The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-01 00:00:00

THE BALLOT.

Mr. GROTE gave notice, that on Tuesday the 7th of
March, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to provide
for the election of Members being taken by Ballot.—(Great
cheering.)
Mr. BROTHERTON gave notice, that on Friday next
he would move that it was desirable, except on particular oc-
casions, that the House should not sit after twelve o'clock
—(hear, hear, and cheers)—and that it should be an order
of the House that when a motion for adjournment was made
after that hour, it should be agreed to without being put by the
Speaker.—( Cheers and laughter.)
Mr. WILLIAMS gave notice that on the 18th February
he would move for leave to bring in a Bill for repealing
the Ist Geo. 1., chap. 38, generally called the Sep-
tennial Act.—( Cheers.) On the 21st, for leave to bring in a
Bill to repeal the stamp duty on the admission to freedoms in
boroughs in England and Wales ; and on the 7th of February
he would move for certain returns respecting Exchequer Bills,
and the amount in circulation from Ist November 1836, to the
same period in 1837.
Mr.; ROBINSON gave notice that on the 14th of Fe-
bruary, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill as to certain
amendments relating to the East India Company. (In the
14th of March, to bring forward a motion relating to the ship
Vixen. o.lthe 2lst March to bring forward a motion to enable
parties to manufacture flour tom corn in boi.d and for exporta-
tion.

Mr. WILKS gave notice of motion, that on Tuesday next
he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Mar-
riage Act.
Mr. CLAY gave notice that he would move for a Committee
of the w hole House for a repeal of the Corn Laws.
REFORM OF THE LORDS.

Mr. WARD gave notice of a motion to reform the House
of Lords, on the 14th of March.
Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that he would call the at-
te;ition of the House on the 2d of March, to the subject of N -
tional Education, and in February to bring in a Bill for the es-
tablishment of Lwal Courts.

Mr. HUME gave notice that on that day-week he should
move for leave to introduce a Bill placing the finances of
counties under a county board.—( Hear.) On the same day,
he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the
expenses of elections, and on the same day he should move for
a return of the names and services of those included in the
late promotion in the army and navy ; and on the lith April
he should move for leave to introduce a Bill to extend the suf-
frage to householders in general.—( Ilear, and cheers.)
Mr. E WART gave notice that on the consideration of the
Sessional Orders he should move that strangers be admitted
without the orders of Members to the strangers' gallery of the
House ; also, that he should bring in a Bill to abolish the law
of primogeniture. On the 18th of April he should move an
Address to the Crown for the appointment of a Minister of
Education—( Hear, hear)—and a Committee to inquire into
the state of education of the people.
. Mr. WARD gave notice, that on reading the Sessional
Orders he should move that the present mode of taking Par-
liamentary divisions be extended to Committees.—(Loud
cheers.) And on Tuesday, the 213 t of February, he should
move for leave to bring in a Bill for the sale-and distribution
of Waste Lands in the British Colonies for the encourage-
-I,lnent of Emigration.—( Hear.)
Mr. BUCKINGHAM gave notice that on the 9th March
he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate the
maritime shipping interests, founded on the Report of the
Shipping Committee. On the 23d March he should move
for leave to bring in a Bill for the better manning of the Bri-
tish Navy in time of war.
BENEFIT SOCIETIES.

Mr. B. ITO Y gave notice, that on the 16th February he
should move the appointment of a Select Committee on the
laws relating to Benefit Societies. . _

THE TEXAS.

The HON. MEMBER then gave notice, that on the 9th of
March he should move for copies of the correspondence since
the Ist J inuary, 1836. to the present time, between his Ma-
jesty's Government of Mexico, and the Government of the
Texas. Also, for copies of any correspondence upon that sub-
ject between his Majesty's Government and the Government of
of the United States of America.

REPEAL OF THE SEPTENNIAL ACT.
Mr. HAWES gave notice, in the absence of his Right
Hon. friend Mr. Tennyson D'Eyncourt, that on February
28, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal
of the Septennial Act.—(Much laughter and cheering.)
THE BISHOPS.
Mr. C. LUSHINC;TON gave notice that on Thursday,
the 16th February, he should move that it is the opinion et
this House that the sitting of the Bishops in Parliament is un-
favourable in its operation to the progress of the Christian re-
ligion in this country, and tends to alienate the affections
of the people from the Established Church.