The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS..

Mr DAWIES.GIDDY obtained leave to. bring in a Bill to
ascertain the Expense of maintaining the Poor.
Mr. Sheriff Leigh presented a'Petition'frtnii the -Cori:mon
Council against the-Corn Regulations, and .another against
the Bill fur the Abolition of Gaol Fees, Ordered to lie on
the table. •
Mr. BENNET moved the second reading of the Gaol Fees-
Abolition Bill. •
Sir-W. CURTIS was surprized that the Hon. Gentleman,
did not pay.any more attention to the piayer of the petition,
which objected to the clause exempting the prisons in the
neighbourhood of the metropolis. If the King's :Bench, the
Fleet, and the Marshalsea, were excluded from the opera-
tion of the Act, then the London priseins would • be crowded
persons would be flecking from the other gaols for the sake
of the more comfortable living in Newgate : he thought it
was hard that such a burden should be imposed on the City;
and should therefore move, that the Bill be read a second
time this day six months:
Mr. BENNET replied.
Sir JAMES SHAW said that his only objection to the Bill
was, that the London prisons would be nurse and InOre
crowded than the, were at present, if the gaols in the neigh-
bourhood of London were exempted.
Mr. HOLFORU insisted that the exempted gaols were ne-
cessarily excluded, as not being benefited by the county rates.
lIOLME :WAINER observed, that it was intended by
a future measure-to embrace the prisons now exempted.
Mr. Alderman ATKtNS insisted that the City Magistrates
had, in compliance with the wishes of the House, done every
' thing in their power to rectify all the' alleged faults and
abuse Sin the London prisons.
After some furtherconveisatitio,.Sir,W. CURTIS declining
to divide the House, the motien of Mr. Beane!. was carried,
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and the Bill was read a second time: •
Mr. PEEL asked whether it was the intention of the Hon.
Gentleman to extend the to Ireland?'
Mr. BENNET answered that he shoald leave this to more
competent persons.' •
The Bill was ordered to be •connaitted on Monday next.
Mr. STEPHEN'rose, and said it was with extreme reinct-
ltnce that he ev:a complain:al of any rauts.a2presentationi of
what he said in thit Hotise, but he bud been so greatly Inia-
conceived in what he delivered the preceding day upon the
Bill of an Hon. Baronet, that he owed it. to himself to enter,
into an explatiation. He NV 3S astonished, üban being told,
before he Lad seen any of the Papers, that he had ad-
initt'ed in that House; according to the Report in a ;respecta-
ble Morning Paper, the existence of ,those very abuses in the
Court of Chancery, which itaYas the ohje'et of the &I to in-
quire into. Nothing, however- could he further from the real
fact than that statement. What he did say was, that, in his
apprehension, from the very first, tin sufficient grouiui bad
been laid for the Commission, either as to • evidence or :isser-
tion ; but as something had been glanced at the:Masters in
Chancery (than whom, as a body, a more •honottrable class: of
persons did nut exist), if any one would say that there was
the slightest suspicion attached to their conduct, lie would
vote fur the inquiry, and an Hunourable- and Learned Gen-
tlemaa having hinted those 'suspicions in a general way, he
had aecurdinglyataken up his pledge. .tie was, quite satisfied
that the mistake was merely the effect of inadverteac:., and
he wished nothing more than the explanation he had given. •
Sir ROBERT HERON gave notice, that on Tuesaay next
he should move for leave to, leave to bring in a Bill to alter
the local acts relative to the Mainteaance of the Poor.
The Helston Election'Bill went through a Committee; the
Chairman reported prOgress, and obtained leave to sit again.

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LOANS 'AND NEW TAXES.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to move
that certain Resolutions, which had heel), omitted on 'Mon-
day night, should Ice referred to the Committee on Ways ad,ii
-MeanS.
Mr. GRENFELL asked whether the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, who had hinted that Lu4Zl5 might be necessary fur
the four next, 3'ears, conceived that the Taxes now raise4i, and
to be raised, would provide fur-the charges of the Loan for
the four years, or whether new TaXes would he,necessary ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER -Said, be could
give no other answer than the one already given, that the ar-
rears of the unfunded debt were provided fur. On the best
calculation which he could.make, the Taxes would provide for
the Lean of the present and the foi:owing- ;ears. It the peace
establishment should continue at 19 mililtins, it would be ne-
ces'sary to raise an additional sum of 4 minions.
Mr. TIERNEY asked, whether the War Taxes were includ-
ed in these Taxes ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—CertainIy ; 'it
would be for Parliament hereafter to determine how far it
might be necessary to continue these Taxes. • •
Mr. PONSONBY remarked that the House tvas voting, not
merely the supplies of this year, but of four years to come,
without any information (m the sulrjea of the intended Pem
Establislunent. •

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The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he should
take the earliest opportunity of c;:plainnig that sohjf:ct : at
ptesent, however, the Supplies asked for related only to tilt.'
present year.
:Sir GILBERT HEATEICOTE wished to know whether
any part of the now Taxes was to. be clsclleatvd to the rep,ir-
ing and strengthening the Fortresses in what is called the
Belgian frontier.

The CHANCELLOR of EXCUEQUER answerel, I hat
it was not possible at present to *gi;:e any eaplanativa no that
subject.

NEWSPAPERS.

Mr. WHITBREAD moved for TreTurn of the number of
stamps issued fur Newspapers in the three months ending
May Ist, 1814, distinguishing Morning and Evening Papers-,
Weekly Paper, Papers published -on, alternate Days, ptc.;
and also fur aa Account of Stamps issued for the same put-
pose during the three months ending Feb. Ist, in 1815.
Mr. POLE,CII.I,:\I', adverting to the proposed postage of
One Penny.on each-Newspaper transmitted by the General
Post, recommended the penny should be added to the stamp,
as many London Papers, particularly those 'published in the
morning' were nut sent into the country by post.
The Motion was then agreed to, as was also a subsequent
Motion for the lleturn of the number of Newspapers sent
into the country by the Clerks of the Roads at the Post Of-
fice, during the periods before stated.