The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-15 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Mr. J. 'WILLIAMS presented a petition praying the
House to pass a law to enable poor-law guardians to
make retiring allowances to their officers.
Mr. LEWIS and Mr. HSTTT presented similar petitions.
Mr. F. BARING presented a petition from Ports-
mouth in favour of the removal of Jewish disabilities.
A number of petitions were presented against the ad-
mission of Jews into Parliament.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELI) presented a petition against the
Roman Catholic Trusts Bill.
Sir W. IIEATHCOTE presented a petition complain-
ing of the practice of Roman Catholics in Ireland de-
nouncing persons from the altar.
Certain HARRIS presented a petition against the
Roman Catholic Trust Bill.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition, praying the
House to take measures to prevent Roman Catholic
priests denouncing persons from the altar.
Mr. C. ANSTY presented a petition from a place in
Ireland, praying the House to amend the law of landlord
and tenant.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Yarmouth,
praying for the removal of Jewish disabilitiee.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

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Major BLACKALL gave notice that, on Friday, he
should move that the House do not adjourn till it had
taken into consideration the distress of Ireland, and the
means available to Government for mitigating it.
Colonel SALWEY gave notice that to morrow he
would ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern-
ment whether it was his intention, in the course of the
present session, to introduce any measure for the relief
of that portion of her Majesty's subjects who conscien-
tiously differ from the doctrines of the Established
Church from the payment of church•rates.
Mr. lIERRIES postponed his motion relating to
commercial distress till after the vacation, when he hoped
Government would assist him in bringing it forward on
an early day.
The CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in the
absence of his Noble Friend the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, could make no promises, but of course it was open
to the Right Hon. Gentleman to re-appoint his motion
for any notice day after the recess.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. FRENCH appealed to the Right Honourable the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to allow the Public Works
(Ireland) Bill to be read a third time before the order
of the day for nominating the Committee on Commercial
Distress, in order that it might be read a first time to-
Llaty in the Lords.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was
always anxious to do as he would Ile done by, and there-
fore he would readily assent to the proposal of the lion.
Member.

Mr. _FRENCH then moved the third reading of the
Bill.

Lord LINCOLN, before the Bill was read a third
time, was anxious to know whether it had the sanc-
tion of Government, and whether its provisions had
been approved of by the law officers of the Crown.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
some short time ago a deputation waited upon him to
know what were the intentions of the Government witk
respect to these public works, and his answer was that
they were not prepared to borrow any more moneyjuntil
former advancas had been repaid. He was then asked
whether Government had any objection to the intro-
duction of a Bill to enable Irish counties to raise money
on their own responsibility, for the purpose of com-
pleting their public works. He replied that he had not,
in
and the present measure, although brought in by two
private Members, had fact been prepared under the
Crown.
After of the Irish law officers of the
After a few words from Major BLACKALL, who
said the Bill ought to have been introduced by the Go-
vernment themselves, the Bill was read a third time and
passed.
COMMERCIAL DISTRESS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE
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rising to move the order of the day for nominating the
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Committee on commercial distress, said he wished to
make a few observations on the general composition of
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Gentlemen had complained of the omission
names', but he hoped those gentlemen whose
name of certain
been mentioned would not consider that the omission
hadon arose out of any disrespect, or want of courtesy for
them. Other Honourable Gentlemen had urged upon
the 1101130 the necessity of having every class repre-
sented on the Committee, whilehad one or two gentlemen
gone su far as to say that a larger number of Scotch
and Irish Members ought to have been selected to serve
upon this inquiry. Some contended that the East and
West India interest ought to have been largely repre-
sea ted; others that the manufacturing and trading com-
munity oughtto have been more extensively represented;
but the House would agree with him, he was sure, that
the Committee was already large enough, and to add to
its numbers might tend to defeat the objects they
bad in view in appointing it. But Hon. Gentlemen
must remember that the cases of any class or individual
were repeatedly brought before such Committees as these
by evidence, and, therefore, it was hardly necessary to
have each class or set of individuals directly represented
upon the Committee. For instance, on the Committee
of 1840, the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester
representing more or less that part of the country, sent
a deputation to represent their opinions in the Com-
mittee, and in the same way were the opinions and
interests of other classes and individuals brought pro-