The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-19 00:00:00

ASSESSED TAXES.

Lord RENDLESHAM. presented petitions from the
assessors and collectors of the assessed taxes in the
county of Lincoln (as we understood the Noble Lord),
complaining that they were inadequately remunerated
fur their services.

Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR presented similar pe-
itions from Dliddlesux.
IRISH POOR-LAW.

The NOBLE LOAD also presented 'petitions from
some place, the name of which we could not learn, in
favour of an ach vote poor-law for Ireland.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND).
Mr. DILLON BROWNE presented several petitions
from different baronies in Mayo, praying for an altera-
tion in the letter of the Right Hon. the Secretary for
Ireland, to the effect that labourers should not be ex-
eluded from the public works. They also prayed that
if this removal'must take place that the labourers might
be employed in the cultivation of the soil,and that seed
should be supplied to them for that purpose.
POOR-LAW (IRELAND)—OUT-DOOR RELIEF.
The Hort. 'EMBER also presented petitions from
several clergymen in the same barony in which he him-
self resided, praying that the clause in the Poor-law
(Ireland) Bill, which enacted that out-door relief should
be given, might be retained. They also complained of
the number of ex officio poor-law guardians.
TENANT RIGHTS.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented petitions
in favour of the Tenant Right Bill, and praying that
the practice now adopted in the province of Ulster might
be legalised.
POOR-LAW (IRELAND).
Lord DUNCAN presented a petition, agreed to at
one of the largest meetings held in the -my of Bath,
expressing satisfaction that the Government intended to
bring forward sw adequaate poor.law for Ireland. They
prayed that their felloa-subjects should be made to con-
tribute in an equal proportion with themselves to the
necessary expenditure of the State.
NOTICES OF MOTION.--NAVIGATION-LAWS.
Mr. LIDDELL moved for returns connected with the
subjects of shipping and navigation.
REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND
MARRIAGES IN SCOTLAND.
Mr. HUME gave notice that he should move that the
Bill for the lir gistry of Births, Deaths,Marriages in
and
Scotland should be referred to a Select Committee up
stairs.

NEW POOR-LAW.
Mr. FERRAN') gave notice that on an early day after
Easter he would bring the new poor-law under the cola-
sideration of the House.
POOR REMOVAL ACT.
Mr. C. BULLER presented a petition from Liskeardt,
against the Poor Removal Act passed last session.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES.
Mr. DILLON 13ROWFE wished to ask the Noble
Lord when it wss his intention to proceed with tltte
Waste Lands Bill?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he intended proceeding
with it on Monday next.
Mr. SHAW wished to ask the Noble Lord whether
he would procettl with Irish business on Government
nights, and whun he intended taking the poor-law fur
Ireland into consideration?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it was his intention
to proceed with the poor-law on Monday
next, and he believed the Chancellor of the Exchequer
had consented to proceed with the consideration of the
Customs duties on Friday instead of on Monday, accord.
ing to the notice which had been given ; and he might
at the same time state that before going into Com-
mittee the Secretary•at-War would take some of the
estimates for the army which were necessary for the
public service.
ACCOMMODATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS IN THE NEW HOUS4
OF LORDS.

Mr. HUME begged now to ask the question of which
he had given notice the other evening, namely, whe-
ther any provision had been made in the new House of
Lords for the accommodation of Members of the House
of Commons? It appeared to him that there was no
room for Members of that House, while in attendance
there, unless they consented to be pressed and packed
together in a way which was not creditable. He begged
to know, therefore, whither there was any arrange-
ment for that accommodation which the Commons
were entitled to have; and, before he resumed his seat,
he begged to state tat he objected to standing in the
House of Lords so long as they gave a Peer the privi_
lege of sitting when be attended in the House of Com -
mons.—(Cheers from both sides of the House.) He
submitted this to the attention of her Majesty's Govern-
ment, as worthy of their consideration.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he was not aware the
Hon. Gentleman bad given notice of these questioms,
and he was, therefore, nut prepared to answer them.
Mr. HUME (interposing)—Well, next week, Mondely
night--(Laughter.)
GREAT WESTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN

RAILWAYS.
Mr. BOTJVERIE begged to ask whether the Greif t
Western Railway, or its agents, or the South-Western
Railway, or its agents, bad been asked by the Cont.
mittee of Selection, to state to what Members of the
whole House they objected to as members of the Coos.
mittees to be appointed for Groups 5 and 6? Whether
the Great Western Railway Company, or its agents, h, td
objected accordingly, to upwards of 300 members of tl ae
House. Anil whether it is the practice of the Commi t.
ttee of Seleeeton to communicate, to opposing Marti. I,s
in any rail
r group, the names of the chairman arad
members proposed to be appointed for the Comtnittose
A
on that group. lie said the facts of the cae e
were these. The Committee of Selection on Railway Bill s
reported on the 11th February, that they had grouper
certain Bills into two sets, groups 5 and 6. Group ti
contained seven Bills affecting railways in the neigh -
bourhood of Windsor and Staines, and group 6, thirteet
Bills specially
relating to the west of England •
each of these groups was a Bill belonging to the and ita
South
Western and the Great Western Railways respeo-
tit ely ; in other words, the broad and narrow gauge 8.
On the 15th of February, the Committee of Selectiom
gave notice that they had appointed a Select Committee
to try the merits of this question, and they Lave a list I).f
the Members whom they had appointed for the Select t
Committee. That list was submitted to the Feral,-
mentary agents on both aides, that is, to the agents o f
the Great Western and of the 6outh-Western Conspaniel