the proposed measure, he should be ready
to support the prayer of the petitioners.
Sir CHARLES HASTINGS was convinced

. . .
the great body of tke people were against cencession
to the Roman Catholics. Every Member of that
Nouse ought to state his opinion on this momentous
question, he though it would, if carried, bring the
greatest misery upon the oountry.
Mr. HENRY MAXWELL, presented seven
petitions from parishes in Ireland against the Catho-
lic Claims.

Mr. BANKES presented a petition from Stock-
land in Dorsetshire, against the Catholic Claims,
and a similar one from a parish in Somersetshire.
Mr. BIRCH presented a petition from the Mayor
and Corporation of Nottingham, in favour of
Catholic Emancipation, and another of a similar
nature from a Society of Protestant Dissenter, in
the same place.

Mr. DAWSON brought up returns from the
Courts of Request and Public Charities.
Mr. T. POTTER MACQUEEN gave notice
that he should on a future day bring in a Bill to re-
peal so much of the Act relating to the Poor
Laws, as regards obtaining a settlement by means
of servitude.