The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-19 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAT 18.

There were not a sufficient number of Members present to
constitute a House till nearly three minutes past Four
o'Clock, at which time the Speaker having thrice counted
the number of Members, took the Chair.
On the motion of Mr. JERVIS the Chester and Birken-
head Railway Bill was read a third time and passed.
Lord G. LENNOX presented a petition iij favour of
Stephenson's Line of the Brighton Railway.
Mr. MILLER brought up the Report on the Darlaston
Road Bill.
The Fishguard Harbour Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Lord SANDON presented a petition from the butchers
of Liverpool, against certain parts of the Liverpool Im-
provement Bill.

Mr. CHALMERS presented a petition from the mer-
chants and ship-owners of Inverbervie, in favour of the
Montrose Harbour Bill.

Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from an
individual named Gower, against the Ipswich Dock Bill ;
also, a petition from Salford for the repeal of the duty on
tobacco.
Mr. SANFORD presented a petition from Bristol
against the Bristol Encroachment Bill.
Lord ALFORD presented petitions from Bedfordshire
against the Ministerial plan for the abolition of Church-
rates.

Mr. WILKS presented petitions from Buckinghamshire
in favor of the abolition of Church-rates.

Mr. GILLON presented petitions from Linlithgow for
the reduction of the Soap Duties, and in favor of the Scotch
Municipal Reform Bill. The Hon. Member also presented
a similar petition from Falkirk, and also a petition from
Stirling in favor of the Ministerial plan for the abolition of
Church-rates.

Mr. JERVIS presented a petition from Chester, com-
plaining of the misappropriation of the revenues of the
Welch Church.

Lord MILTON presented a petition, praying the House
to pass the measure introduced by his Majesty's Govern-
ment relative to the Church-rates.

Sir G. CAREW presented petitions against the Minis-
terial plan.

Mr. ALSTON presented petitions from Stratford and
other places in favour of it.

Colonel TYNTE presented similar petitions from various
places in Somersetshire.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY presented similar petitions from
Alston, Braintree, and other places in Essex. The Hon.
,Member also presented petitions from Caine, in Lanca-
shire, and a Radical Association in Northampton, pray-
inc, for the total repeal of the Corn Laws ; from the In-
habitants of St. Ciement's Danes, for the total repeal
of the Window Tax ; from St. Mary Newington and
Chelmsford, for the extension of the elective franchise ;
from the Edinburgh Radical Association for equal repre-
sentation, and from the working classes of the Borough of
Southwark, and two places in Essex, for universal suffrage.
Mr. BARLOW HOY presented a petition from the
Wesleyan Methodists of Southampton, in favour of Sir A.
Agnew's Bill for the better observance of the Sabbath.
Dr. .NICHOL presented a petition from Merthyr,
.;,rned by 1,900 persons, and petitions from other places in
the Ministerial plan respecting Church

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,ates.

-.44,n from a Mr.

Phillips, a practical dngitieer and saiveyor, praying the
House to revise the new Poor-law bill, The Hon. Mem.
her also presented a petition from several placeB in Sussex;
praying for an alteration in the mode of levying the County-.
rates.

Sir A. AGNEW presented several 'petitions in favour
of the clause in his 13i11 prohibiting Sunday travelling.
Mr. I4UME presented a petition from St. Andrew's,
lioilidend complaining of the inequality of the land-tax ;
also a petition from 600 householders of the same parish in
favour of the Ministerial plan for the abolition of Church-
rates ; and petitions to the same effect from Littleport, in
the Island of Ely, from Barnet, and from places in Oxford
and itssei. . .

Sir G. CLERK presented a petition Crum the Corpora-
Musselburgh against certain clauses in the Scotch
Municipal Amendifittit
Mr. YOUNG presented a pet itiun from Newcastle-upon-
Tyne in favour of the better observance of the Sabbilth.
GLASGOW AND AYR RAILWAY.

Mt. DUNLOP moved the third reading of the Glasgow
and Ayr Railway Dills
Mr. HUISIE objected to the third reading of the
Bill, as it contained a very impoftent clause, pro-
hihiting travelling on Sundays. He wished that
some of his Majesty's Ministers were present in order
to ask them it question upon the subject.--(Mr. P. Thom-
son here entered the House, and this being intimated to
the Hon. Member, he exclaimed, " Oh ! he is not the
leader of the House of Commons.")—(Much laughter.)
If that clause were to be introduced into one Railway Bill,
why should it not be introduced into all ?
Mr. DUNLOP had no objection to postpone the Bill
till to-morrow.
Mr. P. THOMSON observed that the matter had
been fully considered yesterday.
Mr. HUME said that was the very point to which he
objected, because it was quite evident, from the state of the
House on that occasion, that the decisioa come to could
not. be considered a fair criterion of the sense of the House.

The SPEAKER suggested that the Hon. Member for
Ayrshire could fix the third reading of the Bill as an Order
of the Day for to-morrow.
Mr. PRYME said it was important that the House
should know that the promoters of the Bill were favourable
to the clause in question.
The third reading of the Bill was then postponed till to-
ITIOrrOW.