The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDONT, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1841.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 20.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.

On the seats appropriated to Members of the other
House, we observed the Earl of Belfast, Lords Ellen-
borough, Wharncliffe, Lyndhurst, Abinger, Hatherton,
and several other Peers, evidently in waiting for the ex-
pected Ministerial announcement.
The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex presented a
petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Corpora-
tion of the city of London, against the-graduated sliding-
duty on foreign corn and other provisions, and praying
instead therof a fixed duty.

On the motion of Mr. NEELD, the Church of Eng-
land Life and Fire Assurance Trust and Annuity Com-
pany's Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from the
brass-founders and cotton-spinners of the city of Bristol,
and from certain inhabitants of St. Mary's Raelcliffe, ex-
pressing their gratitude to her Majesty's Ministers for
their intention to abolish the Corn-laws, and praying the
House speedily to abolish those laws, as being unconstitu-
tional and unjust.
. _ _

Mr. JAMES presented three petitions from Cumber-
land, and one from Scotland, against the present Corn-
laws. _ _

Sir M. WOOD presented a petition from a ward of the
City of London, expressing thanks to her Majesty's Mi-
nisters for striking at the root of monopoly, and praying
the House to adopt the measures of which notice had
been given, for substituting a fixed instead of a graduating
duty on corn; also a petition from the Trustees of Lin-
coln's Inn-fields, praying that the new courts of law
might not be erected there.
Mr. BIIOTHERTON presented several petitions from
places in Lancashire, signed in all by 16,000 persons,
against the Corn-laws ; and a petition from a place in
Lancashire in favour of the commercial policy of the
Government.

Mr. HUGHES presented a petition from a place in
Carnarvon, praying for Church Extension.
Mr. SHEPHARD presented petitions (we could not
learn from what places), against the present Corn-laws,
which the petitioners considered opposed to the Word of
God and the laws of nations.—(Hear, hear, on the Mi-
nisterial benches.)
Sir C. KNIGHTLEY presented a petition from Dun-
church against the proposed commercial charges, which
the petitioners considered the most desperate measures
ever introduced by a Government.—(Hear, hear, on the
Opposition benches.)
Mr. WYSE presented a petition signed by several
Peers, Roman Catholic Bishops, Magistrates, and others,
in Ireland, praying for the early establishment of pro-
vincial Colleges in that country, with a view to the for-
mation of a General Irish University.
Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from the
Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of Carlisle, in
Council assembled, in favour of the plans of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, and especially that which
related to the importation of foreign corn ; also a petition
from the Roman Catholic Pastor and Congregation of
Carlisle to the same effect.
Mr. LITTON presented a petition from Dublin
against lay patronage in the Church of Scotland.
Mr. GREENE presented a petition from a place in Lan-
cashire against the proposed alteration in the duty on
foreign timber.
Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Ham-
lingworth, in Cheshire, in favour of the commer-
cial measures of the Government ; and a petition from
Marylebone, in favour of an alteration in the Corn-laws.
Mr. WILBRAHAM presented a petition from a place
(the name of which we could not learn), signed by
46,000 inhabitants of all classes, praying for the total
and immediate repeal of the Poor-laws.
Mr. CLAY presented a petition from Shoreditch in
favour of the commercial measures of the Government.

Mr. BAINES presented several petitions to the same
effect from places in Yorkshire.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir-
mingham in favour of a property tax.
Mr. GOULBURN presented a petition from Cam-
bridge, praying for Church Extension.
Mr. COL QUHO UN presented eighty-six petitions from
Wesleyans against any further grant to the College of
Maynooth.
Mr. HUME presented petitions from a farmer and
land-agent in Suffolk, praying for the repeal of the
Corn-laws. Also nine similar petitions from Bucking-
hamshire. Also a similar petition from 183 leaseholders
of Faversham. Also fifteen similar petitions form York-
shire.

Sir G. GREY presented a similar petition from North-
ampton.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that, on Tuesday
next, he should move that an humble Address be pre-
sented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to dis-
charge all persons from prison who are confined for poli-
tical offence.

Mr. WOODHOUSE gave notice that he should move
for sundry returns relative to the price of corn in Great
Britain, the only one we were able to hear the Hon.
Member mention, was a return of the average price of
wheat in Great Britain in each year from 1792 to 1804.