The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-07 00:00:00

WCRAW V. CUNNINGHAM.

Their Lordships:were occupied the whole day with the ar-
guments on this appeal, in which the question was whether
the proprietor of the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh, was subject
to a double assessment to the poor—namely, one for the
city of Edinburgh, under the 54th of George 111. and the
other for the parish of South Leith. Upon the case being
brought before the Court of Session, the Learned Judges
of that Court were of opinion that the proprietors of the
Waterloo Hotel were not subject to a double assessment,
and from that decision the present appeal was brought.
Mr. Sergeant STEPHEN and Mr. MILNE appeared for
the appellant ; Dr. LUSHINGTON and Mr. SHAW for the
City of Edinburgh ; and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL and
other Learned Gentlemen for the respondent.
Mr. Sergeant STEPHEN and Mr. MILNE were heard for
the appellant ; Dr. LUSHINGTON for the City of Edin-
burgh ; and the further consideration of the case was post-
poned till to-morrow.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool
sack at five o'clock.

Lord EL LENBOROUGH preserited a petition in
favour of Church-rates from Stone, in Worcestershire.

The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented similar peti-
tions from places in Nlerioneth, from Llanberris, and other
places in Denbigh, and from St. Martin's, Southwark.

- The Duke of WELLINGTON presented similar pe-
titions from parishes in Samersetshire, Warkwickshire,
Gloucestershire, from St. Michael's parish, Derby ; from
Lambeth, and from places in Kent and Sussex.

Lord KEN YON presented petitions to the same effect
from places in Devonshire, Lancashire, and Wiltshire.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.

Mr. BROTHET.TON and other Members of the House of
Commons brought up the Manchester and Leeds
Railway Bill, the Licensed Victuallers' Assurance Com-
pany Bill, the London and Southampton Railway Al-
teration Bill, the Sheffield and Manchester Railway Bill,
the Preston and Wyre Dock Bill, the Lancaster and Pres-
ton Railway Bill, the North Midland Railway Bill,
the Preston and Wyre Railway Alteration Bill, the Bir-
mingham and Gloucester Railway Alteration 13ill, and seve-
ral other private Bills.
Earl GREY presented a petition from a place in North-
umberland, praying for some alteration in the mode of col-
lecting County-rates ; and a petition from the Mayor and
burgesses of Berwick upon-Tweed, complaining that under
the present Corporate Act they were unable to transfer
some debts of the Corporation.
The Bishop oT HEREFORD presented petitions in fa-
vour of Church-rates, from Welsh Newton, Wellington,
and several other places in Herefordshire, and from several
parishes in Salop. He also presented a petition from the
inhabitants of the county and city of Hereford, agreed
to at a public main at the Shire-hall, Hereford, and con-
cluded by presenting a petition from the inhabitants of
Monmouth, who had no objection to the abolition of
Church-rates, if a provision were made for the purposes to
which they were applied from national resources. This
petition, he stated, was printed, and he wished to know if
it 'could be received ?

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had no objection to
this petition, being received, but this would not preclude
him from calling the attention of the House to the system,
which he considered objectionable.
Lord HOWE presented petitions in favour of Church-
rates from places in Leicestershire, and from the parish of
All Saints', Derby.

The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE rose to give no-
tice that he had a petition to Offer to the House
from the Protestant, of Ireland, which had been
agreed to at a large and respectable meeting held at Dublin
on thr, 2-ith of January last ; he would present it to their
Lordships on next Tuesday se'nnight, and moved that their
Lord•hps should be summoned.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented peti-
tions from several parishes in Durham, in Kent, in the Isle
of nano, and froin the parish of St. Mary Magdalen,
Canterbury, in favour of Church-rat: s.
Viscount STRANGFORD presented a petition from
George Whitlaw, and other inhabitants of Glasgow, pray-
ing for an alteration in the feudal system of conveyancing
in Scotland.

Lord BROUGHAM said there ‘vere two or three re-
ports upon the. state of the Scotch Law, but whether the
proposals of the Commissioners would be satisfactory to the
petitioners be could not undertake to say.