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London, England, 1842-03-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 2.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'Clock.
Lord HOWICK took the oaths and his scat for Sun-
derland.

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.
The South Eastern Railway Bill, was read a second
time, and ordered to be committed.
SEVERN_ NAVIGATION.
An HON. MEminm, on the ministerial side of the
Iloase, presented a petition from the Mayor and Cor-
poration of Tewkesbury, against certain clauses in the
Severn Navigation Bill.
METROPOLITAN -BRIDGES,
The Earl of MARCH presented a petition from the
inhabitants of St. George's, Bloomsbury, praying fin• the
opening of Southwark, Waterloo, and Vauxhall-bridges.
PRESBYTERIAN MIXED MARRIAGES.
Sir R. 'BATESON presented three petitions from the
county of Derry and elsewhere, on the subject of Pres-
byterian Marriages in Ireland.
Mr. SUTTON presented a petition from some place
in the north of Ireland on the same subject, and another
petition from a private individual,'praying for an exten-
sion 'of the suffrage.—(Laughter.)
CORN-LAWS:
Mr. JERVIS presented fifteen petitions from various
places in Chester, praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws.
An HoN. MEMBER presented a petition from the
landowners of the county of Cambridge complaining that
the measure proposed by Sir R. Peel, relative to the
Corn-laws would be very detrimental to the agricul-
turists, by putting large portions of the land out of
cultivation.
Dr. BOWRING presented a petition from the town
of St. Mame, in Cornwall, praying for the total and irri-
Mediate repeal of the Corn-laws,• and as the petition re-
presented the feelings of hundreds and thousands of
people, he requested that it should be read at length by
the Clerk at the table.
The petition was then read by the Clerk.
Mr. FOSTER presented a petition against the Corn-
laws.

Mr. HORSMAN presented a petition to the same
effect ; also a petition against the Government measure.
An HoN. MEDIBER presented a petition from a con-
gregation of Wesleyan Methodists to the same effect.
Mr. HAWES presented a petition from the Company
of Proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal
Navigation ,against the Severn Navigation.
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from 850 inhabi-
tants of Blackwall, praying for a total repeal of the
Corn-laws.
Lord JOCELYN presented a petition from the mi-
nister and members of a Presbyterian congregation at
Newry, praying that all marriages in Ireland may be
definitely settled by Act of Parliament, founded on the
basis of religious liberty.
Mr. M. PHILIPS presented a petition, signed by the
chairman, on behalf of a public meeting of no less than
2,000 persons, consisting of merchants and manu-
facturers assembled at the Exchange, Manchester,
against the existing Corn and Provision-laws. It was a
spontaneous meeting, not called by any circular ; and
the petition stated that to these laws the meeting ascribed
the great prevailing distress, while they believed them
to be depreciating to an enormous extent the value of
capital invested in trade and manufactures. They con-
sider the proposed measure of the Government as nothing
better than a mockery of the people, and they pray that
all laws restricting the importation of corn and provisions
may be totally repealed. The Hon. Member presented
another petition from a place in Lancashire to the same
effect, stating, also, that the petitioners felt no confidence
in the House of Commons as at present constituted, and
praying for a complete suffrage.
Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from a place in
Ayrshire for a. repeal of the Corn-laws.
Sir H..DOUGLAS presented some petitions from
Liverpool to the same effect.
Mr. LITTON presented some petitions from Cole-
raine and several places in the county of Antrim, .pray-
ing for a higher protection for oats than that proposed
by the Government measure.
PRESBYTERIAN MARRIAGES.

Mr. LITTON presented a petition from the county of
Londonderry, praying the Government to settle the
question of Irish Marriages, and to legalise those al-
ready celebrated between Presbyterians and Episcopa-
lians by Ministers of the former persuasion.
MAIL BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.

Mr. LITTON presented a petition from several per-
sons in Coleraine, praying for the establishing of an
expeditious mail communication between Scotland and
the North of Ireland.
METROPOLITAN BRIDGES.

Captain WOOD presented a peti4 n from a place in
the County of Middlesex, praying that all the bridges
in the Metropolis be thrown open toll free,
NOTICES .OF MOTION.

Mr. HOME DRUMMOND gave notice that on
Tuesday he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to
alter the laws regulating the Court of Session in Scotland.
Mr. G. BANKES gave notice that on. Tuesday,
the Bth of March, he should move for leave to bring
in a Bill to authorise Magistrates holding petty ses-
sions, in certain cases in which prisoners manifest a
desire to plead guilty, to pass the sentence of the law
upon such prisoners, in order to shorten the period of
imprisonment, and to avoid unnecessary expense.
Mr. MENZIES-gave notice that on Thursday, 17th
March, he should move a resolution relating to the dis-
posal of the balance of the money received as a ransom
for the city of Canton, after the payment of the dif-
ferent sums awarded by her Majesty.
The SPEAKER said the Hon. Member could not
give his notice for so distant a day as Thursday, the
17th of March.

Mr. MENZIES would give the notice then for Tuesday.
Sir CHARLES NAPIER gave notice that on an
early day, he should call the attention of the House to
the state of affairs in the Levant.

Mr. WALLACE gave notice, that on an early day,
he should move for returns relating to the Sheriffs'
Courts in Scotland.

Mr. SHIEL gave notice that on Friday, on the Order
of the Day for the House resolving itself into a Committee
of
fStipply being read, he should move for a copy of any
despatches of the Earl of Aberdeen, relating to the con-
versation between the Noble Earl and the French Am-
bassador, on the subject of the occupation of Algiers by
the French.

On the motion of Mr. AGLIONBY, leave of absence
until Easter, was given to Mr. P. Howard, on account of
the illness of a near relative.

Leave of absence till Easter, was also given on the
motion of Mr. HORSMAN, to Captain Wemyss.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN THE ARMY.
Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know from the Right
Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary-at-War, whether he had
any objection to furnish the particulars of the applica-
tion of a sum of 12,0001., which he saw was appropriated
to religious instruction in the army ?
Sir H. HARDINGE said he had no objection what-
ever.

Mr. O'CONNELL would then give-notice of a motion
for a return of the particulars of the mode in which
11,000/. (1,0001. had been appropriated to the purchase
of books) had been applied to the purposes of Divine
service and religious instruction in the army.
T URN PIKE ROADS.
In answer to a question from an HON. MEMBER on
the Opposition benches,
Mr. M. SUTTON stated that the Bill which was to be
brought in for the regulation of Turnpike Roads would
apply only to England and Wales, and would not a xtend
to Scotland.

CHALLENGING JURORS (IRELAND).
Mr. O'CONNELL, seeing the Solicitor-General of
Ireland in his place, wished to know whether there was
any difference between the instructions given by the pre-
sent Attorney-General of Ireland and the late Attorney-
General, with respect to challenging Jurors on Circuit.
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON said that the present At-
torney-General of Ireland had given orders that the in-
structions given by the late Attorney-General should be
followed.

REMOVAL OF TROOPS FROM ABERDEEN.
Mr. FOX MAULE, seeing the Lord Advocate ofScot-
land in his place, wished.to ask him a question relative
to the report that was prevalent of the movement of
troops from Aberdeen to Huntley. If that re-
moval had taken Place; he wished to know
Whether it had been adopted upon the repre-
sentation of the Sheriff of Aberdeen. He' wished
also to know, if the Sheriff had made such representation,
whether he iad accompanied it with the declaration that
he had reason to anticipate a disturbance in the parish
of Glass upon the induction of a minister to that parish.
The LORD ADVOCATE wished the Right llon.
Gentleman had delayed his question until his Right
Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment, had been in his place, as it was upon his ad-
vice that everything had been done. (Sir James Gra-
ham here entered the house.)
Mr. F. MAULE then repeated his question.
Sir J. GRAHAM said lie was somewhat surprised at the
question which had been just put by the Right Hon.
Gentleman, considering his official experience.—(Hear,
hear.) In answer to that question, he would state that
it was true that certain • troops had been removed,
but as to the object of that removal, or why it had taken
place, he must decline giving any answer. Hex' Ma-
jesty's Government were responsible for the peace of
Scotland.

AFFGHANISTAN.
Mr. MANGLES wished to ask the Right Hon. Gen-
Jeman, the first Lord of the Treasury, whether it was
rue that her Majesty's Government were in possession
of any later information with regard to Affghanistan,
than that which had been already laid before the
House.

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SiriOBERT PEEL said there was no acebionuutnptrdtihvirauestc;
ment, of a later date than that already before the public.
but further accounts were every day expected on
the subject ; there were,
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believe, that in a few days there would be accounts direct
from Atrghunistan.
Mr. MANGLES asked the Bight Hon. Baronet
whether there was any negotiation made for a capitula- '
tion with the Affghanistans, or whether there was any
probability of a surrender. '
S►r ROBERT PEEL .said there were no accounts of
any negociation for a capitulation having been entered
into, and still less fur any surrender.
CORN-LAW REPORT.
Mr. GREENE brought up the Report of the Committee
of the whole Ifouse, on the Corn-law Bill.
- On the motion that it be received,:
Mr. EDWARD BULLER wished to impress ' upoit 1
the House the great importance of bringing the ques ;
tion of the Corn-laws to a speedy termination, It was