The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-28 00:00:00

PEI I PIONS.

Mr. PLOWDEN presented a petition from the Char•
tists of Newport, Isle of Wight, praying that all laws
for the punishment of political offences might be
abolished.

Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition praying
that the Bili for the protection of women might 134
passed into law.
Mr. WODEEIOUSE presented a petition, praying for
a better s 3 stem of county expenditure.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented several petitions from
Yorkshire in favour of protection to women.
Lord H. VANE presented a petition from Sunderland
in tavour of the remission of the annual duty upon at-
torneys' certificates.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from
the vestr) men of Mary lebone, complaining of the police
rates, and praying for some reliet in respect of them. Ihe
Noble Lord gave notice tnat he should move to-morrow
that it be printed with the votes.
Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions praying
for an alteration of the, poor-low.
Lord NUGENT presented petitions from Aylesbury,
Workington, Nottingham, and other places, praying tter
en equitable distribution of the poor-rate. The Noble
Lord intimated that unless the Government gave a pro-
mise that they would do something this session with re-
spect to the equalization of the poor-rate, he should,
at the earliest opportunity, renew his motion for the
appointment of a Committee to inquire into the practi-
cability of en equal adjustment of the rate for the sup-
port of the peon
Mr. CO WAN presented petitions from Edinburgh
against the Public Health Bill for Scotland.
Captain M. F. F. BERKELEY presented a petition
agaiust the Beer house Bill.
Lord H. VANE presented a petition from Darlington
against grareing new licenses to beer-houses.
LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND).
_ _ .

Mr. J. O'CONNELL gave notice that On the -29th
instant he would call the attention of the House to the
necessity which exists for an alteration in toe law re-
laiii.g to Ltudlord and Tenant in Ireland.
VIENNA.

Mr. HUME gave notice that on the first vote of
Supply he would call the attention or the House to the
report on the Committee on Vienna.
AFFAIRS OF CHINA.

Mr. H. BAILLIE gave notice, that on Monday next
he would put a question to the Secretary of State for
Fuleign AtT.irs rem s ettna the affairs of Chloe-
E w TIOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

Mr. OSBORNE, teeing neither the Noble Lord at the
head of the t4overnmeut, nor the Secretary of State for
the Hume Department in their places, he would take
the liberty of asking the Member br Lancaster a
questi,in l A return had been laid on the table
of the Hi:use by which it would appear that, instead of
the estimate of the exp-nses necessary for completing
the New Houses of Parliament being 707,1041., the pro-
bable expense of cumpletine them was now given as
two miltiuns and a half. He begged to ask whether
that sum of two millions and a half included the new
ventilation, and furnishing, and fitting-up of the House
of Commons, and the Speaker's and clerk's houses; and
whether it included the expense of the new gallery about
to be erecte4 in the House of Lords?
Mr. GREENE said the estimate did not include the
new gallery in the Huude of Lords; but he understoni
the whole of the return in question included ail the
other matters to which the Hun. Member adverted.
Tnere was a sum of about 5,0001., he thought, fur ma-
chinery, which was not included.
Mr. OSBORNE asked if he was to understand if the
furnishing was included.
Mr. GREENE repl,ed that it included the furnishing
of the House and of the Committee-rooms.

Air. OSBORNE, seeing nom the Noble Lord at the
head of the Government in his place, would ask him
when he W o dd bring this estimate on for the consider
glob of Parfigment.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he would bring it on
n the week Mier xt.
LYME REGIS ELECTION.

Mr. B. COCHKANE begged to atk the Attorney-
General whether he had had any communication
with the g(ntleman (Mr. Attwood) who was
the Fubject of the following notice on the paper,
and whether the Government was any party
to the keeping this notice on the paper from time to
lime s'l r. Butler—To call the attention of the House
to the special reports and recommendation of the L) me
Regis Election Committee, of last session, charging John
Attwood, Etq., with bribery (ihen a /Member of this
House, and suosequently unseated for bribery for Har-
wich), and to move that the AVorney-G,:neral be directed
to pros: cute M. Attwood and his agents fur the alleged
cases of bribery and corruption at Lyme Regis and
Harwich."

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had had no
ecmmurica.tion either directly or indirectly with the lion.
Member.

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.

Mr. V. smut' begged to ask the Noble Lord at
the head of the Government it he intended to persevere
with the Australian Colonies Bid, and, if so, when?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he hoped to be able to
bring it on on the 2d July.
JUDGMEN FS (IRELAND) BILL.
Colonel DUNNE inquired if it was the intention of
the Government to proceed with this Bill. He reminded
the Hon. and Learned Solicitor-General that certain
evidence which was necessary had not been printed.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL said the Bill was an
important one, and though the evidence mentioned had
not yet been printed (thought it would be shortly)
it was the intention of the Government to proceed with
the Bill.