The Sun.
London, England, 1828-04-29 00:00:00

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.

Mr.. HOBHOUSE presented several petitions agains
the Bill for the regulation of Friendly Societies.
Mr. BRIGHT thought it would be better to abandon
the Bill for this Session, than to let it bang over the
country, for whenever it was revived the same discussiont
would arise. He thought the evidence taken should be
printed and allowed to circulate through the country
for a year or two, and if any feeling prevailed for
the introduction of the Bill, petitions would be laid before
the House for that purpose, and that would he time for
Hon. Members who had informotion on the subject to
come forward.

Mr. HOBEIOUSE agreed that it would be better to
abandon the Bill, for the Hon. Member who introduced it
differed with the members of all the Societies on one
material clause, the Arbitration clause.
Mr. BURRELL thought the Bill should be given up,
and as the Hon. Member (Mr. Courteney) was not in his
place he hoped some friend would inform him of the feeling
which prevailed in this House respecting the Bill.
CONCESSIONS TO THE CATHOLICS.

Lord E. SOMERSET presented a petition from Clifton
and the Seven Hamlets, Gloucestershire, against any fur-
ther concessions to the Roman Catholics.

Mr. H. DAVIS presented a similar petition from the
Parishes of St. Augustine and of St. Mary Radcliffe, Bristol.
A number of similar petitions were also presented
frm four parishes in the county of Cavan, by Mr. H.
Maxwell ; by Mr. H. Smith, from the Archdeaconry of
Colchester ; by Sir John Brydges, for Dennam, Essex ; by
Mr. Moore. from two parishes in Wicklow ; and by Lord
George Somerset, from the Calvinistic Methodists of Beau.
fort.—Ordered to lie on the tables and to be printed.
Lord EDWARD SOMERSET presented a petition
from the woollen manufacturers of the county of Glouces-
ter, against imposing any duty on foreign wool.
Mr. 11. SMITH presented a petition from Colchester
against the Maldon Charter Bill.
The Hon. Member presented a similar petition from the
Jurors of the Oyster Fisheries against the said Bill.
Mr. DENNISON presented a petition front the Huma-
nity Society of Chandos-street against the Bill for the re-
gulation of Friendly Societies.
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Mr. DENNISON said, some days ago the Hon. Mem-
ber for Knaresborough, had presented a petition to this
House ,rom a Mr. O'Reilly, complaing of the loss of his
money by the death er incolvency of some officer in the
East India Companies service at Madrrs. He (Mr. Denni-
son) had a similar petition to present from Mr. Sinclair, who
had lost his money under precisely similar circumstances.
Colonel BAILEY said the money of those individuals
had never been deposited in the Company's funds, and they
had nothing to do with the matter. It was by no means
his intention, however, to oppose the appointment of a
Committee on the subject, of which notice had been given
by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough.
Mr. DENNISON said, that if the House granted the
Committee, he should move that the petition of Mr. Sin-
clair be referred to it.
Mr. W. W. WYNN presented a petition from the Col-
lege of Physicians in London, complaining of the difficul-
ties thrown in the way of the study of Anatomy.
The Hon. Member also presented a petition from the
county of Montgomery, against the Malt Act of last
Session. _

Mr. W. WYNN also presented a petition from the
Woolgrowers of Montgomeryshire, praying for a tax en fo-
roign Wool.
Mr. KENNEDY presented a petition from the Provost
and Magistrates of the Borough of Air, in favour of the
Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts.
(Loft Sitting.)