The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-04 00:00:00

CORN-LAWS.

Mr. E. ELLICE, Jun., presented petitions from
St. Andrews, signed by 1,000 farmers, agricul-
tural labourers, &c., and several other places in the
County of Fife, for the total repeal of tho Corn-laws.
An HON. MEMBER presented a petition against any
system of national education not in connection with
the Established Church.
Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON presented a pe-
tition from William Boyd, stating that the petitioner's
father had served the Crown for forty years—that he had
lost his situation, in consequence of the duties of it hay-
ing been transferred from the Customs to the Excise ;
that there was a provision made for the continuance of
his salary, which nevertheless had not been continued to
him ; that he had never received an appointment under
the Government, which had been promised, and pray-
ing inquiry into the case.—Ordered to lie on the table.
RAILWAY BYE-LAWS.

Sir F. POLLOCK moved for a return of the Bye-
laws made under the authority of any Act of Parlia-
ment relating to rAilroads, imposing penalties on any
persons other than those in the Company's service.
IMPORTATION OF LINEN AND LINEN
YARN.

A return was ordered of the quantity of linen and
linen yarn exported in 1835.
Mr. BROTHERTON brought in Bill for the re-
covery of Small Debts in the 'town of Rochdale, which
was read a first time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL had two petitions
of importance to present to the House, and wished that
his Bight Hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade
had been in his place. One was from the Sugar Refiners
of the City of Edinburgh and Port of Leith. They stated
that from the increased demand and diminished price,
which was not half what it formerly was, the manufac-
turer did not flourish as formerly. They prayed the
importation of foreign sugar upon the payment of a
moderate duty might be permitted, and to prevent too
large a supply, they suggested that sugar, only the
produce of free labour should be so admitted.
The other petition was from the coffee-dealers of Edin-
burgh, complaining of the adulteration and corruption of
that article, and praying that the importation of it might
be allowed at a moderate duty from all parts cf the
world where free labour is employed in its production.
CORN-LAWS.

Mr. DENISTQUN presented a petition from the
agricultural district of Cumberland for the repeal of the
Corn-laws ; and several other petitions of the same de-
scriplion from various parts of Scotland.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Order
of the Day for the House going into Committee on the
Registration of Voters Bill, for the purpose of post-
poning it. The Navy Estimates were very pressing,
and he was reluctantly compelled to postpone the Com-
mittee on the Bill to that day week.
Sir H. FLEETWOOD gave notice that on the
14th he would move for leave to bring in a Bill for as-
similating the franchise relating to Coroners, to that for
the election of Members for counties ; and on the same
day he would move to extend the qualification in coun-
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ties to all such persons as occupy houses of a clear
yearly value of 101. the same as in boroughs.
Mr. HARVEY gave notice that to-morrow he would
move for a return of all orders made by the Judges in
the Courts at Westminster-hall, relating to the fees taken
by Sheriffs Officers and others.
Sir H. HARDINGE gave notice that to-morrow he
would move for returns relating to the Chelsea pen,
sioners at present in North America.
SIBTHORPE postponed his notice of motion
which stood for to-morrow for a return of the fire in-

suranee duty until the 14th inst.
Sir GEORGE CLERK gave notice that on the
motion that the House go into Committee on the Pri-
sons' (Scotland) Bill, he would move that it be an in-
struction to the Committee to divide the Bill into two.
OUTRAGE ON THE BRITISH FLAG.

Lord INGESTRIE said the interest was increasing
daily out of doors regarding the resent transactions in
Mexico. it would be very satisfactory that the
House should know whether any other communication
had yet been received from Commodore Douglas.
Mr. C C. WOOD said the Admiralty had received
no further information from Commodore Douglaz,
since the Noble Lord had last asked the question.
He had stated it had been determined to make this a
subject of representation to tne French Governnient,
but before that ,could be effected, Commodore Douglas'
letter arrived stating that an eF.planation had been made
and her Majesty's Government then thought it would