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London, England, 1847-03-09 00:00:00

ROUSE OF CWIMONS, March 8.

The SPEAKER took the Cr.air at Four o'Clock.
Returns from the Poor-law Commissioners, and other
public bodies, wore then kid upon *hp table of the Howie.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Lord MARCUS HILL, a new writ
wai ordered for the city of Canterbury, in the room of
J. Bradshaw, Esq., deceased.
SECOND READINGS.

The following Bills were read a second time, anti
ordered to be committed:—

The Birmingham and Oxford Junction, and Birming-
ham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railways Amalga-
mation Bill.
The Dublin, Dundrum, and Rathfarnham Railway (Ex-
tension to Stephen's Green) Bill.
CONIMII'rEE',..4. ON PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. GREENE moved that no Committee for markets
ani fairs—for appointing commissioners to carry out
works—for gas works—for waerrrorks—for improvine
and regulating the paving, draining, cleansing, lighting,
and watching towns and populous districts, and other-
wise promoting the health end convenience of the inha-
bitants thereof—for making cemeteries—for making har-
bours, docks, and piers—shall report the Bill to the
House till the sense of Parliament shall have been taken
on the Clauses Consolidation Bill applicable to the pro-
visions of each such private Bill respectively.—
Agreed to.
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.

Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented a petition si,gned
by 800 influential persons in the city of York, praying
for tho abolition of the purii,hinent of death.

INFLUX OF IRISH PAUPERS.

Mr. DENNISTOUN presentA a petition from the pro-
vost and the prir.cipal inhabitants of Glasgow complain-
ing of the influx of Irish paupers, and praying that the
House would grant some remedy.
IRISH POOR-LAW.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the
inhabitants of Rochdale, praying the House to pass a
complete poor-law for Ireland, assimilating the system
of out-door relief to that which prevailed in England.
LIGHT DUES.

Mr. CIIRISTIE presented a petition from a number
of shipowners praying that the light dues might be abo-
lished.

OUT-DOOR RELIEF (IRELAND).
Mr. SHAW presented a petition from a number of
Roman Catholic gentlemen residing in the King's Count)
against the system of out-door relief.
SPANISH BONDHOLDERS.
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK presented a petition
from the chairman and deputy-chairman of the Spanish
bondhellers, praying the assistance of the House in
obtaining redress from the Spanish Crown, in the matter
of a debt of upwards of 71,000,000/. sterling, alleged by
them to be due from the Spanish Government, princi-
pally to British subjects. The petitioners stated, that
out of 78,000,000/. debt, no interest h id been paid, ex-
cept on 7,000,000/, although the Spanish revenues had
more than doubled since the 7th of August, 1834
These petitioners further stated that that country had
for years past been increasing in prosperity, wealth, and
resources, and that the country had entirely restored her
credit with her native creditors, and they went
on to say that it was not to poverty or inability
to meet their engagements or debts with British
creditors, that their defalcatiens were to be ascribed.
On the contrary, with regard to debts which
she had contracted with native capitalists long
subsequent to the period when these debts with
Great Britain were contracted, Spain had faithfully
and accurately discharged the interest, and still con-
tinued to discharge faithfully and punctually the
interest due upon such debts. The petitioners
went on to state that by a decree of the
Cortes, the national revenue of Spain had been
rendered liable to the payment of these liabilities; ne-
vertheless the Spanish Government did not discharge
the interest accruing to British capitalists. Under
these painful circumstances the petitioners took the
advice of the most eminent jurists and counsel learned
in the law of this country, and they had consulted her
Majesty's Attorney-General, and the result of that con-
sultation was that an opinion had been received that
Ihe only mode of redress left against the bad faith of
Spain-was to make application to that House or to the
Government. They stated that their opinion was that
the long oppression to which they had been subjected by
Spain constituted a casus telli. Under these circum-
stances they had come to the House to beg that their
ease might be taken into consideration, in order that
some mode of redress might be given to them, such as
might seem fit to the Government. The coeclusion of
the petition prayed that the House would allow them to
be heard by counsel at the bar.
Mr. POULETT SCROPE presented a petition,
praying for the introduction of an effectual system of
poor-law in Ireland.
LIGHT DUES.

Mr. HUME presented a petition numerously signed
by shipowners, praying for a reduction or abolition of the
light dues.
An 110 N. MEMBER presented a petition from the
magistrates, clergy, and rate-payers of the parish of
Moira, in the county of Down. against the out-door
relief of the able bodied post, and against any extension
of the present electoral divisions.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
ABOLITION OF RATE-PAYING CLAUSES.
Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE gave notice that after
Easter he should move the following resolution :
Whereas an Act a hieh was passed in the reign
of his late Majesty William the Fourth, intituled an
Act for am. nding the representation of the people of
England and Wales, has failed to fulfil the just and
lawful exraetations of the people, aid such an Act ought
not, and cannot, be final; and it is expedient to amend
the same by a repeal of the rate-paying clauses in that I
Act, and by the insertion of provisions calculated to pre-
vent any undue influence being exercised in boroughs or
counties, whereby the representation of the people may
be prejudiced."
IRISH MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES.
Mr. HUME gave notice that on an early day he
would move that the Irish Miscellaneous Estimates he
referred to a Select Committee up stairs.
THE RAJA OF SATTARA.
The Hoy. MEMBER also gave notice that on ThursaLy
n.xt be would move fur leave to lay belia e t' a House
cei t di& documents of the Court of I>irectrifs ce the East
India Company relative to the ex-R .ja 0, Sattara.
JUVENILE OFF EN DERS.
Sir JOHN PAKINGTON presented a petition
from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Corporation of Carli,le,
praying for a more summary mode of dealing with juvc-
nile offenders.

THE TREATY OF VIENNA.
Mr. S. WORTLEY, seeing the Noble Lord the Fo-
! reign Secretary in his place, wished to s.sk hire a ques-
tion, which he hoped the Gevernrmnt would be atilt, to
answer without detriment to the public survice. It WI.S
whether he could produce any document relative to the
Convention of 1831, in which words were shown to
have been introduced into the treaty of Vienna at the
instance of the Russian Ambassador?
Lord PALNIERSTON answered that he world be
prepared to lay on the table of the Douse this evening
certain instructions of the two Russian Pknepotentieries
in 1831, relative to this question. Also some extracts
from the dispatches of Lord Londonderry, bearing oil
the same subject__