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Emperial Parliament.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY.
After some other petitions had been presented,
Lord DUNCANNON, in presenting a petition which had been
placed in his hands by the sheriffs of London, from the lord
mayor and common council of London, praying the abolition of
corporal punishment in the army and navy, said he could not
concur in the prayer of the petition, except some efficient mode
of punishment could be substituted. The petition, on the mo-
tion of the noble lord, was read at length. It contained an al-
lusion to .the recent punishments which had taken place at
Woolwich, in which death had followed.
Lord SraksFoan said, that during the period that he had
the honour of serving in the army, he never knew a single case
of corporal punishment terminating in death except those al-
luded to in the petition.
Lord WHARNCLIFFK presented petitions from the medical
practitioners of Wakefield and of Burlington, praying pecuni-
ary remuneration for the medical professors when attending
coroner's inquests.
On the house going into committee on the bill for the better
administration of justice in the West Indies,
Lord GLENEUG said that he had an amendment to propose in
one of the clauses, by which it was required of the chief justice
before he could be appointed, that he should be of seven years
standing at the bar, and the puisne judge live years.
Lord LYN OttURST expressed himself satisfied with the amend-
ment.
The house having resumed, the report was ordered to be pre-
sented to-morrow.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY.
Petitions, praying for the abolition of corporal punishment
in the army, fur the removal of dissenter's grievances, for the
total repeal of the stamp duty on newspapers, against the spirit
license duty, and against the tithe bill, were presented to the
house from various places.

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
The Marquis of CNA, N DOS gave notice that he would on Wed-
nesday next move that there be a call of the house on the 21st
of April, and also that it was his intention, after Easter, to call
the attention of the house to the taxes on agriculture.
The Clifton suspension bridge bill was read a third time and
passed.

THE CANADAS.

Mr. Roatmcg wished to put a question to the under secre-
tary for the colonies relative to the Canaries. The house was
aware of the disclosures made by Sir Francis Head to the iegis-
lative assembly of Upper Canada, relative to the question
whether there should be an elective. council, and also or the de-
termination of the legislative assembly not to grant supplies for
the payment of the judges and other officers under the crown,
till they bad an understanding with the commissioners on the
subject. lie understood a belief prevailed that the assembly
were disposed to grant the supplies, as two of the commissioners
were said to be in favour of an elective council. He wished to
know if any despatches to that effect had been received, and
what course government intended to pursue?
Sir Gb:011GB GREY said he had received no despatches bear-
ing on that subject.
Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know what was the date of the last
despatches received by the government? The last advices he
bad received were dated the 16th of February.

—Sir GEORGE GREY said the last despatch was dated the-sth of
February.
In answer to a question from Mr. BLANTIRE,
Lord Howicx said he had every reason to believe the house
would go into committee on the English tithe bill on Fi iciay, if
his noble friend was able to come down. .

1V ~Volone BRNSR wished to know if any account had been re-
ceived at the Home Office of a procession which had taken
place at Manchester, on the 17th instant, in which a number of
catholics marched with flags and banners, threatening the pro-
testants.

Mr. Fox MACLE said he had heard of no such procession.
Sir CHARLES kNIGHTLEY gave notice of his intention to
move, when the question of the repeal of the stamps on news-
papers came under discussion, that the duty on soap be repeal-
ed in preference.