The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

IRISH RAILWAYS.

An HON. MERDER presented three petitions from
Londonderry and Athlone in favour of the grant to Irish
railways.

GRANTS FOR EDUCATION.

Mr. BARCLAY presented a petition signed by 1,100
Roman Catholics, praying tha', they may be allowed to
participate in the grants for education.
HEALTH OF TOWNS' BILL.

Captain PECHELL presented a petition from
Brighton, numerously signed by the medical men of that
town in favour of this Bill. They stated that the
establishment of boards of health would materially add
to the importance and utility of their profession.
➢IEDICAL REGISTRATION BILL.

Mr. WATSON presented a petition from physicians
:n Maldon in favour of the Bill.
EDUCATION.

The Tim MEMBER also presented a petition signed
by the clergy and many of the laymen of Thornton in
favour of Roman Catholics participating in the educa-
tional grant.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition to the same effect
from a place in Durham.
DANISH CLAIMS.

The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition signed
by a number of merchants interested in the Danish
claims, praying the House to take those claims into con-
sideration.

INSOLVENT BILL.
The HoN. TVIEMIER also presented a petition from two
persons, who stated that they were interested in some
proceedings in the Court of Chancery of Ireland,
against the assignees of an insolvent debtor, which had
been pending for some years, and praying that the new
Insolvent Bill might not pass into a law, or it would
materially affect their rights.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition, signed by a number
of the colonists of South Australia, complaining that
the Government had alienated the " Royalties " con-
nected with the colony. The Hon. Member said that
the petition was one of considerable importance, and
that it was a matter fur regret that a petition which had
come so many miles across the ocean should attract no
more attention than an ordinary petition.
The petition was then laid on the table.
CHINA.
Sir G. STAUNTON gave notice that, on the motion
for going into a Committee of Supply on the China
estimates, he should call the attention of the :louse
to the services of Mr. Thom at Ning-Po, and suggest
that some reward should be given to his family for the
services which he had rendered to his country.

PORTUGAL.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from
Aberdeen, praying the House to address her Majesty to
prevent any interference of this country iu the affairs of
Portugal.
Mr. HUNIE presented a petition agreed oa at a
public meeting at the institution in John-street to the
same effect, but stating further, that the Government
in 1532 had refused to aid the cause of the
oppressed Poles, that they were ever ready to
aid " Kings;" that the Queen of Portugal bad forfeited
any right to the protection of the British from her un-
constitutional conduct, and that her Majesty ought to
dismiss her present advisers, who had induced her to
consent to the perpetration of so barbarous an act to-
wards the people of Portugal as the sending of a British
fleet amongst them.—(Laughter, and hear, hear.)
The Lors' Amendments to the following Bills were
agree to:—Lowestoft Railway and Harbour (Alteration
near Reedham); Great Southern and Western Railway
Extension (I'ortarlington to Tullamore); Dublin and
Drogheda (Branch from Navan to Kells); Glasgow,
Barrhead, and Neilston Direct ' Railway; Gl isgow,
Barrhead, and Neilston Direct, and Glasgow, Southern
Terminal Railways Amalgamation; Macduff Harbour.
HYLTON'S ESTATE BILL.
Mr. GREENE moved that the examiners of petitions
should hive leave to sit and proceed on Hylton's Estate
Bill on Tuesday, the 29th day of this instant June.

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agreedfr to.
BOARD EMIGRANT SHIPS.
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between Ireland and Canada?
Nlr. HAVES was sorry to have to state that the
Government had received several communications from
the Governor and authorities of Canada, informing them
of the state of things; but every step had been taken by
the Government to mitigate as much as possible the dis-
tressing results of such a state of things.
BRITISH PRODUCE.
Mr. HASTIE moved, That there be annually laid
before this House, a return, made out in parallel columns,
showing the principal articles of British produce and
manufacture exported from the United Kingdom, with
the duties on such articles in the principal foreign
countries to which they are exported, expressed in foreign
monies, weights, and measures. Similar return, with the
foreign monies, weights, and measures converted into
English ditto, that the differences in the duties on the
same articles in different countries may be exhibited at
a glance.—Motion agreed to.
CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.

In answer to a question put by Mr. HUbIE,
Sir G. GREY said that a Bill was prepared on this
subject by the Lord Chancellor, and would he thought
be brought down to this House in a few days.
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY LAWS.
In answer to a question put by Mr. HUME,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was the in-

tention of the Government to proceed as quickly as pos-
sible with the bill introduced in the other House, on the
subject of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws, and the
proposed alteration in the Court of Review.
MEDICAL OFFICERS OF UNIONS.

Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he would to-morrow
put a question to the Government with respect to a
statement made by the Hon. and Learned Member for
Bath, with respect to the allowances made to medical
union officers by the Poor-law Commissioners.
NAVIGATION LAWS.

In answer to a question of Lord G. BENTINCR
relative to certain returns laid before the House,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he had no opportunity of testing the accuracy of
the returns, because no notice had been given of the
question, and he could not, therefore, speak with that
confidence which he would otherwise have been able to
do. He had ordered the returns of corn imported since
the suspension of the navigation laws, and the Customs
had furnished them. He would again apply to the
Customs to-morrow to ascertain if the returns were cor-
rect, and report their answer to the Noble Lord.
BOARD OF TRADE.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to put a question to
the Noble Lord at the head of the Government—Was it
his intention, if Mr. INl`Gregor were returned for
Glasgow, to continue him in the office of Secretary of
the Board of Trade?
Lord J. RUSSELL said that Mr. *Gregor, in noti-
fying his intention to stand for Glasgow, had stated to
to him that, in the event of his being returned as a
:Nlember, it was his intention to resign the situation
which he then held.
RAILWAYS (IRELAND, No. 2) BILL.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the order of the day
for the second reading of the above Bill.
Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH would ask, whether
it was just to risk the increase of taxation, in order to
give Irish railways an oppor►tunity of borrowing money
at 3 instead of 6or 7 per eent. It was said that rail-
ways would be a good „thing for Ireland, so they
• would be, but why should loans of mousy be