The Sun.
London, England, 1815-05-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OF .CONINIONS.

Mr.IiIIOTTESLF,Y postponed his Motion respecting the
Downpat rick Election Petition to Thursday se'nni,t-ht.
SHAW presented a Petition against the 'Ship Letter
Act from several 'Merchants of London.
Mr. FORBES and Mr. FESLAY supported the object of the
Petition. •
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he hoped
soon to be able. to establish a regular packet system Jo the
East Indies, and to submit a Bill containing such amend-
ments as might do away with the principal objections to the
Act.
Mr. FORBES gave notice that ms this day se'nnight be
should move for the correspondence between the Postmaster-
General and the Court of Directors of tbel East India Com-
pany ou this,sublect.
Sir E. BRYDGES•mored that leave be given to bring- in a
Ilili to prevent the removal of chargeable' paupers, until the
tinal adjudication of their place of settlement.
After a few words from Mr.;:-.uckliart, Lord Milton, Sir C.
Munch, and• Mr. A. Wright, leaVe was gken.
Mr. PEEL moved for-leave to bring in a,Bill to amend
.the
Act of last. Session relative to action's for 'assault in Ireland:
,The object was to insert the Court of Quarter SesSion instead
of the Court of assize.:—Leave was given7and the:Bill being
-brought in was read a first time after a few wards from Sir

• INSOLVENT rewrow4.-
Mr. H. ADDINGTUN, in answer to a question
which had been .put yesterday:during .his absence
from the House, stated, that 'Mr: Serjeat.t Rom-
iiingfon had been appcitited C,!ohnnitsitineto of the
Court of Insolirent Debtors, in. the :room of the
late. Mr. Set icant Palmer. •

tpc.At. mItATI
AnDINGTON then • proceeded to state
the g-tounds on which he should move for 'leave
to bring in a Bill to enable the King to accept the
services of the Local Militia) tither in' or out of

their ootintlei, for a time to be limited. The Bill,
infect; Which he iu -fled tn propose, tvo, revi..
t9;11, ‘vith. certain ionS. of the Art or Ole,
53d
.the :King, which (Hired )',(11. of
MO:eh 14aSt. p 4, ;.MCeg
theperiod,w):en,thaA .4•-et :tvas pa. ed, ult
Ltrge portion, (it Our rtz,t.:lihl-m ray andiliti:i 119 t(
-
1.)-!eti called 'w-vity to S.!!! i/e under_ the command
of the-_3sake of WelliAt4ten, that Test the for-
trinSes should hr denuded (fl fruoll the Local
Militia had been alto..vd to vu :11.fte.r for garrisfin
ditty. The prusent situation Ot air; Irs iid called
on Mlle GOvet nment to propose Sae A mea-
sure to the notiie, in Consequence of A great:
part 'Of• the r'cgidar army cinh'4l.,ked
for the Continent, while a tonsith':rable-portion
the yeinainder had- not yet arrived Ir6in A nierica.
The alteratiiin he s1•061:1 propose in the:presettt
Bill was; that :the tic during which theNpr:fight
remain fill duty, u, lila in the forn.ter •Act Nita been
42 days, should he limited to 28-days, the longor
terui haiing been found inconvenient; particularly
in the agrietiltural &int-Hies. lie _concluded by
moving (El hring in a Bill aetordinglY.
Lord iklit.'roN said he should take- thfis early op-
portunity to protest against a renewal ).f 3.theasure,
the constitutional objections to which 04d-former
-occasion had been overlooked, in the intoxicatioa
of success.. •

Mr. H. Amiiicatot4 litlned; that the. regular
Militia was now very incomplete, although the •
system of recruiting for it by beat of drittii proinis-
ed to be attended with the best su'crss. t•
.Mr. 11. SOINEEI thought aftet a new ballot it
would, be. proper, to 'allow -soldi:er' of the Loeiti
Militia to volunteer- into the treOlar Militia.
Mr. WROTTE§LEi' thoughr the measiwe
objectionable- iii ii constitutional pohit of view',
as the service Was to be vollintary; and as the
pressure of Circumstances was at present great,
tle observed it might be desirable certain.
mnither should be taken froin each corps, insteaa
of whole'regitnentS.
Lord STANLE%' thotight-any measure, the object
of which either ‘vhs to.furce or to diaw the Local
•Militia out of their counties, Was-objectionable,
and an infraction'on.the Local, Militia Act.

Mr. W. ELL!OT 'objected to the measure, as,
well as other Measures, by *kith Men en-
gaged for one species of service should be called
on to volunteer into a more extended service.
Mr. B. BArniiitsT -said; the eirclotistances of
the country tidied for the measure.
Me. WC/0..17E11T did not object to the ryleaAnT,
but thought the effect of It would be null.
NCTosr- suggested the propiiety of
making some provision fol• the famllieS of the men
thus c,dlufl Out for the juibtic service.

Lord MILT° N supported the suggestion.
Leave was. git;en to biing hi the Bill, which was
brought in accordingly; read a first -time, and, af-
ter'om se, further ednverszitton, the setuild rcading
fixed fOr
Mr. WAutAcr. olitained l* Cave fti I)ring itt.a Rill to_Otplairs
and anted4.l the .93d. of the lHing.. with- a View,
.t.s he stated, of
subjectiog any gr,Pits or gratuities voted the t:oort. of 1)i-
-rectors oc Pr,pcietors of *.be India.company, to the contronl
of the Board of C.:nnwissiotirEt fur Nlanaging the .eiffairs of
Lrctia.
• Thellepvrt. of the 6),i-it/littera for aulizuctiting the Sala ties
of the Judges of ttic Ciin:4l,l6rial Court of -E(Litiburgh was
talcu into forthei. cousideration, op tliti tuotiott of the Chan-
cellor of Ihe ; and after a cook ersation between
Sir William Serjeaut ilcst, Mr. HUruer, Mr. J.
Grant, ',lioactellor.orthiti.::elicii-wr, the it.pri-t-isa.-s
agreed 'to. Jo tht.ca.itle Of the toll itrsttiod, Sit W. Scott re..
ccmowntled some Chilli:4V in the Constitution of the Court al-
luded to, while he bore testimony to the manner itt Which it
is distharged I;y. th'e pre tent Judges. Mr. Wrner agreed to
the Report, but thought with 11r. Grant that it would he bet-
ter if the Judges of thif. Conn weee•oot Bat riSter3.
'Mr. Horner considered any advance of the satarlts Of the
other Scotch Judges as Puticcessar;,-.-A f3ill was ordored to
he brought id, founded on the Rs:soh:lion of the Committee..
The Report of the Coimuitree. of Supply was
brought up, arkt, ot the Resolntion with respect
to an advantd to the British Niusenni;

Gem'ral Tiroau'ro•A observed; that some init.
provetrient Wa's itilteaOry in the system of this
establishment. He could not conceive ony goo 4
i•eason Why the public should not beraddiiited into
this Institution every day, instead of being ex-
cluded three days in the Week, as Was the present
custorn, and he thought- that more faclities shook!
be afforded to the relding of the books contained
in the Museum. At present no one was allowed
to look into those books without-a recommenda-
tion from a Trustee, or some Officer of the House,
and those country Cientlenten and others who had
no acquaintance with those Trustees or Officers,
were, however respectable, t iceluded any access
to this valuable Library.
Mr..llAxa.tt-ss, thought that the system upon. •
Which lbe..filusetiot was at present conducted
scarcely admitted of any improvement, and he
particularly deprecated the idea of farther facili-
tating access to the library of thatinstitntion. For
it must belinownthat through i.nproper facilities,
Many public libraries had been stripped -of the
most valuable:books. ,Suelt` had notoriously hap-
. pened. to the.publiclibraryof I.!aris, when opened
indiscriminately to all .Visitors,. and -it Would be
recollected that several valuable paints had been
itolen frOm.theliritish Museum:
Generall.'noßNToN caliea tO.the recollection of
the lion. Gentleman that these,prints ivere• pur-
loined, not, by 'an .ordinary-viSitort bat Gy a friend
of vie of the officers of the Museum. tie hoped
that the suggestions_ which he had, thrown out.-
would he taken into, consideration by the proper
authorities.

• The motitnt was agreed to.
The Report of the Slave Trade Bill was lead, and some
. Amendments, which were proposed by Mr. Barham, agreed
to.---Ordered to be read a third time on Thursday se'nnight.
Bill was nominitted, the Report received, and
ord.ered to betallen into further conideration on Thursday
The Isle of Man Light House Bill and Farming 'Stock Bills
WeEe•cummitted: Reports to be'receivedto-morrow.
Tie calentta- Limits Bill was committ ed, the Repoit receiv-
ed, gild ordered to be taken into further consideration on.
Thursday sAnight.
The.. Equitable Title Bill was rend a third time and passed.-
: The Seamen's Wills' Bill was ordered to be read a third
time to-morrow.
The' Fyreigii7tinldiers Bill was committed ••
the attention of the Com-
psit'tee td: ti clause of thel3ill which enacted that his
eetain the ser-
J rice kli yt,(• be
ti et 11 rovepisnifitokn.V;:eilv
et
months
conclusion of any ‘.3r in Which he' might hap;x:ti
to he engaged. There• were other points.
nected 'With as the appointing to.
reign Officers to conimisions in British pegnnents,
-which he titolight clem:inde(t the m
n
tendon' of -the tionc...•v, and csiwc,; Li,.Y when they
recollected the wliolociltitt and jea-