The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-13 00:00:00

POOR REMOVAL BILL.

Capt. G LADS roNE presented tti petition froari St.
Clement's, Ip6wieli,. ku,u,instthe yoor Ittlnoval Bill.

UNIVERSAL PEACE.

Mr. B. B. CABBELL prcst flied petitions in fuvonr
of univertal

i:AILWAYS IN IRELAND.

Colonel CONNOLLY pre,.ented petitions from litt
cheater and other place., in favour of the Railway Hi
fur Ireland.

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
Dr. BOW RING presented a petition, respcctabiy
signed, from the town of Mahon, praying for an ex-
tended system of representation.
SMALL DEBTS IN WALES.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition fr.•m the town
of Abingdon, and places in South Wales, praying that
the persons, appointed to administer the provisions of the
Debts Act, might be persons conversant with the
Welsh language.

POOR-LAW.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from Man-
chester, praying for i.n alteration in the rate-payinw
clauses of the I'oor law.
COPPER ORE.

Mr. PARKER l resented a petition praying for the
remission of all duty on foreign copper ore.
POOR REMOVAL BILL.

i\fr. BENNET.P presented a petition from Sudbury
praying for an alteration in the Poor Removal Act o:
last session.

LAW OF SETTLEMENT.
Mr. CHUTE presented petitions, praying for an
alteration in the law of settlement.
POOR-LAW AND HEALTH OF TOWNS.

Sir WALTER JAMES presented a petition from
the guardians of the Hull Union praying fur an altera-
tion in the presEnt poor-law as regarded the Board of
Commissioners, which they alleged was unsuited to the
wants <-). the country; alio a petition from:a society of
architectural gentlemen praying the House to take mea-
sures to improve the sanatory condition of towns and
cities by drainage, &c.
COPPER ORE, &c.

Mr. MILNER GIBSON presented a petition from
Manchester, praying that the duty should be abolished
on the indenture of apprentices; also a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce in that city, praying for the
abolition of all duty on copper ore.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
Sir WILLIAM CLAY presented a petition from
certain electors of the Tower Hamlets, complaining
that they are compelled to register themselves with
every fresh rate imposed upon the borough.
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a public meet-
ing held in the National Hall, Holborn, praying for the
abolishment of punishment by death.
REDUCTION OF TAXATION.

Sir IL DOUGLAS presented a petition from Liver-
pool, numerously signed, praying the House to employ
the surplus revenue to the purposes of reducing the taxa-
tion of the country, and not for the purpose of Irish
relief.
PUNISHMENT OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
Mr. PAKINGTON gave notice that on Tuesday, the
23d inst., he would bring forward a motion with respect
to the more speedy punishment of juvenile offenders.
IRISH RETURNS.

Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL moved for a return from

the commissioner 3 for paving. lighting, and cleansing
the city of Dublin, of a copy of the existing contract
for lighting the city with gas; copy of a letter
from Edward Lucas, Esq., under-secretary to the Lord-
Lieutenant, to the Commissioners, dated Dublin Castle,
the 25th day of June, 1844, in relation to the intended
contract. Copy of the answer of the Commissioners to
said letter, dated the 29th day of June, 1844. Copy of
the letter from the Commissioners to Mr. Lucas, dated

the 12th day of July, 1844, on the same subjecet. Copy
of the opinion of the Solicitor-General for Ireland, taken
by the Commissioners, on said letter arid contract.
Copy of the bond taken from Mr. Peter Brophy and
others by the Commissioners, on permission being given
to open the pavements for the purpose of laying the
pipes of the Alliance Gas Company. Return of such
proceedings at law (if any) as have been resorted to by
the Commissioners for any alleged violation of the con-
ditions of said bond, and the penalties incurred (if any).
—Agreed to.
ADVANCES FOR PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND.)
Mr. J. O'CONNELL also moved for an account
(since the Union) of all sums of money advanced on
loan by the Imperial Treasury for public works, or
other purposes, in Ireland ; specifying, in the case of
each loan, the purpose for which, the parties to whom,
the conditions on which, each such loan has been ad-
vanced ; and how far such conditions have as yet been
complied with ; distinguishing all advances and repay-
ments made since the establishment of the Board of Works.
Similar returns for England and Scotland. Also, a re-
turn stating the remittances of public money from the
British Exchequer to the Irish, ar.d vice versa, down to
the present time (in continuation of account No. 2 of Ses•
sional Paper, No. 652, date Bth August, 1845). Also a
return, stating the totals of relief of taxation to Great
Britain and Ireland respectively, in each year, since
1800 down to the present time (in continuation of the
return No. 573, of 1843).—Agreed to.