The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-25 00:00:00

FACTORY BILL.

Colonel THOMPSON presented st petition from
Bradford in favour of the Ten Hours' Bill.

Lord G. MANNERS pres nted eight petitions of a
similar nature from the manufacturing districts.
CHURCH-RATES.

Mr. KERSHAW presented a petition in favour of the
abolition of church-rates.
A GRICULIUR AL DISTRESS.

Mr. COLE presented a petition from a parish Lear
Southamuton complaining of agricultural distress, uhd
praying for relic f.
SMALL TENEMENTS RATING BILL.
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Captain PELHAM presented a petition praying that
the Small Tenements Eating Bill be male compulsory.
Mr. COBDE N presented petitions in favour of the
Marriage: Bill, in favour of county financial boards, in
favour of a system .1 secular education, against church-
rates, in :favour' of the extension of: county courts, and
in favour of an effectual Ten Hours Factory 8.11.
Mr. FORBES presented a petition against Sunday
labour in the Post-office.
Sir R. PEEL. presented two petitions from Tam worth,
one vgainst Sunday labour in the Post-office, and th•
other in favour of county financial boards.
Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition in favour of the
Factory Bill.

Mr. F. O'CONNOR presented petitions from Glas-
gow, Henley in Staffordshire, and other placer, playing
for the abolition of the Excise duty on paper, the adver-
tisement duty, and the penny stamp on newspapers. He
also presented a petition from some subscribers to the
National Land Scheme, praying the House not to inter-
fere in the affairs of that company, and stating that they
had much more confidence in him (Mr. O'Connor) than
in her Majesty's Ministers.—(Laughter.)
Mr. P. WOOD presented a petition from Oxford
against the Real Property Conveyance Bill; also a peti-
tion from Dorking in favour of the Affirmation Bill.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Henley-on-
Thames in favour of international arbitration; also
a petition from Halifax in favonr of applying the funds
in possession of the Established Church to national
purposes.

- Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition from
Westminster against the window. tax.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from Dumfries
against the Marriage Bill.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented four Fetitions in favour of
an efficient Ten Hours' Bill; also petitions from Derby,
Wolverhampton, Amersham, and other places, in favour
of a system of secular education.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH gave notice that, in Com-
mittee on the Australian Colonies Bill, he should move.
as an amendment: to clause 1, that the Governments of
Van Diertea's Land and New South Wales should con-
sist cf two Legislative Houses, both Houses to be
elective. Perhaps, at the same time, he might be
allowed to ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Go-
vernment how soon after Easter ho proposed to bring on
the Bill ?

Lord J. RUSSELL proposed to fix the same day
which the Irish Registration Bill stood for.

INSURANCE DUTIES.
Colonel SIBTHORP moved for an account of all sums
paid into the Stamp-office in Great Britain and Ireland
on insurances from fire, for the quarters ending severally
the 25th day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th
day of September, and the 25th day of December, 1849;
distinguishing amount of allowance made to each office
for collecting the same, in the country, London, Edin-
burgh, and Dublin, respectively, with the dates of such
payments; and returns of sums insured by each office
on ;arming stock, for the same period (in continuation
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 302, of Seision 1849).
Agreed to. _

mion of time was most undesirable. lie thought it
was desirable to do at once whatever he meant to do.—

(Hear, hear.) He proposed theref,,re to allow at once
a draw back of 50 per cent. on stock in band ; and he
proposed that with respect to all bricks to be made
henceforward the repeal of the duty should be immediate.
He had caused a survey to be made of all the brick-yards
in the kingdom, to ascei twin the quantity of stock in
hand, which was being carried on with the greatest ac-
tivity. Amongst other applications he had received some
from parties who had just recently built houses with
taxed bricks.—(Laughter)—claiming to have the repeal
of the duty extended to the bricks of which they had
built their houses. He was afraid it was out of his
power to relieve those parties. With respect to parties
who had entered into contracts for the supply of bricks
at duty paid price just before the announcement of the
repeal of the duty, he would propose such a drawback
as be thought would meet the justice of the case.
Lord DUNCAN begged to a,k the Right Hon.
Baronet (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) whether he
would have any objection to remit the window-tax to the
same extent as that cf the duty on bricks ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
the repeal of the duty on bricks of more importance.
Mr. CARDWELL wished to ask the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman whether it was his intention to bring in any mea-
sure regarding the duty on coffee cnd chicory ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that he did not entertain any idea of the sort.
GREEN PARK—BRIDGEWATER HOUSE.

Lord DUNCAN wished to know what steps had been
taken by the Treasury with regard to the building of the
wall round the garden of Bridgewater House, about
which a divcussion had taken place some time ago.
Since that time not only had the wall not been pulled
down, but a large embankment had been raised, which
was entirely inconsistent with the terms of the lease.

Mr. C. fUSHINGTON said that before the Secre-
tary for the 'Treasury answered that question he wished
to state that the wall was a great grievance to his COB..
stituents, who would gladly see it removed.

Mr. HAY TER said that after the discussion which
ha I already taken place on the subject, he had directed
►he architect of the Treasury to make a report on
the subject, which had not yet been presented. He could,
however, state that not only had the wall not been pro-
ceeded with, but a great portion of it had been pulled
down. With regard to the embankment, which was stated
to be inconsistent with the terms of the lease, he could
only say that great detriment would accrue to the
public unless the terms of that lease were greatly mo-
dified.

Lord DUNCAN gave notice that he should move for
a copy of all the documents on the subject.
PUBLIC SALARIES.

In answer to a question from Colonel SIBTHORP,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that Lord Seymour had
taken the office of Chief Commissioner of Woods and
Forests at the same salary as it had been before held at,
viz., 2,000/.; but he took this opportunity of giving no-
tice, that on an early day:after Easter, he should move for
a Select Committee to inqure into the salaries cf Mem-
bers of Parliament, of public Judges, and of the expenses
of tho diplomatic establishments.—(Loud cheers.)
NATIONAL GALLERY AND THE VERNON