The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
LEEDS, DEWSBURY, AND MANCHESTER
(OSSETT BRANCII) RAILWAY BILL.
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On the motion of Mr. BECKETT, this Bill was
withdrawn.

Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee,
praying the House to reduce the amount of legacy
duty plyable on charitable bequests.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented two petitions from
members of the Odd Fellows' Society, praying that
the laws relating to the government of friendly
societies might be extended to them.
Alderman COPELAND presented a petition pray-
ing for an alteration in the Small Debts Act.
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY pre-
sented several petitions in favour of the Roman Ca-
tholic Relief Bill.

Mr. 11ASTIE presented a petition from Paisley
praying for an amendment in the Scotch poor-law.
Col,nel MUIR presented a petition in favour of
the repeal of the duty upon legacies for charitable
purposes, on the ground that the enforcement of such
duties was contrary to the beneficent intentions of
the donors.

Mr. EIVART presented a petition against any in-
crea►e in the naval or military establishments of the
country; also, a petition from the town and corpora-
tion of the city of Limerick, praying the House to
abolish the puni•hment of death.
An Hori. MEmnEa presented a petition, signed by a
number of the out pensioners of Chelsea Hospital,
complaining that five per cent. of their pensions had
been withheld from them for several years, and that it
was only during the present year that they had been
paid in full ; they prayed the House to appoint an
early (lay for the payment of the arrears due to them.
The Hon. Member moved that the petition be
referred to the Select Committee on the army and
navy estimates.—Motion agreed to.
Mr. COLVILE presented a petitition from Derby
against the Bill for establishing diplomatic relations
between this country and the Court of Rome.
Mr. H. BAILLIE presented a petition from Roman
Catholics resident in Inverness in favour of the Roman
Catholic Relief Bill.

Mr. P. SCROPE presented a petition from Bal-
lyna, praying the Government to afford some employ-
ment for the poor of their union on the waste lands in
the neighbourhood, in order to relive the inhabitants
from the great burden of their support.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from various
distillers of Elgin, in Scotland, praying for an altera-
tion in the Excise laws, with respect to the transmis-
sion of spirituous liquors from Scotland into this
country.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Ledbury, in
the county of Hereford, against any increase in the
army and navy; also petitions in favour of an equali-
zation of the Itgacy duties and income-tax.
Mr. C. BRUCE rose for the purpose of requesting
that the petition he had just presented from Elgin on
the subject of the Excise laws might receive the
fullest attention of the Committee on Public Peti-
tions, and he trusted that they would consider it of
sufficient importance to have it printed in extenso
with the other petitions.
Mr. THORNELY said that no doubt the petition
would receive due consideration from the Committee.
RECLAMATION OF `YASTE•LANDS (IRELAND)

Mr. F. FRENCH gave notice that he would, upon
an early day, move for leave to bring in a Bill pro-
viding for the reclamation of the west lands of Ire-
land.