The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-16 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
' "Sir J. YORKE presented a petition from J. Sutton, praying
that all the Friendly Societies throughout the kingdom should
Le placed under the direction of a Board of Commissioners.--
Ordered to lie on the table. r • .
SLAVERY..
''r, 44r. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the Mayer
and. Corporation orLicimerton, In Cornwall. r
Mr. JERVIS presented a petition from the,; Inhabitants of
certain perishea in the county of Southampton.
tMri ' N. CALVERT presented petitions from the Inhabitants
of Weir, in Hertfordshire. , , e
',' Sir. R. WILMA MS presented a petition from the inhabi-
tantarOf certain parlshes of Merioneth praying for the Abolition
of;Slavery..--The petitions were orde;etl•to he on the table.
ASSIGNMENTS OF HOUSES IN IRELAND.
Mr. 'ELLIS presented it petition from the Guild of Mer-
chants-in Dublin, complaining' of the illicit destruction of hoe Res,
canned by the existing state of the law,
,which' enabled tenants,
'Alen diotreaseti, to asvign the houses which they rented to pair-
' pet*, who completely destroyed them. The Hon. Gentleman
was himself acquainted with one individual, who hid 50 houses
injured in this manner, without the ineans of redress. He would
bring in a Bill after the recess, giving landlords, re remedy
against this abuse; and he would frame this measure, at not to
interfere with the just rights deny party.--Ordered to lie on
the table. , . ~
LINENS.
Sir W HILL moved for returns of the linens and cloths iin-
petted during the last year; also far a return of the number of
iieeep, ellsoinkyards of Irish linen exported during the same
itriod„ distinguishing the countries to which the exports had
eennarh.; also, for the grosa amount of the duties paid, and
.010 drawbacks allowed - for these linens ; also, for the gross
amount of the flax, dressed and undreamed, imported from fo-
reign countries during the same interval.—Agreed tn.
' WAYS AND MEANS.
tri,e Committees of Ways and Meintand Supply Were post-
paned until Friday.
The Scotch Assault and Battery Pill was read a second time.
....:Ileport to be receivedto-morrow.
CORONERS. ,
' Mr. LITTLETON presented 'it" petition from the Coroners
of
Kthtford, praying for additional allowances.—Ordered to lie
lur the table. r r • '
Cli ELSEA A:',ID KILMAINHAAI HOSPITALS.
The. House went into a Committee on the Chelsea and Kil.
Mainhain Hospitals 11111. ' . • '
iliir. C.' LONCiitated, that there were many abuses in these
.Iteepitals, and he hoped that the Bill would be allowed to
'obis without orpOsition, as its principal object was a saving to
*lie country of many' thonsamt pounile. 'He objected to the
JeteMr. Windliam's plan : it was aleulated, lie said, to add
1004 more tor the Pension List annually, There were many
potions who applied to the Boat! at Chelsea Hospital, and lie
-hitt:himself asked them whether' their health was at all im.
~!refired ,by their service in the envy, the gearrility of -them
answered in the negative; but they added,
,m.(fovernment al-
"'Owed them a peersion, it could hardly be expected they
Woad ' refuse., ' This misapplication of r the money, was
t4stfrig :to a regulation . which bad been at a time when it was
ntace..sary to to hold out some premium to, those who had co.
110.'64. The regulation authorised any fetus who had served
'fourteen years, to receive a pension w!thout adverting to ill
she 9th or wounds. Thus it was very: easy (and it had been
sane, repeatedly) for aluau to enter at the,age of 111, and
Inkling nerved till lie was 332 'years of age, (without being affeet.
,•441. by ill health or wounds, he might still however be afflicted
with both, but he meant to show that it was not necessary for
'film to prove it) receive hie pension. He mould add also that by
:44,provision of' the 114,nlation, two yeirs" service in the West
.I.nilier; counted for three years; and, thus at the expiration of ten
Yearn lie was enabled to receive his pension. 'This Bill would in
W greet measure put a stop to this. This Bill would also pre-
vent
an in-pensioner from receiving an but penston at the same
tioae, which lie could do at present. This created great irregn.
ferny in the llospita),.for if any pensioner so situated (with rre.
gird to doubled penakinft).Clidse to create a disturbance he was
wader:no fear of being torned out, but often demanded hii'ex-
koaision bemuse he knew he eOuld'elaim an out pension. The
Bill had obtained the concurrence of his Royal !Highness the
.thentriender.in.Chlef. It 'would also make the forgery of a
its*tire'seertifietice of pension la -crime punishable with trans-
portation for life. Ile.wotild not.deutin;the House, any longer
.on the subject but lets trusted that it. neld Meet with the sup.
piiirt or the non. tient; emen in thatllouse. , , •
, ',SW It. WILSON said that Ali. Wirfdtiam had expressed his
yi4tys of alteration on this subject, ' in a conversation with him,
and they were in many: respecte shinier to those of the Hon.
,f,Aritteman,'but they hall not yet been carried into effect.
' Sir Cti ait ii:ii I.oit ce explained.
r.,
, General IIAKOY N E , :stated that he had proposed some
illeasurets to the same, effect as the Bill of the Hon. Gentleman
*bent 20 years ago:,'
'After a few observations from Sir CITAILLES Lome, the
*mu; fowl:led, and the iteport was ordered to be received on
ienie future clay. . , .
CONDUCT OF THE BANK.
s'Tr. A BERCROM BY ewe to present a petition, complain-
ing of the conduct Of :the Bank. The petitioner was a lady of
the name of Pritleaux, and the, circumstances upon which her
complaint was founded Were Shortly these:--`She was possessed
cif Oa. in the stocks some years ago.' In point of fact' this
spin was sold out; but site received a portion of the dividends
itsilirnal:roni it frOili her hanker, in the country, as they became
tisleliffer banker failed, and on his' failure a cessation of the
VOYlSrent of her dividends took place. Site then became anxious
to, know how her stock had been disported of. On learning
Oath had beer; sold out, she. was "desirous of seeing' the powers
oh attorney by %Iliac it had bee& sold, with a view of seeing
it6thet it W" a forged one. or whether, there was something
irregular .nthe esecution of it. She made an application for
the'ititipection of it to the Batik, ' through her solicitor, who
+need distinctly that ,his reason for making it was,' that his
alienteipprehended that r there had besot 40t0.0 irregularity , in
rli.o originel power, anti wished, in consequence, to ascertain
it. Af eetrght, in' justice to the Ilea, to state, that a friend
of.:Mrs. Prat:Aux, who was - not in the profession, had been
allowed to Si': it c, but it would be evident to the House that
Ili:lnspection of such a Permit; could not be so satisfactory as
titlit Orlin individual who, frtan his purStlitS, was acquainted
erishilie nature sod hem 'of such instruments. Mrs. Pri.
ao_l4o solicitor shortlyafterwards rscuiy ed. an, enewer to his ap.
illitation horn the solicitor to the Bank, 'informing hint, that
befortrthe Batik of England could permit the inspection of the
()dowel power, it would be necessary for Mrs; Prideaux to enter
t'hr an engagement not to call in question the legality of the
ii 14,0 fia, as related to the Bank Itself. Now lie (Mr. Aber-
geitity) should like to know what right the Bank of England,
the banker of the Government, had to demand of any one.,of the
pepio creditors,, anti sueh Mrs, prideaux vonit that it should
La I,witiet,,il of all liability, before ft .eubmitted to 'the inspec.•
..„,I,t-i:-- whose stock 'wait stated to be improperly nuns.
'.. _,,rpr O.! .14 party,
Which It Wits transferred? It might
~...I.6if,.f!t,L; tile inett'ument by
an ungitardedletter on the part of the
such thing; for immediately upon the re.
itn4g4k—dilbulattittliviniaswna:
was written to the Bank Solicitor, by
csipt or it, another letter
g that if some more satisfac-
Mrs. PritleuteN liolieltin.' "atinhis letter, he should- be obliged
4ftlanilier' was flat returned to.
ton the subject. To that let-
d that
11-4.,..4elinalgkcifsltircitorn t4,itir aillian:tchsal.t he had 1.'14 (Mrs.
rrweessee Solleitor's) letter to Me-, liana -rectors', an ,
ilittelrtrueated hhci to state, "'that havinggivenittch at?s,wir
- 9f .144 thought :proper, in conformity with tbetrantforr,o
,- ' 4.02_,.._161 44 *eft occasions, they did nut think rig4t tO alter It
l?
i -.Forviiqvanigi at the corns which' he (Mrs. Prideaux's Soli-