The Sun.
London, England, 1817-03-21 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Person from the Stamp Office presented an AcCount of
the Net Balances of Accounts and Arrears' Id that Depart-
ment.—Orderedsto lie on the table, as were•various.accounts
from different Office's:
The London Gas Light Extension Bill ;vas read a third time
anti passed.
Sir JAMES SHAW moved, that the Report of the Com-
mittee on the City Jail Amendment Act lie recommitted, on
the ground of no infor..:allty in the Report, which infringed
san:one of the Standing- Orders of the House. •
iun; argumentative conversation arose, in which Mr. H.
'Sumner ‘aid, the error arose from the neglect of the parties
infurested in the Bill; and he should oppose any vote far any
larger snot of looney for the object in question. Sir J. Shaw
stood 'Alderman Atkins defendrnl the conditiit .of the City
Agents. and the House divided on the rpaestioit fur the re-
vointoitineuf, which was carried by a majority•af fifty against
twenty.
• • Mr. 11MANGTON hrqught up a Petition from the inhabi-
tants of Len:6ler, praying some alteration in the Poor Laws.
Read and ordered to He oil the table.
Sir JOHN NEWPOltrmored.for an account of the Ile-
- elated official value of all-Exports from Great Britain to Ire-
land, for every quarter in each of the years 1815, 1816, and
1817; also similar Accounts from 1792 to ISM—Agreed to.
SCOTCH LONIMISSION OF INQU'IRYs:/i.,

Sir JOHN NewronT said, there Vvii4 a)state.ment
in the Report of the Commisiotyris'Atpp:ilted to
evintine the state of the offices connetted vvith the
Courts of Session in Scotland, which,Neas a pies-
firm that affected ;he privileges of that house.
The Lords of Session had thought proper to refer
to the Parliamentary Commission, directing them
to examine into the state of certain offices, and to
report to theni, and not to Parliament, the state in
vrhiclt they found ;hem. This was an infringe.
meat on the privileges of the Crown ; hut the
COmmissiuners had pursued a course much to their
honour, and had submitted to_the Crown whether
they should or should not comply with; such an
order. lie must say that it was great presump-
tion on the part of the LoulS. of Session thus to

interfere,
The :SPOAKEn observed, that he precisely
recollect the nature of the Conniii.kinw; .bot the
Right lion. Gentleman had stateditloin'a Com-
mission of the Crowe. If so, that ouSe .had tint
any control over it : and as a matter of privilege
lie did not know how the kinuse could interfere.
Sir J. Nawrowr said the Commission was up.
imiweil by. the Crown, on the address of that
I I onse. , •
Mr. flusktssoN stated that the nnissioners
were appointed by the Crown ; and with a view
il,),,ffp,ll,o,liihit.,had been 111 019 uiredV
MUM how anon their
n tilq
tiiinulti continue their labours..
NEW CHURCTIES.

Mr. Gat's wished to ask a question of the
Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the
Exchequer) respecting a subject that was agitated
last year. tie allu.led to au intended Bill for
building a number of new Churches, in large
towns where these were nut sunicieut for she pur-
poses of divine worship. He wished to know
whether it was the intention of the Right Hon.
Gentleman to submit any measure of the kind this
Session.

The CHANCELLOR of the EZCHEI2,HER answered,
that if he should not think proper to submit inch
measure to the [loose this Session, it would not

be front any diminished sense of die importance
of having a proper number of places fur divine
worship ; but it might be propel. to suspend site))
expensive undertakings while the finances of the
country were in their present condition.