The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-08 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COJIMOiYS, MARCH 7.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock.
Mr. MARTIN took the oaths and his .seat for the
county of Galway-. • •
Returns were presented from the Poor-law Coln-
missiOners, and ordered to be laid on the table.

Mr. PACKE presented a petition against the Mid-
land Counties Railway Bill.
The Rochester Roads Bill was brought in and read
a first time.

The Dundee and Arbroath Railway Bill was read
a first time. • _ .

On the motion of Mr. B. WOOD, the Equitable
Gas Company Bill was brought in and read a first
time.
The Southwark Improvement Bill (No. 1) was read
a second time and ordered to be committed.
The West Stirlingshire Roads Bill (No. 1) was read
a second time and ordered to be committed.
MANCHESTER and SHEFFIELD RAILWAY.
Mr. W. PATTEN presented a petition, signed by
1,700 manufacturers, and other residing on the line of
the proposed Manchester and Sheffield Railway, to which
on some future occasion it was his intention to draw
the attention of the House. The petitioners stated
that in consequence of the depressed state of the
times, there was great danger of the undertaking
falling to the ground, and praying that Parliament
would be pleased to devise some remedy to get them
out of their difficulties.
On the motion of Sir GEORGE LARPENT, the
Nottingham Gas Bill (No. 1) was read a second time
and ordered to be committed.
On the motion of. Mr. STUART WORTLE Y,
the Hinckley Road Bill was read a second time.
The Ormesby Inclosure Bill was read a second
time and ordered to be committed.
CORN-LAWS.
Mr. WALKER presented three petitions from
Sheffield, and its neighbourhood, against the Corn-laws.
Mr. REDINGTON presented petitions from the
millers of Dundalk, Louth, and Monaghan, against
the contemplated alteration of the flour duties.
Mr. CHRISTMAS presented a petition from
Cavan to the same effect.
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Mr, READ presented three petitions from Kil-
kenny to the same effect.
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disapproval of the Ministerial measure relative to the
Corn-laws—they declaring their want of confidence
in the present advisers of the Crown, andin the exist-
ing system of Parliamentary representation. The
petitioners also prayed the House to reject the
inisterial measure ; also the fixed duty scheme,
and to grant total, immediate, and uncompen-
sated repeal of the Corn and Pibvi'sion-laws,
and also to adopt • such measures as will secure a fair
Parliamentary representation of the people ;" ass:, five
petitions from different classes of workers, viz., calico-
printers, boot-makers, tailors, millwrights, painters;
and paper-stainers in Manchester, praying for the
immediate and total repeal of the Provision and Corn-
duties.

Sir C. COOTE presented a petition from Queen's'
County, praying for additional protection for flour an
oatmeal.

Mr. THORNELY presented four petitions from
Dumfries and other places, praying for an abolition of
the Corn-laws.

Mr. JOHNSTONE presented a petition from the
Anti-Corn-law Association of Kilmarnock to the same
effect.

Dr. BOWRING presented 59 petitions from va-
rious places in Kent, Surrey, Chester, Shropshire,
Flintshire, &c., to the same effect ; also a petition
from Manchester, praying for a remission of punish-
ment of Frost, Williams, and Jones,