The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-23 00:00:00

CANAL

This Bill was read a third time, and passed.
WEST STIRLINGSMIRE ROADS.
The Report on the Wczt Stirtinglishire Roads' Bill was
brought up.
GREAT TORRINGTON MARKET BILL.
On the motion of Sir J. Y.. BULLER, the Great Tor-
rington Market Bill was read a second time.
PRIVATE BILLS.
Lord G. SOMERSET moved that no Committee on a
Private Bill shall commence its sitting after Easter till
Friday, the Bth day of April next.—Agreed to.
LIVERPOOL IMPROVEMENT BILL.
On the motion of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS the
Liverpool Improvement Bill was read a second time.
BUNSEN'S NATURALIZATION BILL.
On the motion of Sir B. HALL, Bunsen's Naturali-
zation Bill was read a second time.
The Guarantee Society Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed.
On the motion of Mr. PAKINGTON, the Severn
Navigation Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. WODEHOUSE presented a petition from Nor-
fo:lc, praying for increased protection on flour.
Lord BERNARD presented a petition from Cork,
complaining of the delay of Post-office communication
between that city and London, and praying that a line
of direct communication might be established between
Bristol and Cork ; also several petitions from places in
the counties of Cork and Limerick, against the present
sy s• em of National Education in Ireland.
Mr. PRAED presented a petition from Lancaster
against the Buildings' Regulation Bill.
An HON. MEMBER presented a petition from Gloucester
against the Boroughs' Improvelnent Bill.
Lord WORSLEY presented a petition from 1,400
persons in Lincolnshire, against the Corn-laws, proposed
by her Majesty's Government.
' Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from a
seating congregation in Birmingham, praying for 4 total
repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. BANKES preiented a petition from the inhabi-
tants of the borough of Wareham, against the proposed
duty on clay.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAW—.OR- D presented a petition
from the inhabitants of tl.4e burghe of Haddington and its
vicinity. The etiti`,ners stated their alarm at the de-
termination a
the duties on „ our Honourable House to maintain
;ovastaofand
depressed provisions, notwithstanding the
~peai
of
those duties
; and that nothing short of a
total r.
also stated thatd
utics would give any real relief.
House could not possess the
.sontidence of the people the present limited state
cd the franchise; theyeo
of the Suffrage to all malericl
therefore prayed for an extension
of age, of sound mind, anpitants twenty-one sears
They also prayed for Vote by Ballot, as
of crime.
as a protection
against undue influence and intimid. •
ation of various de-
scrip

POOR LAWS.
An HON. MEMBER on the Ministerial benches

.. pre-
state of the navy under the consideration— of the Muse.
sented a petition from a place in Leicestershire, against
the Poor Law. with a view to its improvement, said, he trusted
WAR IN AFFGHANISTAN. the Hon. Member would not suppose that in bringing
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition, agreed to at a forward this notion, lie was actuated by party purposes,
public meeting in Dublin, praying that the question be-
He hoped also that the Right Hon. Baronet would not
t a cell our country and the JWlgharis might be brought to suppose that he meant any disresptct towards him. His
a termination by other means than that of war. only motive for bringing this measure before the House
BOROUGHS' IMPROVEMENT BILL. was, that it might be fully understood by the represen-
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the inha- tatives Of the people. It had been for a tong period the
custom to place 'a civilian at the head of the Board of
bitants of Little Bolton, praying that they might be ex-
cluded from the operations of this Bill. Admiralty; and to that system he was decidedly opposed.
METROPOLITAN BRIDGES. Ile believed that a civilian placed in such a situat on could
Mr. COLVILLE presented a petition from the north not have the smallest knowledge whatever of many of
the details which might come under his notice; and it was
district of Lambeth, in behalf of the opening of South-
wark, Waterloo, and Vauxhall Bridges. impcs,ible without some practical experience to carry on
THE INCOME TAX. the business of the navy in a proper manner. Parties
so called
,upon to -discharge functions for which they
Mr. WARD rose to
wereo_ ten
_.,,,.t.„, on„.ll!sres3ct:iiii. -. . . l'.,re not fitted by their previ,u c - 'f
habitants and 1 i ta 1 ei,Ten from the in- .
Cambridge, ai,,,aiut. 1.1,15 'LA), u3.,..5-tn in th'y cou.nty of
obliged to call in friends of thciri.,iUllrerthen.pueu'rpose of re-
u.,,,i,...11 th,2 petitioners I
designated as impolitic, partial, ceiving advice, to the prejudice of the public service, In 3ust, and subversive