The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair a few minutes before
Four o'Clock.
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The House was immediately summoned to the other
House of Parliament, to hear her Majesty's Commission
read for giving the Royal Assent to various public and
private Bills (for which see Lords' Report).
IN COME-TAX.

The SPEAKER, upon his return, informed the House
that the House had been to the House of Peers to hear
the Royal Assent given by Commission to the Property-
tax (Income-tax) Bill, and several other Bills, (for
which see Lords' Report).
BELFAST ELECTION INQUIRY.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented himself at the bar, and
informed the House that, as Chairman of the Select
Committee to inquire, and from time to time report to
the House respecting the compromise alleged to have been
entered into to avoid investigation• into the gross and
extensive bribery and other corrupt practices employed
at the late election for the borough of Belfast, he had
to report to the House that the Committee had agreed
to the following resolution:—" That the Chairman be
empowered to apply to the House, to allow the Com-
mittee to appoint an agent for each of the parties in
the late contested election to assist them in inquiring into
the matters t 3 them r, ferred."

The SPEAKER having read the resolution,
Mr. O'CONNELL moved that the Committee be em-
powered to appoint an agent for each side, according to
the terms.of the resolution.

Mr. FERRAND objected to .sit h a proposition being
agreed to in the present state of the House, as he SUS
pected that the public would have to pay the expenses of
the proposed agents.—(Hear.) He thought the motion
ought not to be brought forward until at least some of
her Majesty's Ministers were in their places. •
After a few words from Mr. Wilson Patt.ln, Mr.
Hume, and Lord Worsley, the motion was postponed to
the time of public business.
BATHIJEST'S ESTATE BILL.
Mr. GREENE brought up the Report on the Bathurst's
Estate Bill. mAR SCHOOL ESTATE
BREEWOOD GRAM
BILL
• . •
• The Brooyoxl Orap2mar School Estate 8111-was read.
a sec.-md time.

MANNERS ESTATE BILL.
On the motion of Lord WORSLEY, the Manner's
Estate Bill was read a second time.
LEICESTER SMALL DEBTS BILL.

The Leicester Small Debts Bill was read a third time,
and passed.
READING CEMETERY BILL.

The Report of the Committee on the Reading Cemetery
Bill was brought up, and the Amendments made in the
Bill by the Committee were agreed to.
ANATOMY ACT.

Mr. HARDY presented a petition from an individual,
named Roberts, the inventor of a process for preventing
the decomposition of animal substances, complaining of
the working of the Anatomy Act, and praying for inquiry
into the operation of that Act. The Hon. and Learned
Gentleman then gave notice that it was his intention to
move for the appointment of a Select Committee to in-
quire into the subject.
EMPLOYMENT IN MINES.

Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition
from the miners of a district in the West Riding of
Yorkshire, praying that no provision might pass into a
law, preventing boys above eight years of age from
labouring in mines.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from thirty-four
miners in the West Riding of Yorkshire, with a similar
prayer.
PAISLEY DISTRESS—CONDUCT OF THE
GOVERNMENT OFFICER.

The Hort. MEMBER, in the absence of his Hon. Friend
the Member fur Greenock, then presented a petition
signed by several thousands of the inhabitants of Paisley,
which had been agreed to at a public meeting, stating
that the petitioners belonged to the class which had re-
ceived relief from the Committee appointed for that pur-
pose ; that they had received at the rate of is. 2d. a
week until the arrival of Mr. Twisleton, the Govern-
ment Commissioner, who had ordered money relief
to be discontinued, and had ordered Meal and
bread to be distributed instead. The petitioners stated
that they had not any money to purchase fuel where-
with to cook the meal thus distributed, and complained
of being treated in the degrading manner in which they
had been treated by Mr. Commissioner Twisleton, and
prayed the House to interfere to prevent the sufferers
from being driven to desperation by the treatment they
received.