The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-20 00:00:00

STANDING ORDERS.

Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET moved that Nos.
7,8, and 9, of standing order 87, be rescinded.—
Agreed to.
THE MACCLESFIELD AND LICHFIELD
RAILWAY.

Mr. :MINTZ withdrew the petition intended to be
pr seated in avour of the Macclesfield and Lichfield
Railway.
CHURNET VALLEY BRANCH AND NORTH
STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.

The same LION. MEMBER also presented a petition in
favour of the above-named railway Bill.

THE CORN LAWS.
• Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from the city of
Glasgow, praying the House to pass into a law the
propos:d of her Majesty's Government in favour of
tree trade.

Mr. BROTHERTON also presented a petition, signed
by 2,000 of the inhabitants of Ratcliffe and Ptlkington,
to the same effect.

Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a petition from
Drogheda, to the same effect.
Mr. SMYTHE presented a petition from a Peace So-
ciety deprecating war.
Captain HEATHCOTE presented a petition from
Plymouth (as we un lerstood), signed by upwards of
2,000 inhabitants, in favour of the Government measure.

Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Gravesend,
in the county of Kent, signed by the Mayor and Alder-
men, in favour of the Government measure.

Mr. GISBORNE presented a number of petitions to
the same effect.

HANDLOOM WEAVERS.

Lord G. I3ENTINCK presented a petition, signed
by 4,756 handloom weavers in Spitalfieids. The peti-
tioners stated that they viewed with alarm the sweeping
changes proposed by the kloverment, supported by the
cry of cheap bread, which, in the opinion of the peti-
tioners meant low wages, therefore they prayed this
[lou e not to sanction the proposed measure.
CHARTIST CONVICTS.

Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition
from Lancaster, signed by 4,000 operatives of the town;
also a petition from Airdrie, in Scotland; praying for the
I.beration of ,Frost, and Jones. •
TEN HOURS' BILL.

Mr. COOPER presented p4:titions from Wigan, and
several other places, in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill.

METROi'OLITAN DISTRICT ASYLUMS.

PATTISON presented a petition from the
guardians of the Vest London Union against the esta-
blishment of district asylums.
Sir T. ACLAND presented several petitions from
several parts. of Devonthire, praying that the House
would not sanction any measure for repealing the pro-
tective duties.
Mr. B. ESCOTT presented a petition, signed by a
large number of the inhabitants of the city of Win-
chest, r, expressing their satisfaction at the measure
then under the consideration of the House, and re-
gretting that the repeal of the corn•laws was not effected
immediately.
Mr. IL lIINDE gave notice of his intention to put a
question to the Vice-President of the Board of Trade,
in order to know if it was the intention of Government
to make any proposition founded on the report of the
Gauge Commi sinners.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT,
Mr. WODEHOUSE said, that on Tuesday last he
gave notice of his intention to put a question to the First
Lori of the Treasury on the subject of the proposed
new law of settlement ; and he had been given to
understand that the Right Honourable Baronet
the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment was now prepared to give him an answer.
lie wished to know when the in w measure alluded to
alme short time ago by the Right Hon. Baronet, the
First Lord of the Treasury, was likely to be laid upon
the table of the House ? _ _

Sir JAMES GRAHAM slid the Bill was already
prepared, and it was his intention, at an early period, to
lay it upon the table of the House, but it was not his
intention to press it forward, or bring on the discussion
upon it until the measures relating to the food of the
people had been passed into a law.—(Hear, hear.)
An HON. MEMBER wished to know if the Bill would
i
provide if a live years' residence n a particular parish
would give a person a settlement.
S'r JAMES GRAHAM declined to enter into par-
ticulars.
COUNTY WORKS PRESENTMENT (IRELAND)