The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-22 00:00:00

11VitrEit1 A L PA KLIAMEN T.

fiOUSE OF COMMONS, May 21.
The SPEAKER took the Matt at the usual hour.
Mr. SPOONER, presented a petition from a gentle-
man, whose name we did not heat, praying to be heard
by couns:l against the London and South-Western Me-
tropolitan Extension Railway and the South-Eaitcru
Mr. WALKER presented a petition against the Rye
and Tenterden Railway.
MAYNOOTH BILL.
Mr. CUMMING BRUCE presented petitions from
Peebles, North L-ith, Edinburgh, and various other
towns against the Ministerial measure for the increased
grant to Maynootb: that from Eiinburgh was signed
by 3,750 persons, including Dr. Dewar, Dr. Hunter, and
other eminent divines.
Colonel CONOLLY presented a petition from several
places in Ireland against the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. PHIsLIP HOWARD presented a petition from
Carlisle, signed chiefly by the Roman Catholics of that
town, but comprising also the names of the mayor and
the other influential inhabitants, in favour cf the in-
creased grant to Maynooth, which the petitioners de-
signated as " a wise and foresighted measure."
Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from Green-
wich against the law of debtor and creditor, as, at pre-
sent existing, and praying for the establishment of local
courts for the better promotion ofjustice.
Mr. FORBES 1 resenttd a petiiioa from Sterling
against the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from:Exe'cr in
favour of that measure.
Mr. B. BALDWIN presented petitions against th
South-Eastern Railway Extensions and the Ashton a
Staleybridge Railway s.
MAYNOOTH

Pt,titions against the grant to Maynooth were pre
svntcd by Mr. Dugdale, Mr. B.)wies, and De. Nieaol.
IRISH BANKING.

The Lou' Mayor and two of the Aldermen of the
City of Dublin appeared at the bar, and presented a pe-
tition from the corporation, .praying that the Hibernian
Joint-stock Banking Company, and other new joint--
stock banks in Ireland, should be included in the provi-
sions of the new 13i11 for the regulation of banking in that
country.
Mr. PLUMPTRE presented petitions fn'm the
Wesleyans of Northampton and Derby against the grant
to Maynooth.
The O'CONOR DON brought up the report of the
Committee on the Nottingham and Leicester Railway
Bill.

Mr, PAKINGTON moved for leave of absence to
Mr. Dowdeswell for a fortnight.—Agreed to.
Mr. BROTiJERTON moved for leave of absence to
Mr. Marsland for three weeks.—Agreed to.
The Cansi Companies' Tolls Bill passed through Com-
mittee, as did the Canal Companies CAtrriers' Bill.
The reports were ordered to be received on Wednesday
next.

Mr. A. S. O'BRIEN Moved the second-reading of the
Malt Drawback Bill, and believing that it was not the
intention of the Government to oppose it, he suggest( d
that it should be ordered to be committed that day week.
Mr. CARDWELL feared that the Hon. Member fur
Northamptonshire had mistaken the feeling of the Go-
vernment towards the Bill ; he believed some serious ob-
jections were entertained against it, and as to the prin-
ciple of the Bill, it was, to say the least, equivocal.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN explained that the principle of the
Bill was to place a drawback on the too general adoption
of malt as an article of food for cattle, and he had under-
stood from his Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, that he was inclined to give his assent to the
measure.

Sir R. PEEL assured the llon. Member that he had
misunderstood the observations of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. The greatest difficulties were anticipated
in the furtherance t,f the Bill, and at the least it would
be desirable to postpone its consideration.
The second reading of the Bill was consequently
postponed to this day week: ,