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London, England, 1844-04-15 00:00:00

NOTICES OF MOTIONS.

Sir George Clerk,—Miscellaneous Estimates (in Com-
mittee of Supply).
Mr. Milner Gibson,—On reading the Order of the
Day for goine, into the Committee of Supply, Consi-
deration of Petition from Manchester, relating to the
Post-office (presented Ist April).
NOTICES OF MOTION.-APRIL 16.

Mr. Wyse,—Return of the names, offices, places of
birth, salaries, and ages of all persons holding offices in
the Customs, Excise, and Post-office Departments of the
United Kingdom, with the dates of their appointment,
and present location.
Mr. Wyse,—Return of the amount of Irish Income
which is assessed to the Property-tax in Great Britain,
distinguishing the amount charged under each schedule.
Mr. Alderman Copeland,—Address to her Majesty,
praying that she will be graciously pleased to lay before
this House a Copy of all Commissions, with the names
of the Commissioners, appointed to inquire into the
working of the Anatomy Act, and also into the official
conduct of any Inspector or Inspectors of Schools of
Anatomy for England, Scotland, and Wales; with the
dates of each Commission, and Reports (if any) of the
evidence taken by the said Commissioners.
Mr. Hume,—To move the following Resolution :
That this House, taking into consideration the exem-
plary conduct of the people during the exhibition of the
Cartoons last year, and wherever they have been ad-
mitted to public edifices and their general disposition to
improve by the contemplation of works of art, approve
of the following recommendation of the Select Com-
mittee of this House on National Monuments, in 1841—
" That your Committee strongly deprecate any course
which could create an impression that Churches were at
any time to be considered merely in the light of places
for the exhibition of works of art ; but it is their
opinion that as, by increased facilities of admission to
the inspection of mere works of art, civilisation has been
encouraged and public taste improved, so a more free
admission to religious edifices, under proper regulation,
may be made conducive, not merely to the gratification
of curiosity and the acquirement of historical know-
ledge, but to the growth and progress of religious im-
pressions, by leading the mind of the spectator from the
contemplation of the building to a consideration of the
views with which, and the purposes for which, it was
originally erected, and is still maintained. Your
Committee entertain a hope that arrangements may be
made by the Cathedral Authorities, to allow the larger
portions of Westminster Abbey, and of St. Paul's and
other Cathedrals throughout the country, to be open
freely to the public daily; and, especially, on Sundays,
reconciling such free admission with the due and undis-
turbed performance of religious services, though it may
be required to continue a small reduced fee, or other
sufficient restriction, in regard to the chapels, and
smaller or more intricate portions of those edifices.
Your Committee think it right to add, that if the
greater freedom of admission to those Churches should
lead, as it probably must, to an increase of the number
of officers employed in their superintendence, the addi-
tional expense ought to be defrayed from other funds
than those belonging to the Cathedrals."
Sir Andrew Leith Hay,—Address to the Crown, that
her Majesiy will be graciously pleased to confer an
honorary distinction on the surviving Officers of the
Peninsular Army.