The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-14 00:00:00

MANCHESTER RAILWAYS BILL.

Mr. PARKER moved the further consideration of the
report of the Committee upon the Sheffield, Ashton-
under-Lyne, and Manchester Railways.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said that, as the
relative merits of the two lines could not be understood
by Hon. Members who had not had the reports of the
two Committees in their hands, he would move that the
consideration of this report be adjourned till• Thursday
next.

Mr. LABO IJCHERE would not object to the adjourn-
ment. But he would say that the Committee upon this
Bill had sat for nine days, and had unanimously agreed
on the report.
Mr. GLADSTONE hoped there would be a general
acquiescence in the proposal of his Noble Friend, to
adjourn the debate.
After a short discussion, the debate was adjourned till
Thursday next.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

Mr. CHRISTIE postponed till this day fortnight his
motion on the subject of education.
gpil DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.
Sir R. INGLIS begged to ask his Right Hon. Friend,
the First Lord of the Treasury, a question with respect
to a measure to which both sides of the House, attached
great importance—the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. At pre-
sent that Bill stood first on the paper for Friday ; he
wished to know whether it was his Right Hon. Friend's
intention to press it forward on that day, the Bill not
having been in the hands of Members more than one week.
Sir R. PEEL said that he thought a week was a very
ample allowance of time, considering how much public
attention had been excited to the Bill. However, he
would not bring on the measure that night if it
had not a fair chance of being discussed.—(Hear.)
It would be absolutely necessary for his Right Hon.
Friend to bring forward—first, his resolutions respecting
the customs ; after which his Hon. Friend the Lord-
Advocate of Scotland would bring forward the Sciach
Parishes Bill ; and if he were not able to bring on the
Dissenters Chapels' Bill before ten o'clock, he would not
then proceed-with it.—(Hear, bear.)
Sir R. INGLIS said he ought to have stated that,
though the Bill had been before the House for a week,
it had not been during that time in the hands of Members.
IRISH REGISTRATION BILL.

An HON. MEMBER inquired when the Irish Registra-
tion Bill would be brought forward?—(Laughter.)
Sir R. PEEL said he must bring forward the Bank
Resolutions on Monday, and, as we understood, it was
not likely that the Irish Registration Bill would come on
before the holidays.
Mr. FERRAND said that the Right Honourable
Baronet (Sir Robert Peel) had, on the previous evening,
quoted a document which set forward the claims of the
coal miners during their unfortunate strike. As he
was informed that that document also set forth their
grievances, which were of the most oppressive kind, he
wished to know whether the Right Hon. Baronet had
any objection to lay it on the table of the House ?
Sir R. PEEL said ho believed it was not consistent
with the forms of the House to lay on the table a hand-
bill ; but he had a copy of the printed hand-bill from
which he quoted, and if the Hon. Gentleman wished to
have it for the purposes of debate, he should be happy
to furnish him with it.—(Laughter.) _ • _

Sir ROBERT PEEL postpoued, till that day fort-
night, his motion for leave to introduce a Bill to define
and regulate certain rights of the Duchy of Cornwall