The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-02 00:00:00

SALMOM FISHERIES.

Dr. BO\VRING presented petitions from Kilmarnock and
North and South Devon against the Salmon Fisheries Bill,
and praying for inquiry.
TAXES ON KNOWLEDGE.

Dr. BOWR!NG presented nine petitions praying for the
total abolition of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers, to which
he begged the earnest attention of the House.
Col. THOMPSON presented eleven petitions to the same
effect from London, and various districts in its neighbourhood.
Among the rest one from the coffee-drinkers of the Commer-
cial-road.—(Much laughter.) He did not know what sort of
politicians they were, but their deliberations were evidently of
a grave and sober character.—( Hear.)
Mr. PEASE presented a petition from the inhabitants of
Derbyshire, in Lancashire, to the same effect.
Mr. WAKLE Y prCsen:ed seven petitions to the same effect
from Lambeth, and other districts of the metropolis, and one
from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Mr. PATTE SON presented a petition to the same effect
from a place the name of which did not reach us.
Mr. F. MAULE presented a petition to the same effect
from Dundee.

SEE OF DURHAM.
Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from Sunder-
land, complaining of some of the provisions of the Bill intro-
duced for the appropriation of the revenues of the
roe of Durham. They represented that the county
of Durham was entitled to the benefit of any surplus,
=stead of its bring applied to the county generally.
The Rev. Mr. Grey, one of the petitioners, was rector of
this place, with an income not exceeding 2001. a-year, and
yet he had to keep two curates.
The SPEAKER said the Hon. Gentleman was transgressing
the understanding : he was doing more than stating the prayer
of the petition.

Mr. Alderman THOMPSON thought as the Rev. Gentle-
man was oge?of the petitioners, he had a right to state his
3,ievvs, ildvrever.,:hloped the Bill would not pass without
an alteration as praye for. The Honourable Member then
,presented a numbef petitions from Sunderland and its
neighbourhood, praying for the better observance of the
Sabbath.- -
Similar petitions were -presonted by Mr. KEARSLEY, Mr.
.Chug, and several other Hon. Members.
31r. HINDLEY presented a petition from Warrington,
gain .1t tbe Factory Amendment Bill. The petitioners stated
at t hey were prevented from enjoying the advantages of the

,leehariies Institution, estAblished in that town, by the long
hours they had to work.
Mr. SII ARM AN CR AIN FORD presented a petition
from the landholders and landowners of Ball ninny, in the
county of Amrim, praying fonr the total extinction of tithes and
all compulsory mssessments for the purposes of religion. They
aMo state, that the compulsory Tithe Composition Act, instead
of affording relief, bad immensely and unjustly increased, and
rendered permanerit the but then of the tithe assessment. To
this alleg-ition he particularly requested the attention of
English Members with reference to the Act row proposed for
England. The petitioners also prayed that the Bill for the
improvement of the law of landlord and tenant, now in pro-
gress, should be passed into a law.
Lord CLEMENTS presented a similar petition from a pa-
rish in Longford.
Mr. PARROTT presented a pet:tion from Devonshire
against tithes.