The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-14 00:00:00

BEER BILL.

Sir GEORGE STAUNTON presented two peti-
tions from the Lic!.nsed Victuallers, and the Magis-
trates and Clergy of Portsmouth, praying for a repeal of
the Beer Act.

... Lord GEORGE LENNOX presented a similar pe-
tition from a parish in Sussex.

Mr. P. PALMER presented two petitions from
Reading, in favour of the Beer Bill. _ _

Mr. -LOCKHART presented a petition from a
parish in Ayrshire, praying for the extension of Church
accommodation in Scotland.
METROPOLITAN POLICE.

Captain ALSAGER presented a petition from the
ward of Castle Baynard, against the Metropolitan Po-
lice Bill.

Mr. PEASE brought in the Great North of England
-Railway Bill, which was read a first time.

Mr. WYSE presented a petition from some place in
the Queen's County (Ireland), praying for Irish Muni-
cipal Reform, for an adequate proportion of the repro-
sent.ttion, and for equality with England.
Mr. ELLIS moved for a return stating the amount
of all sums of money voted for public works in Ire-
land since the Union ; also an account of the sums ex-
pended in improving the navigation in the south of Ire-
land.—Ordered.
UNION WITH IRELAND.

Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the pa-
rish of Lomas, in the county of Fermanagh, stating the
injustice of the Union, but which, however, had subsisted
so long that they were willing to acquiesce in it, pro-•
vided they could reap the fell benefit of it. Also a
similar petition from some parish in the City of Water-
ford ; another from certain parishes in King's County ;
two similar petitions from places in the county of Meath ;
and another from Butler's Town, in the county of Water-
ford.

CORN-LA WS.
Sir J. Y. BULLER presented petitions from certain
places in Dovonshire .:pinst any alteration in the exist-
ing :ystem of Corn-lass.

Sir R. FERGUSON presented a petition from Not-
tin;;ham, for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. DENISON presented a petition from a
town i❑ Surrey, praying for the repeal of the Malt-tai,
and of the Corn-laws.

Mr. GILLON presented a petition from Lanark
or the abolition of the Corn-Laws.

Mr. LISTER presented a petition from Bradford,
:o the same effect.

Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from the county
of Devon against the Corn-laws.
Mr. U. HEATHCOTE presented a petition from
Lincolnshire in favour of the Corn-laws.

Petitions were presented by Mr. Shaw from Carlow
and Wicklow ;by Mr. ley from places in the North
Riding of Yorkshire ; by Mr. Barry from Cork ; by Mr.
B. Clive and Lord Clive from Salop and Ludlow ; and
by Mr. Lefroy front Tipperary, against any alteration in
the present system of Corn-laws ; and by Mr. Gibson
Craig from Mid-Lothian, praying for the total repeal of
those laws.

RAILW VI'S (IRELAND).
Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH presented peti-
tions from Roscommon and the province of Connaught,
praying that the advantages of railway communication
might be extended to these districts.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the
Lord Mayor and inhabitants of Dublin, praying► that
steps might be taken for a survey for a line of railway
from London to the most convenient port in Wales, in
order to facilitate the communication between the two

capitals.
Mr. PAKINGTON presented petitions from places
in Worcester, praying for protection for the established
Church in Canada.

Mr. BET HELL presented petitions from places in
the East Riding of Yorkshire, praying that no system of
national education might be adopted which did not
recognise and adopt the tenets of the established Church.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a peti-
tion from the Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edin-
burgh in favour of the Scotch Prisons' Bill.
Mr. WYSE gave notice that he should move for
leave to bring in certain Bilk relative to education.
Mr. FRENCH gave notice that to-morrow week he
should move for returns of the number of Unions formed
under the Bill for the Relief for the Poor in Ireland,
distinguishing the population of the Unions, the cost of
the formation, and specifying the sums paid for adver-

tisements.
Mr.C. MIS H ING TON said that to-morrow he should
move for an address to to her Majesty for a copy of the
Report of Captain Milne, of her Majesty's Ship Snake,
relative to the at rocities said to be committed on board
Portuguese slave-ships.
Colonel PERCEVAL gave notice that he should
move for the information sworn by John Copland, in the
county of Sligo in the month of June last, on an inquiry
concerning the murder of Edward Copland, and of the
return made to the Lord Lieutenant on that subject.
Mr. NV ALLACE gave notice that he should,
when the question relative to the Scotch Judges was
brought 'forward, move for an addr.2ss to the Crown for
the future regul►tion of the Courts of Scotland.
Colooel PERCEVAL asked the Secretary for the
Troatury, when the Report of the Commissioners of the
Public Works in Ireland would be laid on the table ?
Mr. F. PARING said that tho Report was expected
daily, and when it was received, it should be laid on the
table.

Sir E. CODIIINGTON asked when the question
relative to Mr. Snow Harris's Conductors would be
brought forward?
Lord ELIOT flail it was not possible to inform the
Gallant Admiral till to-morrow.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that on Friday he
should move that th© Order of the Day for going into
Committee on the second reading of the Supreme Court
(Scotland) Bill, and the Prisons Bill (Scotland), should
• take precedence of the other Orders of the Day.
CORN-LAWS.

Sir W. NIOLESW ORTH, rose arid said he hoped 1
the House would exe.'ae his saying a few words
on this subject, oil account of the great import-
ance of ...Ike question, and the deep anxiety he felt
upon it. In advocating the repeal of the Corn-laws
he was influenced by a desire to abolish all restrictions
on the freedom of trade. He desired the Corn-laws to
be repealed on account of the immense mischief which
he believed they produced, but above all because he con-
sihered that they formed a great barrier for the main-
tenanee of restrictive duties, and if that barrier was
removed, those connected with land would see
how deeply their interests were involved in the abolition
of all such restrictions. (The Hon. Bart. spoke in such
a law tone, and the noise of members leaving the House,
nod the buzz of conversation was so great, that we had
very great difficulty in hearing him). He would take the
liberty of referring to certain statements made by those
highly respectable and enlightened petitioners whose
prayer for inquiry he was sorry the House bad not
granted. After a careful examination of' Parliamentary
docum,enta, he had found that during the last 20 years,
the aggregate money value of our exports had
not increased in the same proportion as our
capital and population had increased, nor
in
proportion to the increase of the populations
which we supplied. And that during the same
period the greater proportion of the increase of our
exports was in articles in which less labour Ives expended.
During the same period there had been a very great
diminution of the rate of profits. In 1818 the aggre-
gate money value of exports was 45,900,000/., and in
the last year it had fallen to 40,645,000/., being'
a decrease of no less than 10. per cent. during that pe-
riod. During the whole period of twenty years,
there had been a decrease of 101 per cent. upon
the aggregate money value of all our exports, wh'JD
tberc bad ir..z:ll art increase in the export of 'Aaleeian.
tactured articles of 180 per eeet. rilieees facts were
still more striking v,llen they came to an. examination
wi the aggregate reoney value of the 01;4 irt!ees Of.
British nialidactui:e which cxyprtecl during the
last year. The Hon. ellaronet they wot into a eareipa•