The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-18 00:00:00

SUDBURY ELECTION.

Mr. 13LACRSTONE gave notice that, on the bring-
ing up of the Report of the Sudbury Disfranchisement
Bill, he would move that the Report be re-committed.

FCOTCII CHURCH.

Mr. FOX MAULE presented a petition from the
Lssembly of the Church of Scotland. The petition
stated that patronage in the appointment of ministers
was opposed to the principles of the Church of Scotland;
that in the years 1649 and 1690 the laws referring to
this matter were repealed ; that the enactment of 1712
was unanimously regarded as a breach of the set-
tlement, and an infringement of the rights of
the Church ; that the. exercise of patronage had
been attended with great injury to religion, and was
a fruitful source d. dissension ; and that it was the cause
of the present difficulties of the Church. The petitioners,
therefore, prayed the House to repeal the Act of Queen
Anne relating to this subject, The Hon. Member then
proceeded to say, with reference to the notice
which he had given to bring this question
before the House in the form of an address
to her Majesty, that upon further consideration
cf the subject, and seeing that his motion would
be attended with no further result than a divi-
sion rejecting the motion—foreseeing, also, that that
discussion would not be conducted with satisfac-
tion to himself, ,owing to the absence of .his Honourable
Friend the Member far Leith (Mr. Rutherford), he
had resolved not to pursue farther the notice which
he had given for Monday, the sth of July, reserv-
ing to himself, at the same time, -the power, should
circumstances rendering it necessary arise, of calling
the attention of the House at a future period to the
question. He must say that he regretted, the course
which the Government had thought it right to pur-
sue in not tzekins this matter into their own hands.
He thought the initiative ought to come from the Go-
vernment, and being of that opinion he would leave it to
the Government fur another year, and if they did not
then take it up, he should bringforward some measure on
the subject himself.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said, after what had been
stated by the Right Hon. Gentleman, he must
be allowed to say a few words. Her Majesty's
Government, if the Hon. Gentleman had brought the
subject forward, would not have deprecated discussion ;
if such a discussion had taken place, he should have
stated the grounds on which the Government had aban-
doned the hope of doing any good by legislative enact-
ment at the present time. He was deeply impressed
with the importance of the subject, and nothing
would be more salsfactory to her Majesty's Go
vernment than that the good sense and modera-
tion of the people of Scotland should afford the means
of putting an end to theSe unfortunate differences.
Lord J. RUSSELL could not agree with his Right
Hon. Friend that the present was a fitting opportunity
for the Government to consider the question. He hoped
however, that en opportunity would shortly arise, end
that during the interim the Government would consider
the subject. He was willing to leave the matter in the
hands of the Government.

Mr. CAMPBELL said he could see no good in casual
discussions of the question that could lead to no practical
result. He bad abandoned his intention of introducing
a Bill, in consequence of technical objections, by which
his hands were completely tied up. He was glad that
the Hon. Member for Perth had taken the course he had
done, and he only regretted that he had not consulted
with the clergy of Scotland, before he had given his
notice.