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THE EARL OF CARDIGAN'S TRIAL.

Lord DENMAN presented a petition from one of
the clerks of the Central Criminal Court, praying that
the depositions forwarded from that Court, in the case
of the Earl of Cardigan, might be returne
would -be required in the opproachin ;rial
9a
ethl. The -Noble and, Learnet
_taord
the prayer, and moved that the clepusitOns be returne
by messengers of their Lordship,' own.—Ordered.
CHURCH INTRUSION (SCOTLAND).
The Earl of DALHOUSIE gave notice that he
would to-morrow evening put a question to the Earl of
ALerdeen, as to the course which he meant to pursue
this Session, on the subject of the intrusion of Ministers
in the Church of Scotland.

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Their Lordships then adjourned at T►venty Minutes
Fast Five o'Clock.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, Mimi 1.

TI e SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
Mr. ARMSTRONG took the oaths and his seat as
Member for the King's CoulAy. The Hon. Member
was introduced by Lord Morpeth and Colonel Westenra.
On the motion of Mr. WALLACE, the Glasgow,
Psi icy, and Gr, enock Railway Eli, was read a second
time.

Mr. HURT presented a petition from a ••lace in
Derbyshire against the Poor-law Amendment 1111.
Mr. DUNBAR presented petitions from places in
Armagh and Antrim in favour of Lord Stanley's Lish
Registration Bill.
Mr. HUTTON presented a petition from the Jews
of Dub:di, praying that they might be allowed to ac-
cept of corporate offices by taking the oath of the Ist
and 2d of Victoria.

Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL presented a petition
iron: Liverpool, signed by '22,800 persons, praying for
the repeal of the Union.
Captain BRYAN presented petitions from parishes
in Kilkenny, in favour of Lord Morpeth's Bid ; and
against that introduced by Lord Stanley, for the Re-
gistration of Voters in Ireland. •
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition ftorn
the Board of Guardians of the Salford Union against
the Poor.law Amendment Bill.
Sir J. Y. BULLER presented petitions from Exe-
ter and various other places in favour of Lord Mar-
path's Bill for the registration of voters in Ireland, and
against the Bill introduced by Lord Stanley.
Mr. ROUND presented petitions from Essex against
the Poor-law Amendment Bill: . .

Lord MORPETH presented petitions from parishes
in Londonderry, Antrim, and Down, in favour of Lord
Morpeth's Registration Bill.
Mr. BLAKE presented similar petitions from Gal-
way.
Mr. W. EVANS presented a petition from a parish
in Derby, in favour of Church Exteeeion.
Mr. G. W. WOOD presented three petitions from
Keadal, in favour of the Copyright of Designs Bill.
Mr. NV ALLACE presented a petition from Green-
ock, praying that molasses in bond may be permitted to
be refined uto sugar. Also a petition from the same
place, stating the opioioa of the petitioners, that the
House hal been.oaying a great deal-0o much attention
to Churcheniateee of lat;tettnel-s4ge.W‘ng that their ti ins
would be more profitably employed by considering the
best means to build the Navy cheaply, and man it well.
Major M‘NAMARA presented a petition front the
Grand Jury of the county of Clare, in favour of the
Irish Drainage Bel ; also a petition from some place in
the county of Galway, in favour of Lord Morpeth's Re-
gistration Bill and against Lord Stanley's.
Mr. BINGHAM BARING presented a petition
from some place in Staffordshire, praying for the exclu-
sion of Roman Catholics front Parliament.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed
by upwards of 2,000 of the inhabitants of the borough
of Finsbury, against the New Poor-law Bill ; also a
petition from an individual named Bagster, residing at
Hereford, stating that he ha I watched the operation of
the Poor-law Act, and that the cruelty and expense
entailed by it were almost beyond endurance ; that
the rates in Herefoid had in conseqnence been raised
from 4s. 6d, to 9s. 7d.; that robbery and incendiarism
haf increased in consequence ; that many of the poor
rather starve than go into a workhouse, and that if it '
were continued, the lower classes would be completely
alienated from their superiors, and praying that the 1311
for its continuance might not pass into a law.
M'. H. DRUMMOND presented a petition from
the Presbytery of Eagle praying for the better obser-
vance of the Sunday.
MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.
Mr. GREENE brought up a report from the Pri-
vate Bills' Committee, stating that the petitioners for the
Manchester and Leeds Railway 13i11 had not complied
with the standing orders.
Ordered to be referred to the Committee on Stand-
ing Orders.
The Hot`. (JENTLEMAN also brought up a report,
stating that the petitioners for the West Durham Rail-
way Bill had complied with the standing orders.—
Leaare was given to bring in the Bill, which was read a
first time.

On the motion of Sir J. P. B. CHICHESTER
the Barnstaple Road Bill was read a second time.
Mr. WYSE presented a petition from the county of
Waterford in favour of Lord Morpeth's Registration
Bill.

Lord F. EGERTON presented a petition from
3,500 inhabitants of the Borough of Salford in favour
of Lord Stanley's Registration Bill.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition
from John Joseph Stockdale complaining of the treat-
ment which he bad experienced from the House, and
praying that his case might be taken into consideration ;
eho from an individual of the name of Hughes, George-
yard, Lombard-street, complaining that he hal been
overcharged in the. window tax ; also from the county
of Glaimorann.nzainst the New Poor-liw Bill.
Sir H. BATESON presented a petition from the
county of Londonderry in favour of Lord Stanley's Re-
gistration BM, and against that brought in by the Go-
vernment.
Mr. E. ROCHE pr,'sented a petition against Lord
Stanley's Registration Bdl, and in favour of' Lord Mar-
peth's, signed by 2,664 persons in the county of Cork.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented petitions from pa-
rishes in the counties of Bedford and St afford in fa-
vour of Church Extension.
IRISH REGISTRATION BILL.
Colonel RA WDON presented petitions from places
in the county of Down in favour of the all brought
in by Lord Morpeth, and against that of Lord Stanley.
Colonel WESTEN RA presented petitions from the
king's County in favour of Lord Morpeth's, and
against Lord Stanley's Bill.
An HoN. MumaEn presented a petition from a
place in the county of Surrey against the encouragement
of idolatry in the East Indies.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition in fa-
vour of the extension of the Copyright Designs Bill.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented nineteen petitions
from several places in Ireland, praying the House to
adopt the Bill introduced for the extension of the
registration, and to reject the Bill for its extinction.
Mr. M. PHILIPS presented thirty-five petitions
against the extension of the Copyright Designs Bill.
Mr. H. GRATTAN presented petitions from the
county of Donegal, in favour of the Government mea-
sure for Irish Registration. The Hon. Gentleman
stated one of the petitions was from four individuals
who complained they had been forced to sign a petition
in favrair of Lord Stanley's Bill by the Magistrates, who
dal not disclose to them the nature of the petition ;
one of the petitioners stated, " I never would
have signed the petition. above alluded to
had .1 known the purport of and I thought no gen-
tlenu in would have so deceived me." Another said
W'nen I refused to sign, the Magistrate said he would
write to my landlord, and no,t, only against me but any
one (lie who should refuse ; and another said advan-
tage had been taken of a loan of money that had been
lent him to induce him to sign the petition. The Hon.
Me, nber said he bad abstained presenting the petition
until. he had been twice applied to to do so.
sr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from