The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-08 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS.

An HON. MEMBER presented a petition in favour of
the Liverpool Ducks Bill.—Referred to the Committee
on Standing Orders.
AMICABLE ASSURANCE OFFICES.

Sir W. HEATIICOTE brought in this Bill, which
was read a first time. .

BIGGLES\VADE AND HERTFORD RAILWAY.
On the motion of Lord MAHON, the Biggleswade
and Hertford Railway Bill was read a second time.
G A ME- LAWS.

Mr. T. DLTNCO MBE presented a petition, signed by
900 persons, inhabitants of the town of Pershore, in
Worcestershire, against the game•laws.
THE TEN HOURS BILL.

Mr. DUNCOMBEireiented petitions in favour of the
Ten Hours Bill.
GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY BRANCH LINES.
Mr. FORBES presented petitions in favour of thy.
Grand Junction Railway Coln ,:any's branch lines.
PAISLEY AND KILMARNOCK RAILWAY.

On the motion of Mr. F. MACKENZIE, the Paisley
and Kilmarnock Railway Bill was read a first time.

• EASTERN 'UNION RAILWAY.
An HoN. MEMBER presented a petition from the
Eastern Union Railway Company in favour of the Nor-
wich branch, which was referred to the Select Commit-
tee for Standing Orders.
SOUTH-E ASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.
An HON. MEMBER presented a petition from the
South-Eastern Railway Companies, praying for leave to
withdraw one of their Bills and substitute another in its
place.
Mr. BRIGHT presented petitions against the sale of
intoxicating liquors from Birdsall, in Cumberland ;
against the game-laws, the window duties, and the in-
crease of the navy.
SEES OF ST. ASAPII AND BANGOR.
Petitions were presented by Lord CLivE and Mr. W.
MILES, against the union of the sees of St. Asaph and
Bangor.
MALT-TAX.

Mr. W. MILES presented a petition from Barrington
Corney against the malt-tax.
PUBLIC-HOUSES.

Mr. ALDAM presented petitions from several places
in the West Riding of Yorkshire, for the diminution of
the number of pubsc-houses.
NOTICES OF MOTION—CORN LAWS.
Mr. WODEHOUSE gave notice that it was his in-
tention to move an amendment to the motion of the
Hon. Member for Stockport which stood first on the
orders of the day for Thursday next. The motion was
for a Select Committee to inquire into the operation of
protective duties upon the interests of tenant-farmers.
To that motion it was his intention to move
as an amendment the following resolution :
That an inquiry into the operation of pro-
tective duties on imports, as regarded the interest of
tenant-farmers and farm labourers, was objectionable in
principle if the purport of it was to show that they had
a distinct and separate interest from that of their land-
lords, or those on whose property they chose to live ;
that the condition of tenant-farmers and farm labourers
did indeed deserve the most serious attention of Parlia-
ment, and it was the bounden duty of the House so to
shape its deliberation, as to make known to the occupiers
and tenants of the soil the necessity for their having a
continuance of all protective duties; and that the removal
of all protective duties was averse to the general interests
of all classes of society.
PAROCHIAL SETTLEMENT BILL.
Mr. PUSEY gave notice that, in Committee on the
Parochial Settlement Bill, he would move the omission
of the 33d clause.
ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY.
Mr. SHAW gave notice that. on Thursday next, he
would move for a Select Committee to inquire into the
merits of the atmospheric system of railway.
HONG-KONG.

Dr. BOWRING g;ve notice that, on Monday, he would
ask the Hon. Member the Under Secretary of State for
the Colonies whether he had any objection to lay upon
the table of the house the correspondence which bad
taken place between the Government and the authorities
of Hong-Kong?
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN gave notice of his in-
tention to move, as an amendment to the motion of the
lion. Member fur Stockport, which stood for Thursday,
that a Select Committee he appointed to inquire into the
extent of mortgages on landed property in this country,
and into the cause of agricultural distress.
Mr. COBDEN reminded the Hon. Member that he
had not yet finally decided on the terms of his motion.
Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN said he was aware of it,
but the Hon. Nle-anher had previously put upon the paper
a neition similar to his own amendment, and he wished
to bring him haek to this motion.
GAME-LAWS.
Mr. BRIGHT gave notice that, on Monday, he should
move the appointment of the Select Committee on the
game-laws.
CHARGES ON RAILROADS.
Dr. BOWRING begged leave, on behalf of the Hon.
Member for Greenock, who was unavoidably absent, to
give notice that he would, upon an early day, ask a
question of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to this
effect—whether it was the intention of the Right Hon.
Gentleman to appoint a competent tribunal for the regu-
lation of the amount of charges to be made for pas-
sengers and goods going he the railways proposed to be
made by the Bills now before Parliament, bearing in
mind the present prices of machinery, materials, and
labour?