The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-13 00:00:00

SUNDAY TRAVELLING.

Lord II AT HE RTON rose, pursuant to notice, to
present petitions from the Staffordshire and Worces-
tershire Canal Company, and all the parishes on
the line of that canal, praying for a law to pro-
hibit the carriage of goods on canals and railways on
Sundays. The Noble Lord said their Lordships were
donbtless aware that Sunday travelling had of late years
greatly increased, and it was the opinion of these petitioners
and his own, that as it was desirable to prevent it, so it
might be done without inconvenience. The petitioners
were practical men, and would not have interfered
in this business if they had not felt themselves
bound in conscience to do so. It was their opinion that
if not prohibited, it would go on increasing until the
traffic on Sundays would be generally greater than on
other days. Ile had told the petitioners he could not un-
dertake to introduce a measure on the subject, because he
conceived it to belong to the duty of the Govern-
ment, but he would suggest that the object nuoit
be attained by prohibiting the pannels of a lock being
opened on Sunday, between the hours of six or seven in the
morning and sun set. lie had made many inquiries of
proprietors of the largest mining property in the kingdom,
and in other quarters, as to the practicability of this plan,
and he had not met with an individual who apprehended
any inconvenience would result from its adoption. —( Hear. )
He had also about twenty other petitions from places in
the counties of Worcester and Stafford with the same
prayer.
Lord LITTLETON and the Bishop Of LICIIFIELD and
COVENTRY supported the prayers of the petitions.
The Marquis of NORMANI3Y said that he had re-
ceived communications from a number of persons con-
nected with the railway and canal traffic, and he was
satistied that they would give every assistance towards car-
rying into effect any measure of the Legislature to pro-
mote the due observance of the Sabbath. HL had the
subject under his consideration, but he could not pledge
himself to any particular measure.
The Earl of fi ADDINGTON presented a petition
from a collector of water-rates in the city of Dublin,
against the Irish Corporation Reform Bill.
HER MAJESTY'S ESCAPE.
Lord ROLLE wished to know from the Nob le Lord
opposite (Lord Melbourne) whether it was intended to
propose to the House, that there should be a day of üblic
thanksgiving for the happy and providential escape of her
Majesty from the late desperate attack upon her sacred
person,—( Hear, hear.) Such a religious observance had
taken place on the occasion of the deliverance of hi_
Majesty King George the Third from a similar peril—
( Hear, hear)—and if the Noble Lord made such a propo-
sition to their Lordships on this occasion, no one would be
more happy than himself to concur in it.
Lord MELBOURNE conceived that the feelings of
all their Lordships were exactly the same as those ex.
pressed by the Noble i3aron—( Hear, hear)—and in
answer to the Noble Baron's question, he begged leave to
state that it most certainly was his intention to have a day
of religious observance.—( Hear, hear.)
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Irish
millers against the importation of foreign flour into Ire
land.

CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL,
This Bill was read a second time.
GRAND JURY CESS (IRELAND) BILL.
Lord DUNCANNON, in moving the Order of the