The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-12 00:00:00

.._____-IVlOItll/4,TINTC EDITION
1-511;f3tIAL PARLIAMENT.

HO
In the
U.SR OF LORDS, rim. 10.
Sfiian,
AFSBUILY t'
"s"N oftheLord CI -ell^r the Eal of
TE
Jok his seat on the Woolsack at Fire

The E, EARL OF CARDIGAN.
tiler Re trl of: SHAFTESBURY brought up a fur-
(or thr port of the Committee, and moved for an order
the r attendance of certain witnesses on the trial of
at -2tu
vl of Cardigan on Tuesday next. His Lardship
un atoed for the attendance of the Earl of Cardigan
Li his bail at the bar of the House an Tuesday next,
t eleven o'clock;in the forenoon, to take his trial on thectment
preferted .against him, and that if the should lat.t taore than one day, the Earl of ',:,ardigan
should rentiih. in custody of the Usher of the Black
Rod dtitint, the trial.—Ord; re
(tLord 1111\1-CANNON gay:: notice that he would
o-rnorrovr) move
4dp,urn to Tuesdav next.
'.oe House at its rising should

Lord II ' w IRELAND.
AR
moved for the production
of eert;n ..,..returns relative to Ireland, the nature of which
wetiiotild not icarn.—Ordered.
1 lire Ilerl of DEVON wished to ask of the
Kohl',,
Marquis (Nortnanb)) whether he had
• 1.'..-eived any information respecting the Surveyor
r,f the Celtraine Union, in the county of Tip-
' Miry, having t ntered to the book from which
e official returns were mule against certain erasures
'll the list, tl.e wor,l " Tory," as he (the Eeri of Devon)
had received information that such was the cast' i end
he thought
that if the surveyors so far tureot their duty
at to indulge in this manner their political feelings, it
was a practice much to be deprecated. If the Noble
Marcia;' had received no information on the subject, he
t.lireciaueitstwed4s that hee,s.ew„ould make inquiries, and if he found
express the disapprobation of the
Uovernment at the' practice,
oftTeect,NboubtlehEe 5,.....ar.
The Marquis of NOWeIA NBY said the statement
desired ; but I'r I wees the first lie lind'• !heard of the
uld certainly make the inquiries he
Assist A '3in his knowledge of the character of the
ka,.,a,,Qt•
_Commissioner, he did not I,elieve he could
tae ' 'l'4o'4 in a manner that would be so contrary to
ell':it. of his instructions,
~. I.?rd BROUGHAM presented a petition from a
rbite meeting held in Glasgow very numerously at-
_ended. stating that serious divisions Nif3i'lltisiiited be-
tic the middle and working classeeyiand 'Praying as
trnh. best remedy for this evil that ',eta lahonring classes
tglit be admitted to a large par deipetion to- the rights
of the Constitution—that the. ...elective franchise might
s 4 extended to these class Elective
the duratiou of
t" rhernent might be shor',...„d,
qualification should be r et-,e;led. and that the property
Lord I 3 SfJCIALISM.
Re d. ROUG res AM then presented petitions from
of
tah
e lo
ijng, Glasgord.,
Wand Northampton, from the members
that thirivers. d. Ai National Religious Society, complaining
ingfor an .Jetrines had been misrepresented, and pray-
to 3, inquiry into them. The Noble Lord proceeded
they y That he presented these petitions because
pr Were respeetfuily worded, and because the
'llea complained of misrepresentation. He, there-
a'ave
* seemed it his duty, as the petitions had been
/Put into his hands, to submit them to their Lord-
ttiPst although he was himself unacquainted with
, a subject, and totally Iminforeeed whether the
coat '
b,._,ges alluded to wire well rounded or not. He
04°e(1, however,
hole more stating tot
oto trees that opportunity of
their Lordships his firm
tireryetion had te
°bsef - a bend %/filth all his experience and
dtletl more and more to confirm—
bear
the if there w".,re any absurdities so great as not to
there the testirne•Ay of calm inquiry for one instant ; it
the- Were env
, thing so revolting to men's feelings in
froexPlaheir'''.e; of these parties that all must shrink
ead tr T"P- consideration of them with abhorrence
lie.ci , ' gust ; if their doctrines were so profligate
)i
as..
010 "ea stated, no mode more effectual to din
•4 the natural abhorrence which these doctrines
'lntbt inspire could be devised than making those
prtlielsing tbe the objects of persecution
and ,
to ranishmentr.n He entertainc.d. that opinion still
re
t_ strongly with regard to political opinions; how-
;hat revolting they might be. His belief was
ky" Y attempt to put down such principles
, Prosecution, and by checking the discussion
,° doctrines which, if left to themselves, would die
ees r batural death, was a course fraught with
laas..onvenience and danger. He applied that
all doctrines, as well religious as political, and
be, applied it to political heresies of the most ro-
of.atting kind. He included under it the Repeal
il:te Union in Ireland, and his deliberate opinion was,
if his Noble Friends behind him had been ill-advised
;* tueY held euf, as he understood they had, to parties
Ita Ireland, that whoever took part in the discussion
hesPecting the Re eal of the Union, must no longer
; ak to the countenance or the patronage of her Ma-
J4tYa Government in Ireland. He believed that was
if.
It
the way to put down the repeal agitation, but that
loateft to itself it would die, like all others, a natural
h,

,VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE.
'lle Marquis of WESTMEATH begged to ask
whether -it was intended, at the approaching trial, to
tcontinue the action of the hot air employed in beating
e House ? If there was no alternative, he should
prefer the cold air ; and it appeared to him that the best
,144 Would be to leave the House to itself. He had
felt very great inconvenience from the hot air when the
pljihnuse
was full, and it would be still more inconvenient
501q,crowded, as it wai hkely to be on Tuesday next,
vi to the Peers wearine,cr their robes.
Inett:re°;bUnuttDUNCANNON would inquire into the
he understood the Noble Lord had com-
Vitined of the cold air last year.
piaThe Marquis of WESTMEATH had merely cm-
, ned of the ventilation, and an alteration had in con-
.eq4er,
i cc been made in one of the windows.
4dinurne.l.

ThHOUSE OF COMMONS, FEL
e SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
f 'le Earl of LtsiowEL took the oaths and his
se at
°r St. Alban's.
Lord EASTNOR tookthe oaths and his scat for Reigate.
:Ie harsh
The eriffs of London and Middlesex appeared at
n l
Lo a the House, and presented a petition from
e Lord Mayor and 'Common Council of the Oity
non, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for the
Sir
WProvernent of the approaches to London-bridge.
E. KNATWIBULL presented,a petition from
tag for ondon and Greenwich Railway Company, pray-
leave to bring in a Bill to amend their Acts.
Th PRIVATE BILLS.
st, Committee On Private Bills reported that the
ictnulng Orders had been complied with by several
lease Companies and other public Companies, and
was accordingly given them to bring in Bills.
ir
Y. • BULLER presented a petition from Tot-
very of r°3smalll.7ll for leave to establish a Court fq the reco-
debts.

MEDICAL REFORM.
tMr• STANDISH BARRY presented several peti-
jols fro m medical practitioners in the county of Cork
xavour of medical reform
PITZSTEPHEN ' s fr FRENCH presented) peti-
t Com places in the counties of Mayo and Sligo to
same effect.
Al. IMPROVEMENT OF GAOLS.
a' GREEN
and turn E presented a petition from undergaolers
ju-t"
toduce keys, praying that in any Bill which might be
d for the improvement of aols, a provisi 1'5°14 be made for the superannuationg of the officers.o
n
m THE MONMOUTH RIOTS.
the '44 M. PH ILLIPS
pater presented a petition from M
tli„,r' Praying for a Committee to inquire
into
V ilF.lrournstanees connected with the case of Frost,
'Fill'
and Junes. He supported the petition.
,NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES.
-.Pro
T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from
Whtehs of aperiodical
prietor
tns of tlta name was not
heard in the gallery,
StampsCommilsioncrs i
in
aitl'"ghng the publication to the duty upon newspapers,
Pa t.heY did not publish as much news as other
WereMr, exempt from the tax.
kidi4
.1' FER presented a petition from the North
extensr.odalld_iirvay Company, praying for a Bill for the
A. of their powers.
411(11:7 HODGES presented petitions from Bramley
Lill re other parishes in the County of Kent, against the
°r t• he continuance of the powers of the Poor-law
oterui
Mr, I,ioners.
from • Sergeant T kLFOURD presented a petition
131.Giusgow, in favour of the Copyright of Designs.
Praying and also a petition from the Socialists of Reading,
141:g for an iuquiry into their doctrines.
r4t„ ' V. SMITH presented a petition from certain
44;e1Yers of 'Northampton, against the Poor-law
utenE Act.
\rrIETROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.
certo: DUNCOMBE presented a petition from
Pro.o inhab4ants of Clerkenwell, in favour of the
jeetei improvr?ments in that parish.
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rti I.*
H EXTENSION OF THE SUFFRAGE
9;,.UME pr stinted a pet ad a public
praying t"
nt notiabituts of tneition boratiggoree ofto Anderston,
stafor an extension of the suffrage. The petition
(lc tt the situation of the people was at present very
dl:..)t;u4:o,and that throu..ii want of work, low wages; and
:Uod, and
were suering great privation. These
tatio Eat 1U to the defective state of the represen-
the 11, and concluded by praying for the extension of
suffrage eluded
to lie upon the table.
SrT:eLEcTioN COMMITTEES.
oEatecit read the list of Members who are
Present
sorve upon Election Committees during the
tilt rent session, Several Members were excused on
ground
or their b,.
sixty years of age.
,ang l.O, 1-N ung a ore .
tdmersten was excused on the ground of his
one
of her M:ijesty's principal Sect etaries of State.
ri,',2rd John Russell was excused on the same ground.
Was Chancehor of the Exchequer, Mr. F. Baring,
th4u3t e:ffiettees.ed from serving on the ground of his hoking

Lord NOTICES OF MOTION.
rtiftrY 18E, heLIOT gave notice that on Thursday, Feb-
should call the attention of the House to