The Sun.
London, England, 1816-03-19 00:00:00

rmusr, OF CONINIONS.

The'VitfloY Bill and Marine Mutiny Bills We're lead a third
time, and passed-
Sir C. I'OLF, rooVeri for a new writ for tostwithel, rice I',
Carew„Esq. raw had uecarpted the Chiltern Huntheds.-rOr•
tiered.
Mr. PRO'IstIEROE presented a Petition against the Bristol
-jail Walton, the Corporation of the City. e
Mr'. 'Said, whatever might be the ripinioof lire
„Corporation, that there w4s Irut.uate t iaiiota, amongst the Ci-
tizens as to the prop; iety of a new 'being "r rertel io ris-
• tok; the only difference 'between the Citi-
z'ens of Bristol being as to tire mode of det raying tire
. - twNNizirr bore testimony to. the'neeessity tit it new
;fail, I ite present prison being mo,t
begged to add., that'sneb were the sentiments
of the Citizeris'of .Bristol. Ordered to•lie on the table. •
!Mr. BROUGHAM asked whether any additional Surgeon
Artd been appointed at t Portimouth since the Peace?
Sir G, ‘VAIIItENPEII un,wered, it wont& he seen by tine
rotor:di, that a Surgerm had been appointed where ships
laid tip in ordinary.
• Vetrtrin“ :igaibst the Oroperty Tax were presented front
stir du loan tibeldcrs in Calington and trflier parishes, in Corn-
svOil ; Irian the rreeholders'of Abetdeen ; and from Goilal-
ininiti Sorreir. . • , .
-Si! IT. SlF,Atit presented a Petition from the,
. . .
person 6 st:ottogn., resteng iii Lytnington, pray-
•;
Ang,hot to be considered ns participators in the
,Petition which had been presented front that place
el.:shot the Property Tax,.,they not approving the
language in which it'W'as couched. .•
LrAtil „Po LksToNR rising to delend • the former
Petition,. and to express his surprise ea this, ,
The SPR AKER observed, the llouse Was riot over
in <he tutgitage of the Pet itioni presented to
'lt.—lteed, and ordered to the table.
• Lord ELMLRY presented. Petitions Irmo the
City of Worcester, against any renewal ot
. Prop, rty -fitx ; also one from the fleighbooritood
• of nu, bri'c'ge; 'praying the reptial of tau 1.1,01.
tent Debtors" Act ;, 'and 'another front the County
of Worcester praying for . a motliked tnx un pi-o•
perry,--Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. LITTLRTON said, be had gond reason in
PetitiOn
iby no means spolce the
languAge of the County, and that those. who at-,
tended the-Meeting were taken by surprise.
Petitions were Ado presented from the Borough
r,f Ilungerford, St. Alhan's,, liruome,lsn Soifolit,
anti Statfoi.d, against the Property Tax; a Veti-
tion. from libdtliugtrm, in the countykof
4:cotnnikiin6ng of heavy Taxation, the Property
Tax; Poor Rates,;: a Petition from the colony of
lit ut' ,against the, Property Tax and a Petition
a trnsonic persons in the county of Sussek eguinst
the Properq- ax.
Mr, Rose „pitsented,.the .stolen Petition from
Soishampton,,against any 'renewal. of theWor
On Property. it .carne to him by the milk
coach, front whom • he knew not,- and not b'eing
etrxioes to keep it. by him, he presented itito the
ltioese. To the Petition was attached a consi-
derable number of most respectable traMes,
there were wienes of others, who neither'ffied in;
110 - hail any connection with the town;
Mr.llAitici.w.as•glad to, see, the Petition,. al.
though it was brought up with great relitatance,
and that it Was 'signed by respectable persons;
Rost; titimitted the latter fact, but said many
-of the -persons signing it. were paupers, and per-
sow; who never bad paid any tax in their lives
A Pet i t ion was presented from Berkshire agairnit
the' Property Tax. • ,
Mi.. • W. I)oucr.ns presented Petition from,
sonte.plue. its SPuttand, the name of which; Wit!
Ma heard, against the Property fax lie took
this Opottunity to Call'itpOn an Hon.-and Learn'
ed AientiOer (Mr. Broughati)to state.hisauthotA
for sating forth,
,on -laying before that Haim
some,Petitions from. his (Mi. 1.1.'5) cinutitnents,
that the Petitioners had • run forwarded. Omni by
• •their i Representati ye, insinuating that they were
not likely ,to be properly'presented, Elie, had ex-
. Initial no unwillingness to present his COuStit
tueute Petition: he was ready to comply with
their cothitionds,‘ awl in a way swkicli.h.e. thought
. would ,leivettAbem no etitiSC to, COMplitin ;
,but he
should expect, the lion. Member to unfold the
ituifitet which induced him to attack the irnlipend-
epee.' of -another Member in Vat House.;- an en-
,he reeptireol... either in that House
or else-
where(Cries of hear, and order, order !)
Me; 154tOurinam replietlA at to the'aniwers that
woold be required elsewhere he.had now nothing
to foty. Witt, respect_ to-the Petitions forwarded
him front ~13orou
ghswhich returned the Hon,
Member, he had'inferred that they were forward-
' et! to hilt hecanse their' Representative Was unfa.
voop.hle,to the prger 1 and he titntaght sachlact
::..4100s-'pretty good proof—. 11 the. Representative
'',}rere hivottrable to the 'Ohjorut sought by-Owl:Nit 17
shiners, be he titat the Otiose would.atim!it

that au: Pei itiont would not hare found tiseir WAy
to other bands.
Petitiohs from Louth, Armlet fleeping,
by, aO4l the County of Lincoln, against the..f`6s,.
perty Tax,the Establishments, and • the
proftisionin crety dep Irtnicnt; were I)l.4:settled! •-•
CnArtts; conipili,led of undue utetro- hav7,
ink; been resorted to fair the imrpose of obtoitiing
raVOilrahh, IlteCtilng-.-Ministcrs of Parishes tray--
log directed altninder them to—attend and support
the proposition.. • . .
Sir- (3, IleaTliCoTE denied that other means
than. those that were perfectly fair had been used
10 gain prtiZans. All 'Were anxious, be their
party or cause what it alight-, to impress• their
sentiments npou, and to give the supliort of others.
lie approved of the Meeting, and as a friend to
his c► antry,. he had- been au ion to collect the
voice of the people. !le e,-ri•: no candidate for
office, he cotild 'assure the benches opposite i• Lie
would not heat -Minister of the conntry—( A laugh)
—no, not for the mizes of Peru.—(A. laugh, and
hens, heat !)
. .
• Lord LAsCELI43 presented a Petition re-
eel% et, in the. nifirn'ing front Sherrield, expressing
tel on the wisdom of Parliament, and pray-
ing for a modified Tax on Property, as the best
means of raising the sun) retpdred.
•Lord • ',MILTON said, the Petition WRI not
agreed to at. n meeting. The Petition was pre,
pared, rind the cryer went. about desiring the peo-
ple to go to the Town to sign the- Petition,
to compel the Representatives to pay for the poor.
Sir C MoNcm presented tt Petition from .N.lor-
petit, Northtimberland ; and Lord MILToN a Pe-
tition frinn•the County of York, against the Pro-
perty Tax. For the last 3G years it County Meet-
•Pag bad not been as well from the excent
of the county, the great and conflicting interests
withinit. as Irout:the. feeling that stick iMeetiol.cs
ought not to he called but upon the most iinnor.:.
cant oceasiooi, It was s'aid there were. 3000
Freeholders present at the C:stle. lie Was sure
there were above 5000. AmOng them were many
hood 'friends of Government—Ant them*' we're
some dissentient voices., and a few hatiili held up
against it.
Lord LAscaLtas thought it•right•"to say, that
whatever might he the governing motive of those
persons-who :staid- away, the meeting was not lit-
feuded by kientlemea on the opposite
The meeting was rota inly.regularly convened, and
lie meant to state nothing mor•e„annt that the
titian was that from the County
,of York.
Ptitir.otos:o ,snoveil• tar leave to present a
Petition from the V. of tlie County
of Pet•th. On being brought rip anti read, its
prayer,..seemed to he, to obtain relief for the land-
cd interest of that county, but exv essing ttri in."
`elitration to sobniit to the 'Prope'rty Tax as is'thea';.•
' sure of expediency', if nobettei• sidistitai couldbe
formd.

this one disetission ensued, and the re 4
titioic was ordered to iie un the-table, us, was oiti
from the toien'of
.Loath. • •