The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-20 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Alderman COPELAND presented a petition from the
mßrchants of Van Diemen% Land, praying for the die-
continu,ree of transportation to that cclony.
Mr. MURPHY presented a petition from Cork against
the Ec:desiastical Tides Bill.
Mr. WCULLAGH presented several petitions from
Ireland rn the same effect.
Mr. EILTME presented a petition from Montrose, com-
plaining of the duty on spirits imported from Scotland.
C4t.t D LIN DAS presented a petition from ticotland
praying for the 6valitation of the duty on homemade
bp,rits.
Mr. U. GIBSON presented petitions from Manchester
and London against ibe s•amp. duty on n6wsrapere.
NEW W RIT.

Oa the motion of Mr. HAY r ER. a now writ was
for file borough of Harwich, in the room of Mr.
PcinEep, whose Plecton bad been deciar,d void.
POOR LAW (IRELAND).

Mr. REYNOLDS gave noiice that on the sth of June
he would move an addret.a to her Mtlesty for the ap-
pointment of a Commission to inquire Into the adminis-
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,rst.on of the law for the relief (-frf the destitute in the
provinces of Ulster and Connaught.
THE " DERBI" DAY.

Major BERESFORD moved that the House at its
rising should adjourn until Thursday. _Yee the last few
ears the H- use had always had a holiday on the
Derby. day, and he saw no reason why they should not
adopt the same rule.—(Laughter.) There was no bu-
siness whatsoever on the parer, and he trusted the
House .ould agten to hi motion, not so much for the
convenience of M; mbers as for the officers, who M :lit re-
main in weer-id:awe during the whole day if the House
sat.—(Hear, and Isughter.) He saw more reason for the
House ogre -jog to the adjournment over to-morrow, as
they would be deprived or one holiday this year in con-
k quence of the Queen's birthday fatting on a Saturday.
Mr. HUME rose, amidst cries (I "Oa and laughter,"
and said he could not congratulate himself on the success
which had attended his opposition. for the last few years,
to the motion of 2,tijourianent. Eis object in wishing the
'Tease to sit to-morrow was to enable him to ask the
Noble Lord at she head of the Woods and Forests who
had induced him to allow a ' tido" to be made
its Kensinejen-gardens, which had . always been
preserved for pedestrians and plebeians. He bed no ob-
jecion to horses going to late "Derby ;" hut he was
strongly opposed to their entering these gardens—
(Laughter)—but he would not put the House to the in-
coevenience of dividing on the present
Sir J. PAKINGTON thanked the Noble Lord for
his kindness in affording convenience to the public to
t.-,ke equestrian exercise in Kenaington-garde ns.
He cuff.-red his thenka to the Gevernment for the ac-
comtroiation of allowing him to ride in Kensington-
gardene.

Mr. W. PATTEN nisoprcsented his achmowkdgments
the Government for the sarno boon.

Lord SEYMOUR contended :hat the interest of
the publie was best consulted by the lirrangetwnt
that had been madr, fur there conkl be no doubt
that when the charge of cdnafsiion to the
Exbibidon was reduced the crowd would be so great
that many of the horsemen would be driVen from the

park.
Sir E. 13UXTOY, as one of those who both walked
and rode in the perk, was rejoiced that the change had
teen caul-, for it bad proved a great coevenienee to the
public,_ without itjuting anybody tut those who wished
to ra,tke the gurchns a private lounge of their own.
The motion for the adjournment of the House was
then agreed to.