The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-13 00:00:00

Mr. WALL said he was prepared to support the allegations
in the petition.
The petition was then ordered to be printed.
RAILWAY DISTURBANCES.
Mr. JAMES asked the Right Hon. Bart. the Secre-
tary of State, if he had received any official account of a
savavage affray which had taken place at Penrith, in the
county of Cumberland, between a number of Irish
labourers, who were armed with knives, sticks, and other
weapons, and to such an extent had this been carried,
that it had been difficult, with the assistance of the
yeomanry cavalry to preserve the peace of the district.
Sir J. (iRAIIAM said he had received no official
information on the subject.
Mr. EWART wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentle-
man the President of the Board of Trade, whether he
had taken into his considerati,m the necessity of obliging
railway Companies to make some provision to prevent
the recurrence of such acts, and thus to protect the
public against the injuries likely to be sustained, by
f:aving some hundreds of these labourers scattered over
the country.
Sit G. CLERK made a remark across the table,
whibh was inaudible in the gallery.
W ESTMINSTER- BRIDGE.
Sir R. INGLIS said he had given notice of his inten-
tion to put certain questions relative to Westminster
bridge and the ntw Palace at Westminster. At the
close of the last session of Parliament he put several
questions upon these subjects. The Right lion. Gentle-
man the First Lord of the Treasury then said he bad
received certain communications on this subject. He now
wished to ask w hether those communications comprised the
amount of money which had been expended in the repairs
of the House, if such a word could be applied to such
an object, andC whether the Government here prepared
to appoint a Commwitte or object to the appointment of
a Committee upon the subject.
Mr. CARDWELL said that the subject had been
carefully and fully considered by the Right Ho-
nourable Gentle-man at the head of her Majts-
ty's Government, and after considering the report
of the Commissioners who bad the care of Westmin-
ster-bridge, he did not think that there was sufficient
reason for building a new bridge. Instructions, however,
were given to the Commissioners to inquire into the
state of the bridge with respect to its security. The re-
port of the Commissioners did not recommend any alter-
ation in the bridge, nor did it recommend any further
steps to be taken. Under these circumstances, seeing,that
ample care had been taken with reference to the safety of
the public. Ue (Mr. Cardwell) hoped the Hon. Bart.
would not think it necessary to move for 1" Committee
Sir R. IL INGLIS was not at liberty to say more
than he thought the answer most unsatisfactory. He
would now, however, ask when it was likely that the
New Houses of Parliament would be ready to be occu-
pied ? He did not mean the room only in which
the Legislature was to meet but the committee-rooms
and the other parts of the building. He wished
to know when they would be able to
have their accommodation in the new Houses
of Parliament—not merely into the room where they
were to sit, but also when the other apart-
ments would be in a state of readiness.
If the expectation which had been held out that
that the new Houses would be ready at the commence-
ment of the session of 1837, would not be realised. He
would also wish to know whether her Majesty's Govern-
ment would consent to appoint a Committee to ascertain
the cause of the delay.