The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-20 00:00:00

POSTAGE DUTIES.

Sir. C. B. VERE presented a petition (whence we did
not learn) in favour of a reduction of the Postage Duty.
NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP.

Mr. VILLA RS presented several petitions from places in
Staffordshire, for the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented nine petitions from
Dewsbury, Horsley, Glassington, and other places in York-
shire, for the abolition of the Apprenticeship system, and
against the importation of Hindoo Apprentices into the West
Indian Colonies.
THE BOUNDARIES BILL.
Lord G. BENTINCK presented a petition from King's
Lynn against the Boundaries Bill.
NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP.
Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from Gloucester pray-
ing for the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship.
CHURCH PROPERTY.
Mr. FRESHFIELD presented a petition from a parish
in Cornwall, praying that any increased value wbieh might
be given to Church Property might be appropriated to pur-
poses of religious instruction.
ROXBURGH ELECTION.
Sir J. GRA HAM presented a petition from 615 freeholders
of Roxburgh County, many of them Justices of the Peace
and Deputy Lieutenants, complaining of an organized system
of riot, which had been pursued for three successive elections
at Hawick, and of neglect of duty on the part of the officers
of the peace; and praying the House to remove Hawick from
the list of polling places, and to take such other measures as
to the House might seem fit to prevent recurrence of
similar riots at succeeding eleotions. He would bring the sub-
ject forward. after Easter.
Mr. ARCHBOLD presented a petition from Kildare in
favour of the immediate abolition of negro apprenticeships;
also a petition from the same place against the Irish Poor-
law Bill.
Mr. ANDREW WHITE presented a petition from Sun-
derland, prafing that the present system of negro apprentice-
ships might terminate on the Ist of August next.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.
Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK presented a petition,
signed by 40,000 of the inhabitants of Glasgow, against ad-
ditional endow ments to the Church of Scotland.
Mr. C. GUSHINGTON supported the prayer of the
petition.
Lord W. ITENTINCK presented several similar petitions
from congregations in Glasgow, which were ordered to be
laid on the tab. le. The Noble Lord presented a petition from
the Northern G ,uarter of the City of Glasgow for a repeal of
the Corn Laws ; also a petition from the merchants, landlords,
&c., of Glas gc tw, in favour of the Bill for the more effectual
recovery of str tall debts in Scotland.
Mr. EL Ll OTT presented a petition from Roxburghshire
against any further endowments to the Church of Scotland.
Mr. BE, RKELEY presented a petition from Cheltenham
praying for the abolition of Negro Apprenticeship.
Mr. PE. ASE presented a petition from Bovey Tracey,
and several other places, praying for the liberation of the
apprenticed Negroes on the let of August next.
Mr. ED \ YARD STANLEY moved for a new writ for
Devizes in t 1 ie place of Mr. Deans Dundas, who had accepted
the office of . clerk to the Ordnance.

Mr. HAS i 1 'IE presented four petitions from Paisley against
any further endowments to the Church of Scotland.
Mr. LIS TER presented a petition from Dewsbury, in the
West Ridin gof Yorkshire, for an alteration in the Factory Act.
Mr. BAT LRC.IN presented a petition from Waterford, pray-
ing for pro tection to the Irish fisheries ; also a petition from
the Licentia to Apothecaries of Ireland, praying for the estab-
lishment oft 1.: school of medicine, and a tribunal with power to
judge of the medical education of persons practising as apothe-
caries in Ir eland.
The Mar quis of
1 CHAND 0 S moved for a return of the
quantity of f imported r oreign corn into this country, from the
-Ist of July, 1837, to the Ist of January, 1838.
Mr. STI. rRT presented a petition from Lyme Regis, pray-
ing for the e stablishment of a system of national education, and
a petition I :torn the females of that borough to the same
effect.
Mr. CHA LLAIERS presented a petition from the United
Secession P resbytery of Forfar, against any further endow-
ment of the %;;;hurch of Scotland.
Mr. GR' DTE presented a petition from Morton-in-the-
Marsh pray leg for Vote by Ballot ; also petitions from the
United Set session Congregations of Glasgow against any fur-
ther endow- merit to the Church of Scotland.
Lord CI i STLE RE AG H presented petitions from parishes
in Down, a gainst the Irish Poor-Law Bill. The Noble Lord
also gave r iotice that on Friday next he should present a peti-
tion on the same subject, agreed to at a public county meeting
at Down.
Mr. El. ,L IS presented petitions from Cupar in Fife and
other plan s against any further endowment of the Church of
Scotland.
Mr. E. STANLEY presented petitions from two Wesleyan
Methodist congregations in Chester, praying for an immediate
abolition o f the apprenticeship system.
Colonel SEALE presented a petition with a similar prayer
from Darts south.

BONDED CORN.

The Ma rq uis of CHANDOS seeing the Gallant Member
for Dartmc .ut, hin his place, begged to ask him if he intended
to persevei eu i bringing on his motion for allowing the grind-
ing of COl7 iin bond for a foreign market to-morrow.
Colonel S ;ALE—Yes, certainly,