The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-05 00:00:00

(LEFT SIT TIN G.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following Bills were raid a third time, and
psssed :
River Lea Trust.
West Cornwall Railway. •
Mr. MACKENZIE moved that the minutes of evi-
dence taken before the C mmittee on the River Lea
Trust Bill be laid before the House, and that so much of
it as relates to the quality of the water of the River
Lea be printed.—Agreed to.
Mr. EWART moved that it be an instruction to the
Select Committee (preliminary inquiries), to consider
the expediency of altogether releasing Members whose
constituents were locally interested in opposed private
Bills, from forming a part of the Committee on such
Mr. W. PATTEN said the subject had been brought
anchr the consideration of the House on two former
occasions, when it underwent ample discussion, and on
each occasion the House affirmed by large majorities
that it was necessary there should be a certain amount
of local representation on all private Bills, except rail-
way and divorce Bills. He suggested that the Hoe.
Gentleman should postpone his motion, and he (Mr.
Patten) would bring the subject before the House in
some other shape.
Mr. E WAR"' acceded to the 'suggestion of the Hoe.
Member and agreed to postpone his motion.
After a short discussion the motion was withdrawn.
FETI rioNs.

Sir J. DUKE presented two petitions from the ward
of Farringdon Without, one against the window-tax
and the other praying for a commutstioe ef the land-tax.
Several petitions were presented against Sunday la-
bour in the Post-office.
Mr. MILES presented several petitions from clergy-
men and others against the Jews Bill.
Mr. PLUMPTRE presented a petition complaining
of agricultural distress, and praying that farmers might
be released from the income-.ax, and other burdens
which pressed upon them ; also a petition from Dover
against the Jews Bill.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented two petitions from
Rochdale in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill.
Major BERESFORD present. d a petition from a place
in Essex, praying that the present Post-office regulation
might have a fair trial before it was abandoned.
Mr. JOHN ELLIS presented a petition from the Mid-
land Railway Company against the Railway Audit Bill.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER presented sixty-two petitions
from different parishes in Lincolnshire complaining of
agricultural distress and praying fur the repeal ef the
malt-tax.
Mr. BROWN presented a petition from the solicitors
of Prescot, in Lancashire, praying for the repeal of the
attorneys' certificate duty.
Mr. JOHN NEELD presented several petitions from
places in the county of Middlesex; praying for the re-
peal of the malt tax.
Colonel SIBTHORP presented a petition from Lin-
coln against the admission of Jews " and all unbelievers"
into Parliament.
Mr. HENRY DRUMMOND presented a petition
from the county of Surrey praying for the repeal of the
malt tax.
Mr. FORSTER presented a petition from the
notaries public of London against the certificate tax.
Viscount NEWPORT presented a petition against the
admission of Jews into Parliament.
Mr. K. SEYMER presented a petition from a Savings'
Bank, in Dorsetehite, against the Savings' Bank Bill.
Mr. WADDINGTON presented a petition against
the admission of Jews into Parliament.
Sir J. TYRELL presented sixty petitions from
places in Essex praying for the repeal of the malt tax.
Mr. HENLEY presented similar petitions from Ox-
fordshire.
Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from Chorley, in
county of Durham, against the admission of Jews into
Parliament.
Sir EDWARD BUXTON presented a petition from
a place in Essex against the admission of Jaws into Par-
liament.
Mr. NEWDEGATE presented s petition from North
Warwickshire, complaining of agricultural distress, and
praying for a return to agricultural protection.
Lord BROOKE presented a petition signed by up-
wards of 6,000 of the most respectable inhabitants of the
southern division of the county of Warwick, complain-
ingof
of protection,
consequent upon the with-
drawal of the untqual share which the
agricultural interest bears in the poor-rates, county-
rates, and income-tax, and of the unjust operation cf the
malt-tax. and praying the House to grant them relief.—
(liar, hear, from the Protectionist benches.)
An IIoN. SIEMBER presented a petition from West-
bourne, in Sussex, against the admission of Jews to Par-
Sir W. JOLLIFFE presented a petition from a place
in Sussex praying for the repeal of the malt and hop
duties.
WOODS AND FORESTS.—REVENUE FROM