The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-20 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

On the motion of Mr. F. MACKENZIE, a writ was
ordered for the city of Worcester, in the room of Mr. P.
Rufford, who has accepted the office of Steward of her
Majeity's Chiltern Hundreds.
PRIVATE BILLS.

The following Bills were read a third tiie and
passed.— _ _

Aberdeen Fire mild Life Assurance Company.
Accidental Death Insurance and Railway Assurance
Companies Amalgamation.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan Railway.
Newmarket Railway.
Somersetabire Central Railway.
South Wales Railway.
Thetford Fen District Drainage.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, and Malton and Driffield
Junction Railways.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway (Think and
Mahon Branch).
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway.
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway.
The following Bills were considered and agreed to:—
Athlone Markets and Customs.

Cork and Bandon Railway.
Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway.
Eastern Counties Railway (Branch to the River Nene,&c.)
Eastern Counties Railway (Junction with the East and
West India Docks, &c.)
PETITIONS.

Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition from Preston
praying for the repeal of taxes on knowledge.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Newport
against the Militia Bill.
Mr. H. FOLEY presented a petition from a place in
Worcestershire to the same effect.

Mr. ANDERSON presented a petition from a place
in Scotland, praying for the repeal of the Test Act.
Mr. SPOONER and several other Hon. Members
presented petitions against the Ilaynooth grant.
Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from the
letter-press printers of Bradford, praying for the repeal
of all taxes on knowledge.
Mr. MULLINGS presented a petition from Thetford
against the removal of the Crystal Palace.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Lambeth
to the same effect.
Mr. JAMES CLAY presented a petition to the same
effect from Hull.
Several petitions were presented from various parts of
the country, :praying for the repeal of the attorneys'
certificate duty.
Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions from Manchester
and elsewhere against the Militia BilL
Mr. MOWATT presented a similar petition from
Penrith ; also a petition from the Painters' Company,
praying to bo exempted from the operation of the Cha-
ritable Trusts Bill.
Mr. W. COWPER presented a petition from Hertford
in favour of ocean
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Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
Maryleboue and other places against the Militia Bill.
penny postage.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
cer9Lthe.motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
Thurßd
of the ETher
was agreed, after a short discussion, that on
, a - ay the 4th of May the orders of the day should
u ve precedence of notices of motion.
The CEIA/sAre
Lord JORN
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
RUSSELL inquired of the Chancellor
that what hi, said
r if ha was now prepared to fix a day
for makin
meat was, that he hoped cial statement.
LOR:of the EXCHEQUER replied,
Easter he should -regard to the financial state-
that when the House met after
say that he would axe le to fix a day, but he did not
WORKING
in a very short time h: d9'y'
particular reasons mite should be able to do so, but
ted with the public service had
hitherto prevented him.
1
Mr- SLANEY gave notice
night he would more the is day fort-
that on this
aPPoiattuaut of 6 Staudiug ,
CLAHseshEosp.ed, h°wever4that