The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-02 00:00:00

BOLTON ELECTION.

Mr. HAMILTON brought up the report of the
Bolton Election Committee, declaring Mr. Bolling
duly elected.
Sir T. BIRCH presented a petition from Liver-
pool, praying that the house would take effectual
measures for the suppression of the slave trade.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dundee,
praying that no addition might be made to the ex-
penditure of the country.
Mr. DIVETT presented petitions from Devon
and Exeter against the increase of the army and navy,
and for the abolition of the punishment cf death.
Mr. BUCK presented petitions against any altera-
tion of the navigation-laws.

Mr. W. BROWN presented a petition from a
place in Lancashire against any increase in the
income-tax.

Mr. HOLLAND presented a petition from Hast-
ings against the imposition of an income-tax upon
income arising from trades and professions. _ _

Mr. R. PALMER presented ; petition from Read-
ing in favour of the health of Towns Bill.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from Bolton
against war establishments.
Mr. ROBINSON presented three petitions from
operatives in the port of London against any altera-
tion in the navigation laws.
Mr. lIUTT presented a petition from Gateshead
in favour of the Health of Towns Bill.

Lord W. POWLETT presented a petition against
any alteration in the navigation laws.
Mr. HORSMAN presented a petition from Wok-
ingham complaining of the defective state of tho
law with respect to tithes in that parish.
Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition
from 111arylebone against the income-tax.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR gave notice of his intention
on Thursday, the 16th of March, to move for leave
to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the law relating
to Friendly Societies.
POOR-LAWS.

Mr. SIIAFTO ADAIR, seeing the Right Hon.
Gentleman the First Commissioner of Poor-laws in
his place, wished to ask him a question, of which he
had given notice, namely, whether it was the inten-
tion of her Majesty's Government to introduce any
Bill this session to amend the law so far as it related
to the casual poor ; was the expense of their main-
tenance to rent with the parish where they applied for
relief, or upon the entire union ?
Mr. C. BULLER said it appeared to him that the
present operation of the law was a great evil, but still
he was not prepared to say what the intentions of
Government were upon the subject, because he had
not yet brought it under their consideration. The
matter, however, would have his best attention, and
he hoped to be able to devise some remedy for the evil.
RETURNS.

Colonel SIBTIIORP moved for a return of the
quantities of each description of goods entered for
consumption on payment of a decreased duty, and
for which bonds have been required for the payment
of existing duties in case the proposed new tariff shall
not receive the sanction of Parliament (to be conti-
nued till the sth of Jan., 1848, in continuation of Par-
liamentary Paper, No. 299, of session 1846), an account
of the articles of import into the United Kingdom in
which all customs duties have been withdrawn since
the Ist clay of January, 1842, specifying the articles,
the date at which the duty on each ceased to be levied,
and the total amount of duty which was levied on
each in the year 1841 (to be continued till the sth day
of January, 1848, in continuation of Parliamentary
Paper, No. 299, of session 1846). Also account of
all changes made since the Ist day of January, 1841,
in the duties of Customs payable on goods, wares, and
merchandize imported into the United Kingdom ;
showing the dates when such changes were effected,
the duties previous to such alterations, and the duties
subsequent to each alteration ; and also the quantities
of each article imported (including those on which
the duties have been repealed), and the net amount of
revenue received on account of each article, during
the years ending respectively the sth day of January,
1842, and ths sth day of January, 1846 (to be con-
tinued till the sth day of January, 1848, in continu-
ation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 417, of session
1846).—Motion agreed to.
ISLE OF MAN;

Dr. BOWRING rose to bring forward his motion
on the subject of the grievances of the inhabitants of
the Isle of Man. The inhabitants of that ;island had
seen the vast reforms which had been carried
on in this country, while no benefits whatever
had been conferred upon the Isle of Man, and
there had been a total disregard of the interests
of that portion of her Majesty's subjects.
The persons who had charge of the interests of that
island were self-elected and perfectly irresponsible.
In the House of Keys there m. 0.,. in ueion of the
legislative and judicial functions, and the greatest
possible inconvenience and injustice arose from this
ambination. There were no precedents to guide