The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-06 00:00:00

TEN HOURS' BILL.

Mr. FERRAND presented several petitions from
places in the manufacturing districts in favour of a ten
hours' Bill.

LAW OF SETTLEMENT.

Mr. ETWALL presented a petition from Stockford
in Hants, against the law of settlement, and stating that
their rates had been largely increased by it.
LIGHT-HOUSES AND BUOYS.

CaptainPECHELL presented a petition, numerously
signed, from the shipowners of Sunderland, praying
that the cost of lighthouses and buoys should be de-
frayed out of the Consolidated Fund.
POOR BLIND.

Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition which
stated that the number of blind persons in the
several asylums of the country was upwards of nineteen
thousand, while there was only provision for the educa-
tion and religious instruction of two thousand.
REDUCTION OF THE DUTIES ON SPIRITS.
The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition from
several places in Scotland against the proposed reduction
on rum and other foreign spirits. The petitioners stated
that this reduction would occasion a loss of 2,000,000/
to the country.
TEN HOURS' BILL.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from Bolton in
favour of this Bill.
SECURITY OF TENURE.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the
guardians of Broadhurst (as we understood), setting
forth that insecurity of tenure, and the want of a law
compelling compenaation for the outlay made by tenants
wouldon would
be
thereby gi v e
bnethemselves
support
in improving the soil, were the great causes of the pre-
sent distress in-Ireland, and that if the lands of that
country were properly cultivated remunerative employ-
ment
enabledthe to
wholepeople, and that
during similar calamities to the present without aid
from the Government, and prying the House to pass a
they
law to promote security of tenure.
MALT DUTY.

Mr. WODETIOUSE presented a petition from Nor
folk, praying for the repeal of the malt duties.
REDUCING THE DUTIES ON SPIRITS,
Mr. HUME presented a petition from distillers in
Forfarshire, praying that the proposed redaction of the
duties on spirits might not be carried out.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT.
Mr. PALMER presented a petition from the board
of guardians of the Abingdon Union, complaining that
the law of settlement passed last session imposed great
burdens on the towns, and praying that it might be
amended ; that the support of the poor might be made a
national charge, and that all kinds of property might
be equally rated.
ENCLOSING COMMONS.
Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice that, on Thursday next,
he should move for leave to introduce a Bill—notice o'
which he gave last session—to facilitate the enclosure o
commons.

LOANS TO IRELAND.
On the motion of Mr. BROWN the following returns
were ordered:—The account current of moneys which
have passed between Great Britain and Ireland since
the union. Loans contracted by the Irish Govern-
ment, and the progress of the Irish national debt,
esou sources fromits commencement down to 1801 (the union).
Subsequent loans contracted by the Irish Exchequer
until it was abolished, in 1817. How the debts con-
tracted before and after the union were disposed of, and
th
sB4frl to omwthhiechstthheofj
interestwasanuarylB46, inclusive.
paid. The re-
venue and expenditure of Ireland, from the sth of
Januaryhe taxes imposed in Great Britain and the taxes im-
T
po;ied in Ireland, and the amount of each tax during the
last ten years.

WINDOW DUTY.
Captain PECHELL moved for a return of the amount
of window duty assessed for the year 1845 for the twelve
towns paying the largest amount, with the pet amount of
duty received for the same on the sth day of April 1846.

—Agreed to. ---
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POOR-LAW COMMISSIONERS.
Captain PECHELL also moved, on behalf of the
Hon. Member for Weymouth, for copies of all corre-
spondence which had taken place between the Poor-
law Commissioners and the board of guardians for Wey-
mouth.—Agreed to.
DETENTION OF CORN.
Dr. BOWRING wished to call the attention of Lord
Palmerston to the detention of corn and maize in the
port of Ancona, bought for English account, and in.
tended to be shipped for this country, and to inquire
ivb at measures had been taken in consequence.
Lord PALMERSTON stated that several represents.
tions had been made to him on the subject, and he had
issued instructions to the Consul upon the subject. The
detention of the grain complained of did not arise from
any act of His Holiness the Pope, as had been stated,
bu from the local authorities of the port of Ancona.

WRECK OF THE HIGIIFLYER.
Dr. BOWRING wished to know whether the Govern-
m exit had taken any steps in order to ascertain the
truth of a rumour which had spread as to the capture
ansi destruction by the natives of four persons who were
sup:dosed to have been cast ashore on the coast of
Abyssinia?
lord PALMERSTON said, that he had caused in-
qtyiies to be made upon the subject, and the answer
wi ii ch he had received was, that after the most minute
in restigation into the circumstances, it was the opinion
of the persons employed to make the inquiries, that the
Ntfi CoattilliDg the four persons had been overtaken by