The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-21 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

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Mr. P. FRENCH presented several petitions f; our i‘lediea.
Practitioner; in Dublin in favour of this Bill.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY presented a peti:ion front the Printers
of the University of Oxford, expressive of their alarm at the
bold proposed alterations in the law of Copyright, and pray-
ing that it might not pa. Es.
Mr. GIBSON presented a petition from the Corporation of
Ipswich in favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan for a reduction
in the rate of postage.

Mr. FA ZAKI4,RLY brought up a Report from the Poor.
[arr Committee.

Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition from the Grand
Junction R4ilway Company, against the Bill introduced by
the President of the Board of Trade for the conveyance of
mails by railroad, praying that it might not be passed in its
present state.

Mr. BA INES presented a petition from Leeds in favour
of Rowland Hill's plan LA- a uniform rate of postage.
Mr. MILES presented a petition against certain clauses of
the Bill brought in for regulating the conveyance of mails by
railroad. Also one from the Guardians of the Poor in Bristol
against certain parts of the Poor Law Bill.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented a petition from a town
in Queen's County against the retailing of spirits in grocers'
stops. One against the National System of Education in Ire-
land; and one in favour of Mr. Hill's plan of postage reform.
Mr. LITTON presented a petition from Dublin against tic
Medical Charities' Bill.
Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liverpool in fa-
vour of a Bill for the better observance of the Lord's Day.
POSTAGE DUTIES.
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Mr. P ROTII E ROE presented a petition from Halifax
and other places, praying for a reduction of the rates of
postage.

NVALLACE presented three petitions in favour 0.
Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of postage duties, but we did no
hear the names of the petitioners.

NE'.V ZEALAND.

Sir R. PEEL presented a petition, numerously signed by
merchants of London, in favour of the New Zealand Coloniza-
tion Bill.
Sir G. SINCLAIR presented a petition in favour of the
Scotch Small Deb's Bill.
The dropped Orders of yesterday were then called over for
the purpose of being replaced on the hooks.
BRITISH MUSEUM.
Sir R. PEEL moved the appointment of a Committee to
consist of the following Members, to enquire into the plans
and estimates for completing the buildings of the British Mu.
scum :—Mr. Estcourt, the Chancellor o'l the Exchequer, Mr.
Hawes, Sir R. Peel, Sir R. Inglis, Mr. Thornely, Sir P.
Egerton, Mr. Compton, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ilume, Lord
Stanley, Mr. B. Baring, Mr. Pease, Lord Sandon, and Mr.
Planta.—Agrced to.
TILE CORONATION.
On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the followinr,
Hon. Members were appointed a Committee to confer with
the Surveyor-General relative to the attendance of the House
at her Majesty's Coronation :—The Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Lord Eliot, Lord Seymour, Sir Robert Inglis, and Mr.
Goulburn.

On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the Vacations Sit-
tings 13111 went through Committee, and was ordered to be
reported.

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THE VIXEN.
Sir S. CANNING said he had a notice on the paper for
to-morrow relative to the Vixen, and he wished now to state
o the (louse the specific motion with which he intended to
conclude. He had come down yesterday to state the course he
intended to pursue, but there being no House he could not do so.
The motion he intended to propose was that a Select Com-
mittee be appointed to inquire into the allegations contained
in the petition of Messrs. Bell—that they were severe suf-
ferers by the seizure of their vessel by the Russians—
that the intention of George Bell to sail such ves-
sel was well known to the Foreign Secretary, and
that it met with the approval and sanction of not only that
public officer, but also of her Majesty's representative at
Constantinople.
Lord J.. RUSSELL said it was uncertain whether the
Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs would be in his place to-
morrow ; if so, he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would not per-
severe in his motion.
Sir S. CANNING had frequently had to regret the ab-
sence of the Noble Lord, but hoped his other duties would
allow him to attend the House to-morrow.
Lord J. RUSSELL could assure the House and the Hon.
Gentleman that the Noble Lord was absent only from indis-
position, which prevented him from coming out.
In answer to an HON. MEMBER,
Lord J. RUSSELL said he believed that it would not be
possible to proceed with the Ecclesiastical Duties and Re-
venues Bill during the present Session.
The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from
Glasgow against the Small Debts' (Scotland) Bill.
CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS BILL.
Sir R. PEEL was desirous to have some day fixed on which
the Controverted Elections' Bill would be certain of coming on.
It being a Bill peculiarly affecting the House, he had thought
it would not be an unreasonable request to ask that the same
day should be appropriated to it ; but if that request could
not be acceded to, he saw no suitable day until Wednesday
the 4th of July.
Lord J. RUSSELL said there could be no doubt but that the
Bill alluded to by the Right Hon. Baronet was of very great
importance,h
teextreme but d
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n oon
ce
lknewt better
bringing on
than the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet
Orders
of the Day.
He must express a hope (although he should make no motion
on the subject, unless the House were ready to state their
willingness to agree to it), that after the commencement
of the next month, there would be an additional day devoted
to the Orders of the Day, so that they might get through
some of those Bills.
Lord MA HON said that as he understood the motion of his
Right Hon. Friend to be fixed for the 4th of July, he would
now give notice that on that day lie should bring forward the
motion of which he had given notice for an earlier day.
SMALL DEBTS BILL (SCOTLAND.)
Upon the reading of the Order of the Day for the second
reading of the Small Debts Recovery 13i11 ( Scotland),
The LORD ADVOCATE said that he should oppose the
Bill in every stage, and (as we understood) lie moved that the
Bill be re-c.mrnitted.

Mr. GILLON was against the Bill.
The House divided, and there appeared,

For the re-con:mime:it
Against ir.
The numbers being equal, the SPEAKER gave his casting
vote in favour of the recommittal.

The House then went into Committee, Mr. PRYME in the
Chair.

On clause 1, as we understood, being proposed,

Me. WA LL ACE moved that it be read this day six months.
hear and laughter.)
Mr. IIUME api.rehended that it Wa3 competent for any

The HoN. and LEARNED MEMBER also presented a petition
from the Southampton Railway Company (as we understood),
against the Conveyance of Mails by Railway Bill, and gave
notice that the Hen. Member for Leicester (Mr. Easthope)
intended, at the proper time, to move that Counsel he heard
at the bar against the Bill.
MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL.