The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-09 00:00:00

CAVAN ELECTION.

The SPEAKER informed the House, that the
unsuccessful Candidate for Cavan had not entered into recog-
nixances to prosecute his petition against the return.
Mr. GRATTAN said, that a petition had been
prepared, praying an extension of time, but it had not yet been put
,vrito his hands, as he had expected. He therefore requested that
tile question be postponed for a short time.

While the SPEAKER was explaining that such a
course was irregnlar, the petition was delivered to Mr. Grattan,
and he accordingly presented it.
The petition was then read, and the further consideration of t1:49
question was adjourned till Tuesday next.
The orders for the consideration of the petitions against the
returns for the following places were discharged, on account of
the petitinners not having entered into the proper recognizances,
in teems of the Act of Parliament, viz. the borough of Denbigh,
the borough of Tregony, the town of Kingston-upon-Hull, the
borough of Beverley, the county of Kerry, the county of Cavan,
the county of Westmeath, and the town of Galway.

The SPEAKER then stated, that, having gone
through the list of those cases which were regularly discharged
on account of the non-compliance by the petitioners with the
terms of the Act of Parliament, he had now to submit to the
consideration of the House another class of cases, which might
require further deliberation. In these cases, the names of the
enreties had been transmitted, and the recognizances had been
entered into in proper time, and in the proper manner, with this
exception, that the recognizances had been executed, or purport-
ed to have been executed, before the expiration of the eight days'
previous notice required by the Act of Parliament of the 53d of
the late King. This objection applied to the petitions against
the returns for Leominster, for Stirling, and the boroughs con-
nected with it; for the town of Dover, and for the county of
Limerick. The discussion of these cases was adjourned till Tues-
day next.

Mr. FAZAKERLY, however, presented a Pe-
tition on the subject of the return for Leominster, which was or-
dered to be taken into consideration to-morrow.
THE LATE DUKE OF YORK.
Mr. Secretary PEEL gave notice, that on Mon-
day next he should move an Address of Condolence to the King,
on the Demise of his late Royal Highness the Duke of York.
THE CATHOLIC CLAIM'S.

Mr. S. RICE presented several Petitions from the
Catholic inhabitants of Parishes in different parts of Ireland,
praying for the concession of the Catholic Claims ;—one from the
~ounty of Mayo : another from the county of Tipperary; and
three from the county, and one from the city, of Limerick.—Or_
dered to be printed.
Sir F. BURDETT then rose to present the gene-
ral petition of the Catholics of Ireland. Thin duty, he said, he
was anxious to lose not a moment in performing ; but he would
not avail himself of that opportunity to make any preliminary re-
marks with reference to the general question, lest they should
hereafter be productive of inconvenience in the debates that would
ensue. He would content himself, therefore, with shortly ex-
pressing his regret at the absence of the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Had that Right Hon.
Gentleman been present, he (Sir F. Burdett) would have been
happy to have consulted with him as to the future steps to be
taken, in furtherance of the most important measure prayed for
by the petitioners. He was sorry, he repeated, for the Right
Hod. Gentleman's absence, both on account of its cause, and for
his own sake, as he was desirous for his correct guidance in pro-
moting this great question, to have had some communication with
that Right Hon. Gentleman. It had become a matter of such
pressing necessity—of such hourly growing importance—(Hear,
hear.)—tbat no consideration would induce him to delay bring-
ing it before the House at the earliest period that public con-
venience would permit. Iu saying this, however, he felt
that he could not then undertake to name any precise day
for that purpose, though he would state, that the impression on
his mind, as well as that on the minds of the petitioners, was,
that no further delay should take place than was absolutely neces-
sary, under all the circumstances that effected the discussion of the
question--(Hear, hear, hear.)—The Honourable Baronet con-
cluded by declaring, that he earnestly hoped that it would he on a
very early day that the Question would be brought forward, but
at present he could not venture to fix it positively. He moved
that the petition be brought up.
Lord NUGENT, m seconding the motion, said,
that he also had a petition, with a similar prayer, to present to
the House, from a distinguished and very considerable body of
British subjects. He would take that opportunity of stating that
the petition to which he alluded was in the course of signature
amongst the Catholics of England and Scotland. He would be
guilty of injustice towards them, if he did not add, that he en-
tirely concurred in the spit2t that animated them, viz. that of
the warmest and deepest sympathy with their fellow-sufferers in
Ireland.—(Hear, hear.)—The only reason why this petition was
not then presented was, that it had not yet received the full
amount of expected signatures.
The general petition of the Catholics of Ireland was then brought
up and read. It was ordered to be printed.

THE CORN LAWS.
Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the

Owners and Occupiers of Land in the North Riding of Yorkshire,
against any alteration in the Corn Laws.
Lord GEORGE LENOX presented similar petitions from five
places in the county of Sussex. . . _

Colonel TORRENS presented a petition from the
Inhabitants of London and Westminster, praying for the repeal of
the Corn Laws.

NAVY ESTIMATES.

Sir G. CLERK brought up the Navy Estimates
for the present year.—They were ordered to be printed.
The Honourable BARONET then gave notice,
that he would more for a Supply on Monday.

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