The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-16 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

--
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.
Mr. THORNELY brought up the report of the Com-
mittee on Petitions.
NAVIGATION BILL. _ _ _

This Bill was ordered to be read a third time this day
three mouths.

MILITIA PAY BILL.
This Bill was read rs third time and passed.

OUT-PENSIONERS BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
REPEAL OF THE UNION.

—.—
Sir R. 11. INGLIS presented a petition from Youghal
calling upon the House to take the question of the repeal
or the union into its most serious consideration, and
having done so, to declare by an enactment that it
should be treason for any one to agitate for the repeal
of the Union in any part of the United Kingdom here •
after. '

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TEMPLE OF JUGGERNAUT.
The RICIIT HON. BARNET also presented a petition
from a place in Warwick, against the granting of 23,000
rupees to the Temple of Juggernaut.
THE FACTORY ACT.

Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from Liver-
pool, praying for an alteration of the Factory Act.
PATENTS.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from nearly all the
scientific men of London, praying that all the patents
might be properly classified and made more easy of
reference.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS.

On the motion of Mr. HUME, Mr. Henley and Mr.
Hudson were added to the Committee.,

DROPPED NOTICES.

Lord G. BENTINCY postponed a motion which was on
the paper for last night until Tuesday, as also did
Mr. HERRIES on the commercial distress.
MARRIED SOLDIERS IN BARRACKS.

In reply to Major BLACKALL,
Mr. FOX MAULE stated that the subject of
providing proper accommodation for married soldiers
and their wives in barracks had occupied,
and continued to occupy, the attention of the
Government. Every accommodation would be given
which the barracks could afford for the separation
of the married men and their wives from the sleeping
places of the single men. The Government hoped soon
to be enabled to provide for the residence of married
soldiers out of the barracks.—(Hear.)
THE NATIONAL LAND COMPANY?!
In reply to a question from Mr. G. THOMPSON,
Mr. F. O'CONNOR stated that no day was open to
him to proceed with the Bill which he had
prepared with respect to the company. The com-
pany fully intended to give a conveyance of the
allotments to the tenants. They also considered
that the enrolment of the society according
to law was the cheapest, speediest, and most effective
way of giving the company a legalised existence.
ANNUITY-TAX (SCOTLAND).
Mr. HUME said he had intended to move an address
to the Queen, praying the appointment of a Commission
to inquire into the operation of this tax in Scotland. If
the Nuble Lord would state that the matter would be
inquired into during the recess, he would not proceed
with the motion.
Lord J. RUSSELL assured the Honourable Gentle-
man that the attention of the Government would be
devoted to the matter during the recess. A gentleman
would be sent to Edinburgh to collect the requisite in-
formatio3.—(ffear, hear.)
THE ENGINE-DRIVERS OF THE NORTH-

WESTERN.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR, seeing the Attorney-General in
place, wished to ask whether persons who had taken
season tickets, and who had been afraid to go by the lino
in consequence, using other conveyances, could recover
the loss they might sustain from the company?
Sir J. JERVIS said, when the matter came before him
in his official capacity, he should give an answer.
The subject was one that required some consideration,
and no notice having been given of the question, he
could not then reply to it.
UNLAWFUL SOCIETIES.
Sir G. GREY laid on the table the continuation of
the Act with respect to unlawful assemblies.
OUT-PENSIONERS BILL.

This Bill was read a third time.
PAROCHIAL DEBTS AND AUDIT BILL.
This Bill was also read a third time.
SHEEP, &c., DIPORTATION PROHIBITION

BILL.

On the motion that this Bill be read a third time,
Lord G. BENTlNcysaid • .
compliment the G s.. it was not often he had to
the pleasure ot thanking at any rate he had seldom
behalf of the farmers mg
the Board of Trade; but, on
Right Honourable _oetn'Etlngland, he begged to thank the
k-Nivhicheman for this Bill. If there
was one thing
d
te
Member for Tamworth used to Right Hon. Baronet the
at his instigation of
self-glorify himself more
than another, it was the
adoption. (
the principle of free-trade
ear, hear.) Looking at
this, and the tree trade opinionsn
n entertained by the Go-
vernmeint, he was glad to see thevio
Government
nment now coming
forward with a measure of prohibition. And :why did
they do so? Because their free-trade measures had
been the means of bringing into the
nn
contagious disease, which they had beentr country a foul and
_told by the
Honourable Member for Westbury had affiie
the flocks of Germany for many yeas.; and
also by the Government Inspector, that it was
un-
known in England until September last, and that it had
afflicted flocks from tweity-five to eighty per cent. ;
that Mr. Larpent had lost eight score of sheep in
four days, and ithe Marquis of Westminster 1,800.
Ho begged to thank the Government, therefore,
for this first step towards the repeal of- their free-trade
measures. He hooped it would not be the last measure
for the repeal of the obnoxious enactment of free trade,
which had accomplished so much mischief.
Mr. LABOUC HERE said any compliments from the
Noble Lord were so rare, that they had a very agreeable
sound to his ears'. In bringing forward this measure
the Government 'had no intention to depart from the