The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-10 00:00:00

GROUP XLVI.

The Committee met at twelve o'clock, and of er an address
from Mr. Whateley on behalf of the Edinburgh, Leith, and
Granton scheme, the Committee decided that the
EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND GRANTON
(UNION CANAL AND CALEDONIAN
RAILWAY TUN CTION),
wai not proved ; and that the

CALEDONIAN (EDrNEURGII STATION and
BRANCHES TO GRANTON AND TO THE
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY),
was proved.

The clauses of the 13111 were then gone through and
agreed to.

COMMITTEE ON MERITS.
HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.)
The Earl of Shaftesbury passed the following Bills :
Heroi's (Pensions) Estate Bill.
Mylne (or APNabb's) Estate.
Wyndham's Estate.
Pa} ne's Patents Assignment.
Wakefield Borough Market.
Aberdeen Harbour Improvement.
Glasg,,w and Shott's Road.
National Mercantile Life Assurance Society.
Edinburgh Markets and Customs.
Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—A false assumption and scandalous abuse of my
name haviag found its way to your columns in the Marl-
borough-street police reports of yesterday, and being the
only person bearing the title of the old and not undis-
tinguished family, which is to become extinct with me, I
hope you will be kind enough to insert this note in your
widely-circulating paper, as expressing my earliest and
unqualified contradiction of having any connexion with
the parties and statements referred to, Sc, injurious to my
character and social position.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your ob.dient servant.
MORITZ DAM VONDER PI'ORTE.
Tokenheuse-yard, June 9th, 1847.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Earl or SHAFTESBURY took his seat upon the
Woolsack at Five o'clock.
DIOCESE OF KILDARE.

The Archbishop of DUBLIN presented a petition
from the Protestant Association of Bath for the restora-
tion of the diocese of Kildare.
REPRESENTATIVE PEERS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of EGLINTON this
Bill was read a third time.
INFLUX OF IRISH PAUPERS INTO LIVER-
POOL, &c.
Lord BROUGHAM pr,sented a petition from Swan-
sea, praying that all national education should be based
upon secul:sr principles; also a petition from Liverpool,
complaining of the influx of Irish paupers into
that town. Already, the petition stated, had
several of the inhabitants of Liverpool, includ-
ing six captains of Irish steam -vessels fallen
victims to the fever these paupers had imported into the
town, and the p,.itioners prayed that some measures
should be adopt. ,1 ray the Legislature to prevent Ireland
from enmty ;°-; h.--r diseased, infirm, and starving popu-
lation into tile town.
A FP' IRS OF PORTUGAL.

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Lord BROUGHA M complained that certain papers
connected with the affairs of Portugal had been published
in the newspapers before they were laid upon the table
of the House, and gave notice that on Tuesday he should
submit a proposition to their Lordships on the subject.
POOR REMOVAL ACT.
Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from the
county of Oxford
emPaining
of the operation of the
Poor Removal Ac
Several Bills were
e.. are brought up from the House of
re
Commons, and first time.QUAKERS
MARRIAGES.
Lord CAM o
PBELL
to move the second reading
of a Bill for declaring cerrtsaeinmarriaes between Quakers
valid. It was a Bill to confirm Lord Cottenham's Bill. An
Aat had been passed in 1826, render the marriages
of Quakers valid, but great doubts ts
had been raised re-
specting their validity. and in Seal
declared to be untenable, and this
ti
Bilailltrd they had been
wesaas
ittoatfebmezeaxl.l.
doubts respecting them, as great
perienced in consequence of the decisions of the courts
of law.
The Bill was rend a second time without a division
RETURNS FROM TIIE POST-OFFICE.
'
The Earl of I.:LLESBOROUGH said that the last
returns from the Post office were not satisfactory, and
therefore he wished to obtain further details.—They
were granted.
REWARDS TO THE NAVY.
The E.i.rl of HARDWICKE gave notice that he
should postpone his motion on this subject from to-day
till Monday next.

LOANS TO IRELAND.
Earl FITZWILLIAM movtd for a return of the
loans made to Ireland for the relief of distre,s during the
past and pre•ent 3essi.s; ~,lso the sum which m ght t e
.n
expected to he r paid. Ihe pape,., had b, en alivady
laid before the other House of Partuunent, so that they
could he ,h,ily supplied to that Ilou-e. lie thought the
if. Ell:2=0 iiiipeountry would be surprised when they were
of -tai gross amount which had been lent for this
*POies.:The people of this country had been taught by
-', ill& 01101 to Where that the amount was much greater
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