The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)
HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CflANcEt.Loit took his Seat on the Woolsack
shortly after Five o'clock.
I Lord STANLEY presented a petition, numerously signed
by landowners in the county of DevoNipraying for the imposi-
tion of import duties on agricultural produce and other
articles, forga revision of the maviga4gii-laws, and for an al-
teration in the laws regulating the currency.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laiti several papers on the
table of the House.

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Presented two petitions against
Papal
Duke
aggression,
ColpeloNagaDhist
the
admission of Jews into
Parliament, of agricultural distress.
seitTiA, and severaltm,Tcomplainn ELANDinEgD
INTEREST.
The Earl of HARDWICKE presented 40 petitions from
Thaadriobueagricultural distress. It
his House was composed
almost exchisively of landed proprietors they were ill fitted
se
been
landowners
contended
thatbecause o
this
to consider .the subject. He considered that for that
very reason they were peculiarly
well fitted for the
consideration of this subject, inasmuch as the prosperity and
well-being of this country and its constitution depended upon
the maintenance of the landed interest. When the motion
for the repeal of the corn-laws was brought forward they
were told there would be no great importation of foreign corn,
and that by repealing those 1 WS they would, without damage
to their interests, be getting rid of an obnoxious impost, the
continuance of which might,
int. times of scarcity, excite the
people of this country against the landowners--that, in fact,
they would be giving up nothing._ Those assurances had
proved fallacious. He would admit that the condition
of the people generally had improved, and was prosperous,
but the landed interest was distressed, and he would ask
what was the foundation for the assurance which had been
given them that this depression
_would be merely tempo-
rary. The petitions which he had to present declared that
the state of all persons connected with land was one of dis-
tress. He should quote, in proof of this, the statements
which he had received from sever
destitutialrso
pens detailing the
state of alarm and approaching on under which the
small owners and occupiers of land in Cambridgeshire and
other counties laboured, and"the state of destitution of the
agricultural labourers ; but he laboured under this
disadvantage, that in quoting these statements lie was
not at liberty to give the names of his informants. The
Noble Lord then proceeded to read at great length, ex-
tracts from various letters which he had received, describing
divers districts in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire as being
in a state of great distress.
Warr srsARING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at a few minutes before Four
o'clock.
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

BILL.
read a seco time. The Bill for thici company was
'S CO LLEGE
This Bill was read a second time.
SECOND READINGS.
The Mildenhall, Burnt Fen Road Lak enheath and Hock-
wold Roads Bill, and the St..llelen s Waterworks Bill, were
also read a second time. HOSPITAL nd
HASTINGS IMPROVEMENT BILL.
On the second reading of this Hill being put,
Mr. PIGOTT said that the corporation of
Hastings were
anxious to carry as soon as possible this B ,
ill ; and he there-
fore trusted that the second reading not be opposed
until the general Sanitary Impr vement Bill had been under
the consideration of Parliament. The corporation of Hastings
has taken every precaution to satisfy the requirements which
that Bill was intended to meet.
Mr. HOLLAND sincerely trusted that the second reading
would be postponed until some further consideration of the
matter., He would move that it be postponed for a month,
so that the second reading should not be taken until the 18th
of March.

led
Mr. BRISCOE seconded the motion.
to the feelings of the
Mr. FREIVEN also opposed the second reading of the
Bill, on the ground that it was (Og
inhabitants.