The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-25 00:00:00

ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL.

Sir JOHN DUCKWORTII presented a. petition against
the Catholic Relief Bill, signed by upwards of a thousand
persons.

REFORM BILL.
Mr. 'l. I)UNCOMBE presented.two petitions, agreed to at
a public meeting in Leeds—one .for•the repeal of the rate-
payintc clauses, and the other for the alteration or amend-
ment in the Reform Bill itself.

-Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from Fording.'
bridge against the Poor Removal Bill.
. RAILWAYS IN IRELAND.
Colonel VERNER presented a petition from the county oft,
Wexford, praying the House to pass measures for the pur-
pose of promoting railways in Ireland.
POOR-LAW IN IRELAND.
Mr. NEWDEGATE presented it_petition praying for, an
efficient poor-law for Ireland. •
GREAT- NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
Mr. FORBES 'presented a petition in favour of the,Great
North of England Railway Bill. I
CASE OF ROBERT LANGSLOW, ESQ.
Mr. £SCOTT moved that the petitipn Of Robert Langslow,
Esq., late judge-of the District Court of. Colombo, No. 1
South, in the Is, pd of Ceylon, be printed with the Votes.—
Agreed to.
CURING-HOUSES IN IRELAND.
CoIoneICONNOLLY moved for a return of the cost of the
Governmer4 curing-houses at Killibegs, Belmullet, anti
Soundatone; the quantity of salt imported at each station ;
the cost of the salt per ton, how much salt sold, and the price
received per hundred; the quantity consumed in curing fish;
the quantity of fish purchased at -every station, distinguish-
ing each kind; the price paid-to the fishermen per thpusand
for herrings,and per dozen fot -nod, Sing;-ltaidock and other
round fish, and the price -teeelved for any fish sold; the
nett profit or loss at each= station, up to the 28th day of
February, 1847.
Mr. LABOUCHERE trade! That the Hon. and Gallant
Member would defer pressinthre motion at that tiure. (The
Right Hon. Gentleman was proceeding. when it was inti-
mated (as we understood) that Colonel.Connolly had with-
drawn his motion).
FILE-CUTTERS OF WARRINGTON.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that the petition of the file-
cutters and tradesmen of Warrington (presented 23d Feb.)
be printed with the Votes.—Agreed to.
TARIFF RETURNS.
Mr. NEWDEGATE moved for returns of alteration in the
tariffs of foreign states since the Ist January, 1846,
'with the alterations made in the terms and con-
ditions on which raw produce goods or merchandise
were imported or exported into or from such foreign states ;
of the exports in manufactured cottons, woollens, silks
leither, hardware, pottery, and glass, specifying the coun-
tries or states into which they bad been exported in the
years 1844, 1845, and 1846 respectively ; of the number
of cotton, woollen, and silk mills, working short time,
or that had stopped working on the Ist March,lB44, 1845,1846,
and 1847 respectively; of the corn, grain, flour, and meal •
measured in quarters of corn, and of the quantities of the fol-
lowing kinds of provisions, namely, buttet, cheese, biscuit,
and cured or fresh meat, which had been imported into this
kingdom 'in the years 1843, 1844, 1845,'.and 1846 respec-
tively; of the foreign states which had altogether prohi-
bited or imposed additional duties on the exportation of corn,
giain, flour, meal, potatoes, or other provisions, stating the
amount of such increases duties, and the date on which they
were imposed, in the years 1844, 1845, 1846, and
.1847 respec-
tively.--Agreed to.
THE CONSTABULARY IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
Mr. FREWEN moved. for a re,:urn showing the number
of police-constables in each county, or division of a county,
in England end Wales, under the Act 2 and 3 Vic., c. 93,
distinguishing each class or denomination ; ircluding, also, a
Lreturn of the number of police-constables stationed in each
petty sessions district in said-contitlmirttli-she
population of said district, and the amount paid to the county
police rate by each district; together with an account, in
detail, of the several items of expenditure for the year 184.
—Agreed to. . .
PRESENTMENT SESSIONS IN KINSALE.
Mr, WATSON moved for copies of the corre,ponderice
which bad taken place between the committee of the town
of Kinsale, the Board of Works, the Treasury, and the Secre-
tary for Ireland, on the subject of certain reproductive works
presented at the sessions held for .the barony of Kinsale, on
the sth day of. October last, under the Labour-rate Act.—
Agreed to.
MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.
Mr. BOND CABBELL moved that the petition of the
Military Knights of Windsor-on the royal foundation in
Windsor Castle, relative to and for tho inquiry, and the le-
gislative redress required in their case (presented 23d Feb.),
be printed with the Votcs.Agreed to.
WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr. GREENE brought up the report of the Committee on
Ways and Means. '
•LABOURING POOR (IRELAND) BILL.

Mr. LABOUCHERE moved the third reading of this Bill.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN wished to know whether there were not
some districts in Ireland in which the people were receiving
only Bd. per day from the Board of Public Works in that
country ? •
Sir It. INGLIS wished to ask the Right Hon. the Se-
cretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of the Ge-
yernment to press any temporary •Bills for Ireland before the
whole of the Government measures were brought under the
consideration of the House ?
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that it was the intention of the
Government to proceed with the Indemnity Bill and Labour-
ing Poor Bill as quickly as possible. In answer fo the Hoe.
Member for Limerick, he begged to say that he did not
think there was any foundation for the rumour, and he would
add that in no instance had the cost of the management of
the:Board of Works exceeded ten per cent. -on the whole
outlay of the Government, inclusive of the implements of
labour provided for the people.
.Mr.. SHAW said, that it was understood that the two
Billareferred to by the Right. Ron. Gentleman the Secretary
for Ireland should be proceeded with first. Ile believed that
'a great deal of unjust obloquy had been cast upon the Board
'of Works. He would suggest to the Government the im-
propriety of throwing at once out of emplOyment. all those
persons who had been employed on public works.
Sir G. GREY said, that; precautions -had been taken to
.avoiditim evil consequences alluded to by the- Hon. Member
for the University of Dublin(Mr. Shaw).
Mi. HENLEY thought it would be satisfactory to the
House if it were furnished with a monthly statement of the
expenditure in Ireland and the expenses of the supervision.
Mr. LABOUCHERE would not, on the part of the Go-
vernment, Object to furnish Inch returns.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD hoped the Right Hon. the Secretary
for Ireland would Undertake to see thatitacient Wages were
given to the people employe...don the public works.
Mr. LABOUCIIERE said ithei ,the chief portion of the
iwork was. dentiby what was Balled task work, and the money ;
paid to,the people so employed was nearer I4d. per day than
Bd. pei'day, as stated by_the Hon. Member for Limerick.
O'CONNELL said that the present system of
task work was inapplicable to the people of Ireland, in con-
!sequendenf their havingliecomaso weakfrom want of nourish-
ing food. He thought that day work would be better for the
people.
The Bill was then read a third time.
LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) ADVANCES BILL.
Mi. GREENE brought up the report on this Bill.
• TREATMEN I' OF- CONVICTS (WOOLWICH).
Mr. T. DUNCOSIBE moved for copies of the correspond-
ence between the "Government and the officers in charge of
the convicts at Woolwich respecting the charges he had
made against the conduct of that establishment. He begged
to call the attention.of the House to the proceedings which land,
taken place at a coroner's inquest recently held at Woolwich,
on the bodies of two convicts. The proceedings were post
singular. The coroner had departed from his proper duties,-
and the accused (Dr. 11)ssey) had been the only witness in
the cause. He wished also to know why the annual report
of the establishment at Woolwich was not laid upon the able
of the House ptiOr to this time. ~ • .
Sir G. *GREY had not yet received the annual report
from Woolwich. The day after the discussion On the subject
of the treaiment of the convicts at Woolwich, lie sent a letter
to Mr. Capper, and also a copy of one of the morning
journalacontaining an account of the statements made by the
Hon. Member for Finsbury, and had received a report from
that gentleman in reply to his letter, which was then wat e
Hon.
Member of the House. As to ti,e remarks which the I on.
Member had made upon the proceedings at the late inquest,
held by Mr. Carter, the coroner for Kent, he was not in pos-
session of any of the facts of the case, the only information formationtie
had received being from the ordinary- channels of information
UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE.
In answer to a question put by Lord J. MANNERS,
Mr. CHRISTIE said it was his intention to postpone his
motion relative to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
until after Easter.
ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL.
On the order of the day being moved for the second read •
ing of this Bill,
Mr. WATSON presented a petition, signed by several
thousands of Catholics in the West Riding of 'Yorkshire, in
favour of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill. ,
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition fruit the Birming-
ham Church of England Lay Association against the Bill;
also a petition from the Churchwardens ofhe y St.be James'sbelieved
th e
Church, Birmingham, to the same effeCt. T
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Bill totally uncalled for, and of a highly. dangerciuS
racter. .. •
Mr. WATSON said he had introduced-the Bill without
explaining its • provisions, and he would. therefore' wish
gkve an outline of the objects of the Bill on the present occa-
sion. The principle on which he soughs; to p
was, that-no man should be •liable to a.nsauwps;?or the Bi
ll
was, the pro-
fession
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fylsiou of his religious faith._ The
ixtstory of penal enact-
mdlits was exceedingly curious, wen .. .they.. considered
the circumstances under which they had Origi-
nated. They had had their commencement with the