The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-28 00:00:00

FACTORY BILL.

Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from Dewsbury
in favour of a .Ten Hours' Bill.

Mr. STANSFIELD presented a similar petition,
signed by 360 operatives and others, from some place in
Yorkshire.

EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES IN MINES.
Lord ASHLEY presented a petition from the Rector
and inhabitants of Watford, in Hertfordshire, praying the
House to pass a law for the exclusion of females from
mines and collieries.

Mr. O'dONNELL presented a petition from the
Roman Catholic inhabitants of Kensington and Ham-
mersmith. complaining of the want of spiritual provision
for Roman Catholics in poor-houses and prisons.
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from 700
inhabitants of the city of Chester, praying that no rail-
ways should be used on the Lord's-day, excepting in
cases of charity or necessity.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the inhabi-
tants of Islington, praying the House to take into its
serious consideration the Report of the Commissioner:

on Mines.
Lord JOCELYN presented a petition from Campbell-
town to the same effect.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by
3,510 masters and journeymen corkcutters, against the
proposed' alteration in the duty on the importation of
foreign cork.
Lord ELIOT presented a petition from East Corn-
wall, against any further grant to the College of
Maynooth.
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he should, in the
Committee on the Witnesses Indemnity Bill, move a
clause to enable the Committee to examine witnesses on
oath. _

Dr. BOWRING wished to give notice, for his Hon.
Friend the Member for Greenock, of his intention, on
the al of June, to move for certain returns connected
with the Court of Session in Scotland.
BOROUGH OF SOUTIIAMI)TON.

Mr. MXCIINR6Nga;e notice that he would post-
pone his motion for the issuing of a writ for the borough
of Southampton till Monday next.
CHURCH 01? SCOTLAND.

Sir A. LEITH HAY gave notice that he would on
Thursday, June 2, move for an address to her Majesty,
requesting that she would be pleased to direct the mi-
nutes of the General Assembly of the Church of Scot •
land to be laid on the table.
POOR-LAWS.

Mr. WORTLEY gave notice of a motion respecting
the Poor-laws, but what the precise nature of it was we
could not learn, in consequence of the low tone of voice
in which the Hon. Member spoke.
BOROUGH. OF SOUTHAMPTON.

Mr. W. 0. STANLEY said that he had given notice
of a motion with regard to the borough of Southampton,
but he intended to postpone his motion in consequence of
what had fallen from the lion. Member for Leamingtcin,
till Monday next, when he would call the attention of the
House to the subject, and move for the suspension of the
writ,.

Mr. MACKINNON said he could only judge of the
intention of the lion. Member opposite from the motion
which appeared on the paper ; and in consequence of
that, he (Mr. Mackinnon) postponed his motion till '
Monday next.
NEWC A STLE-UNDER-LY NE.
Mr. ADDERLY postponed his motion for the issuing
of the writ for Newcastle-under-Lync.
MAYNOOTH GIIANT.•
Mr. PLUMPTRE wished to ask the Noble Lord,
the Secretary for Ireland, whether it was the intention
of the Government to increase the amount of the annual
grant to Maynooth College ?
Lord ELIOT said it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to propose the estimates in the usual manner,
without any alteration.
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ELECTION.
Mr. HUME understood that the motion for a new writ
for Newcastle-under-Lyme had been postponed; he now
gave notice that when the writ should be moved for, he
should move for the appointment of a Select Committee
to make further inquiries into the bribery stated to have
been committed at the last election for that borough.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

Sir A. L. HAY said, that on the motion for the second
reading of the Bill introduced by the Hon. Member for
Argyleshire, for the regulation of the Church of Scot-
land, he had understood the Right Hon. Gentleman, the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, to state
that certain conciliatory overtures had been made by
parties connected with the unfortunate differences
which at present existed in the Church of Scot-
land„ which had given rise to hopes that those
unfortunate differences might be satisfactorily ad-
justed ; and that it was the intention of the Govern-
ment, if circumstances would permit, to introduce a
measure for the future regulation of the Church of Scot-
land. He now wished to ask the Government whether,
after having had time to consider all the circumstances of
the case, and after having ascertained the feelings existing
on the subject in Scotland, the Government were of opinion
that those overtures had been made in a spirit of sin
cerity, and whether it. was the intention of the Govern-
ment to bring forward any measure for the settlement
of that unfortunate and disgraceful dispute ?
Sir J. GRAHAM begged to observe that he thought
the question of the Hon. and Gallant Otficer was prema-
ture. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
was sitting at that moment—their proceedings were most
Government were not at all disposed
important,to a
disregard
ntd thhosee
proceedings
but he thought that
it would be inexpedient, while the Assembly was
A sitting, to "10 alit7 patature diackeures 9f the