The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-11 00:00:00

IRISH POOR-LAW.

Mr. FREWEN presented a petition from the guardians of
the Cuckford Union, in the county of Sussex, praying for an
alteration in the Irish poor-laws.
TEN. HOURS' BILL.

Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Manchester,
agreed to at a public meeting, and signed by 22,326 persons,
in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill ; also petitions to the same
effect from Rochdale and other places.

An Hon. Mnsingst presented a petition from Macclesfield;
signed by 2,246 persons, in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill.
Mr. B. DENISON also presented a petition in favour of
the Ten Hours' Bill from the West Riding of Yorkshire,
signed by upwards of 5,000 persons.
Sir G. S ISICKLAND presented petitions from Halifax,
Rochlale, Bury, Bacup, Macclesfield, Salop, Wed-
nesbury, and other places, in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill.
Mr. FERRAND also presented a petition from Bacup,
signed by 1,823 persons; also from 1,100 workmen in the
employ of Messrs. Burnley and Co., praying the House to
restrict the labour in factories to ten hours.
Colonel ACTON presented a petition to the same effect
from some place, the name of which:we were not able to
catch
Lord G. BENTINCK presented 32 petitions from various
towns in the country, praying the Government to adopt the
principle of the Ten- Hours' Bill. The Noble Lord also pre-
sented a petition, signed by 232 of the workmen in the em-
ploy of Messrs. I. Bright and Brokes, in favour of the mea-
sure for restricting the time of labour in factories to ten
hours.
Mr. AINSWORTH presented petitions, numerously
signed, from Bolton and ten other places, in favour of the
Ten Hours Factory Bill.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition, numerously
signed from Lincoln, to the same effect.
RAJA OF SATTARA.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the inha-
bitants of Finsbury, praying the House to do justice to the
claims of the Raja of Setters.
THE ANATOMY ACT.
The Hon. MEMBER also presented a petition, praying the
House to appoint a Committee to inquire into the operation
of the Anatomy Act.
AFFIDAVITS IN COURTS OF LAW.

The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition, praying
the House to adopt some measure for the purpose of giving
increased facilities and wider extension to the use of affidavits
in the courts of England and Ireland.
TEN HOURS' BILL. _

Sir R. H. INGl:lSPresented—a petition, signed by the
clergy and Dissenting ministers of the town of Bury, in
favour of the Ten Hours' Bill, and hoping that individual
interests would not be allowed to stand in opposition to the
cause of the general interests of humanity.
Mr. BANKES presented a petition from the workmen in
the employ of Messrs. Hurst, at Rochdale, in favour of the
Ten Hours' Bill; also petitions from Dorset and other places,
to the like effect. _ _ _

Mr. STEWART presented ten petitions from various
parts of the West Riding of Yorkshire to the same effect.
NEWMARKET AND CHESTERFORD RAILWAY.
On the motion of an HoN. MEmosx, this Bill was read a
second time.

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TEN HOURS' BILL.
Mr. WALKER presented a petition, numerously signed,
from Bury, and other places, in favour of this measure.
CH.ARD CANAL AND RAILWAY EXTENSION AND