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THE NtAYNOOTIE GRANT'.

The EArl of SHIFI'ESBURY presented petitions
from Arbroath; trim the t'ee presbyteries of Lin-
lithgow, Durtriee, end Cantine,s ;iron' a place in a-rk
shire ; from Huntley, in Aberdeenshire ; from 'fain,
from places in Lincolnshire; from Soutanipton (2);
from Limy Town, L4Oarkqiire; from Kniveton, Dar-
ling'ou, King's Norton, all against arty further gran; to
Msyr.ooth. Also from Paii;ey, on behalf 6f the Scotch
mia'.ionarics expelled from Hungary. Also train the
la'iies of Dumbarton, in favour of the insp.: etion of nun-
neries. Frcm Strougnes, against Sunday Post.nffi:x;
trading, From Wigton (2), against the teAs imposed
on professors in Scotch Universities; and from Surbituu,
against Church-rates.
MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.

The Esrl if ALBEMARLE gave notice of his inten-
ti In to put a question to the First Lord of the Tree-
bury whether uer Mrksty'a Government contemplate
any charge of policy with regard to the maintenance of
the College of Ma) nooth.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

lIOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER wok the Chair at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BILLS.

The following Bills were read a third time and
passed
lits,. Gas.
Bradford Meet. Halls.
Cheltenham Improvement and Health.
Droitwich Janction Canal.
Macclesfield Improvement.
YaxlPy Drainage.
The Vale of Neath Railway Bill was considered and
agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed.
PETITIONS.

Sir J. YOUNG presented two petitions from Staf-
fordshire, protesting against the county local rates be-
ing pledged fur railway purposes, and praying the
House to withhold its sanction to any measure of that
nature.

Mr. R. SOMERS presented a petition from the
county of Down in favour of tenant right.
Sir R. H INGLIS presented a petition from
Northamptonshire against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. NITULLAGII presented various petitions from
Armagh in favour of tenant right.
Mr. G. BERKELEY presented &petition from Stroud
against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. B. DENISON presented various petitions from
the West Riding in favour of the Pharmaceutical pill.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE-presented two petitions from
Droitwich, praying for the repeal of the post-horse
duties; also a petition from the Alleged Lunatic Friends
Society, signed by the Chairman, complaining of the
state of the law with regard to persons confined in
lunatic asylums, and praying for an inquiry into the ex-
isting lunatic asylum system; also a petition from the
prisoners confined in the Surrey County Gaol complain-
ing of the regulation which prohibited them from see-
ing their friends or counsel, and of the food supplied
to them, which they declared was unfit to be consumed
by human beings.
Mr. E. DENISON presented a petition in favour of
ocean penny postage.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a number of petitions
from various Farts of Ireland in favour of his Tenant
Right Bill.

Mr. MONCRIEFF presented a petition from lAth
praying fur the repeal of university tests.
Mr. GEACH presented a petition from Coveatry
against the Militia Bill.
Mr. HEYWOOD presented a petition to the same
effect from Cnlne, in Laceashire.
Mr. KEOGH presented petitions from Cavan and
Monaghan in tsv.ur of tenant-ri2ht.
Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petiion from the
builders of metropolis in favour of the Copyhold En-
franchisement

TENANT-RIGHT RILL.
On the motion of Mr. SHARMA.N CRA.WFORD,
the order cr the day tor the adjourned debate on the
Tenant-Right Bill wai read, for the purpose of being
postponed to the 10th ov M4y.
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
Sir R. 11. INGLIS wiilvtd to know it her 2Tajesty's
pres,?nt Government interded to proceed will the Bill
introduced by the7r predecessors for removing West-
tninsterebridge and building a new bridge on its site?
Lord J. MANNERS replied in the negative, as no
accurate estimAte had yet been obtained of the probable
expense of such a

Sir R. H. INGLIS said the estimate would be found
in the appendix attached to the report of the Curawis-
Bien that teid investieated this subj. ct.
Sir D LACY EVANS urged upon the Noble
Lord the propriety er terowing open the House of Com-
mons for tho insvetion of the public on Saturdays, wed
making better accensinedeti ua for the ladies.
EDINBURGH POST OFFICE.
•Mr. COWAN moved for copies of all the memorials
whch have been received at the Treasury or tee Generals
Post-uffice, trom the officers of the Inland Department iu
the General Post-office, Edinburgh, since the year 1839,
praying for an increase or revision of the scale of 'heir
salaries; of the weevers to each memorial, and of the
reports of the nfficers to whom such mrmoriels may have
been refsrred for their Opinion thereon; of the scales of
seleriea established from time to time in the Inland
Department of the Post-Offices in London, Edinburgh, and
Lublin, respectively, since the year 1830, with any alte-
rations that may have been adopted in such scales, and
the respective dates thereof, the names of the present
tfficere in such departments, the dates of their 'appoint-
meats, their present salaries, and specifying any other
emoluments of such officers; and, of the number of officers
who have been added to each of the above inland offices
since 18311—Agreed to.

TPEITIS
Mr. HUME presented a petizioONn. from Suffolk against
the malt.tax, and one from
Arbroath against the univer-
sity tests.
Mr. WALTER presented petitions from Nottingham
against the Militia Bill, -
PARK IN FINSBURY.
Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR asked the Chancellor
of the Exchequer whether it was the intention of the
Government to assent to the formation of a park at
Finsbury?
R The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said her
Majesty's present Government, equally with her late
Government, were extremely desirous to encourage and
to carry out all those undertakings, the object ofwhieh
was to increase the health and eej.4ment of the
great
body of the country, but with regard to the particular
question on which the Noble Lord addressed him, he
begged to state, that the demand which had been made
for making a park WAS a very large amount—about
400,0001.—and, al. hough 1-xtreonely desirous, of course, to
assist the people in au object which was so legitimate as the
one in question, still he must remember that when so large
a sum was dt mended, he must look to the interests cf the
great body of the people who paid the taxes, out of
which the 400.0001. would have to be defrayed. He
Confessed that until he had been able to give more con-
sideration to the subject he could not undertake to
pledge the Government that they would, without some
hesitation, make that considerable advance cut of the
general .unds or the community to which the Noble
Lord referred, bur at the same time he could assure him
that the subject would be ;11..401411V and impartiaLy
considered.

HOME-MADE SPIRT rs.
Mr. REYNOLD.; asked the Noble Lord the Chief
Secretary for Ireland if it was his intention during
the present sessi.,n of A'arliamunt to ask leave
to introduce a Bill to place the manufacturers or
dell;-rs in home-nasde spirits on a footing of
vgiality (as regards allowance for leakage and evapo-
ration) wi.h the importers of and dealers in foreign
and colonist spirits ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said '
this was a quesi,n which concerned the i;eneral axit-
tion of the country, and it was not for any other mem-
ber of the Government to speak upon it except himself.
Ile had already given a frank answer tf.. au Hon. Mem-
ber opposite on the subject. He said then, and he would
repeat ic, that he would very shortly make on the pert
of the Goverronent the financial statement, and it was
.quite impossible, until that moment, for any infor-
mation to he afforded to the House by the Govrenment
With respect to the taxation of the country.
Mr. REYNOLDS then gave notice, that he would
make a motion on the subject on an early day after I
Easter. I .