The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-01 00:00:00

MEDICAL REFORM.

Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from medical
students of Briitol, praying for Medical Reform. Also a
petition from a Mr. Yarn('ld, complaining of the defective
state of medical law, and praying the House to appoint a
national Faculty of Medicine, wherein the opinions of the
vrofessien might be adequately represented.
CHANGE OF MINISTERS.

Mr. WA KLE Y presented a petition from 2,000 inha-
oitants of Carlton and Mile-end in Glasgow, pra}ing
the House to address her Majesty to dismiss her present
Ministers, and to call to her Councils men who would
make Universal Suffrage a Cabinet measure. The pe-
titioners also prayed for a free pardon to Frost, Williams,
and Jores. A similar petition from 1,007 inhabitants of
Northampton ; and a petition from Brighton, complaining
of the proceedings of that House, and of the fac-
tious fights that took pl,ce, which did no credit
to the Legislature, and certainly- produced no benefit
to the country, and proposing in order to promote
a better state of things, and to obtain a better Ministry,
that in future when an office became vacant, the names
of every Member should be put into a glass or bag, that
the Speaker should call the names over, and that the
offices should be filled by lot.--( Hear, hear, and great
laughter.) The petitioners were of opinion that by these
means a more effective Ministry than the present might be
obtained.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.)

FEARGUS O'CONNOR.
The Lion. Member then prt!sented a petition from 3,377
memberl of the Democratic Association of Bcthnal.green,
praying the House to memorialise the Crown to grant a
free pardon to Feargus O'Connor, in consequence of the
unjust sufferings he had endured in gaol.

CHURCH EXTENSION.
Also a petition from 137 inhabitants of Haverhill,
Suffolk, against any grant of public money for Cburch
Extension.

Mr. HINDLEY presented a similar petition from the
;ndependents of Ashton-under-Lyne.
MAYNOOTH COLLEGE.

Mr. LITTON presented a petition from 778 inhabitants
of Dublin, against any further grant to Nlaynooth Col-
lege; and a petition from Mr. Harcourt Lees, praying fcr
thcrepeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill.
Mr. \V I LBR AH AM presented a petition from a parish
Cheshire, pra}ing for the aboli.ion of Church-rates.
Mr. ROCHE presented a petition from the retailers of
sugar in Ross, praying the House to sllow the importation
of foreign sugar upon the payment of ju,t and reasonable
duties, in order to prevent the present high prices of the
article from being continued
Mr. Sergeant TA LFOUR D presented a petit on from
Reading, rgainst any grant of public money for Church
Extension.

Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from an
individual named J. W. Smith, who deplored the divisions
existing in the Christian world, and praying her Majesty
to appoint a Council to revise and decide upon the different
interpretations put upon the Holy Scriptures. Although
the petition was wild and visionary, yet, as it was respect-
fully worded, he thought it his duty to present it.
Mr. Ald. HUMPHERY presented a petition from St.
John's, Southwark, praying for the prohibition of Sunday

trading.
Lord DUNGANNON presented a petition from South
Shield{ against the Eeeksiastical Duties and Revenues
Bill ; also one in favour of Church Extension.
Mr. MORRIS presented a petition from Glamorgan
against any grant of public money for Church Extension.
Captain PECllELLpresented a petition from Brighton
praying that Beer-shops might not be allowed to open on
Sunday mornings.
Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Sir C. Forbes,
praying the House to prevent the importation of Hill
Coolies.

Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a petition from
Ormskirk in Lancashire, complaining of the expense of
the Constabulary Force.
Lord SANDON presented a petition from the West
India Association of Liverpool, praying the House to
adopt measures to facilitate emigration to the West India
Colot:ies. Also petitions from Staffordshire, against Sun-
day trading.
Mr. GOUL BUR N presnited a petition from the Clergy
of Westminster, against the Stock in Trade Riting Bill;
and a petition from Hocking, in the county of Essex, to
the same effect.
Mr. B. SNILTH presented a petition from some place
in Norfolk, against any grant of public money for Church
Extension.
LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY.

On the Order of the Day being read, for the further
consideration of the Report on the London and Green-
wich Railway Bill,
Mr. DARBY said he had a petition to pre=ent from the
Brighton Railway Company against the Bill. The peti-
tioners stated that they were satisfied with the arrange-
ments made by the Croydon Railway Bill of last session,
but that the accommodations proposed to be provided by
the ;Greenwich Railway Company under this Bill were
totally-inadequate for the traffic, and praying that the Bill
might not pass into a law.
Mr. LAW HODGES presented a similar petition
from the South Eastern Railway Company, and ttatirg
that the present accommodation of the Greenwich Railway
Company was totally inadequate.
Mr. W. ATTWOOD had not thought it would be
necessary to discuss the question at the present stage ; he
should, therefore, content himself with moving the Order
of the Day for the further consideration of the Report of
the Committee on the Greenwich Railway Bill, and that
the amendments to that Bill be now read.

Mr. LA \V HODGE S regretted that he felt obliged
to oppose the motion, because he was aware how irksome
it would be to refer this Bill again to a Select Committee,
but he was unable to discover any other course which
he could with propriety pursue on the present
occasion. It would be in the recollection of the House,
that the Croydon Railway Company had obtained
a Bill last Sesion in opposition to the recommenda-
tion of the Standing Orders Committee. The Green-
wich Railway was the common terminus of three
lines of railroad already in contemplation, and it was then
stated that the accommodation prov:ded was wholly insuffi-
cient, and that the safety of the public was compromised if
these necessary accommodations were not afforded. The
insufficiency of the Greenwich Railway to afford this ac-
commodation was acknowledged, and on that
ground the House had waived the Standing Orders,
and the Croydon Railway was permitted to pass; and these
two Bills were introduced by the Greenwich Company,
and he regretted to state that, looking at these two
Bills, his opinion was that they did not carry out
the views of the Select Committee on Railroads.
They gave that opinion on the ground that the Report of
the preceding Committee had stated that in consequence
of the costs incurred by the Croydon Railway it ought to
have the preference. The Croydon Company considered
it impossible to go on with these works upon the ground
of having higher tolls. In consequence of this the present
state of things had occurred. Looking at the great
outlay of the Croydon Company, he did not see why
an instruction should not be sent to the Committee.
The Dover and Brighton Railways were rapidly progres-
sing towards completion. One of them would be com-
pleted in lass than twelve months; and it was absolutely
necessary for the protection of the public that the accom-
modation at the London terminus should be completed in
time. He agreed with the petitioners that the Bills before the
House were incompetent to carryout thatobject,and therefore
he should move, as an amendment to the-motion for the con-
sideration of the Report, that the Bill be re-committed,
with an instruction to the effect of the prayer of the Croy-
don Railway Company's petition.
Capt. PE CII ELL seconded the amendment.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL opposed it. Under all
ciroumgancce he thought the 13ill itad under.