The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

HEALTH OF TOWNS.

Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from
Warrington in favour of the Health of Towns Bill.

POOR-LAW. -
Mr. ROUND presented petitions from Essex, praying
for an alteration in the Poor-law Bill.
Mr. BANKES presented petitions from Buckingham,
praying for an alteration in the Poor Removal Act.

LUNACY.
Mr. T. DUNCONIBE presented petitions praying
for an alteration of the law with respect to lunacy.

COUNTY BUILDING'S BILL.
This Bill was read a third time.
MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL.
Petitions against this Bill were presented by Sir W
CLAY, from medical practitioners carrying on business in
the Tower Hamlett' ; and by Mr., ENTWISLE, from a
place in Lancashire, in favour of it.
HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.

Petitions were presented in favour of this Bill by Mr.
P. HOWARD, from medical practitioners carrying on
business in Carlisle ; and by the Earl of ARUNDEL and
SURREY, from a place in Surrey.
THE CASE OF MRS. SHUTTLEWORTH.

Captain PECHELL presented a petition from Dr.
Quaill, surgeon, of Howland-street, Fitzroy-square,
stating that he was Mrs. Shuttleworth's medical adviser
(whose case has repeatedly appeared in The Sun in our
reports of the law courts), and complaining that that
lady had been forcibly removed from his care,
and placed in confinement in York House,
Battersea, and that he had been assaulted
by a City policeman—(Laughter)—and by a Dr.
Wil'mot, in their successful endeavour to remove Mrs.

Shuttlewurth fry m his care. lie further stated that the
lady was "no more mad than he was," and prayed the
Hen ,e to make an inquiry._

DE rEc TING EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BARRACK-

MASTER.
Captain PECHELL prented a petition from Mr.
Duncan Nl.liityre, formerly of Fort WilHim, stating
that he had prevented a barrack master from embezzling
the money with which he was entrusted, and complain-
ing th-a he had not received the reward to which he was
entitled, under an Act passed in the reign of William
111., and praying the House to interfere and do him
u,tice.

AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON.
ANT) EASTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY
CoMPANY..

On the motion of Mr. GISBORNE, the petition of
this company, presented May 7, was ordered to be re-
ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, for
their report to the House, whether the Committee on
the Great Northern Railways (Deviations between
London and Grantham) Bill, ought to entertain the said
petition.
MEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from sever4l medi-
cal practitioners in favour of the Medical Bill now before
the House.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SCOTTISH LAW.
The same HON. MEMBER also presented a petition
from the magistrates and town council of the Royal
borough of Forfar, taking notice that there were before
the House five or six Bills for promoting certai❑ reforms
in the law of Scotland, and praying that those Bills might
speedily pass into a law.

HEALTH OF TOWNS BILL.
The same Hox. MEMBER presented a petition from
the carpenters and joiners of St. James's in favour of
the Health of Towns Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition in favour
of the Median' Regulation Bill.
Lord MORPETH presented petitions in favour of the
Health of Towns Bill from the following places:—Hull,
Bethnall Green, Skelton, near the Potteries, Newcastle-
upon-Ty n,. the City of Durham, Halifax, the Tower
Hamlets, Essex, Bridgewater, Worcester, St. Maryle-
bone, Horseley Down, Stockton-on-Tees, Great Yar-
mouth, Westminster, and All Saints, Poplar.—Ordered
to be laid on the table.

Mr. G. PALMER wished to know whether it was the
intention of the Noble Lord who promoted the Health of
Towns Bill to press those clauses which authorised the
compulsory purchase of waterworks?
Lord MORPETH was understood; to say that some
modification of the clauses would be introduced. -
Sir G. GREY:presented a petition from Winchester
in favour of the Health of Towns Bill.
Mr. Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod
appeared at the bar, and summoned the House to the
bar of the House of Lords, to hear the royal assent given
by commission to several public and private Bills (for
which see our Lord's report).
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that on Thurs-
day, the 21st inst., he would move that, after that day.
the orders of the day should take precedence of notices
of motion on Thursday.
HERITABLE PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Sir ANDREW LEITH HAY presented a petition
from Inverary against the Heritable Property (Scot-
land) Bill.
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS BILL.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition against
the Medical Practitioners Bill.
POOR REMOVAL BILL—LAW OF SETTLE-

.47E NT.

Mr. MILES presen'ed petitions against the Poor
Removal Act of last session, and praying for the aboli-
tion of the law of settlement, and the enactment of a
national rate.
SUSPENSION OF THE NAVIGATION-LAWS.
Mr. MITCHELL wished to ttAc the Noble Lord at
the head of the Treasury, whether he intended to pro-
pose a further suspension of the navigation-laws with
respect to the importation of corn, and also another
question, which he hopd the Noble Lord would not
an.,wer, unless he had pre-viously considered it, as it was
of very considerable importance. The question was,
whether he intend"d to move the suspension of the na-
vigation-laws with respect to the importation of all other
goods?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that, on an early dap, he
intended to move the suspension of the Navigation -Laws
with respect to corn. but that the object of the other
question had not been sufficiently considered. and he
must, therefore, defer the answer to a future statement.