The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-13 00:00:00

IMPRISONMENT BILL.

Mr. BLACKBURNE presentedapetition fromthe bankers,
merchants, and tradesmen of Huddersfield against the Impri-
sonment for Debt Abolition Bill. He (Mr. B.) did not see
that the fears of the petitioners were at all likely to be rea-
lized; if any classes of men were likely to suffer, that to which
lie had the honour to belong would be the first ; it would be
the lawyers, attorneys, bum-bailiffs, and keepers of prisons_
(Laughter)—not the bankers, &c. The Learned Gentleman
gave notice of his intention to bring in a Bill to regulate the
sale of beer on the 30th of May.
IRISH CHURCH.
Sir O. MOSELEY presented a petition from a parish in
Staffordshire, praying that the House would not allow any of
the revenues of the Church of Ireland to be diverted to other
than Church purposes.
COUNTY RATES.

Sir a MOSELEY then gave notice that on Friday next
he would present a petition from 5,400 of his constituents,
upon the subject of the County Rates.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

Dr. BOWRING said, he had several petitions to present
from Scotland, upon the subject of a grant to the Church of
Scotland, some of them in favour of the grant, and others
against it ; those in favour of it were signed by 1,000 persons,
and those against it by 800. The Hon. Member then brought
up petitions from Kilmarnock, Dumbarton, Rutherglen, and
other places, which were all laid on the table.
CANADA LAND COMPANY.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice, that on the 22d instant he
would move for copies of the correspondence between his Ma-
jesty's Government and the Canada Land Company.
LAW COURTS OF SCOTLAND.
Dr. BOWRING gave notice on the part of his Hon. and
Learned Friend the Lord Advocate, that on the 19th instant
he (the Lord Advocate) would ask for leave to bring in a Bill
to improve the practice in the Courts of Scotland.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.
Mr. F. KEMBLE presented a petition from Argyle in
favour of the Church of Scotland.
Captain AL SAGER presented a petition from a parish in
the County of Surrey in support of the Established Church.
Mr. COMPTON presented a petition from Ringwood, and
other places in Hampshire, to the same effect.
POOR LAW BILL.
Mr. COBBETT presented a petition from some place in
Lancashire, for the repeal of the new Poor Law Bill. He
observed that for 300 years the aristocracy of this country had
been gradually encroaching upon the rights of the rest of the

people. Also from the borough of Oldham to the same effect.
A great many people had recently died of starvation, and this
w• := no doubt one of the fatal consetNences of this Pool Lay-
Bill. The Hon. Member was proceeding to make some remarks
upon the conduct of an Illustrious Duke who supported the
bastardy clause, but who forgot that he owed his Nobility and
present possessions to a bastard.—(Loud cries of " Chair"
were raised, and the Speaker called the Hon. Member to
order.)
The HoN. MEMBER resumed speaking, but it was impossible
to catch the purport of what he said, from the low tone in
which he addressed the House.

Major BEAUCLERK begged to ask the Right Hon. the
Attorney-General whether the Poor Law Bill contained the
provision granting the power complained of by the petitioners ?
Sir J. CAMPBELL replied, but the answer was not heard
in the Gallery.

Mr. HUNIE deplored the evils complained of by the peti-
tioners. All such occurrences must be deplored by every man
of feeling, but he conceived it was scarcely fair to pre-
judge the measure, on account of abuses that took place
under the circumstances stated in the petition. He
was as anxious as the Honourable Member (Mr. Cob-
bett) that the poor should be relieved from their suffer-
ings, and it was with that view he supported the Poor Law
Bill. He was satisfied that the Bill would be discovered sa-
tisfactory in its operation when proper inquiry was made, and
was not that "cruel and barbarous " Bill described by the
Hon. Member.

Mr. SPRING RICE asked the Hon. Member if he in-
tended to bring in a Bill to repeal the Poor Law Bill ? If so,
that would be the proper time for discussing the principle of it,
without raising the question on the presentation of a petition.
He expressed his concurrence in the opinion of the Hon. Mem-
ber for Middlesex respecting its beneficial operation.
Mr. COBBE TT gave notice that on the 2d July it was his
intention to move for the Repeal of the unconstitutional Poor
Law Amendment Bill—( Laughter)—on the 9th July for
leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of the duty upon
Malt —on the 14th July, for leave to bring in a
Bill for the Repeal of the Stamp Laws, unless
in the meantime he heard from the Chancellor of the
Exchequer that it was his intention to introduce a Bill upon
the subject which upon a former occasion he had shewn to him
(Mr. C. ), and on the 16th of July he intended to move, that
it was expedient to consider whether an equitable adjust-
ment of the National Debt could not be had.—(Laughter.)