The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEASEit took the Chair at Four o'clock.
The report upon the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
(Branche,) Bill was read and agreed to.
Mr. DRUMMOND presented several petitions from
Scotland.r
GREENS
, against the
presented Marriage,
several
sel petitions from 13c9., Registration Bill.
Lan-
cashire, in favour of superannuation allowances to poor-
law officers ; and also several petitions in favour of in-
ternational arbitration.
Sergeant TALFOURD presented a petition from
Reading in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition agreed to:at a
public meeting at Manchester, praying for a system of
religious education.
Mr. DUNCAN presented several petitions from Scot-
land in favour of the Clergy Itt lief' Bill, and also several
petitions in favour of international arbitration.
Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition in favour of
the Clergy Relief Bill, and also against the alteration
of the Parliamentary oaths.
Mr. BHOTHERION presented a petition praying
that a limit might be put to the number of beer-shop
licences.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS presented a petition from London,
praying that all offices connected with the Welch Church
might be pieced in the hands of those who were ac-
quainted with the Welch language.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented several petitions in favour
of international arbitration.
Mr. LOCKE preiented:a petition from Leith in favour
of Sunday travelling on railways.
Mr. CIIRISTOPHER presented several petitions from
Lincolnshire praying for superannuation allowances to
poor-law officers; also four petitions from Horncastle
and its neighbourhood praying. for the re imposition of
protective duties, and that the House would take into its
consideration the burdens which press upon the agricul-
tural interests.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented several petitions against
the Marriage Bill, and also several petitions against the
endowment of the Roman Catholic clergy and Roman
Catholic schools.
Mr. DEEDES presented a petition from Kent pray-
ing for the re-imposition of protective duties.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented several petitions from
Scotland against Sunday travelling; also several peti-
tions.against the Registration (Scotland) Bill.
Mr. STANLEY presented four petitions from Lynn
in favour of superannuation allowances to poor-law
officers.

COMMERCIAL-ROAD BILL.
Mr. MOFFA CT moved, pursuant to notice, that it be
an instruction to the Select Committece on the Com-
mercial-road Bill, to refer the accounts of the trustees to
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under
the provisions of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 80.
Mr. W. PAITEN thought that the Hon. Member
would not attain his object by means of his motion,
The House had no power to direct the Home Secretary
to audit the accounts, and ho should therefore oppose the
motion as unnecessary.
Sir G. GREY agreed with the observations that had
fallen from the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. W. Patten),
that the motion was useless and uncalled for.
Mr. MOFFATT, after a few observations, withdrew
the motion.
Mr. MUNTZ presented petitions from several parts
of Birmingham in fawnr of international disputes being
settled by arbitration.
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from Liver-
pool in favour of international arbitration.
Sir W. CLAY presented a similar petition from St.
George's. in-the Fields.
Lord NUGENT presented a petition agreed to at a
public meeting held in Westminster in favour of a
national system of rating for the poor.
Mr. J. A. SMITH presented a petition from Boston
complaining of the int:lease in the county-rate expen-
diture.
Mr. BOUVERIE presented five petitions in favour of
the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr.l SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir-
mingham in favour of international arbitration.
Mr. lIUME presented a petition, agreed to at a large
public meetieg held in Glasgow, complaining that, if
trains were restricted from running on Sundays, it would
deprive the country of many of the advantages of the
railway
compel railway companies to run trains on Sundays.
system, and praying the House to pass a law to
NAVIGATION-LAWS.
Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from the
Mayor and Corporation of Manchester, in favour of the
repeal of the navigation-]au.