The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-15 00:00:00

NOTICES OF MOTION.

Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that early next
session be would renew his motion for a reduction of the
daty on tire assurances, and also his motion fur a redue•
tint' of the taxes on tenant farmers.
PETITIONS.

Sir GEORGE PECHELL presented a petition ftcm
medical practi(ionerf, comnkining of the present system
of appointing the medical dficers of poor-law unions.
Lord D. STUART presented a petition, praying that
as inquiry might he instituted into the present system
of =Latin railways.
:RETURN.

Mr. SOTHERON moved foraratarn from the clerks
of ,he peace of the several counties in England and
'A-Talcs, of the numbsr of inquests (supervisuw corporis)
held by each- coroner, it.cluding all ineitmti held
by thu deputy of any such coroner, in each year
daring the seven pars ending the 3let day
of December; 1849, distinguishing the cfiunty
and its divisions, where actually made as provided
by, statute, or where divided by agreement cf the co-
roners-thsinseives ; the nut:abet-of incpieste for each year
to be Stated nepirately ; also the number a miles for
which mileage was allowed on the holding cf inquests,
and also the number of miles charged and allowed for
journeys on going to hold inquests that wore not taken;
statin;2,-, alto, tha number of such journeys; stating,
a!so, in separate columns, the population of each county,
and of each coroner's division in each county, at the last.
census;- and the estimwed population in each case in 184/1
each county, and each division of a county. Account
of all inquests held within the seven years aforesaid
(distinguishing the sane by the name of the deceased),
the fees for which have been disallowed; the verdict of
the jury in each case, and the specific grounds of such
disallowance. And similar returns from the town clerks
of cities and boroughs having coroners.—Agreed to.

REVERSAL OFTiIE RECENT POSTAGE RE.
GULATIONS ON SUNDAY.

In reply to Mr. PINNEY,
Mr. LABOUC HERE said all that had taken place
with regr:rd to the recent postal regulations was this—
the re! ort of the Committee appointed, in conformity
with the address of the House, to consider how far Sun-
day labour might be diminished in the Post-office without
absolutely putting a stop to the transmission and deli-
very e: letters hart made their report, which was now
lying on the table of the House. lie could not at pre-
sent enter into any details on the subject, further than
to say that the general character of the report was
certainly a recommendation that the suspension of
the. transmission and delivery of letters on Sunday,
which had lately been established, should be repealed—
(Hear)—and that wo should return to the transmission
and delivery of letters on Sunday, accompanied by such
alterations and regulations as would ensure to per-
sons employed in the Post•ofice as much time
to theca:elves on Sunday as was consistent
with a due regard to the paramount interests of society
at large. That was the general purport of the report
which bad been presented to the Treasury; but the
Treasury had not jet bad time to determine on the
ccurEe to be adopted. He bad no doubt,
however, that the Treasury would be satisfied
with the recommendations contained in that report, and
that those recommendations would be carried into
effect.— (Hear, hear.)
In reply to Mr. SPOONER, whose question was not
heard in the gallery,
Mr. LABOUCHERE said the report had been printed,
and no doubt it would be immediately placed in the
hands of lion. Members. It was not for him to say
what the Treasury would du, but he had no doubt the
recommendations of the Committee would be considered
by the Treasury, and, if approved of, would be acted
upon without any unnecessary delay.—(Hear.)
Mr. LOCKE expressed his gratitude to the Govern-
ment fur the prompt steps which they had taken with
the view of meeting the wishes of the great body of the
public on this important subjec♦