The Sun.
London, England, 1817-03-08 00:00:00

FUNDED Dzwr.

Lord COCHUANU gave notice,- Aliat be sboithl
take an early opportnitity of submitting certain
Resolutions to the House, showing the justice
and necessity of equalizing the interesi,of the
Funded Debt with the depreciated` value of Land
and Trades. -tie then presented the petition or
Ilenry Pluckwell, late lapdlortl of the Sutlers'
pitblic••lion,e at the Ilorte•tittards complaining of
his having been deprArett of his License by the
Boartl of Green Cloth,, and redined to,.a state of
starvation with nine children, and praying for re-
lief.

The ATTOUNEY-GiließAL contended, that it
was impossible for the:House to interpose its
titot 4v to it place the petitioner ill possession of
his public-house.
Lord CootticANit suggested that thq ;winner, in
which the Bowe inteticre, titiAlit be by re-
ferrioethe petition to the Committee of Pollee,
for the oppoisittnetit of which notice of 4 ltiOtir')l4

hod latelii been given.
After some obset vistions from Serjeant BesT end
Sir V. ButtoicrT,- the petitiou wus rejected with-
mtt a dhi;loo. t •

NEviLts presented a. petition trout 'the
Freelinlayss ur
,the Lomat of Berks, tur
menttrry Reim 01.

Lord (~..%+eii RANK took this opportunity of re-
marking, that since Annual Parliaments hatl:heen
kept for one or two centuries, it was not just to
represent, as designing men, those who wished for
their revival. .
'lke petition was then read and laid on. Ole

table..
Mr, DAvts moved for Accounts of the Ex-
cise Licenses issued during the Just three years,
distingtthhing each year.—Urdered.
NAVY PURSERS.
Mr. CURWEN presented a petition fronv,John
-
Wheeler, late acting Purser in the Navy, stating
that he had been in the service ever, since the year
1805 ; that in Isl 2 helm& been woontled at the
attack of a Ft ench privateer, by a gun-shot,
which bud shattered his knee ; that as a reward
for his exertions on that occasion, hr had been
promoted to the rank of Acting Ptircr ; but that,

in enitseilnenre of pe ne t. regulation, wiiichlit&ted
the ntutA•o• of Acting Pnr,ters on halt-pay, he wis
left too. Ile thurefOre prityill to be restorol to
his rank, in order to enjoy the benefit Of the
Mr, CaoKER was desirous of explaining---ibe
grountlA of the present case. It was not hung
sine., there had been only one warrant officer in
every ship. 111 the course of t however, the
number of pursers had exceeded that of ships.--
They were then home on the the' k at Is. a-day.
but this had been toond inadequate for their
C•ipport, tht Boort' of Admiralty had recantint tided
that halt-pay should he given to intrSerb ; brit- in
older to consult economy, it hail been ordered
that no More pursers should be made than there
were ships in the navy on the old establi!.lonent.
The petitioner had unfortunately fallen under the
oputatiun of that regulation, and could not be
promoted until the number of pursers on halt•pay
4hould have been brought down.

Mr. Cuuwem undcrstood that there %vete not
more than ahont t‘venty intik iduals in the same
tinfortun.ite situation as the petitioner. Relief
might therefore be extended to them without
committing a very considerable breach ut eco-

moiny.
Nlr. Ccio-KEtt believed that there were several
hundreds of individuals in the sttttte sitfintioll ss
the petitioner, tiho would come on half-pay if
the door was once thrown.open.. lie loot no ob-
jection, however, to receiving the petition.
l'he petition was then read, and ordered to lie
on the table.

irrNmicu commirrEE,
Mr. CALCIIArr rose, at the desire of 44 Right
Fliend (Mr. Tieroey), to state on his he-

"half, that on ateonni 'of health he wits pre-
"vpited from being, able to continue to attend the
sittings of the Finance Committee. HP was also
desired to assure the noose, that it was only on
account of ill health, and by the advice of his
physician, that his Right lion Friend wac pre-
vented trout attending; end that, if his health
was restored," Ire resume his seat in the
'Committee.

LCird CASTLEREOII hiving expressed his regret
at the calm; of the ;+hseuce lbl the Right lion.
Geotlemlo from the Committee, proposed that in
his place the name of the lion, Gentleman (Mr.
leraft) should be added to the Flounce Com-
mittee.
Mr. 13K!►t.'atl.%M hoped that the Noble Lord, As
Member of the Committee, would have no oh.

tctiots to state to the house tvbitt progress
eel) made by the Commitier, and when its Re-
port might he expected to be presetitett to the
'noose,

Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that the Report
'was now drawing up, but that he did not expect
that it could he presented to the House before the
DiWet reCeSB.

M CALCRACT exnrehsed bis sense of the honour
that had been conic, red on dm by adding his
n+t me to the Committee, .and promised to give bib
attention to the business committed to their charge.