The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

APE too); from-the Dean and Chapter of St. Peter's, West.
minster, brought up an Account of Fees collected by them at
their church, for exhibiting the same.
A PERSON from the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts
brought up an account of the manner in which certain cOm,
missums of bankrupt had been executed.
Petitions for the Abolition of Shivery was presented by Mr.
Littleton, from Stanley, Staffordshire; by Mr. Jervis, from
Basingstoke; by Mr. R. Itrevor, from ilaverford.a est by
Citrwen, from Whitehavea ; by Mr. "%Vets, front Seven,
oaks • by Lord Milton, from Hepton Bridge, Sowerhy, Tot.
ton.kordaunt, and several other parishes in the West Riding
of Yorkshire; by Mr. lienthcote, from Boston, Lincolnshire;
by Mr. W. Smith, from London, and from Stratton, in Corn.
wall ; and by 3lr. Grosvenor, from Shaftesbury.
Mr. F. BUXTON postponed his tuotit.ta ort tbe SinTe Tratle
in the Mauritius to the t)th of May neat.
Sir GEOIWE MUltftA presented a petition front the
Agricultural Society of Perthshire against any alteration in the
currency of Scotland.
Similar petitions were presented by Mr. DowN tr., from the
burgh of Stirling ; by Mr. Alderman Noon, front a Mr. W.
H. Inglis, praying to be examined before the Committee ; by
Mr. A. Ca mynEr.r., from Renfrew; and by Captain (JOR-
DON, front Nairn.

On the motion of Mr. 13ttra►ti, the Report o►► the Debtor
and Creditor Arrangement Bill was ordered to be taken into
consideration on Thursday tkirtnight:
Sir F. OMMANEY moved for returns of the amount of
Stamp Duties paid on Insurances of Fire and Life in London
and the country, according to the usual annual accounts—
Ordered.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved fir an account of all the
persons holding employments in the Post•oflice, Dublin, dis.
tinguithing such as are resident, the number of persons in each'
family, and an account of all fines for non-attendance, and of
monies expended, or intended to be expended, in the erection of
new buildings..-Ordered.

Air. DA IcSON brought up a return of the number of houses
for the reception of lunatics, and the patients therein. •
The Offences at Sea Bill was read a second time, on the
motion of Mr. CrumEn, and ordered to be committed for to-
morrow.

The assault and battery (Scotland) bill was read a third time
and passed, on the motion of Mr. H. Da UM MOND.
SIII4IMAY moved for returns of persons confined in
the different gaols of the kingdom for offences under the game
laws; and ofall persons admitted into public hospitals, in con-
sequence of their being Wounded by spring-guns during the last
year.—Ordered.
Mr. !ILIA! E moved for the following returns :—The amount
of revenue received by the Commissioners of the Northern
Laghts for the last five years, stating the amount received by.
each light-house, the charge on shipping, and the expence-of
collezting the duties. The amount of the expenditnrc of the
same commissioners for the same period, stating:thin the mimes
of the Commissioners, and the charge of their salaries. The
amount of the receipts and expenditure of the trustees of the,
Light-house on the river Clyde, and likewise a copy of the re-
gulations recently made by them with respect to steam-boats
plying on that river. An account of the income and expendi-
ture of all the other Light-houses in Scotland, with the amount
of dutick charged•upon shipping.
After a few words from the Lord Advocate, Sir J. Yorke,
Sir J. Newport, and Captain Wemys, the, resolutions were
ordered to be printed. -
Lord FOLKESTONE presented a petition from Rochdale,
praying for 14 Reform of the House of Commons.

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Colonel JOH NSON spZrinTupport of the petition, which
was ordered to lie on the table.
MAURITIUS, &e.
Sir ROBERT FA ItQI.TIIA R moved for an Xthlress to
his Majesty, praying that the following papers be laid bcrore
the house return of the nuniber of all the islands which
come under the denomination of dependencies of Mauritius,
showing their geographical position in reference to that
the extent of their territory, any census which may have ',ten
taken of their population, togetber with tivir civil and military
establishments, and the description of naval Mrce' which may
have been stationed there at any time since the conquest of the
C010ny.—,..-Igreed to.