The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE .OF LORDS, April 26.

Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock.
The Earl of RODEN presented several petitions
praying that Scriptural schools in Ireland might have a
share in the national grant. _ _

The Earl of HARROWBY presented several petitions
praying for a repeal of the Sale of Beer Act.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from
the Tower Hamlets in favour of the Extramural Inter-
ments Bill. He took that opportunity of returning his
thanks to the Government for having embodied the re-
commendations of the Sanitary Commissioners on extra-
mural interment into a Bill. He believed that the pass-
ing of some such Bill was absolutely necessary for the
health of the metropolis. The Bill had been drawn up
in a• very masterly manner, and he hoped the Govern-
ment would firmly resist any attempt to alter the provi-
sions of that Bill.
Earl TALBOT presented a petition from a parish in
the island of Jamaica praying for a faithful observance
of the treaties with Spain and Brazil for the suppression
of the slave trade.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 26.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
PETITIONS.
Mr. THORNELY presented a petition from Wolver-
hampton in favour of international arbitration.
Ur. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition from
Chorley, in Lancashire, against the Highways Bill; also
a petition from Lancashire against secular education. jl
Mr. PLUMPTRE presented nineteen petitions from
Kent and other places against Sunday labour in the Post-
office.
Colonel LLOYD WATKINS presented a petition,
signed by 200 of the principal inhabitants of the parish
of Llywel, in the county of Brecknock, praying th©
House that for the future there should be no transmis-
sion of mails nor delivery of letters in the United King-
dom during the 24 hours of the Lord's day.
Lord RENDLESHAM presented a petition from- a
place in Suffolk in favour of an international system of
penny postage.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON presented a petition from
Manchester praying for the removal cf the taxes on
knowledge.
The Earl of MARCH presented petitions from a
place in Sussex in favour of the Ten Hours Factory
Bill, and against Sunday labour in the Post-office.
Lord GEORGE MANNERS presented a petition
from a place in RutlandAire against the Copyhold En-
franchisernents Bill.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from a congrega-
tion of Dissenters is Nortbamptonahiro praying for the
abolition of ehurel-ratea. _ _

• Llri ASHLEY presented a petition from a place in
Lancashire in favour of th© Ten Hours Bill.

• Mr. W. • J. FOX presented petitions from Oldham
praying for the abolition of church-;ates and in favour
of the Education Bill, _ _ _

Sir J. DUCIOVOiITEI presented a petition from
}xeter, signed by 1,700 persons, praying for the cessa-
tion of Suuriay labour in the Post-affiee. _ _

Mr. G. THOMPSON presented a petition from
a Dissenting congregation in Bethnal-green praying for
the abolition of church-rates; also a pAation from ope-
ratives in Dewsbury in favour of ti Ten Hours Bill;
and a petition from Glasgow praying for the abolition
of capital punishments.
Mr. FOR ES prelented a retition from Bale, pray-
in; that the Bill introduced into the House by the Hon.
Member for that county, for legalizing marriage with a
de3eased wife's sister, may not pass into a lam.
Mr. DIVETT presented a petition fr,m Exeter com-
plaining of the present mode of licensing public-houses
111 that town.
Mr. COWAN presentel a petition from Edinburgh,
against the Public health (Scotland) Bill.
Lard R. GROSVENOR, presented several petitions
from factary operatives in York, Leeds, and other places,
in favour of the Ten Hours' Bin; also petitions from
Fulham and Chiswick against Sunday labour io the Post-
sane ; also a petition from the Metropolitan Sanitary
Association praying for a repeal of the window-tax;
and a petition from Spitalfields against the taxation
Clause in the Secular E.lncation Bill. •

Sir GEORGE GREY pre ent..d a petition from the
borough of Morpeth, Northumberland, praying for •the
abolition of Sunday hiringi in that town during harvest.
Mr. STAFFORD presente I a petition from Caxtm.
in Northo.mptons'aire, against Sunday labour in the Post-
office.