The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-17 00:00:00

READING ELECTION.

Dr. PIIILLIM.ORE reported troni the Committee
appointed to try the. merits of. the• Election for
iteadiog,, that Charles 'Fyshe Palmer was duly
elected, and that neither the Petition against his

lilection,nor the opposition to the said Petition,
were grivolous or vexatious:

cCOAL DUTY.
Mr. WHARTON presented a Petition from Sun-
derland against any alteration in the Duty on
Goala.—Ordered to lie on the table, as well as
another Petition from the same place, against the
Inbolveut Acts.

INSOLVENT ACTS,
jrS J. GRAHAM presented a Petition from Car
lisle, against the Renewal of the Insolvent Acts
Ordered to lie on the tsble,

SUNDERLAND NAVIGATION BILL.
Mr. LAMBTON moved the second reading of the
Sundcrland Navigation Bill.
Mr. WHARTON earnestly deprecated the passing
of this Bill, against which he spoke at some
length, after apologizing to the House for occu.
pying so much of its time in the discussion of a
private Bill, especially upon an evening when so
much important. matter was before the, House.
The Hon. Member was proceeding in his observa
tions, when

The SPEOBtt suggested, that-as the time had
expired for receiving the Return of the Reduced
List noon the retitions respecting the Election
for Bristol, it would be as well if the Hon. Mem-
ber would allow the present • motion to pass, trint
reserve his farther observations for the motion as
to the. Committal of the Bill, in order, that the
Reduced List alluded to might be brought
The Bill was accordingly read a second time.
BRISTOL ELECTION.
_ _ _

Mr. Le then presented at the Bar the follow-
ing List ot the Members chosen by ballot to try
the merits of the MealOn for Bristol
E. B. Portman, • • .T. Campbell,
J. Dawkins, H. Seyaionr'
E. W. Powell, Hon. ,Sir G. L. Cole,
G. R. Dawson, W. T. Money,
It. Franco, Lord W. H. Bentincki,
W. Newton, T. Pares,
Sir A. Don, C. W. W. Wynn.
Earl Mountcharles,
Titese Gentlemen having been stvorn, retired
from the Hoirse; and
.on the motion that the
Sunderland Navigation Bill should be committed—
Sir G. COCKBURN rose, and observed, that if
this Bill were negatived, the port ot Suatleqauti

would be exposed to destruction. Such being his
conviction, he felt it his duty to caution the
House upon the subject, notwithstanding the re-
marks of his Hon. Friend (Mr.-Wharton).
Mr. 141M5TON said, that he had no intetest
himself upon this question 5 but felt it his duty,
as the Representative for the Connty of Durham,
to support a measure which was deemed exceed-
ingly desirable by a great portion of his Consti-
tuents.

WORCESTER ELECTION..
Mr. LEE appeared at the Bar with the reduced
List of the. Worcester Election Committee (tke
previous discussion was consequently suspended),
which contained the following namesa
Roderick M'Leod, Lord W. Russell,
Joseph Cripps, Hon. IL Neville,
J. N. Fazakerley, C. [twatlohl,
W. Broadhurst, Alexander Baring,
T. Duncbs, Robert Smith.
IL Frankland, Nominees,
R. Philips, • Lord Althorp,
Earl of March, Fran kland Lewis.

SUNDF,RLAI,.:I7).
On the fesnniption of the debate on the Sun-
derlAnd Port Bill,

Mr. WHARTON. in reply to some observations
of Mr. La.mbtott, said, he repelled the imputa-
tions of that. Honourable Me.mber with scorn.

Mr. LAMBTON. in explanation, said, that as to
imputations' against the Learned Gentleman he
had made none.—(Hear, hear !)-7—With regard to
his scorn, he (Mr. L.) cast it back train whence it
originated.

After a few words from .Mr. WHARTON, the
Home thrn divided—
For the Committee
Against it r

Majority in favour of Mr. Lambtoo's motion '2
BARNSTAPLE WRIT.

The Spitscr.a suggested to the House that there
yet remained of private orders fur that nigh•, on
his list, a number sufficient to take op its time for
another hour. It was for the Douse to say whe-
ther the public business should be proceeded in
at that late hour.—(Hear, hear had H ISO
to submit the necessity of some ,step being that
night taken as to the stayed Writ for Barnstaple.
Alr:•Ct.tva then moved, that the Speaker do
not issue his Warrant for the election of a Bur-
gess for Barnstaple before that day sennight.—
Ordered.