Star.
London, England, 1827-06-13 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Petitions against the TestaTitlC;rporatioti Acts were presented
by Mr. Hamtwien from the village of Dawlish, In Devon ; by Mr.
Pawn, from Ross, In the county of Hereford ; by Mr. F. Witeolt,
from Harms by Sir W. Rowswv, from Bury St. Ed-
moods, Hadley, in the county of Suffolk, and Henly-upon- Muses ;
by Mr. Gums from certain Dissenters in the county of Bedford;
by Mr. Slam= from Hurkbam, in the county of Lancaster.
Mr. STANLEY gave notice that be should, on Thursday week,
submit a motion to the House relative to the Borough of Preston.

IrilllYN.

Mr. D. GILBERT preowned a Petition from the inhabitants of
Penzance, praying that the elective franchise of Penryn might be
transferred to the two adjoining Hundreds, containing a population
of upwards of one hundred thousand, and two thousand freeholders.
He had no doubt that the number of freeholders was at least 1500,
and that in the event of the franchise being thus transferred, the re.
preaentation would be as independent as that of any county in Eng.
land.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. LOY D presented a Petition from certain Attornies in Ire.
land, on the subject of Costs. They prayed for inquiry.—Ordered
to lie on the table. _

Mr. HUME presented a Petition from Mr. Henry bills, of
Islington, compWning t►at an individual named Warner was now

under sentence of death for coloadlegt.w_geln ; setting forth that
the mid sentence was contrary to law, •gesqing that the Legis-
lature woeli be pleased to Widmer an inquiry eft the sibjeet.—
The Ron. Gemtleman then moved fora Return of the neiMeber of
persons discharged under the Insolvent Act from 14115 up to t
' present time, distlngsistdisg those who have beet remanded, Ste.—
The Hon. Gentleman also presented Petitions from til• Catholics
and Protestants of Blackburn, praying fur a constitutieual Refarm
in Parliament.

orna CAXADA.
Mr. HUMRpreeented a Pedtien from t►e descendants of Britons
in Upper Canada. praying for the removal of all the disabilities
under which they laboured.
Mr. W. HORTON said he proposed to bring in a Bill this Ses-
sion to remedy all the complaints of the Petitioners.
Sir RD WA RD KNATCHBULL presented a Petition from
the Wool-growers of Kent, for a duty on Foreign Wool.

CANTERBURY.
Lord CLIFTON said, be rose for the purpose of pre-
senting a Petition of rather a novel kind. He did so at
the desire of some of his constituents in Canterbury, and
not from any feelingi of person al hostility to his Hon.
Colleague (Mr. Lushington) The Petitioners stated
that Stephen Lushington, Esq. had been lately appointed
Governor of Madras, and that the appointment was
virtually in the Crown. The Petitioners therefore con-
ceived it to be a violation of the spirit of the Act of Par-
liament that he should accept the office without resign.
ing the representation of the City, which he seemed to
have no intention of doing.
Mr. LUSH INGTON assured the N able Lord he did
not attribute any thing like hostile feeling to him in
consequence of his having presented that Petition. In
fact, were be himself to have chosen the person to pre►
sent it, he would have selected the Noble Lord, be-
cause no person knew better than he did aho the
petitioners were. Of the fifty•four freemen by whom
the Petition was signed, there was not one of them who
had given him (Mr. Lushington) his support, in
the last three years. They were, the Noble Lord
well knew, opposed to him. However much he
(Mr, Lushington) might be disposed to respect their
opinions as freemen of the city which he had the
honour to represent, he could not take them as those
of the whole boiy, of which they did not consti-
tute the fortieth part. From the great body of his
constituents he had not yet heard on this subject, but
whenever the time came that his constituents expressed

a wish to have back the trust which 'they had given to
him, he would be most ready to resign it into their
heads. It was, however, a question with which, as be-
tween him and them. the House of Commons had at
present nothing to do, and he would be governed in
it by his own tense of what was fit to be done. unless
he should hear from his constituents as a body respecting
it. One circumstance, which had arisen oot of his ac-

ceptance of office, he was anxious to explain. It had
been stated that his recent absence from the House had
been caused by his hostility to the present Govern-
ment. Nothing could be more erroneous. If domestic
circumstances had not prevented him, he would long
before the present moment have taken the oppor-
tunity of giving his support to the administration of
which his Right Hon. Friend ( Mr. Canning) was placed
at the head. He was certain that no man was better
calculated to uphold the principles of the Noble Lord,
the loss of his services they had all to deplore, than that
Right Hon. Gentleman ; and he on that ground placed
every confidence in his Administration--(Hear).
Mr. HUME said he believed, that from the time the
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Lushington) arrived in India, and
commenced receiving the emoluments of office, he
would be considered as baying vacated his seat. His
constituents had no right to call upon hins,to resign be-
fore. He saw no reason why, in this respect, any diffe-
rence should be made between an office under the East
India Company, and one under the Crown.
Mr. CANNING said, what the law was, and what
it ought to be, were two distinct questions. He never
heard any doubt expressed upon the subject in his life.
Long after he himself accepted the situation of Gower-
not. General of India, he retained his seat in that
House, and took a part in its proceedings. No doubt,
during the time, arose, as to the propriety and legality
of so acting. He did, indeed, communicate with his
constituents, and say that he awited their convenience
to vacate his seat, and in so doing he conceived himself
to be perfectly justifiable.
Sir .1. NEWPORT said, it was 'perfectly clear that
by the law, as it stood, no Member vacated his seat by
accepting a place is the service of the East India Com-
pany. Whether the law ought to continue so was
another question: The Petition was ordered to be printmt
Petitions against the Tess and Corporation Acts wire presented
by Mr. Ailtlello3oll4 from Callan; by Mr. Mammas, from Om.
port and Portsmouth; and by Mr. W. thews, from 140 persons,
, the Deputies of several Congregations of Presbyterians, lade-
; pendent., and Baptists, in and within twelve miles of Loam.
A message was brought from the Lords, desiring a Copy of the
evidence taken before the Penryn Election Committee.
Mr. LITTLETON presented a Petition from a person named
Barker, complaining of the evils arising from the present laws affect-
ing Insolvent Debtors, and praying for enquiry.—Ordered to lie
upon the table.