The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-17 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Mr. HENRY presented two petitions, one from Pres-
ton, and the other from St. Helens, in favour of the
repeal of the navigation-laws.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from the soli-
citors of Warwickshire, praying for the abolition of the
attorneys' certificate duty.
Mr. FRENCH presented a petition from the grand
jury of the county of Roscommon against tho proposed
alteration in the Irish poor-law.
Mr. CLAY presented a petition from the captains
and sailors of Kingston-upon-Hull against the repeal of
the navigation-laws.
Mr. MILES presented several petitions from places
in Somersetshire against the Bill for legalizing marriages
with a deceased wife's sister.
Sir W. VERNER presented several petitions against
the rate in aid.
Mr. HUME presented several petitions, praying for a
reduction of the public expenditure. The Hun. Mem-
ber also presented the following petitions:—From a
numerous meeting of the inhabitants of the parish of St.
Luke's, Finsbury, held on the 14th February, adverting
to the present state of the country, and to the
defective state of the representation, and praying
for an extension of the suffrage; another petition from a
meeting held in the National Hall, Holborn, on the
evening of Feb. 15, adverting to the distress of the coun-
try, and complaining principally of the manner in which
the poor-law is carried oat, and praying the House would
take steps to prevent the farming of pauper children;
another petition from a number of Chelsea pen•.
sioners at Chippenham, complaining of a per-cent-
age having been taken off their pay; and another
petition from Mr. M`Dovvelt, who is now in prison, and
who was tried at Liverpool on the 28th of August last,
and condemned on a charge of conspiracy on the evi-
dence of certain policemen, some of whom, as he al-
leged, were not present, and could not have witnessed
the transactions to which they deposed.
Sir C. BURRELL presented a petition againt the re-
peal of the navigation-laws from a place the name of
which WAS inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from the
congregation of Dissenters assembling in Zion Chapel,
Birmingham, in favour of referring national disputes to
arbitration.
.Mr. BOUIIKE presented a petition from the grand
jury of Sligo complaining that the inhabitants of that
county, and particularly the pooror portion, suffered
from constant depredations on their cattle and sheep, and
preying fur relief.
Mr. P. SCROPE presented a petition from the inha-
bitants of Stroud in favour o! referring national disputes
to arbitration.
Lord 11. 'VANE presented a similar petition from tle
county of Durfic re.
Mr. SCULL- Y pfesented a petition from a place in
Ireland against the Rate in Aid Bill.
An LION. MENDER pres,.inted a petition from the Town
Council of Ctipar,, praying for a reduction in the national
expenditure.

kr. GOULBURN presented a petition from the inha-
bitan of certain hamlets in Surrey, against the Bill
for legalizing marriage with a &ceased wife's sister.
• An EON. MEMBER presented a petition agreed to at a
large meeting in Cornball, pra3icg for a more equal
apportionment of taxation on agricultural produce.
Lard MAHON presented a petition from certain soli-
citors, praying the House to remit the tax to which
they are annually liable for the certificate to practise
ths-ir profession.
.An HON. MEMBER presented a petition from New-
castle-upon-Tyne and Giteshead, for the repeal of the
duties on paper,•newsp %pers. and advertisements.
STEAM-VESSELS.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY wished to ask the First Lord
of the Admiralty it six steam-vessels, the Myrmidon,
the Torch, the Zephyr, the o:ter, the Adder, the Dot-
terell, have been sold, and if sold, for what sum, and to
whom, and if such sale was by private contract or public
auction.

Sir F. BARING said the vessels had been sold in
consequence of the purposes for which they had bee❑
used having been put nn end to by alterations at the
ports of Holyhead and Harwich. He had no objection
to lay the papers on the subject before the House.
THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE AND
SOUTH LANCASHIRE RAILWAYS.

The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY said, in con-
sequence of a dispute between the atove-named comi a-
ttics, a disgraceful and discreditable Leone had taken place
on the 12th inst.—(Hear, hear.) He wished to know
frotn the President of the Railway Board whether his
attention had been called to the subject, and if so, whe-
ther he intended to take any step to prevent the repeti-
tion of such an occurrence.

Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that the power which the
Railway Commissioners pos:,,essed with regard to a
matter of this kind consisted in this—they had the
power of interfering for the public safety, if the safety of
the public was in danger, on the application of one of the
two disputing companies. One of these companies had
applied to the Commissioners, but had not made such
an application as would entitle the Commissioners to
interfere. The Commissioners had written to the com-
pany, and when they received their reply, making an
application in the proper form, they would be prepared
to take whatever Steps might seem necessary.
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY inquired if
the Commissioners could not interfere without an appli-
cation from one of the companies.
Mr. LABOUCHEIZE replied that he believed they
had no power to interfere without such an application.
Of course if they had committed any breach of the law
They could be dealt with by a matgistrate.
lAL-GROUNDS.. _

Mr. URQITHAR, I drew attention to the fact that the
Government had promised to introduce a Bill with re-
spect to burial-grounds, and requested from the Noble
Lord a distinct explanation of what were the intentions
of the Government, and if they intended to introduce a
Bill when they would do so.
Lord J. RUSSELL replied that his Noble Friend the
Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests had such
a Bill in his possession, but he could not say when it
would be introduced.

Mr. URQUAXE' inquired if there would be any
objection to a private Member introducing such a Bill ?
Lord J. RUSSELL was glad to hear the Hon. Mem-
ber make the statement.--(.6 Hear, hear," and laughter.)
IRISH PAUPERS IN GLASGOW.
Mr. A. HASTIE presented a petition from a parochial
board of the city of Glasgow, pointing out the enormous
influx of paupers from Ireland into that city, and praying,
as one means of preventing this, for the enactment, by
the House, of regulations restricting the number of
steerage passengers carved between Great Britain and
Ireland.