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

BUTTER TRADE.

Sir IL PA KNELL. presented a petition from the No-
bility, Gentry, ant. Traders of Killarney, on the subject of
the. Butter Trade.
Petitions from various Congregations of Protestant Dis-
senters, praying for the Repeal of the Test and Corpora-
tion Acts, were presented by Mr. 'Western, from Saffron
Weldon and eight other places; by Mr.- Charles Calvert,
from Southwark and another place; and by Warbur-
ton front Bridport and another place.
Lord MILTON, in presenting 34 petitions from as minY
congregations of Protestant Dissenters, praying for the Re-
peal of the Test and Corporation Acts, tome the opportu-
nity of remarking that many of the individuals from whom
the: petitions proceeded. had stated, to him that they were
maligned ireits being imputed to them that they were not
disposed to grant concessions ,to the Catholics ; the contrary
being the fact.
Lord RANCLIEFE, in presenting petitions.from various
cangregatiems of Protestant Dissenters. in Leicester. Not-
tingitimshite, &ea, praying for a Repeal of the Test and
Corporation Acts, and another petition praying for the
Emancipation of the Roman Catholics, expressed his hope
that the conduct of the new Administration on these and
other subjects might be such as would enable him to give
it his support.
petitions fco.meCongeegations of Protestant Dissenters,
prayli for a Repeal of the Test and Corporationn. Acts,
were pre...ented byr rslr. BURRELL, from Brighton ; and
by Mr. CbBI'EIS from Newhaven, Battle, &c.
Mr. LF.)iNARD, in presenting petitions of the same
nature from Afaldun, Wickam. &c. observed, that by far
the greater number of the petitioners were favourable to
the emancipation of the getholics.
Mr. JOHN WOOD, in presenting nine petitions of the
same nature, from various Protestant Dissenting Congrega-
tions in Lancashire, observed that the petitioners had
stated to him by letter, that they would disdain to receive
privileges which their fellow citizens did not share ; and
that they should see with great joy all classes of his
Atlajeety's subjects in possession of equal civil and religious
rights.
Five petitions of the genie description were presented by
Mr. LEGH Knelt, from various places in Leicestershire
and Huntingdonshire-; two •by Mr. Camarrost from
Derby; and eleven ,by Mr. BaNert from Wiltshire.
Mr. BARING presented a petition from the Silk
Weavers of Taunton, praying for a Bill to regulate the rate
of wages.
Mr. BARING also pr etitions for Universal
esented p
Toleration, from Taunton and Ave other places in Somer-
setahire.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD presented a petition from the
Catholics of the county of Clare, praying the House to
take into consideration the Laws against the Ronson
Catholics.
Mr. OTWAY CAVE, on presenting two petitions for '
the Repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts from the two
Dissenting Congregations of Harvey-lane and Bond-street,
in the town of Leicester, said, that notwithstanding all they
had heard that night from the Honourable Member for
Caermarthen, he could not sincerely congratulate the peti-
tioners on the arrival of a period when they might look
with confidence to a redress, at their proper time, of all
practical grievances, and when their claims, whether ac-
ceded to or not, would at all events be duly and atten-
tively considered. Had he not understood the Ministerial
opposition lately dee4ared to the prayer of the petitioners to
have been made in a qualified sense, he would have used
Lis humble endeavours to diasuade them from bringing
forward their claims, or at least from making him the organ
of their claims, at this peculiar and critical moment, when it
was, as it seemed to him, the duty of every impartial and
unprejudiced man to abstain from anything which might
~n the remotest degree interfere with the objects and
intentions of his Majesty's present Administration, which
'had triumphed, happily for the country, over the hollow
and flimsy n;=ntrality of some, and the abortive and intem-
perate, though .more manly and undisguised opposition of
others. Under al; the circumstances which he could con-
ceive, he should, tise'rJore give the petition his cordial sup-
port, when the motion- to,: the repeal of the laws in ques-
tion should he brought befort. the House.
Colonel WOOD presented $ petition from nine-and-
twenty Adjutants of Militia, complaining that the ex-
pectations which had been held out so them had not
been realized. The Hon. Member, while an his legs,
adverted to a hardship under which the officers of Militia
laboured ; namely, that they could not receive their half-
pay when abroad, although officers of the line were enti-
tled to do so.
Lord PALMERSTON (au we understood the Noble
Lord) said that he would inquire into the subject.
Petitions from various Protestant Diavnting Congrega-
tions, praying for the repeal of the Test aL.d Corporation
Acts, were presented by Mr. Grosvenor, from Chester ;
by Mr. Bernal, from Chatham ; by Lord Howiek, from
.Newcastle-on-Tyne, North Shields, &c. ; and by Lord
(.4..eorge Cavendish, from Derby.
Lord CASTLEREAGH withdrew his entice of a mo-
tion for a copy of the opinion of the Attorney and Solicitor
Genii al for Ireland, on the Constabulary Acts, as trans-
mitted by the Chief Secretary to the Magistrates of the
County of Down, &c.
Mr. LEYCESTER presented a petition from the Pro •
testant Dissenters of Shaftesbury, praying for a repeal of
the Test and Corporation Acts.

MR. GOURLAY.
Mr. W. HARVEY presented a petition from Mr. Robt.
Gourley, confined in Coldbath-fießls, praying that the
House would not grant to Judges, in cases of larceny, the
discretionary power of punishment eontereplated in a
Bill which had been introduced into that House ; but
that the degree of punishment with which every descrip-
tion of offence ought to be visited, should be accurately
prescribed by law. The Hon. Gentleman took the oppor-
tunity-of observing, that it seemed to him to be rather
extraordinary that the petitioner should be charged as in-

cane, and yet that the same securities should be required
from him, before his liberation, as if he were a sane man.
He (Mr. Harvey) had lately been assailed with sarcasms
from various quarters, in consequence of the observations
which he had, on a recent occasion, thought it his duty to
make on the members of the legal profession. He would
beg leave to read to the House a passage on the subject, in
the petition which he was about to present. [The Hon.
Member here read a passage from the petition, in which
the gentlemen of the long robe were spoken of in terms by
no means flattering to them.]
On the motion for laying the petition on the table,
Mr. HUME begged to call the attention of the Right
Hon. Gentleman opposite to the case of Mr. Gourley, who
had now been so long in confinement. For his own part,
he could see nothing like insanity in Mr. Gourlay's con-
duct. He was quite at a loss to know on what grounds
he was detained. If he had been guilty of any offence,
let him be tried ; if not, let Lim be discharged.
Mr. STURGES BOURNE observed that Mr. Cour-
lay'■ ease had not yet come under his notice.
Mr. PEEL said that Mr. Gourley was not confined ou
any charge of insanity. He was confined because, having
committed an assault, he would not give the security that
was required. The Secretary of State had no jurisdiction
in the ease, and could not dispense with the security which
the law required.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN expressed his hope that
the circumstances of Mr. Gourlay's case might be inquired
into, in order if possible to put an end to the extraordina-
rily lengthened punishment which he was undergoing.
Mr. PEEL observed, that there had been no disposition
whatever to press heavily upon Mr. Gourley. Kuowing
him to he a man of education and intelligence, he (Mr.
Peel) had directed that he should have every comfort con-
sistent with his safe custody. His persisting in not giving
security was the cause of his continuing in his present con-
dition ; and gave rise to the supposition that he had some
object in view in his refusal.
The petition was ordered to be printed.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL postponed his motion for leave
to bring in a Bill for the better taking of Polls in Cities
and Boroughs.
Petitions from Protestant Dissenting Congregations,
praying for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts,
were presented by Sir T. Acland, from Exeter, and
eighteen other places in Devonshire; by Mr. Slartey, from
Shropshire; and by Mr. Whitbread, from Deptford, and
two other places.