The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-05 00:00:00

IMPE'RIAL PARLIAMENT,

ROUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 4.
The SPiti...X.ER took the Chair a few minutes before
Four o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
BROTHERTON, Mr. F. EGERTON, and many other
1/.embers brought in private Bills.
PETITIONS.
Mr. M. WILLIAMS presented a petition from a
place in Wales, praying that steps might be taken to
prevent the appointment of any person to Welsh
bishoprics who was not acquainted with the Welsh
language.
Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE presented a petition
from Drogheda praying for the abolition of ministers'
money in Ireland.
Mr. G. HAMILTON presented a petition from the
Bath Church of England Lay Association, praying that
no further grants of public money may be made to May-
nooth College; also a petition from the president and
fellows of the Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland,
praying that the House will reconsider the case of the
Dublin Hospital.
Sir W. VERNER presented a petition from the prac-
tising attorneys in the county of Armagh, praying for
the abolition of the stamp duty on the indentures of ap-
prentices and their admission to the profession.
Mr. BUNBITRY presented petitions in favour of copy-
hold enfranchisement.

Mr. MUNDY presented petitions from Ashbourn
against the continuance of the grunt to Mayeooth.
FOREIGN WINES AND SPIRITS.

Alderman THOMPSON gave notice of moving for
renrns relative to the import of foreign wines and
spirits.

THE KAFIR WAR.

Sir WILLIANI MOLES WORTH gave notice of his
Intention shortly to call the attention of the House to
the state of our Sluth African Colonies.
WOODS AND FORESTS.
Lord DUNCAN, seeing his Noble Friend the First
Commissioner of Woods and Forests in his place,
wished to ask him a question of which he had given him
notice. He wished to ask him whether the three Com-
missioners of her fejesty's Woods, Forests, Land Reve-
nues, &c., concurred in sanctioning all the statements
made in the Woods, Forests, &c. annual report to Par-
liament in 1851, and placed in the hands of Members of
Parfisment in December of that year; and, if so, why
that report to Parliament bad been only signed by two
instead of by the three Commissioners. Ho wished also
to ask whether the report was submitted to Mr. Ken-
nedy, and whether he concurred in it?
Lord SEYMOUR, before answering the question,
wished to corr"ot his Nt,ble Friend in the title he had
-given to him. He was no longer the Chief Commissioner
of Woods and Forests, but the Chief Commissioner of
Works, as pro7ided for in the Act of last session.—
(Hoar I.+LA a laugh.) With regard to the signature of
the t!lree Commissioners, his Noble Friend
was aware that it was not necessary that three
Commissioners should sign any report to the Treasury,
and two Ca,timi.4sionors had always been considered
auflicient.—(Hear, hear.) It was usual, however, tor the
three Commissioners to sign the report in this instance;
but Mr. Kennedy who had not signed the report was
not a member of the Commission until six months
of the year had elapsed to which the report
applied.—(Hear, hear.) It was true that Mr. Kennedy
did not approve of some parts of the report, but never-
theless he had signed the accounts, which, after all,
proved the most important part of the report.—(Hear.)
Lord DUNCAN gave notice that next week he
should move for the production of any paper which
could explain the reason why Mr. Kennedy had not
signed the report.

THE CAPE.
' Mr. ADDERLEY wished to ask the Under-Secretary
of State for the Colonies, whether a petition has been
received at the Colonial-office from inhabitants of the
Cape to her Majesty, praying her to refuse her assent to
ordinances passed by the reconstructed Legislative
Council previously to proceeding with their new consti-
tution; and whether he will lay copies of all such ordi-
nances immediately before this House?
Mr. FREDERICK PEEL said one petition, signed
by two persons, had been received praying her Majesty
not to give her sanction to any ordinances until the new
constitution had been put in force. With respect to the
second question there would be no objection to lay
copies of the ordinances before the House.
Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know whether the persons
who signed that petitio❑ did so as chairman and secre-
tary of a public meeting?
Mr. F. PEEL believed one of the gentlemen was
chairman of the Cape Town meeting.
METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT.

Mr. OSBORNE wished to know whether any inten-
tion was entertained by the Government of carrying
this Act into effect?
Lord SEYMOUR—There is no doubt such an in-
tention on the part of the Government, but no positive
ans.ver could be given. The object was to give some
substantial benefit to the community until an Aet should
be passed for relieving the working classes from any
doubt.