The Sun.
London, England, 1819-06-11 00:00:00

EiGrur OF PETITION

Mr. Alderman WOOD wished to !mow ft oro the Chair, if
it Ivas competent to present P,titions a;z-tinst the proposed
taxes in the present siag-e of the I)roceetliog-s.
Thy E rep!v, ti at he had examined the
.100, n‘,l4 on the g uf+ject, and found no precedent to warrant
Petitions heing• presented tiler such circonitanct=.s as the
present, hat that it would he for the Itnise to exercise its
Own e?i:cre+ion t, non the intoter.

Mr. (!. F. 1'AI:0 E 4 ',resented a Petition from)) It earlinz
agOnct the Forei4n Eolistinent Bill.—Ordered to lie on the

TIONEYWOOD preqent,d :apetition to the same ef-
fert f,mi the ship-owners of Itatosg,tte.—Ordered to lie on
the tahle.

Mr. Aldernym WAtTLIMAN hrouzht in the Mock Auc-
tion Pry vention Bill.—Read a first time, and urdereJ to be
read a second time on Monday next.
TAX ON FOR.F.IGN WOOL

Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a Petition from the
Tru=tees of the Linen Hall of Leeds azainst the Tax on Fo-
reizn Wool.—Ordered to lie nn the table.
Mr. It. IVILLIAMS presented a Putition from the Land-
holders of Carnarcon, prayi!ig for protectimr, duties on the
importation of Forpign Corn.—Ordered to lie on the table.

CONGREVE presented a Petition frqn the Ship-
Owners of Plymouth against the Foreign Eulistment
Ordered to lie on the table.

A Petition was presented from a rilronzh in the County of
Suffolk ag-ainst the Foreign Enlistment "Ml.—Ordered to l:e
011 the table.

On the motion of Mr. WALL:4,CE, the Tionse resolved
itself into o Committee on the Salt Ditties' mu, and the
Report was ordered to he taken into further consideration on
Monday next.

The frish Church Rates Bill was reaq a third time, and
passed.
Mr. CHICHESTER presented a petition from the Inha-
bitants of Belfait. in Ireland. a4ain)t the Foreign Enlistment
Bill.—Ordere,l to lie on the table.

Mr. BARNET presented a petition from the City of Ro-
chester ar.rainst the Foreign Enlistment Bill; and ohserved,
that the sentiments of his constituents were unanimous
af..,raio,t a noi, the ohject of which was to form an utniatnrol
league with the tyrannical Ferdinand against the Coloni-ts of
South America, with whom it was our interest to form a
fi-knolv connection.

Lard BINNING wished that the petition should he re-
ceived hot, at the same time, was decidedly hostile to the
praprr of it.

The petition was then rend, and ordered to 1k on the table.
sEIAW moved .for an Account of the Sums paiit by the
Hotel-keepers in Dublin, in support of the. Police Establiih-
went there, for the last six years.—Ordered.
scurcil CRIMINALS.

The Scotch Criinittals Bill was brought in, and after a short
conversation between the Loen ADVOCATE and Sir M.
RtnLEY, wa, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second
tin:, to-morrow (this day).
Mr. ACME presented a petition from the Inhahitants of
the county of Forfar against the Foreign Enlistment Bill
He observed that he entirely concurred in the prayer of the
petition, and said that the elfin of the Bill now before tile,
House would be to alienate the affections of the people of
South America from this 'country. •

The petition Wag then read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Sir EDWARD KNATCHIWI.L presented a petition to the
same effect from the Inhabitants of Deal.—Ordered to lie on
the table. . _

Mr. CALCR AFT made a few observations, after which the
petition was ordered to lie on the table.

COPY-RIGHT ACT.

are notice, that he would tali(' an early
next Sess;on to propose a 11,1CitSUFU relative
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Mr. C.CAI,Vi.:ItT presented a Petition tram the inhabi-
tants
of the Borough of Southwark against the Foreign En.
listment Bill::

Nrr. NI. A. TAYLOR regretted that his Majesty's Ministers
were not present when these Petitions Were vresented, as they
would pereelee from them how geueral was the opposition of
the country to the measure in 'question.
'Mr. LUSHINGTON said, that his Nl:tiesty's,Ministess•were
not insensible to the feeling. of the country on the subject,
and that they were willing that the question should receive
the fullest discus ion.

Mr. CA I.CRAFT commented on the neglect of his Majes-
ty's Ministers in not attending in their places at the proper
boor, when public business was to commence.
Mr. Gunllium, the Chancellui• of the Exchequer, and Sir
M. W. nidiev, said a few words, and the petition was then
lead, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. BIRCH presented a petition from the Merchants of
Nottingham, acaillst the Foreign Enlistment Bill. He ob-
served, that ships were now waiting in the port of Cadiz to
convey British troops to South America, and that a proceed-
ing of this hind could not he consonant with an, impartial
neutrality'.—Petition read, and ordered to lie on the table.