The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-10 00:00:00

ROUSE OF COMMONS, Dee. 9.

The Sr➢Aazß took the Chair at Four o'clock.
Mr. Mackinnon and two other Honourable Mem-
bers took the usual oaths and their seats.
NEW WRIT.

A new writ was ordered to be issued for the
borough of Weymouth for the election of a Member
to serve in Parliament in the room of Mr. Christie,
who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
RAJA OF SATTARA. _ _

Petitions praying for an inquiry into the charges
brought against the Raja of Sattara were presented:by
Dr. Bowring, from Westbury, Westminster, and the
parish of St. George, Hanover-square ; several by
Mr. Hume; by Mr. Williams, signed by 812 of the
inhabitants of Marylebone ; by Mr. Lushington,
from the parishes of St. Ann's, Soho, St. George's,
Hanover-square, and St. Paul's, Covent-garden; and
by Mr. Berekelev, from Bristol.
HEALTH OF TOWNS.

Mr. H. JONES presented a petition praying the
House to adopt some measure for promoting the
health of towns.
CHURCH- R ATE S.

Lord NUGENT presented a petition from Ayles-
bury against the imposition of church rates.
JEWISIi DISABILITIES.

Mr. DIVETT presented a petition in favour of
the removal of Jewish disabilities.

Mr. FRENVEN presented a petition from a place
in Hampshire against the admission of Jews into
Parliament.
NEW WRIT FOR KILKENNY.

On the motion of Mr. J. O'CONNELL, a new
writ was ordered for Kilkenny, in the room of the
Hon. and Learned Member, he having chosen to sit
for the county of Limerick.
CRIME AND OUTRAGE—IRELAND.

Mr. ANSTY presented a petition from the Con-
federate Club of Drogheda against the Crime and
Outrage (Ireland) Bill.
THE LATE RAJA OF SATTARA.

Sir B. HALL presented a petition from Maryle-
bone, praying the House to institute an inquiry into
the case of the late Raja of Sattara.
THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Lord DUNCAN, seeing the Noble Lord the First
Lord Commissioner of Woods and Forests in his
place, was desirous of putting a question to him,
the answer to which involved, in these times
of the prevalence of epidemic disorders, the health of
the Speaker and every Member of that House.—
(Laughter.) He wished to know from the Noble
Lord if he was enabled to state at what date it was
likely the New House of Commons would
be fit for the reception of the Members. H•
also wished to know why the other buildings,
such as the libraries and other places, were not at
the present time fit for the reception of the different
officers connected with the House. He was, also,
desirous of knowing why greater progress had not
been made with the official residences.
Lord MORPETH stated that he had been in-
formed by the architect that the new House of
Commons would be ready for the reception
of Members in from fifteen to eighteen months
after the arrangements for lighting, warming, and
-ventilating the House were completed. Having said
thus much, it was: necessary he should state that the
Government, considering all the circumstances, had
thought fit to desire that Dr. Reid's plans for venti-
lating the House should be carried into effect.
With respect to the question of the Noble Lord, as to
the official residences, it had been considered best to
appropriate the sums voted by Parliament to the com-
pletion of the shell of the building in preference to
the official residences.

Mr. HUME said that last year he had moved for
returns of the liabilities incurred with respect to the
erection of the new Houses of Parliament, but those
returns not having been laid on the table, he was
desirous of knowing when they would be.
Lord MORPETH said that he had made inquiries
on the subject, and he could assure the Honourable
Member that the returns would be shortly laid on
the table.