The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-03 00:00:00

Northamptonshire complaining or agricultural distress
end prnyiv:: f,r. relief.

Mr. ;LANEY preseated a lrilge number of petitions
from variou,i p,,rts of the, country in favour of the Bill
legalising industrial partnerships; also, a petition from
the inhabitants of lirentford, praying for a reform in
the law rel,,,ing to the tr9,nsf:r and mortgage of land.
Mr. MILES presented a petition against the Maynooth
grant.

Mr. BE ADL 3.11 presented a petition from the Incor-
porated Law Society, praying for the repeal of the
attorneys' certificate duty (as we understood).
Mr. MOWATT presented a petition from Falmouth
against the Militia Bill.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from St. Andrews
against the Bill for reducing the number of councillors
in Scotch boroughs.
Lord JOIN RUSSELL presented several petitions
from Essex in favour of the repeal of the malt-tax.
Mr. NE VVDEG ATE presented a petition from the
Protestant Association, against the Maynooth grant, and
similar petitions from various places in Warwickshire.
Lord HARRY VANE presented two petitions from
Stockton, one against the Militia Bill, and the other in
favour of (Tea% penny postage.

Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
Marylebone, praying fur the repeal of all taxes on
knowledge.

NOTICES OF MOTION.

Mr. M. GIBSON gave notice that on Monday ho
should put a question to the Chancellor of the Exche-
(per on the subject of oar relations with Brazil and the
fr. a navigation of the River Plate.
Mr. HUME gave notice, that in the event of Mr.
Spooner's motion against the continuance of the May-
nooth grant being carried, he would move for a return
of the moneys paid out of the Consolidated Fund for the
education of all religious sects in Ireland, and also the
income of the Established Church in that country since
1850, and the number of persons belonging to it.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
In answer to a question by Mr. MOORE,
The ATTORNEY-GENER A.L said he would 6z the
Charitable Trusts Bill for the first day on which Parlia-
ment would reassemble after the holidays.
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Mr. REYNOLDS inquired of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer when he intended to make his financial
statement. His reason for asking the question was, that
the great majority of the Irish Members were not likely
to be in attendance until four or five days after the
House re-assembled after Easter.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was his intention, as soon as possible, to make. that
financial statement, and when the House met again he
should probably be able to fix a day; but he would take
care that fair notice was given to the Members for Ire-
land, in order that they might be present on the mei..
sion.—(A laugh.)_

THE MILITIA BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL asked the Secretary for the Home
Department when the Militia Bill would be delivered to
Members, and when the Government intended to proceed
with the becond reading?
Mr. WALPOLE said he bad brought down the Bill,
and be proposed to read it a first time to-night, and to
appoint the second reading for the 19th, the first day
after the recess.

SUPPLY.
•
In reply to another question from the
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
he proposed at present to go into Committee of Sup-
plyNonn Lonn
said
,
on Monday next, when he would move the
vote for the Kafir war. His Right Hon. Friend had
that on the.l9th, the day of meeting, they proposed
tate
tod
take the second reading of the Militia Bill.—(Cheers
stated
and Rear.) They did that for the purpose of facilitating
public business, but when they attempted to facilitate
public business they always met with opposition.
AGRARIAN OUTRAGE IN CAVAN.
Sir W. YOUNG read a threatening letter, which. had
e
been received by a Person in the county of Cavan,
signed'
had received any information from the
police of
such threatening notices being served on parties, cd
and
" Molly Maegutre," and inquired whether the Govern-
ment
also of the spread of the ribbon system in Cavan? Mr. NAPIER said he had made inquiry into the mat. ter, and he found that information was received every
day from Ireland, but it was not forwarded to him ex-
cept there was some special matter which required
.h ta
attention. He had no doubt a system of threatening
was spreading widely in Ireland, and thatthere
was a determination to establish .a
reign of terror
in the
country, so as to intercept the rights of property; but
the attention of the Government was directed to the
subject, and there were no resources at their command
which they would not speedily use to put an end to
such a state of things.—(Cheers.)
OFFICIAL SALARIES.
Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that on Monday he should •
ask if the recommendation of the balaries Committee
had been carried out in reference to the Chief Secretary
for Ireland.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could
answer the question now. All the recommendations had
ebteaenacecatroriwedhiocuht,thaenud
COINAGE.
Ponar.tlliclcelmarbleYr irneferrerfeedre.nce to
the
in-
the Exchequer w wheisthhcedr ttlicericetivicairse a prof ot shpee cChancellor
of
o ionf
espe-
cially as a means of approximating to a decimal system
of coinage?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
her Majesty had approved of the new florin, and an
Order in Council for its coinage was agreed to on the
4th ultimo, and i: was hoped that in about two months
200,000 florins would be ready for issue to the public.
ORKNEYS.
Mr. ANDERSON asked the Secretary of the Trea-
sury why a return relative to the management of the
Crown estate in Orkney (ordered by a resolution of the
House on the 31st of July last year) had not yet been
made, and when it would be presented.
Mr. HA MILTON apologised for the delay which had
taken place in making the return, but it was of a com-
plicated and expensive character, and would take some •
little time longer to prepare it.
RAMSGATE HARBOUR.
Sir GEORGE PECHELL wished to ask the Hon.
Member fur the City of London, who had charge of the .
Ramsgate Harbour Bill, whether it was intended to retain
the clauses imposing a toll harbour, on vessels passing by the
Mr. MASTERMAN said it was the intention of the
Commissioners to retain their powers. LORD DERBY AND MR. COBDEN.
On the motion that the-House at its rising do adjourn
till Monday,
Mr. COBDEN rose and said he wished to make
' an explanation to the House on a subject of
a rather personal character. He had received
a letter from Lord Derby complaining of a
statement which he (Hr. Cobden) made the other night
when the ballot was under discussion, to the effect that
in 1835 the Noble Lord declared' h
if the ballot
should be carried he, as a landlord, should not be
ttiackkeent
fromit o the
B a
absoexrda, t h tohte t
h e election.Nohl
satisfied unless he, saw his tenant put . his
ror of Parliament contained a more authentic report
e Lord The
astaaitdeintheen tAiwiars•
of the speech which he made in the House in 1835,
and on referring to Noble Lord
be (Mr. Cobden)
found that what the Noble Lord really said was, " that
if the ballot were carried there might be some landlords
who would not be satisfied unless they saw their
servants place the ticket in the t_ o
x,
. and
believing the Mirror, of whose existence at so remote a
date he was ignorant until the Noble Lord called his
attention to it, to be more accurate than .Hansard, he
begged to withdraw the statement which he made, the
other night—(Cheers)—and also the strictures which be
felt called upon to found upon it.--(Cheers,) It would
appear that when the Noble Lord made
the speech , reported in the Mirror he had
not himself but some imaginary landlord in view,
and, therefore, in withdrawing the strictures which he
passed the other night upun the Noble Lord, he wished
it to be understood that he did so for the purpose of
transfering them from the Noble Lord to the ima-
ginary landlords which the Noble Lord had in his mind's
eye, when he made the speech in 1835,—(A laugh,)
very
W A
handsomeLP
OeLxEplatnooaktiotnhewlliiebevretyeyoafatsiasytaointgorythtaot
tthhee
Government, as he was sure it would be to the House.--
(Cheers.) Now that the real facts of this pardonable
alsil:eit3fore.—we(rCefiknee:s.: '
Noble Lord at the head of the Government would
remain untarnished, and his reputation as unblemished
he was sure the character of the
The subject then dropped.
MILI ['IA BILL,
to move the second reading of the Militia Bill?
e the EXCHEQUER Mr. GIBSON wished to know when it was proposed
The CHANCELLOR '0
said
,When he moved the adjournment of the House for the
ys he would state to the House what arrangements
Government proposed to make with regard to the dis-
holida
aents -
rrangem the convenience of the House would not be
patch of private business, and of course in making those
lost sight
Mr. BRIGH I thought the day oueht to be fixed now.
The CHANCELLOR
hear.)
of the EXCHEQUER said
then
ho would fix it for Friday, the 23d of April.
Mr. WYLD wished to ask the Hon. Baronet the Mem-
ber for the University of Oxford and Chairman of the
Ventilation Committee, if the Committee had received a
report from Mr. Gurney on the subject of ventilating
the House, and whether anything would be done dur-
ing the recess to improve the state of the House ? (Hear.)
extraordinary
Committee,
let mistake,
alone
Sir R. H. INGLIS said the Hon. Member had made
'athne
theacchawiramsan, n0t.... (aL member
g hte e
.) of
Lord P' LMERSTON said he was on the Committee,
and he would take care that the question was communie
sated to the Chairman._ question hear.)
THE DISSOLUTION.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was highly desirable
that the business of the House should be expedited in
the present state of affairs, but he could have no ob-
jection to the postponement of the Militia Bill, though
when it was read a second time he hoped it
wee!
d be pressed
(Hear, I forward as hastily as possible.—
telt the inconvenience
Re was averse, because he
nons convenience of such a course, to referring to
I conversations
House which had pissed elsewhere but the
must be aware
(19ion he that on -a iormer oc-
obstacles induced his friends to throw no
in the way of voting the supplies, upon the
understanding that when the pressing business of the
country was disposed of her Majesty's present Ministers
Would be prepared to advise an immediate dissolution.
From what occurred, however, the other night else-
where, it appeared that he and his friends had been mis-
tekert in that underetanding; and as no less
than 14,000,0001. of the public money had been
voted without opposition, upon the faith of that un-
derstanding, he begged to give notice that before they
again
• went into Committee of
W I Supply on Monday some
~
satisfactory explanatiOU would biLrequite4 011 °
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