The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-01 00:00:00

ROMAN CATHOLIC OATH.

Mr. 'VERNON SMITH gave notice that on this day
fortnight he should move that an alteration be made in
the oath taken by Roman Catholics before entering Par-
liament.

GREECE. •
Mr. B. COCHRANE postponed his motion on the
subject of Greece until this day fortnight.
SUPPLY.—GRIEVANCES.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that, on the motion
for going into supply to-morrow, he should move that
the several petitions he had presented, complaining that
that House did not truly represent the people, should be
referred to a Select Committee, and that until such Com-
mittee had reported, the grant of any supplies should be
deferred.
POOR-LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
Mr. COLVILE 'gave notice that, when this Bill
again came before the House, he should move several
amendments upon it.
CORN.
Mr. HUTT postponed till some future day the motion,
of which notice stood for to-day, that corn imported into
the United Kingdom, from the British possessions in
South Africa, India, and Australasia, be made subject to
the same duty as corn imported from Canada.
POST-OFFICE.

Mr. WALLACE gave notice of a motion for this day
fortnight on the Postage Acts.
RETURNS.

Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on a future day he
should move for several returns connected with the
Paving Board, the Police, the Grand Jury, and other
public establishments in the City of Dublin.
Mr. JERVIS moved for a return of the names, ad-
dresses, professions, and occupations. of the several
auditors appointed under the Poor-law Amendment Act,
together with the dates of their respective appointments.
Agreed to.
PRISON DISCIPLINE.

Mr. MACKINNON' gave notice that he would, on
this day fortnight, move for a Select Committee to in-
quire into the state of discipline in prisons, with a view
of making such improvements in their management its
might be safely adopted.
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY presented two petitions from
the municipality of Cork, complaining of certain parts
of the Municipal Corporations Act for Ireland, and
praying the House to amend them.
Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from certain pa-
rochial schoolmasters in Worcester, praying for an
alteration of the system under which parochial schools
are conducted.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition from certain parties
engaged in an action in the Court of Exchequer, brought
against then' by the corporation of Sunderland. The
petitioners stated that some returns had been made to
that House which were important evidence in the cause,
and they therefore prayed that the officer of the House
might be permitted to produce the said returns on the
petition be printed with the Member moved that the
Votes of the House, and
gave notice that, to-morrow, trial of the cause. The Ho
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he should move that the
officer of the House be ordered to comply with the
prayer-of the petitioners.
' MANAGEMENT OP THE REVENUE.
Mr. HAWES wished to ask the Noble Lord opposite
when the labours Vof the Commission which had been
appointed the management of the reve.
cue, were to
likeinqlyuitoren
beibtrOught to a close.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said, the inquiry
was progressing as speedily as possible, but he could
not say how long it would be before it would be termi-
nated.
ESPARTERO.
Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS said a paragraph in a
newspaper had just caught his eye, in which it was stated
that he had charged General Espartero with want of
personal courage. The courage of that officer was un-
questioned, as it was unquestionable. His (Sir 'R.
Douglas') observations• had applied to the corps d'arrnee.
He had great pleasure, therefore, in availing himself of
this opportunity of giving this explanation with respect
to an individual who was absent and in adversity.
RAILWAYS.
Mr. WALLACE. wished to know whether any clause
that should be introduced in any Railway Bill brought
forward during the present session, would-be held to be
binding, as well with respect to the branch and exten-
sion lines as the old lines?
Mr. GLADS I'ONE said he understood the Hon.
Gentleman to ask, whether a clause that, was recom-
mended by the Railway Committee was to be inserted in
all Railway Bills brought before Parliament this ses-
sion, and whether that clause would apply only to junc-
tion lines and extension lines, or in each case to the
entire line ? Nis answer was, he believed that in all
cases where railways were brought before Parliament by
Bill, in which any new powers were to be given, those
Bills would be brought under the operation of the clause.
He need not now explain what the purport of the clause
would be,.but as he understood it, it would apply to the
whole line in each case.
BUILDINGS IN THE METROPOLIS.

Lord LINCOLN rose to bring in the Bill of which be
had given notice for regulating the construction of build-
ings in the metropolis and its neighbourhood. The
numerous reports which had been before the House,
not only from Commissions and local authorities, but from
Committees of Parliament, must have made such
an impression upon Honourable Members that it
avould •be useless for him to recapitulate the statements
of those reports, or occupy the time of the House by
making extracts from them. In 1840 the Hon. MeMber
for Newark introduced it Bill upon this subject. It was
a Measure not 'only of ,essential, but of para-
mount importance ; and the first Bill brought
in by a Noble Lord' in the other House was . read
a second time, but it was not carried through when the
session terminated. In 1841 the Bill was again brought
in, was read a first time, and reached the second readhig•
in this. House, but in consequence of the dissolution of
Parliament it made no further progress. In 1842 •a
Bill Was again introduced, but by the consent of all parties
it was referred to a Committee of. 'the House of Lords.
TheComtnittee sat the whole of the session, but come
to no resolution further than to publish the evidence.
By the advice of his Right ilcria. Friend the Secretary
f0r,,,0e lloine Department, he (Lord Lincoln). had
uidertaken to look into the Bill, and to prepare a men-
su're'oa the subject. For that purpose he had consulted
eminent and experienced builders and carpenters, .and,
looking to the number of towns which would be affected
by so general a measure, many of them having already
local Acts for the sane objects, lie thought it was de- ;
sirgilelobring in an Act for the metropolis alone, and
wait to observe the effect of its operation here, before
it should be extended to the rest of 'the country. With
that view he brought in a new Bill in 1843 ; but the
presspre of business during the session prevented its
being gone through with. He did not regret that, tis-it
gave him an opportunity of introducing improve-
ments into. the measure ,• and he ;hoped that in
its preient form it would be likely to be effi-
cient, ' and productive of great' public advantage.
The House was aware that the Act which was at present
in existence for the purpose of regulating the buildings
in the Metropolis had been passed seventy ,years ago.
In the pitsent extended state of the metropolis it was
obvious that many of 'the provisions Of that Act must
be inapplicable to the present state of things. He pro-
posed to repeal that Bill altogether, and to introduce
a separate measure, embodying the provisions of 'that
Act relating to the prevention of fire. It would be
unnecessary to trouble the House with the technical de-
tails, of the measure, which would be not only uninteresting
but unintelligible. The ,House would find that the ;
greatest possible care and attention had been taken in
the framing of those details, and he had every reason to