The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-04 00:00:00

(LEFT SPEARING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF LONDON.
The SPEAKER, said he had received a communica-
tion, stating that it was not the intention of the parties
to proceed with the pctitio❑ which bad been presented
against the return of Baron Rothschild for the city of
London.

GREAT CENTRAL GAS BILL.
In reply to Mr. REYNOLDS,
Mr. W YLD said it was nt t the intention of the rar-
ths promoting the Great Central Gas Consumers' Com-
pany (No. 2) Bill to interfere with the existing supplies
t f gas in the parish of St. Pancres.
The Bill was then read a second time.
SECOND READINGS.
The fAlowing Bills were read a second time, and or
demi to be committed :
Farrner's Estate Society (Ireland).
Ip,wieh General Cemetery.
ltailsvay Assurance Company.
PETITIONS.

Mr. REYNOLDS presented several petitions in favour
of the reduction of the duty on paper.
A considerable number of petitions were presented
against Sunday labour in the Post-office.
Mr. BROWN presented petitions from places in Lan-
cashire praying for a reduction of the duty on tea.
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from
Preston, signed by 4;300 persons, to the same effect.
Sir J. WALMSLEY presented three petitions from
places in Lancashire in favour of the establishment of
coot: ty financial boards.

Mr: THICKNESSE presented a petition praying for
a reduction of the duty on tea ; also a petition praying
for an extension of the county courts.
Sir R. IL INGLIS presented several petitions against
the Marriage Bill.
Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR presented a petition
numerously signed by the inhabitants of Westminster,
praying for better sanitary regulations in the metropolis.
Mr, KERSHAW presented a petition from Stockport
in favour of a reduction of the tea duties.
Mr. HODGES presented a petition from Kent for a
rc duction of the hop duty.
Sir D. DTJNDAS presented a petition from Suther-
landahire in favour of the Marriage Bill.
Sir 13. HALL presented a petition in favour of esta-
blishing superannuation funds for poor-law officers.
Mr. GOULBURN presented a petition from the
rural deanery of Hastings against the Marriage Bill.
. Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition signed by 8,000
persons, praying for a reduction on the duty on tea; also
a petition iu favour of the establishment of county finan-
cial ards ; and a petition praying fora system of se-
cular education, to be supported by local rates.
Sir W. MOLES WOR TH presented a petition praying
fur the abolition of the tax on newspapers.

Mr. FRE W EN presented a petition in favour cf county
financial boards; also a petition praying for summary
jurisdiction in cases of petty larceny.
Mr. 4IIME presented a petition from ratepayers in
the county of Stafford, agreed to at a public meeting, in
favour of county financial boards.

NOTICES OF MOIION.
Mr, REYNOLDS gave notice of his intention to
tncive aniendmrnts in Committee to certain clauses of the
Irish Rkgistratihn Bill.
Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice of his intention, on
an early day, to move the abolition of the stamp duties
on
documents bills of lading, charter parties, and other shipping
Sir E. BUXTON gave notice of his intention, on
an early duy, to move a resolution to the effect that
it ti} as impolitic to expose the British producer of sugar
in the home market t, the competition of slave-growing
b 4! e

EXPORTS.
In reply to a question from Mr. WODEHOUSE, re-
la iva to the cxport3 of gr•ld from this country the
10"3r f ,car,ity 1800 and 1801, and also of the previous
year yen
.1.• scarcity, 1795, in connexion with the import of
corn and grsio of all kinds in the same period.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said there acre no official ac-
cent, ti of the export of gold before the year 1800, while,
with r,gerd to those of the year 1801, the accounts were
e! a very meagre and incomplete character. It would,
tier: fore, nor, serve the purpose of the Hon. Gentleman
to la. them before the House.
DANISH AFFAIRS.
Mr. SANDARS observed that one day last week, he
gave noticevi his intention to put a question to the Noble
Lord at the head of the Foreign Department, relative
to the Danish war, but the Noble Lord was not in his
piece on Friday, and he was forced to renew his
.notice
for tn-hight,,
Noble Lord, however, being still not
14 Ili* Pl4OOl ha bogged leave to put him question to the

Noble Lord at the head of the Government. Some
arrangement had been come to between Prussia and
Austria for a continuance of the Danish armistice, and
he should be glad to know upon what conditions the
renewal had taken place.
Lord J. RUSSELL was not in a position to fur-
nish the Honourable Gentleman with the infor-
mation. The negotiations in the affair were still
rending, and he was not in a condition to answer the
question.
Mr. SAND ARS did not consider the answer at all
satisfactory, and gave notice of his intention to repeat
the question some day this week, adding that if the
Noble Lord the Foreign Minister were not in his place
to answer it, he should move the adjournment of the
House for an hour, to enable the Noble Lord to be in at-
tend ante.
SIR F. COLLIER'S DISPATCHES.

Sir EDWARD BUXTON asked Lord John Russell,
in the absence of the First Lord of the Admiralty, when
Rear-Admiral Sir F. Collier's dispatches, dated Septem-
ber, 1849, inclosing Commander Farquhar's report of
his proceedings on the 31st July, 1849, would be laid
before the House. He (Sir E. Buxton) wished to know
whether those papers would be laid on the table before
the House went into Committee on the Naval Estimates?
Lord J. RUSSELL did not know whether or not the
papers were ready to be laid on the table.
Mr. HUME said the papers in question were the
Sarawak papers, and it was cf the highest importance
they should have that correspondence laid on the table
of the House, because it turned out that Ler Majesty's
Government ordered 200 of her Majesty's troops to go
from Madras to the support of Sarawak, of which Par-
liament had no notice; and it was necessary to know on
what grounds those troops were sent there.
Mr. LABOUCHERE quite agreed with the Hon.
Member that it was necessary that these papers should
be laid before the House before any discussion was
taken on the subject.
TREATMENT OF PAUPERISM (IRELAND)—
SCARIFF UNION.

Mr. POULETT SCROPE begged to ask the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government whether any
measures, and if so what measures, had been taken to
remedy the abuses which had taken place in the union
workhouse of Scariff. He was credibly informed
that during the last six weeks riot only
had those paupers, who were under medical treatment,
been deprived of the sustenance necessary for their con-
dition, but that also the 4,774 who were now, or rather
ought to be, the recipients of parochial relief. They had
none of the requisite enjoyments which were necessary
to their condition, neither meat, milk, nor any of the
other comforts which they required.
Lord J. RUSSELL must confess that the papers
which he had received were not quite so complete as
they ought to have been, but it did appear that on the
16th of September, there were 2,546 persons who were
recei►ing relief, and that 8,000 appeared on the books
on the 9th of January. On the 29th of September,
20,0001. had been given from the Rate in Aid, and
that since then not less than 13,0001. had been given in
advances. In addition to this, 2,0001. had since been
provided, and now a rate of 4s. in the pound had just
been made.