The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-17 00:00:00

CORN LAWS.

Me Duke of 'WELLINGTON presente I a petition
from Southampton, against any alteration the Corn-
ht‘rs ,

CHURCH PATRONAGE.
14ord STRA FFORD presented pe:itions from places
in the County of Derry against intrusion of Minisiers.
-Letd HADDINGTON presented a petition from
a •place in Scotland, against the authority assumed by
the General Assembly to reject or suspend ministers
appointed by the legal patrons.
Petitions in favour of the princip'.e of Non-
intett2ion were presented by he Duke of Montrose,
the Marqus of Bute, and the Earl of Aberdeen.
The !atter Noble Lord also presented one re-
gretting the conduct lately pursued by the General
Assembly, and praying that no alteration might
be made in the law of patronage. 'rhe Noble Lord
said, that in consequence of some words which he
had addressed to the Noble Viscount opposite upon
that subject on a former occasion, he had re-
ceived communications from almost every part of
Scotland strongly remonstrating with him for advising
any delay in the settlement of that question. That was
a step which he had never advised ; on the contrary,
be had blamed Governm( nt strongly for their delay in
coming en a decision. It was true that he apprehended
precipitation more than delay, and it was his opinion
still that after the Government had delayed so long, and
pressed as they had been, he was afraid that they might
decide tnorc hastily than was befitting the importance of
l the sujoct ; but, after all, the Noble Viscount had never
yet said that the Government would positively bring in
nny measure—all that he had said, as he (the Earl of
Aberdeen) understood, was, that the Government would
make up their minds as to the necessity or expediency 1
ofietroducing a measure or not. Certainly, as they had
now arrived at the middle of March, the House and the '
cotbntry had a right to know the intentions of Government
.upon the subject. He trusted the Noble Viscount would
not• convert the Ides of March into the Greek
Ka-
lends, but would at an early period inform the House
what course the Government intended to take.
Vi.couot MELBOURNE was certainly not pre-
pared to say what course the Government would
think it their duty to take on this Sla-
ject. He thought that the House had a right
to know from the Government whether they wouid
bring forward a measure or not, in order that if they
1 declined it, any one who felt it his duty to do so might
propose one. Unquestionably an early determination
v.'eulci be come to by the Government, and immediate
iatiraation would be given.

SPAIN.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY begged to ask
the Noble Viscount whether he had any objection to
certain returns for which he was about to move ?
In 1824, during Mr. Canning's Administration, a
considerable sum of money was appropriated to
Spanish refugees in that country, who were, he
believed, the Liberal Constitutionalists of the
present day. A considerable number of these
persons were still in this country, and some of them
rteei‘ing pensions, so that, in fact. they were eating
the brca 1 of idleness here instead of returning to
their own country. What he wished to move
for was a return of all the money paid by the
British Government to Spanish refugees since 184,
distinguishing the amount paid in each year. Also a
return of the pensions paid by Government to Spanish
exiles.

Viscount MELBOURNE, I have no objection to
the returns.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY—I wish also
to have a return of all monies and supplies sent to Spain
since the last return

Viscount MELBOURNE—I have no objection.
The 'Marquis of NORMAN BY presented a petition
from Liverpool in favour of the Irish Municipal Bill.

VACCINATION.

Lord ELLEN BOROUGH, in moving the Order
of the Day for going into Committee on the Vaccina-
tion Bill, said he had had communications with the
Poor-law Commissioners on the subject, and they had
acquiesced in the amendment which he was about to
propose. He feared there would have been no means
of extending the operation of the Bill to parishes which
had not yet been formed into Unions.
The Marquis of NORMANBY had no objection to
'Rath a course, but he hoped the Noble Lord, at least for
the present, would postpone including Ireland in
tha provsiona of the Bill, the Poor-law Bill not
having yet come into operation in that country.
rho Poor-law Commissioners had not had time for
communicating with that member of the Board at
present in Ireland,
Lord ELLENBOROUGH thought the Bill would
be more favourably received in another place if it
included Ireland, and, so, doing, would remove the
imputation that that country was neglected. He was
perfeat'y aware the Bill would be inoperative for the
present, but it would gradually become so. If the
Noble Marquis wisaed to strike it out he had no ob
jection.
The Marquis of NORMANBY would not make
atiy further objection on the subject at present. He
regret,d with the Noble Lord the Bill would be more fa-
vour ibly received in another place if it included Ireland.
He wished to ask the Noble Lord whether he bad un
derstood correctly, that he had under his consi-
deration another clause, which not only went to the
promotion of vaccination, but the prohibition of
innoculation by persons with no medical qualification.
IL! (the Marquis of Normanby) had been in commu-
nicatlon with the President of the College of Physicians,
a-A many others connected with the profession, and it was
the unanimous opinion the Bill would not effect half
the objects con:emplated by it unless some penalty
were attached to prevent the very great evil which
erase from this practice. Hy would suggest to the
NAL Lord whether it would not be possible to frame
a clause, which, without preventing innoculation
altogether, did so with regard to persons who had not
the proper medical qualification.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH thought that by giving
oveiy inducemeot to persons to practice vaccination,
they should practically effect their purpose. He was
not-
ideiself prepared to introduce a clause inflicting
peoalties. He wished it to be simply a measure to
afford extensive failities for obtaining gratuitous vacci-
nation.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said it was the
opinion of the most eminent men in the medical
profession that the Bill would be ineffectual
wi'lout restricting the propogation of ,he small-pox by
innoculation ; and this was also the opinion of clergymen
and others who had many opportunities of witnessing the
mischief inflicted by ignorant persons who endeavoured
0 obtain a livelihood by empiricism.
)1 The Bishop of LONDON said it was well known
that in agricultural districts of the country there had
not' barn for many years past the least difficulty
in obtaining vaccination gratuitously, but many of the
igt!erat.t poor were strongly prejudiced against it, and
paid a \ much greater attention to empirics than to
the advice of the clergy. He thought the Bill
would not do half the good that was in-
tended, unless those persons were prevented, by pe-
nalty, from practising innoculation.
Lord 11LLENBOROUGH would not oppose a
clause calculated to produce the effect desired by the
Wglit Rev. Prelate.
Lard ASHBURTON thought every one practising
innoculation should report the same to the Registrar
of
the district.
The Marquis of NORMANBY had prepared a
clause which he would propose, and have it pr ntad
which, he thought, would effect the object desired. '
After a few words from Lord REDESD ALE, the
Bill was committed, and reported with amendments.
Lloyd's Divorce Bill was read a third time and passed.
The- Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway Bill
was read a third time and passed. •
Ttie East India Warehousing Bill was read a third
time, and passed.
The Earl of CHARLEVILLE said the peti;ion
presented by the Noble Marquis from Livepool,. n
favour of the Irish Municipal Bill was not a petition
from the inhabitants, but was signed by Joshua
\Velmsley only.
, The Marquis of NORMANBY said, the petition
1 war agreed to at a public meeting, and was signed by
t the chairman on behalf of the meeting.
Lord HOLLAND said that the Noble Earl was
quite wrong in his point of form ; petitions signed in
the same way were constantly received by their L )rd-
sial p`•
The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that if the
proposed Bill were in accordance with the prayer of the
pectitten, namely, giving the franchise to the moral worth,
intelligence. and property of the country,
sup-
port it ; but did not think the moral worthbe
en of should
the coon-
try was senfined to the back streets of coy towns.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented papers
tie Exchequer (we believe), moved for on relating
a
previous t o
evening.
Their Lordships adjourned at Six o'Clock.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 16.
Tile SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
.1-Lere being only thirty-four Members present the
!-TOtise stood adjourned till tn-morrow (this day).