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

RAILWAY.

Mr. MUNTZ withdrew the petition intended to b,
presented in favour of the Macclesfield and Lichfili
Railway.
CHURNET VALLEY BRANCH AND NORTH
STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.

The same HON. MEMBER also presented u 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
proposal of her Majesty's Government in favour of
free trade.
Mr. BROTHERTON also presented a petition, signed
by 2,000 of the inhabitants of Ratcliffe and Pilkington,
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.-Icrstood), signed by upwards of
2,000 inhabitants, in favour of the Government nleasut e.
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. BENTINCK presented a petition, signed
by 4,756 handlootn weavers in Spitalfields. - The peti-
tioners stated that they viewed with alarm the sweeping
changes proposed by the Goverment, suppoiied by the
cry of cheap bread, v..hicb, in the opinion of the peti-
tioners meant low wages, therefore they prayed this
flou:e not to sanction the proposed measure.
CHARTIST CONVICTS.

Mr. SFIARMAN CRAWFORD pre,ented a petitio'
from Ltuteater, signud by 4,000 operatives of tt.e town
also a petition from Airdrie, in Scotland, praying for tii
liberation of Frost, Williams, and Jones,
TEN HOURS' BILL. .

Ur. COOPER presented p.titioos from Wigan, ai:d
several other places, in favour of the Ten flours'
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ASYLUMS.

Mr. PATTISON presented a petition from thio
guardians of the West London Union against the esta-
blishment of district asylums.
Sir T. ACLANI) presented several petitions from
several parts of Devonthire, praying that the Houst,
would not sanction, any measure for repealing the pro-
tective duties.
Mr. B. ESCOTT presented a petition, si..;n!,.d by a
large number of the inhabitants of the city Of Win-
chast, 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. H. HINDE gave notice of his intention to put a.
question to the Viceg'resident 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 Commissioners.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT.

Mr. WODEEIOUSE said, that on Tuesday last he
!!:ave 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.
He wished to know when the new measure alluded to
some short time ago- by..the Bight Hon. Baronet, the
First Lord of the Treasury, was likely to be laid upon
the table of the House ?

Sir JAMES GRAHAM said the Bill was tdready
prepared, and it was his intention, at an early pe4od; to
lay.it upon the table pf the House, but it was not his
intention to press it forward, or bring on the disaussion
upon it until the measures relating to the'food of the
people had been passed into a law..—(llear, hear.). •
An HoN. MEMBER wished to know if the Bill would
provide if a five years' residence in a particular parish
would give a person a settlement.
S'r JAMES 9RAHAM declined to enter into par-
ticulars.
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