The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-05 00:00:00

EVENING- SUN

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 4.
The Earl of SHATTESBURY, in the absence of the Lord
Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack, at Half-past
Three o'Clo:Ar.

The Bishop of Worcester read prayers.
The Duke of Argyll and Lord Combermere were then
sworn in and took their seats.

EXCHEQUER BILLS FORGERY.
Lord MONTEAGLE gave notice that on Monday the
17th of February, he should move for the appointment
of a Select Committee to inqure into the late forgeries of
the Exchequer Bills; the mode in which the preparing,
making out, signing, and issuing of Exchequer Bills are,
and have been heretofore conducted ; and to report
whether there has been any neglect or violation of the
established usages of the Excbeauer, which either pro-
duced or facilitated forgery or other frauds.
The House then adjourned during pleasure.
Their Lordships met again at a few minutes after
Five o'Clock.
THE ADDRESS. •

The Lord High Steward,
.the Earl of LIVERPOOL,
said—My Lords, I have to inform your Lordships that
her Majesty has been waited on to know when shewould
be pleased to receive the Address of the House, and that
she has been pleased to appoint to-morrow at one o'clock.
On the motion of the Earl of REDESDALE the
House adjourned at 'Fen Minutes past Five.

HO USE OF COMMONS, Feb. 4.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'Clock.
Air. HorE took the oaths and his seat for Linlithgow.
Mr. BARNARD presented a petition Crom the London
and Greenwich Railway Company preying
yino. for leave to
bring in a Bill to increase the funds of the Company.
Mr. M. PHILIPS presented a petition from the
Royal Infirmary of Manchester, praying for leave to
bring in a Bill to improve that institution.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented a•petition from the
merchants oind tradesmen of Drogheda, praying for an
alteration in the laws with respect to duties on the
necessaries of life.
Dr. 110 WRING presented petitions from Kilmarnock,
and several other places praying for the total repeal of
the Corn-laws. The petitioners stated that nothing but
a total repeal of those laws would alleviate the
distresses of the people. [During the time the
Honourable Member was presenting his petitions
the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Dublin,
(Mr. O'Connell) entered the House, wearing his gold
chain of office, and was cheered from the Opposition side
of the House.]
Mr. M. PHILIPS presented 34 petitions from differ-
ent parts of Lancashire, praying for a total repeal of the
Corn-laws.
Mr. BECKETT presented a petition from Leeds,
praying for the removal of all taxes on the necessaries
of life.
Mr. HAWES presented a petition in favour of the
public improvements in the borough of Southwark.
Mr. STRUT .1." presented a petition from the Mayor,
Aldermen, and Corporation of the borough of Derby,
stating that great distress existed in 'that town, and
praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws.
SESSIONAL ORDERS.

On the motion of Sir GEO. CLERK the Sessional
Orders were read and agreed to.
NOTICES OF MOTION.

Mr. BROTHERTON gave notice that on Thursday
next he should bring forward a motion to the effect that
no opposed motion should be brought on in the House
after 12 o'clock at night, unless 100 members were pre-
sent.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.)
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES.

Mr. O'CONNELL rose and said, that he supposed the
Noble Lord, the Secretary for Ireland, was apprized of a
recent decision in Ireland upon the subject of marriages
by Presbyterian Clergymen, between Presbyterians and
members of the Established Church, which had invali-
dated these marriages, so that very great confusion had
arisen, and some persons had availed themselveS of that
decision to leave their wives and families and marry
again. He wished to ask the Noble Lord, whether it
was the intention of the Government to bring in any
measure to remedy that evil ?
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that the subject to which
the Right Hon. -Member had alluded was one which had
been already under the consideration of her Majesty's
Goverament. Her Majesty's Govtrnment wished to
apply an immediate remedy to the evil, and to
bring in a Bill, without delay, to establish the
validity of those marriages which had been con-
tracted, as it had been ruled in ignorance of existing law.
He (Sir Robert Peel) thought it expedient to provide an
immediate remedy for the case of those persons who had
been born, as they naturally were led to believe, in per-
fectly legitimate wedlock. Her Majesty's Government
would consider what were the proper means to
deal with the subject, but the question was one of
such great and pressing importance, that they would
bring in a Bill for the purpose of determining the entire
subject. It was a matter which would require sonic
consideration. The attention of the Government had of
late been absorbed by Many other important questions,
and all that they now proposed to do was to apply an
immediate remedy for the immediate evil, and to take
time to consider what would be the best means of deal-
ing hereafter with the Whole question.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice of an humble address
to her Majesty, praying that her _Majesty would be gra-
ciously pleased to lay before the House copies of certain
Correspondence between the late Lord President of the
Court of Session in Scotland and the Lord Chief Justice
of the Court of Queen's Bench in Ireland and the Govern-
ment, relative to the resignation of their judicial offices.
(Such was the substance, as we understood it, of the notice
of the Noble Lord, who spoke in a very indistinct tone.)
Mr. lIAWES gave notice that he should on Monday
next move for certain returns relative to the quantity of
sugar consumed in the United.liingdom.
Mr. GODSON gave notice that he should on Tuesday
next MOW li>r leave to bring in a Bill for better securing
the property of copyright in books.