The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT:, •
HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 27.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on thelluv.
sack at a few minutes after Five o'Clock. ,rgo
The Earl of YARBOROUGH preieuted 100,'1
from Wisbeach, and other places in Lir colnshiv, ag'"'"
any alteration in the corn-laws.
RELIGIOUS TESTS IN' THE UNIVERSITY OF

GLASGOW.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a re
from the Lord Provost, the magistrates, and Towal
Council of Glasgow, with reference to the impoeiti°l,4
religious tests upon professors in the Universq.:,
Glasgow. The petitioners stated that the itm.
position of these tests in many cases
unjust. The petitioners, however, were not dessire!!
of abolishing those tests, in so far as they related IF
professors of theology, but they thought them until:,
sary with respect to the profession of .philosophh drat
mistry, and other sciences. The petitioners stated tot
many excellent and competent men had been present
are
by these tests from giving their services to the 1:40"ts
sity, and therefore prayed that in such cases the tes
should be abolished.
Lord BROUGHAM said, that having had the hen°4
of filling the chair of Rector of the University alluded
in the petition, as had also his Noble Friend. (the
quis of Lansdowne), he had had communicationkr,
that body upon the subject, and he would say from the:i
that they did not wish for the relaxation in the Os
theological professors.
tie
Lord CAMPBELL concurred in the prayer 0-f -
petition, and he hoped the Noble Marquis would hr
in a Bill to carry it into effect. In truth, the laic 1"7;„
a great measure obsolete in the four universities ofPiTh24
land; and if it had always been observed they could
have attained their present high position. Some
most eminent professors of languages and science "70f
been persons who could not subscribe the Confessiona..
Faith.—(Hear, hear.) If the law had been enforced
Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Staileo
and Sir James Graham could not have filled the el'.
of Lord Rector.— (Hear, hear.)
Lord BROUGHAM said that those eminent:3;j
most useful professors, Sandford, Moore,-Young,
own distinguished and revered relative, Dalxielt Ato
Episcopalians.—(Hear.) In fact there was no 03‘,"
the number of such names which he could repeat. .„.•
After a few words from Lord HADDINGTO
favour of the petition, the conversation dropped* and
House adjourned at Half-past Five o'Clock. •

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 27.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
CORN-LAWS.
Col. SIBTHORP presented twenty-five petitions r:ffar°
places in Lincolnshire, praying that no alteration ID
be made in the existing corn-laws.
ST. ASAPH AND BANGOR.
Lord CLIVE presented a petition from a 15139,1 a
North Wales, against the union of the sees of St- Ili'.
and Bangor.

SUPPLIES.
Mr. BLEWITT presented a petition from Newr"bi
in Monmouthshire, praying that the supplies rallo
withheld until the grievances of the people shall t
been considered. _

POOR-LAWS. "
Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented twenty pet-iov,
from Garstang and other places in Lancashire,- rk
for an alteration in the present poor-laws. '
CANADA CORN BILL.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition from the Cneigt7o.
and Directors of the South Australian Banking,
pany, stating that they had invested a car ;pi
230,000/. in their business with South Australis,. 011.
praying that the provisions of the Canada Corr'
might be extended to that colony. -
TOBACCO.
660
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented &
from Rochdale, with 525 signatures, praying fora
tion of of the duty on tobacco.-
CORN-LAWS. t isoe.
The House having remained some time witholl tioe,
ness, the Speaker proceeded to the notices of, 02,°
and first called the order No. 7 on the paper., whic'hy:
the notice of Mr. Cobden, of a motion for a Select
mittee to inquire into the effects of the corn-law jir
tion upon the tenant-farmers and agricultural -!7ier
ers.—(Loud cries of -" Cobden, Cobden.") No neto
being given for some time, the Speaker then csurdo
No. 8 upon the paper, which was Mr. Feri;loo,
notice of an amendment on Mr. .-c? o!
motion, the amendment being to the effect. 01
it be an instruction to the Committee to inquire aloopr
the effect upon the condition of the manufacturing
ratives by the immigration of agricultural labourers.
the manufacturing districts, and the treatment ofsucl_s:,P-a
migrants by the master manufacturers who Pt°_
them employment. No answer to the Spesker
being given, the cries for Mr. Cobden were renewed• r
length
fter Mr. COBDEN postponed his motion till this day
night.—(Hear, hear.) • . • -1-
EDUCATION IN IRELAND. jar.
Mr. WYSE gave notice that, on this day fortstie."s-
would bring forward a motion for the purpose ott
moting the universal education of the Catholics hr s
land, and especially of thode who were intended 'l°l the,
priesthood ; also, for the purpose of rendering, se,
honours and advantages of Trinity College •equ_ailtwo
cessible to Roman Catholics with others of her Mkthellito.
subjects ; and of elevating the College of n°
MaY„ on., the rank of a theological college, with the power `7,
ferring degrees. - - , •-.
STATE TRIALS IN IRELAND.--SECRET °",
VICE.—THE PRESS.
84 Mr.. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that, 011• IT
the Order of the Day for going into a Coninalfter:
Supply on Friday next, or on the first Supply' day
Friday, he would move for a return of all the 02,1 W
paid to Frederick Bond Hughes, Charles Rossitisuo dolt
Jackson—(A. laugh)—on account of any communism, l;
made by them to Government relative to 1110.101;iti
agitation in Ireland, distinguishing the amount
to each ; also the dates of the several..
ments, . specifying, the respective periods at,
they commenced; together with copies of every .
tions given to the above named F. B. Hughes,
Ross, and. John Jackson, with respect to the dotted
be performed by their in Ireland.—(Laughter•) '
a return of the amount paid for expenses during ,fit
attendance at the trial ' of, the Queen V. O'C tf
, •,
and others.. Also a return of' all money* %,,
the late proprietor, or proprietors; managerty,oo`
ductors, or agents of the Morning Her
Standard newspapers, or any of them-(Pai;ot
on account of,
.commnnications or information 02117,ere
given by the said parties, or any of them, to the Tio•
ment, in reference to the repeal agitation in Trelso_l4'.olo
tinguishing thp times at which the said comuunti"..taiett
or informations were furnished; and the period at
the several sums of money were paid ; also the.a;olo
or names of the short-hand writers appointed Of
the Government report' of the proceedings-of t4t;
of the Queea v. O'Connell and others.—(Laughto')
POSTAGE.
Mr. WALLACE gave notice of a motion for 11„",
day, the object of which would be to give full e„1700;
the Act called the Postage Act. He also gaVeTfrolOP
notice that when the Lord Advocate brought -1.c‘404
his motion on the subject of prisons, and prisQ" '
pline, he should move an amendment to it. •
TURKEY.
Mr. MONCKTON MILNES gave notice of a 27000
for the Ist of March, on the present state of crodit.
jurisdiction over foreigners within the dominions'.
Porte.

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in consequence of the insurrection inYinuneCateasrangrealhdBaa.4nordf ii:s:l'-'141'75:;
the Address of the House of Assembly of the Proli, !TO,
Canada to the Governor-General,respecting the Civi7o 01
regulated by the. Act for the Union of the ProTr" VI
Upper and Lower Canada; of the Message of wilAii
vernor-General in reply to the said Address, an.,,a1"7010"
the 16th day of October, 1843, together with' VS Ot
Pr
morandum alluded to in the said reply, ap;001'
sented to the House of Assembly by the: edi -
mand of the Governor-General ; and a
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of the Address to her Majesty. the- Queen, Tatisearioiej
last session of the Provincial Parliament by the
of Assembly, respecting the said Civil List. t-,`...'_14.
the Report and evidence presented by the COMIniS..nO
appointed, pursuant to an Address of the 7ttaL of
of September 'lB4l, of the House. of AsseinlJ, V" 0 ,
the Province ,of Canada;- to inquire reitirt.,„l"9olo,
the seignioral tenure 'existing in Lower `-'_64'" GO'
Alto, -extracts of any correspondence' of the G 017.14%
General of Canada. and.. the Colonial-office . res,Penir'-- ,
the repeal of the' Act of the Imperial Parlianr2, •of
tituled ' The ,Canada Tenures Act.' Retwribe !
the names of • persons' who are or :Were .111. :dr:,
receipt of public moneys in Canada, who werfatigit ..
faulters on the Ist day of December, 1843 ; 51_..„14" or
the office held by them, the name of the 43°"V.,
General by whom they were-respectively t!ppOnl. ted'n. f f, ''
the amount due by them respectively. lie.l3°ll,- pier.'
Select Committee of the House of Assembly of tihe'
of thesei
$l7l
Vince of Canada, appointed in the last session 91,10,
Provincial Parliament, to inquire into the effect of
British Copyright Act, and.the policy of excluding., : ',,,,
the province .American reprints of British publicsti_;,d,
Mr. HUME wished to know-from the Noble L?ll,:_ti;r7.•, •
Secretary for the Colonies whether he had an_,yO_V:r It
to lay before the House a statement of the nuns , L
.Canadian exiles now in Van Dienren's Land? u. .„6. .
aware a pardon had been given to several
happy persons, but the Noble Lord . perhaps would4 _„,13,
no objection to give a return to the House in ref ere
to them. te 0 '
Lord STANLEY could not at that moment sta._ ; .ris
precise number of persons who had been pardoned . ,i
he could state generally that every case which
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marked by aggravated circumstances had been tnere,uul
• ' I • ,
considered by.the Crown: '
willing to wtOstilheedHtoou
ksenotwhe
Metcalfe, which had induced that' functionary to r,ll`' # .
his consent to the Secret Societies Suppression Bey
Lord STANLEY said, that Sir Charles Metea2,4, •
the case alluded to, had not acted upon slN3cifi.c. root
tions, but on general instructions given to an goi!,..a, ..
if-intshteruNctioobnies I'4:lt.° rgi.LISI':,
of colonies. The Bill itself he had received, bu' 0f , •
report of the Governor-General's.reasons for not 1,17. ti-,
boning the Bill he had not yet received. ' - . .. ,i,`
- - POOR-LAW (IRELAND).. ' --- .of • '
Sir DENHAM NORREYS rose for the purrY,;,.. die/
putting to the Right Hon. the Secretary et ots!'th or ;
three,questions of which. he- hid given notice, l'a, tfrAt,
gard to -the poor-laws in- Ireland. Before he o„,.
howeVer, he would ask the Right Hon. Baronet w.i..71 ..,
the Government would, or would not, object to.t7 9,,;
pointment of. a Select Corantittee to inquire 110101
'operation of the poor-laws in Ireland ?' lic tber'.
the three following questions :-I.;Whether any ability;
been taken by the Government to carry into v