The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-15 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(LAST NIGHT.)

As soon as the SPEAKER took the Chair a mes-
sage was brought from the House of Lords, requir-
ing the attendance of the Commons in the other
House, for the purpose of hearing the Royal Assent
given by Commission to several Bills agreed to by
both Houses.—(For the names of which see Lords'
Report.)
A person from the India House brought up some
papers ordered by the House.
Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, brought up papers
relative to the Light-houses.
Mr. PROTHEROE presented a petition from
the inhabitants of London and Westminster, in
favour of the removal of Smithfield Market.
Mr. R. GORDON said he hoped the Report
would be brought up to-morrow, and that the City
Members would attend in their places, in order that
that very ludicrous Bill might then be thrown out.
Alderman WAITHMAN brought up the Report
upon the St. J)unstan's Church Bill.
Mr. S. WHITBREAD presented a petition from
the inhabitants of the eastern part of the Metropolis,
against the East London Waterworks.
Mr. LITTLETON presented two petitions, one
from the mine owners of West Bromwich, and the
other from the iron masters of Stafford, praying that
the trade to India might by thrown open.
Mr. KEMP presented a petition from a place in
Sussex, complaining of the wool trade.
Mr. BARING presented a petition from Mr.
William Meadows White, of Great St. Helens,
Bishopsgate, containing suggestions relative to the
poors' rates.
Mr. MOORE moved for a new writ for Wexford
in the room of Admiral Evans, who has accepted the
Chiltern Hundreds.
Mr. R. DOUGLAS presented a petition from
the merchants and other traders of Glasgow, in favour
of opening a trade to India.
Mr. STANLEY presented a petition from the
province of Upper Canada, complaining of the man-
ner in which the Government of that Colony is con-
ducted: The Hon. Member stated at great length
the particular grievances set forth in the petition.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he had no hesi-
tation in supporting this petition, which was well
entitled to the serious consideration of the House.
After a few words from Mr. HusKissoN against the
petition,
Sir GEORGE MURRAY regretted that the
petition was not more definite than it was, as
his Majesty's Government were at all times
anxious to afford redress when grievances were
pointed out to them, but he did not conceive
that it was on the presentation of a petition
that the House could properly go into the merits
of any great question.
Mr. HUME was anxious to make a few observa-
tions on this petition. The petitioners only asked
that the recommendations of the Committee should
be carried into effect; but that had net been done.
The Government ought to say whether they in-
tended to carry those recommendations into effect.

As the Government had not vet done this, the Hon.
Gent. who made the Report before alluded to, ought
to give them the opportunity of stating their inten-
tions before the end of the Session. In his opinion
the Colonies had been min-ruled, mis-governed and
ill=used for a number of years, and the House ought
not to delay attending to their complaints.
Mr. -LABOUCHERE intimated that he had a
motion on this subject.
Mr. W. HORTON was glad that a deliberate and
serious inquiry into the state of the Colonies, not a
hasty discussion raised on a petition, was to take
place in the course of the Session ; for that would
shew the people of Canada that the House were in.•
terested in their welfare.

Mr. V. FITZGERALD trusted the Hon. Mem-
ber for Preston would withdraw the petition, to
which it would be sufficient merely to refer when
the discussion should come on.

Mr. STANLEY had no objection, after what had
passed, to withdraw the petition.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
merely wished to state, with regard to what had
been said respecting the conduct of an Hon. Officer,
that he had not been removed from Canada on ac-
count of any complaints made against him, or on
account of any differences between him and the
House of Assembly. In that sense of the word, he
had not been removed from the Government of
Canada; but he had been appointed to Nova
Scotia on account of the opinion entertained by his
Majesty's Government that he was peculiarly well
fitted to administer the government of the latter
country.
Mr. HUNIE observed, that as the removal had
not taken place till after the complaints had been
made, the Government had received the credit of
having removed the Governor on account of those
complaints.
Mr. LABOUCHERE was understood to give
notice, that he should bring the subject •of the
Canadas under the consideration of the House on
Thursday, the 21st.