The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-21 00:00:00

The (shop of G LOUCESTER presented several
petitions from parishes in the Diocese of Gloucester
against the Government plan of education, and against
the Church Discipline Bit).
Petitions to the same effect were presented by Lord
ABINGER,' from Norwich ; and the Bishop of
LONDON, from the Parish of St. George, Hanover-
square.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a pe-
tition from TrOubridge in favour of a uniform rate of
penny postage. . .

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The Bishop of LONDON presented several peti-
tions from parishes in Derby and Essex against Sunday
travelling, and for the better observance of the Lord's
day.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from
a body of persons praying their Lordships to adopt
measures for facilitating a free commercial intercourse
with Cireassia.

The Earl of WINCHILSEA presented a petition
from a place in Lincoln against the Governmcnt
plan of education. The Noble Earl gave notice
that he nould to-morrow present a petition signed
by 3,000 persons, praying for the repeal of the Roman
Catholic Relief Bill.

Lord BROUGHAM said he had a petition to present
from the borough of Cambridge, which incidentally prayed
for the Repeal of Corn-laws, but the petitioners stated
that attempts had been made in theborough of Cambridge
to prevent free discussion, for that when a lecture was
about being delivered by Mr. Smith and Mr. Shearman,
who were engaged to deliver lectures in the theatre of
Cambridge, they were, with their auditory, subjected to ,
a most violent and brutal attack on the part of
the under graduates of the University, so that
the lecture was stopped, and they found to their groat
astonishment that no steps had been taken by the au li
-
thorities to punish the parties who were guilty of this
breach of the peace. That was. the language
of the petitioners, so that the interruption
was not by argument, on which the lec-
turers were able and ready to meet them, but by
brute force, which he (Lord B.) greatly abhorred. The
petitioners therefore prayed their Lordships to take the
subject of the Corn-laws into their consideratiOn, and
also to adopt such measures as might be neces-
sary for the government of the University of
Cambridge, so that the inhabitants of the borough
might enjoy unintcrruptcdly the great and undoubted
rights of free discussion. Those, undoubtedly, were high
matters, but academical discipline he (Lord Brougham)
did not profess to understand. The Noble and
Learned Lord then presented petitions from a Bap-
tist congregation in Southampton, from the Bridge-
water Tract Society, and from a great variety of other
places, praying for a national scheme of education with-
out regard to party or sect ; also a petition from the Ma-
i gistrates and Board of Guardians of Carnarvon, pray-
ing an amendment in the Poor Law Act ; also a peti-
tion from the Magistrates, merchants, and others of
Belfast, praying for the adoption of a penny postage.
Likewise a petition from the landowners of Kilkenny,
stating that ever sinca its connection with the English
Government Ireland had improved, but that the worst
and most intolerable of all the evils in that country was
her Established Church ; and, submitting, therefore,
that it was fit that the connection between it and the
State should be dissolved.
JAMAICA BILL.

Upon the motion oftheMarquis of NO RM AN BY ,
the Jamaica Bill was read a first time. The Noble
Marquis said, if it were convenient for the House he
should wish it to be read a second time, and that the
discussion upon it should take place upon its going into
Committee to-morrow week. _ _

The Earl of HARE WOOD said, he had attended a
very large meeting of the Jamaica proprietors, some
time since, at Willis's Rooms, upon this subject, and
that he had a petition to present praying that their
Lordship's would be pleased to hear Counsel at the
bar upon it.
The Duke of WELLINGTON thought it would
be but fair to allow a convenient time to elapse between
this and the second reading of the I3ill.
The Marquis of NORMANBY said if there was
the slightest wish that Counsel should be heard at the
bar, he had no objection whatever to fix the second
reading for Friday next.
Lord LYNDHURST was understood to give notice
that he should present a petition on this subject to-
morrow night.
Upon the motion of Lord DUNCANNON the
Windsor Stables Bill, after a little desultory conversa-
tion principally between Lord Duncannon and Lord
Ashburton, which could not be distinctly heard in the
gallery, was read a second time.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition
from Banff, praying for Church Extension.
Several Bills on the table were forwarded a stage,
and the House adjourned.