The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-20 00:00:00

Ltrd BROUGHA?,I said that it was hurried on at the pace
of the snail rather than of the swift-footed Achilles.

Lord STANLEY said he had several petitions to present to
their Lordships' House upon the same subject as that of the
petition presented by the Noble Lord who had just set down.
The first of these petitions was from the tenant farmers of the
County of .Haddingto -, who stated that they viewed the
contemplated change in the earn-laws with ala-m, and that
grain should not 1:e imported into this country from foreign
countries without adequate protection to the home
grower, and that at least they should he compensated in the
event of such a Bill passing. He had another petition to
prei:ent from the churchwardens and inhabitants cf Newchapel.
in Lancashire, which stated that the passing of the Bill would
be attended with results the most pr: judicial to the general
welfare of the British empire, and that the manufacturing
classes did not require the passing of such a law. He
had another petition from the inhabitants of a parish
in the cout.ty of Flint against the same Bill, and the petitioners
hoped they would not be sacrificed. The next petition which
he had to present upon the same subject, was from two parishes
in the county of Kildare, in Ireland, and the petitioners, in
their prayer, drew rather a curious distinction. They stated
that they viewed the contemplated change with consterna-
tion, as one eLlculated to have an injurious effect upon
the agricultural iree,ests of that country, and that, in the
event of its pas;ing, the Irish farmers should recx ire compensa-
tion, and that the ger.eral interest of t:.e I,iFli farmer should
be protected.— (Laughter. ) He agreed with the petitioners,
and regretted that they bad not gone as far as he could wish.
'He deplored the introdaction of this all, and trusted it would
never recei•.e their Lordships' sandlots.
IRISH BISHOPS REVENUES.

Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the bishop and
eleeg; of the diocese. of Kilmore, praying that the prior-rate
should not lie elartirted from their incomes. The petitiomrs
therefore prayed that they might be assessed to the poor rates
not upon. but the gressroft• g
Lord llONTEM3LFtpresented a petition in 47013 T of the
Great (Irish) Westco The same Noble Lord also
presented a petition from the Graorl • Pell' of the city of
Limerick, praying the Government to affoid the people Ow
wails of improving the harbour in that locality, and whilst he
did so ha :11/ished tp ask the Noble Lord at the head of the
Admiralty, whether it was pi-44141g that the Government re-
port respecting the harbour in question WO-old he shertly
on the table of the !louse?
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that the report had been
signed that. day. and it would be laid on the table of the
House in the tcoarse a. vit weq. It would have been
brought forward at an earlier ,period; but 'there was a poi Brat
'desire en the part of the Government to present the reperts
respecting the other harbours of Leland at the same time.
The Earl of CLARE eptirel7 concurred with what had fallen
from his Noble FriPrti•
BRITISH AND IRISH UNION RAILWAY.
Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition in favour of this
line of railway.
THE CASE OF MR. GULSTON.
The Earl of CL INCA RTV said be took, that oppertopity
of stating act Mr. Colston had produced the documents
which had been referred to last night. That gentle,
man considered that he had no right to produce the p4iipr9
without an order from the Commissioners. That had been üb.
tained and the papers given up.
Lerd BROUGHAM did not 4114 there had been any irre-
gularity manifested on the present occasien. He had reed the
letter of Mr. Colston to the Cornalissionere, for leave to
produce the papers, and thought he had acted in the
manner with due corostieration. He was g'ad to hear that
the Gemeciesionere had seen the propriety of not setting
themselves in opposition to the peiyilegee of the House.
The Earl of CLANCARTY would be the last in that
House to accuse the Learned Lord of irregularity.—(Loud
bohter. )
Lord NJ ONTEAGLE said that Mr. Gaston had written
from Ireland asking for c.ntein lettere? frlr tlap PuiTe'e of !Ping
them for his own case. The answer that was wren 1F?,5 not
for one moment to withhold the documents. It was therefore
no objection, but still he considered the question put by the
Noble and Learned Lord was g very proper one.
Lord BROUGHAM—The better ;day pr judg.;llg.
lion would be to sea these letters of the ComMissioncrs to Mr.
Goblin].
Lord CLARE said that the very moment the letters were
sent for, Mr, Golston received the authority of the Commis-
sioners fur their production,
He might produce them it he liked ; he, however, considered
he hart no right to pro;'uce them till he had the order to do so
from the Cornmissiorers.
Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills,
requesting their Lo,Aships' assent. ~Ordpred to lee er: the table.
FEVER (IRELAND) 1311. L.
The Earl ST. GERMANS stated, with reference to the
Bill which the Noble Duke bad introduced that evening, that
he trueted their Lordships, considering the very important
nature of the provisions of the Bill and the pressing demand
for its speedy opergtien, would induce their Lordships tp this-
pense with the usual standing orders of the House, and know
the Bill to be passed into law with all possible dispatch.