The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-10 00:00:00

ORDNANCE ESTIMATES.

Sir H. HARDINGE brought up the Ordnance
Estimates for the year, which were ordered to be printed.
Sir H. HARDINGE then gave notice, that he
should take the Ordnance Estimates into consideration on Friday
next.

HERRIES presented a petition from Har-
wich against the Catholic Claims.

GRAIN IMPORTED INTO ENGLAND.

Mr. HERRIES brought up an Account of the
quantities of Grain imported into England.

ARTILLERY OFFICERS.

Sir H. HARDINGE brought up an Account of
the *umber of the Royal Artillery Officers dismissed without
Court Martial.

Mr. BROWNLOW presented a petition from the
Roman Catholics of Camas (we believe), in the county Tyrone, in
favour of the Catholic Claims; he need not add, that this was a
question in'whieh ha felt a deep interest.

LEOMINSTER ELECTION,

The Order of the Day for resuming the Adjourned Debate on
the petition regarding the Leominster securities, being read,
_Mr. DOUGLAS observed, that the object of the
existing.raw on this subject was to give parties, whose seats were
petitinned agaiisat, an opportunity of examining into the solvency
of the Securities given to prosecute the-petition against the return.
Eight days were therefore allowed by the Act for inquiry, and in
this instance that full time had been suffered to elapse between the
sending in of the names of the sureties and the perfecting of the
recognizance, before the Speaker. He moved a Resolution, that
it appears to the House that the petitioners have complied with
the provisions of the statute.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL called the atten-
(ion af the House to the dates in this case. Notice of the names of
the surettio was given on the 7th December, on the 12th Decem-
ber the recognizances were entered into before a Magistrate, in
Herefordshire, end on the 15th December they were perfected be-
-fore the Speaker. rills more than eight days had been allowed
for inquiry, fer the poeeeding was only inchoate before the
County Magistrate, and was mot completed until the Speaker had
taken due cognizance of it. Lathe fair and sensible construction of
the Act, all that was required had been done.

Mr. FERGUSON agreed with what had just
fallen from the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, and thought that
the conduct of the petitioners was open to no fair objection.

Mr. BERNAL contended, that petitioners in cases
,af this kind ought to be confined strictly to the forms prescribed
by different statutes : a Sitting Member was surrounded by a sort
of pnicecting
.stmospbere, and it was presumed, until the contrary
was shewn, that fe had a right to the place he occupied. He
~fought it undeniable tbat the strict letter of the 53d Geo. 111.
;halt pot been complied witZi, and the petitioner stated not a single
/eat= for granting the boon ha pow sought.

The :SOLICITOIt-GENERAL argued with the
.B.TTORNE,y-E.NERAL and urged that more than eight days
..24.d in fact been Awed for inquiry, because the agents of the
sitting Member n3ighs laeye objected to either of the sureties at
Any time before the recognizances were completed by the Speaker.
;le priwision, allowing security' to be entered into before a Ma-
giatrate in the country, was contained in the Act of the 28th
ilieorge In.. for the convenience of parties residing at a dis-
tance from Landon. It seemed to him that all had been done
that was required, and that the Sitting Member had been deprived
of no advantage which, under other circumstances, he would have
enjoyed.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS adverted to the particular
term. of the two statutes', and argued from them, that eight days
ought to elapse between the giving notice of the names of the
sureties and entering into the recognizances before the Magistrate.
It was considered on all hands that statutes of this kind ought to
be strictly construed, and yet the Learned Gentleman on the other
side now wished a liberal construction to be put upon them, for
lie benefit of the petitioner.
Mr. WYNN bore witness that the petitioner had
with- the true intent and meaning of the Act of 53d

(seo. 111.
Lf)CKLIART opposed the motion, and
*stated that the ouse was bound to adhere strictly to the provi-
cons of
the law, thaw it might not be said that they took it upon
them to &span with the law.; when it bore hard upon s"them-
selves ; and thus Adopted a different rule with respect to them-
saves from that wttiC;: they acted upon with regard to the people
in general. The words •pf the Act required that the eight days'
previous notice should be
before ent?ring into the recogni-
aances; whereat, on the other 4tlt,, they contended that it was
sufficient if the regular notice were glwrp before the recognizanus
were perfeeted, by being allowed by the Spier. But this was
a mode of construction which rood not be allow,4d. It was
altering the terms of the Act of Parlistnent, and if he were allowed
to alter the words as he pleased, he ought hake an act of Parlia-
ment mean any tiling he pleased. The Act wls intended to take
proper care of the interest of the Sitting Afembers, o would be
moat materially injured• if the coamouction, now
co.uteta4 for,
should be adopted by theitc,
. se.

Mr. WYNN still mainta•
wed that the provisions of
the Act of Parliament bad been --- h •
aud that even if the construction "'bualY complied wit
otbei
side, were adopted, the House, construction,
endtheed for on the
Act, had a discre-
tionary power to enlarge the time for entering into the recog-
izances.
Mr. ABERCROMBY supported the motion,
being satisfied that the provisions of the law had been substantially
vomplied with.
Mr. CARTER opposed the motion, and COll-
- if the construction contended for on the other side should
be adopted with respect to the petitioner himself, the same rule
must be adhered to with respect to the sureties, which would be
attended with great inconvenience aud hardship to the sitting
Members.
The House then (Elided on the motion that elle provisions of

the law had been complied with—Ayes, 59; Noes, 21—Ma
jority, 38.

COLONEL BRADLEY.

Mr. HOME, adverting to some letters which had
been laid ow the table by the Secretary at War, to clear up the case
of Colonel Bradley, observed, that some further papers were re-
quired, in order completely to elucidate that matter.
Mr. Secretary PEEL Suggested to the Hon. Mem-
ber the propriety of postponing his motion for additional papers for
a short time, as his Noble Friend the Secretary at War, was not
then in the House. It was desirable that the motion should be made
when his Noble Friend was present, that he might have an oppor-
tunity of giving such explanations as the case might require.
Mr. HUME agreed to postpone the motion till
Wednesday next.—Adjourned till Monday.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Etoile dated Wednesday, Feb. 8.)

" LAUSANNE, FEB. 2.--The Lausanne Gazette—besides
other news faVourable to the Greeks, such as the defeat of the
Turks at Athens and Arachova (Fabvier is now Governor of the
Acropolis), and the approach of Caraiskaki to 31issolongbi—gives
the following :
" Letters from Trieste of the 14th of January announce, (after
letters from Zante of the Ist), that Misulis had attacked the,
Turkish fleet near Zea, taken two corvettes and three brigs, and
sunk or dispersed the remainder.
" Letters from Zante of the 9th of January say, that Ibrahim
being entrenched between Modon and Navarino, was attacked by
the combined forces of Colocotroni, Nikitas, Geneus, and Botzaris,
3,000 strong. The battle was bloody, and the noise of the cannon
was heard for five leagues. Ibrahim, at the head of 3,000 men,
endeavoured to break through the troops of Geneus, but was re-
pulsed with lo.es, and, after an action of five hours, his troops were
driven into Modon, leaving 1,500 killed on the field, a great num-
ber of wounded and prisoners, 11 pair of colours, eight cannon,
and 3(10 horses.

" Another letter from Zante, of the same date, says was re-
ported that Redschid Pacha, after having been beaten in Eubcsa,
had perished in a bloody battle ; that the town of Caristo had
fallen into the hands of the Greeks, and that Miaulis had again
beaten ibe Egyptian tlrA between Candia and Cerigo.