The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-11 00:00:00

INDIA.

Lord MONTE AGLE gave notice that to-morrow
(this day) hu would present a petition concerning the
position and political rights of the natives of India under
the last Act for the renewal of the charter.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 10.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Mr. BUTT, Q.C., took the oaths and his seat for
Harwich. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman was in-
troduced by Sir R. H. INGLis and Mr. HAMILTON.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Ilkley Waterworks
Bill were considered and agreed to.
The following Bills were read a third time and passed;
Aberdeen Boys' and Girls' Hospital.
Dumfries and Maxwelltown Waterworks.

Eastern Counties Railway.
Haw Bridge and Roads.

London Gas Light Company.

Portrush Harbour.

Runcorn Improvement.
St. Helen's Gas.
The following Bills were considered and agreed to,
and ordered to be read a third time':—

Abbey Tintern and Bigswear Roads.
Claussen's Patent Flax Company.
Lancashire and Yorkshire and York and North Mid.
land Railways.
Leek and Hassop and Middleshills and Buxton Road.

London (City) Improvements.
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction
Railway.
Railway Passengers' Assurance Company.
Sharples and Hoghton Road.
Shields and Morpeth Roads.
Macclesfield and Buxton Road.
Yeovil and Ilclaester Turnpike Trusts.
West Middlesex Waterworks.
PETITIONS.
Mr. DUNCAN presented several petitions from vari-
ous parts of Scotland against the Maynooth grant.
The Marquis of GRANBY presented a petition from
the guardians of Stamford, praying for the repeal of the
Vestries Act.
Mr. BAILLIE presented a petition from Inverness
against the bias nooth grant.
Mr. ELLIOT prevented a petition from Roxburgh
against the Militia Bisenll.
Mr. GROG AN presented a petition from the Corpo-
ration of Dublin, praying the House to make grants to
their local charities•
resented a petition from the
Colonel FREESTUN p
attorney-a and solicit of Weymouth and Melcombe
Regis against the certificate duty.
Sir B. HALL presented a petition from Marylebone,
praying for the repeal of all taxes on knowledge; also
a petition from the University of Loudon, praying to
be allowed to return a Member to Parliament.
Mr. SPOONER presented several petitions from va-
rious parts of the country against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the /O-
man Catholic inhabitants of Morpeth against the Cha-
ritable Trusts Bill.
Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from
Hartlepool against the Extradition of Deserters Bill.
me. HILDYARD presented a petition from White-
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againstzyw the()R TMEjay•nooth grant.presented a petition from Derby
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against tho Militia Bill.
Mr. COWAN presented a number of petitions from
different parts of Scotland against the Maynooth grant.
Sir G. PECHELL presented a petition from Brighton
praying for the abolition of church rates.
Sir J. PAKINGTON presented two petitions, one
from Jamaica and the other from British Guinea, corn•
plsining.of distress and praying for relief.
The MASTER of the ROLLS presented a petition
from Southwark, praying that hospitals may not be
exempted from the Charitable Trusts Bill.
JAMAICA.

Sir B. IL INGLIS presented a petition from the mi-
nisters of religion in Jamaica, complaining of the ex-
isting distress of that island, and praying the House to
take measures to enable the inhabitants to remove it ;
also a petition from the chief justice, the
other judges, barristers, solicitors, and others
practising in the law in the same island
containing the same complaint, and praying for protec-
tion against the states where slaves prevail. He asked the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, in reference to the
prayer of the foregoing petitions, whether the attention of
her Majesty's Government would be directed, in the course
of the next session, if not in the present session of Parlia-
ment, to the distress in the island of Jamaica, and in
other colonial dependencies of the Crown, with a view
to relieving the same, either by continuance of the
differential duties on slave-grown sugar, or by
a reduction of the duties on free labour sugar, or by any
other mode which they may recommend to the wisdom
of Parliament, regarding such a subject as an excep-
tion, on moral grounds, to the general question of free
trade.
Sir J. PAKINGTON said it would be in the recol-
lection of the House that on a previous occasion he had
that although he was deeply sensible of the distress that
answer©d a similar question to this. He stated then
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existed in the West India islands, yet, under presentircumstances, it was not the intention of Government
to deal with the subject this session.—(Elear.) He must
repeat that answer now, while with regard to the second
branch of the question he was sure the House would see
impossible
eforeference for
hriemteoncseay what course
to this matter next
Go-
vernmentthat it
was
session, though he could assure the Hon. Baronet that
this was a subject which would have the constant atten-
woimulpdos
pursue
in
atten-
tion of Government.—(Hear.)
THE PASHA OF EGYPT.

Mr. ANDERSON gave notice that to-morrow he
should ask the Government whether they had received
any official information of the termination of the dis-
putes between the Porte and the Pasha of Egypt.
LONDON UNIVERSITY.
An LION. MEMBER gave notice that in the event of
the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Bill
for appropriating the seats tiken for Sudbury and St.
Albans reaching Committee he should move that two
of the seats be appropriated to the London University.
THE REFRESHMENTS STAND IN THE HALL.
In reply to Mr. ROEBUCK,
Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY, the chairman of the
Refreshment Committee, stated that the Lord Chamber-
lain had directed the refreshment stand in the hall, pro-
vided for the use of Members serving on Committees,
be removed.
from the
Mr. ROEBUCK wished then to know
the Government
Chancellor of the Exchequ'r whether
nt interference
to
were disposed to tolerate this impertinet,ers?—(ilear.)
with the convenience and comfort of Mein
The CHANCELLOR of the
this was the first he had heard o
aware whether the
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