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London, England, 1850-04-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, April 18.

ThO SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
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The Licensed Victuallers' General Fire and Life AE•
surance Company (No. 2) Bill was read a third time and
passed.

PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented against Sunday Post-
office labour.
Mr. DUNCAN presented petitions from Dundee and
other places in Scotland against the Marriage Bill.
Lord ARUNDEL and SURREY presented a petition
in favour of the Ten Hours Bill.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from Louth
against the Marriage Bill.
An Hort. MEMBER presented a petition from Chorley
in favour of the Ten Hours Bill.
Mr. DUNCUFT presented a similar petition from
Rochdale.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition to th• tame
cif( ct.
Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from Leicester pray-
ing lor a repeal of the union between Church and State,
more particularly in Ireland.
Mr. W. EVANS presented a petition from a place in
Derbyshire in favour of the Ton Hours 13111.
Colonel SIBTHORP presented a petition to the same
effect from Lincoln.
Mr. MASTERMAN presented a petition from London
against the equalization of poor-rates.
Mr. CROMPTON presented a petition from Bottaek
praying for the repeal of the malt tax.
Mr. W. BROWN presented several petitions from
places in Lancashire in favour of the County Bates Bill
and e Ten Hours Bill.
Sir G. CLERK. presentel a petition from a place in
Scotland against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. M'NEILL presented petitions from several places
in Scotland to the same effect.

The Marquis of GRANBY presented several petitions
in favour of the Ten Hours Bill.

Mr. F. O'CONNOR presented coven petitions to the
same effect from various places in the midland Coubties.
Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from a place
in Scotland praying that an alteration might be made
in the parochial-school system.
Mr. STANSFIELD presented several petitions in
favour of the Ten Hours Bill.

Sir E. Y. BULLER presented a petition against the
Marriage Bill.

Sir J. YOUNG presented a petition from the county
of Cavan in favour of protection to agriculture.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented a petition from
Great Grimsby to the same effect.
Mr. E. DUCKWORTH presented a petition from
Exeter against the Marriage Bill.
Lord CASTLEREAGH presented a petition from
the county of Down in, favour of the Irish Registration
Bill.

Sir F. THESIGER presented a petition from a place
in Lancashire in favour of the Ten Hours Bill; also a pe-
tition praying for the extension of county courts juris-
diction.

Mr. HEYWOOD presented a petition from a place
in Lancashire praying for a repeal of the adyertisement
duty..

Lord DUDLEY STUART presented petitions from
Lancashire and Yorkshire in favour of the Ten Hours
Bill.

Mr. BEST presented a petition from Kidderminster
praying that the Ten Hours Bill might be extended to
carpet manufactories.
Mr. BENNET presented two petitions from the
county of Suffolk against church-rates.
Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE presented a petition
praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge ; also
a petition from the Nottingham section of the National
Land Society, expressing full confidence in its founder,
but praying the House to pass a Bill to authorize the
winding up of its affairs.
Sir R. FERGUSON presented a petition from se-
veral shipowners against the Mercantile Marine Bill.
Mr. HEALD presented petitions from the county of
Durham in favour of the Ten Hours Bill.

Lord DRUMLAN RIG presented similar petitions from
Dundee and several other places in Scotland.
Mr. CLAY presented a petition from Hull against
the Merchant Seamen's Fund Bill.
Lord ASHLEY presented a petition from Manches-
ter against the Education Bill, signed by 4,884 persons
in the course of 11 hours.

Lord ASHLEY presented several petitions from fac-
tory operatives in Lancashire and Yorkshire in favour
of the Ten Hours Bill.

Sir HENRY MEUX presented a petition from Chester
against church-rates. •
Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER presented a petition
from St. Alban's against the Bill for legalising marriage
with a deceased wife's sister.

Lord JOHN MANNERS presented a petition from
Lancashire in favour of the Ten Hours Bill; also a peti-
tion from Lincoln against Sunday labour in,tbe Post-office.
Mr. PORTAL presented a petition signed by the
wardens, fellows, and tutors of Winchester College, and
by almost all the canons of the Cathedral there, and the
clergymen in the Archdeaconry of Winchester, against
the Bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife's
sister.

Mr. GEORGE SANDARS presented a petition from
Ne,Acastle-upon-Tyne in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from Shrewsbury
in favour of the Marriage Bill; also a petition from cer-
tain Dissenting ministers and congregations in that town
against church-rates.
Sir GEORGE PECHELL presented a petition from
the National Land Company at Brig) ton, espressing
confidence iu Mr. Feargus O'Connor, and praying that
the House would assist him in passing a Bill to leicalirn
that company; also a petition from Brighton in favour
of the Marriage Bill.
Mr. NAPIER, presented several petitions from places
in Ireland against thf. Marriaze Bill.
Mr. GOULBURN presented a petition from' the
Archdeacon and clergy of the rural deanery of Ponte-
fract against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. BROCKLEHURST presented a petition from
Macclesfield in la•our of an alteration in the Mar-

age Act, signed by the Mayor, seven magistrates,
and alderman, ten town-councillors, and about 250 pram.
tonal gentlemen, merchants, Manufacturers and traders.
Mr. OSBORNE presented a petition from a congre-
gation in Brentford in favour of the Affirmation Bill.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from the inha-
bitants of Bedford complaining of the abuses of the
Money Order-office, and praying the House to accept
the offer of Mr. Saunders fur the management of twat
department.