The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-15 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Tho Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY presented
several petitions against the Roman Catholic Trusts Bill.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented several petitions against
the admissibility of Jews into Parliament, and smother
complaining of the conduct of Roman Catholic priests
in Ireland in denouncing parties from the altar.
Mr. FOX presented a petition complaining of the
operation of the New Poor-law in Ireland.
Sir W. MOLES WORTH presented a petition from
Lambeth in favour of the claims of the late Raja of
Sattara, and another petition praying the House to pass
an Act to empower boards of guardians to grant retiring
allowances to parochial officers.
Mr. HEYWORTII presented a similar petition.
Captain HAYTER presented a similar petition.
Mr. HENLEY presented two petitions from places in
Oxfordshire against the admission of Jews into Parlia-
ment.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition
praying the House to do away with Jewish disabilities.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir-
mingham to the same effect.
Mr. HENRY BERKELEY presented a petition in
favour of the claims of the Raja of Sattara.
Mr. LABOUCHERE and other Honourable Mem-
bers presented petitions, praying the House to pass a
law empowering boards of guardians to grant retiring
allowances to parochial officers.
Lord BROOKE presented two petitions from War-
wickshire against the admission of Jews into Parlia-
ment.
Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL presented several petitions
from places in Ireland, praying the House to pass an
Act to amend the present law of landlord and tenant.
Mr. WALPOLE presented a petition from some of
the electors of Cheltenham (as we understood), com-
plaining that the recognizances they had submitted to
the examiner for prosecuting the petition presented
against the return of the sitting Member for their
borough had been rejected, because, by an over-
sight of the party who drew up the recognizances,
they had been made only " joint," whereas they ought
to have been " joint and several." The Hon. Member
gave notice that to-morrow ho should move that the
petition be printed with the votes, with the view of
founding a motion upon it on Tkursday.
CARLOW ELECTION.

The SPEAKER informed the House that he had re
ceived a report from the Clerk of Elections, stating that
the recognizances for prosecuting the petition complain.
ing of the return for Carlow had been completed.
PETITIONS.

Mr. GLADSTONE presented a petition, signed by se-
veral of the clergy, against the admission of Jews into
Parliament.

Lord G. BENTINCK rose to present two petitions,o
one from Trinidad and the other from St. D m
He said the petition from Trinida
complaining of the conduct of the I
waslo m a s
igGovernn e d
bymi nse gno oto :
persons, comprising nearly
every planter in the island.
That from Sr. Domingo was signed by the Speaker and
suffering
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that
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plantersesem b l yw
earned
great distress in consequence of the non•fultilment
held out to them by the Go-
of the promises
them with facilities to
o
slave labour—of admitting
sugar and molasses and they laid great stress
u Go-
vernment,
entm ,
free,
instead of furnish
of
fng
into the breweries and distilleries
ore molassescountry,this
and of equalising the duty on British
rum.
They stated that their produce had in con-
sequence been reduced one-third in value, and
prayed that not a pound of sugar the produce of
slave labour might be admitted into this country, and
that vigorous measures might be adopted to put in force
the various treaties with foreign countries re-
specting slavery, and of forcing slave-growing
countries to give up those slaves, who, the petitioners
asserted, had been feloniously imported into Cuba and
Brazil. They both alleged that in consequence of the
present price of their produce it was impossible to carry
on the cultivation of sugar in the British colonies with
anything like a profitable return.
The NOBLE LORD also presented a petition against
the admission of Jews into Parliament.

SUNDERLAND.
On the motion of Mr. TUFNELL, a new writ was
ordered to be issued for the election of fl Member to
repres"nt this borough in Parliament, in the room of Mr.
Barclay.

COMMERCIAL DISTRESS.
Lord G. BENTINCK gave notice that he should
propose the appointment of the following Members, in
the room of some of those proposed as members of the
Committee on Commercial Distress:—Mr. Hastie, in the
room of Mr. Labouchere; Mr. William Brown, in the
room of Mr. Cardwell; Mr. Henley, in the room of Mr.
Ricardo; Mr. Wilson Patten, in the room of Sir William
Clay; and Mr. Pattison, in tho room of Mr. James
Wilson.
COURT OF CHANCERY RETURNS.
Ur. AGLIONBY moved for returns of the respective