The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-05 00:00:00

NAVIGATION-LAWS.

Petitions were presented against the repeal of the
na vigatiou-laws by Mr. Meagher from Waterford, Mr.
Bouverie, Mr. Buck, and the Hon. Mr. Talbot, in
favour of the repeal; by Mr. Ellis from the corporation
of Leicester, and also from a public meeting for the same
object; by Mr. P. Miles from Bristol, and by Mr. Card-
well from the inhabitants of Liverpool in a public meet-
ing assembled, presided over by the Mayor, praying
that the Bill for the repeal of these laws should not be
passed into a law.
INLAND FISHERIES (IRELAND).
Mr. FAGAN presented petitions from the city of Cork,
from the magistrates of the county, and from other re-
sidents of the county, complaining of the formation of
weirs in the river above the fords, the destruction of the
salmon in consequence of the formation of these
weirs, and praying that some measures may be adopted
in the House for the rectifying of an abuse which was
greatly calculated to injure the welfare of the country.
_ SANITARY LAWS.

The Earl of LINCOLN Preselied several petitions
praying for an improvement of the sanitary laws of the
country.

POOR-LAWS.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from
Preston complaining of the administration of the poor-
law,ed by
allowing that its principles were
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a but
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system of centralizationcwohigiphoaLbeTeinotpted.
:Mr. REYNDOLDSI presented petitions from the Cor-
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and praying that their privileges might be restored
the Crown, which had unjustly usurped them. by
The Marquis of GRANBY presented a petitionfrom
Gainsborough against the repeal of the navigation-laws
Mr. ROBINSON presented similar petitions from the
borough of Worcester, and also one from the shipowners
of London to the same effset.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time, and
ordered to be committed:
Alf,,rd and Boston Road.
East Lancashire Railway Acts Amendment and Devia-
tion (Connecting Lines in Preston and Walton-le-Dale, &c.)
.sontown, Morn-
ingEsdi
di Edinburgh
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Railway
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General Land Drainage and Improvement Company (In-
corporation and conferring of Powers).
Great Northern Railway (Amendment of Acts, Deviations
and Enlargements at and near Boston, Bentley, Lincoln,
and King's Cross).
Irish South-Eastern Railway (Amendment of Acts).
Marylebone and Finchley Turnpike Roads.
New North Road (Continuation Act).
River Dun Navigation Company (Purchase of Stainforth
and Keadby Canal).
Sheffield and Tinsley Road (Extension of the Tinsley and
Doncaster Turnpike Road to Sheffield).
Truro Turnpike Roads, Penryn and Redruth Turnpike
Roads (Consolidation of Trusts, Alteration of Tolls, Forma-
tion of New Roads).
KENSINGTON AND lIANIMERSMITH.

Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice of his inteEtion to
move, on the 15th instant, a resolution of the House to
the ctfect that the populous parishes of Kensington and
Hammersmith ought to have representatives in Par-
liament.

AGRICULTURAL BURDENS.
Mr. 'FUME gave notice of his intention to

/ move, as an amendment to the motion of the
! Honourable Member for Buckingham, " that if
the regular taxation of the country pressed un-
equally on property, of which there was no proof
afforded, that it ought to be immediately removed, but
with a view to grant speedy relief, it was the opinion of
the House that the Excise duties ought to be immediately
removed, especially the duties on malt and.hops."
TRANSPORTS.

Mr. ROBINSON gave notice that to-morrow he
should put a question to Government relative to the
treatment of transports on board ship.
NAVIGATION-LAWS.

Mr. HERRIES presented a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce at Waterford against the re-
peal of the navigation-laws.
IRISH COURTS OF RECORD.

Mr. REYNOLDS gave notice that on the 13th of
March he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to
alter and amend the laws relating to the proceedings by
attachment in the Courts of Record of the city of Dub-
lin and other boroughs in Ireland.
LIGHT AND DOCK DUES.

Mr. `'YAWN wished to ask the Right Hon. the Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade, whether it was the inten-
tion of the Government to bring in a Bill
to abolish the payment of double dues to
corporations, companies, or individuals for foreign
vessels which, under treaties of reciprocity, or other-
wise, are admitted into the ports of the United Kingdom,
for light dues, dock dues on ships or merchandise, pilot-
age, or otherwise. .It appears about 650,0001. have
been paid out of the consolidated dues of Customs on ac-
count of double dues.
Mr. LABOUCHERE replied that in cases where
foreign ships, by treaties of reciprocity, were allowed to
enter the ports of these corporations on equal terms with
British ships, payments had been made out of the Con-
solidated Fund in the way of c )mpensation for the loss of
their dues.—(Hear.) With regard to the question itself,
as to whether Government intended to introduce a Bill
to abolish these dues, he Legged to state that Govern-
ment had no such intention.
UNITED STATES AND THE NAVIGATION
LAWS.

Mr. Alderman THOMPSON inquired of Viscount
Palmerston if any answer had been received from the
Government of the United States of America to the
letter of Mr. Crampton, of the date of the 16th day of
January last, respecting the proposed relaxation of the
British navigation-laws.
Lord PALMERSTON said that no official communi-
cation had been received from the Government of the
United States, but he had no doubt, when an answer
came, that it would' be couched in the same concilia-
tory spirit as that which was expressed in Mr. Ban-
croft's last communication,
METROPOLITAN POLICE.

Mr. LUSHINGTON said it appeared from an account
of the expenditure of the Metropolitan Police that there
was a balance on the credit side of 63,0001., and he wished
to know in whose hands the custody of that money was
placed.
Sir GEORGE GREY said the receivers of the police
rates had the custody of the money, but they were re-
quired to give ample security, and to deposit the money
' in the Bank of England, from which they could nut
withdraw it without a cheque countersigned by other
parties.
LATE DISASTROUS OCCURRENCES IN INDIA.
Mr. HUME said, seeing the Noble Lord at the head of
the Government in his place—l wish to ask him a ques-
tion, but I feel considerable difficulty in shaping it in such
a way as to obtain sufficient information. But, Sir,
after the statements which we have seen in the Gazette
of Saturday last, and in the Gazelle prior to that, rela-
tive to the affairs of India, the state of that country can
no longer be a matter of indifference to every
man who looks to the future.—(Loud cries of " Hear,
hear.") I should be sorry to prejudge any
man, and particularly one who is not present
to answer any statements that might be made, but certain
facts, which are disclosed in the dispatches which were
received four weeks ago, without any relation whatever
to the late most melancholy transactions that have taken
place, authorise me in inquiring whether her Majesty's
Ministers have taken any measures to ensure to
the army in India such command as shall
obtain the confidence of the men, and also all those ad-
vantages of art and science which we, as a civilized na-
tion, possess for the purposes of warfare? It appears
from recent dispatches that those advantages had not
been used, and Ido hope, therefore, that her Majesty's
Government will state what measures they have taken
to ensure better success for the future.—(llear, hear.)
Lord JOHN RUSSELL rose, amidst profound
silence, and said—Mr. Speaker, there can be no doubt
that the state of our military operations in India
is not only not a matter of indifference, but a matter of
the deepest interest to every one in this House.—
(Cheers.) I can, however, only state at present that
her Majesty's Government, after considering the
intelligence which has been received have offered to her
Majesty that advice which they think best calculated to
meet the present exigencies of that part of our dominions.
But we have not as yet received, her Majesty's reply to
the advice which we have humbly thought it necessary
to give. However, as soon as that reply is received I
shall make no delay in communicating it to the House.
—(Loud cries of " Hear.")
ECCLESIASTICTL FUNDS.
In reply to Mr. BOUVERIE,
Sir G. GREY said a Bill on this subject was in pre-
paration, and it would depend on the state of public
business when it was introduced.
NAPLES AND SICILY.
Mr. URQUHART inquired if the Noble Lord the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs would have any
objection to lay on the table the correspondence that had
taken place relative to the presence of the squadron
under the command of Sir William Parker, in the Bay
of Naples, in the month of July last?
Lord PALMERSTON replied that he had no objec-
tion to lay on the table an abstract of the correspondence
that had taken place previous to the arrival of Sir
William Parker at Naples; but he should object to lay
on the table the whole of the correspondence that had
taken place between Sir W. Parker and the Sicilian Go-
vernment. he hoped, however, in the course of a few
days to be able to lay the greater part of the correspond-
ence on the table.
Mr. URQUHART expressed his satisfaction.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.
In reply to Mr. HORSMAN

Sir 04.:ORGE GREY stated that a measure was in
progress for the alteration of the management of these
Courts. It was in an advanced state. He could not
then state its exact features.
Mr. HUME said the Hon. Baronet would confer a
favour on the Houso if he would state whether the Bill
proposed the repeal of these Courts?
Sir G. GREY replied that the Bill was not certainly
one of that character.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL said he held a letter in
his hand from a Mr. Berwick, who denied that he had any
share in the framing of the Bill introduced the other
night by the Hon. Baronet the Member for the city of
Waterford (Sir H. H. Barron).
THE NAVIGATION LAWS—QUEBEC.
Mr. HERRIES said some time ago a petition against
the navigation-laws was agreed to at Hamilton, Quebec,
and presented to Lord Elgin for transmission to the Home
Government. He wished to know whether his Excellency
had transmitted to this country that address, and if so,
why it had not been laid on the table of the House.
Mr. HAWES said all papers on the navigation-laws
that had been received by the Government had been laid
on the table. He would, however, make inquiry, and
reply to the question of the lion. Gentleman to-morrow.

IRISH POOR-LAW-RATE IN AID.
Colonel VERNER presented a petition from the
unions of Armagh and Down, against the proposition of
the Government, respecting a rate in aid.
IRISH OUT-DOOR RELIEF.

An Horn. MEMBER presented a petition from the
guardians of the union of Ballinasloe, in Ireland, against
the system of adminstering out-door relief in Ireland.
IRISH POOR-LAW.—RATE IN AID.

Mr. J. H. HAMILTON presented a petition signed
by the sheriff of Dublin, on behalf of a meeting of the
inhabitants of that county against a Rate in Aid.
Mr. MONSELL presented a similar petition from the
grand jury of the county of Westmeath, assembled at the
spring assizes.
POOH LAW (IRELAND) BILL—ADJOURNED