The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-03 00:00:00

IRISH DRAINAGE.

The Earl of ROSSE rose to movefor the appoint-
meat of a Select Committee to inquire into the operation
of the Act relating to the drainage of land in Ireland,
as administered by the Beard of Works. The
Noble Lord entered into a long statement
of the different operations undertaken by the
*Board of Works, contending that in numerous
instances the Board had grossly exceeded the estimates
originally drawn up, and had frequently left the works
unfinished, after having spent the original sum. There had
been on the:part of this Board a great deleliction of duty
and it had expended great sums of money without hav-
ing adequately benefited the country. It wee to inquire
into this conduct of theirs that he desired the present
investigation.
The Earl of DERBY said that he had no intention of
opposing th© appointment of this Committee, though by
so doing be disclaimed any ides of coming to any pre-
judged opinion on the Board of Works for not having at-
tained results which might frequently have been beyond
their control. Considerable powers had been given to
this board to carry out the objects confided to them to
b.a executed, and he was by no means prepared to say
that its proceedings ought not to be watched with great
yigdanee. A very votuzinous correspondence on this
iti.nbiect woad
LLE.kase speecily be laid before the two
of Parliament, and he thought until that
corresPcndence were laid before them the Committee
Would do bet
The motioter to abstain troll any active operations.
appointed, n was then agreed to, and the Committee
On the motion of
Mantiiicture IL-711c" COLCHECTFR, the Linen,
-__ (Ireland) was read a wecond time.
POOR RELIEF
This Bill was
also AC r CONTINUANCE BILL.
reactLOANsc
oa second time.
IETIES BILL.
This Bill was also reati e
second time.
TRANBATLANTIB PACKET STATION.
Earl GRANVILLE rose to inquire whether it is the
intention of the Government to
measure to re-
move the Transatlantic packet station any
ion from Liverpool to
any on e the e out(hLetr
westernraTerspt itnia.)
ports of Ireland.

71011 SE Or COMMONS.
The PE
r AKER took the Chair shortly before Four
:'
o'ci^,t4

NEW ME!.IBERS.

Sir FITZROY KELLY took the oaths and his
his B_eat for
East Suffolk; l'alrr. CARTER took the oaths ea
Beat
for Tavistock.
ROYAr, COMMISSION.
Mr. PrLafasr, the Yeoman Usher of the Bleak Rod,
appeared at the table and summoned the Rouse to 'at-
tend at the bar of the House of Peers, to hear the Royal
assent given by commission to several public and private
Acts (for which see Lords' rQport.)
HARWICH ELECTION.
The SPEAKER informed the House that he had re.
calved a letter from the petitioners in this case stating
that they did not intend to proceed with the petition.
PRIVATE BUSINESS
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed:—
Kelvin Bridge (Glasgow) and other Works.
London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway.
Porthdinllaen and Nanthwynant Roads.
Southern to Kinoton Road.
South-Eastern and Reading, Guildford, and Reigate
Railways.
The following Bills were considered and agreed to:—
Bedford and Simbolton Road,
Bomsey, Brottghten, Stockbride, and Wallop Roads,
shillingworth, Wa:lingford, and Reading Road. and
Shillingworth Bridge.
Wal-.,efield and Denby Dale Road.
Lambert's: Estate Bill vra.:4 read a second time, and
ordered to be committed.
PETIT' 0 NS,

Several petitions were presented against the 2laynooth
grant, and a great number against the Militia Bill.
Lord DUNCAN presented a petition to that effect
from 3,000 of the inhabitanta of Euth.
11r. THORNELY presented a petition from the Md.
minty of Londo.o. prali.lo to be exempted from the

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opora-tions of the Charitabw tri" I'i" • • _
Mr> REYNOLDS pirea,;nted ..-'4versi petitions froba
rarious_parts of Iroland in fevo.lr d tenant right. 11:* iIIICIVORTIT. presented a petition from Derby
against
the Militia Bi ti.
Mr. COBDEN Presented several similar petitions
from various parts of the West Riding.
attor
Mr. JAM mica AY presented a petition from the
neys ofainst the certificate duty.
Mr. TUFNELL presented it petition from the Devon-
1. py
• " .) 1-, Dort Young Men's Chriatiall Asaociation against the
..,„..... ljardi% Bill.
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Lord HARRY VANE presented petitions to the same
effect from Hartlepool.
Mr. SLANEY presented a petition in favour of the
Industrial Partnerships Bill

NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. HAMILTON a new writ was
ordered for Harwich, in the room of Sir Fitzroy Kelly,
who had accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's
Manor of Helpholme, in Yorkshire.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Mr. THORNELY brought up the report of the Ge-
neral Committee of Elections, in which it was stated
that the name of an Honourable Member of the House
had been forged to one of the petitions presented in
favour of the retention of the Crystal Palace. The re.
port was ordered to lie on the table.
OATHS.
Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that, on:Thursday next,
be should ask the Chancellorlof the Exchequer it it was
the intention of her Majesty:s:Government to bring in a
Bill to alter the law relating to the oaths taken by
Members.