The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-25 00:00:00

Bridgewater, West Hackney, Clerkenwell, Cannon-street,
St. George's, Cheltenham-place, Westminster-road, Wap-
ping, London-road, and several other places.
Mr. WILBRAHAM presented a petition from a con-
gregation of Protestant Dissenters of Soho, praying for
the abolition of Church-rates; also a petition in favour
of a repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. EWART presented a petition from Warrington
and other places in Lancashire, in favour of the mea-
sures introduced by Government for the alteration
of the duties on corn, timber, and sugar ; also a peti-
tion to the same effect from an individual named
John M'Taggart, of Liverpool, and another petition to
the same effect from a place in Surrey ; also a petition
praying for the remission of punishment of all political
offenders at present imprisoned.
Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from a Bap-
tist congregation in Staffordshire, praying for the aboli-
tion of Church-rates, and the liberation of Mr. Baines.
Mr. GREG presented a petition from the inhabitants
of Cowes, praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition to the same
effect from Salford.

Mr. WRIGHTSON presented a petition from Bromp-
ton, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, in favour of the
Government measures for the alteration of the duties on
timber, sugar, and corn.

Mr. ELLIOT presented several petitions from the
borough of Southwark, and other places, in favour of the
repeal of the duties on timber, sugar, and corn.
Also a petition from Gallashiels, praying for a repeal
of the Corn-laws, and another from the same place in
favour of the commercial measure of the Government.
Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition from Brid-
port, in favour of the Corn-laws. Also six petitions to
the same effect from the inhabitants of the metropolis.
Also fifteen petitions to the same effect from the calico
printers of Manchester, and five petitions also to the
same effect from : different operatives employed in
the manufactories of the same place. The Hon. Mem-
ber also presented a petition praying for the abolition of
the Corn-laws, from a place the name of which we
could not catch ; the petitioners stated that they would have
recourse to physical force to obtain the object of their
petition, if they could not accomplish it by other means.
• Mr. EASTHOPE presented several petitions from
places in Leicestershire praying for a repeal of the Corn-
laws, and a revision of our commercial system.
Lord WORSLEY presented several petitions from
places in Lincolnshire against any alteration in the Corn-
laws.—(Hear, hear, on the Opposition benches.)
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented six petitions from
places in Yorkshire, in favour of the commercial mea-

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sures of the Government.
Lord HENNIKER presented a petition from the pa-
rish of Woodbridge in favour of the present Corn-laws.
Mr. YOUNG presented a petition from. a place in
Cavan to the same effect.

Mr. EDWARD FELLOWES (as we understood)
presented six petitions from Huntingdon against any al-
teration of the Corn-laws. The petitions were signed by
the inhabitants of 107 parishes, which comprised all but
five of the entire county. The Hon. Member also pre-
sented a petition from Huntingdonshire, praying for
Church Extension.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from Birmingham,
in favour of a duty of Bs. on foreign corn; also a peti-
tion from Cheltenham, signed by 1,536 working men,
praying for Universal Suffrage, and an Address to her
Majesty for the release of political: offenders; and a peti-
tion from John Joseph Stockdale, praying for a reduc-
tion in the sugar duties. •
Colonel WOOD presented several petitions from
Brecon in favour of Church Extension.

Mr. HUTT presented a petition from the Corporation
of Hull, deprecating the high rate of duties on sugar,
and praying the House to adopt the measures of her Ma-
jesty's Government with reference to those duties.

11-Ir. B. WILBRAHAM presented a petition from
Manchester, complaining that a petition in favour of her
Majesty's Government from that town, presented a few
evenings ago, did not fairly represent the feelings of the
inhabitants ; that at the meeting from which it emanated
no one was admitted without a ticket, and that the room
was filled before the time of meeting by the partisans of
her Majesty's Government.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. BROTHERTON had no hesitation in saying that
the statement of the petition was contrary to the fact—
(Cries of "Order, order")—amidst which the Hon.
Member sat down.

On the motion of Sir H. HARDINGE, the Launces-
ton Small Debts Bill was read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed.

WANT OF CONFIDENCE IN MINISTERS.

The SPEAKER having called on the Notices of
Motions,

Sir R. PEEL rose, amid the most profound silence in
a very crowded House, and said—l rise, Sir, to give
notice, that I shall, on Thursday next, move a
resolution to the following effect :—" That her Majesty's
Ministers do not sufficiently possess the confidence
of the House of Commons to enable them to carry through
the House measures which they deem of essential im-
portance to the public welfare, and that their continuance
in office, under such circumstances, is at variance with

the spirit of the Constitution."—(This announcement was
received with tremendous cheering, which latted for some

minutes.)