The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-07 00:00:00

CEYLON,

Mr. HAWES said he would lay the report of the
Royal Cenunimsion on Ceylon nn the Wale of the House
to-night, and it would probably be placed in the hands
of Mt.nab.-rs to-morrow.
EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHISE TO
COUNTIES.

M. LOCKE KING brought up his Bill fur the exten-
sion of the county franchise to 10/. householders.
The Hon. Member, on appearing at the bar with the
Bill, was received with cheers.
The Bill was ordered to be read a second time on tho
2cl of April.—(This announcement was received with
laughter.)
MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.

On the motion that the House on its rising adjourn
till Monday m xt,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said,— Sir, in rising to
move that the House at its rising adjourn till
Monday next, I will make the statement which
I promised on Monday last. My Right Hon. Friend
the Secretary of State for the Home Department will,
on the reading of the order of the day for the second
reading of the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, state the altera-
tions and modifications which we propose to make in
that Bill, and, as they are extensive, I propose after
that statement has been made to postpone the second
reading of the Bill until Friday next.—(Hear, hear.)
With respect to the general business of the session, I
should state that a considerable interval having taken
place, in which no public business has been transacted, it
is most desirable that we should proceed with as little
delay as possiele, and, therefore, on Monday next
I propose that the House shall go into Com-
mittee on the Navy Estimates. As I have
proposed a postponement of the second reading of the
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill until Friday, I trust that there
will be no opposition on the part ot Hon. Members who
are opposed to the Bill, to go into Committee on an
early day after reading the Bill a second time,
supposing that the House should pass the second
reading. It will be necessary to take some votes with
regard to the army and ordnance estimates, and espe-
cially to take a vote for the number of men required in
the army, as the House is aware that the Mutiny Bill
expires on the 25th of March, and the Easter
vacation intervenes before that day. Ido not pro-
pose to take any vote on account of the Income-tax
until Monday, the 24th, and on the Friday preceding,
that is on the 21st, my Right Hon. Friend the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer will state any alterations which
he has to propose with regard to the financial measures
of the session.
The motion for the adjournment was then carried.
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of the Bill,
Mr. STUART presented a petition in favour of the
Bill from the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Church of
Scotland, which he moved should be read by the Clerk
at the table.
The petition was then read at length by the Clerk at
the table.
Lord ARUNDEL and SURREY presented a petition
against the Bill from the Roman Catholics of Wales.
Dr. POWER presented a similar petition from Cork.
Mr. REYNOLDS presented a Peati'n to the same
effect signed by 6,000 of the Roman Catholic inhabit-
ants of St. Mary's, St. Thomas, and St. Georges, Dub-
lin. On the motion of the Hon. Gentleman the petition
was read by the clerk at the table.
Sir WILLIAM CLAY presented a petition against
the Bill from the Roman Catholics of the Tower Ham-
lets.
Mr. COBDEN presented a similar petition from the
Roman Catholics of Yorkshire.
Mr. M. O'CONNELL presented ten similar petitions
from places in Ireland, and praying that the revenues of
the Protestant Church might in future be appropriated
to the relief of the poor.
Mr. A. GORE presented a petition to the same effect
from Sligo.
Mr. CAYLEY presented two similar petitions from
places in the West Riding.
Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition to the
the same effect from the Roman Catholics of Colchester.
Petitions were then presented by Mr. Cardwell, from
Liverpool; by Mr. Clement, Mr. Leonard, Mr. Bennet,
and Mr. Roche, from the county ot Cork; by other
members from the county of Downe, by Mr. Philip
Howard, from Exeter, signed by upwards of 3,000 of the
artisans, labourers, and other members of the community
of Exeter. (Some amusement was occasioned in the
House, and not a little laughter, by the Hon. Member
going to the wrong side of the table to give his petition
to the Clerk of the House).—The petition was ordered
to lie on the table.
Mr. GRATTAN presented a petition from several
thousand people in Ireland to the same effect.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from 616 per-
sons of conditi,n and character who desired to re-
sist the Papal aggression. They expressed a strong
hope that the officers of Government would resist this
aggression; yet, while expressing this hope, they at the
same time said that the last thought in their minds was
to oppose anything like a barrier to the progres.3 o: eivui
and religi,us liberty.
Mr. MORGAN JOHN O'CONNELL presented pe•
titions against the Bill from the Roman Catholics of
Listowell and several other places in Ireland.