The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-05-13
From the New York Commercial Advertiser, April 18th.
Arrival OF she America.
ONE WEEK LATER.
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Presen.a.Ion Of DIE Pe,lsIon,

which took place shortly before three clock
The demonstration wait not very strong OF alarm
ing in its sppe,ganee. IL consisted simply OF two
hackney cabs, containing three members Of The
deputatioll, and the petition ITSELF The latter,
which consisted Of very ponderous piles Of
paper, wai conveyed by instruments into the
house, and delivered over TO the proper auihori-
ties. The deputation returned Immediately on
fooE, and was loudly eheered on its way.
The great event being brought 10 close the
crowd began gradually 10 dispense, and in com
paritively short space of time the thoroughfares
weie clear. portion Of the police, however, re-
NAMED toI some hOurs ON the spot and in the inn
mediate neigh borhood,
The monster petition has been subjected 10 a
scrutiny BY order Of The House Of Commons, and
its dimensions a-e greyiOusly curtsiled by the
deal see The following report ofthe committee 70
which Il was referred: The committee on public
petitions, &C., &C., have agreed to the following
special report:
The hon. inember FOR Nottingham stated, on pre-
senting the petition in question TO the house, that
8, 706, coo signatures were attached TO IT, Upon a
most careful examination OF the number OF sigma
lures ~ the committee room, in which examina-
ton thirteen law-statiOners' clerks were engaged
for upwards OF seventeen hours, with the person
ordinarily employed in counting the signatures aP-
pended to petitions, under the snperlntendence OF
the clerk of your committee, the number of sigma
lures had been aseertained 10 be 975, 496 thear,
hear, and loud lsughter1 ID is further evident 10
your committee, that on numerous consecutive
sheets the signatures are in one and the same hand
writing.
Youi committee have also observed the MINES
Of distinguished individuals attached 10 the petit
tioa who cannot be supposed 10 have concuTred
in IFS prayer, and lttle 10 have subscribed il;
among such occur the names OF her Majesty in one
place Us Victoria Rex, April /, the Duke of Wei
lington, X. G.; Sir Robert Peal, &c.
In addition TO this species of abuse, your CON-
nittee have observed another equally in derogatloD
of the ust value ofpetitlons, namely the insertion
ofnames which are obviously altogether fictitious,
such as 'No cheese, 'Pug-nose, and 'Flat.nose,
&c. Roas of laughter.
There are other words and phrases, which,
though written in the form of signatures, and in
cmded in the number reported, your committee
Vll not hazard offending the house, and the digni-
q and decsncy of their own proceedings by report
ing; though, il may be added, that they are obvi-
ously signatures belonging TO no human being
The reading OF this report was followed BY a
scene from Mr.. +. OCOnnol and MIR. CnPps-tor-
nlerly, we believe, of this city-a member of the
committee. Matters went 10 such pass between
them that Mr.. o. ConnOr was arrested by the ser
geant-at-arms, under the order OF the speaker,
(haying left the House, with parting hint TO MIR.
Grips that he might consider himself challenged
but on his being brought before the House in Gus
tody, mutual explanations and apologies were
made and the affair dropped.
state OF Trade.
MANCHESTER, Apul ii.-Thsre has not been any ma.
teTal change our cloth market this week. and prices
II sales have been At all pressed, have again Teceded in
value, though only slightly The stocks In manulac.
tuners and sPnners hands increasing Ia
extent and there seems remedy but that OF further
dartSiling tie production The continental houses still
no not pure single ptece Is there prospect
Osdolng 30 al present. Yarns are fully dull az cloth;
sales TO any extent be made reduction
on the present low rates.
bank OF England.
An account pursuant 10 the act 7th and S Victoria, cap