The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-03 00:00:00

FRANKFORT.

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The rollnwing resolutions were passed in the sitting
of the Frankforc Parliament of the 30 ii instant
" The German Parliament resolves, viz.:—
" 1. To pass a vote of censure against the Prussian
and Hanoverian Gewrnments for dissolving the respec-
tive Diets of those States.
" 2. To Summon the said Governments to issue at
once writs for another general election.
" 3. To express to the remaining
Parliament's expectations that they will candidly, boldly,
and quickly inform the Government of the 6entitnents of
the people." legal organs the

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woo:
sack at Five o'clock.

Paitions against the repeal of the navigation-laws
were presented by the Duke of Northumberland, the
Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Beaufort, and Lord
Beaumont.

The Marquis of SALISBURY presented petitions
from several inland towns situated in agricultural dis-
tricts, against the repeal of the navigation-laws.
The Bishop of GLOUCESTER, presented a petition
praying for Church education in Ireland.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition with a simi-
lar prayer.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
The Duke of RICHMOND gave notice of a motion
for the 11th of May, on agricultural distress; and if the
existence of that distress should be denied he should
move fora Committee of Inquiry. If it should be ad-
mitted he should ask what remedies were proposed to
meet it.

1 RAILWAYS.
Lord BROUGHAM presented several petitions from
various shareholders in the Wexford, Waterford, and
Wicklow Railway, praying for some measure for the
more efficient audit of railway accounts. He moved for
certain returns relating to this railway.—Agreed to.
ORGANIZATION OF LABOUR,
The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from the
trades of Londonderry, praying the House to
adopt measures to prevent the downward ten-
dency of wages in consequence of the competition
aflabour and for the appointment of a Ministerof Labour.
Now this was just the absurd theory of Louis Blanc,
and the persons who would suffer the most for the adop-
tion of such a plan would be the petitioners themselves
If there Were no competition of labour, there would be
no competition of capital, and if there were no competi-
tion of capital there would be no wages for labour. He
had the greatest respect for these petitioners, but the
greatest contempt for, and indignation against, those
who, knowing better, had mi%led them.
-v. The NOBLE and LEARIZED,LORD also presented peti-
tions against the navigation-laws.
SOUTH-WE-STERN AND GREAT WESTERN

RAILWAYS. -
The NOBLE Loa then moved for certain correspond-
ence between the directors of these railways and the
Commissioners of Woodi an Forests.—Agreed to.
PETITIONS.

Lord STANLEY presented a petition from Canada,
praying for the repeal of the navigation-laws and for
the imposition of the duty on foreign corn imported
in any way except by the way of the St. Lawrence.
also a petition from Canada against the repeal of the
navigation-laws, and for the throwing open the naviga-
tion of the St. Lawrence. The Noble Lord also pre-
sented several petitions against the repeal of the naviga-
tion-laws, from the owners and occupiers of lanns in
various parts of the kingdom; also from the colonists of
Mash Guiana, complaining of distress, of the failure
of the great measure of slave emancipation, against a
repeal of the navigation-laws, and praying for an altera-
lion in the constitution of the colony.
The Bishop of OXFORD presented several petitions
in favour of the Bill for the Protection of Women.

The Earl of MALMESBURY prevented a petition
against the repeal of the navigation-laws, and besought
their Lordships to resist the measure of repeal, as there
was no pressure from without to urge it forward.
The [Earl of iEGLIN TON presented several pe-
titions against the repeal of the Navigation Laws.
The Earl of lIARROWBY presented several peti-
tions against beer-houses.

The Earl of ST. GERIIANS presented a petition
from some metropolitan parish, praying for a measure
for the superannuation of poor-law officers.
(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
CONSIDERATION OF LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' Amendments to the following Bills were
considcred and agreed to :
Darlington Gas and Water Company Bill.
Feltwal Second District Drainage Bill.
THIRD READINGS.
The fulLwing Bills were read a third time and
passed :

Rar;:onmoor or Doddington Fifth District Drainage Act
Amendment (to amend and extend the Powers, to
anilex otlicr Lands, to borrow Money, and to levy
Rates or Taxe•s)
Tay Navigation and Perth Harbour Acts Amendment
Bill.
Whittlesey St. Mary and Whittlesey St. Andrew Union
of Parishes, and for improving the Town of Whit•
tlis,y
CONSIDERATION OF REPORT.

The report of the Caledonian Railway (Lease or Pur-
chase of the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neaston Direct
Railwa3) Bill was considered and agreed to, and the
Bill ordered to be engrossed.
PETITIONS.

Mr. 11. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bristol
in favour of the Clerla Relief Bill.
Sir R. LOPES presented a petition from Devonshire
against the Parliamentary Oaths Bill.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee
against the Marriage and Registration Bill.
Admiral DUNDAS presented a petition against the
Marriage Bill.
Mr. COCKBURN presented a petition from South-
ampton against the attorneys' certificate duty.
Mr. ALCOCK presented a petition in favour of the
Marri.ge Bill.
Mr. R. PALMER presented petitions against the Bill.
Mr. 0. DUNCOMBE presented petitions from places
in the West Riding against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. OSWALD presented petitions against the Scotch
Marriage and Registration Bills.
Colonel TEL OMPSON presented a petition from Brad-
ford in favour of the Clergy Relief Bill.
Mr. PATTISON presented petitions from a private
circle of merchants, traders, and others of the city of
London and environs, in favour of Mr. Wortley's Mar-
riage Bill.

Sir
C. BURRELL presented a petition from Sussex,
complaining of agricultural distress.
Lord HOTHANI presented petitions from the East
Riding of YorkAire:in favour of agricultural protec-
tion.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Manchester
in favour of universal suffrage.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from
Queen's County in favour of tenant. right.
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition, praying the
House to pass a Bill for the establishment of a board to
control the county expenditure.
Mr. MACKIN NON presented a petition from Ly-
mington in favour of the Marriage Bill,
Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from Manches-
ter to the same efFct.
Migjor BERESFORD presented a petition against the
Bill.

Mr. M. MILNES presented a number of petitions
from Pontefrart n fav,,ur of the Bill.
Mr. SPOONER presented petitions from Warwick-
shire to the same effect.

Lord J. RUSSELL also presented petitions from the
city of London in favour of the Bill, one of them
signed by the Lord Mayor, on behalf of the Court of
Common Council.

Mr. WALPOLE presented petitions from Winchester,
against the Bill.

--Slr E. H. INGLIS presented petitions against the Bill.
RATE IN AID.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, his Right Hon. Friend
the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice a few even-
ings ago, that he should move to-morrow for a Com-
mittee of the whole House, to take into consideration
the advances to be made under the Rate-in-Aid Bill;
but as communications were still going on in reference to
this subject, it was proposed to postpone the Committee till
next week, when his Right Hon. Friend would be pre-
pared to name a day for going into the matter.
IMPROVEMENT OF LANDED PROPERTY IN

IRELAND.
On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, leave was
given to bring in a Bill to authorise ad-
vances to be made out of the consolidated
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, for facilitating the improvement of landed property,
and the extension and promotion of drainage in Ireland.
BUSINESS FOR TO-MORROW.
Lord J. RUSSSELL intimated that to-morrow he
should propose to take in the first instance the report on
Bill.rh
the Committee of Supply and the Irish Enfranchisement