The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-30 00:00:00

ELECTIONS.

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WILLIAMS brought in the Bill for better reps-
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toting the Election of Members serving in Parliament for cer-
tahrroirOughs in England and Wales.—Read a first time, and
ordeTeAlor a second reading on Thursday, the 22d of April,
and to he printed.
Mr. MOIIRITT presented a Petition. from certain Occu-
piers of Land in Yinitshir2, praying that the Proprietors of
Lead Mines be subjected to the Poor Bates.—Laid on the
table.
B ARNSTA PLE.
Mr; Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from certain
Freeholders and Householders of the Borough of Barnstaple,
'stallng, that-Abe few inhabitants to whom the right of elec-
tion %Nits confined had been guilty of still greater corruption
Odin 'had been dettiied before the Committee of the House.
That sortie of them were in the habit of receiving from ROL
to SO. for thtir vote. The Petitioners therefore prayed that
the, elective fronchisc be extended to them, in. order tQ e-
vent the,recorrulice of such acts.—Laid on,the table, ana ot•-
dered to•be printed.

CATHOLICS..
Sir wm. scow pre3ented a Petition from the Chancel-
lor, Mr,sters, and • Scholars of the University of Oxford,
against granting the Catnetic Claims.—Laid •on the 'table,
•and ordered to he printed.
Lord DEERIltitsT presented two Petitionsfrom the 'City
of Worcestct, one against the renewal of the Insolvent
'Debtors' Act, and the other against any alteration in this
Coal Duties.—Laid on t he table.

Mr. G. LAMB presented a Petition from the United Pa-
rishes 'of St. Margaret's and St. John's, Westminster, pray-
ing for a reduction in the Coal Duly.--Laid on the table. •
Mr. TREMAYNE presented a Petition from certain Pa•
riches in the (:unty of Cornwall, against the insolvent
Debtors' Act.—Referred to the Committee on that subject.

Mr. DICKENSON presented a Petition from Frome, in the
:county of S,onerset, praying for the revision of the Criminal
Code.—Rderred•to the Committee.
• ASSESSED TAXES.
Sit' W. DE CRESPIGNY' complained that the Board of
.'P axes had thrown every 4; ad of obstacle into the 'way of the
inquiry of•which he had given notice. He had moved on the
ito It inst. fur certain rapers relative to Defaulters in the col-
Wcii?to of the .assessed-')`axes in the County of Kent ; and
tlinstArtrpers. which were in the posscs,iort of Goverritient„
tnight have been produced nornediatuly, bad not vet been
laid ner,re,the House. Ile sitouhl therefore move, that they
shonid he laid forthwith oir the •
Mr. LUSI.IINGTON stated, that front the moment lie mo.•
'riot' loot been ritade, the Clerks of the Boarid of "Is axes had
in:en employed up the Returns. This very tnoru-
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airy were not Lompletr:d. It was therefore not the fault
'of the Board of Taus. who were as anxious for an inquiry as
-the Hint. Raronet could be. In fact, he. (Mr. L.) had no
;doubt that that Hon. Baronet should hare read the
:rapers for Which he had moved, lie would entirely change
'the o.pinion he had formed on the subject. •_ •
After a few words front Sir WM. DE CRESPIGNY acrd
Sit E. KNATCHLULL, the motion was agreed to.

LONDON CLERGY.

Mr. Alderman W.IITHM AN presented a Petition from►tha
Parish of St. Michael Bassisshaw, against t he.tindon Cler.g
Bill. The Petitioners stated that their small parish only
cowained one hundred houses, and tltit the Hector brill a sti-
pend of 2201. a-yea!, besiues surplice fees--that he let his
hen-e tur .nOl. per annum, bad one tiring in Essex, 'another
is St..Septilchre. London, and was Senior Minor Calm) of
6t. Paul's. Yet he teat: the Chairman of the Clergy, aud

hceol !rtting them to wort io their
j,•—rase of ncom e . He (Mr. W.)
'ication of the London Clevgy
e 1 hat the situation of the
_,.,antra he taken intd consideration.—
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NI r. Alitt-ratan WAPITI-MAN then presented a Petition
rtgainst the saute olu the Parish of St. Matthew, Bride-
wen, and ~oe from the Wald of Farringdon Without, pray-
ing. for au alteration in the Coal Duty.—Laid on the table.

BA NSTAPLE ELECTION'.
Mr. OMMANNEY presented a Petition from the Electors
of. the Bormigil of liarostaple, praying that it mizht not be
disfranchised —Read and 1,4;d op the table, after a few words
Irmo Mr. BENNET.
Lord CITIVE postponed the further crmsideratiori of the
Report on toe Barnstaple Election to Friday next. He then
to that Mr. Speaker do not i,kne iris warrant for the
election of a burgess fur the said borough before next Friday.
Agreed to.
Mr. OMMANNEY then presented two other Petitions from
the hurt:nigh of Barnstaple—one against the renewal of the
luso;rent Debtors' :let, and the other against any alteration
in the Coal Duty.—Lkid im the table.
Lad CLIVE presented a Petition from the County of Salop,
tlgainst any alteration in the Coed Put y.-7-Laid on the table.
Mr. MAluvaLy pestpoireJ, to an indefinite period, his
niotioo for a Copy of the Correspondence between the (Than-
cellor.of the Exchequer and the hank of England respecting
balances of public money.
Mr. I,CsaIN(I'ON brought up certain Papers freirn the
Exdovier, which were ordered to lie on the table, slid to be
printed.
Mr. MCAT:DO presented a Petition from the Town of
Miaehin Hampton, in the county of Gloucester, against the
insolvent Deloors' Act.—be let red the Committee.

SE• I•LEMENT OF THE POOR.
Mr. S. BniIRNL brought in the Poor's Settlement Amend-
ment !tit ..—;:e,td a first time, and ordered to be read a Second
tit u: next. %'ott,at, and to he printed.
Mr. ChM:N:I,E Lt. presented a Petition front the Parish of
St. Ann's, iil tckfriars, agaii:A the Loudon Clergy Bill.-7 Laid
WI the tattle.
Lott' G. ('AVENDISII presented a Petition front Chester-
field, in the Couch• of I)erhy., ptaying- for the revisio❑ of the
Criminal ( tenet] to tin• Committee.
Mr. liAltiNG presented a Petition from Tanntan to the
saute effect, which was referred to the same 0)111 alit tee.