The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 21.

The See 4KEIt took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
Mr. BARING brought up the Report of the Chricbton
Charities Bill Committee.
Mr. LA SCELLE'S brought up the Report of the
Committee on the Tadcalter and Halton Dial Road Bill.
Mr. C. BRUCE brought up the Report on the Nairn-
shire Roads Bill.
The Report on the Ardrossan and Johnstone Railway
Bill was also brought up, and the Bill was ordered to be
engrossed.

—Captain AL SAG ER presented a petition from Certain
individuals, praying to be heard by Counsel against certain
Clauses in the Brighton Railway Bill.
On the motion of Mr. HODGES the Dartford Naviga-
tion Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. GREEN brought up the Report of the Committee
on the Islip and Stanion Roads' Bill.
On the motion of Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL,
the Faversham Fishery Bill was read a third time and
passed.
On the motion of Mr. T. DUNCOM BE, the Clerk-
Gowen improventtntV ordered"to be read a third
time on Wednesday next; the order, which stood upon
the paper for the third reading on a previous day, having
been expunged on account of an informality, after a few
words from Mr. Green.

Mr, EASTHOPE presented several petitions against
Church Extension.

Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition for the
abolition of Church-rates from a Dissenting Congregation
of Birmingham.
Petitions against Church Extension were presented by
Mr. Hoskins, Mr. George Adair, Dr. Lushington, and
Mr. Dennistoun.

Petitions in favour of Church Extensir-n mere presented
by Colonel Rushbrooke, Mr. Riddle, Mr. Dottin, Mr.
Hurt, Sir John Owen, Mr. G. Rose, and Mr. Ha!ford.
Mr. BUCK presented several petitions against any
alteration in the Corn-laws.

Mr. STRUTT presented fourteen petitions against the
Copyright Bill ; also petitions against Church Extension,
and for the abolition of Church-rates.
Mr. LOCKHART presented petitions for the aboli-
tion of Church patronage.
Mr. LASCELLES presented petitions from the West
Riding of the county of York in faiour of Church Ex-
tension.

Sir C. B. VERB presented three petitions to the same
effect,

Sir R. PALMER presented similar petitions.
Mr. JONES presented similar petitions from Car-
mattben.

Mr. W. DUNCOAIBE presented eight petitions to
the same effect.

Mr. HALFORD presented petitions from places in
Leicester to the same effect, and a petition from Selkirk,
against any further grant to tile college of Maynooth.
Mr. BARN EBY presented a petition from a parish in
Worcester in.favour of Church Extension.
Captain ALSAGER presented similar petitions from
places in Surrey.
Mr. B AINES presented petitions from various places
in the county of York against Church Extension, and for
the abolition of Church-rates; also petitions against the
Copyright Bill.

Mr.—THESIGER presented petitions in favour of
Church Extension.

Mr. LL ICE presented a petition from Cupar, pray-
ing for the separation of Church and State.
Sir G. STAUNTON presented several petitions from
Hampshire, against Church Extension., and against the
present mode of collecting Church-rates.
Mr. -HAWES presented twenty petitions from various
Dissenting Congregations against Chiirch Extension;
also a petition from a poor man named Edward Manning,
praying for the establishment of a uniform system of
Local Courts for the recovery of small debts, without de-
lay or expense.

Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL presented a petition
from Derby against the'Clerei Reserves Canada Bill.
Mr. WIL BR AHANI presented a petition from Chester
against Church Extension.

ACLAND presented petitions from Wales on
the sulject of the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues
Bill; from .Somersetshire against any alteration in the
Corn-lawg, and in favour of Church Extension.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented two petitions from
Merthyr Tydvil ; and one from Newcastle-on-Tyne,
signed by 4,781 persons, against Church Extension, and
praying for the release of John Thorogood.
Mr. I'. EGERTON presented petitions from Cheshire
in favour of Church Extension.
Mr. W. MILES presented two petitions from Somer-
set in four of Church Extension.
Mr. Q. DICK presented a similar petition from Mahlon.
Lord HENIKER presented two similar petitions from
Suffolk ; also a petition from Suffolk, in favour of the
Chimney-sweepers Bill.
Mr. VI VIA N presented similar petitions from St. Clares.
Lord C. HAMILTON presented similar petitions.
Mr. KEAB LE presented similar petitions from Surrey.
Mr. HINDL EY presented a petition from the Dissent..
ers of Crown Chapel, Pentonville, London, against any
grant for Church Extension. Also a petition from War-
rington, signed by 1,000 persons against the Irish Regis-
tration Bill.

Mr. DIVETT presented similar petitions from Devon.
Mr. DENISON presorted similar petitions from Dis-
senters of Surrey.
Mr. M. PIIILIPS presented a similar petition from
the Independent Dissenters of Manchester. Also eight
others from thi: county of Lancaster to the same effect.
Sir EDWARD SUGDEN presented a petition from
sonic place. in Surrey in favour of Church Extension.
Mr. E. J. STANLEY presented a petition from some
place in Cheshire against Church Extension ; and also a
petition against the present Corn-laws.
Captain POLHILL presented a petition from Bed-
ford in favour of Church Extension.
Mr. Sergeant TALFO U R D presented a petition from
the Protestant Dissenters of Reading against any grant of
public money fur Church Extension.

Mr. FIT Z. STE Pll E N ENC II presented a petition
from 200 inhabitants of London, complaining cf the con-
duct of the Commissioners appointed under the Anatomy
Bill, and praying fc,r the appointment of a Committee to
inquire into the working of that Bill, and the. conduct of
the Commissioners.

Mr. II A YTE R presented a petition from Durham against
any grant of public money for the purposes of Church Ex-
tension.

Colonel WOOD presented two petitions from parishes
in Brecon in favour of Church Extension.
Mr. till lEL presented a petition from a congregation
of Protestant Dissenters against any grant of public money
for Church Extension.

Mr. PAKINGTON presented a petition from some
parish in Northumberland in favour of Church Extension.
Mr. SHAW presented a petition from some place in
Ireland against the Flour Importation Bill.
Mr. HOPE presented a petition front some place in
Nottinghamshire in favour of Church Extension.
Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the
Protestant Dissenters of Wiltshire against any fui titer
grant of public money for the purposes of Church Ex-
tension.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from Renfrew, pray-
ing for a repeal of the Corn-laws; also a petition from
Dundee, signed by 8,000 householders, against any fur-
ther grant of public money for Church Extension ; also
petitions to the tame effect from King's Lynn and some
other place.
Lord POWE R. SC 0U RT presented a petition, signed
by 200 inhabitants of Bath and its vicinity, and, among
them, by Colonel Napier, praying that the House would
take some means for the suppression of the National
Association of Dublin, the objects of which Association
petitioners stated to be seditious. They therefore
' prayed that her Majesty's Attorney-Gcncral should
be directed to institute proceedings against
politi-
cal offenders of whatever degree, or that the parties
now in prison for sedition should be liberated.—(Cheers
from the Opposition benches. )
Mr. HUME wished to ask the Noble Lord if he meant
to accuse his lion. and Learned Friend, the Member for
Dublin, of treason.

Lord PO WERSCO URT said he had merely read the
prayer of the petition.
Mr. O'CONNELL said that he did not moan to op-
pose the receiving of the petition, although he thought he
might do so. It appeared to him, however, that he
should have had notice of the intention of the Noble
Lord to present it.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord POWERSCOURT—I gave vou notice the
day before yesterday. I left a letter on the table for the
purpose, and I myself saw the Hon. and Learned Member
read it.--( Opposition cheers.)
Mr. O'CONNELL said that was perfectly true—
(Hear, hear)--but he had mistook the signature to the
letter, thinking it was Estcourt. He would appeal to
the Speaker if he had not spoken to him on the subject
at the time.—( Hear, hear.) With regard to the allega-
tions contained in the petition against him, he
bed tio
hesitation in saying that they were totally false.—(Hear.)
.
Mr. HUME Presented petitions from Fifeshire, against
Church Extension.
Lord 'FEIGN MO UTH presented a petition ir, its favour.
Mr. HOPE presented a petition from Gloucester, to the
same effect.

Lord MORPETH presented petitions against Church
Extuns:cn.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented several of a similar
nature.