The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-09 00:00:00

THAMES CONSERVANCY.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by
the principal brewers in the metropolis against this Bill,
and praying the 1101180 110 to pass it into 3 13P? without

giving them an opportunity of being heard against 'it ;
also praying for an inquiry into the dues levied by 1 the
Corpration on ships entering the port of London. He
should, to-morrow, move the printing of the petition.
GRANT TO ROMAN CAHOLICS.
Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from tne Ron-,
Catholic clergy and laymen of a town in Staff( it d,
the prayer of which so agreed with that presented itty
the Hon. Member for Northampton, that he should r
trouble the House by reading it ; it was only necesst sry
for him to lay it on the table. The Right Hon. Barr .net
also presented a petition from Leicester to the same (.tl3 bet.
Mr. V. SMITH wished to ask the Noble Lord wlte thcr

he minutes of the Privy Council, with respect to :aJ low•
ng Roman Catholics to participate in the gran is for

education, were in so forward a state as to allow/ their

presentation to the House this session?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who spoke in an un-w malty
low tone, was understood to say that .copies

of the communications which he had bad with
the heads of the Roman Catholics in this country- could

not, he feared, be presented to the House befixre the

conclusion of the session. Ho had had communi( rations

some time ago with the Catholic Institute, vvivo had
communicated on the subject with the different (latholie
bodies throughout the country, whose answers w ere re-

ceived about a week ago. He believed that they, agreed
in most of the propositions which he had feitt it his

duty to make to them; but there were two three
points still under consideration, which wouli I come
under the attention of the Privy Council :at their
meeting on Saturday; but he might state

that further communications with the Catholic
Institute would be necessary. It was na )t the
intention of the Government to prop() se a
vote this session for the education oiF the
children of Roman Catholics, but it was their
intention to include the Roman Catholic& in any
grant for the promotion of education which die Go-

vernment might propose next year.
Sir DE LACY EVANS inquired if the minutes,
with respect to the Non-conformists would be laid on

the table this session
Lord JOIIN RUSSELL was understood to nay that
they would.
COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT KIRKLESS :HALL
NEAR WIGAN.

Mr. FORSTER wished to ask the Secretary of State
for the Home Department whether he had received any
information from the magistrates or coroner of the dis-
trict, tend.nz to confirm the charges made against the
Kirkless Hall Colliery, near Wigan, in respect to the
accident at that colliery, on Tuesday the 29th tilt.
Sir G. GREY said that the Government had sent au
officer down to make inquiries upon the spot, and an
offer had been made on the part of the Government to
the coroner of any assistance that lay in their, power
both in investigating the cause of the accident, and re-
moving the bodies of the sufferers.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought that great blame was
attribtrable to the masters and owners of this colliery.