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

SU MMA ay.

The Lords met to-day at a Quarter past Five o'clock.

;ieveral petitions were presented from different parts
of the country, against any alteration in the corn•laws.
Lcrd CAMOYS presented petilions from Ox-
fordshire, in favour of an alteration in the corn-laws.

Lord ROSSE moved, pursuant to notice, for a return
of the amount of fees incurred by the introduction of
railway Bills into this House during the last session of
Parliament; and by petition against such Bills; and how
applied.—Agreed to.

In answer to a question from Lord MONTEAGLE,
The Earl of ABERDEEN said he had no objection to
the production to the report of Mr. Walker, relative to
the alteration in the American tariff.

Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock precisely.
Mr. HODGSON said he had several petitions which
ought to have been presented to the House on Friday
last. He wished to know whether any Member present-
ing a petition was bound to state that he received it on
the Friday, in order to present it? Could the petitions
be properly presented on the following Friday?
The SPEAKER said that any Member could present
a petition on the Friday following the previous Friday.
Mr. H. BERKLLEY presented petitions against the
Glasgow, Paisley, and Ayr Railway, and the Glasgow,
Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayiltailway, with branehe:.
The Hon. Member also presented petitions against the
Cambridge, Staines, Henley, and another railway.
Mr. DUNDAS presented a petition against the Edin-
burgh and Northern Railway, complaining of non-
compliance with the standing orders.
Petitions were presented against the London and
York Railway, the York and North Midland Rail-
way, and the Manchester and Southampton Railway.
A petition was presented against the North Stafford-
shire Railway, complaining of non-compliance with the
standing orders.
Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented a petition, signed
by 3,000 of the inhabitants and burg( saes of York,
praying that the sentence of transportation passed on
Frost, Will;ams and Jones be remitted.
'
Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the in-
habitants of Hammersmith and Fulham against the en•
roltneut of the militia.

Petitions were presented in favour of Lord Ashley's
Ten Hours' Bill.

RAILWAYS.
Mr. BARRY BALI)WIN presented a petition com-
plaining (as we understood) that the Lancaster and Car-
lisle Railway promoters had not complied with the
standing orders.

NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. WODEHOUSE withdrew the motion which
stood in his name on the
aper, and begged to substitute
instead, a return of local
rceht-urratse
taxation,rates namely, poor-rates,
county-rates, highway.
rates,
of rnonne c thete d
years 1762 to 1839.
Mr. HAW ES moved for' certain and chu r n
vtith the Post-office and with timber.
par-
ticulars of the returns were we could not otNlVihat the
ear, in conse-
quence of the noise in the House and
the very low tone
of the speaker.
THE AYR AND GALLOWAY RAILWAY.
Mr. CRAIG presented a petition against the Ayr and
Galloway lif.ilway on the ground of non-compliance
with the standing orders.
Sir C. NAPIER wished to ask the Right Hon. Pa-
ronet at the bead of the Government if any compensa-
tion bad yet been awarded to Mr. Pritchard, the late
Consul at Otaheite?
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the Gallant Officer
was aware that the question of compensation
was to have been determined by two officers, one
from the English, and one from the French navy. i