The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-20 00:00:00

POOR-LAW.

Lord RE F:DLESIIAIVI presented a petition from
Beccles, aga7l3ist any alteration in the Poor-law.

LIG'IITHOUSE DUES.

The NOM' Al LORD also presented a petition frora seve-
ral shipownt n—s, praying for the reduction of the light-
house dues.

Mr. M. G IBSON presented a petition from the board
of guardians of Manchester, praying that in any altera-
tion which ; night be made in the law of settlement faci-
lities might be provided for persons obtaining a settle-
ment in the• parishes where they had laboured. The
Zion. Memt er also presented a petition from the Cham-
ber of Com! n(!rce of Manchester, praying that duties on
butter and cheese might be repealed ; also a petition
from the C ornmercial Association of Manchester, pray-
ing that the expense incurred for the relief of the evils
which afdic ;eta Ireland might not be paid from the cur-
rent revenue' ,of the country.
ROrd AN CATHOLIC MARRIAGES.

Mr. J. O'( X )KNELL presented two petitions from the
catholic ar clibishops and bishops of Ireland, praying
for an immediate alteration of the law regulating mar-
riages betwe en Catholics and Protestants, and also com-
plaining of I:he Catholic clergy being excluded from the
privileges en, jo yeti by their fellow-subjects.
:RELIEF FOR IRELAND.
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Sir B. PE ai,presented a petition from Liverpool, nu-
merously sign* d by the inhabitants of that city, stating
that they had' looked with considerable anxiety to the
commencemerA t of the present session, to see what mea-
sure would be a dopted for the relief of Ireland, and stating
that while th, It:y entertained the deepest sympathy with
the necessitie 3 of that country, and would cheerfully pay
their share of any burden that might be imposed, they
hoped that sc ale financial arrangement would be made,
so as to relies NI the sufferings of the poor of this country,
while extendi au relief to Ireland.

SALT DUTIES.
The RIGHT Mori. BARONET also presented a petition
from a salt nto nutacturer of Liverpool. The petitioner
stated, that, in consequence of an application
made to the' East India Company with respect
to the im por t a tio u of salt into Calcutta,
he received an ,assurance that salt might be exported to
that place in t' same way that other articles were usu-
ally exported. In consequence of this statement, a con-
siderable exp, ntation of salt took place to the East
Indies, and to the great surprise of the owners, there
were very Ilea ry duties found to be imposed, and on
application be it ,g made for permission to land the salt,
it was at once refused, and thus considerable loss was
entailed upon tI le exporters. The petition prayed that
the House WOI 11 -1 interpose its authority to prevent the
recurrence of n ich a circumstance in future.
-RAJA OF SATTARA.
Mr. IIAW; ;1;.; presented a petition from the inha-
bitants of Lam beth, praying for an inquiry into the
case of the R; tj a of Sattara.
RATE-PAY., EN 7G CLAUSES IN THE REFORAL

BILL.
Captain PEC: HELL presented a petition from the
inhabitants of B: ighton, praying for the repeal of the
rate-paying drat ies in the Reform Act, which they con-
sidered as unsout id in policy and unjust in principle, and
contrary to the a lirit of the Reform Act.
POOl t-LAW FOR IRELAND.
Mr. HUTT 13t •esented a petition from a number of
persons, praying the Government to pass a poor-law for
Ireland.

AMEND: NIENT OF SCOTTISH LAW.
The LORD-.A .DVOCATE gave notice that he would
bring in some dls with the object of amendicg the law
of Scotland.
LANDED) PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. B. ESC-0 TT, in the absence of Mr. Roebuck,
gave notice far that Hon. Member, that when the
Landed Propert3 (Ireland) Bill was brought under the
consideration oil the House, he would move that any plan
having for its o'oj. act the advancement of loans to the Irish
landed propric !s was unjust, unless the same principle
of taxation w .hic h was applied to the proprietors of land
in Great Bri G,ixi was extended to them.