The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-28 00:00:00

SUNDAY TRADING.

Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from the
parishioners of St. Margaret's, Westminster, praying that the
house would take into its consideration some measure fur the
suppression of unnecessary Sunday trade.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
Mr. WILLI AMS presented a petition from the mayor and
corporation of Aberystwith, praying that the House would
take into considerati, n some measure for the better education of
the working classes.
REGULAR CLERGY OF IRELAND.
Lord MORPETH presented a petition from the clergy of
Dublin in favour of the restoration of the regular clergy of
Ireland who were excluded from any participation in the Ca-
tholic Relief Bill of 1829 to the right and immunities enjoyed
by their fellow clergymen. He also presented several petitions
to the same effect from other parts of Ireland.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Lord MORPETH presented a petition from the Belfast
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty,to Animals. The peti-
tioners stated that the town of Belfast was much annoyed by the
barbarous amusement of cock-fighting, which was carried on
near it to some extent. They stated that there was a local
and prohibiting any cockfighting within the town, but that
outside the town the practice was still carried on, and they
prayed for an extension of the powers given in the Local Act
to enable them to suppress the practice.
WOODBRIDGE UNION.
Captain PECHELL presented a petition, signed by Mr.
King, a schoolmaster in Woodbridge, in Suffolk, atatirg that
he had preferred certain charges of extreme cruelty
and neglect against the authorities of Woodbridge Union-
house, and that he was compelled to forego the investi-
gation of the most important charges, in consequence of some
of his witnesses having been basely tampered with, and
that the Poor-law Commissioners would not allow any
further proceedings, unless they were furnished with a
list of witnesses, which gave the accused party an opportunity
of tampering with them again, as the petitioner was denied
access to those witnesses, who were inmates of the
union workhouse, while the accused had the means of
seeing them. The petitioner also stated that he was able
to prove that the decision of the Commissioners
was extremely unjust ; and he therefore prayed the House to
muse a proper inquiry into the conduct of the Poor-law
Commissioners, that injured innocence might be protected,
and crime might meet its just reward.
POOR-LAW COMMISSJONERS.
Captain PECHELL gave notice that he should postpone
his motion with respect to the conduct of the Poor-law Com-
missioners corcerning the case of Great Faires, in Somerset-
shire, in consequence of the communication of the Poor-law
Commissioners from the rate-payers of that parish.
POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).
Mr. POULETT SCROPE gate notice, that he should
postpone his motion on the Irish Poor-laws till this day fortnight.

FRENCH CLAIMS.
On the motion of Mr. BARRY BALDWIN, it was
ordered that returns of all suns of money now in the hands of
the Paymaster of Civil Services, on account of French claims,
should be made; also, of all auras of money that have come
into the hands of the Paymaster of Civil Services, on account
of French claims, since the sth day of August, 1840, with the
respective dates when the same were received, and
the source from whence they arose. Of all sums of money
paid by
.the Paymaster of Civil Services, on account of
French cliims, since the fifth day of August, 1840, with the
respective dates when such payments ware made, and to whom
and for what account the same were made. respectively. Of
the names and description of the present officers of the French
Claims Eestaidishinent, with the d..tes of their respective ap-
pointments, and the amount of their respective salaries, and
up to what time such salaries have been paid.
RAILWAY COMPANIES BILL.
On the motion of Mr. HUDSON, this Bill was read a se-
cond time.

CORRESPONDENCE SOCIETY.
The Bill Is as read a third time.
SUPPLY.

The report of the Committee was brought up.
PUBLIC WORKS IN IRELAND.
The Earl of LINCOLN made some observations in reference
to the mode of giving employment in Ireland, in order to meet
the distress occasioned by the failure of the potatoe crop ; but
the Noble Lord spoke in so low a tone, that he was almost
inaudible in the gallery. He was understood to say
hat, owing to the failure of the potatoe crop, and the
distress consequent thereon, it had been resolved upon by the
Government to give grants of money to promote public works,
such as should be presented by the grand juries ; but it so
happened that means had not been taken by the presentment
sessions, to enable the Government to do this. Under those
circumstances, he would propose to introduce a short Act, by
which to meet this difficulty, by giving the Lord Lieutenant
power to reassemble the grand juries for the purpose of grant-
ing money for public works. He would propose the second
reading of the Bill on to-morrow week.

NEW MEMBERS.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL said he would postpone, until after
the holidays, his motion that two additional Members be
granted to Cork.

COLLEGE TENURES.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said he would postpone until
Monday week his motion that the House consider the petition
from tenants under Trinity College, and others interested in
land in the barony of Irraghticut.nor, in the county of Kerry,
praying the House forthwith to carry into effect the recom-
mendations of Lord Devon's Commission, so far as regards the
conversion of College tenures into perpetuities.
ANDOVER UNION.
Lord COURTENAY moved that the Select Committee on
the Andover Union have leave to report the minutes of evi-
dence taken before them from time to to time.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he would wish to know upon what
grounds the Committee had refused to report the minutes of
the evidence in that Committee.

Lord COURTENAY said that he gave his casting vote
against publishing the evidence when the question came to
division. But the Committee was an open one and the public
had free access to it ; and the consequence was that incorrect
reports of the proceedings had gone to the public. However,
he now made this motion, in compliance with the Committee,
though he was still of the same opinion he originally enter-
tained upon the subject.
Mr. BOUVERIE opposed the motion. He thought that
the character of others might be affected in the course of inves-
tigation without. their having the power of making any defence,
and on these grounds he shou!d oppose the motion.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM should object to it as being en.
tirely inconsistent with former precedents.
Captain PECIIELL said that the subject had been can-
vassed over and over again, and he hoped the House would
support the views of the Committee.

Air. PAK INGTON concurred in the motion, as he though)
further investigation would put an end to such disgracefu.
scenes.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE felt that the publication of evidence
such as had been laid before that Committee might be
attended with great injury and injustice to individuals.
One witness had been examined before that Committee who
charged several of the others with perjury. Now if
the newspapers were to publish that, those who
were affected by it could have a remedy, but when the House
published the same evidence they had no remedy. The cases
of 1836 and 1837, which had been quoted, appeared to him to
bear no analogy to the present instance.
Lord COUR TENA Y felt that he must take the opinion of
the House on the subject.
Strangers were accordingly ordered to withdraw, and the
House divided, when there appeared--
For the motion
Against it Bl

Majority against the motion ...... —65
On our readmission to the gallery we found
Captain PECHELL on his legs, asking information as to
chat had been done in respect of the provision for retiring
pensions for officers in the navy ?