The Sun. — 1839-05-04 (London, England)

BILL.  On the motion of Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE, the London and Southampton Railway Bill (Portsmouth Branch) was read a third time and passed. Mr. Alderman COPELAND presented a petition against the London Bridge Approaches Bill. Mr. DIVETT presented a petition from Exeter, in favour of a penny postage. Similar petitions were presented by Sir S. Lushington, Mr. A. White, General Evans, Mr. Kelly, Sir J. Y. Buller, and Mr. Barnard.  Mr. KELLY presented a petition from Ipswich, praying for a discontinuance of the grant to the Popish College of Maynooth. Mr. LOCKHART presented a petition from Glasgow in favour of a penny postage. Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Exeter against the continuance of the grant to Maynooth ; also a petition from traders at Torquay, complaining of the conduct of the Newfoundland House of Assembly. Lord MAIDSTONE presented a petition from Kent, in favour of an extension of national education on religious principles. Mr. GODSON presented a petition from Kidderminster, complaining of the inequality of the rating under the new Poor-law Act.  Lord G. LENNOX presented a petition from Sussex in favour of a penny postage. Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liverpool, signed by 4,500 persons, against any further grant to the Popish College of Mayrooth. Also a petition, praying for protection to, and further encouragement to, the Church in Canada ; and two petitions from parishes in Lichfield, against any plan of national education not founded upon the principles of the Established Church. Mr. KEMBLE presented a petition from Peckham against any further grant to the College of Maynooth : also one from Richmond, praying for protection to the Established Church in the Colonies, that Bishops and Clergymen might be sent wherever they were wanted, and that no colony should be established without provision being made for the religious instruction of the emigrants : and one from the Licensed Victuallers of Warrington against the Beer-laws.  LordDUNGANNON presented petitions praying for the protection of the Established Church in Canada ; one from Stockton-on-Tees, complaining that in the Ecclesiastical Revenues' Bill no provision was made for the spiritual welfare of the diocese of Durham ; two petitions against any further grant to the College of Maynooth. He had another petition with the same prayer, in which he cordially concurred ; but as the language used in it was rather strong, he begged leave to call the attention of the House to it, as he doubted whether it might be received. The petitioners humbly prayed the Honourable House to withdraw the grant of 5,000/., which was now made to the Roman Catholics, in order to pay to executioners and murderers of the loyal Protestant subjects of her Majesty.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") He considered that these words were rather too strong.—(Laughter.) He did not think that he ought to be interrupted in the discharge of his duty. Having read the prayer of the petition he submitted to the Chair whether the House could receive it or not.  Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought that the Noble Lord had acted very properly, and in the manner that was to h expected from him. He thought that as the language was so strong the petition was evidently not receivable, it would be better then it should be withdrawn, and that the House should not be called upon for an opinion respecting it. Lord DUNGANNON would at once accede to the proposition of the Noble Lord, and having performed his duty by offering the petition, he would at once withdraw it.