The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-12 00:00:00

"NATIONAL EDUCATION-IRELAND,

Captain JONES presented a petition from London-
derry against the system of National Education in Ire-
land, and in. favour of the Church Education system.
INCOME-TAX.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by
the Chairman on behalf of the delegates of the following
trades, ass embledatthe Old Bailey—Masons, basket-mak-
ers, shoes nakers, silversmiths, carpenters, paper-stainers,
and smitJ la,' in which they stated that they saw with regret
the imposition of additional taxation, instead of reducing
the taxes on the people ; that the new taxes would have
the effect of giving employment to foreigners, and would
ultimately be paid by the working classes ; and praying
the House not to pass the Income-tax.

DEPORTATION OF LABOURERS INTO THE

WEST INDIES.

Mr. T. DUNCOM.BE presented a petition signed
by numerous manufacturers and merchants, assembled
in pOblic meeting at the King's Arms, Philip-lane
London, against the importation of foreign labourers'
into the West India Colonies.

Mr. M. PHILIPS; presented a petition from the Law
Association of Manchester, praying that the duty on
solicitors' certificates should be repealed.

METROPOLITAN BRIDGES.

Mr. HUME presented a petition, which he con-
sidered of great importance, and he had hoped to have
presented it in the presence of some of her Ma-
jesty's Ministers. It would be recollected that on
the 29th June, 1815, that House passed a resolution for
the purpose of erecting a monument to commemorate
the splendid victory of Waterloo. On the day following
Lord Castlereagh said he had given directions for the
accomplishment of the wishes of the House. These
directions were never carried out. In the followingyear,
1316, a Bill was passed for the purpose of changing
the name of the bridge called Waterloo-bridge, which
was 'then called the Strand-bridge. This was all that
was done with respect to the recommendation of the
House of Commons. The petitioner's prayed that the
bridge might be opened to the public, thus making it 'A
worthy monument of the victory of Waterloo. The pe-
titioners also prayed that the other bridges, Vauxhall
and Southwark, might be also opened to the public.
lie (Mr. Mune) thought. it was a subject well worthy of
the attention of her Majesty's Ministers.
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYNE ELECTION.

Sir JOHN YARI)E BULLER, on the part of the
Select Committee appointed to try anal determine the
merits of the petition complaining of the undue election
of J. Q. Harris, Esq., had to report that the Committed
had determined that John Quincey Harris, Esq. was not
duly elected to serve in the present Parliament, and that
the last election, so far as John Quincey Harris, Esq., was
concerned, was a void election. He had further to
inform the House, that ,the Committee had come
to the following resolution :—That John Quincey
Harris, Esq., was, by his agents, guilty of bribery
at the last election for the borough of Newcastle-under-
Lyne. The lion. Baronet then read the names of the
various persons proved to have received sums of money ;
sunongst them were Pollington 51., Harrison 3/.; &c.
From the evidence adduced before the Committee, it
appeared that these acts of bribery had been committed
without the knowledge of John Quincey Harris, Esq.
It appeared that for several years past bad practices had
existed at the elections for Newcastle-under-Lyne, by
giving electors what was called trial and market money.