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London, England, 1841-02-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEE. 15.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
POOR-LAWS.

Mr. EASTHOPE presented a petition from the
Guardians of the Leicester Union against the Poor-law
Amendment Bill.
Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN presented a petition from
Launceston in Cornwall, praying for certain alterations
in the present Poor-laws.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented a petition from
the County of Carnarvon, against the existing Poor-
laws.

Mr. CLAY presented a petition from the Guardians
of the Whitechapel Union, against the Poor-law Amend-
ment Bill in its present state.
Mr. T. PARKER presented a petition from the at-
torneys and solicitors of Preston, praying for the re-
moval of the Courts of Law and Equity, at present held
at Westminster, to the vicinity of the Inns of Court.
Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from the
Association of West India merchants of Glasgow
against the equalization of duty on East and West
India produce.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented a petition
from a bookseller at Gorce, in Ireland, against the ex-
isting banking system.
CHURCH EXTENSION.
Sir ROBERT INGLIS presented a petition from
the county of Southampton praying for Church Ex-
tension.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented a petition from
Oswestry in the county of Salop, praying for an ex-
tension of the means of spiritual instruction in the Co-
lonies.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from
Manchester, praying for the pardon and restoration of
Frost, Williams, and Jones ; also a petition from an in-
dividual named Stockdalc, against the New Poor-law
Amendment Act.
EXPORTATION OF MACHINERY.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from Man-
chester, praying for an alteration of the laws relating to
the exportation of machinery.
ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.

The SPEAKER having announced that he had re-
ceived petitions against the late return for St. Alban's,
Mr. M'KENZIE moved that the Speaker should
issue his warrants for such persons, papers, and records
as the parties concerned in the petitions against the re-
turns for Canterbury and St. Alban's shall deem ne-
cessary.—Ordered.
COPYRIGHT OF DESIGNS BILL.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a petition from
Nottingham in favour of the Copyright of Designs Bill.
Mr. LA BOUCHERE presented a similar petition
from Messrs. Hargreaves and Dugdale of Manchester.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN presented a petition from the rate-
payers of Limerick against the Bill for continuing for
so long a period as that proposed the power of the
Poor-law Commissioners. The petitioners also com- 1
plained of that clause in the Irish Poor-law Act which
threw the support of paupers on the districts in which
they had been last residing previous to their going into
the work-house ; the consequence of which clause was
that such places as Limerick were often unfairly
charged with the support of parties who had lost their
tenements in the country adjoining. The Hon. Mem-
ber also presented a petition from Newcastle, in Lime-
rick, against Lord Stanley's Irish Registration Bill.
Sergeant JACKSON expressed his approval of the
petition complaining of the clause in the Irish Poor-
law Act.
Mr. LAW HODGES presented a petition signed
by the members of 22 benefit societies, complaining of
the conduct of the Poor-law Commissioners to the mem-
bers of those societies. He wished to know whether
he could move to have the petition printed. •
The SPEAKER said that the rule was that no
Hon. Member could move that a petition be printed
unless he intended to found a motion thereupon. The
petition must be referred to the Committee on Public
Petitions.
Mr. LAW HODGES then presented a similar pe-
tition, agreed on at a meeting of members of beneqt
societies in the county of Kent, and signed by the
Chairman on behalf of the meeting. Also a
petition from some parish in the county of Kent, ex-
pressing the alarm of the petitioners at the Bill for
continuing the powers of the Poor-law Commissioners,
and praying the House not to consent to the Bill.
Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from the
College of Physicians of Edinburgh, praying for a re-
form in medical education ; also a petition in favour
of the Copyright of Designs Bill ; also a petition from
the Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh, sealed with
their common seal, praying for an alteration of the tariff.
Mr. MILES presented a petition from the parish of
Hinton Blewitt, in Somersetshire, in favour of Church
Extension.
Sir E. L. BULWER presented a petition in favour
of the Copyright of Designs Bill ; also a petition pray-
ing for an extension of literary copyright.
RAILWAY COMMUNICATION WITH IRE-
LAND.

Mr. W. 0. STANLEY said, seeing the Hon.
Member for Carnarvonshire in his place, he begged to
ask him if he intended, during the present Session, to
bring forward any motion tending to impugn the Re-
port of the Commissioners appointed in consequence
of the resolution of the House to survey the different
lines of railways between London and Dublin, in order
to find out the best part for the departure of the mails ?
Mr. ORMSBY GORE, Jun., replied that at pre-
sent he had no such intention, but he reserved to him-
self the right of doing so at any future time. He con-
sidered the subject of great importance not only to the
nation at large, but also especially to his constituents.
He would not pledge himself that he would not bring
forward such a motion at some future time, and in any
course that he might adopt ho would select what he
considered the most speedy and efficacious mode of car-
rying his views into effect. If at any time during the
Session he thought proper to make such a motion,
he would give notice of his intention.
Mr. W. 0. STANLEY rose, and said " he must re-
quest," when he was met by loud cries of " Order,
order," amidst which the Hon. Gentleman resumed his
seat.

Mr. CHALMERS presented a petition from Man-
chester, praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition from the
Operative Association of Salford against the Poor-law
continuance Bill.
Lord INGESTRIE gave notice that to-morrow he
would call the attention of the House to the sailing
of the Niger expedition.
Mr. F. MA ULE gave notice on the part of the
Lord Advocate, that on Monday next he would move
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to
the registration of voters in Scotland.
Sir G. CLERK moved for a return of all the sums
issued for the payment of the Army, Navy, and Ord-
nance departments for the years 1839 and 1840.
Mr. O'CONNELL—ReaIIy I have been treated in
such a way by the Hon. Gentleman opposite that I ob-
ject to the motion. No notice of it has been given.
Sir G. CLERK—They are already in the House.
Mr. O'CONNELL, under the circumstances, would
not press his objection.—Ordered.