The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-07 00:00:00

'ORTS.

SECOND EDITION.
SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloc•

I
PERIAL PARLIAMENT

THIS EVENING.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
CAZLETT'S DIVORCE BILL.
Counsel were heard, witnesses examined, and the eri'
deuce ordered to be printed on this Bill.
Sir ALEXANDRA GRANT and others, brought np the
City Canal Bill, two Private Naturalization Bills. 8114
several Private Bills. Also, the Scottish Sesin Registir
and Manchester Rail-way Bills, the House of Conti:a:lt
being agreed to the amendments proposed by 'um' 1
Lordships. •
CORN LAWS.
Lord KING presented a petition from the WWI 61
Marylebone, praying for an alteration in the Corn Lam
Several Bills were read a third time and passed; elle,—
a second time, and ordered to be committed ; and the
Lordships adjourned at a Quarter past Five o'clock:

'HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. R.'COI.BORNE reported to the House, that the
illness of General Sir G. Boyle rendered it 'necessarl f°l.
the Dover Election Committee to adjoern till to-morroly
morning. A Medical Gentleman stated that be would b°
ted
able to attend to-morrow morning, and leave was gran
for the Committee to sit to-morrow. The attack less
described as of a bilious nature.
Lord ALTHORPE presented a petition from Leicestst
and Northampton, against the Smithfield Market Bill.
Mr. Alderman WAIT LIMAN moved that the Committee
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of St. Dunstan's Church Bill should have leave too`,,
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their report on or before the 18th inst.
Mr. C. PA LLNIE R presented a petition from the SoeietZ
for Suppressing Cruelty to Animals, praying that a Bs'
may be introduced to abolish the practice of bull-baiting.
Mr. KING presented a petition from several parishes
in the county of Cork against the Subletting Act.
Mr. HUSKISSON presented a petition from the boot,
and shoemakers of Liverpool against the importation 0'
foreign shoes.
After a few words from General GASCOYNE, the Pe-

tition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUSKISSON presented a petition from a Mr.
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Horwood, of Liverpool, complaining of the unequal use*"
ition from
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Silk Throwster, of Worcester, against reduction
duty on thrown silk.
Mr. W. HOR'fON presented petitions from two Emi-
gration Societies, praying for means to assist them to
emigrate.
Mr. ROBINS presented a petition from eleven Silk
Throwsters of Manchester, against the Silk Duties Bill'
and praying for compensation for their losses.
Mr. DU GDALE presented a petition from Birmingham'
against the renewal of the East India Charter.
Mr. BULLER presented a petition from persons con"
cerned with the Pilchard Fishery, praying for a continu-
ance of the original bounty.
Lord L. GOWER brought in a Bill for amending the
Statute relating to Offences against the Person. Bead
first time.—Also a Bill to amend the Acts for the ens
couragement of the Irish Fisheries.
Sir H. PARNELL and Mr. H. PARNELL said a felf
oSfcotutt;
words, and this Bill was read a first time.
Sir M. S. STEWART presented a petition from cer-
tain Manufacturers from Hamilton, Lanarkshire, praying
the House to consider their situation. He also prelee7
a petition from the Emigration Society of Glasgow, rill'
ing for assistance to enable them to emigrate.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Borough Of
Culross, against the Gaol Enlargement (Scotland) Bilk
Also, a petition from the Carpenters and Joiners of Moe-
chester. He was sorry that none of his Majesty's Ministers
were present, as the petitioners stated they were willing s°
work, but could not get it to do. They prayed for thee'
peal of the Corn Laws, as they considered it would no
only benefit them, but the country at large. Ordered to
be printed ; also a petition to the same effect from Nevi-
ton-upon-Ayr.
On the petition being brought up,
Mr. WELLS said, tbat he should oppose this petition,
if it was contended that the present distresses of the people
was attributable to the Corn Laws. He denied that such
distresses were in any way owing to those Laws.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY said he could not suffer the ob-
servatiens of the Hon. Member for Maidstone to PO5
without remarking that every one must know that the
Corn Laws were calculated to affect the condition of the
labouring classes. He trusted that some alteration
would be speedily made to relieve the labouring
classes from the distress which the Corn Laws was cal"
culated to increase.
Mr. WELLS said something in explanation which WO
inaudible in the gallery.
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Mr. WHITMORE concurred in the sentiment°
Hon. Member for Colchester. He had always °P,i
ed
P7ed
the Corn Laws, because he conscientiously beiede r
that they were the parents of much of the distress tto
which the country was now suffering.
Mr. P. THOMSON contended that the distress was
mainly attributable to the defective laws by which the int-
portation of Foreign Grain had been for many years re*
g ulated.
Mr. M. FITZGERALD considered that it would be eX-.
tremely inconvenient to go into any general discu,sion of II
question of so much moment as the Corn Laws, particularly
as the system of averages was calculated to deceive the
public. Such, he knew was the case at present, as re'
spected Lancashire, where so much distress prevails.
Mr. HUME said that the system of free trade had be-
gun at the wrong end ; for the House should in the first
instance have commenced with the article of corn, the most
important of all others. It was preposterous to keep up
the price of corn, when so many poor persons were
starving.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said he wholly differed
from the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, but should reserve
what he had to say until a future opportunity.
Colonel SIBTHORPE called the attention of the House
to an Advertisement in au Irish Newspaper, the Dublig
Evening Post, stating that the " Cathedral Catho-
lic Church of Newry would be consecrated, on the 6th
of May, by the Most Reverend the Archbishop of
Dublin, assisted by other most Reverend Bishops, and that
the sermon would be preached by another most Reverend
Bishop, &c." Ile said this was the fruit of this detestable
Bill recently brought into this House, and he wished to know
from the Right Hon. Secretary opposite if this was not in
direct variance with the Bth Clause of that detestable Bill ?
He thought Ministers were bound to see if that advertise-
ment had the sanction of the Catholic Clergy, and if sof
steps should be taken for subjecting them to the provisions
of the clause he had referred to the penalty for the assun3P-
tion of those tittles by them was 1 00/.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Secretary Peel was in the House but made na
answer.

(LEFT SITTING.)

[MR. O'Cortmmt..—lt was rumoured, and generally
believed, that Mr. O'Connell would attempt to take his
seat this evening, but up to the time of our going to pr
he had not presented himself ; and it was reported that be
had disclaimed the intention to Mr. Tyndall