The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-31 00:00:00

Bristi.l and Exeter Railway (Glastonbury Navigation
and Canal Purchase). 1
RE.CONIMITTALS.
The following Bills were re-committed:—
Bristol and Exeter (Taunton and Castlecary).
Bristol and Exeter (Biesdon to Wells ditto).
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester.
Leeds and Thirsk (Harrogate and Pateley).
London and Blackwall 11.1ilway Improvement.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Sir HENRY WILLOUGHBY gave notice that on
a future day he should move for a return of the monies
expended, or agreed to be expended, on the New House
of Parliament from the Ist of January to the 31st of
March.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice that on the 26th of June
he should move the resolution of which he had given
notice, relating to the Board of Works in Ireland and
the Shannon navigation.
Mr. PUSEY postponed the second reading of the
Agricultural Tenant Bill, which stood for to-morrow,
for three weeks.

PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against the sale of
intoxicating drinks on Sunday.
Sir J. WALNISLEY presented a petition from a place
in Gloucehterahire praying tor the reduction of the duty
in tea and coffee; also a petition trom Preston, in Lan-
cashire, praying for the establishment of household
sutfrag•.

REFORM.
Colonel THOMPSON presented 81 petitions from
Pres.on, Lancashire, in favour of household suffrage,
vote by ballot, electoral districts, and short Parliamenn,.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented a petition
also from Freston, praying that there might be a curtail-
ment of the national expenditure, and in favour of Par-
liamentary reform.
BAKERS IN THE METROPOLIS.
Mr. MASTERMAN presented a petition from j?ur-
ney men bakers is London, praying that an inquiry might
be instituted into their particular grievances.
Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND presented • similar
petition from master bakers.
Sir W. MOLESWOItaI also presented a similar
petition from the bakers of SouIRELAND.
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UNION WITII
legislative
Lord CASTLEREAGH. presented a petition agreed
to at a public meeting held at Newtoi.larde, and signed
by 1,400 persona in favour of the existing
Union with Ireland. On the motion of the Noble Lord
the petition was read in detail by the Clerk at the table.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM'.
An }lox. MEN,BER presented a petition from Preston
in favour of Patti imentary reform.
that
Mr. HUMS presented one hundred petitions to the
same same effect from Preston, stating
state of the country called loudly for the present
a great
of the national expenditure, and in favour
of household
duration
suffrage, and the restriction of the reduction
of Parina
ments to three years.

SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS ON THE
SABBATH.

Mr. HODGES preeented;p;tition against the sale of
intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath.
Mr. COBDEN presented petitions to the same effect.

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THE BAKERS.
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the master
and journeymen bakers of Shoreditch, praying the
House to take the condition of their trade into conside-
ration, and to adopt a remedy.
Petitions to the same effect were presented by Mr
H. Drummond, Lord Dudley Stuart, from Marylebone,
Mr. C. Lushington, from Westminster, and Mr. D'Eyn-
court, frwm Lambeth.
THE POOR-LAW.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a clergyman
in the neighbourhood complaining that the guardians
of the poor had nut properly treated a poor woman,
one of his parishioners, and praying that the House
would allow him to substantiate his allegations at the
bar of the House.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
Mr. ROCHE wished to put a question to the Hon.
Member for Montrose with rospret to his motion relative
to Parliamentary reneln. There was a great difference
of opinion as to the intention of the Hon. Member in the
making that motion in Ireland. One party thought the
Hon. Member and those with whom he was associated
were entitled to the name of real Reformers, while
others thought that the course they intended to
adopt was not calculated for the good of Ire-
land, but for that of England only. He wished
therefore to know tr.wm the Hon. Member for Montrose
whether he did or Lot intend to include in his notice
Ireland.
Mr. HUME said that he meant, as well as those who
acted with him, to do justice to the whole of the
United Kingdom.—(Hear, hear.)
IRISH REGISTRATION.
Mr. BATEMAN asked the Noble Lord at the head
of the Government, pursuant to the notice he had
given, whether the Government intended to go into
Committee on the Iri,h Registration Bill before Whit-
suntide?
Lira J. RUSSELL said the Government did not
intend to do so.