The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-10 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, March 9.
The SPE.LICER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

NAVIG ATION-LAWS.
Sir R. LOPES presented a petition from ',Exeter
against the repeal of the navigation-laws.
THE POOR-LAW.
Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from Leicester, pray-
ing that some alteration may be made in the mode of
levying the poor-rate, and stating that whereas the
poor-rates in 1831 were only 13,0001. in the aggregate
they now amounted to 34,000/. and upwards.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from a large num-
ber of the inhabitants of Birmingham complaining that
although they paid 75 per cent. of the poor-rates, they
had altogether only six votes in the election of guardians,
and praying that some alteration in the law may imme-
diately be made.

FREE:TRADE.
Mr. DRUMMOND presented a petition from 250
farmers, complaning that while free trade is carried out
in corn, the principle is not applied to other commoditics.

- IRISH POUR-LAW.
Major:BLACKALL presented a petition from a person
resident in the county of Roscommon, complaining of
the oppressive effect of the poor-law, and stating that
out of an income of 1001. a year he had to pay 794 10s.
to the poor-rate. On the motion of the Ron. Member
the petition was referred to the Committee on the Poor-
laws.

RATE IN AID.
Colonel JONES presented a petition adopted at a
public meeting in Kerry against the Rate-in-Aid Bill.
VALUATION OF PROPERTY IN IRELAND.
Sir ROBERT FERGUSON moved for and obtained
an order for returns of the several counties, counties of
cities, and counties of towns in Ireland, of which the
valuation under the Act 6 and 7 Will. IV, c. 84, has been
completed, specifying the name of each barony or half
barony, the acreable contents, and the valuation
thereof ; stating also, the sum ordered to be levied
by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring Assizes 1848
for each such barony or half barony, and the rate per
centum which each such sum bears to the valuation ;
also, the sum ordered to be levied by the Grand Jary
Warrant of Summer Assizes 1848 for each such barony
or half barony, and the rate per centum which each such
sum bears to the valuation: stating also the name and
acreable contents of each such county, county of a city,
and county of a town, the annual value thereof, according
to the valuation under that Act ; the amount
of the expense of such valuation, the cost
per acre of such valuation, and the rate which the cost
of such valuation bears to each 100 L of the valuation.
From the counties of Waterford and Cork, specifying
the name of each barony or half barony, the acreable
contents and the valuation thereof ; stating also the sum
ordered to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of
Spring Assizes 1848 for each such barony or half
barony, and the rate per centum which each
such sum bears to the valuation ; also, the sum or-
dered to be levied byi the Grand Jury Warrant
of Summer Assizes, 1848, for each such barony or half
barony, and the rate per centum which each such sum
bears to the valuation: of the counties, counties of cities,
and counties of towns in Ireland, except Cork and
Waterford, of which the valuation under the Act 6 and
7 William IV., c. 84, has not been completed,
specify ing the name of each barony or half barony, the
acreable contents according to the Ordnance survey;
stating also the sum ordered to be levied by the Grand
Jury Warrant of Spring Assizes 1848 off each such
barony or half barony, and the rate per 1,000 acres as-
sessable in the county book, and the sum ordered to be
levied of each barony by the Grand Jury Warrant of
Summer Assizes, 1848, and the rate assessable upon each
1,000 acres in the county book.
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mr. BROTHERTON moved for and obtained an
order for a return, showing the number of London
newspapers, the cumber of advertisements in them, the
rate and amount of advertisment duty paid by them in
each year from the Ist day of January, 1841, to the Ist
day of January, 1849. Similar return as regards the
English provincial, the Scotch, and the Irish newspapers.