The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-05 00:00:00

LUNATIC ASIIUMS.

1.3..X.RNA81Z presented a petition praying for
inquiry into the s%lte of lunatic asylums.

CORN-LAWS.
Sir HENRY PARNELL presented a petition
from Dundee, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from a place,
of which we could not learn, praying for a
I of 'he Corn-laws.

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Mr. CA.YLEY presented petitions from various
pl,xes in the North Riding of Yorkshire, against any
taking place in the existing system of Corn-

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Mr. JERVIS presented a petition very tw.merously
sizned, which had been agreed }o at a county meeting
of Cmiarvon, praying for a total repeal of the Corn-
This meeting, at which the fLgh Sheriff had
had been called for the purpose of petitioning
in fatour cf the existing system of Corn-laws. This
petition had been proposed as an amendment and car-
rie.d.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. BETHEL presented petitions from several
T:laces in the East Riding of Yorkshire, praying the
ilotle not to consent to any alteration in the present
system of Corn-laws.
Mr. W. O'BRIEN presented a petition from some
place in the county of Limerick, against any repeal in
the i, extipg system of Corn-laws.
SALE OF BEER. ACT.
Mr.'IOLSTON presented a petition, signed by 57
Magistrates of the county of Hertford, against the
present system of selling beer by retail.
Mr. PAKINGTON presented petitions from the
Magistrates of the county of Worcester, complaining
of the ill effects produced by the existence of beer-
shops, and praying the House to make some alteration

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in the laws relating to them. Also a petition from
s!:venty-three Magistrates of the county of Kent to the
same effect. Also a petition from the Magistrates of
of the county of Lancaster, agreed to at the last Quar-
ter Sessions, praying for some alteration in the law re-
lating to beer-stops ; and another from the town of

z_itourport to ',ne same effect.
CHURCH ACCOMMODATION(SCOTLAND)
Sir GEORGE CLERK presented a petition from
the Kirk Sessions of some place in Scotland, praying
that the 'House would adopt measures for an increase a
Churc.'n Accommodation.

NATIONAL EDUCATION.
Mr. DAR BY presented a petition from several in-
rab tints of the coenty of Sussex, praying the House
not to consent to any system of National Education
that was not founded on Scripture.
ABUSE OF CHARITY TRUSTS.
Mr. COURTE N A Y presented a petition from Bridg-
water (as we understood), complaining that certain pro-
perty had been left to be denoted for the purposes of
educating children belonging to the Church of England,
that up to the passing of the Municipal Reform Act those
trusts bad been faithfully executed by the *.nen existing
trustees, but since that period new Chari',l Trustees had
been nominated by the Lord Chancellor, the majority of
whom were Dissenters, and that now children not of the
Church of England derived advantage from-this charity,
and praying the House for redrese. In making this state-
ment he (Mr. Court,nay) wieited it to be distinctly un-
derstood that he did not cast any imputation on the
Lord Chancellor, he had. acquainted the Noble and
Learned Lord with ;lie substance of this petition,
and the Noble Lord had stated his ignorance of the
fact of these trustees being Dissenters, so that it was
evident that the Noble and Learned Lord had
been greatly deceived.
Orderefle to lie on the table.
a Mr. reINNAIRD presented a petition from Lanark
Eram;t any additional endowment to the Church of
Scotland.
Mr. S. LEFEVRE presented a petition from North-
ampton against the beer Act.
Lord DALMENEY presented a petition from Stir-
ling, praying for the abolition of the Corn-laws.
Mr. H. GB,ATTAN presented a petition from Meath
against thQ Tithe Act passed last Session, and praying
for its repeal,
LOSS OF LIFE IN COAL-MINES.
Mr. MARK PHILLIPS gave notice that to-mor-
row he should move for a return of the Coroners' In-
',Vesta held on persons killed during the last five years
in the mines of Northumberland, Cumberland, Durham,
Westmoreland, York, Derby, and Stafford, distinguish-
ing the age and sex of the individuals who had been
killed, and the verdicts returned.
INSULT TO THE BRITISH FLAG.
An HON. MEMBER on the Opposition side of the
House, whose name we could not learn, said he had
seen an article in the " Times" newspaper affecting the
conduct of the Officer in command at Vera Cruz.
He wished tle ask the Under Secretary to the Ad-
miralty whether the Admiralty were satisfied with the
conduct of that officer on that occasion.
Mr. C. WOOD was sorry to do so, but he really
must decline answering the question, which he did not
think a proper one to be put at this moment.
NAVY ESTIMATES.