The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-21 00:00:00

IRISH POLICE FORCE.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Mr. Henry
O'Connell, complaining that he had been unjustly dis-
charged from his situation in the Irish police force, and
praying for compensation for the same.
CHURCH-RATES.

Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Mr. William
Bidwell, of the parish of St. Botolph, Cambridge, com-
plaining that he had been involved in expensive litiga-
tion for not paying church-rates, and praying for relief
under the circumstances. The Hon. Member gave notice
that he should move that the petition which he had just
presented be printed with the votes.
RAILWAY SPECULATIONS IN IRELAND.

Air. P. BUTLER presented s petition signed by several
persons in London who were anxious to invest capital in
Ireland, in favour of the Kilkenny and Waterford Rail-
way by Carrick•on-Suir ; and a second petition from
Kilkenny, in favour of the same line, signed by the
sheriff, under-sheriff and principal inhabitants of that
city.
CHESHIRE AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.
Mr. TOLLEMACHE brought up the report on the
Cheshire and Birkenhead Railway, and reported that the
standing orders had been complied with.
WINDOW-TAX.

Lord DUNCAN presented a petition, signed by Dr.
Southwood Smith, Dr. Liston, Dr. Harvey, and others
of the principal medical practitioners in London, to the
number of 91, praying the house to take into con-
sideration the physical and moral evils induced by
.defective ventilation in dwelling-houses. The pe-
titioners stated that houses were thus badly constructed
by the landlords, in order to avoid payment of the
window-tax, and they prayed the House therefore to
remit the tax altogether.
LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.

An HoN. Alc3tnEl: brought in this Bill, which was
read the first time.
THE INCOME-TAX.

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the 1 re,4 j-, cor ,eave to bring
in a Bill for making a Trent Valley line of rail.
Mr. E WART, in consequence of the business intended
to be brought on to• night, postponed, till this day fort-
night, his motion standing on the paper for leave to bring
in two Bills > one to enable towns councils to establish
museums of art in corporate towns ; the other for en-
sibling the defendant's counsel in civil, and the prisoner's
counsel in criminal, cases to address the jury on the close
of the evidence for the prisoner or defendant.
NAVY ESTIMATES.

Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that he would move, on
the question being put for the House going into Com-
mittee on the navy estitnates, that an humble address be
presented to her Majesty, praying that a Commission
might be appointed to inquire into the state of the navy
and the defences of the dockyards.
ART-UNIONS.

Mr. WYSE gave notice of his intention, on a future
day, to revive his motion for the appointment of a Select
Committee on Art-unions.
THE CORN-LAWS.

Mr. COBDEN gave notice of his intention, on a
future day, to move for a Committee to inquire into the
operations of the corn-laws on tenunt•facmers.
RAILWAYS.

Mr. WALLACE gave notice, that on the Gth March
he would call the attention of the House to the existing
traffic on railways, and the regulations respecting third-
class trains ; and that he would move an address to her
Majesty for the appointment of a Royal Commission, to
inquire into the state of railway travelling in Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, and the best means of improving the
system.