The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKHR resumed the chair at twen.y minutes
past five.
A message was received from the Lords, stating that
their lordships l!ad agreed to the met-Omen:B to the Pen-
sion List Bill, Exeter Market Bill, the Four Shillings
Insurance Company Bill, and others.
Mr. SPRING RICE brought up a return of papers
from the Treasury.
LORD ALTHORP'S HEALTH.

Mr. SPRING Rl(.,43saiiliie—wisiTeilto withdraw an
older which stood for to-morrow, and which he might as
well take the opportunity of doing note, which was
for the consideration of the question of the commuta-
tion of tithes.__(Hear. hear.) He regretted to state,
chat him noble friend (Lord Althorp) continued utterly

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unable to attend to his duty from a severe attack of the
gout. However, feeling the extreme importance of thi'
question, lie had made up his mind to make an effort
to come down to-morrow, but he was told by his
medical advisers that without the most extreme and
almost certain risk he could not do so ; to which,
although most reluctantly, he was obliged to yield.
The consequence was, that he withdrew that notice,
and renewed it for the 15th of April next.
Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from the mas-
ters and coal miners of Staffordshire, representing the im-
mense loss of hum ;n life that had of late taken place in
erral p,ts in that prrt of the country from the in-
a:rfficiency of the safety lamp now in use. During
rhe last eight months no less thin 100 industrious indi •
victuals had lost their lives. The petition preyed that the
legislature would interfere, and appoint a permanent hoard
tf scient,fic men to consider what safety lamps should be
used, and to enact that none should be used without having
been first examined by that board.
Mn, LITTLETON withdrew his notice for the order
of the day, for the second reading of the Irish Tithe Bill,
that stood for the 11th of April, and renewed it for the
following Friday.
Mr. A. SANDFORD presented petitions from the
parishes of Chad, Huutsfield, o.sulston, and various other
parishes in the county of Somerset, praying for relief
tram agricultural distress. ' •
The same Firm. MEMBER. presented petitions from con-
gregations of Protestant Dissenters of the perishes ofYrovi
Worthington, North Parish, and other places in Somer-
setshire, praying for relief from the grievances under
which they laboured. He expressed a hope that some
measure would be introduced for the remedy of those
grievances of which they had so much reason to complain.
The Horr. MEMBER then presented a petition from
Carstock, in Dorsetshire, and another petition from Tenby,
in Somersetsbire, praying that any alteration in the
established church should not have the effect of injuring
the establishment. The petitioners were anxious to
declare their attachment to the established church, but
they wet..., at the same time, ready to concur in any
scheme,swpeirditudaiglerieteaddsofthe
church, which savnodu
ice b approved
~iwtld
haveby forthe
its object the rendering the church mare efficient, and they
entreated the house not to sanction any measure that would
have a tendency to injure the establishment.
Mr. K. TYNTE supported the prayer of the petitions.
Mr. COBBETT said that the Dissenters preyed that
they might participate in the pi ivileges of the University.
He wished to know what part of those f rivileges they
sought to participate in, or whether they wished to par-
ticipate in all.
Mr. A. SANDFORD was about to reply, but was
interrupted by cries of " Question !" and the petitions
were ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. EVANS pres,nted petitions from the Protestant
Dissenters of various denominations in Leicester, praying
that they might be relieved horn any disabilities on account
of their religious opinions.
LOCAL COURTS.

Mr. EVANS presented a petition fr.an ieAster, pray-
ing for the establishment of Toed courts.
Mr. ETWALL presented a petition from the I3iptists
of Andover.

Mr. CORBETT presente I a petition from 12 000
persons assembled yesterday in London, praying the house
to consider the case of the six latiourer s who had beet,
transported from Dorchester for administering unlawful
oiths. They pleaded ignorance of the law in extenuation
of their critn..

Mr. O'CONNELL regretted that the petition had not
been pr:sentcd at a time when could have had an
opportunity of showing those men how deluded they
were ; how strong the law was, and how speedy the pu-
nishment of such illegal practices.
Petitions in favour ut Dissenters were presented by
Mr. Adam, from Tret!eth and Catnarvon, and by Mr.
Wilkus from Carmarthen.

Admiral ADAMS prt,sented a petition frctu Kineart:ine
against church pttrunage. The hon. member also moved
fur a return of the number of steam vessels, their tonnage,
and distinguishing the different countries from which the
returns were made.

Sir W. INGLEBY presented several petitions from
%rations places on the subj”ct of dissenters' glievances,
eotnmuta'ion of tit'les, and also on the subject of agrivul
tural distress.
BOROITGH OF STAFFORD.

A message arrived from the Lords requesting the return
of the evidence and reports on which the House of Com-
mons proceeded to exclude the borough 4 Stafford from
the enjoy ittent of the representative franchise.
Mr. O'CONNELL stated that a petition which bad
been preent.4 resp,ctmg the electit.o for the ly,rough of
Dungirvon, had been ordered to be taken into considera-
tion oa the 15th of Aril, and as Lilt day would be a very
inconvenient one. he moved that the ord. r be ilischargiql,
and that the 22,1 of Avrd he substituted.—Agreed to.
The HoN. MEMBEs then moved for a copy of the sixth
report of the common law commissioners ; and also for-a
return 0f the number of writs, precepts, Ste., issued by the
commissioners of wide strtets in Dublin, specifying the
number of buildings taken down in respect of them.
Agreed to.

On the motion of Mr. P. THOMSON, a copy of the
suppletnentary report of the Commissioners appointed to
inquire into the employment of children in the factories
vvas ordered.