The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-17 00:00:00

RELIGIOUS PROSECUTIONS.

The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from
certain residents in the parish of Marylebone, complain-
ing that a series of prosescutions had been instituted
against individuals on the score of blasphemy, and pray-
ing that the laws which authorised such proceedings
might be put an end to.
CORN-LAWS.

Petitions were presented by Mr. Thornely, Mr.
Baillie Cochrane, and another Hon. Member, against
the corn•laws, from Staffordshire and Bridport.
SUNDERLAND DOCKS.

Mr. GREENE presented a petition in favour of the
Bill for making a railway to these docks.
CORN LAWS (IRELAND).
Lord G. BENTINCK presented a petition, signed by
nineteen magistrates of the county of Tipperary, assem-
bled at Clonmel, including the High Sheriff, praying
that the measures of the Government in respect of the
corn-laws might not be passed, and stating that in
the event of those measures passing, they apprehended
a great scarcity of potatoes, as they believed that
the certain consequence of those measures would be to
throw a large quantity of laud now unemployed in the
growth of potatoes out of cultivation, and, consequently,
occasion the greatest distress in the county Tipperary.
lie had another petition to, present of a rather
remarkable character ; it was signed by upwards of
3,000 of the electors of the eastern division of
Cumberland, and he believed, with the exception
of the steward of the estate, it was signed by
every individual tenant of the Laird of Netherby Hall
(sir James Graham).—(A laugh.) The object of the
petition was to pray that the Government measure re-
specting the corn laws might not pass the Legislature.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER pre-
sented a petition praying for the continuation of the
sees of St. Asaph and Bangor, which was ordered to lie
on the table.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES.

Sir R. PEEL said he had been requested to present a
petition, which, from the respectability of the signatures
attached to it, he felt highly honoured in being called on
to present. It was signed by the vast majority
of the great commercial gentlemen of the city
of London, and he believed it included all the
merchants engaged in the East India trade, and
was couched in the most respectful terms. The
petitioners complained of the great stagnation and
embarrassment under which commerce at present
suffered ; and they prayed that the House
would consider such with a view to relieving the em-
barrassment. The Right Hon. Gentleman presented
another petition from the linen manufacturers of the
North of Ireland. They stated that since the
removal of protection the culture of flax had
flourished, and was the only article of agri-
cultural produce that had flourished ; and further,
that they were then in a position to compete, in the
manufacture of limn, with any country in the world,
provided that no protection was afforded them. The Right
Hon. Baronet presented a third petition from the work-
ing men employed in the establishment of Baily Bro-
thers, Salebridge, in the county of Chester, praying that
the late measures introduced by her Majesty's Govern-
ment might pass into law as soon as possible.—(Hear,
hear.) The petitioners stated that the application was
their own spontaneous act, and that they were unin•
fluenced in so doing by their employers.—(Hear.)