The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-03 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Martis, 2° die Aprilis, 1822.
ROADS—Surrey New (Petition [presented 27th Marchi, also
of Commissioners of Kent-street Road and Bermondsey Pav-
ing, &c. against, referred to the Committee on thy Bill,
Counsel ordered), and Leatherhead—read a second tiritt, and
committed. Holyhead—Second Report of the Committee
brought up and read ; to lie on the table, and to be printed ;
Copy. "of Mr. Telford's Report to the Commissioners for
the improvement of the Holyhead Road, dated the 19th of
March 1822, upon the state of the road from Shrewsbury by
Coventry to London," ordered, presented, and to be printed.
COVENTRY GAOL—Petition for leave to present a Petition for
a Bill reported ; leave given; Petition presented, and re-
ferred to a Committee.

INcLosußEs—Brabourne (Kent), and Seaton, &c. (Cumber-
land)—read a third time, and passed. Duxford (Cambridge)
—read a second time, and committed. Dringhouses (York)
—Petition of Freemen of the City of York, against, to lie
on the table.
GREENWICH Cuuncu—Report on Petition for Bill read, and
Bill ordered to be brought in to-morrow (this day).
LITTLE-HAMPTON BRIDGE AND ROADS BlLL—Petition of
Proprietors of the Arun Navigation, against, to lie on the
table. Petition of Inhabitants of Bognor and Chichester,
in favour of, to lie on the table. Bill read a second time,
and committed.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS—Petition from North Level of

the Fens in the Isle of Ely—to lie on the table, and to be-
printed.
DURHAM PAVING AND LIGHTING] BlLL—Read a second
time and committed.
EASTINDIA TRADE—Petition of Merchants, Agents, and
others, of London, for employment of smaller Vessels in the
said trade ; to lie on the table, and to be printed.
SOUTHWARK COURT OF REQUESTS.—Petition for leave to
present a Petition for a Bill referred to a Committee.
LONDON BRIDGE WATERWORKS BlLL—Second reading de-
ferred till Thursday 18th April.
REFORM or PARLIAMENT—Petition of Lord Mayor, Alder-
men, and Livery of London, for a Reform of Parliament ;
to lie on the Table, and to be printed.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS—That they have agreed to
Five per Cents. (Ireland) Bill, and Nether Bridge and Mill-
throp Roads Bill, without amendment.
COLONIAL SECURITIES BILL—" To repeal an Act of the
Ist and 2d years of the reign of his present Majesty, intitu-
led, An Act to explain an Act made in the 14th year of his
late Majesty King George the Third, for explaining an Act
made in the 12th year of Queen Anne, intituled, An Act to
reduce the Rate of Interest, without any prejudice to Parlia-
mentary Securities, and to substitute other provisions in lieu
thereof ;" presented, and read a first time ; to be read a se-
cond time.
BREAD—BiII to reduce into one Act all the Regulations af-
fecting the Bakers and Sellers of Bread,. ordered to be
brought in.
WEST INDIA AND AMERICAN TRADE BILL—" To regu-
late the Trade betweeri his Majesty's Possessions in America
and the West Indies, and other places in America and the
West Indies," presented, and read a first time ; to be read a
second time on Friday, 19th April ; and to be printed.
INNKEEPERS' BlLL—Read a third time, and passed.
FLAX AND COTTON ACT—Resolution reported ;
" That it is expedient to continue an Act of the 23d year
of his late Majesty, for the more effectual encouragement of
the manufacture of Flax and Cotton in Great Britain, and to
amend the Law in respect of the allowances of Dime Du-
ties on Starch and Soap used in certain manufactures."
Resolution for Bill reported, and agreed to ; Bill ordered
to be brought in by Mr. Brogden and Mr. Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
COUNTERVAILING MALT DUTIES BILL—" To grant Coun-
tervailing Duties, and to allow equivalent Drawbacks, on
Malt, Beer, and Spirits, imported and exported between
Great Britain and Ireland," presented, and read a first time ;
to be read a second time to-morrow, (this day.)
GENERAL POST-OFFlCE—Accounts presented ; Establish-
ment of the Post-Office, England and Scotland ; Scale of
Allowances ; number of Newspapers sold or transmitted
abroad ; of all British Magazines, or Reviews, sold or trans-
mitted abroad ; Foreign Newspapers sold in the United
Kingdom ; amount received for transmission of Newspapers ;
of all Pensions, &c. [ordered 7th March] ; to lie on the
Table.