The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-05 00:00:00

I MPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER entered the House a Quarter before
Four o'Clock, and shortly after prayers had been read,
Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, ap-
peared at the table and summoned the House to the
House of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given to seve-
ral public and private Bills.
The SPEAKER returned at a few minutes after Four,
anti informed the House that the Royal Assent had been
given by Commission to. several Bills. For which see
Lords' report.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition, agreed to at a
public meeting in Dublin, complaining that the slave-
trade had of late greatly. increased, especially in the
Brazils and Cuba, and stating that branches of English
companies furnished the funds for working the mines in
those countries. The petitioners prayed the House to
take the subject into its consideration.
Mr. TIIORNELY presented a petition from an indi-
vidual named James Hardy, of Liverpool, against the
sliding duty on foreign corn.
Mr. W. ELLIS presented a petition from the Leices-
ter Making Mcns' Anti-Corn-law Association,
complaining of the distress occasioned by the present
Corn-laws, and praying for their repeal.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from the borough
of Warrington, complaining of the coercion and intimi-
dation practised at elections for the borough, and praying
for the adoption of the ballot as the only remedy.for the
evil.

Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the congrega-
tion of Protestant Dissenters of Dunstable, complaining
of the present system of Corn-laws, and praying for
their immediate repeal. The Hon. Member also pre-
sented, on behalf of his Hon. Friend the Member for
Northampton (Mr. R. Currie), two petitions from the
county of Northampton, end a petition from a Baptist
congregation in Northampton, to the same effect.
r. FERRAND presented a petition from an indivi-
dual named Thomas Smith, of Hampstead, in favour of
the present Corn-laws.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented several petitions from
Leeds, Sheffield, end other places in Yorkshire, praying
for the 4olition of the silent.system in workouses. • Also
zt petition from a Mr. Clerk of Bath, in favour of the
Charter ; und,several other petitions to the same effect
from'Notinghtun, Manchester, and Leeds. Also a petition
from a Mr. William Ransall, of Essex, in favour of
Universal Suffrage ; also a petition froM Pershore, in
Worcestershire, preying for the liberation of political
prisoners also petitions from several districts of the
metropolis, complaining of the traffic in human bones,
and praying for inquiry into the same.
Mr. STEWART presented a petition from Paisley,
against the prorogation of Parliament.
I.lr. YORKE presented a petition from a place in
Yorkshire, praying the House to institute an inquiry
into the laws regulating relief to the poor.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from the
Rev. John William Norris, Minister of Winslow Chapel,
Cheshire, praying for a Committee of Inquiry into the
merits of an invention in machinery having a power
equal to that of 1,000,000 horses.
LYALL presented a petition from a town in New
Brunswick against any alteration in the timber duties,
and preying for the continuation of the protection they
hitherto' enjoyed.
Mr.OOI3DLN presented a petition from Sunday- schools
ec nnected with the
.garish. -of Ecclesagainst the Corn-
The Hon. Gentleman presented several other
petitions to the same effect.
Mr., CRESSWELL presented s petition from Liver-
pool, praying that no further expense might be incurred
iti the transmission of the Indian mails. ..

Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL presented a petition from T.
Steele, Esq., an Irish Protestant Gentleman,. calling
the attzution of the House to the remarks of. the editor
of a Fr.nch newspaper, upon the obligation of her Ma-
jesty at her coronation to declare the Invocation of
Saints and the ceremonies of the Mass to be idolatrous,
and praying the House would pass an Act to abolish
.uch declaration as being preposterous in metaphysics,
;inconsistent in ethics, and contrary to common sense; that
;it was opposed to the principles of the Church of Eng-
land to say that the invocation—not the worship of
,saints--was idolatrous ; and that -it was accusing
Catholics of an excess of faith, as Mr. Erskine declared
that Warren Hastings was not accused of those crimes
which he was permitted by England. to commit, but for
the excess which he committed beyond that permission.
:BRIGHTON RAILNITAY.

Mr.WAKLEY presented a petition`from an individual
calling the attention of the House to the accident on the
Brighton Railway, and complaining of the inefficient
'state of the engines.
• A petition was read by the Clerk against the return
of the present sitting Member for Sunderland.
Mr. HAWES gave notice that in the course of the
next Session of Parliament, he should call the attention
of the House to the report of the Commissioners on the
Ectlesiastical Courts; also that to-morrow he should
move for a return of the highest prices of wheat during
each year since the passing of tho present Uoth-laW.
in the cities of Paris and London. He should also put
on the paper for to-morrow a notice of motion for certain
returns relating to the importation of sugar. 'That
Motion, however, he did not intend to press to-morrow,
but he should make a motion on the subject next Session.
Major BERESFORD moved for copies of certain cor-
respondence which had passed between the Lords of the
Treasury, the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and
stood).---Agreed oardAogfreeOrddtona.nee, relating to the leasing of certain
Crown lands in the borough of Athlone (as we tinder,
NEWSPAPER STAMPS. _ _

Dr. BOWRiNG moved for returns of the number of
stamps issued to the different Newspapers in the months
of July, August, and September ; and an account of the
amount of advertisement duty paid by each ; in continu-
ation of former returns,—Ord«•red,

Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET moved for certain
returns relating to the management of lunatic asylums.
-Ordered.

Lord ASHLEY moved for a return of the commissions
of lunacy from 1835 to 1841.—Agreed to.
lord DUDLEY STUART moved for copies of all
the correspondence which had taken place with the
Board of Controul and the Foreign-office, relative to
British trade with Java.—Agreed to.
Mr. NAIVES presented a petition from the Commit-
tee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society,
expressing their deep regret at the continued existence
of slavery, and praying the House to take immediate
steps for its entire extinction.
MR. M'LEOD.

Sir C. NAPIEI wished to know from the Bight Hon&
Baronet at the head of the Government A.,ith respttt tt)
the liberation of Mr. NPLeod. He understood that con-
siderable excitement existed in America on the subject,
and he thought it therefore extremely important that
steps should be taken for protecting Mr. M'Leod in the
ev-ent of his release.

Sir R. PEEL said he was sure the Gallant Admiral
would see that it would not be possible to give any in-
formation of that kind without great inconvenience.—
(Hear, hear.) He hoped that he would not press the
question.
On the motion of Lord G. SOMERSET, the Amends
ments of the Standing. Orders relating to Private 115 i
recommencled4 the Committee which sat beet 6ession,
were figivtal to;
01" PARLIAMENT.
Mr. tROTHERTON inquired whether it was the
intention of the Right Hen. Baronet to tak hby step§
with regard to the Addresses and PetitiOnt which had
bean adopted recoil!), at several meetings; pro 'int
her Majests not to Reittne Phrilathbht
takitiglinto tonsitieration the question of the Corn-laws:
Sir R. PEEL said it was the intention of his Right
Hon. Friend the Secretary for the Home Departitient to
go down to Windsor and lay bellire her Majesty all the
petitions that had been presented oh the subject:
On the motion of Captain BOLDER9i returns Were
ordered of the number ttf iittislitts supplied by the Ord-
ntrAee to her tajesty's navy, stating the description,
with any alterations that had been made, and by whit
authority, since the year 1834.
The House then adjourned.