The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-11 00:00:00

CORN-LAWS.

Petitions were presented, praying for a total repeal of the
Corn-laws, by Mr. Busfield, from various parts of Bradford—
ene petition was signed by 11,494 individuals ; by Sir J. East-
hope, from Leicester, signed by 10,000 persons ; by Mr. &hole-
field, from the Dissenters of Birmingham ; by Mr. Divet t, from
Exeter ; by Mr. J. Jervis, from variousTrrts of Wales ; by Mr.
Wynne Ellis from Chelsea, and other parts of the metropolis ;
by Mr. Johnson from Ayr, Forfar, and other parts of Scot-
land ; by Mr. Scott from various places in the county of Wor.
cester ' • by Mr. Blewett from eleven thousand persons ; by
Mr. Stanfield ; by Sir George Larkin from places in
Nottingham ; by Dr. Bowring from Warrington and Black-
burn ; by Mr. Parker from Sheffield ; by Mr.
Wilson, from places in the West Riding of Yorkshire;
by Mr. Childers, from Mahlon ; by Mr. Villiers, from diffe-
rent Places in Scotland ; by Mr. Evart, from Linlithgow ; by
Mr. Leader, from various parts of Lancashire ; by Mr. Hastie,
from Paisley; and by Sir George Sinclair, from the West
Riding of Yorkshire.
Sir J. EASTHOPE presented a petition from Leicester,
signed by 980 persons, complaining of the falling off of their
trade, and praying for some measures to be adopted to protect
them.

Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from Manchester
against the introduction of sugar from the Channel Islands.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from the Guar-
di ns of the Easingwold Poor-law Union, praying the House
to adopt some measures for giving Poor-law Guardians more
discretionary power.
Mr. GR IMSDITCH presented a petition from the Chel-
tenham and Great Western Union Railway, praying for leave
to bring in a Bill.
RAILWAYS (IRELAND).
Mr. SHAW, conceiving that the answer of his Right
Honourable Friend the Secretary for Ireland to the
Honourable Member for Roscommon had been misunder-
stood, wished again to ask him whether the Govern-
ment had come to the determination of adopting any
plan for the construction of railways in Ireland. He had un-
derstood his Noble Friend to state that certain plans had been
brought under the consideration of the House, but that the
Government had not pledgbd themselves to adopt any one of
them.

Lord ELIOT said that various plans had been submitted to
the Government, but they had not determined upon any one.
Ministers, however, were not disposed to sanction any plan
that had for it, object any advance of the public money, or to
saddle this country with any expense.
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES (IRELAND).
Lord J. RUSSELL wished to put a question to the Noble
Lord the-Secretary for Ireland. A reduction had taken place
in the Stipen.liary Magistrates in that country. He wished to
know how far those reductions had been carried, and whether
it was the intention of the Government to carry them any
further.

Lord ELIOT observed that eight of the stipendiary Magis-
trates had been reduced, and it was contemplated to have re-
duced ten, but upon the representation of some of the
Lord Lieutenants of Ireland only eight had been reduced ;
and it was not the intention of the Government to carry that
reduction any further. That reduction had been adopted in a
manner that was considered most equitablebyher Majesty's Go-
vernment, viz., reducing those who had been recently appointed.
• Colonel SIUTHOR? wished to ask the First Lord of the
Treasury a very important question relative to the
resolutions which were proposed to the Howie last night.
It was whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government
to make any alterations with regard to the manner in which the
duties are now taken ; whether they were to be taken when the
corn comes into the country, or when it is taken out of bond.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said there was no alteration contem-
plated by her Majesty's Government.
Col. SIB I'HORP then gave notice that he should call the
attention of the Coinmittee.appeinted to investigate this matter
to that very important point.
Lord J. RUSSELL said there was a different law with regard
to the importation of flour into Ireland and England; for when
the admission was prohibited in Ireland, it was allowed in Eng-
land. He wished to know whether it was the intention of Govern-
ment to introduce into the Corn-laws that clause which prohibited
the importation of flour into Ireland, or whether the same law
would applyboth to England and Ireland. This subject was one of
great interest to the liish, but if the night Hon. Paronet was
not prepared to aniwer the question at present, he (Lord John
would not press for an immediate reply.

Sir U. PEEL said he had reserved that point for another
question: he would endeavour to answer Ike inquiry on Monday
next.

- Sir A. L. H AY gave notice, that on Friday, the 4th March,
he should move that the House go into Committee on the pre-
sent state of the Church of Scotland.

AMENDMENT ON THE MINISTERIAL PLAN.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave notice that on Monday next,
before the House went into Committee on the Corn-laws, he
should move a resolution, the precise words of which
he could not give now, but the substance of which would be
that in any contemplated al eration of thu Corn-laws, it would
he inadvisalle to adopt the principle of a sliding scale.—( Hear. )
An HoN. MEMBER, ~those name we could not learn, gave
notice that on Thursday, the 24th inst., he should move for a
return of the total amount of money received from the Chinese
fur the ransom of Canton.

Mr. VILLIERS gave notice that he should take the sense of
the House as to the propriety of the imposition of any duty
whatever on the importation of corn.
PUBLIC PARKS.

Mr. EW ART wished to know whether it was
the intention of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to
throw open Rivhmond and Kew Parks to the public.
The Earl of LINCOLN replied that there was no in
tention of making any alterations with regard to those Parks.