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London, England, 1840-02-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAM T

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 12.

-The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four
Mr. CORBALLY, the new member for Meath,
returned in the room of Mr. Morgan O'Connell, took
the oaths and his scat.

A great number of private Bills were read a first
time, or advanced a stage.
CORN-LA WS.
Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from the Cor-
poration of Glasizow, for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
Mr. PAKINGTON presented petitions from places
in Derbyshire, is favour of Church extension, and
against the continuance of the Parliamentary Grants
for the suppo:t of the College of Maynooth.
Sir E. WILMOT presented a petition from a place
!ri Warwick in favour of Church Extension.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a petition
from Ashford to the same effect.
CHURCH PATRONAGE.
Mr. ELLIOTT presented petitions from places in
Scotland against the intrusion of ministers into parishes
without the aoproly&on of the parishioners.
THE SHERIFFS OF MIDDLESEX.
Mr. D'lSRAELl'presented a petition from a place
in Middlesex, complaining of the imprisonment of the
Sheriffs, and pr.iying for their liberation.
THE CASE OF THOROGOOD.

Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a peti-
tion from a place in Yorkshire, praying for the release of
John Thorogood, and against the jurisdiction of the
Ecclesiastical Courts.

'Nil.. BANNERMAN presented a petition from
Aberdeen, against the present system of Church
patronage.

Sir T. FREEMANTLE presented a petition from
Edinburgh. praying for Church extension.
• Sir J. GRAHAM presented a petition from the
Moderator and Presbytery of Glasgow, against the in-
trusion of non-acceptable ministers into parishes in Scot-
land ; also a petition from a parish in the county of Pem-,
broke, complaining of the want of religious instruction,
and praying for increased Church accommodation. Also
a petition from a lr•rg' number of Cotton-spinners and
weavers in Cornwall, praying- for an alteration in the
Corn-laws, and for the repeal of the duty on raw cotton.
Mr. WARD presented a petition from a parish in
Essex, praying for the release of John Thorogood, and
the abolition of Church-rates. Also a petition from
Sheffield, complaining of the n-tsrepresentations of
Socialism, and praying that Robert Owen might be
examined before a Committee of the House.
LITHOGRAPHED PETITIONS.

The SPEAKER wished to call the attention of the
House to the fact that a petition which had been pre-
senteLJ was lithographed. Now it was against the orders
of the House that any printed petitions should be pre-
sented, and he wished to draw the attention of the House
to this circumstance, as he understood that of late
several litho;,Trailhed petitions had been presented.
Mr. FRES HFIELD said, the Committee on Peti-
tions would be glad to receive some authority from the
House as to the manner in which they were to deal
with these petitions. They were frequently referred
to the Committee, and they could not make any ob-
jections to them there, unless the House would be
pleased to give some directions on the subject. He
would suggest that the House should direct the Com-
mittee not to report on lithographed petitions.
The SPEAKER thought it would be better that it
should be henceforth distinctly understood that the
House would consider lithographed petitions to be
printed petitions.—( Hear, hear.)
INTRUSION OF MINISTERS (SCOTLAND.)
Mr. GORDON presented several petitions from va-
rious places in Aberdeenshire, against the intrusion of
Ministers in Scotland. The petitioners also stated that
they objected to the summary rejection by the Presby-
tery of Ministers presented by the Patron without trial,
and prayed for an alteration in the laws regulating
Church patronage.