The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mamcm 10,

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
Mr. WALLACE brought in a Bill for the formation of
a railway from Glasgow, through Paisley to Greenock. The
Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time.
Captain A L SAGER presented a petition from the Trustees
of the Surrey roads against the Westminster, Southwark, and
Greenwich Railway Bill.
On the motion of Mr. FINCH the Stamford Water Bill
was read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
Sir John WROTTESLEY brought up the Report of the
Standing Order Committee on the Belfast Harbour Bill,
declaring that the Standing Orders had been com-
plied with. The Honourable Baronet also presented a
petition from the proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navi-
gation against the Grand Connection Railway Bill, and pray-
ing to be heard by counsel in opposition to it.
Mr. CRIPPS presented a petition from Cheltenham
against the Cheltenham and Tring Railway Bill.
Mr. INGHAM presented a petition against the Clarence
Railway Bill.

MANSERGH INCLOSURE.
On the motion of Lord LOWTHER the Mansergh (West
moreland) Inclosure Bill was read a second time.
SADDLE WORTH RESERVOIR BILL.

Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition from the exe.
cutors of a Mr. Fletcher against this Bill.

EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.
The Lord ADVOCATE presented a petition in favour of
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill.
Mr. W. PATTEN brought in the Bolton and Preston
Railway Bill, which was ordered to be read a first time.
CHURCH-RATES.

Petitions against the abolition of Church-rates were pre-
sented by Mr. G. Palmer, by Mr. Marsland, by Mr. R. Pal-
mer, and by Colonel Rushbrook.
Sir W. BRABA Z ON presented fourteen petitions from
I3allinrobe, the parishes of Ballisakeery, Kilgarvan, The
Neale, and Kilvine, county of Mayo; and the Union of Ern-
lafad and Kilmorgan, county of Sligo ; praying for vote by
Ballot, the extinction of Tithes, and Municipal Reform. In
the parish of Kilgarvan there was no church or resident clergy-
man, and the payment of tithes pressed with great severity and
injustice upon the Roman Catholic inhabitants. He begged
to express his entire concurrence in the prayer of those petitions.
Mr. WILDS presented a petition from the town of Boston
praying for an abolition of the duty upon insurances on farming
stock ; also a petition from Windlington in Durham, and places
in Suffolk and Essex, praying for the abolition of Church-rates.
Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented ten petitions from places
in Yorkshire, in favour of Church-rates.
Mr. FARR AND presented several petitions to the samo
effect.

Mr. INGFIANI presented a petition from Gateshead in
Durham, praying that in any measure for the abolition of
Church-rates, the rights of the lessees of Church property
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would be preserved.

The LORD ADVOCATE presented. a petition from
Leith, complaining of the registration of fictitious votes; one
from the Corporation of Merchants of the same town, pray-
ing for the abolition of the duties on insurances against fire ;
one from an engineer of Leith, praying for a reform of the
patent law ; also petitions from the Relief and other Congre-
gations of Leeds, praying for the total abolition of Church-
rates; and one from Leith, and one fioni Dunkeld, in favour
of the Small Debts ( Scotland) Bill.
Mr. LONG presented a petition from a place in Wiltshire,
praying for an abolition of the duties on fire insurances.
Captain ALSAGER presented a petition from Croydon,
signed by nearly 300 individuals, against the abolition of
C hurch-rates.

Mr. D. BROWNE presented twelve petitions from places in
the County of Mayo, praying for the vote by Ballot—the abo-
lition of Tithes, and for a measure of Corporate Reform equal
to what had been granted to England and Scotland.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from Denham and
another parish against the abolition of Church-rates.
Mr. E. STANLEY presented a petition from Anglesey,
praying for the total abolition of Church-rates.