The Sun.
London, England, 1835-08-12 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION

S L'N OFFICE, Sep.;. o'clock.

THE PARLIAMENT.

(T(lIS EVENING.)

110 USE OF CO 11 ,11 /2 NS.
The Sit took the Chair at four o'clock.
STURGES' BOURNES' ACT.

Mr. WAIdE Y presented a petition from 500 rate-payers
of the parish of St. Anne, Westminster, complaining of
Sturges 11.)urne's A.i!t, and gave notice that next SCFSOII he
should introduce a Bill f,,r the repeal of the said Act. He
also presented a petition from St. Pancras in favour of the Ale-
house Bill. Also a petition from Bristol, praying for a
remission of the sentence on the Dorchester labourers. He
complained that persons sl.ould be tolerated in committing
similar off.snecs to that for which these poor men were
punished, merely because they belonged to Orange lodges.
Colonel PE RCEVA L protested against the comparison.
and Hon. Members making their prejudices the standard cf
crime or innoc.:,nce.
Mr. J. LOWTHER supported the prayer of the Petition.
Mr. RUTH VEN also spoke to the same effect.
COFFEE HOUSES.
Mr. WA la E Y. explained, and presented a petition from
James Bywater, keeper of the Crown CoMe-house in Hol-
born, praying the House not to pass any Sunday Bill affecting
coffee-houses,' which were places of moral and intellectual
improvement, and of great convenience to the public, par-
ticularly to clerks in public offices. Also a petition from
William Calvert, a Governoe of Christ's Hospital, complain-
ing of certain abuses, and praying that a Commission may
be appointed to inquire into them.
Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from Kingston-upon-
Hull, numerously signed, which, in the firf,t place, roferred to
a deceased Member of this House, but not in terms of reproba-
tion, and he would not depart from the rule—De nu»lnis nil
nisi honunr. The petition went on to complain of certain in-
terferences both with the freedom and purity of election, which
recently occurred.—( Hear.) At the last election large
sums of money were expended in bribery and intimidation.
He concluded by giving notice of a motion for a Committee
of inquiry into this matter.
Mr. POTTER supported the petition.
IRISII CHURCH.

Mr. VESEY presented a petition from the parish of Bal-
ly-roan, County, in support of the Irish Church.
Mr. LEFROY presented seven petitions from Ireland to
the same effect. _

Sir IL INGLIS presented petitions from parishes in the
county of Kent to the same effect.
Colonel PERCEVAL presented three petitions from
parishes in the counties of Sligo and Leitrim against the Irish
Church Bill.

Lord CA STL ERE AG H presented four similar petitions.
Sir CHARLES LEMON presented a like petition from
130 of the resident clergy of the county of Cork.
Mr. FI ELD EN presented petitions in favour of the Dor-
chester labourers, for the repeal of stamp duties on news-
papers, for the repeal of the Poor Law Amendment Bill, for
the relief of Handloom Weavers, and one in favour of the
Factory Bill. From what places these petitions came we could
not hear, owing to the low tone in which the Hon. Member
spoke, but some of them came from Oldham and Preston.
Mr. WAKLEY supported the petitions in favour of the
repeal of the taxes on knowledge.
Mr. HINDLEY supported the petition for the relief of
children in factories. _

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was sorry
that he could not give any satisfactory answer. He did not
think it right to interfere with the ordinary wages of labour,
and the employment of capital ; and he doubted whether it
would be expedient to introduce Bills at the close of a ses-
sion, without being prepared to assent to the principle, as it
would leave the subject loose to be discussed. He thought it
would be much better to reserve legislation upon this subject,
till they were prepared to carry that legislation into effect.