The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-05 00:00:00

CORN LAWS.
The HoN. MEMBER also presented a petition praying
for the total repeal of the Corn-laws. •
Sir V. BLAKE presented a petition praying for a
total repeal of the Corn-laws.
Sir R. B. PHILLIPPS presented a petition from
St. Davids, with a similar prayer.
Sir DAVID ROCHE presented a petition from the
millers of Limerick, complaining that the law Which
prevented the importation of foreign flour was to be
altered and would interfere with them ; alio a petition
from victuallers of Limerick, stating that by the. Act of
Union, they were placed upon the same footing with the
victuallers in this country, and complaining of- the late
legislation of the House on the subject.
Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition from the in-
habitants of Bolton, asking to be heard before the Com-
mittee on the Borough Improvement Bill.
Mr. HUTT presented a petition from Forfar praying
that the bonding of flour may be substituted for that
of corn.

REPEAL OF THE UNION.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from War-
rington, in Lancashire, for a repeal of the Union.
Sir J. EASTHOPE presented petitions from Forfar,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Salford, and
several other places, against the Corn-laws.
Mr. MACAULAY presented two petitions, one of
Avhich 'was from Edinburgh, against the Corn-laws.
Air. M. PHILIPS presented several petitions from
Manchester to the same effect.
COPYRIGHT BILL. .
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On the motion of Lord MAHON the Copyright Bill
was read a first time, and ordered.to be printed.
POOR LAWS.

Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the
F;a%ingwoll Union, in the North Riding of the county
of York, praying the House to alter the Poor-law, so as
to give greater discretionary power' to the guardians in
the wit ter of grantinz out-door relief.
DUBLIN ELECTION.
The SPEAKER annonneed to the House that he had
been informed by the examiners of recognizances that
the two sureties of 500/. each, for the prosecution of the
Dublin Election, were unobjectionable.-
SEVERN 'NAVIGATION.
Lord G, SOMERSET presented a petition from the
merchants and shipowners of Newport in the county of
Monmouth, in favour of the Severn Navigation Bill.
CORN-LAWS,

Mr. THORNELY presented one petition from Kircud-
bright, and five from the working men of the Metropolis,
praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-
laws.

Mr. ELPHINSTONE presented a petition from Man-
chester with the same prayer.

Mr. COBDEN presented similar petitions from the
Working men of Stockport, from the Magistrates of
Dunfermline, from places in the county of Northumber-
land, and from Manchester.
IMPORTATION OF CORN FROM AMERICA.
Sir R. PEEL said, that he wished to inform the Gal-
lant Officer opposite (Sir C. Napier), whom he then
saw in his place, that he had made inquiries relative to
the length of time occupied by vessels in voyages from
the United States of America to Liverpool. He found
that there was no means of obtaining direct official
information on the subject through the Custom House.
He bad, however, received a statement on the matter
from the American Consul at Liverpool, which he would
then lay upon the table of the House. It was an ac-
count of the average number of days occupied in voyages
from the several ports of the United States to the port
of Liverpool by all vesse's laden with flour or corn
during the year 1841.
Sir C. NAPIER said that he had no wish that the
Right Hon. Gentleman should have gone to the Ameri-
can Consul for the information in question ; and he was
sorry to find that the accounts were kept in so slovenly
a manner at the Packet-office. If, however, the Right
Honourable Baronet were satisfied with the information
given by the American Consul he (Sir C. Napier) should
also be satisfied.

Sir R. PEEL said that the Gallant Officer could take
whatcourse he pleased upon the matter.
Sir C. NAPIER then moved for a return of the num-
ber of vessels laden with corn which had arrived from
America, from the Ist of January, 1841, to the
Ist of January, 1842, at the port of Liverpool ;
and also a return of the number of days occupied in
each voyage.

Sir ft. -PEEL then laid upon the table the account
from the American Consul, to which he had already
referred.

Sir C. NAPIER said that the paper gave a return
both of vessels laden with corn and flour, while he only
wanted the number of vessels laden with corn.

Sir R. PEEL said that the statement, which he made
on a former occasion, related to a vessel laden with 1,000
barrels of flour.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
Mr. FERRAND gave notice that on Tuesday next,
when the Honourable Member for Salford should move
for the returns of the names of individuals or firms
keeping cotton, flax, or silk mills, who paid the wages to
their labourers in goods instead of money, or
who supplied their provisions upon the truck- system,
he should move that the following words be added—
" returns of the names of manufactures of printed works,
or proprietors of coal works or iron works ;" and also
after the word "'truck system," he would move the fol-
lowing words—" A return of the names of all such own-
ers of cotton, flax, silk, or printed works, mills, or iron
or coal works, who compelled their workmen to reside in
cottages, the property of their employers."
Mr. WODEIMUSE gave notice of a motion for a
return of the names and salaries of the Commissioners
who had been at various times appointed to inquire into
the hand-loom system.
Sir G. STAUNTON gave notice that, on Monday
next, he should move fur all communications received
from Captain Elliot relative to the affairs of Canton,
and our relations with China.

Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice, that on Monday next,
on the Order of the Day for a Committee of Supply
being read, he should move for a return of the names of
all persons who had registered arms in the county of Down,
in Ireland. He would also take the opportunity of putting
a question to the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Elliot)
respecting the trial of parties who were tried for the
murder of a person of the name of M`Ardle.
Sir V. BLAKE gave notice that before the passing of
the new Cora-law Act he would move that, in conse-
quence of the unusual depression of the trace of the
country, a clause should be inserted suspending the pay.
'Dent of all duties upon corn until January 1, 1843.
Mr. ELPHINSTONE gave notice that on Tuesday
next he should move for certain returns relating to the
legacy duty, in continuation of the papers laid before
Parliament last year.