The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-04 00:00:00

THB QUEEN V. PELHAM.

In this case there was a motion in arrest of judgment. The facts
have already been before the public several times. They were briefly
these :—that defendant was allowed a certain sum for the support of
her illegitimate son, whom she kept in a very improper state, and
that be was a lunatic. There were two counts on which the de-
fendant had been convicted; one was that the acts charged
had been done when the unfortunate lunatic was under the control
of the defendant. In the other count there was no averment to
show that he was then under her control, and therefore the judg•
went should be arrested.
The Court then proceeded with the new trial paper.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
There was no case of the least public interest heard in this Court
to-day, and it rose at one o'cloak.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
This Court was occupied the greater part of the day in hearing
some dull and dry law points argued in reference to the heir under a
will, in which the elder son of a second son, and the second son of an
elder son were the parties litigant.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
In this Court a length of time was taken up with a case in which
the plaintiff made a machine for imitating oak painting and paunch-
ling, and in which defendant ordered some alterations and repairs to
be made. Models of the various parts of the machine were placed
upon the table, and the question involved a point nearly as compli-
cated as the machine itself.

REJOICINGS IN PERTH.
Perth Constitutional Office, Saturday Forenoon, May 2.
No sooner had the news of the preservation of the South
Inch, by the Parliamentary Committee, reached Perth this
morning, than the magistrates met and ordered joyous peals
to be rung from the steeples of the city churches, which were
repeated at short intervals during the day. The Union Jack
was hoisted at the Council Hall, and the Royal Standard
floated over the embrasures of the old tower of St. John's.
The battery on Bellwood-terrace sent forth its thunders,
Which reverberated through the echoes of Moredun and
Rmnoull Hills. The expressions of joy were universal; and
the working-classes are preparing for a demonstration and
grand procession in the afternoon.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS,
Their Lordships assembled at the usual hour.
GLASGOW, KILMARNOCK, AND ARDROSSAN

RAILWAY.
The Earl of EGLINTON presented several petitions from
parties residing in Kilmarnock, in favour of the above railway.
SUNDAY SPIRIT TRADING.
The Bishop of CHESTER presented a petition in favour of
closing public-houses on:Sundays.
The Bishop of DURHAM presented similar petitions.
EXCLUSIVE TRADING IN SMALL -BOROUGHS

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IN SCOTLAND.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH presented a petition from a
Freemen Association of Edinburgh in favour of the Bill lately
introduced to abolish exclusive trading in small bodies: in
Scotland.
the Earl of CHARLEVILLE brought up the report of
the Select Committee on Railways, of which he is chairman ;
after which he presented a petition from the borough of Bridge-
water, in the county of Devon. He begged leave to call the
attention of the House to the prayer of this petition,
which was, that their Lordships would be graciously pleased to
appoint a select committee to inquire how far the Act of 10. Geo.
IV., entitled, the Catholic Relief Bill, and the tenets pro-
fessed by Roman Catholics were consistent with the British
constitution.

Several Bills were brought from 'the House of Commons.
EXCLUSIVE DEALING.
Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the inhabitants
of Glasgow, praying for some measure by which to prevent
exclusive dealing in that cit-

alg , city.
PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND.
h T.he Earl of
WICKLOWW presented a petition from the in-
-11)1444 Of Cpraying that the recommendation of the

Committee of Public Works, who sat in 1835, might be carried
out in that city.
The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented a petition from the
Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews against the
Charitable Trusts Bill.
The Bishop of LONDON presented several petitions to the
same effect.
The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from the inha-
bitants of Retford in favour of the Charitable Trusts Bill ; also
a petition from the Archdeaconry of Exeter against the union
of the sees of St. Asaph and Bangor.
RELIGIOUS OPINIONS RELIEF BILL.
The Bishop of EXETER gave notice that he would move
to-morrow that this Bill be submitted to the judges, with the
view of having their opinion on the propriety of passing it into
law.

CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.

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Lord NORMANBY presented a petition from Kingston-
upon-Hull against the Bill, signed by the Chairman of the
Charitable Trusts of the borough.
RELIGIOUS OPINIONS RELIEF BILL.
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The Bishop of EXETER said, at the request of his Noble
and Learned Friend (the Lord Chancellor), he wished to alter
the motion of which he had given notice with respect to this
Bill. lie should postpone it until Friday next, in order that
the questions might be printed and placed in the hands of their
Lordships before that day.
ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR.

The Bishop of OXFORD presented a petition from the
Deanery of Newbury against the division of these sees.
REGISTRATION OF DEEDS' BILL.

Lord STANLEY presented a petition from Liverpool against
:his Bill. _

Garr arriairo.)

MOUSE OF COMMONS,
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.

SECOND READINGS.

The following Bills were read a second time and ordered to
be committed, viz :

Taw Vale Railway Extension.
Eastern Counties Railway (Stations Enlargement).
Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway Branches.
North Gravesend Railway.
Eastern Counties Railway ( Tottenham and Farrindon•s;reet).
Thames Haven Dock and Railway.

Morayshire Railway.
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway.
Oxford, Coventry, and Burton-on-Trent Roilway.
Portbury Pier and Railway (No. 2.)
Edinburgh and Leith WaterwoJks.
Trent Valley Midlands and Grand Junction Railway.
REPORTS.

The following reports were brought up, the amendments and
alterations agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be engrossed,
viz..—

Burnley Improvements and Waterworks.
Leicester Improvement.
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St. Austell Small Debts.

York and North Midland Railway (East Riding Branches—

No. 1).
York and North Midland Railway (East Riding Branches—
No. '2).
Horbury Bridge and Calder Railway.
North Western Railway.
London and South-Western Railway (Farnham and Alton.)
Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway (Branches to
Thorneliebank, Househill, and Hurlet).
Wilsontown, Morningside, and Coltness Railway (Bathgate

Branch).
Wilsontown, 11Iorningside, and Coltness Railway (Caledonian

Junction).
Ayreshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port Glasgow Junction Railway.
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway (Thirek and Mal-

ton Branches).
Slamannan and Borrowstouness Railway.
Wilsontown, IVlorningside, and Coltuess Railway (Improve-
ment and Branches).
Buckinghamshire Railway (Oxford and Bletchley Junction).
Electric Telegraph Company.
CORN-LAWS.

Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFOItD presented petitions from
the neighbourhood of Rochdale, praying fur the immediate
repeal of all duties on corn.
Mr. ALLIX presented a petition from the guardians of the
Wisbeach Union, in the counties of Cambridge and Norfolk.
praying that all tenements under 6t. be rated to the owner and
not the occupier, for the poor and highway rates.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from the magistrates and
inhabitands of Montrose, stating that that town in common
with other places in the kingdom was suffering very much
from the stagnation in trade, arising from the delay and un-
certainty attending the proceedings with regard to the Corn
Bill, at present before the House, and praying that no time may
be lest in passing it into law.
MR. SMITH O'BRIEN.

Mr. O'CONNELL said that he had given notice of motion
for the discharge of Air. Smith O'Brien, and he wished to
state that it was not his intention to proceed with that motion,
at the peremptory request of Mr. O'Brien himself.
MALTESE GRIEVANCES.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice that on Thursday he should
move for a continuation of the correspondence which had taken
place on the subject of Maltese grievances.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Dr. BOWRING wished to put a question to the Right
Hon. Baronet, with respect to the p:►rate business of that
House. The House would be aware, that a Committee was
appointed to look into the cases of Private Bills in order that
care should be taken that the passing of any private Bill
should not interfere with the public interest. Now, a great
many Bills had lately passed the House, and the parties had
got possession of ground, and, in many cases, they had posses-
sion of water-courses, and unless the progress of these Bills
was stopped, much damage would result to the public interest.
He begged to ask the Right Hon. Baronet, if the Government
had turned its attention to this subject ?
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the matter was under the
consideration of her Majesty's Government.
Mr. HUME wished to know from the Right Hon. Baronet,
whether the rope-makers were to be excluded from the Bill
known as Lord Ashley's Bill. He had presented a petition
from the rope-makers of Glasgow on the subject a few days
ago, and hoped her Majesty's Ministers would consider the
subject.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said that if the Hon. Member
would introduce a Bill to exclude the rope-makers from the
provisions of the measure complained of, he would support it.