The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-16 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

4,810 Ellin, _____..... ..... .._ _ _
and (Pas Um Canal 501. sh. all pd '224
Ditto Allocated WI. alt. all 1.1 654
5,400 5 per cent. Edinb.:Joint Stock Water 251. sh. all pd 4()1.
Carron Iron Company 250/: sh. all pd 4fl.
2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foundery .501. eh 35./. pd 471
10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass —.YU sh. 16/. pd Tv.
4.500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas .51. sh. all pd tog
4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 251. sh. all pd 611.
750 71 per cent. Leith Coal ;as 20/. sh. all lad 451.
1,106 .. ..... Edinburgh slid Dalkelth Itallway...so/.sh. 554
MOO A per cePt, Flultable Loan Conapany, 251. th. 91 pi 104

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEBRU in'. 15.

The SPLAKEI: took the Chair at the usual hour.
Lord LEVESON, the new Member for Morpeth, was in.
troduced by Lord Morpeth and Sir Oswald Mosley, and
took the oaths and his scat.
Mr. CAMPBELL, from the East India► House, appeared
at the Bar, and presented some papers, which were laid on
the table.

Mr. PALMER brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Fishguard Harbour Bill, and the Midland
Counties Railway Bill.
Several other Hon. Members brought nap Reports and
Bills, but their titles did not reach the Gallery.
NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.
Sir J. BECKETT brought in a Bill to alter and amend
the Act of the last Session, which gave certain powers to
the North Midland Railway Company. ,
Mr. ORD presented a petition from the Mayor, Town
Council, and Burgesses of Newcastle-on-'Tyne, praying for
leave to bring in a Bill for improving the said town.
Mr. WALLACE presented a petition praying for leave
to bring in a Bill for making and maintaining a Railroad
from Glasgow through Paisley to Greenock.
Referred to the Private Petition Committee.
Mr. GREENE brought up a Report of the Petition
Committee respecting the Commercial Railway.
Mr. S. LEFEVRE brought up a Report of the Com-
mittee on the petition of the Bristol and Gloucester Rail-
way Company, stating that the Standing Orders had not
been complied with.
LANCASTER AND PRESTON RAILWAY.
Lord STANLEY brought in a Bill for constructing a
railway from Lancaster to Preston.
Mr. H. FLEETWOOD presented a petition from an
individual residing at Preston against the Bill, and a peti-
tion from merchants, traders, and other inhabitants of Pres-
ton, in favour of the Staffordshire railway.
LIVERPOOL APOTHECARIES.
Mr. EWART brought up the Report upon the Bill
relating to the Liverpool Apothecaries' Company.
VOTES OF MEMBERS.
Mr. HARVEY wished to call the attention of the House
to an irregularity (which he was sure only required to be
mentioned to be corrected) last evening in the Votes of the
House. The value of those Votes must depend upon their being
minutely correct, because it was necessary that the public
should know how every Member voted upon every
subject, and it was due to every gentleman who sat out
a long debate, which was at times no pleasant thing,
that it should be stated truly whether he voted or not.
He (Mr. Harvey) had last night voted in favour of the
motion of the Honourable Member for Cornwall,
but his name did not appear in the list.
Dr. BOWRING thought that the plan at present
adopted of the Votes, namely, as Members went
out, was liable to great objection. He thought
that this might be prevented by taking the votes as the
Members came in. In the instance alluded to by the Hon.
Member for Southwark, only 103 names had been printed,
while 104 voted.

The SPEAKER said that if Members as they came into
the House would mention their names, the difficulty
might be avoided.
Mr. HARVEY stated that he had mentioned his name
going out, and coming in, most emphatically.—(Laughter.)
Sir OSWALD MOSLEY presented a petition praying
for leave to bring in a Bill to make a canal in some part of
Stafford—the name of the place we could not hear.
CHURCH RATES.
Lord DUDLEY STEWART presented a petition from
the Congregation of the Independent Chapel at Arundel
for the total abolition of Church-rates. In the prayer of
the petition he could not possibly concur, and he would
take the liberty of stating his reasons if the House would
allow him.—(Cries of " Chair.")
The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member must confine
himself to the prayer of the petition.
Lord D. STEWART would submit to the decision of
the Chair, but thought he had a right, in presenting a pe-
tition from his constituents, in the prayer of which he dif-
fered, to be allowed to state his reasons.

Mr. BARNARD presented a petition, praying for the
total abolition of Church-rates from .a congregation of
Dissenters of Church•street, Bethnal-green.
Mr. WILKS presented petitions to the same effect
from Wincanton and Milford.

Lord D. STEWART wished to know whether on pre-
senting a petition he had a right to enter upon any discussion
of its contents. He begged the Speaker would take the
trouble of instructing him upon the-subject as to the rule
of the House.

The SPEAKER informed the Hon. Gentleman the

nature of the rule on this subject.'

C H U RC 11-R ATES.
Petitions were presentedpraying for the total abolition
of Church-rates, by Mr. Harland, Mr.Tooke, and Mr. Gillon,
from Dunfermline and other places in Scotland ; by Mr. A.
Williams from Monmouth, from Portpool,from Abergavenny,
and from the Baptists of the parish of Risea, all numerously
signed, and praying that in no case should the burden of
Church-rates be placed on the Consolidated Fund.
Mr. DUGDA LE presented a petition from a place in
Warwickshire, complaining of the practices of the people
employed as labourers on the Birmingham and London
Railway, and praying for the establishment of a police in .
every parish.
Mr. %VILKS said the question now brought before the
House was one of very great importance. Complaints of
the same nature were being made from all parts of the
country ; great destruction of property had taken place,
and gross assaults had been committed wherever those
labourers were employed in numbers ; and unless a
police force were established throughout the whole country,
when the numerous railroads about to be commenced wero
in progress, there would be no security for either life or
property.

• SOAP DUTY.
Captain BERKELEY presented a petition from Glou-
cester, praying for the abolition of the soap tax.
Mr. FITZGIBBON presented a petition from the town
of Newcastle, in the county of Limerick, praying for cor-
porate reform, for an abolition of the Tithe System, and for
the introduction of Poor Laws into Ireland.
TITHE COMMUTATION ACT.
Mr. HODGES presented a petition most respectably
signed by the owners and occupiers of land in the neigh-
bourhood of Rochester, complaining of various parts of the
Tithe Commutation Act of last Session.