The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-25 00:00:00

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WESTMINSTER PETITION,

The SPEA KER informed the-House, that, as Tues-
day last' had ,been .appohited for taking 'into consi-
deration the Petition complaining of the last Elec-
tion and Return for WEstininster, and the Right
Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan 'had not .appearid
by himself, his Counsel, or Agents, within an hour
after the time fixed for taking the' same into consi-
.deration, he had certified such default to the Court
of Exchequer, in order to the recovery of the re-
cognizances.
Mr. Bviso•Tresented a Petition' from the Com-
missioners of • Sewers in Westminster, againit the
Bill for building a Bridge over the Thames opposites
Southampton street. Referred to the Committee
upon the Bill. •.
An Account was presented of the quantity, of bar-
ley and oats used in the distilleries of Scotland in the
year, 1807. Ordered to lie on the table.
The INSPECTOR G6NERAL of Exports and Imports
presented an Account of the number of Ships em-
ployed in the trade of the Port of London, with the
amount of their tonnage, and the number of men
and boys employed in navigating the same, together
with an Account of the quantity -of died Cotton
exported 'from the Port of London, and the other,
Ports of Great Britain, to America and Denmark,
within a Specified, time, pursuant to Order of the
House. Ordered to lie on the table.
ELECTION COMMITTEES.

The Stii-ling and Penrhyn Petitions stood for con-
sideration this day ; but the ballot fur the Cominittee
to try► the latter tailed. The following are the Gen-
tlemen upon the Stirling Committee:—

P. Bayley, Esq. 1.• Albion, Esq.
Lord G. Thymic, • P. F. Maitland, Esq.
W. If. FeLlowesi .Esq. Sir John King, .Bart.
W. M—Pitt, Esq. C. Mitchell, Eat .
A. M'Kenzie Frazer, Esq. W. Richardson, Esq.
I. Marryatt, Esq. Charles Porcher;
Sir J; F.li, hart.
• r-cominsr.s:
Win. Adam, Esq. Sir James Montgomery,'Bart.

Ordered, on the motion of the CHANCELLOR Of

the Excnno.unt, that the names of the'dethulters
on the Ballot of .this 'day be reported to the HetiSe
to-toorrow.
The House was then ordered to be called over to-
morrow, and the usual Ballot orders renewed.,
ttusit GRAND lURY PREStiniiTMENTS.
" • Mr. M. FITZGaRALD' pursuant to his notice,
moved, " That there bolndbefore the House an

.Account of the Presentments which had been passed
by the Grand Juries of the different. 'Connties in-
Ireland,*at the Spring and Summer Assizes of the
year .1807, particularizing the pUrposes to which
they had been applied." A6o, " That there be laid
before the Rouse,. cOpies, of the- Query. Books of
the Clerks of the Crown of the ditierent' Counties
in Ireland, for the Spring and Surniner Assizes of
1807." Also, !‘ An Account,of the number of In-
formations and Bills Of Indiarnent sent up by
the Clerks of the Crown of the different Coun-
ties in Ireland to their respeelive Grand Juries .at
the Spring and Summer Assizes of the year 1807;
and also an Aeceturt' of the number of days
•
each AssiZes lasted." In preferring these Motions,
the Hon. Member' stated his intention to be, after
produaion of tto Papers, to move, that they be re-
ferred to a Committee, in order that, on a subject
so well deservitig the attention of the House, • they
might. have the aid of the tittstit.Tt-t,,!u,,acquainted
with the mode of rith,ittg att,i itioaies in the
Counties of this Country. t oi)jea was not to
trench upon the power of :;rzln,l Jtait;:.'§, but to pro-
vide the means of ha,. htg it e moDieggonted by the
Grand Juries. satisract9rily aeccuhtett, far to Parrs.
merit. The last Return which he moved fir, wits
designed to thew whether the time allowed tar
Grand Juries to sit was ,sufficient for the ,ac-
complishment of all the business which it was their
duty to attend to. After a short conversation be-
tween Mr. Foster, " Cal. Barry, Sir John Newport,
and Mr. Fitzgerald, the Motions were severally
Agreed to.