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LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1841.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, MARC!' 10.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
On the motion of Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY,
the Church of England Fire Insurance Company Bill
was read a first time.

Mr. BOLTON CLIVE presented a petition from
the Mayor and Corporation of Hereford, in favour of
the Soern Navigation Bill.
Lord WORSLEY brought in the Lincoln Road
RP, which was read a first time.

Mr. W. EVANS presented sk petition from certain
owners; of atone quarries in Derbyshire, against the
Peak Forest Canal Bill, and praying to be heard by
Counsel in opposition to the Bill.

Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET brought in
the Newport Docks Bill, which was read a first time.
Mr. COLLIER presented a petition from Ply-
mouth, against the grant of additional powers to the
Poot-law Commissioners.

The Sheriffs of London appeared at the bar of the
House, for the purpose of presenting a petition from
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of
the City of London, in favour of the Jews' Declaration
Bill.—(Cheers.)
Lord SANDON presented a petition from the
Liverpool Guardian Society against the Liverpool Gas
Bill ; also a petition trom Kingsgrove, in Staffordshire,
praying for such alterations in the Poor-law Amendment
81l as might grant out-door relief to the poor. Also a
petition from the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad
Company, praying to be heard by Counsel before the
Committee on Railroads. Also from the tea-dealers
of Liverpool in favour of an alteration in the -Import
Duties. Also from the Jewish inhabitants of Liver-
pool, in favour of the Jews' Declaration Bill. Also
from the Mayor and CorporAti_on..of Liverpool with a
similar Prayer. Also one frima the American Chamber
of Commerce, praying for an alteration in the Import
Duties, more particularly as regards tobacco, flour, and
timber.

Mr. B. SMITH presented a petition from Norwich,
praying for the abolition of an oaths, and in favour of
the Jews' Declaration Bl'.

Mr. BARNARD presented a p€tition from Dept-
ford against the Poor-law Amendment Bill.
Colonel RUSH BROOKE presented petitions from
Stow Market and several other parts of Suffolk against
the Poor-law Amendment Bill.
Mr. JONES presented a petition from the Board
of Guardians of Carmarthen, praying for an alteration
in the Poor-law Amendment BT.

Mr. HUTCHINS presented a petition from Pen-
ryn, in favour of the Jews' Declaration
Mr. ELLIOT presented a petition from a parish in
Sbropshire, praying for the abolition of Lay Patronage.
Mr. PLUMPTRE presented petitions from the
Doaneries of Kent and Sussex, praying for the repeal
of tLe Roman Catholic Relief Bill. Also a petition for
the equalization of tithes.
Colonel JONES presented a petition from Donegal
against intrusion in the Church of Scotland. Also a
petition from another part of Ireland against idolatrous
worship in India.
Mr. FOX MAULE presented petitions from the

Presbyteries of Perth, Ayr, and several other parts
of Seal Ind, against lay patronage ; also a petition from
the guardians of a union in Norf.( lk, praying that no
alteration might be made in the Poor-laws ; also a pe-
tition from Bishop Stortford, in favour of the County
Courts Bill ; also a petition front Perth, praying for
the rev'sion of the Import Dufes.
Mr. HUME presented a petition, signed by forty
individuals of tie town of Manchester, complaining of
the unhappy and miserable condition of the productive
classes, which, in their opinion, was caused by the un-
just :tate of the representation, and praying for an
ext.msion of the suffrage, in order that Members
might be returned who would have some sym-
pathy with the middle and working classes ; also
from a society at Marylebone, calling itself the Na-
tional Charter Association, stating that they view,
with feelings of surprise and regret, the acquittal of the
Earl of Cardigan, on the ground of a flaw in the in-
dictment, as notwithstanding a similar flaw, Messrs.
Frost, Williams, and Jones were banished from the
country ; and praying, that by granting a free pardon to
those individuals, the Legislature would give a
convincing proof of their determination so dis-
tribute equal justice to all ranks and classes
of her Majesty's subjects ; also from the same Asso-
ciation, praying that an individual of the name of
Petty now confined in the gaol of Beverley, may be
released from imprisortmeAt ; ant, from 4n individual
in Marylebone, stating that justice could not be done
to the various classes of her Majesty's subjects unless
inquiry were made into the conduct of Lord Cardigan
to the officers of his regiment.
Mr. ANTROBUS presented a petition from Surrey
in favour of Church Extension. . .

Sir LACY EVANS presented a petition

from freeholders, leaseholders, and householders, in the
neighbourhood of Buckingham Palace, complaining of
the want of good sewers.
Mr. HODGES presented a petition from Kent, in
favour of the Jews Declaration Bill.
Mr. E. BAINES presented a petition from York-
shire praying for the total abolition of Church-rates.
Mr. EASTHOPE presented a petition from the
Protestant Dissenters of Chelmsfore, the first signature
to which was that of John Thoregood, praying for the
totr.l abolition of Church-rates, and for the releare of
Mr. Baines from imprisonment ; and from the Dissent-
ers of Warrington, from the Baptists of Ebenezer
Chapel, Kettering, from the Independents of Gulls-
borough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and from
the Independents of Lancashire, Cambridge, and
other places, to the same cifect. In presenting
the petitions, he trusted it would not be thought
he was violating the rules of the House in stating
that a very large number of the petitioners op.

peared to be labouring under a mistake in resrect to
tl,e proper mode of transmitting petitions. A number
of those sending the petitions had paid heavy postage,
and many others had inquired whether they were
liable to that invest or not. He trusted that it would
go forth to the public that no postage was chargeabl:
upon petitions sent to a Member for presentation to
that House.

Sir It. PEEL believed the Hon. Member was quite
correct in his statement ; the fact was not generally
known in the country. He had petitions to present
upon which heavy postage had been paid.
Mr. FIUME said the rule laid down by the Post-
office was, that all petitions addressed to a Member of
the House for presentation to the House, open at the

ends, and not exceeding 6 oz., were passed free.
Mr. WAKLEY had been dealt with much more
favourably by the Post-office authorities than it appeared
his Hon. Friend had—he had received petitions free of
postage which much exceeded 6 oz. They were charged
when they were made up into packages, and then the
Post-office had not the power of preventing frauds.
Sir R. PEEL said the mistake, no doubt, arose from

the Parliamentary Papers being now charged. There
ought to be distinct information given to the country
from proper authority. •
Mr. O'CONNELL said the mistake alluded to by
the Right Hon. Baronet certainly prevailed in Ireland.
It would be most important that, such notice from au-
thority should be, given.
Mr. EASTHOPE said it was also important that it
should be clearly understood what was the rule. He
thought the Hon. Member for Kilkenny was labouring
under a mistake, for he had received many petitions free
that weighed much above six ounces.
Mr. F. MAULE quite agreed with the Right lion.
Baronet. The public ought to be made fully aware
of the Post-office regulations upon so important a
hewas the only one connected with the
present, he would charge himself with the
subject. Ants
duty of conveying the unanimous wish of the House to
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Arch-
deacon Bathurst, of Norwich, complaining of the
manner in which tithes were charged to the
poors'-rate. Stock in trade was now exempted,
and so, in his opinion, ought tithes. Also a
petition from Nottingham, signed by 4,246 inha-
bitants, complaining of the operation of the New
Poor-law Bill ; a petition from Kettering, to the same
effect ; a petition from Milton, in Gloucestershire,
that the People's Charter might be
com-
plaining of the increased expenditure under the New
Poor•lsw Bill ;
Thatehem, in Berkshire, to the same (feet ; and from
College of Maynooth.
Lsiceater, pra)iug
made the law of the land, as being the only effective
and radical remedy for the maiiifold grievances of the
people.
Mr. SHAW presented a petition from Stafford,
presented a petition from the
operatives of Manchester, praying for the release of Mr.
Feargus O'Connor ; a petition from Barnsley, in York-
agarviinrs.t
Tan.yDfuurNthcerogmranßtEto the Co!
sptartelsiceyn,t:dlraish petition from
shire, praying for the release
.of Frost, Jones, and Wil-
liams ; a petition from the City of Westminster, to the
Registration
same effect ; and a petition from Sutton Ashby, in
Nottinghamshire, to the same effect.
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Mr. GREG presented a petition from Manchester,
in favour of tho release of Frost, Jones, and Williams.
Sir It. PEEL presented a petition from the County
Palatine of Lancaster, complaining that tine rates had
been increased by the newPoor-liw Bill, and praying that
the House would put down a system so opposed to the
h eliugs ol the people ; and also against the County Consta-
bulary Bill ; a petition from the inhabitants of Kensing-

ton and Knightsbridge, praying for a reduction of the
tolls on bridges over the Thames ; and a petition from the
attorneys of Bradford, in Yorkshire, praying that in any
measure for the improvement of the County Courts, the
exclusive right of commencing suits might be resoled
to the attorneys.

Mr. O'CONNELL presented petitions from places
In the counties of Donegal, Kerry, and Tyrone, in Ire-
land ; also a petition from Warrington, in Lancashire,
favour of Lord Morpeth's Bill for the extension of

the franchise, and against Lord Stanley's. The
Honourable and Le trned Gentleman also pre-
sented a, petition from the carpenters of Dub-
lin, in favour of a repeal of the Legislative Union
between Great Britain and Ireland ; and another peti-
tion from the farmers and land-holders • of Baliymore
Eustace, to the same effect ; also a petition from Cork,
signed by 22,000 inhabitants, against ministers' money.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
presented a petition from the inhabitaats of Portsmouth,
most numerously signed, in favour of the Jews' Declara-

tion Bill. •
Mr. COLQUHOUN presented a petition from
Glasgow praying for improvement in the registration of
births and marriages. Also a petition against the grant
to the College of Maynooth.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a peti-

Lion from Edinburgh in favour of the Jews' Declaration
Bill. Also a petition from the same place praying that
some change be made in the manner in which taxes are
levied on railway passengers.
Lord ELIOT presented a petition from Liskeard,
praying that workhouses be exempt from the payment
of rates and taxes.

Mr. THORNELY presented a petition signed by
1,000 of the inhabitants of Liverpool, praying for a te.
duction in the duties on coffee and sugar.

SEVERN NAVIGATION.
The Report of the Committee of Selection on this
Bill was brought up, and moved to be printed.

COPYRIGHT OF DESIGNS.

Sir ROBERT PEEL gave notice that in Com-
mittee on the Copyright of Designs Bill. with a view .of
protecting copyright for one season, and limiting it to
one Session, he should move that the period of copy-
right of designs should be extended to nine months,
and restricted to that period.
Mr. LABOUCHERE gave notice, that if the
Right Hon. Baronet should press the motion of which
be had just given notice, he (Mr. Labouchere) should
move as an amendment that the period of copyright
should be limited to six months.
CRIMINAL LAW.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL gave notice that
he should shortly ask for leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the law relating to the administration of crimi-
nal justice in certain boroughs in Scotland.
ABSENCE OF MEMBERS UPON LEAVE.
The RIGHT HON. AND LEARNED GENTLEMAN said
he would take that opportunity of vindicating himself from
the charge made against him last night in his absence,
and he was surprised that any Gentleman could make
such a charge.—(Hear, hear, and a laugh.) It was
stated last night that he had set a bad example, in
shrinking from the execution of•his duty. But the
fact was, that he last Session claimed an exemption
from attendance in Parliament, on the ground that be
had to conduct an important Government prosecution
in a remote county. The Right Hon. Member for
Tamworth concurred with him, that he was perfectly
justified in asking for leave of absence under those cir-
cumstances. As soon as the trial was over he returned
to town, and attended constantly in the House for the
remainder of the Session.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir R. PEEL entirely concurred with what fell from

the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman—(Hear,
hear)—and hoped, for the satisfaction of his feehr.gs, his
(the Attorney-General's) name would be placed upon
the first Committee.—(Laughter.)
POOR-LAWS.

Col. EVANS moved for returns relating to out-door
relief, under the New Poor-law Act.
POSTAGE OF PETITIONS.

Mr. EASTHOPE asked whether the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, who had not been in the House when
a conversation took place on the subject of the postage
of petitions, whether he could inform the House what
was the state of the law respecting the postage of peti-
tions ? Was it the case that petitions weighing more
than six ounces were chargeable with postage ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that under the law before the Penny-pcstage came
into operation, all petitions under six ounces in weight
were exempted from postage ; and the law on the sub-
ject is still unchanged. The practice of the Post-
office was not to receive petitions of vcry'great bulk ;
but petitions of a fair and reasonable size were carried,
and, if charged with postage, the money was again re-
turned. If the Postmasters were now under any mis-
apprehension on the matter, he would take care to set
them right.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the House
should on Monday next resolve itself into a Committee
on South Australian Acts.—Agreed to.

In reply to Colonel SIBTHORP,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he would lay
on the table of the House to-morrow a copy of the re-

-..-
turn regarding the appointment of Mr. Vizard at the
Home-office.

In answer to another question from Colonel SIB-
THORP,
Tile CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
stated that if the miscellaneous estimates were laid on

the table any time before Easter, the usual rule would
be complied with ; but he had no doubt they would be
presented to the House in the course of a few days.
Lord J. RUSSELL wished to state, with regard
to the course of business on Friday, that it was pro-
posed by his Right Hon. Friend the President of the
Board of Trade to bring on upon that day the Colonial
Customs Bill. The third reading of the Turnpike Acts
Continuance Bill could then be moved, and afterwards
the second reading of the Bill relating to County
Coroners.