The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-20 00:00:00

RAILWAYS:

On the motion of Mr. LOCKHART, it was ordered
that the orders of the 12th day of February, for the
second reading of the Caledonian and Edinburgh and
Glasgow Railways (Lease of Dundee and Perth and
Aberdeen Railway Junction, and the Dundeo and
Arbroath, and the Dundee and Newtyle Railways) Bill,
and the Caledonian and Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail-
ways (Lease of Scottish Midland Junction Railway)
Bill, be discharged; and that the said Bills be withdrawn.
The second readings of the East India Railway and
Liverpool Rates (Rating:DockProperty) Bills were pos
poned.

SECEDING CLERGYMEN.
Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY presented petitions from
Liverpool, praying for an alteration of the law relating
to clergymen seceding from the Church of England and
subsequently preaching in Dissenting chapels.
NATIONAL EXPENDITURE.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee,
praying for the reduction of the national expenditure,
and against the expenditure of money without passing
through the Treasury.

RATING RAILWAYS.
Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from the Midland
Railway Company, praying for an alteration of the pre-
sent unequal mode of rating.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition to the same
effect.

WINDOW-TAX.
Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Sheffield in
favour of the repeal of the window-tax.
POOR-LAW (IRELAND).
Sir L. O'BRIEN presented several petitions from va-
rious places in Ireland against the poor-law in Ireland.
ARBITRATION.
Lord D. STUART presented a petition from Mary-
lebone in favour of settling national disputes by arbitra-
tion.

VAGRANCY.
Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition praying for an
alteration of the present vagrancy laws.
THE CHARTIST MULLINS.
Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the
jury that tried Mullins, the Chartist, praying the House
to address her Majesty to cemit the sentence passed upon
him, as he was but 22 years of age, and appeared to be
•.he victim of others.
FARMING OUT CHILDREN.

Mr. C. LUSHINGTON also preeented a petition
against the system of farming out children.
SLAVERY.

Sir E. N. BUXTON presented a petition 'from the
Anti-Slavery Association, praying the House to extend
its influence to finally suppress slavery.
POOR LAW (IRELAND).

Mr. MONSELL presented a petition against the
present poor-law in Ireland.
PRINTING THE SCRIPTURES.
Mr. HUME presented a petition against the monopoly
of printing the Bible in Scotland.
THE RAJA OF SATTARA.

Mr. HUM; inquired the reason the papers he had
moved for on the 6th, with respect to the confiscation of
the territory of Sattara, had not been laid on the table.
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE replied that the papers would
be laid on the table to-morrow or next day.
SUBSTITUTION OF AN AFFIRMATION FOR

AN OATH.
Mr. WOOD presented petitions signed by the inha-
bitants of Rochester, Chatham, and other places, in
favour of a measure to enable persons who refuse, on
religious grounds, to be sworn to substitute an affirma-
tion for an oath.

THE ESTIMATES.
Mr. HUME gave notice that on Friday, if not on
Thursday, he would move that, in the present state of
the finances of this country, her Majesty's Ministers,
before submitting to Parliament their general financial
scheme, should make a statement of their proposed re-
ductions in the expenditure of the country.
COMMISSARY CLERK OF EDINBURGH.
Mr. HUME said ho would on either of those days
move for a return showing the expenses incidental to
the office of Commissary Clerk of Edingurgh.
OATHS OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.
Mr. BANKES gave notice that when the House re-
solved itself into a Committee to consider the resolution
of the Noble Lord at the head of the Government on the
oaths of Members of Parliament, before the words "not
being Roman Catholics," he should move the insertion of
the words, " and .1 hereby disclaim, disavow, and
solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the Established
Church as settled in this realm."
THE NAVIGATION. LAWS.
Mr. BERRIES presented a petition signed by cer-
tai❑ of the inhabitants of Alloa, deprecating any altera-
tion in the navigation-laws.
VAGRANCY.

Mr. MILES presented a petition from Somerset-
shire, calling on the House to enact such measures as
will put an end to " the demoralizing and diigraceful
system of vagrancy.
PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS.
Mr. M. MILNES wished to ask the Secretary of State
for the Home department what measures had been taken
since the last session for the preservation of the public
records; and also, whether it was the intention of the