The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.
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Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from the
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce against coercive
measures, and pro mg the House to pass a Bill to place
the relations of landlords and tenants upon a better
footing than heretofore, and to pass a Bill to facilitate
tho sale of encumbered estates.

ADMISSION OF JEWS.
Mr. MILES presented two petitions from Frome
against the admission of Jews.
Sir E. BUXTON presented a petition from a place in
Essex, praying the House to adopt no measures which
would tend to deprive the nation of its Christian
character.
Lord MORPETII presented a petiticn from the jus-
tices of the peace of Bradford, in the West Riding of
the county of York, praying that the owners of cottage
property under the value of 101. might be assessed in-
stead of the occupiers„

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APPEAL IN CRIMINAL CASES.
Mr. EWART stated that he would, upon an early
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS.
day, move for leave to bring in a Bill for the purpose of
giving 1 owerof appeal in criminal cases.
to bring forward some measures affecting
Mr. BOUVERIE gave notice of his intention, upon
an early thy,
the Ecclesiastical Courts.
LABOUR RATE.
Mr. JOHN O'BRIEN gave notice that he should ask
the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary for Ireland,
on Monday next, the 6th of December, the intentions of
the Government respecting the several memorials and
applications forwarded from the several counties of Ire-
land in reference to the unfinished presentments under
the labour rate enactment.

LIABILITY OF TENANTS TO PAY RATES.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice of his intention to
bring forward a Bill to relieve the tenants in Ireland
from liability to ply their landlords' rates, and to make
provision otherwise.

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IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN GRAIN.
Mr. P. MILES moved ror certain returns relative to
the importation of foreign grain, in continuance of
former returns.—Agra ed to.
DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE.
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Colonel SIBTHORP gavo notice that he would, after
the recess, move for cm•tain returns with a view to the
abolition of the oppressive duty on fire insurances.
ADJOURN.IIEU•IT OF THE HOUSE.

On the motion of Mr. PARKER, it was agreed that
the House, at its risi:7lg, should adjourn till Monday
next.

CHANCERY. BILLS OF COSTS.
Mr. GEORGE HA MILTON moved for a return of
the number of untaxed bills of costs handed over by the
Masters in Chancery so the taxing master appointed
under the Act 8 and 9 vie., c. 115, in Ireland, since the
3d day
of July, 1846; niso a return of the number of
bills of costs (omitting costs of passing receivers ile-
c•iunts) lodged in the ()ace of such taxing master, since
the 3d day of Jnly, 1846, and the number now
remaining therein under taxation or untaxed ; also
a return of the average length of time
intervening between the issuing of a summons to
tax a bill of costs in said office, and the commencement
of its taxation, so far as much average can be conveniently
ascertained, and the cam se of the delay, if any, in com-
mencing such taxation, :and of the amount of Chancery
fund duty paid on the tsc.sts which have been certified.—
Agreed to.

RAID- WAY BILLS.
On the motion of Lor d J. RUSSELL for reading.the
order of the day for gt iing into Committee upon this
Bill,

Colonel SIBTIIORF said that he felt the difficulty of
his position in opposing the Chancellor of the Exche•
quer. He wibhpd, how over, to say a few words with
respect to this Bill. gxperience had made the House
much wiser with respect to this railway
business, and he -trusted that the Chancellor
of the Exchequer had now found out the
truth of what he (C onel Sibthorp) anticipated long
ago; for the Right Heil . Baronet had stated in the House
upon x previous evenir g, that if they were not the main
came, they were one •of the chief causes of the existing
difficulties of the cot, ntry. Ho had always felt it his
duty to lend a helping; hand to everything calculated to
improve the state of the country, and he had al-
ways apprehended that evils would arise from giving
sauction to those dangerous and delusive schemes
by which the rights .ef private property were invaded,
and the little prop erty torn away which the poor and
industrious man had. been enabled to gather together,
and which he had t► ainly hoped would, in this free
country, be preserve& from the rapacity of overreaching
and irresponsible bod ies of men. Some of the men to
whom these great powers were given were no doubt
men of substance--( Laughter)—some of them mere
shadows—(Laughtitr:d—without a shilling in I their