The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-29 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

+Upon the proposition of Sir E. KNATCHBULL,
that the Outer for the third reading of Halford's
Divorce Bill should be put off till to-morrow,
Mr CROKER observed, that as thjs Bill involved
a question of much importance, he-thought that
further tin►c should be allowed for its considera-
tion ; and therefore he moved the postponement
of the• Order until this day se'nnight. After some
conversation, a division was called tor, and stran-
gets were •excluded, but the 'Amendment was
agreed to without any division.
PARISH-CLERKS.
Mr. BYNG presented a petition from the Parish
of Saint Andrew, Holborn, against the Parish
Clerks' Bill.—Referred to-the Committee upon
the said Bill ; 'as was a petition to the same effect
. from Letri,liam, in Kent.
An Account of the total Amount of the Weekly
Issue of Bank of England Notes for the last year
was laid ttpon the table; as was a Statement of
the Receipt and Expenditure of the Dover Ton-
nage Duty.

LONDON CLERGY BILL.
Mr. CUWWEN presented a petition from the Pa-
rish of Allhallows, London, against the London
Fire Clergy Bill. The petitioners stated, that
there had been no Incumbent resident in the
Pa-
rish within the remembrance of any Parishioner
now living.—Referred to the Committee upon
the Bill.
Air. B. PAGET presented a petition from the
County of Ang,lesea against the Poor Settlement
Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table.
General GASCOIGNE moved, pursuant to notice,
for Returns of the Exports from Great Britain to
Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, St.. E-
dward's, and Cape Breton, from 1814 to 1818,
both inclusive.,--Also of the Amount of Tonnage
employed in such Trade ; of the Number of Ship-
ping which had been entered, either inwar6 or
outwards, at each of those Colonies; of the
Quantity of Fish dried and exported front each
during the same period.—Ordered accordingly.

COALS.
Lord NORMANIII presented a petition f:•nnt
Scarborough against any Doty upon Coals.—Or-
tiercd to lie on the table ; as was a similar peti-
tion from i-loniton.
A petition %vas presented, complaining of the
last Election for Bossiney.—Ordered to be taken.
into consideration on the I 1 th o► May.

THE CATHOLICS.
r Petitions were presented from Mallow, May-
south, and some Polishes in puhlin, in favour
of Catholic Emancipation.—Ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr. T. WILSON, on presenting a petition from
the London Clergy incorporated in Sion College,
deprecating any farther concession to the Claims
of the Catholics, took occasion to observe, that
although it might be doubtful whether the opinion
Was in accordatic! With that Of his constituents,
he felt it his ditty to declare his entire concur-
rence with the object of the petitioners. •
Sir W. CURTIS said,_ that
,having more know-
ledge of the constituents of the lion. Alember
than he himself had yet an opportunity of acquir-
ing, he could 'undertake• to allege. that the lion.
Member need entertain no doubt whatever of
their §entiments upon the question referred to in
the petition. lie could, indeed, venture to pledge
himself, that the lion. Member's .constituents
were almost unanimous in their opposition to the
Coiholic
Mr. WILiON repeated that he,had only exilres-
sett a doubt as to the opinion of hi's constituents,