The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-14 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY.

The LORDS' did not meet yesterday.
In the COSIMONS' the Ulster Railway Bill was passed, and
several petitions were presented ; two from unions of parishes
in Kent occasioned the Chancellor of the Exchequer to state,
that it was the intention of Government, upon application
being made to them, to extend the time for the repayment of
money advanced to parishes for building work-houses. They
bad already reduced the interest on such loans from 5 to 4
per cent. Mr. T. Attwood amused the house by presenting
a petition from a Mr. Schonswer, who alleged that he him-
self had lost 300,0001. by the operation of Peel's Currency
Bill, and that the farmers had suffered also by the :lame Bill
to the extent of 550 millions, whilst the freeholder had pocketed
by it 372 millions of money. The petitioner prayed that
some part of this suns be appropriated to his relief.
Sir G. Grey stated, in answer to a question from Mr. Hume,
that it was true that Col. Arthur was about to be relieved from
the government of Van Diemen's Land, but merely in conse-
quence of his long service, and not on account of any complaint
that had been made against him. The House then went into
Committee on the Tithes Commutation Bill, which was or-
dered t obe recominitted on the 22d inst. It will be seen with
deep regret that Major Fancourt's motion for the abolition of
flogging in the army was negatived by a majority of 117—the
numbers being 212 and 95. We have elsewhere noticed the
unfortunate issue of this discussion. Mr. Lennard gave notice,
that, on the report of the Mutiny Bill being brought up, be
would take the sense of the House upon the continuance of cor-
poral punishments during peace.
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•RRIVAL OF MR. RUTHVEN'S REMAINS.—
At eight o'clock on Sunday morning, the mortal remains of
this distinguished gentleman arrived at Kingstown, by the
Nottingham steamer, accompanied by Mr. Edward Ruthven,
Mr. Davis, and other personal friends of the deceased. They
were received by the committee and officers of the National
Trades' Political Union, and conveyed to the Corn Exchange,
where Preparations have been for some time in progress for
laying them out in state. The great room of the Exchange,
which was selected for the melancholy occasion, was hung
with black cloth, and illumined by a profusion of wax lights.
Over the coffin was suspended the escutcheon and armorial
bearings of the family, and a tablet with the following inscrip-
tion Died on the 31st March, 1836, Edward Southwell
Ruthven, Esq., M. P. for the city of Dublin." A considerable
space round the coffin was railed off, and the passage from the
Corn Market, which has not been used for some time, was
thrown open for the admission of the public, it having been
arranged that persons desirous of seeing the room should
merely be allowed to pass through it, and descend by the hotel
entrance. At two o'clock the doors were thrown open, and
an immense number of the citizens availed themselves, at dif-
ferent periods of the day, of an opportunity of paying this sad
tribute of respect to the memory of one of the purest and
most disinterested of public men.
THE IRON TRADE.--A further advance of 1/. per<
ton on manufactured iron has taken place thin weck.—Bir-
rninphant Paper.