The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-23 00:00:00

PRESBYTERIAN MIXED MARRIAGES.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from the
Ministers, Elders, and other Inhabitants of Banbridge,
in connection with the Remonstrant Synod. The peti-
tioners referred to the late decision of the Irish Judges
with reference to marriages by Presbyterian ministers,
and prayed for an Act to make valid all marriages here-
tofore solemnised, or which shall be hereafter solem-
nised by a Presbyterian or other Dissenting minister,
between parties, one of whom may be a member of the
Established Church and the other a Protestant Dissenter;
a petition from the Minister and Members of the first
Presbyterian congregation of Cromlin, in the county of
Antrim ; and another from the Minister and other Mem-
bers of the Presbyterian congregation of Carlingford, in
the county of Louth, praying for a law to render valid
all marriages which have taken place by Presbyterian
Ministers ; and further, that the law of marriage in Ire-
land be henceforth definitively settled on the basis of
religious liberty, and affording equal advantages to all
sects, in like manner as in England and Scotland.

Sir R. BATESON presented similar petitions, very
numerously signed, from places in Derry, Antrim, Rings-
end, and Donegal.
ELECTION COMMITTEE.

The petition from three electors of the borough of
Qneensborough, praying for a scrutiny into the conduct
of the Mayor and Corporation respecting the election,
having been referred to the Election Committee, was
ordered by the House to be printed.
CORN-LAWS.

Sir B. HALL presented a petition from Paddington
praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.

- Mr. —HAWES presented petitions from Kennington,
St. Mary's, Newington, and other places, praying for a
repeal of the Corn-laws, and another praying that
Waterloo and other brid,l.;es be thrown open.
A petition was presented by an lioN. MEMBER on the
Ministerial benches, praying that the Gilbert workhouses
be not incorporated with the New Poor-law Unions. The
petitioners went into the grounds of their objections to such
incorporation, stating also that the regulations of the
New Poor-law are not suited to rural districts.

Mr. GIBSON presented thirteen petitions, all praying
for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.
Sir. E. S. HAYES presented a petition from Donegal,
Ireland, on the subject of Presbyterian marriages.
Colonel ACTON presented a petition from merchants
and traders of the eastern part of the metropolis, for
throwing open Waterloo and Southwark bridges ; also a
petition for leave to bring in a Bill to improve the har-
bour of Wicklow.

Mr. M. PHILIPS presented. a petition from the Corn-
millers in Manchester, praying that, as they had invested
large sums in mills, the House would not consent to the
encouragenient of foreign wheat in preference to flour.
Lord J. MANNERS presented a petition from the
parish of St. James, praying for the opening of the
Metropolitan Bridges.
Mr. SC EIOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir-
mingham, against the Copresented six petitions from 9unday-
rn-laws.
schMoorislliinNePonnEeYction with Dissenting Congregations to
the same effect. •
Mr. WYNN ELLIS presented a petition from a con-
gregation of Wesleyan Methodists, praying for a total
repeal of the Corn-laws ; also, a petition from a Con-
servative gentleman, the Chairman of the Board of
Guardians for the Leicester Union, to the same effect.
Sir G. DE LARPENT presented a petition from Not-
tingham, against the Corn-laws.
IPSWICH ELECTION PETITION.
Mr. RIGBY WASON- presented a petition from the
agent to the sitting Member of the borough of Ipswich,
stating that one of the witnesses who had been summoned
under the Speaker's warrant, to give evidence in the
election petition against the return for that borough,
was about proceeding to the Continent. He (Mr.
Wason) would call the attention of the House to the
subject to-morrow, and in the meantime he would
move that the petition should be printed with the votes.
The SPEAKER intimated that such a course was
not usual, but as the circumstances of the case were of a
pressing nature, he supposed there would be no objection
to the Hon. Gentleman's motion.
Mr. RIGBY WASON said, that as the gentleman was
about to leave on Saturday, there would not be time to
give longer notice.
Leave was then given to print the petition, with the
Votes.

Mr. S. O'BRIEN presented a petition from the West
Riding of Yorkshire against the Corn-laws.
Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from a Presby-
terian Church in Coleraine, respecting mixed Presby-
terian marriages.