The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-01 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

. Mr. LAT.inTON presented a Pet4tiors. 'loin tile
Por hal Officers of the town of Suiincriiiint,

fit apt
sh,ratioti Laws.—Rcud, and
qutinreti to lie on the tablv.

Lord Mt cyobrpresented a petition from Mailing,
the West Riding of the county of York, ipLfa-
Our ot ilitriiametttary Reform, and one front Wet-
tering against the Poor Laws.--Read, anti laid on
the table.
Mr. MANNPTIS SUTTON brought in the Clergy
Residence and Regulation -Bill.—Read a first
time, and ordered for a second reading on Friday
tie'nnight, anti to be printed.
Mr. l'em. presented Estimates of the expence
of the repairs of Dunmore Harbour.—Referred to
the Committee on that subject.
Mr. C44vEvr obtained leave to bring iii a Bill
to amena the Acts for preventing abuses in the
buying and selling of Hops.

SALT DUTIES.
The CHANCELLOR 'of the Ekciteauen moved,
that it Select Committee he appointed to consider
the use of Rock Salt in Fisheries, the regulations
respecting the Use and storing or refined'Salt, the
duties on foreign 57,11 i imported, and the
alleys made on Salt employed in mineral and other
alkalis, and to report their opinions thereon.
• After a few observations' from Lard Lascelles,
Mr. Lushington, Mr. Curtven, and Dr. Ph illimore,.
the motion was agreed to, and the Committee ap-
pointed. •
Mr. GOOLBURN WAS understood to give notice,
that he should move to•ruorrotv for leave to bring
it, a.liill to regulate Marriages in Newfoundland.

LEAD MINES.
04ord LASCELLES rose to ask leaft to bring in a
Bill to render the Proprietors, at" lead-mines rate-
able to the relief of ,the Poor.: They bad hither-,
to been rated and paid yteir respective propor-
dons ; but these payments hati been suspended,
because, though customary, they had latterly bcen
found not to be commanded by the law. The
omission of a clause to that purpose hadbeeti
construed into this, that no mines were rateable
to the Poor Laws. It was to remedy this OfiliSSloll-
- he' wi,bed to bring in a Bill, lie did not in-
taint that the adventurer should be charged in any
case ; his object Was to render the proprietors
alone rateable on their profits. On one point, in
particular, ,he would solicit ,the advice of the
lioufie. In some leases now, existing it was sti-
pulated that thelessee should, pay, all Government
and parochial taxes.- If the proprietor were now
charged, the lessee.would fear that_ he should come
upon him forsoupensstion. It might, therefore,
perhaps Ike necessary to tticl some provision to
protect the,lessee against such a call. lie i,adalso
Corfined the operation of his Bill to Lead Mines,
but if any "Ilan. Member Wished to extend it to
Mitt rs, he should not have any objection.
After a iew words from Lord Mr. D.
Gilbert, Mr. Curwen, Sir. C. Moucki and Mr.
Tretnayne le,rve. was. given. •
The Bill was then brotightln, read a first time,
and 'ordered to.be printed,and to be reittl a second
time on the 19th of May. • ,

RELIEF or THE POOR.
The I ,500,U00/. Exchequer Bills' Bill, as well
ns that for granting 230,000/. out of the Conso-
lidged Ffind in Ireland, were brought in, read a
first tithe, and ordered for a second reading this
day te'nnight.
• , •
Mr. BROUGUAM presented apetition from the
linked Parishes of St. Mary Aldermary St.
Thomat Ajtostle, against the London. Tithe
Dill.—head, and laid on the table.
Mr. BENtarr moved for a return of the number
of persons;Jnales,aml females, distinguishing their
ages, banished to •New South Wales since 1 tog.
Prdered.i
Sir IL PARrtint. moved that a Select. Committee
he appointed to consider the state of the roads
from Holyhead to London..-.. Agreed to.. .
The Clerks of the Peace, the Window VOA_
Tax Exemption, and the Life- Annuity Bills, were
read a third time;-and pissed.
The, House want loto,a Committee. Orl the im-
portatipn of
_Bock Wheat.-.,4eport to-morrow.
11r. City/liar brought in pis Bill to amend the
Acts for preyenting abuses in the buying and sell-
ing Qt Rops,.—lteatt a first tipie, and ni tiered fur
a. second reading this day fortnight.
Mr, LUSIMIGTON,brOIight in the Lottery Bill.
Reada first,.and ordered to be read a second time
to-Jnorronr.—Adjourned.