The Sun.
London, England, 1850-02-28 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

The Earl of MOUNTCASHELL presented a petition
from certain poor-law guardians in Ireland, defending
themselves against the charge of having recommended
improper persons for emigration. The Noble Earl con-
chided by moving for certain returns relating to emi-
gration.
The :Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from
Huddersfield, praying for the liberties of all Africans
captured in suppressing the slave trade in Spain and
Brazil. Also a petition from Selby, praying for the
better observance of the Lord's Day.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL.

On the motion for the report on this Bill being
brought up,
In answer to some remarks from the Earl of WAL•
DEGRAVE,
The Bishop of CHICHESTER explained that he had
not complained on a former occasion of his income
being reduced to 4,2001. On the contrary, he be-
lieved it to be a proper measure, but he had
said, that by the reduction in his income, he had been
prevented from providing for the spiritual destitution of a
portion of his diocese. He protested against any
attempt to separate the bishops from the working
clergy. There were no men so hard worked
as the Bishops and the Church were at this moment suf•
fering from a deficiency of field officers.
The Bishop of ST. ASAPH considered that there
was a deficiency of Bishops.
The report was then brought up.
PARTY PROCESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
ho Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved the second
reading of the Party Processions (Ireland) Bill. The
Bill did not differ from former Bills, except in this case,
that there was no period fixed for the expiration of the
Bill. The necessity for the enactmeht of such a Bill
was self-evident, and he would not (I( tarn their Lordships
by making any reference to recent occurrences.
Lord BROUGHAM considered that it was a great
advantage that the Bill was permanent. Ho considered
the right of procession as the least valuable of the rights
of the subject, and he should not be sorry to see all pro-
cessions prohibited except funeral processions.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said the Bill only
prohibited armed processions, but did not prohibit
processions generally, so that the Orangemen
might assemble unarmed next year and march
in procession through Dolly Brae. He thought
that the papers which had bees presented to
the House on the subject of Dolly's Brae, justified
the introduction of this Bill, although they might not
justify the conduct that had been pursued by her
Majesty's Government on that occasion, but on that
point he would not now give any opinion.

(LEFT SPEARING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly Wore Four
o'clock.

Mr. A. HASTIE presented a petition from Paisley
in favour of Parliamentary and financial reform.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented several petitions against
the Marriage Act; also a petition complaining that the
highest court of appeal in Church matters was composed
of persons who might not belong to her communion.
Mr. H. ADAIR pre*cnted a petition from Ipswich in
favour of the Bill for legalising marriages with a de-
ceased wife's sister.

Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the surgeons
of the London Hospital complaining of the rating of
surgeons in her Majesty's service.
DUTY ON PAPER.

Mr. WAWN presented a petition from South Shields,
praying for the remission of duties on parer, the stamp
duty, and advertisement tax.

Mr. T. M. GIBSON presented a petition from War.
rington to the same effect.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a similar petition, signed by
57 operatives.