The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-16 00:00:00

SiVIITHFIELD-MARKET.

Petitions agamst tho removal of Smithfield market
were presented by Sir E. FILMED. and Mr. bTAFFORD
O'BRIEN.
MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL.
Petitions were presented in favour of the Medical Re-
gistration Bill by Mr. ALDAM, from the School of
Medicine of Leeds ; and by Mr. WAKLEY, from 136
different places.

HEALTH OF TOWNS.

Petitions were presented in favour of the Health of
Towns Bill by Mr. Wakley, from Paddington and other
places ; such by Mr. Gisborne and Sir Denis le Mer-
chant.
THE RAJA OF SATTARA.

Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from the borough
of Finsbury, praying that the Raja of Sattara might b•
heard at the bar of the House in his own defence.

NATIONAL EDUCATION.

Sir W. DIOLESWORTH presented petitions from
the Roman Catholics of Southwark, praying that they
might be allowed to participate in any grant for na-
tional education.
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS BILL.

Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know from the Righ►
Hon. Gentleman the Vice-President of the Board of
Trade whether it was his intention to press on during
the present session the Agricultural Statistics Bill ?
Mr. 31ILNER GIBSON said that such were the diffi-
culties surrounding the measure, that he was afraid he
should be obliged to giro it up for the present
session. He would, therefore, move that the order of
the day for the second reading be discharged.
Mr. W. BROWN was sorry that so useful a Bill
should be delayed to another session. He was sure that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer would find no difficulty
in paying the expenses contemplated by the 13111 out of the
Consolidated Fund. He hoped that the Vice-President
of the Board of Trade would introduce the measure early
in the next session.
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN thought that the Right
Hon. Gentleman the Vice-President of the Board of
Trade had not been supported by the other members of
the Government. He was sorry that the Bill should be
withdrawn. He expected to hear to-morrow that the
Government would not allow the Bill to drop.
Mr. WAKLEY merely rose to say that he objected
to the Bill being withdrawn.
The SPEAKER, said if the House would have the
subject debated it must be postponed till it came round
in the regular turn with the other orders of the day.
The subject then dropped.
SCHOOL OF DESIGN.
Mr. WAKLEY inquired when the evidence taken
before the Committee of Inquiry would be laid before
the House ?
Mr. GIBSON said the annual report, and the evi-
dence with it, would be printed in a few days.
SALE OF GRAIN LAWS.
Mr. BANKES presented a petition from a magistrate
in porsetshire.regretting the repeal of the laws relating
to the sale of grain previous to the 6 and 7 Wm. IV.

ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.
Dr. NICHOLL wished to know whether the Govern,
meat meant to take any step this session in reference to
the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts.
Sir G. GREY said a Bill was actually under the con-
sideration of the Lord Chancellor, and it was
only matter of doubt whether it could be ready in
time for this session. But there were doubts which it
might be advisable to settle by Bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK hoped that no temporary measure
would be introduced, which would pass through the
House without discussion.

Sir G. GREY intimated that any permanent mensure
would certainly be before the House in sufficient time
for discussion ; but there were doubts in regard to the
jurisdiction of these courts, which it would be very
desirable in the meantime to set at rest.
ASSIZES IN IRELAND.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN wished to ask the Secretary for
Ireland again whether the report was true that the Irish
judges had postponed the assizes?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said the only official intelli-
gence he had got was the notification sent to the Lord
Chancellor of Ireland that the ensuing assizes generally
were postponed; but he believed that the judges would
generally take the assizes as usual.
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN was surprised that any
postpcnement should take place, considering the danger
there existed of fever breaking out in the over crowded
gaols.

Mr. LABOUCIIERE assured the Hon. Member
that some of these gaols were literally in the state of
hospitals by the number of fever cases in some of them.
DROPPED ORDERS.
The House then took up the consideration of the
dropped orders.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS BILL (No. 2.)
This Bill, on the motion of the ATTORNEY-
GENERAL, went through Committee, and the report
was ordered to be brought up to-morrow.
PORT NATAL COLLECTION OF DUTIES BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
On the motion for reading the orders of the day,
Lord JOHN RUSSEL rose and said, he proposed to
take the Poor .law Administration Bill to-morrow; on
Friday, the Health of Towns Bill; the Railways Bill on
Monday ; and on Friday se'rtnight, a Committee of
Supply.