The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-07 00:00:00

CORPORATION AND TEST ACTS.

Mr. GREEN presented a petition from the Protestant
Dissenters of Lancaster, for the repeal of the Corporation
and Test Acts. Similar petitions were presented from
Darling, Stanbuck, and Barnard Castle, by Mr. Panlett ;
by Mr. C. Dundee, from Newbury and Bodmin ; by Sir
G. Robinson, from the Independents of Northampton, and
from several other places in the county of Northampton ;
by Mr. Pendarves, from Truro, Grampound, Penzance,
and several other places in Cornwall ; by Mr. Ramsbottom,
from Windsor ; by Sir C. Morgan, from the Protestant
Dissenters of Newport, in the county of Monmouth, and from
Abergavenny ; by Mr. R. Smith, from Newport Pagnell ;
by Lord W. Russell, from Tavistock ; by Lord John
Russell, from St. Ives, Chester, Durham, and two parishes
in Suffolk.

Mr. C. DUNDAS presented a petition from the Electors
of East Retford, praying to be heard by Counsel, against
the East Retford Election Bill.—Laid on the table.

Mr. B. WILBRAHAM presented a petition from the
town of Dover, against any further concession to the
Roman Catholics.—Laid on the table.

Mr. PENDARVES presented a petition from Redruth,
praying for the repeal of the Duty on Coals.
Mr. JONES, in rising to present a petition, said he felt
great suspicion of the fate of the Dissenters' claims, as well
as those of the Roman Catholics, from the manner in
which those Hon. Members, who formerly expressed them-
selves in favour of those claims, had alluded to them since
the late changes in the Administration. The Hon. Mem-
ber then proceeded, in a tone almost inaudible, from the
situation of the speaker, immediately under the gallery, to
arraign the conduct of the Members and supporters of the
,present Administration. We understood the Hon. Gent.
to compare his Majesty's Premier to Jupiter, and his sup-
porters to Jupiter's satellites. He conjured the promoters
of the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, to be steady
in their purpose, so that the great body of petitioners might
have no reason to fear that their cause would be abandon-
ed, as other great questions had lately been abandoned, by
those who had so long advocated them. What had become
of the questions of Reform and Catholic Emancipation,
now that the Whigs had deserted their post and their prin-
ciples? What else could their coalition mean, but the love
of place, since in taking office they had consented to aban-
don all those questions to which they had so long profess..
ed themselves attached? The Whigs it was, who had
placed the Riot Act upon the Statute Book; who had
converted triennial into septennial Parliaments ; who had
introduced the Lord Chief Justice into the Cabinet ; and
made the Finanee Minister auditor of his own accounts.
Mr. BARING, submitted that the Hon. Gentleman
was rambling through a variety of subjects totally un-
connected with the subject now before the House.
Sir J. YORKE said the Hon. Member was only ex-
pressing his hope that the Repeal of the Corporation and
Test Acts would nit suffer by the same juggle which was
used on the Questions of Reform and Catholic Emancipa-
tion.--(Hear, hear.)
After a few words from Mr. Moberly, Mr. M. Fitz-
gerald, and the Speaker, on the point of order,
Mr. JONES presented several petitions from Carvarvon
for the repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts.
Sir G. ROBINSON said the Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Jones) had alluded to him, and stated that which he had
never said. If the Hon. Gentleman was so inaccurate
respecting what had fallen from a Member only a few
minutes since, the House might, judge what credit should
be given to his other assertions.
Mr. JONES explained.—He had only alluded to the
opinion the Hon. Baronet had expressed as to the feeling
of the Dissenters on the Catholic Claims, and did not see
why the lion. Baronet should have taken up the matter
warmly.
Sir G. ROBINSON.—Because it was not true.—(Cries
of order, order.)
After a few minutes had elapsed, the SPEAKER rose,
and observed that, during the discussion which had just
concluded, lie had overheard an expression fall from an
Hon. Member, which he hoped had not been overheard by
any other Hon. Member; but least it bad been, and for
fear it should excite unpleasant sensations in the mind of
an Hon. Member, who might conceive it was directed to
him, he (the Speaker) thought it necessary to allude to the
subject. The expression which he had overheard was,
that a contradiction, which had fallen from an Hon.
Gentleman, ought to be answered elsewhere. He was sure
in his own mind that the Hon. Bart. who used that ex.

pression did- not intent- to eonvey. any unpleasant impres-
sion 'to any Hon. Member; but if, involuntarily, such an
impression had been conveyed, it was his (the Speaker's)
duty that such inapressiun should not remain. He, therefore,
called upon the Hon. Baronet to say, whether his object was
not to justify himself; without offending the Hon. Member.
Sir GEORGE ROBINSON said, he did not mean to
offer any offence to the Hon. Member, and if he had used
an expression which was too strong, he had only to de-
clare that he was sorry for it.—(Hear, hear.) .
Mr. JONES, we understood, declared himself perfectly
satisfied with the explanation which had been given.—
(Ffear, bear.)
iIIESSAGE- FROM THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Bill for declaring the marriage between Miss Tur-
ner and E. G. Wakefield, null and void, and several other
private Bills, were brought up by the messengers from the
House of Lords.
A person from the Insolvent Debtors' Court presented a
return of the number of insolvent debtors.
Mr. K. DOUGLAS laid upon the table a return of the
number of officers in the Royal Navy, specifying their
ranks.

Sir E. OWES presented a petition from Protestant
Dissenters in the County of Essex, praying for a Repeal of
the Test and Corporation Acts.
Col. DAVIES presented a petition to the same effect
from Protestant Dissenters in Worcester. _

Similar petitions were presented from Coventry, by Mr.
Wilbraham ; from Derby, by Mr. Mundy ; from Suffolk, by
Mr. Littleton ; from Sudbury, by Lord Ebrington ; from
Halifai, and' everal places in the county of York, by Mr.
Marshall; from different places in the counties of Norfolk
and Suffolk, by Mr. Coke.
Mr. SYKES presented a petition from certain inha-
bitants in Hull, praying fur a repeal of the taxes on shop
.servants. _ _ _

The Hon. Member also moved, that an humble Address
be presented to his Majesty, praying that his Majesty
would be- graciously pleased to order a Copy of the Report
of the Commissioners of Inquiry for the Cape of Good
Hope, to be laid before the House ; or, at least, such
extracts from this Report, as bear upon the case of Mr.
John Carter. Also, a copy of a letter written -by Mr.
Carter to Lord Charles Somerset, in or about the month
of December, 1824; and also, a copy of the correspond-
ence between Mr. Carter and the Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department. '
Mr. HUME seconded the motion, which was agreed to.
Mr. O'NEILL presented a petition from Hull, against
any further. concessions to the Roman Catholics.
Sir ADAM HAY presented a petition from Perthshire,
against the importation of foreign wool.
Mr. HUgE presented a petition from a person named
Elliott, praying the House to take into its consideration the
laws regarding Debtor and Creditor. The Hon. Member
observed that the petitioner had to pay on a debt of only
161. the sum of 641. of expences.
Mr. HUME also presented a petition from the Cotton
Spinners of Lancaster, praying the House to fix the mini-
mum of their wages.

SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS.
Mr. HOBIIOUSE rose for the purpose of presenting a
petition on the subject of the St. James's Park Improve-
ment; but as he did not see in the House any Members
connected with that part of the public expenditure, he
begged to be allowed to postpone it till another occasion.
The Hon. Member gave notice of his intention, however,
to move to-morrow for the appointment of a Commission
to inquire into the best means of supplying the Metropolis
with pure and wholesome Water.