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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair in the new chamber at
Twel7e o'clock.
Since the House last assembled hero a temporary
timber roof has been erected with the view of still fur-
ther trying the accoustie clpabilitis of the building.
Of course it is in a rough, unfinished state, and since it
renders useless, by shutting out, at least two-thirds of
the windows, the House presents a sombre and dingy
aspect ; still it facilitates hearing, and reduces
the azoompanying reverberation which previously
existed, and no doubt when the roof is brought
permanently lower and glazed with place glass,
similar to that of the old H9lls€', it will render the
chamber more adapted to its purpose, if it does not inn-
Fove its appearance.
PiiIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords' amendments to tine l'et,3*.noroliczh I,n-
-provlment, Police, and Cemetery, &c., 811, were
agreed to.
The following Bails were real a second time:—
Duke of Buckingham's Estate.
Tufton's Estate.
Viscount Middleton's Estate.
PETITIONS.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD prelen:ed a petition from a
place in the county of Tipperary in favour of some al-
teration of the law with regard to tenant right.
Mr. DUNCOMI3E preseeted a petition in favour of
the equalisatiori of the land-tax.
Mr. FIIZROY presented a petition from Lewes,
praying that Jews might he admitted into Parlieatent.
Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition corn-
pleining of the inequality of the lend-tex, and praying
for some redress.
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from share-
holders in the Midland Railway Company, at Liverpool,
complaining of certain financial arrangements of that
company.
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from
Clerkenwell complaining of eerreili nexious tra lee
which wire carried on in that neighbourhood.
• Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from a place
in the county of Wexford against certain clauses in the
Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill.
CRIME AND OUTRAGES (IRELAND) BILL.
. Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notion teat he would move
the insertion of a clause in this Bill when it came before
the House.
SUNDAY TRADING PREVENTION BILL.
On the motion fur going into Cothraitte on this Bill,
Mr. A.NSTEY moved as an amendment that the House
resolve itself into Committee on the Bill this day three
months. He observed that whatever amendments might be
made in it consistent with the title it would not carry out
• the obj•ct of those who promoted it is another place, and
who professed, he would not say intended, to secure a bet-
ter observance of the Lord's-day. Even supposing that
the evidence given before the Committee which had sat
on the suojrct showed that it was desirable that a better
observance of the Sabbath should be obtained in the me-
tropolis, to the exclusion of all other parts of her Ma-
jesty's dominions, the Bill was wholly inadequate for
the purpose. Were the instances of San,lay traditie
which had been seen in the metropolis by the Hon.
• Member who introduced the Bill such as to constitute a
nuisance? If so, why did he not name thoee instances?
He (Slr. Anstey) contended there bed teen too much
legislation on this subject, and that this Bill was a mass
of undigested nonsense. Hecelied upon the promoters of
this Bill, whom he might term its godfathtrs, to
prove the preamble before the House proceeded one step
further. What was Suuday trading? Did it consist in
selling apples or oranges on a kerb stone? No. It be-
gan WILLI the miserable apple-womau and pot house, sod
went through all the intervening classes el society up to
the Reform or Brookes' Club. Under this Bill luxeries
were to be sold on the Sunday, because the poor could
not buy them and the rich could. Any Hon. Member
might buy Punch on a Sunday, provided it was stamped,
but if ha were to buy en uestamped copy for threepence
ho would be deemed a great sinner.—(A laugh.) This
was a Bishops'Bill; it had been framed by them, and they
had taken care to provide for their own convenience, by
exempting milk and cream from the provisions of this Bill.
He doubted very much whether the promoters of the I
Bill were sincere in what they were tieing, and in order
tetest that he intended to introduce an amendment to
putdown the driving of carriages on a Sunday, espe-
eially the carriages of those who were entitled to wear
arms. He also intended to move an amendment that ser-
vants should not work on a Sunday. Ho believed
that a Bill snore disgusting, or one that would
stink more in the nostrils of the people, had never been
introduced into that Houle. It provisions were mon-
strous, and such that, if it passed, would he resented
by the people.---(Hear, hear.) It could do no good,
but would cause great harm ; and he would venture to
say that it had only been introduced to pamper the ap-
petites of a set of hypocrites.—(Hear, hear.) He con-
cluded by moving that the 3dl be committed this day
three months.

Sir G. GREY deprecated any discussion on the prin-
'ciple of the Bill, which was decided last Wednesday,
and complained that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman
owho had just sat down had wasted an h urand a half of the
time of the House. He was quite aware of the difficul-
ties of passing a Bill of this nature that would be satis-
factory to all parties, but still he thought such a Bill
was calculated to accomplish groat practical good, and
he hoped it would be passed in some shape or other.
Mr. ANS TE,Y explained.
• Colonel THOMPSON corrected an error which ho said
prevailed amongst his hiancia that he supported this Bid
because he thought it would lead to reaction. He did
not think anything of the sort. lie looked upon it. as
a peace offering of a pernicious character, and he hoped
all parties would join in endeavouring so to amend the
Bill as to make it acceptable to all parties.—(Hear.)

Mr. HUME objected to the Bill onprinciple. Thu
parties who proposed is thought they could make reople
religious by Act of Parliament. Nov, his experience
convinced him that it was quite impossible to do so.
Such attemps always produced contrary, results, and he
regretted that Government had taken up' the measure for
• the purpose of having it effectually disposed of. Govern-
ment was neglecting its duties upon all questions affecting
the interests of the people. Look, for instance, at the
Post-office. Government declined to step forward to
atop the insane movement of a petty majority,
-but perhaps that was the fault of the Members
themselves. Really, however, Government ought
to be blamed for all this, for if they would stand
forth and manfully oppose all measures calculated to
reduce the civil and religious liberties of the people,
they would find themselves backed by large majorities.
This was a Measure directed against the people. It
- was of a coercive character, and as he thought the days
- for inflicting penalties upon opinions had gone by, he
should support the anwndment.—(Cheers.)
Mr. TRELAWNY thought this Bill, like the Post-
office measure, would lead to the desecration rather than
secure the observance of the Sabbath, itnd he should
oppose it to the' last. Domestic servants were a very
oppressed class, and the true object of this Bill was to
enable the middle class tradesmen to oppress the poor
man, as the aristocrat did his domestic. It was very
desirable that one day should be set apart for rest, but
that must be done through the common sense of the.,
people, and not by Act of Parliament.
Mr. IL. SPOONER said the real object of the Bill
was to prevent unnecessary trading on the Sabbath; to
prevent undue competition amongst small traders, who
were as anxious that this Bill should pass as the veriest
Sabbatarian either in or out of the House. He was at a
loss to know what the Post-office measure had
to do with the question, except it was im-
ported into it to show how disgracefully the
House behaved itself when a measure was
backed by the prayers of the people. Not-
withstanding that the great mass of the people
approved of the change in the Post-office, the
House bad attempted to overthrow it before
it had a fair trial, and now it was proposed to reject this
Bill in the face of the large number of petitions which
the metropolis had presented in its favour.
Mr. T. DUNCOM:BE said that after the repudiation
of the Bill 12y the Government, he thought he had a right
to know who was the other of the Bill. An Hon. Gen-

tleman who had lately resigned his seta hal moved the
second reading for hi 3 absent friend Mr. Hindley,
but where was that gentleman? lle should have
thought that tho House had done enough mischief with
regard to the Sabbath in the Post-office business without

doing any more. They had great talk about the petitions
whien were presented to the Rouse on this

subect, but be was convinced that they were
fictitious; the working classes, who were most affected
by the Bill, knew nothing at all about the Bill. This
Bill was the result of the cant and hypocrisy of Exeter
Hail; but he thought the public would have no more of
Exeter Hall. They bad em,ugh of that clique.
Be' wished that Honourable Members who wished to
Isis Lite for the metropolis would carry the Bill
t their own constituencies, and see how they liked it
here. Let them build fresh houses for the poor, and
eve them good larders; let them pay them their '