The Sun.
London, England, 1819-05-20 00:00:00

BOROUGH OF.CAMEI.FORD.

Lord MILTON presented a petition froM Charles Pitt,
Esq. a. petitioner against an undue Return front the Borough
of Cainelfm d, complaiNing of the manner in which he had
been prevented front enteting into recogoizances. •
The petition was brought up and read. It stated that a
day had been fixed for the examination of the petitioners' re-
cognizances by Messrs. Leigh and Thomson, the examiners;
that when he attended on the day named, it was found to be
a day beyond the :nue allowed by the Act. When he beard
this 'decision, as he thought it conclusive against his petition,
he declined to have his sureties examined, being determined
to present another petition to the House. The Petition also
stated, that the agentS fur the Sitting Members had endea-
voured to prevent his sureties from being answerable for
hits]; and he also alleged that bribery had been committed
to a peat extent in the late Election fur Camelford, which
he was ready to prove at the Bar.
The SPEAKER repeated the account of the circumstances
which had attended the putting its of the recognizances. He
observed that the House'should bear in mind that only a part
of the petition related to the recognizances, and that the rest
related to the merits of the last. Camelford Election,sviiieh the
House could not deal with except in an Election Committee.
Lot d MILTON moved, that such part of the petition as
related to the putting in of recognizances be referred to a
Committee.

Mr. WY 'N suggested a doubt, whether the Act of ParHa-
! meta left the House at liberty to take any step in this matter,
as Erie Order for takio Mr. Pitt's Election petition into con-
; sideration had been discharged. He also observed, that if the
lionsc could take any step, it must he on the statement being
verifivd on oat b.

A conversation on the proper form of proceeding then took
place between the Speaker, Mr. Wynn, Lord'Castlereagh,
Blake, and Sir J. Mackintosh ; alter which the motion was
withdrawn, an►l another motion made, that the petitioner do
attend at the Bar to-morrow. On which the debate was ad-
journed, to-afford time to consult the Acts of Parliament.
The Mad-house Regulation Bill was read a third time, and
Mr It. MARTIN• postponed bis motion respecting Judge
M‘Lellan till Tuesday, on account of the absence of the Secre-
tary for Irela'rid.

Mr. L. FOSTER obtained leave to bring in a Bill fur the
better Collection of Church Rates in Ireland.
BANK RESTRICTION.

Mr. PEEL handed to the Clerk a Paper, containing a Copy
of the Resolutions which he intended to propose to the House,
on the Report of the Committee of Secrecy on the Affairs of
the Batik. In doing this, he said, he should have to submit
them, not merely in his official character, as Chairman of
that Committee, but because he was conscientiously con-
vinced, as an invividual, that it was the pia n the best calcu-
lated to put an end to the serious evils which attended the
Restrict ion 011 Cash Payments.
On the motion of Mr. SYNGE COOPER, 'cafe was given
to tiring in a Bill to limit the number of Passengers carried
by Mail Coaches in Ireland, and the Period of Mail Coach
Contracts.