The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-31 00:00:00

ARMISTICE IN PIEDMONT.

The NOBLE MARQUIS explained that the papers re-
lating to the north of Italy would be laid on the table
as soon as the state of the negotiations would permit.
He had also to state that information had
that afternoon reached her Majesty's Government, that
the new King of Sardinia had concluded an armistice with
the Austrian commander, by which the Austrian troops
were to evacuate the duchy, the frontier fortresses to be
occupied jointly by Piedmontese and Austrian troops
during the continuance of the armistice, and the Pleni-
potentiaries had been already appointed to negotiate a
peace.

The Earl of ABERDEEN considered that no delay
need take place in presenting the papers, in consequence
of the negotiations going on between Sardinia and
Austria. He was rejoiced to hear the communication
which the Noble Marquis had made, and which he con-
sidered as an additional proof of the moderation of
Austria.

After a few words from the Marquis of SALISBURY
and Lord BROUGHAM the subject dropped, and their
Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 30.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented petitions from vari-
ous places in England, praying for the settlement of all
disputes by arbritration.
A great many petitions were presented on the same
subject by other Hon. Members.
THE SCOTTISH REGISTRATION AND
MARRIAGE BILLS, &c.
Mr. DUNCAN presented petitions from various places
in Scotland against the Registration, the Marriage, and
Lunacy Bills.
Mr. ANDERSON presented petitions from Orkney to
the same effect.
Sir THOMAS BIRCH presented petitions from
Liverpool in favour of the Jewish Disabilities Bill.
Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from the snuff
manufacturers of Dublin complaining of the scarcity of
tobacco in the manufacture of snuff, and also that the
process of straining in America enabled the tobacco to
bear a larger quantity of water, which greatly deterio-
rated the article.
Mr. PATTISON presented a petition from London in
favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. T. BARING presented a petition praying for a
loan of 500,0001. for the purpose of relieving the colo-
nists of British Guiana, by means of drainage, &c. He
would move that the petition be referred to a Commit-
tee at present sitting up stairs on the subject of British
Guiana.
Mr. BRAMSTON presented a petition from Essex,
signed by 150 clergymen, against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. DISRAELI presented a petition from a gentle•
man named Wright, involving a plan for the improve-
ment of waste lands in Ireland, under the supervision of
the military, and subject to the control of the Lord-
Lieutenant of Ireland.
Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from Don-
caster, praying that measures might be taken for the
suppression of vagrancy.
Mr. HAsTrE and Lord LINCOLN presented petitions
from Falkirk and other places, praying for some legis-
lative measure to enforce the discontinuance of trains on
Sunday.
Mr. KERSHAW presented petitions from Stockport
and other places, in favour of the repeal of the navigation-
laws.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from Norfolk, pray-
ing for relief to clergymen where they conscientiously
felt compelled to dissent from their ordination vows.
Mr. FORBES presented petitions from Falkirk against
running trains on Sunday.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Newcastle in
favour of a more stringent inspection of mines.
RAILWAY TRAVELLING ON SUNDAYS.
Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions against
the system of railway travelling on Sundays.
THE REV. MR. SHORE.
Various petitions were presented, praying for the
liberation of the Rev. Mr. Shore.
EXTENSION OF THE SUFFRAGE.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
certain inhabitants of Marylebone, praying for an ex-
tension of the Parliamentary suffrage.
SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Mr. MACKINNON gave notice of bis intention, on
Monday next, to move for a Select Committee on the
subject of the removal of Smithfield-market.
THE PETITION OF MR. HOLDS WORTH.
Sir JOHN YARDE BULLER moved that the peti-
tion of A. H. Holdsworth, Esq., presented on the 28th
of March, be printed with the votes.—Agreed to.
THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. HOPE adverted to a complaint that had been
made to him that the stone of which the new Houses of
Parliament was constructed gave signs of decay in
places. He himself was convinced there was no foun-
dation for that complaint; but still, he would beg to ask
the Hon. Member (Mr. Greene) if there was any foun-
dation for that complaint.
Mr. GREENE could give a very decided contradiction
to the statement that there was anything like general
decay in the atone of which the new Houses of Parliament
was built, though some few stones had given indications
of decay.
Mr. OSBORNE would ask Mr. Greene another ques-
tion, viz., whether there was any foundation for the
report that Hen. Members were to hold their delibera-
tions in the New House of Commons soon after Easter.
—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. GREENE bad heard of no report of that kind,
and there was not the least foundation for it.
CHEESEMAN HEAD.
Captain HARRIS asked the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, whether the works in the course of construction off
Cheeseman Head were undertaken with a view of forming
a harbour of refuge at Dover, and if so, whether there was
any objection to lay the plan and estimate on the table.
The Right Hon. Baronet was probably aware that his
Hon. Friend Sir Howard Douglas, than whom there:was
not a more able engineer in the whole country, and Sir
W. Symonds, who whatever the opinions might be that
were entertained of his ability as a ship builder, did hold,
and had always held, a very high reputation in the navy
as an officer, had both declared against the construction
of any such work as a portion of the harbour of refuge
at Dover.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the best answer he could give to that question
would be quoting the reply which he had given to the
Select Committee last year upon the same subject, and
which he would quote from their report. He had said,
that whether the smaller plan, which involved the ex-
penditure of 2,000,0001., or of the larger one of
2,500,0001. were adopted, the execution of this work would
in no wav affect the general object of the harbour of re-
fuge. It was intended to run out a quay of about
800 feet long, and that work would be complete in itself,
or it might form a part of a larger work, but whether it
was one or the other it would be
.productive of one great
advantage, by preventing the injury that was likely to
accrue from the silting up of Dover Harbour.
Captain HARRIS trusted that not a shilling would
be spent upon the work before coming to Parliament for
its consideration and sanction.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the Hon. and Gallant Member might be quite as-
sured that he should not spend his own money.
Mr. HUME said, he trusted that regular reports of
the progress of the works, and of the moneys expended,
would be laid before the House.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
he had already stated before the Committee that these
reports would be given.
REFUSAL TO TAKE OATHS.

In reply to a question from Mr. OSBORNE,
Sir G. GREY replied that Mrs. Watson had been im-
prisoned for refusing to take an oath as a witness. Appli-
cation had been made to Lord Denman and another jildge
to obtain her release, but they had replied that they had
no power to interfere. She had, however, since been
liberated. There was a Bill now passing through the

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House to remedy that evil.
WORKS OF ART FROM ROME.
Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL wished to ask if her Ma-
jesty's Government would permit tho importation into
this country, for the purposes of sale or delivery to
purchasers, of works of art, sold or about to
bo sold by the Provisional Goverment of
Rome. lie said the Provisional Government of