The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE pic' VOM.II6;S, Juxi 23.

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The SiEnttft took the Chair shortly before Pour o'Clock.
Mr. VtiANT, of Grant, appeared at the table to take the
oaths and his seat for Inverritt% but in consequence of some
informality he could net be sworn.
On the motion of Mr. BARNARD the Blackheath Small
Debt's Court Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. G ILL ON presented a petition from Wick in favour of
Mr. R. Hill's Phsn of Pest-office Reform. Also petitions
from Falkiik and other places, against any further grant to the
Church of Scotland.
Mr. LO WTIIK It presented a petition from the city of
York, agnintt tile annual grant to Maynooth College. Also
a petition from the York and North Midland Railway Com-
pany, against the Bill for the carriage of mails by railways.
Mr. HAWK!NS presented a pc:ition from Newport, in
Monmouth, in favour of Mr. Rowl•ind 11111's plan of Po't
Office reform.

Mr. BROWNRIGG presented a petition from Boston,
against the Rating of Small Tenements Bill.
Mr. PLUM PTRE presented a petition from the Ministers,
Churchwardens, and inhabitants of Upper Chelsea, in favour
of the Bill before the House for the Suppression of Sunday
traoling. The Hon. Member also presented a petition from
the inhabitants of Blael:heath, against the continuance of the
grant to the College of Masnooth.
MEDICAL CHARITIES' BILL.
Mr. F. FRENCH presented petitions from Cashel end
other places in Ireland in favour of the Medical Charities'
Bill.

POOR LAW.
Sir G. STRICKL AND presented a petition from the Guar-
dians Gf a Poor-law Union in the West Riding of Yorkshire,
praying that the Hou-e would take into consideration the ineffi-
cient state of the present Bastardy Law.
ECCLESIASTICAL LEA:SEHOLD PROPERTY.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a petition from the
holders of ecclesiastical leasehold property in East Kent, pray-
ing that in any Legislative measure upon the subject their in-
terests might be duly protected.
COAL DUTIES.
Mr. PEA SE presented petitions from the Waterford Steam
Navigation Company, praying that Steam Vessels might he
exempted from the Municipal Coal Taxes.
Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from Exeter p-ay ing for
a reduction in the rate of postage.
Mr. HUME presented petitions from Dunfermline, Leven
(Fifeshire), Aberdeen, and various other places, against the
renewal of the Queen's Printers' patent for printing the Bible.
CANADA.
Mr. L ABOIJC HERE presented a petition from the
Bishops and Clergy of Lower Canada relative to the unfor-
tunate occurrences that had lately taken place in that coun-
try. The petitioners expressed their gratitude to Lord Gos-
ford fur the conduct pursued by him when Governor of that
province--they expressed their loyalty and adherence to the
connexion between the Colonies and the Mother country ;
and they prayed that in any measures that might be adopted
by the British Parliament, due respect would be paid to the
rights and privileges guaranteed to the inhabitants of that
province by the treaty of 1791 and the capitulation of Quebec;
and that no measure would be entertained for the disunion of
the two provinces.
Lord ASHLEY presented petitions from the Clergy of Ox-
ford and Gloucester, against any alienation of Church pro-
perty.

Sir G. SINCLAIR presented a petition against the Royal
Burghs of Scotland Bill.
Mr. D. W. HARVE Y presented a petition from St. Saviour's
Southwark, complaining of the conduct of the Poor-law Com-
missioners in buying from the parish of Christ-church, in
that Borough, a most inconvenient workhouse, notwithstanding
the remonstrance of the petitioners.
Sir F. POLLOCK presented a petition against the Irish
National System of Education.
Mr. PACKINGTON presented a petition from a parish
in Northumberland, praying for protection to the Protestant
Church in Canada.
Lord ASH LE Y presented a petition from Leeds in favour
0.7 a Ten Hours Factory I3ill. The signature appendedio it
cis that of the Hon. Member for Leeds, and he Was ,:de-
lighted to sec his name attached to such a petition, as he had
:o long been opposed to him (Lord Ashley) on tho subject.
The petition was signed " Edward Baines."—(ll ar, and
laughter.)
Mr. BAINES said he had the honour of presiding at the
meeting at which the petition-was agreed to, and he signed it
as Chairman of that meeting. He certainly did not concur in
the sentiments of the petition, but be considered it his duty as
Chairman to affix his signature--( Hear, bear)---which duty he
had performed, and he was glad to hear with satisfaction to
the Noble Lord.—(A laugh.)

Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented a petition from the
Shareholders in the Cork Waterworks Company, on the
subject of the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill. The pe-
titioners prayed to be heard by Counsel against the Bill, or
that a provision should be introduced investing the Lord
Chancellor, with power to appoint Trustees on behalf of the
present Shareholders, consisting of the Corporation and 75
other persons. The present Bill went to vest thc entire
management in the Town Council. He (Mr. J.) had men-
tioned the matter to the Noble Lord, who assured him the
case should be provided for.
Lord ASHLEY gave notice, that on the 10th of July he
would call the attention of the House to the state of the laws
regulating factories.
Mr. HUME gave notice that on the bringing up of the Re-
port of the Coal Committee, he would move the omission of

i proviso which allowed vessels to remain undelivered in the
River for fifteen days.
Mr. 3IILNE 'postponed his motion for a Committee of
Enquiry respecting the Expedition to the Euphrates till the
sth of July.
Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from the Birmingham and
Derby Junction Railway Company against the Bill for the con.
veyance of letters by railways. The two clauses to which the
petitioners principally objected were the clauses which enabled
the Post-office Clerks in general to interfere with the manage-
ment of the railway, and the clauses which gave the Post- Master-
General the power of carrying passengers by railways with
making the Companies a fair remuneration.