The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-15 00:00:00

CORN-r AWS

Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORIT presented a petition
for the repeal of the Cern-laws from Newtownards, in
the county of Down, unani►nously agreed to at a public
meeting, convened by public requisition. Newtownards
is the principal town on the estate of the Marquis of
Londonderry,: and is situate in the centre of a district
entirely agricultural. The petition is signed by 1,600
inhabitants of that town. The petitioners state that they
are chiefly working men, having no other property but
the labour of their hands. That your Honourable
House has passed laws to raise the price of bread, al-
though you have refused to pass any law to keep up
wages. Your petitioners allege that this is unjust legis-
lation ; and they therefore pray your Honourable House
to blot out, and for ever, the broad-tax from the statute-
books of the United Kingdom.
Mr. MARK PHILIPS presented a petition from a
parish in Manchester, stating that the distress
now prevailing among the poorer classes of the
country, was• owing to the duties upon the neces-
saries of life, and praying for a repeal of the
Corn and Provision-laws ; also a petition from an
individual in Manchester, praying for the abolition of
the law of primogeniture.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the Mayor
of Bolton, praying that the operation of the Bill for the
improvement of boroughs might not be entrusted to
irresponsible and self-appointed officers ; also a petition
from a place in Lancashire, praying for a total repeal
of the Corn-laws.

Colonel FOX presented a petition from certain inha-
bitants of Stepney, praying for a repeal of the Corn-
laws and a removal of the restrictions upon commerce.
THE CORN-LAWS.
Mr. LEA DER presented a petition from the parish of
St. James, Westminster, against the new Corn-law Bill.
Mr. HASTIE presented a petition from Paisley,
against the Corn-laws.
Mr. B. BALDWIN presented sixteen petitions from
the county of Cork and the Queen's County, against the
importation of flour into Ireland,
D,Ty. J, O'BRIEN presented a petition from the Grand
Jury of the county of Clare, for greater protection ft.r
Irish oats and other produce.
EASTHOrE presented petitions from Way.
Mink PAW Qther places, against the Cora-laws.

Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL presented some petitions
from a number of Irish millers against the importation
of flour into Ireland. . .

Sir W. CLAY presented a petition against the pre-
sent Corn-laws.

IZEFORM OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Fins-
bury praying for a Radical Reform of the House of
Commons.

NOTICES OF MOTION.

Mr. WODElloUSiiiegied to give notice, that on
to-morrow, he would move that a statement be laid on
the table of the House, shewing the average price of
barley in the years of 1838, 1839, 1840, and 1841 ; also
for a similar return respecting the port of Stettin.
Dr. BOWRING pursuant to notice, begged "to inquire
respecting returns ordered during the last Session, as to
the taxes in continental countries, especially those levied
on land." He would take that opportunity of stating that
he had no reason to complain of the want of courtesy and
attention on the part of Government. He found them
very willing to give attention to any application of his.
With respect to the returns, he had found them of a
very unsatisfactory nature. The Hon. Gentleman
was proceeding to state that on a subject of
such importance as this, the Orders of the House
ought to be promptly attended to, when he was inter-
rupted by cries of " Order, order, Chair, chair."
Sir R. PEEL said that several returns had been re-
ceived, and others had not. Some of those returns which
had been received, were not drawn up in a form to make
them intelligible. The returns were not complete ; but
he should examine those which had been received, and
he had no objection to give the most perfect returns.
Dr. BOWRING made some observation respecting
former returns, which did not reach us.

Mr. GLADSTONE would take that opportunity of
stating that the returns respecting France (as we under-
stood) should be laid on the table of the House in the
course of this evening.
On the motion of Mr. MACKINNON, the follow-
ing Members were nominated a Select Committee, to
improve the health of towns by preventing interments
within their precincts :—Mr. Mackinnon, Sir Matthew
Wood, Mr. D'Eyncourt, Lord Ashley, Mr. T. Dun-
combe, Mr. Evelyn Dennison, Sir W. Clay, Sir R. H.
Inglis. Mr. Beckett, Mr. Ainsworth, Viscount Sandon,
Mr. Cowper, Colonel Acton, Mr. Vernon, and Mr.
Kemble.