The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-19 00:00:00

CARLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE.
tiekr•IGROTE brought up a report from the Carlow
te,etiOn.Committee, stating that the Committee had met
1,4 teisraing and had received a letter from John Broclsle-
rte.t;lttscf., a Member of that Committee, stating that he had
tilik':!ect intelligence of the death of his father, and begging
e ue Blight be excused from further attendance on the
He found that there were two precedents ex-
ettZin which Members had been excused from further
lteele:,`''e on Election Committees under similar circum.
e uted b9-Alie one was in 1830, when Lord Viscount Milton
'lectinelleXeused from further attendance on the l3ridport
relati "rt Committee on account of the death of a near
exen.°o, and in 1837 Lord Viscount Mandeville had been
enen from further attendance on the Ilchester Election
hr"4llrlitten under simitar circumstances ; acting on these
eeedents, he moved that John Brocklehurst, Esq., be ex-
lstd fromfurther
reed to attendance on the Carlow Election
otntnitfee. f
Ag.
Allison's Divorce Bill was read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed.
Coode's Divorce Bill was read a third time and passed.
VOTE BY BALLOT.
Colonel SALWEY presented petitions very numerously
*`fined from the town of Shrewsbury, praying fur Vote by
$allot; also another to the same effect from Ludlow.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
vaptain ALSAGER presented a petition from the
IDorough of Southwark, against any scheme of national
Ildt!e:t.tion not founded on the Word of God. The Hon.
':3eber also presented similar petitions from St. Marga-
ret„4' and St. Gabriel, Fonchurch-street.
' G. STAUNTON presented a petition from Ports.
14euth, in favour of the Vote by Ballot.
Mr. COURINGTON presented a petition from Glou-
et,ters in favour of religious instruction.
I a". DUNBAR presented a petition from Belfast in
',yor of a uniform penny post.
4.81 r W. BENTINCK presented a petition from Hamp.
IrQ against the Government plan of national education.
tuLorcr F. EGERTON pres'ented a petition from Lan.
jea•hire, signed by 14 000 persons, against the Government
n of eduaatien.
1t1.% LANG DALE presented petitions from Knaresbe-
-irgh and Beverley, in favour of Vote by Ballot. The
titrt• Member also presented a petition in favour of gene-
..enueation, without any religious distinction.
4tr Sergeant TA LFOUR D presented a petition from
Reading, in favour of Vote by Ballot.
Petitiolis praying for the establishment of Mr. R. Hill's
411 of penny postage, were presented by Mr. PUsEY
;4'4 Mr. .M. PHILLIPS, from the workers in several works
Ceorlton. He would only call the attention of the
°Usr, to the neatness of the signatures attached to them.
govt!Petitions against the Government plan of Education, by
Biewitt, from Nloninouthshire, Major Scarlet, Lord J.
erset, and Mr. Richards.
BALLOT.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from
ristol, signed in four days by 8,658 persons, praying for
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protection of the Ballot.
. Petitions to the same effect were presented by Mr.
bilglionby , from Cockermouth ; by Mr. J. Stuart and Sir
rd• L. Bulwer, from Lincoln.
Mr. GRE ENE presented a petition from Lancaster,
against the Ballot—it was signed by the Chairman of a
meeting.
te,141% M. J. O'CONNELL presented a petition from
"nkenny, praying • for an alteration in the law of salmon
4sheries in Ireland.
es Sir H. PARNELL presented a petition from the
"erehatits, bankers, &c., of Liverpool, praying for an
equalization of the duties on Sugar and Coffee.
11 Mr. HUME presented five petitions in favour of a
Penny postage from Kilkenny. A petition from the Se-
eessiori Church of Dunse against the monopoly of printing
thek, Bible. The Hon. Member also presented a petition
e_."`ating that the greatest evil under which Ireland la.
'unred was the Established Church, by which an effusion
°f blood had been caused unparalleled in modern times,
't,beingelie practice of that Church to urge the State to hang,
InOot transport, or imprison from time to time, some of the
Pr pia! peasantry, in older to make the remainder fond of the
when compelled by the activity of other sects to educate
the people of their own, took care to educate them as little
as possible.—(Cries of " Order.") He must either give
as abstiect of the petition or read it.—( Order, order.)
the SPEAKER said the Hon. Member was entitled
, state the material facts. If he wished the petition tobe
read he must give it to the clerk at the table.
Mr. HUME then asked leave to bring up the petition,
tulti have it read by the clerk.
Sir R. INGLIS objected that there was no motion be-
fore the chair.
Mr. HUME—I move that the petition be read.
Sir R INGLIS said if such a course was pursued by
the Hon. Member, ha must expect it to be followed by
°tilers.
, The SPEAKER having read the rule as to petitions,
that Members were to state the substance," &c.,
Mr. WARBURTON advised his Hon. Friend to re-
sume the petitien, and finish reading the substantial alle.
g4ti°,lB —( Ilear.)
Mr. HUME was quite ready to agree to that ; he had
but to read one more sentence, which was the prayer.,
egainst the Irish Church Establishment.
Lord C. FITZROY presented a petition from Bury
St. Edmund's, in favour of the Ballot.
Mr. HIND LE Y presented a petition to the same effect
from Stamfori.
f Sir B. HA LL presented petitions from Marylebone, in
roour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of postage also in
esvour of the Ballot.
Mr. CRAWFORD presented a petition from a Ward
in the Ca% of London, in fevour of a penny postage.
Captein PECH E L L pe-sented apetition from Brighton,
Sri tt,our of V:,t, by 11.11ot ; alto a petition from th
Ltter,l7, Society of BriOiton, in favour of a penny postage.
Mr PRYNIE presented a petition, signed by 400 in-
0413:tants 4 ('.,,abridge, in favour 4 the Vote be Willot.
„ Sir EORGE STRICKLAND presznted a petition
Irore Tfeleester in favour of the vote by Ballot.