The Sun.
London, England, 1817-05-24 00:00:00

!MUSE OF COMMONS.

The House having attended in the House or
Lords, the. SPEAKER stated that the Royal Assent
had been given by Commission to several public
and private Bins.
On the motion of Mr. NIARRYATT, -a return was
ordered of the limns expended tinder the Act for
prohibiting the Slave Trade.
General THORNTON gave notice of a illation, in

tile nest ship /If the Clergy Residence BM, with
respect to the residence of stipendiary Curates.
The SPEAKER observed, that it was competent
to the gallant General to give any notice be
thought proper, but that it was not the custom to
give notice of the proposition of any amendment
in a Bill, unless such amendment was not within
the purview of that Bill, which happened not to
be the case in this instance.
Mr. Sheriff Brydges presented a Petition from
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Coun-
cil of London, complaining of the detective butte
of the Bankrupt Laws, as well as of the inade-
quate place for the transaction of bankrupt busi-
ness in London, cud praying for relief.--Ordered
to lie on the table.
The Greenwich Coal Bill, after some observa-
tions from Alderman Atkins and Mr. Marryat
against it, and from Sirs J. Yot lie, E. Knatchbulls,
and E. Brydges, in support of it, was read a
third time and passed.
CURISIVIIURCII BURYING GROUND BILL.
Mr. 11. SUMNER moved the third reading of the
Christchurch Burying Ground Bill.
Sir C. MoNcx declared, that he never knew a
case of greater injustice titan was attempted by
this measure. It ,was brought forward in a clan-
destine manner in the parish, and pressed against
the expressed opinion of a decided majority of the
parishioners who paid [uns' rates. But no regu-
lar notice had beet► given of this Bill, pursuant to
the Orders of the House. Yet, with all tl►is irre-
gularity, the House was called upon to assent to
a proposition which 118,1 in view a tax of 8,0001.
upon the inhabitants of Christchurch for an unne-
cessary purpose, as the Burying Ground of that
parish was quite sufficient to answer for several
years. The [Jon. Baronet concluded with mov-
ing, " that the Bib should be read a third time
this day six months."
Mr. H. SUMNER maintained, that the object of
the Bill was indispensibly necessary, as there was
only space for 33 graves in the present Burying
GrounO. The House would then, he had no
doubt, see the propriety of enlarging the Burying
Ground of this populous parish, and that was
solely the purpose of the Bill. .
Sir J. Yoexe said, that having been a Member
of the Committee upon this Bill, he could state
shortly that which must satisfy the House of the
necessity of the measure. The cherch•yard ryas,
it appeared, front evidence before the Committee,
only ISO feet square, 80 feet of which were oc-
cupied by the
.church. The population of the
parish amounted to 11,000, and the annual ave-
rage of deaths was equal to 250. Therefore, in
consequence of the limited extent of the burying
ground, it often happened that a dead body re-
mained some time above ground before the Sex-
ton could poke out an anchorage for it—(alaugh,
and hear l).—Nay, it was frequently the case to
have three bodies in the same grave, one in the
lower, another in the middle, and the third upon
the upper deck.
After a few words from Mr. S. THORNTON, the
House divided, for the amendment 9, against it,
102—majority 93.----The Bill was read a third
time and passed.