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London, England, 1852-02-14 00:00:00

PRIVATE BILLS.

The following Bills were read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed:—
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction

Railway.
Glasgow Union Arcade.
Newport Improvement.

PETITIONS.

Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from the post
masters of Ashton, pray ing for the repeal of the post
horse duty.

Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from a local
deanery praying for an alteration in the laws regulating
beer-shops.
Mr. HIGGINS presented petitions from the county
of Mayo praying for an amendment of the Irish poor-
law. _ _

Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL presented a petition from a
place in Cava❑ to the same effect.
Colonel BOYLE presented a petition from the post-
masters of Frome praying for the repeal of the post-
horse duty.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a similar petition
from the postmasters of Westminster.

Mr. Sd ULLY presented a petition from the county
of Tipperary, praying for the repeal of the malt, sugar,
and tea duties, and for the abolition of the law prohibit-
ing the growth of tobacco in Ireland .
STRANGERS' GALLERY.

Mr. TRELAWNY wished to ask the Noble Lord
at the head of the Woods and Forests whether he
intended to make any better arrangement for the con-
venience and comfort of strangers waiting for admission
into the gallery than existed at present. If they ad-
mitted strangers at all they ought to receive them with
decency, which was not the case now.
Lord SEYMOUR said the arrangements connected
with the House werelraade long ago by a Committee,
and he had abstained from interfering with them, but he
would make a point of inquiring into, this matter, and
see what could be done.
MILITIA-
sLL LAWS.
Lord JOHN RU
gave notice that on Monday
he should move that the House do resolve itself into a
a Committee of the whole House, to take into cunside-
r
ation the existing state of the militia laws.
THE BISHOP OF DURHAM.
Sir
B. HALL wished to ask the Noble Lord a ques-
tion with
bad recently
to an appointment which
reoently
Dur-
ham upon
8,0001. atarar
the cathedral taken place to a canonry in
eunderstanding that
vacant, D_. of Durham, which had become
MaltbyDr,e was appointed Bishop of
he was to re-
ceiveunder the new law established by the
Ecclesiastical
Bishop had received 79 last year, it appeared that the
which were presented ; but according to returns
1843 there was a vacancy 1, more than that income. In
toth
to the bishopric, and they Bishop
of the rectories attached
preferment, which was worth op presented his son to the
Bishop had just nominated
No:lecationry. Now, the
place
On Lord was, whether
1,2001,, and this ;son the
the subject be-
question he wished to
Commissionersask the
and the Bishop
any correspondence had taken
objection to
Lse ?understood that a correspondence
tween the Ecclesiastical
of Durham, and, if so, whether he hadany
the
u s sf lEoLu
i had taken place on the subject of the Bishop's receipts,
1 and there would be no objection to produce l
layLiotr db eJto.rße
t. All the
I country bad been
i canonaries in the this reduced to 1,0001,
,
1 a year; this one came under
Sir a HALL then moved for the production of the
coreespond,uce, which was ordered to be laid before the
1 House forthwith. .

PE TI TIONS. ,
Mr. LOCH presented a petition from the metropolis
praying
froma ublin
D
against any end moment to the colleg e
for an alteration of the duty on post-horses.
Mr. GROGAN presented a petition
(This petition, on the motion of the Hon. Member, was
, of ynooth.
read at the tAlu.)
Sir F. TRESIGER presented a petition against the
post-horse duty.
EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND.
Mr. F. MACKENZIE gave notico that on Monday
next he would ask Lord J. Russell whether it was his
intention to introduce any Bill on the subject of educa-
tion in Scotland.
EXPULSION OF BRITISH SUBJECTS F.llOll

AUSTRIA..
Mr. ANSTEY asked the First Lard of the Treasury
a question on the subject of the recent expulsion of cer-
tain. Scotti.h cl!rgymen from the Austrian territories
by order of imnce Schwartzenberg, and, as it is
alleged, in contravention of the municipal laws of
the Austrian empire, as well as of International rights.