The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-17 00:00:00

GRAND JURY OATH.

Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition 'from
the Protestant grand jurors of Limerick, signed by
Lord Adare, Sir Vero de. Vere, the Knight of Glyn,
and Wm. Monsell, Esq., of Tervoe, &c., praying for an
alteration in tilt oath, because some parts of it were
offensive to their Catholic-rdlow-jurors.
RATING ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.

The Hox. MEMBER also presented petitions from
owners and occupiers of laud in Antrim, Armagh, and
Down, complaining of the system of rating electoral
districts, and praying for an alter<►tion in it.
POOR•LAW'V (IRELAND).
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from
certain persons at Limehouse, praying the House to
enact a poor-law for Ireland.
I';X•RAJA OF SATTARA.

Mr. P. BORTHWICK presented a petition from the
city of Westminster, praying the House would consider
the claims of the ex-ltaja of Sattara.
WELLINGTON STATUE AND NELSON
MONUMENT.

Mr. COLLETT said, as he saw the Noble Lord the
Commissioner of Woods and Forests in his place, he wished
to put a question to
.him. The Noble Lord had been
reported to have said last night that the Wellington statue
was to come down; but the Noble Lord had not stated
where it was to be removed to, or at whose expense. He
(Mr. Collett) certainly hoped it would not he removed at
the public expense; but he begged to ask the Noble
Lord what site the statue was to occupy, and at whose
expense it was to be removed to it? He hoped the
Noble Lord could inform the House also when the
Nelson monument would be finished?—(Laughter.)
Lord MORPETH said he must stale to the House
what he had stated before, that the site for the Welling-
ton statue would be in Wfv.,rloo-place, whither it must
be removed at the expense of- the sub•comMittile; at
whose expense the statue had been first put up. As fur
the Nelson monument, he said fresh instructions had
been given for the execution of the bas reliefs, and for
putting- them in their place.
Mr. COLLETT—When 2—(Loud laughter.)
The Earl of LINCOLN made a remark acroas the
table,-.which.was'-not 'heat(' in:the :gallery; • • •
NEW • HOUSE .4 OF.f PARLI..oiENT.

Sir DE LACY EVANS wish; d to know whether any
measures had been taken to admit the public to the new
ilcuses of Parliament, and whether any compensation
was to4te,rnade for the loss sustained by tho inhabitants
by the contemplated new streets in Westminster ?:
Lord MORPETH had been. in communication with
the architect of the New Palace at Westminster, and in
order to enable him to redeem his pledge, it was neee,.
sary to prohibit any persons whatever from ertvring its
precincts,. of course including the. two Houses of Par-
liament; until the end of the Easter recess. He hid,
however, made arrangements fur the opportunity of
seeing the splendour of that place, for which the public
had paid so largely, at the end of the present session.
RECORD OFFICE.

Mr. MONCKTON MILNES wished to ask the Right
Hon. the Secretary for the Home Department, whether
any measures had been taken for the erection of an office
for the reception of the records of England and Wale.•.
Re had learned that the documents of other muniments
of the country were in daily danger of destruction, and
the question he had to put was as to whether, accordinff
to the promise held out last session, it was decided to
have a Record Office built, and as to whether the site
had been chosen ?

Sir GEORGE GREY was understood to say that the
Government were duly impressed with the necessity of
providing for the safe custody of the public records, but
they had not yet decided upon the site where the build
ing was to be erected. The subject, however, was under
consideration.

GENERAL PUBLIC BILLS.
Mr. AGLIONBY wishad to ask the Secretary of
State for the Home Department, when the Government
would propose to the House general Bids for the watch-
ing, paving, and lighting, or other matters of regulation
and improvement of towns. He was desirous to know
whether any such measures were to be proposed, and
how soon they would be brought forward, so as to
obviate the necessity of introducing a separate measure
to meet the requirements of each case.
Lord MORPETII stated, in reply to the Hon. Mem-
ber, that on Thursday next several Bills for watching,
lighting, and paving, would be laid on the table.