The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-05 00:00:00

CASE OF R. LILL.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Mr.
Birch, of Lincoln's Inn, which stated that a petition had been
presented by the Hon. Member for Ipswich from Richard
Lill, complaining of the conduct of the Directors and others
interested in the London and Hammersmith Railway Com-
pany. Subsequently a petition was presented by the Hon.
Member for Bedford from the same Richard Lill, stating
that he had been deceived with regard to the prayer of
the former petition, and that he had been induced to
sign it while in a state of intoxication.—(Hear, hear.)
The present petitioner was a most respectable man. He
had drawn out the first petition, and now stated that he be-
lieved the allegations it contained, and he prayed that it
might not be allowed to be withdrawn. If the House should
allow it to be withdrawn, he was instructed to say that the
Southampton Railway Company wouldtake up the petition,
and prove all its allegations.
The SPEAKER enquired what course the Hon. Mem-
ber intend d to take, ?

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that he should now propose
that the petition be printed, and on Thursday next he
should move that it be referred to the Deptford and Dover
Committee.
Mr. HUME thought that the enquiry should be con-
fined to one Committee.
Mr. DUNCOMBE said that thEt was his objection.
All he wished was that Mr. Lill should not be allowed to
withdraw his former petition.
The SPEAKER thought it right that the subject should
be referred to only one Committee ; a practice had grown up
of late of first presenting petitions in favour of a Bill and
then against it ; such a practice required to be watched
with great care, in order to uphold the high character of the
House. In his opinion sonic decisive steps should be taken
on the subject; perhaps the better course would be to refer
the petition to the Deptford and Dover Committee.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE coincided in the suggestion of
the Speaker, and the petition was accordingly referred to
that Committee. The Hon. Member also presented a pe-
tition from Sir John Ainslcy, against the Home Reservoir
Bill.

Mr. Alderman COPE L AND presented a petition from
an individual against the Manchester, Chester, and Stafford-
shire Railway.

On the motion of Mr. PALMER, the Streatley and
Goring Bridge Bill was read a second time, and ordered to
be committed.

GARDNER'S DIVORCE BILL.

On the motion of Mr. TOOKE, Gardner's Divorce
Bin was ordered to be committed on Thursday next.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSURANCE
COMPANY.

On the motion of Mr. HAWES the Licensed Vic-
tuallers' Assurance Company Bill was read a third time,
and passed.
On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON the Antrim
and Coleraine Road all MIS read a second time.
On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON the Belfast
and flolywood Road Bill was read a second time.

Oo the motion of Mr. WILSON FATTEN, the Man-
chester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Bill was read a second
tiwo.

On the motion of Mr. HUTT, the Roborough Hundred
Small Debts Bill was read a second time, and ordered to
be committed.

Mr.
Council of Cupar, against the Sheriff Courts' Fees' Bill.
He moved that the petition be printed, with the
votes, in order to bring it under the consideration
of the House on Monday next ; also a petition from the
same place, praying that the mails might be sent by stage
coaches through that part of the empire. As the subject of
that petition was also a new one, he should move that it be
printed with the Votes, for the purpose of bringing
it under the consideration of the House on Tuesday next.
The Hon. Member then presented petitions from Brid-
lington, South-Shields, Aldborough, Southwell, Maryport,
and other places, in favour of the Shipping Gazelle. The
Hon. Member then presented a petition from the bakers of
Greenock, praying that foreign corn in bond might be
manufactured into bread and biscuits,duty free, for exporta-
tion.

Lord COLE presented three petitions from places in
the county of Durham, against the abolition of Church

Rates.

Similar petition? were presented by Sir C. Dalbaie, Mr.
A. Trevor, Mr. Clive, Mr. Palmer, and Mr. Hardy.
Mr. HUME presented five petitions in favour of the
plan now before the House for the abolition of Church-
rktes, from parishes in the mantles of Leicester and So-
merset.

Petitions with a similar prayer were presented by Mr.
F. Manic from Crieff, by Mr. Thorneley, and by Mr. H.
Tracy.
Mr. RAMSBOTTOM presented a petition from the
guardians of the poor of the Windsor Union, praying that
no material alterations might be made in the Poor Law
Amendment Act, as they had in one year's experience made
a saving of 40 per cent.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the
medical practitioners of Wakefield, praying for a revision
of that part of the Poor Law Bill which related to the
supply of medical advice to the sick poor.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Ashton-
under Line, praying for a reduction of the duty on Tobacco.
Also from Ashton, Warrington, and another place, praying
for a repeal of the duty on Soap.
Similar petitions were presented by Lord G. Somerset,
Mr. Hutt, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Lambton, and Sir
Charles Dalbiac.