The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-29 00:00:00

REPORTS.

The following reports were considered and agreed to:—
Eastern Union and Eastern Counties Railway Com-
panies (Amendment of Acts, and Power to. Lease, Sell,
or Amalgamate to or with,the Eastern Counties Railway
Company) Bill.
Norfolk Estuary (Amendment of Acta and Powers of
Contribution by the Eau Brink Commissioners of
Drainage, and by the Corporation of King's Lynn) Bill.
PETITIONS. _

Mr. BA.RNARD presented a petition from Greenwich
in favour of the People'a Charter.
Mr. LACY presented a petition against the Mar-
riage 13111.
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Lord CHARLES MANNERS presented a petition
from Ashby praying for protection to British industry.
General E VANS presented a petition in favour of pro-
tection to women.

Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON presented a petition
from an individual residing in Westminster, praying fur
an extension of the suffrage, and also praying that the
House of Peers might be abolished.
The SPEAKER intimated, after examining the peti-
tion, that it court not be received, and it was accordingly
returned to the Hon. Member.
Mr. 110BEIOUSE presented 18 petitions from Lin-
coln, in tavour of protection to women.
Mr. P. WOOD presented several petitions from Man-
chester, praying that a system of general education of a
secular kind might be adopted, to be supported by local

taxation.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from the royal
burghs of Scotland against the Public Health Bill for
Scotland.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Abernethy
against the Marriage Affinity Bill.
Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition praying that
the regulations of the benevolent society fur the benefit
of servants might be adopted by the Government and
incorporated with the system of the National Debt-offiue.
STATE OF THE NATION.

Mr. HUME said he had been waiting to know what
the motiou was which the Hon. Member for Bucking-
hamshire (Mr. Disraeli) intended to bring forward on
the state of the nation; but whatever that motion might
be, he proposed to move the following amendment.—
(Loud laughter, in the midst of which Mr. Disraeli entered
the H. .use.) Perhaps his (Mr. Hume's) Hon. Friend,
Mr. Disraeli, would state the precise words of his
motion which stands for Monday ?—(Cries of " The
amendment," and laughter.)
Mr. DISRAELI said the Hon. Member might have
known the exact language of his motion, for it had been
on the table of the House for some days; he should now
be happy to hear the amendment.—(Laughter.)
Mr. tiLIME proposed to move, by way of amend-
ment, that although the free admission of food by the
repeal of the corn-laws had contributed to relieve the
distress of the country during the late period of suffer-
ing, and although the recent relaxations in our commer-
c►al system must tend to increase the means
of subsistence of the people, nevertheless in the
present state of the nation the state of the
finances demanded a thorough revision, that Parliament
might be enabled to stimulate the industrial resources of
the country by the reduction of taxation. He proposed
to move something positive— (Laughter)—instead of the
Hon. Member for Buckingham's motion.
EAST INDIA RAILWAY. _

Mr. AGLIONBY rose to correct en error which
had occurred in the Morning Herald of this day, regard-
ing what was stated in the [louse last night, on East
Indian Railways, wherein it was stated that the contract
wurr tile -East inaian itanwity Company would be shortly
annulled. He (Mr. Aglionby) behoved the very reverse
of what was stated.
NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

Mr. GREENE wished to correct an answer which he

had given to a question put to him last night by the
Hon. Member fur Middlesex (Mr. Osborne) respecting
the estimate of the expenses for completing the new
Houses of Parliament. The Hon. Member asked whe-
ther the estimate of two millions and a ball included the
furnishing the cfficial residences. He thought that was
nut incluth d in the estimate, but he had since ascertained
that the furnishing of the official residences was included
in the estimate.
LEGISLATURE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Mr. SCOTT wished to ask whether her Majesty's
Government had not received a communication from the
late Governor of Australia, Sir George Head, respecting
a double Chamber for New South Wales, and whether
the Government would lay the same on the table of the
House before going into Committee on the Australian
Colonies Bill.

Mr. LABOUCHERE said the question came within
the province of his lion. Friend the Under-Secretary
for the Colonies, who was not in the House, but the Hon.
Gentleman should have given notice of his question.
Mr. SCO said he would repeat the question on
Monday.
THE ELBE.

Mr. SANDARS asked the Noble Lord the Secretary
fur Foreign Affairs if any reply had been received from
her majesty's Minister at Copenhagen, in answer to the
Noble Lord's dispatch (on or about Le 12th of June
last), informing him of the tact of three Spanish vessels,
the Anita, Puquete de Cuntabria, and the Carmen,
having obtained permission, through the Spanish Mi-
nister at Copenhagen, to leave the Elbe with cargoes,
notwithstanding the blockade of that river, and that two
of the said ship bad previously broken the blockade?
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Lord PALAERS lON said no answer had been re-
ceived, but this afternoon dispatches (we understood)
had arrived, which he had not yet had an opportunity
of exanainivg.
DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE WITH SPAIN.

Lord MAHON inquired if any steps had been taken
with respect to the resumption of diplomatic relations
and whether the recent concessions made by the Spaaish
Government would not in his opinion justify our proceed-
ing in a conciliatory spirit to obtain that apology and
reparation which they had an undoubted right to claim.
Lord PALMERSTON replied that it had been stated
in another place that a communication had been made to
the Government by the King of the Belgians, that a dis-
position existed on the part of Spain to seek
his good offices, in order to bring about a
reconciliation, and inquiring whether such a course
would be acceptable to her Majesty's Government.
The reply was, that they had no objection. Several
communications had since passed, chiefly of a verbal
nature; but they had not led to any result. With regard
to the " consideration on the part of the Spanish Govern.
ment to British merchants," he supposed they had not
acted unjustly towards British subjects in Spain.
Lord MAHON—The new tariff.

Lord PALMERSTON said a new tariff had been pro.
posed by the Government for the acceptance of the
Cortes, not as a favour to the English Government or to
the English nation, but a well-considered step, with a view
to the promotion of the interests of Spain herself.
—(Cheers.) He was sure any one who knew anything of
the condition of Spain must wonder that the dif-
ferent Governments of Spain had not seen how
much its interests had been injured by the contin-
uance of that absurd system of tariff which had so
long prevailed to the injury and detriment of
Spain.—(Hear, hear.) These, however, were matters
in which the Government of this country did not
interfere; but if the Noble Lord meant to say that
because the Spanish Government had taken this
stepr with a view to the promotion of their
brought
Zel interests (asking at the same time whether the
r ""' the to Dart of the King of the Belgians had been
-eau practical result), the British should,
less regard to honour on
therefore
that account, than eym.„thad on any former
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hear
a course
occasion, he must say
to which he could not consent.—
THE BUSINESS OF THE riwZrPON.
In reply to Mr. FOSTER, who inquire* %bout the
Light Dues Bill,
Mr. LA BOUCHERE said his Noble Friend at the
head of the Government would state on Monday the
course he intended to adopt with respect to the business
Of the:session. The Bill referree to he should
_not be
able to proceed with until the week after next.:
SATURDAY SITTING.
Sir G. GREY intimated that Government proposed
that the House should .it to-morrow, at twelve o'clock,
in the event of the Irish Poor-law Bill not getting
through Committee to-night.
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.