The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-11 00:00:00

NEGRO SLAVERY.

Sir T. GOOCH presented a petition from Stowtharket
and Wickham Market, for the Abolition of Negro Slavery.
Mr. W. HORTON gave notice, that on Thum* the
26th inst. be would submit a motion on the state of the
Slave Population in the West Indies, explanatory and con.
firmatery of the resolutions passed in this House.
Mr. MAXWELL presented a petition from the Rev.
Sir Ilarcourt Lees, of Blackrock, Dublin, .against any.fur-
ther concessions to the Roman Catholics:
Sir JOHN BRYDGES. stated his entice concurrence
in the prayer of the petition.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table, and to be•
printed.
Mr. ASTELL brought is his Bill to regulate the distri-
bution of Prize-money amongst Soldiers in the East India
Service ; which was read a first time, and ordered to he
read a second time on Monday.
On the motion of Mr. HOME DRUAIMOND, the
Salmon Preservation (Scotland) Bill was read a. second
time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next. '
On the motion of Mr. GORDON, the County Lunatic
Asylums Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow.

MISAPPLICATION OF CORPORATE FUNDS.
Mr. OTWAY CAVE moved fur leave to bring in a Bill
for the better regulation of Corporate Funds, and to pre-
vent their being used for party purpoies. Tie Hun.
Member instanped several cases where corporate funds were
so disposed of, particularly at Leicester and Northampton,
at the last election, and pointed out in a satiefactory man-
ner that the evil bad no sort of check, for the law
inflicted no punishment for suck offences as those against
which this Bill was levelled. At Leicester the matter was
particularly gross, for there he had himself one year after
his return received a letter, calling upon bins to
-contribute his share. towards towards the sum of 27,000/.
incorrect in electioneering expences. This letter was
sent through their own corporate officer, and signed by the
corporate seal. Where this money came from be could
not say, but his Hon. Colleague; who was more intimately
connected with the town thals himself might be enabled to
give `this information. He had brOuglit in the Bill without
altering One iota of th at of bst year. Some persons might think
that it did not go far enough, but then it should be re-
membered that the object was prevention, and not punish-
ment. He had been told that the present time was not the
most fivourable for the success of such a Bill, because all
the Bills from that House of a similar description, had been
thrown out in another place ; but he confessed that *was
with him a reason for g6.ing on, for perseverance was neces-
iary if the Howie -of Lords were p9rsuing a course hostile
to the 'respectability of that Ifonse, for he was sure every
Hon. Member would feel that transactions like these were
encroachments on their privileges. He was sure that,
however that House might be disposed to truckle to the
House of Lords, there was yet spirit enough abroad to re-
sist suckgross perversion of public monies, and to show by
their 'spirit of perseverance that such mischievous proceed-
ings must eventually be put a stop to. The Non. Member
concluded by movin,, for leave to bring in the Bill.
Sir F: BURDETT 'seconded the motion.

After a few words from Messrs. Ross, FYLER, Perr,
and S. RICE, leave was given 'to bring{ in the Bill.
Sir T. Ac LAND obtained leave' to bring in a Bill to regu-
late the alloWances to :persona charged with felonies and
misdemeanonts.