The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-13 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Mr. HUTT presentei a petition, praying for an in-
quiry into the loss sustained by parties in consequence
of the Danish blockade.
Mr. FOX MAULE presented some petitions from
places in Scotland against Sunday labour in the Post-
office; also a petition from Edinburgh against the Mar-
riage Bill.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented a petition from the Ge-
neral Assembly of the Church of Scotland against the
Marriage Bill.
Mr. BECKETT presented two petitions from Leeds
against Sunday labour in the Post-office.
Mr. COMPTON presented a petition from Titchfield
against the duty on hops.
Mr. W. PATTEN presented several petitions from
various places in Lancashire against the Marriage
Bill; a petition from Colne in favour of the extension of
the jurisdiction' of county courts ; a petition from
Chorley against the Highway Bill; and a petition from
Whitehaven in favour of the extension of the County
Courts Act.

Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from Mid-
dlesborough against the duty en malt.
Colonel DUNNE resent di petition from Queen's
County against the advertisement duty.
Mr. FLOYER presented a petition from a place in
Dorset against Sunday labour in the Post-office; also
two petitions from Halifax in favour of the County
Courts Extension Bill.

Mr. AGLIONBY presented a potition from Hertford
in favour of the Enfranchisement of Copyholds Bill; also
several petitions from places in Northumberland in
favour of international arbitration.

Colonel SIBTHORP presented a petition from Lin-
coln against Sunday labour in the Post-office.
Mr. E. LOCKHART presented a petition from the
proprietor, editor, and printers of the Border Advertiser
newspaper, Galashields, North Britain, in favour of a
repeal of the tax now levied. upon newspaper advertise-
ments.

Mr. SADLIER presented a petition from the pro-
prietors, printers, and publishers of the Carlow Sentinel
newspaper to th• same effect.
Mr. GREN FELL presented a petition from the pro-
prietors, printer, and publisher of the Preston Chronicle
newspaper to the same effect.
Mr. W. EVANS presented petitions from places in
Derbyshire in favour of the County Courts Extension
Bill, against the Highway Bill, in favour of the Bill
for secular education, and against Sunday labour in the
Post-otlice.

Sir C. BRUCE presented several petitions from places
in Elgin against Sunday labour in the Post-office; also
a petition from the same county in favcur of protection
to agriculture.
Mr. PETO presented a petition from Greenwich against
church-rates, and a petition from Norwich in favour of
the Bill for secular education.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from a
place in Ireland against the Bill introduced by the Gc-
vernment with respect to tenant right.
Mr. GOULBURN presented a petition from Bexley
against Sunday labour in the Post•office.
Lord DRUMLANRIG presented a petition from
Dumfries against Sunday labour in the Post-office, and
a petition from Langholm against the Marriage Bill.

Sir J. TROLLOIVE presented a petition from Boston
against the Highway Bill, and a petition from the same
place in favour of the Bill for the rating of small tene-

ments.

Mr. WAWN presented a petition from South Shields
against the Mercantile Marine Bill.
Lord DUNCAN presented a petition from Ashton-
under-Lyne, and other places in Lancashire, praying for
a repeal of the window-tax.
Mr. COBDEN presented nine petitions from places in
Wiltshire in favour of a Ten Hours' Factory Bill; also
a petition from the same county against church-rates.
Lord H. VANE presented a petition from Stockton-
upon-Tees against church-rates, and it petition from
Derby in favour of county financial boards.
Mr. BANKES presented a petition from a place in
Dorsetshire against; church-rates, and seven petitions
from Colne, and other places in Lancashire, in favour
of a Ten Hours' Factory Bill.
Mr. COWAN presented several petitions from places
in the county of Edinburgh against Sunday labour in
the Post-office, and against the Marriage Bill.
Lieutenant-Colonel BOYLE presented a petition from
Frome against the punishment of death; also a petition
from Lord Abergavenny against the Copyhold Enfran-
chisement Bill.

Mr. 0. DUNCOMBE presented several petitions
from places in the West Riding of Yorkshire complain-
ing of agricultural distress.
Mr. EWART presented a petition from Dumfries
against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. A. STAFFORD presented a petition to the same
effect.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath
praying for the repeal of the taxes on knowledge.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that on Monday he
should move that the return ordered in the early part
of the session relative to the expenditure on Royal Pa-
lates be forthwith laid on the table.
Mr. CHARLES LUSHINGTON gave notice that on
Monday he should move for copies of all correspondence
which has passed between the Dean and Chapter of
Rochester and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners since
the 29th of January on the subject of the allowance
made to the scholars of Rochester Cathedral.

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whether the Commissioners had determined upon n h
principle of drainage for that part of the metropolisay
north of the Thames, and if the outfall is to be in that
river; also, whether the Commissioners intend to levy
any additional amount of rate on the inhabitants of the
metropolis, and, if so, what amount of rate in the pound
they propose to levy for the current year. He also wished
to know whether it was the intention of the Commis-
sioners to make any report to the Secretary of State fur
the Home Department on the subject.
Lord EBRINGTON must demur to the title which the
Hon. Baronet had honoured him with. It was quite
true that when he had attended the meetings of
the Commissioners, the Commissioners had gene-
rally done him the honour of voting him
into the chair, but he must disclaim the title of being
considered the permanent chairman of the board.
With regard to the question which the Hon. Baronet
had put to him, he could only state that the drainage
and outfall of the sewers of the metropolis had been and
was still under the serious consideration of the Commis-
sioners. So soon as the works had been agreed upon
by the Commissioners the;public would have notice. He
could only say the Commissioners would have the power
to levy whatsoever rates were necessary fJr the duo exe-
cution of the work, but those rates would bs made easy
of payment by being spread over a number of years.