The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-22 00:00:00

BRIDGE TOLL.

Sir GEORGE BANKES presetl;d a petition from
previously
Westminster, which, together with those
presented, made 150,000. petitions for' that itibj
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 Cluirch 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 places 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.
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having been referred to the Election Committee, was
ordered by the Rouse to be printed.

COEN-LAWS.
Sir B. HALL presented a petition from Paddington
praying fora total repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. HAWN'S resented petitions from Kennington, I

.St. Mary's, Newington, and other places, praying for a
repeal of the' Corn-laws, and another praying, that
Waterloo and other brikes 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 thegrounds of their objections to such
incorporation, stating also that the regulations of the
New Poor-la, are not suited to rural districts.

Mr. GIBSON presented thirteen petitions, all praying
for a total repeal of the Corn-laws. _

Sir E. S. HARES 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.
Colonel ACTON presented a petition for leave to
bring in a Bill to improve the harbour of Wicklow.
Mr. M, PHILLIPS presented a petition from the Corn-
millers in Manchester, praying that as they had invested
large sums in mills, the llous,•; would not consent to the
encouragement of foreign wheat in preference to flour.
Lord J. MANNERS presented a petition from the
parish of St. James, praying fur the opening of the
Metropolitan Bridges.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir-
mingham, against the Corn-laws.
Mr. HINDLEY presented six petitions from qunday-
Schools in connection 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 n petitition 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, td 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 IVASOT said, that as the Gent. was
leaving on Saturday, there would not be time to give
longer notice.
Leave was then given to print
,the Petition, with the
Notes.

Mr. S. O'BRIEN .presented a petition from the West
Riding of Yorkshire against the Corn-laws.
Mr. LIDDELL presented a petition from a Presby7
terian Church in Coleraine, respecting mixed Presby7
terian marriages. • • •
Sir G. STRICKLAND presented, a • petition against
the Corn-laws..

Mr. J. S.. WORTLEY presented a petition from the
confectioners of London, praying that some steps might
be taken to prevent competition in the trade, by the
inhabitants of the Channel Islands.
Mr. COBDEN presented a great number of petitions
from Scotland and other places against the Corn-laws.
Mr. AINSWORTH presented a petition, sighed by
11,000 persons, from Bolton, praying for the total and
immediate repeal of the Corn-laws.
Petitions to the same effect were presented by Mr.
J. Fielden, from Oldham ; by Mr. Villiers, from several
parishes in the cities of London and Westminster; from
the town of Paisley, in Scotland ; from places in Derby-
shire and Somersethire'; seventeen from Lancashire; also
from places, in Yorkshire, and from the borough of Wol-
verhampton; also by Lord John Russell from the town
of Harwich, and from places in Forfarshire.
Sir ROBERT PEEL presented certain papers by
command of her Majesty, which were, ordered to be laid
on the table.