The Sun.
London, England, 1819-03-06 00:00:00

FOWEY ELECTION.

The Chairman of the Fowey Election Com-
mittee reported that the Hon. JCIICS Hamilton
Stanhope and George Lucy, Esq. the sitting
111 embeis, were nut duly returned, and that Mr.
Campell and Lord Valktort, the petitiwiers,
were duly elected.
MOCK AUCTIONS.

Mr. CRICKET presented a Petition from Ipswich,
it ‘v As understood, against ally alteration in the
system of Auctions.
Air. Aide: man WAITIIMAN contended that the
only Obstacle to the Bill was its tendency to de-
prive some persons of half ♦heir fees, at the same

time that it would raise the Revenue. All he
wished tv4:,, that the Hill should be introduced,
and t iirly discussed.
The Petition kvas then laid on the table.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT.

Admiral SOUTHERN presented a petition from
the 'Manufacturers, Merchants, and Inhabitants
of the neighbourhood of Manchester, a4ainst the
insolvent Debtor's Act.—Lald on the table, abd
ordered to be printed.
Aldrrman IVAITIIMANT presented petitions
from the Ward of Bridge and Castle" Baynard, in
the City cat London, praying that the Insolvent
Debtor's Act hP repealed, or not continued,' and
at the saute t:me expressi:ig their readiness to ap-
prove of a y miler woasore which the wisdom of
the [louse Blight think proper for the relief of
nersoo who hat fallen into embarr4ssments.

- Laid on the table, and ordered to he printed.
Atter a few ohger,ations from Mr.AHAM,
who ,%ished sortie toddle course should be adopt-
ed to shelter the llehtor front oppression, and the
Credir horn dishonest evasions.

Lord IVALPOLE presented a petition frc).in Lyme
Regis against the same Act.—Laid on the table,
and ordered:to be printed.
The 6PSAKER SUggested that the printing- of so
many petitions, mos!ly couched in the same terms,
Occasioned a great delay in the'produetiou of im-
portant papers, as well as a considerable increase
crt expellee.

Sir J. NEWPORT presented a petition from the
inhabitants of Waterford, praying for the repeal
of the Window Tax,—Laid on the table, and or-
dered to be printed._

COAL DUTY.
Mr. LITTLETON presented several Petitions
'from certain parishes in Staffordshire, against the
Ego4lization of the Coal Duty.
After a few words trout Sir C. BURRELL anti
Mr. CRIPPS,

Mr. 13,kanAm was midi rstood to object to the
dibcussion of such a question on every petition
which was presented.

Mr. LAMBTON was astonished at such an objec-
tion, as it was competent for any Member to dis•
cuss the main question on the body of the petit
tion. He was also sorry to find an indispnsition to
discuss that question, as it was one of impoytanct
to the country at large, and to many Members of
that House. The Member for Staffordshire (Mr.
Littleton) had not done so. He had done hit,
duty to his constituents though he (Mr. L
contended that-it was not the sense of the coml..
fly that the petitions expressed, but -dud of 11,1,
Jronmalters. The lion. Member was perfectly
right in acting as he had done, but he ought to
allow the same lib-erty to others. He (Mr. L.)
was far from thinking that the Poor would be in-
jured if a general duty were laid upon Coal. He
conceived on the contrary that they would be be-
nefited, and have it cheaper, as there would then
be a free market.

Mr. LITTLETON complained that the Hog!.
Member hall imputed improper motives to him.
Mr. LAMBTON appealed t• the finuso whs.tl..pr

lie had imputed improper motives to the Hon-.
Nktnher % On the contrary, lie had stated that he
had ciot►e his duty to his constituents, and acted
in a perfectly right manner.
Mr. PHILLIPS contended that the manufacturers
did not Wish others. should be taxed, but would
not allow. themselves to he deprived of an exemp-
rim) which they had hithetto enjoyed. He con-
ceived that the equalization of the duty would
produce quite the reverse of what was expected,
and that the duty would be as unequal as pos-
sible.

Mr. Alderman WooD maintained, that the np-
ponems of equalization endeavoured by cla-
mour to prevent the appointment of R Commit-
tee, because they knew that in a Commiitee
all 'heir assertions woield be proved to be un-
founded.

Alter a few words' from Mr. Dickenson, Mr.
Littleton, and Mr. Limbton, the Vetitions were
read, and ordered to lie on the table.

Air. LITTLETON then presented a Petition from
13ilsron, iu the County of Stafford, against the
Insolvent a:l)4ms' Act.—Laid on. the table.