The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-04 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 3,

The doors of the Gallery were not opened until half
after one o'clock, at which hour not more than thirty
Members were in the House ; among whom were Sir
George Strickland, Mr. Wakley, who had taken his scat
on the front Opposition bench ' • Mr. F. Shaw, Mr Maclean,
and Colonel Sibthorp. Sir R 11. Inglis shortly after-
wards entered the House. Members now continued to
arrive at intervals- until 20 minutes to two o'clock, when
the Speaker entered, and took his seat, immediately after
which prayers were read.
Several Members entered the House as the reading of
prayers was concluded, among whom we particularly
observed Mr. Wallace. The first Cabinet Minister who
made his appearance was Sir Henry Hardinge, who ar-
rived shortly before two o'clock, and took his seat on the
Treasury bench, on which Colonel Sibthorp left his usual
seat, and joining Sir Henry on the Treasury bench, re-
mained in conversation with him some time. At five
minutes after two o'clock the booming of the cannon an-
nounced the approach of her Majesty, and a crowd
of Members rushed into the House, and took
their places, and from this time the Bar of the
House was thronged. At a quarter after two o'clock the
Gentlemen Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the
table, and summoned the House to attend at the Bar of
the House of Peers. The Speaker immediately obeyed
the summons, and was accompanied by the greater num-
ber of the Members present, who crowded around him so
inconveniently, that in his way down the floor of the
House the Right Hon. Gentleman was compelled to turn
round and call " Order, order!" three or four times.
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At half-after two the Speaker. returned, and the House
adjourned to a Quarter before Four.

-The SPEAKER took the Chair at a Quarter before
Four o'Clock, and immediately upon taking his seat
he informed the House that in the interim between
the last and the present session he had, under the Act
empowering him to do so, issued a new writ for the
city of Dublin, in the room of Mr. West, deceased.
Sir Thomas Hepburne took the oaths and his seat
for the liaddington Burghs.
Mr. PENDARVES moved for a new writ for the
Western Division of Cornwall, in the room of Lord
Falmouth, now called to the House of Lords.
Sir THOMAS FREEMANTLE moved for the

following new writs.7—For the borough of Leo-
minster, in the room of James Wigram, Esq.,
who had accepted the office of Vice-Chancellor ;
for the borough of Bandon Bridge, in the room of Mr.
Sergeant Jackson, who bad accepted the office of her
Majesty's Solicitor-General for Ireland; for the
University of Dublin, in the room of the Right Hon.
Thomas Lefroy, who had accepted the office of Baron
of her Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Ireland ;
for the borough of King's Lynn, in the room of the
Right Hon. Sir Stratford canning, who had accepted
the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hun-
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dreds ; for the borough of Liverpoid, in the room of
William Cresswell Cresswell, Esq., who had accepted
the office of one of her Majesty's Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas.

The SPEAKER informed the House that petitions
had been presented against the returns for the boroughs
of Bridport and Sunderland, and that the securities
were unexceptionable.
Sir T. FREEMANTLE gave notice, on the part
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that he would
move to-morrow for leave to bring in a Bill for the
application to the service of 1841 of the sum
granted in the two last sessions of Parliament.
Also on the part of the Noble Lord the Secre-
tary of the Colonies that he would move to-
morrow for leave to bring in the Bill to
amend the Act of the sth and 6th of William IV.,
for regulating the carriage of passengers by mer-
chant vessels. Also, on the part of the same Noble
Lord, that he would move to bring in a Bill for regu-
lating the sale of lands belonging to the Crown in the
Australian colonies and New Zealand, and that he
would also move to bring in a Bill for regulating
the salaries of Bishops and Clerks in Jamaica, Bar-
badoes, and the Leeward Islands. The Honourable
Member also gave notice, on the part of his Right
Honourable Friend, the Vice-President of the Board
of Trade, that on the Bth of February he would' move
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend and consolidate
the laws for regulating the trade of British
possessions, and to make certain alterations
in the duties on goods, wares, and merchandize
brought from British possessions ; also that he would
on the same day move to bring in a Bill for the better
regulation of railways. The Hon. Member gave no-
tice on the . part of 'the Chancellor of the
Exchequer that on the 15th of February he would call
the attention of the House to the subject of the
late frauds connected with the issue of the Exchequer
bills; and on the part of the Noble Lord the Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster, that on• the 17th o
February he would move for leave to bring in a Bill
to provide more effectually for the inspection of houses
licensed by Magistrates at Quarter Sessions for the
reception of insane persons in England and Wales.
Mr. WALLACE gave notice that on Tuesday
next he would move that an humble address be pre-
sented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty will be
graciously pleased to command that an immediate and
diligent inquiry be made into the nature and extent
of the misery and destitution under which the inha-
bitants of Paisley, and other towns in Renfrewshire,
have been suffering for so long a period, and are still
enduring. And further, that her Majesty will be
graciously pleased to command that the said in-
quiry be prosecuted rigorously, so that the re-
sults may be laid as soon as possible before
this House, with a view to its providing with all
speed against the longer continuance of the intoler-
able distress ; as also against the evident and imminent
danger and disease and pestilence following in its usual
course, thereby causing more numerous deaths from
cold and hunger, and actual starvation, than hitherto,
as well as increasing the ruinous tendencies of these
appalling evils on the moral character of all who are
directly affected by them, or who live within the range
of their influence.

Mr. D'ISRAELI gave notice that on Thursday,
the 10th inst., he would bring under the considera-
tion of the House the Consular Establishment of the
Empire.

Dr.
BOWRING save notice that on Tuesday
next he would move for any communications which
had been addressed from Bolton to the Home-office
during the late recess, with respect to Mr. Mott.
Col. SIBTHORP gave notice that he should on
a future day move for leave to bring in a Bill to abo-
lish the present office of Comptroller of the Exchequer.
Sir G. CLERK gave notice that he would to-mor-
row move the Sessional Orders.
The Hon. Member also brought up a Report of
the Lords of the Treasury on an investigation re-
specting the issue of Exchequer Bills.
A Bill respecting Clandestine Outlawry was read
a first time, and ordered to lie on the table.
At this period Mr. Wakley, Member for Fins-
bury, entered the House, and, on proceeding to take
his seat on the Opposition benches, was motioned for-
ward towards the Ministerial side by several Mem-
bers, amidst the cheers and laughter of the House.
TIIECORN-LAPS.The House being now well attended, and a pause
of some moments having elapsed,
Sir ROBERT PEEL rose and said, Mr. Speaker,
I wish now to give notice that on Wednesday next I
shall move that this House resolve itself into a Com-
mittee of the whole House for the purpose of consi-
dering the laws which affect the import of foreign
corn.---(General cries of " Hear, hear," and cheers.)
I would have named an earlier day, even Monday,