The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Aprel_29.

The SPEAKER touk his seat at Four o'Clock.
Sir Augustus Clittbrd; the Usher of the Black Roth
appeared at the Table, and summoned the House to the
House of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given by
Commission to several Bills.

On the return of the SPEAKER, the G...anton Pie
Bill was read a third time.
WICKLOW HARBOUR.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition against the
Wicklow Harbour Bill.
The Great North of England (Clarence awl thatle-
pool Junction) Railway Bill was read a third time and
passed.

The Saundersioot Railway Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The New Cross Roads and the North Coal
Miring Company Bill, were also read a third time and
passed ; as was also the Kirkintilloch Rolds (No. I)
Bill.

The Firth Marine Insurance Company Bill was read
a second time and ordered to be unnm'tted.
HOLYWELL ROADS BILL.
On the motion of Mr. EDWARD BULLER it was
ordered that the Committee on the Holywell Roads Bill
have leave to sit, and proceed with four seleAed Members.
NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND).
Mr. SHAW presented several petitions from places is
the counties of Down, Cork, and elsewhere, against the
present system of National Education, and in favour Of
the plan pursued by the Church Education Society. •
THE INCOME-TAX. .
Mr. 01W presented a petition from the attorneys and
solicitors of Burlington, in the East Riding of the county
of York, stating that they were liable to stamp and other
duties, from which others were exempt, and praying that
they might be exempted from the operation of the In-
come-tax.
Mr. ORMSBY GORE presented: a -similar petition
from Newport, in Shropshire.
FEMALES IN COLLIERIES.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented two petitions front
the colliers employed in the collieries near Manchester,
praying that means might be adapted to prevent the em-
ployment of females in coal-mines.

THE TARIFF.
An HON. ITEMBER, on the Ministerial side of the
House, presented a petition against the reduction of the
duty on seed.

EDUCATION.
Mr. YOUNG presented a petition from,the Clergy of
, Kilrnore, in favour of Church Education in Ireland. '
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON presented a petition from
. the county of Down to.the same effect.
THE TARIFF. . .) -#,,,a.1
Mr. GODSON presented a petition from, lhe iribabi-
tants of Kidderminster in favour of 'the Tariff and th.
Income-tax, and praying the House that they might, 1*
carried into effect with as little delay as possible:. • • -
Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE presented. a petitiorp
signed by 1,100 of the master and journeymen shoe-
makers of Marylebone, against any alteration of the dutf
on boots and shoes; also another petition, signed by the
. chairman of a public meeting of the parish of St. Luke*,
against the Income-tax.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of Mr. TUFNELL, a new writ Iva
ordered to issue for the borough of Brighton,,in tiro place
of J. N. Wigney, Esq. _ , .

. .
rrA.XATION.
Mr. G. HEATHCOTE presented petitiofl from the
South Division of the county of Lincoln, praying fig-,
reduction in local and general taxation, should the pre'
sent measures of the Government be p!..ssed.
Mr. PUSEY presented a petition. from Wallingford
against the duty on foreign cattle.
CATHOLIC SOLDIERS IN INDIA.
Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from the
Catholics of Blackburn, in Lancashire, complaining 01,
the grievances to which Cal:holies are subjected, and 0 t
the treatment of Catholic soldiers in India.

BOROUGH-RATE.
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from the
county and city of Chester, praying for a legislative
measure to separate the Borough-rate from the Your-rate.
OATHS.
Mr. HUME presented petitions from different con-
gregations of Christians against the practice of taking
oaths.
Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from Greenock
against the coal duty.
Lord ELIOT presented a petition from the King'e
County in favour of the Drainage (Ireland) Bill.
Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition praying that
a graduated scale may be upplied to taxes upon income,
and that no tax may be imposed upon incomes of
less than five hundred pounds a year. The Noble
Lord also presented a petition from a person, whose
name we could not hear. The petitioner stated that he
had served as a seaman on board a merchant ship-
Whilst so employed another sailor absconded from the
vessel, whereupon the Captain called upon him (the
petitioner) to account for his absence, and on his stating
that he was unable to do so fifty lashes were inflicted
upon him. For this injury he sought redress in the
Courts of the Mauritius. The Captain was found guilty. -
subject to a point of law, the decision of which led to s'
new trial, and upon the second trial a verdict of n°s
guilty was returned. The petitioner conceived that his!
had been treated with great hardship, and prayed that
if the law were not sufficient to meet such a case it
might be altered.
Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from Oa"
rington, complaining that there was not sufficiee‘
spiritual provision for the Catholic soldiers and sailors in
her Majesty's service.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from &melt.
and labourers in Castletown, praying for the abolition a
taxation on provisions.
Sir ROBERT PEEL presented a petition from .1".
ley in favour of the financial propositions of her Majesty's
Government ; also a petition to the Lune effect from'
Glasgow.

SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.
Mr. 'MESMER wished to put a question to thelloo•
Member, the Chairman of the Southampton Eleclitel
Committee. He wished to know whether, in come'
quence of anything which had happened to-day before
the Committee, it was his (the Chairman's) intention to
move for the discharge of Mr. William Rous Mab'en
from the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms ?
Mr. REDINGTON said, in reply to the question tf.
the Hon. and Learned Member, he (Mr. liedington)
had stated to the House last night, that if anything earn:
before the Committee to show that the conduct of ~.
witness was satisfactory, he (Mr. Itedington) would hive.
been the first to come down to the House to move his di9:
charge. He must however state that nothing had occurre_
to day calculated to remove the impression he I'3 ,d
formed last night. Certainly an inducement had beets
held out to tin' man, and he had consented to Pre•
duce several parties, one of whom must have bee
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the person who delivered the papers to CaPtte—'
Ward.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") He (Mr. It) was stati,4'
the reason he had formed the opinion he had atnotti
These parties were to be produced to-morrow, to. Pil'
whether the witness's conduct was correct or nut,
should certainly have voted for. his discharge •1
thought this was probable, for as the House would “-
journ over Sunday, he thought it would be a hardshr
I to the individual to keep him in custody. He consideria*
as the case stood, the man had been guilty of frauclule7
conduct, and ought to be visited by the severest censt_,
of that House. Now, it was imrfectly clear that it:7ll
owing to his own conduct that he had got int,r) eat
scrape ; and it was upon these grounds that lie stl`t
he
,(Mr. Ileddington) was not prepared to snake a
tlr
motion for his discharge.
NOTICES OF MOTION.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON gave notice that on Wlld
re'
evening he would move for leave to bring in a 13' "; •
speedo.. (as we understood) Grand Jury
presentment" 14
Ireland.g3 of hHe EriolGusEe
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Rbgae
Ivie,ounlodticmeo‘trehatt
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Mabson be discharged from the custody of the eant-
at-Arms.rms.

MINES AND COLLIERIES.
Lord ASHLEY gave notice, that after the W/Atst,lll
holidays, he would call the attention of th,3 110"s.e• t"
Report of the Commissioners of
..illines and Coitleries.

THE TARIFF,
'
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that he 'understood
from the Right Hon. Baronet that
he wool I lay on the
table a copy of the atneud.ed tariff with present rates
of duties ;
if so. ha v;ished to know if the Right Hon.
Baronet was prepDred to lay it ou the table of the House,
'
and also whether he had any objection.. to lay on the
table a separate paper, containing the difference in the
Customs' duties, on the 11th March and on the 11th
Sir R. PEEL said that the Noble Lord was already Da
possession of the first paper alluded to, having
laid
it on the table of the House at his suggestion.
With regard to the other paper, containing the
of last year, for the purpose of comparing thews
with the proposed reduction in the duties on customs, ho
might say that the variations were not very important.
The Noble Lord would have the original paper of Ge-
vernment, which he thought would satisfy him. He had
no objection to give the paper, but .with a view to con-
venience
he did not think it necessary.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL then gave notice that he
would, on Monday, move for the paper, believing that it
would be useful.
MARLOW ELECTION.
Sir JOHN Y. BULLER rose to move, pursuant to,
noAce, that Richard Gibbons, who had been committed
about three weeks ago for his conduct before the Mar-
low Election Committee, should be called to the bar, re•
primanded and discharged. He (Sir J. Y. Buller)
thought that the man had undergone sufficient punish--