The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, -LONDON, WEDNESDAY ET-ENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1849:

also given to bring in a Bill to shorten the duration of
elections in Trel---1, and to establish a•lditional phsces for
taking the vlllllEtty
thereat.,3
AT ELECTIONS.

Sir J. PAKINGTON for the bet
tor preveuti,in of brib,ry anticorruption at elections.
The Bill was read a first time.
_ HIGHWAYS.

On the motion of Mr. C. LEWIS a Bill to consoli-
date and amend the laws relating to public roads in
England and North Wales was brought in and read a
first time. _ _

The House then adjourned about Nine o'clock.

PARLIAMEN TARY BUSINESS.

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
MONDAY, FEB. 12.
NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
The following Railway Bills are ordered to be read a
second time on Friday, Feb. 16:—
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Edinburgh and
Glasgow Union Canal (Amalgamation, or Sale or Lease of
the Union Canal to the Railway Company).
South-Eastern (Removal of Restriction against opening
the Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and Ashford and !last.
ings Lines, Grant of compulsory towers for Purchase of
Lands, Steam-boats).
East Anglian (Ely and Huntingdon Railway, Extension
of Time).

TUESDAY, FEB. 13.
The Llynvi Valley Railways Bill :was read a first, an,
ordered to be read a second time.

IRISH DEBT.

Mr. Macgregor gave notice that he should, on Friday,
Feb. 16, move for the following returns :
Of the number and amount of loans contracted on account
of Ireland from the period of the union until the Exchequer
of Ireland was united with that of Great Britain in the
year 1817 t
Of the amount Of any) which has been paid off, out of the
Irish revenue of the Irish debt due at the union, and of the
Irish debt which accrued afterwards, down to the union of
the Irish and British Exchequers :
Of the amount if any) of the said debts which has been
paid from th'e Consolidated Fund since the union until the
year 1817 :
Of the total amount of funded and unfunded Irish debt,
including floating Exchequer-bills, which was funded in
England from the date of the union until the union of the
two Exchequers in 1817:
Of the amount of loans contracted on account of Ireland
from• the union of the two Exchequers in 1817 to the sth day
of January, 1849:
Of the amount (if any) of such loans as has been repaid,
distinguishing the amounts paid (if any) out of the Consoli-
dated revenue, and cif any) out of the revenue levied in
Ireland :

Of the gross revenue levied in Ireland each year, from the
sth day of January, 1818, to the sth ;day of January, 1849,
distinguishing the expense of collection, and the other pay-
ments out of the Irish revenue in its way to the Exchequer :
Of the total gross expenditure of Ireland for each year,
from the sth day of January, 1818, to the sth day of
January, 1849, distinguishing the amounts (if any) of ,repay-
ments of loans, of reducing the Irish debt :funded in Eng-
land or transferred t• Ireland, the civil, military, naval, and
constabulary expenditures and interest paid on Irish debt
funded in England or transferred to Ireland, and which have
been each year paid out of the Consolidated revenue, and out
of the revenues collected in Ireland:

Of the amount (if win which has been redeemed of the
Irish debt from the date of the union to the sth day of
January,.lB49, distinguishing payments out of the Congo&
datedTund and out of the revenue levied in Ireland
Of the total amount which remains unredeemed of the
Irish debt funded in England from the union to the sth day
of January, 1849:
Of the amount of Irish debt funded In England on the sth
day of. January, 1849, and amount of interest payable
thereon out of the Consolidated Fund:
And, of the amount of Irish debt funded in Ireland on the
sth day of January, 1819, and the sources from which the
interest due thereon is paid.