The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-31 00:00:00

AND HARWICH.

Mr. GOULBURN said he held in his hand petitions
signed by the principal merchants of Russia, Prussia,
and other continental countries, praying for a railway
communication between the port of Harwich and
London. He also held in his hand a petition from the
inhabitants of Harwich to the same effect.
GREAT W ESTERN RAILWAY.

Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY presented a petition
from the Dean of Windsor against the Windsor and
Great Western Railway.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.—PROVINCIAL BEER-

SELLERS.
Mr. SPOONER (in the absence of his colleague Mr.
Manta) gave notice of his intention to bring in a Bill to
enable the provincial brewers to keep open till twelve
o'clock, as was allowed to the metropolitan brewers.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS.
Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention to move for
leave to bring in a Bill for the better administration of
charitable trusts in England and Wales.
MALT DUTY.

Mr. BOND CABBELL moved for an address for ac-
counts of the amount of duty charged upon malt, the
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of the amount of duty charged
number of quarters of malt upon
which
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was charged, and the population
of the United Kingdom in each year, during the
years 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, and 1846,
respectively ; of the amount of money received from the
duty on malt, and the net amount available for the
public revenue, in each year, during the years 1840, 1841,
1842, 1343, 1844, 1845, and 1846 respectively ; returns
of the number of beer-shops licensed to sell beer to be
drunk upon the premises, in each of such years respec-
tively ; of the number of acres of land now lying waste,
uncultivated, and uninclosed in England and Wales,
Scotland and Ireland respectively.--Agreed to.
FOREIGN LOANS.

Mr. DISRAELI moved that an address be presented
to her Majesty, praying that she will be graciously
pleased to lay before this flouse, copies of, or extracts
from, any correspondence between her Majesty's Secre-
tary of State, or written at his desire, and the Govern-
ments of Spain, Portugal, Greece, Mexico, and the
States of Sou,h America, respecting loans made by
li►itish subjects to those Governments. Also, copies of
any communications made to British Claimants from the

Foreign-office oil the subject of such correspondence
Agreed to.
SUPPRESSION OF SEDUCTION AND PROST'.

TUTION.

Mr. SPOONER presented two petitions from congre
gations in Bradfur(?, praying for a measure to suppress.
trading in seduction, and for the better protection or
females.

Lord ROBERT GROSVENO.R presented five pal'
tioLs to the same effect.

MER(3!_IANT SEAMEN'S FUND.
Mr. AGLIONBY wished to ask a question before,
the order of Gin day was gone into. It was one 01
the greatest importance to the public, and bad
refiTence to the Merchant Seamen's Fund
some days ago, he had been led to understand
that a Commission of inquiry was about to be issued,
and he wishot to know if such were the fact.
Captain BERKELEY said that he had every reason
to suppose that the Commission would immediately ba
issued and the inquiry gode into.
BILL TO SUPPRESS TRADING IN SEDUCTION