The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-03 00:00:00

:CORN LAWS.

Mr. STRUTT;;;;;JaPetTtion from the Mayor
and Corporation of Derby, praying for the abolition of
the Corn-laws, and the general introduction of the
principles of free trade. The petitioners stated that
they did not seek any protection or privileges for the
manucturing and cownnercial interests to the detri-
ment of other cla3ses. _

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Sir it. INGLIS presented a petition from the City
of Dublin, complaining of the countenance which the
East India Company afforded to idolatrous worship in
India ; also a petition from the Rev. Charles Millar,
Vicar of Marlow, against the Act for the Commuta-
tion of Tithes.
Mr. GROTE presented a petition from Thos. Clark,
fourteen years a prisoner for an alleged contempt of the
Court of Chancery, and complaining of the administra-
tion of the law, which entailed groat expense and delay
upon suitors.
Sir GEORGE GREY presented a•petition praying
for medical reform.
Mr.F. FRENCH presented petitions from \Vex.
ford and other places, praying for an alteration in the
law which gives to the Poor-law Commissioners the
power of appointing and selecting medical officers, the
petitioners conceiving the►: to be unfit for such duties.
Also petitions for medical reform.
Mr. HUME presented a similar petition from Kil-
kenny. Also a petition from Glasgow, praying foi
Universal Suffrage.
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
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The SPEAKER informed the House that he had
received a letter from Mr. Rickman, son of the lately
deceased Assistant Clerk of the House, stating that
he possessed papers relating to the forms and privileges
of the House, which he was desirous of disposing of.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that he considered
the services of Mr. Rickman, for more than twenty-rig
years, to have been highly useful to the House and the
country ; and he gave notice that he would to-morrow
(Wednesday) night move a resolution, in reference to
the correspondence alluded to by the Speaker.
NOTICES OF MOTION.—DANISH CLAIMS.
Mr. CRESS W ELL gave notice that on the 16th
of February he should move that the House do on the
23d of February resolve itself into a Committee
of the whole House, for the purpose of con-
sidering the propriety of presenting a humble
address to her Majesty, praying that she would be
graciously pleased to take into her consideration
the Report, dated the 12th of May, 1840, of the
Commissioners appointed to investigate the claims of
certain of her Majesty's subjects on the Government
of Denmark, and that, she would be graciously pleased
to direct that those claims might be settled forth-
with, and assuring her Majesty that that House
would make such provision as might be necessary for
I that purpose.
RAILWAY DEPOSITS.

Mr. H. HINDE gave notice that, on Thursday
next, at the time of private business, he should
move for a modification of the Standing, Order of the
House, which required that in all cases of the introduc-
tion of Railway Bills, a deposit of 10 per cent. on the
capital should be paid up, and that a deposit of 5 per
cent. should be required instead.
MEDICAL PROFESSION.
Mr. BROTHERTON gave notice on behalf of his
Honourable Friend, the Member for Lambeth, of his
intention on Friday next to introduce a Bill for amend-
ing the laws relating to the medical profession.
IRISH REGISTRATION.
Mr. O'CONN ELL said that he had come down
yesterday for the purpose of withdrawing the notice
which he had given of his intention of dividing
the House on the motion of which the Noble Lord
the Member for North Lancashire had given notice,
and substituting for it the following notice of motion, that
in the event of any debate arising on the motion of the
Noble Lord, he should move that that debate be ad-
journed until after the 4th of February. He also
wished to call the attention of the House to an
address which had been agreed to as long
ago as the 231 of February last. It was for
a return of the number of registered voters
in England, Wales, and Scotland, and also in Ireland.
Tee returns from England, Wales, and Scotland, had
been made and printed, and were now in the hands of
Members, but no return had come from Ireland. He
wished to have the opinion of the Speaker, as to whe-
ther he was now entitled to move that the return from
Ireland be made forthwith ?
The SPEAKER said that the proper course was for
the Hon. Member to nuke the motion for the returns,
and then if the returns were not made it would be com
petent for the Hon. Member to move that the return
should be made forthwith.
Mr. O'CON NELL said that such being the opinicn
of tile Chair, he would then make the motion.
REFORM.

Mr. HUME said that he would in the first week in
March move an amendment to the Reform Bill, to the
effect of giving votes to lodgers.
Mr. BAINES moved or certain returns with re.
spect to the woollens imported and exported in 1840.
Ordered.