The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-08 00:00:00

MINISTERIAL STATEMENT.

Oa the motion that the Home on its rising adjourn
till Mot day nest,

Lord JOHN RUSSELL said,— Sir, in rising to
move that the House at its rising adjourn till
Monday next, I wiil 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 bean 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 possible, 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 of Hon. Members who
aro opposed to the 13111, to go into Committee on an
early e;ay af.er 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 20th of April, and the Easter
vacation intervenes before that day. Ido not pro-
pose to take any vote on account of the Income-lax
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.
PETITIONS.—PAPAL AGGRESSION.

On the motion for the second reading of the Bill,
Mr. STUART . presented a petition against the
Bill from the Bishops of the colesiastical 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 petition to the same
effect signed by 6,000 of the Roman Catholic inhabit-
luta of St. Mary's, St. Thonms'a„and George's, 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
Boman Catholics of yorkshire.
Mr. M.
laces O'CONNELL presented ten similar petitions
from pin Ireland, and praying that the revenues of
might in future be appropriated
the Protestant Church
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. s
Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition to the
of Colchester.
the same effect from the Roman Catholics
, Mr:Benet,
Petitions were then presented by Mr. Cardwell,
from
Liverpool; by Mr. Clement, Mr. Lennard
and Mr. Roche, from the county of. Cork;
, by other
members from the county of Down, 03, 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
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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 IL R. INGLIS presented a petition from 616 per-
sons of condition and character who desired to re-
sist the Papal aggression. They expressed a strong
hope that the officers of Government would resist this
aggressio% f.ei, while expressing this hope, they at the
same timeltal_,►
_till'k Pieg744 I,tb9ught in their minds was
to oppo• oaP,P -o tet to the progress of civil
and re
~.. iota APV:Tbe /
Mr isg4 J RN O'CONNELL presented pc,.
ti tionlititi4 tii 0. Bill from chi
Roman Catholics of
Li!,totie .aiitsa,iiial-olher plata,: in Ireland.
Bir:,-NnlaraGlßSON' z ented a petition :o
16/000 100104411649 agethe 41. .
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