The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. •
ROUSE OF LORDS, July 8.
Their Lordships having sat in Error in the appeal of
Daniel O'Connell and others, from ten o'clock until four,
resumed, for public business, at a quarter to five.
Several private Bills were advanced a stage, and in
the case of others the Commons' amendments were
agreed to, and the Bills passed, but we could not catch
their names.
DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
from a body of Unitarian Dissenters in favour of the
Bill.
A REV. PRELATE, whose name we did not hear,
presented several petitions from places in Yorkshire,
Surrey, and other parts of the kingdom, against the Bill.
The Bishop of LONDON presented numerous peti-
tions to the same effect.
CORN-LAWS.
Lord ELDON presented petitions from numerous
parishes in Surrey against any alteration of the corn-
laws which would diminish agricultural protection.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented similar petitions
from places in the counties of Sussex, Hants, and Somer-
set, against the Anti-Corn-law League, and in favour of
protection ; also petitions from Exeter and other places,
against certain provisions (of the Bank Charter Act.
Lord TEYNHAM presented a great number of peti-
tions from places in Staffordshire, Lancashire, Bucking-
ham, Northampton, and various other parts of the coun- •
try, against the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Lord SOMERS presented twenty-four petitions, in
favour of agricultural protection. The Noble Lord pre-
sented also several petitions against the Bank Charter
Bill.
Lord ASHBURTON presented several petitions from
places in Surrey, praying for agricultural protection.
The Noble Lord presented also a petition in favour of
the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
THE POST-OFFICti LETTER OPENING.
The Duke of WELLMrTON informed the House
that he had received a letter frOm Lord Burlington, de-
clining to sit upon the Secret Committee of Post-office
inquiry ; and on the motion of the Noble Duke, the name
of Lord Colborne was substituted.
THE BANK CHARTER BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of RIPON, it was agreed
that the Bank Charter Bill should be read a second time
to-morrow, and that the discussion should take place on
Friday.
BISHOPRICS OF BANGOR AND ST. ASAPH.
On the motion of the Earl of POWIS, the third
reading of the dioceses of Bangor and St. Asaph 1411 was
postponed till Thursday.
THE IRISH MAGISTRACY.
Earl FORTESCUE postponed till Thursday the mo-
tion of which he had given notice for this day, relating
to Mr. O'Driscoll. He hoped he should be allowed to
bring on the motion before the orders of the day, as it
involved a question of personal character, which ought
not to be kept suspended.
Lord KINNAIRD presented a petition from Perth,,
praying that the provisions of the Brothels Suppression
Bill should be extended to Scotland.—(A laugh.)
Lord MALMESBURY presented a petition from land-
owners of New Zealand, praying for further protection
to colonial produce.
CATHOLIC BEQUESTS BILL.
The Bishop of EXETER said that this Bill contained
clauses of greater importance than had been contained
in any Bill passed by Parliament for the last
300 years. He had come up two hundred miles to take
part in the discussion, which stood fixed for to-morrow,
and he hoped it would not be postponed, as he should
have to return on Wednesday.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY said that the same
cause of postponement which affected other measures to-
day would probably cause the postponement of this Bill
to-morrow.
The Bishop of EXETER would take the present 6p-
portunity of stating generally his objections to the mea-
sure, which were founded upon the effect the Bill would
have of recognising the supremacy of the Pope in thpse
realms. He should be most happy to support a measure
for enabling Catholics to endow their religious estab-
lishments, if it could be done without endangering the
constitution and the religious institutions of this kingdom.
INCENDIARISM IN NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK.
Lord WODEHOUSE complained with great warmth
of the calumnies which had lately been disseminated
against the gentry and yeomanry of the county (Suffolk)
over which he had the honour to preside as Lord Lieutenant.
Hecalled upon the gentlemen of the press who were
present to publish his contradiction.—(Order, order, and
great laughter.) Those calumnies would never have
been fabricated, if it had not. been to suit the purposes
of those who availed themselves of opposition to
the poor-laws for' party objects. If the gentlemen
of the press would go down to the neighbourhood
of his own estate and examine the union workhouses—
(A laugh)—they would see that they were well ma-
naged, and if they asked the paupers themselves they
would be told that they were better off than under the
old system. He thanked their Lordships and apologised
for the warmth of his manner—(Hear)----but he felt that
he was as much inculpated by those calumnies as any
farmer in the countv.—(Cheers.)
The Marquis of NORM ANBY considered the warmth
of the Noble Lord perfectly natural, and felt cer-
tain that no part of the aecnsations to which, he
had alluded could apply to that Noble Lord.—(Hear,
hear.) He (the Marquis of Normanby) would take this
opportunity of moving for returns of the number, age,
and sex of the persons who had been committed for trial at
the last assizes in Norfolk and Suffolk, on the charge of
incendiaristn, with he result of the trials.
Lord WODEHOUSE could have no objection tot the
returns, which were accordingly. ordered.
The Parliamentary business being concluded, the House
then adjourned for a quarter of an hour—that is tee six
o'clock—when the arguments in the appeal in error on
the Irish State Trials were resumed. 1

After their Lordships met from the adjournment,iand
before proceeding to the argument on the writ of error,
the following business was gone through :
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES.
The Irish Presbyterian Marriage Bill passed through
Committee. •
THE POST-OPVICE.

Oh, the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, a message' was
ordered to be sent to the Coinmons for leave for Lord J.
Russell and Sir J. Grahani to be examined as witnesses
before the Secret Committee of the House of Lords.—
Agreed to.

MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
Lord SANDON and others, from the House of Com-
mons, appeared at the Bar with a message, requesting
their Lordships' consent, that the Marquis of Normanby,
the Earl of Aberdeen, and Viscount Melbourne should
attend to., give evidence before the. Secreti Committee of
the Douse of commons on the Post•dace inquiry. '
The Earl. of SHAFTESBURYSpresiding for the Lord
•Chancollor) informed the Messengers, that their Lord-
ships would send an answer by Messengers of their own.

ROUSE OF. COMMONS, July 8.
The SPEAKER:4OOk the chair. at Four o'clock. ,
• MIDDLE LEVEL DRAINAGE BILL.
On the .motion for the further consideration of the
report on this Bill, -
Lord G: BENTINCIC moved that the Bill be recom-
mitted.
After some discusiion tha House divided, when there
were-- • , _
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The report was then ordered to be iirought up and
engrossed.

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