The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-28 00:00:00

INTERMENT IN TOWNS.

Mr. M'KINNON presented a petition from Wolverhamp-
ton in favour of the Bill for the prevention of interments in
towns.

GOVERNMENT MEASURES.

Sir R. PEEL said he had to present a petition from the
merchants, bankers, and other persons at Bristol, who stated
that the stagnation of trade was great, and that it was to be
remedied by the measures proposed by her Majesty's
Minis-
ters, and they therefore prayed the House to pass them into a
law. The petition was signed by over two hundred of the
largest and most respectable houses.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
BRISTOL WATER-WORKS.
This Bill was read a first time.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Mr. CARDWELL moved the adjournment of the House, at
its rising, until Monday.— Agreed to.
WINDOW DUTIES.

Lord DUNCAN, according to representations which had
been made to him by his constituents, owing to the delays
which had taken place in the discussion of the corn-laws and
the commercial duties introduced by the Government,
deemed it expedient to postpone his motion on the subject of
the window duties until after Easter.
THE GOVERNMENT MEASURES.

Mr. NEWDEGATE wished to ask/her Majesty's Govern-
ment when it was 'their intention to introduce the Bills for
affording facilities for the draining of estates, for the consolida-
tion of highways, for the payment of schoolmaiters in union
workhouses, and the Bill respecting the payment of the Irish
constabulary force, which were referred to in the speech of the
First Lord of the Treasury when announcing the Government
measures ?

Sir R. PEEL said—With respect to the last two questions
—namely, what steps the Government had made for intro
clueing Bills for the payment of schoolmasters in union work-
houses, and for supporting the constabulary force
in Ireland at the public charge —he begged to
inform the Honourable Member that provision could not
be made for these objects until the next Committee of Supply.
With respect to the Bills for improving the drainage of estates,
and consolidating the highway rates, the lion. Gentleman was,
no doubt aware, that since the announcement of these
measures, there had been an extreme pressure on the
time of the Government. Their announcement brought
a great number of suggestions, which required
much time for consideration.—( Hear.) They had, however,
lost no time in doing so, and he hoped on this day week to be
in a condition to lay them on the table of the House.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVE 'VENTS.

Sir R. 11. INGLIS inquired when the Bills.for improving
the metropolis, and for making a park at Battersea, like the
one at the east end of Lond.m, would be laid on the table. The
Right Hon. Baronet observ. d, that his only rbject was that thi
Bill should be laid on the table of the House.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the Bills were already pre-
pared, and the dt afts had been Ifni-lied. His Noble Friend had
gone t, Ireland; and, as he took such great trouble in pre-
paring them, he wi,,hed the di afts to be sent after him for his
revision.

LOANS TO LANDED PROPRIETORS FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF PROPERTY.

Mr. ESCOTT wished to ask the First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether be was prepared to lay on the table of the nous-
that portion of his scheme for the improvement of land, where-
by it was intended to give loans to landed proprietors un proper
security ?
Sir R. PEEL said that the Government had been exces-
sively occupied, but he hoped by this day ( Friday) week that
he would be able to lay that Bill upon the !able of the House.

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--INFORMERS' (IRELAND.)
Mr. S. O'BRIEN said he would move for a return of the
total amount of money which had been paid for services, by the
Government, to a man named Robert Reilly, alias Robert
Alexander, alias William Roberts, alias Hugh O'Neil, who
had been sentenced to transportation at the last Tyrone ass;zes.
He would also move, on Tuesday next, a resolution to the effect
that several royal commissions had been instituted with a
view to the improvement of Ireland, and that these commis-
sions had laid before the Government a variety of sugges-
tions, not one of which had been acted upon.