The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-17 00:00:00

CORN•LAW&

Mr. RENNIE presented a petition from Kidder-
minster, agreed to at a public meeting, complaining of the
distress prevailing in the Country, and praying for a re-
peal of the Corn-laws and Universal suffrage.
Mr. COBDEN presented a petition from Yorkshire
against the Corn-laws. The Hon. Member also presented
a great number of pe,...itions to the same effect from a
variety of places, :At he read the names of the places in
so low a tone e 3; voice, and there was so much noise in
.the House-, that they did not reach the gallery.
Mr. TOWNLEY presented a petition against the
Corn-laws, as we understood.

Mi.. GdiSON CRAIG presented petitions from Man-
chester, and the Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh,
praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.
Mr. .EWART presented' a petition against the Corn-
laws, but we were unable to learn from what place.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL gave notice that to-morrow
he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate
the sale of property. -
Sir C. NAPIER gave notice that to-morrow he would
ask the Right Hon. Baronet whether it, was true, as he
had read in the Morning Chronicle—(Groat laughter
from the Ministerial Benches)—that the Etnir Bechir
had arrived at Constantinople, and that' the Porte would
not allow him to resume the government of his tribes.
He was extremely sorry to be under the necessity of
giving the Right Hon. Baronet so much trouble ;
but having served in that country, hit con-
sidered it his duty to raise his voice on. -behalf of
the unfortunate inhabitants of Syria.—(hear, hear.)
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The Hon. Member then delivered some papers to the '
Right Hon. Baronet, who intimated
his attention to the subject.
The CHANCELLOR of 't6 .4at he would give
notice that, being
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venience, to have thegave
resolutions on the Corn-laws de-
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anxiou.s for the sake ofpublic
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he would postpone that motion until
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LOCAL COURTS.
Mr. EVANS begged leave to ask the Right Hon.
Baronet. the Secretary for the Home Department, whether
it WAS the intention of the Government, during the pre-
sent
session, to introduce a
.Bill for the establishment of
Local Courts for the recovery of small debt. ?
Sir J. GRAHAM said it was not the intention of her
Majesty's Government to bring in a Bill for what, per-
haps, the Hon. Gentleman might term local Courts,
but it was their intention to provide for the re-
covery of debts amounting to 151, by )ocal tribunals ;
and la cases of small debts, to afford greater
facilities for their recovery. As he was on his legs, he
would take the opportunity of stating that a measure
would bilialtroduced to continue the expiring Small
Debts Act, by which the recovery of debts by local tri-
bunals would be rendered more easy.
ABOLITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT is

THE ARMY,
An HON. MEMBER, on the Opposition side of the
House, begged to inquire of the Clerk of the Ordnance
whether it was his intention to bring in a Bill for the
abolition of corporal punishment in her Majesty's army ?
Captain I.3OLDERO said it was. not his intention to
introduce any Bill on the subject, but if the Hon. Member
.should bring forward any measure of his own on the
subject, he (Captain Boldero) should vote as he had
always done.

ELECTION PETITIONS.
The following lion. Members were called upon by the
Speaker to form a General Committee of selection, for
the purpose of trying contested election petitions, 311 d
were sworn in for the purpose :—Lord G. So)merlset,