The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-09 00:00:00

CORPORATION OF- LONDON.

Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from the City of
London, praying for a reform in the Corporation. The
funds at the disposal of the Corporation were of an enor-
mous amount, and the petitioners contended that they ought
to be adm;n!stered by persons popularly elected.
Mr. WILKS presented petitions from Dissenting con-
gregations in Leicestershire, praying for the abolition of
Church•rates.

Dr. BOWLING presented a petition from the Town
Council of Port Glasgow, complaining of the unequal opera-
tion of the Reform effected in the prisons of Scotland, by
which they were assessed equal with the Royal Burghs.
Sir L. PARRY presented a petition from a place in
Carnarvon, praying for a Reform in the Church Establish-
ment. He moved that it be printed with the votes, as he
intended to make a motion on the set that day week.
Sir R. INGLIS submitted to the House the impropriety
of printing every petition which an Hon. Member said he
intended to bring under the notice of the House at a future
time. Every Hon. Member might think his own petition
most important, and the rule which had been laid down he
rendered totally useless.
Sir L. PARRY begged leave to withdraw his motion.
Lord W. BENTINCK presented a petition from the
Merchants' House of Glasgow, complaining of the present
mode of soliciting private Hills through that House.
CIROTE presented a petition from the parish of
Edgeware, and one from the parish of St. George, Hanover-
square, praying fin. an equalization of the land tax.
Mr. A. JOHNSTON gave notice that he would on
Monday (as we understood) move that an humble address
be presented to his Majesty, praying for a copy of the
the dispatch, &c., which had been received from the Cape
of Good Hope, relative to the Caffres.
Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by
700 innkeeepers of the counties of York, Northumberland,
Leicester, and Northampton, praying for a revision and
consolidation of all the Acts of Parliament which govern
their trade. The Hon. Member also presented two peti-
tions from two places in the West Riding of Yorkshire,
against the abolition of Church-rates.

Mr. A. TREVOR seeing the Noble Lord the Secretary
of State for the Home Department in his place, wished
to ask him a question. He understood that the
consideration of Church-rates had been postponed till
Monday, and that the Irish Tithe question was appointed
to come on to-morrow. Now he wished to know
in the event of the debate on that question being adjourned,
what was the Noble Lord's intention ? Did he intend
that the adjourned debate should proceed on Monday, or
that the consideration of the Church question should pro-
ceed on that day ?

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he did not think it
at all probable that the discussion on the Irish Tithes would
occupy more than one night, and under that impression it
was his intention to proceed with the Church-rate ques-
tion on Monday.
TITHE COMMUTATION.

In answer to a question from Mr. GOULI3URN,

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the President "of the
Board of Trade would bring in a Bill upon the subject,
following the recommendations of the Committee, with the
exception of that part which recommended the postpone-
ment of commutations for another year.