The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-23 00:00:00

TR P, SUN

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 22.

The SPEAKER. took the Chair at Four 'o'clock.
Mr. Go Abody, the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, pre-
sented returns from the Gmrt. of Chancery.
REPORTS. _ _

The reports of the Totiowing Bills were brought IT
and agreed to :
Hartlepool West Harbour and Dock (Dock Extension).
London and South, Western Railway &c.)

THIRD READINGS.
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed :
Darwen Waterworks and Reservoirs.
Newhaven Harbour. Ouse Lower Navigation, and Lewca
and Laughton Drainage.
Newmarket and UheaLerford Railway (Extensbn to

Thetford).
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway (Extension to
Bury St. Edmund's, with a Branch to Ely).
RAILWAY BILLS.
Sir J. GRAHAM moved, pursuant to notice, to
amend the firs resolution of the 23d day of February
last, relating to Railway Bills, by omitting the words
" considered in Colnioit:ees of this ' and to sub-
stitute the words " reported by Committees to this
Hottse."
Mr. STRUTT was not responsible for the resolution
that it was noN siou,•4lit to alter. Every exertion had
been made by the Commi: join rs to draw up the re-
Inns. He should ffer no objection to the motion.
Mr. ELIOT YORIiE supported the motion, and
stated tsist toe Commatee of which he was a member
was one, among others, that showed the necessity of its
adoption.
Atter a short discussion, the motion was agreed to.
REGISTRATION BILL (SCOTLAND).
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from the
Sy nod of Glasgow, against this measure.
GOVERNMENT EDUCATION.
GRANTLEY BERKELEY presented several
petitions against the Government scheme of education.
Mr. UISBORNE presented five petitions from Not-
tingham, and other places, against the Government
scheme of education.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented petitions in favour of
the measure.
Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE presented petitions from
Nottingham in favour of the measure.
Mr. MILES presented petitions from the county of
Somerset in favour of the measure.
Mr. B. B. CABBELL presented petitions in favour of
the measure.
Sir J. lIANMER and Mr FELLOWES also presented
petitions in favour of the measure.
Mr. OSBORN E presented a petition from Wesleyan
Methodists in favour of the Government scheme of
education.
Mr. BRIGHT presented 350 petitions against the edu-
cational measure.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a number of petitions
against the measure.
Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from Lea-
mington, Hants, acsainst the Government scheme of edu-
cation, and several others to the same effect from other
places.
Mr. PUSEY presented a petition in favour of the
Agricultural Tenant-right Bill.
Mr. FERRAND presented two petitions from places
in Yorkshire in favour 01 the Government plan of edu-
cation.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from a
place in Middlesex against it.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from St. An-
drew's, Holborn' praying for a poor-law for Ireland ;
also a petition from Finsbury, praying the House to
give the Raja of Sattara, an opportunity of proving his
innocence ; also a petition in favour of the Ten Hours'
Bill
The HoN. MEMBER gave notice that, as the Secretary
of State fur the Home Department was not in his place,
he would postpone till Monday the motion he had on
the books, to present a petition from Mary Young, of
Fincham, Nortblk, complaining of the conduct of a
magistrate.
Mr. HUDSON presented a petition from the city of
Yolk against any further concession to the Roman Ca-
tholics.
UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE.
Mr. CHRISTIE postponed for a fortnight the notice
of motion which he had placed on the paper—to move
the presentation of an address to her Majesty for a Com•
mission to inquire into the condition of these Univer-

sities.
SALE OF FIRE-ARMS IN IRELAND.
Coloncl VERNER also postponed for a fortnight
calling the aVention of the Government to the impor-
tation and sale of fir—arms in Ireland.
CONFERENCE AT LEEDS.
Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that to-mit-cow he should
in,ve that the petition presented from the Leeds Con-
ference be printed.
TIIE l'OoR-LAW, AND POOR REMOVAL ACT.
Mr. IiANKES wished to know from the Right Hon.
Baronet the st-cretury of State tor the Home Depart-
ment whether the notice which he had on the paper for
this day week, with respect to the poor•law, had any
releo nc^ to tiie Po,r R moval Act of last s,ssion?
Sir G. GREY said it had no connexion whatever with
the Poor Removal Act.
Mr. BANKES then gave notice that, on this day
weilc, he should }repose the repeal of the Poor Removal
Act of last session.
Mr. FERRANI) inquired whether the Right Hon.
Baronet positively int,nded to bring forward the motion
to which the lion. Gentl-man had referred?
Sir GEORGE GREY said it was his intention; but
it was possible that the state of public business might
prevent him from bringing it forward on that day.
COMMITTEES ON PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. HUM E postponed until to-morrow (Friday) his
motion of which he had given notice, namely, that all
Co.mittees on Private Bills be constituted of five Mem-
bers only, who shall be appointed by the Committee of
Selection, in the same manner PS Committees on
Rail-
way Bills. That the Comrnitt*e of Classification
shall form into groups all Bills which, in their
opinion, it would be expedient to submit to the
same Committee. That the resolution of the
House of the 3d day of February. 1847, relating
to Railway Bills be extended to all private Bills. That
at the commencement of each session a panel of chair-
men of Committees on Private Bills be appointed by the
Committee of Selection, and reported to the House ;
and that the chairman of every Committee be selected
from such panel ; and that the House do agree with the
Select Committg e on Private Bill 3 in the second re-
port, that all Committees on private Bills be con-
stituted of five Members, selected in the same man-
ner as committees on R dlvsay Bills are constituted.
MEDICAL REFORM.

Mr. WAKELY, i❑ answer to a question from Sir R.
Inglis, stated tliar. it was his intention to bring on the
question of Medical Reform on Wednesday week. It
was a Bill of the utmost importance; and he trusted
that the discussion on its merits would take place on the
second reading st the least.
TIDAL HARBOURS. _

Mr. HUME postponed, till Thursday next, the fol..
lowing notice, namely—To move to discharge the mo-
tion for copies respecting Tidal Harbours, No. 42 of the
29th March.

The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member is clearly out
of order.
Mr. COLLETT said that he would then rest satisfied
with 'proposing the terms of his motion.
Mr. WAIibEY seconded the motion.
Sir G. GREY said that he could not conser.t to the
motion of the Hon. Member until he had taken legal
opinions upon the subject. It was never contemplated
ti consolidate the bishoprics, on the vacancy of one see,
without the consent of the other. A correspondence
had already!taken place upon the subject with theaßishop
of St. Asaph, and no obstacle appeared to stand in the
way of the consolidation.
Mr. COLLE 1."1.' said that he should persist with the
motion, and take the sense of the House upon it. He
did not see that these sees should be consolidated with-
, ut the consent of all parties, or dining their lives.
Sir G. GREY said the Hon. Member had misunder-
rood him; he had said that the consolidation of the sees
could not take place on the vacancy of one without the
consent of 0-e bishop of the other.
Mr. COLLETT—They might perhaps die at the same
time.

Strcngers were then ordered to withdraw. But the
motion was u. timatplv negatived without a division.
SERVICE IN THE ARMY.

On the motion of Colon.] THOMAS WOOD, returns
were granted of the number men enlisted for limited
~ervice, since the year 1806.1 of the number of men
discharged atter the first period of service; the number
of men who enli.ited for a secorid period of service; also
the number of men who, during their first period of
limited service, enlisted for unlimited servicei of the

ut.mbcr of m-n who enlisted for a third period of service-;
of the amount of bounties, if any, paid to men
enlisting for a second and third period of service, or
from limited to unlimited service.
On the motion of the LORI) ADVOCATE leave
was given to bring in a Bill to regulate the drainage of
lands in Scotland.