The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-30 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 29.
The SPEAKER took the chair shortly before Four
o'Clock.

Sir H. PARNELL brought in the Holyhead Road
Bill, which was read a first and ordered to be road a
second time on Monday.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from the
Chamber of Commerce of Manchester, against certain
clauses in the Liverpool Dock Bill.
The Port Talbot Harbour Bill was read a third time
and ordered to be committed.

On the motion of Mr.E.J.STANLEY the Cheshire
Coroners Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from a
Mr. J. Inglefield against the Clerkenwell Improvement
Bill.

Mr. THOMAS DU NCOM BE presented a similar
petition from a place the name of which we could not
catch,

Sir H. PARNELL presented a petition against the
Weaver Churches from Dundee.

Mr. LA MBTON presented nine petitions from
places in Durham against the Ecclesiastical Duties and
Revenues Bill.

Mr. BAINES presented a petition from N.:wark
against Church Extension ; also from Halifax, and other
places against Church-rates, and for the abolition of the
Corn laws.

Mr. THORNELY presented fourteen petitions from
places in the neighbourhood of London against the
Copyright Bill, and one from the Protestant Congre-
gation in Worship-street against Church Extension.
Mr. INGHAM. presented a petition from Dalkeith
against the intrusion of Ministers in the Scotch Church.
Mr. BOUSFIELD presented a petition from Brad-
ford praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. A. WHITE presented a petition from the
coaltrimmers of Sunderland against the Corn-laws and
Church Extension.

Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from the
Chairman of a public meeting held at Glasgow. pray-
ing that Mr. F. O'Connor might. be released, or his
punishment be put. on the same footing as debtors.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented a petition from
a parish in the Nortlid Ireland, against the present
system of National Education.
Mr. MARK PHILLIPS presented several peti-
tions from places in Yorkshire, against the Corn-laws ;
and a petition to the same effect front 20,820 females
employed in the cotton manufacture at Manchester.
Mr. TURNER presented petitions from Truro, and
other places in Cornwall, against Church-rates.
Colonel T. WOOD presented a petition from
market gardeners of Isleworth and other places in
Middlesex, for an increase of the duty on foreign
ft uit ; also, a petition from isleworth in favour of
Church Extension ; and another petition against the
grant to the College of Maynooth.
Lord CLEMENTS presented a petition from Mayo
against Lord Stanley's Irish Registration Bill.
Mr. EMERSON TENNENT presented a petition
from an individual against the present police farce in
Ireland, and a petition from Belfast against the Copy-
right Designs Bill.

—Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD presented a petition,
signed by upwards of a thousand inhabitants of Read-
ing, praying for the admission of foreign fruit ; also a
petition from the medical practitioners of the same
place, praying tor medical reform.
Mr. E WART presented a petition praying for the
removal of P. O'Connor, Esq., from York Castle.
Mr. KEMBLE presented two petitions from Cam-
berwell against any further grant to the College of
Maynooth.

Lord ASHLEY brought up the Report of the
Committee on Factories.

On the motion of Mr. LONGDALE, the Marriage
Amendment Act was rend a first time.

Mr. VILLIERS presented petitions from inhabi-
tants of Grosvenor-square, South Audley-street, and
other places at the west-end praying for the total repeal
of the Corn-laws.

Mr, CODRINGTON presented petitions from
Gloucestershire, praying for Church Extension.
Colonel SIBTHORI3 prcs nted a petition, praying
for the admission of sugar from other than British pos-
sessions.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from
Halifax, praying for an altration in the treatment of
Mr. Fcargus O'Connor.
Lord G. SOMERSET presented a petition from the
rate-payers of Manchester, praying that the proposed
mode of assessing their town tray not pass into a law.
Mr. HUME presented petitions from Stonehaven,
and from the fishermen of Montrose, complaining of
the convention entered into with the French Govern-
ment, granting permission to foreign vessels to fish on
the British coasts, and praying that the House would
not ratify that convention ; also a petition from the
post-masters of Montrose, praying for a reduction of
the amount of duty on post-horses.
Mr. LUCAS presented a petition from Monaghan
in favour of Medical Reform.
Mr. DARBY presented a petition from a Board of
Guardians in Sussex against the appointment of A:-
sistant Poor-law Commissioners.
Mr. WAKLEY presented several petitions against
the Copy-Right Bill.
Sir GEORGE STAUNTON presented a petition
from Portsmouth, praying that that port might be
selocted as a mail-packet station.
The Earl of LINCOLN presented a petition from
the Board of Guardians of parts of Lindsey, a.ains*
the appointment of Assistant Poor-law Commissioners.'
Mr. ESTCOURT brought in the Liverpool Boron,'
Courts Bill, which was read a first time.
NEW WRITS.

On the motion of Sir T. FREMANTLE, a new
writ was ordered for the county of Radnor, in the room
of Walter Wilkins De Wilton, Esq., deceased,
Oa the motion of the same HON. BARONET, a new
writ was likewise issued for the borough of Sudbury, in
the room of Sir John Walsh, who had accepted the
Chiltern Hundreds.