The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. BLACKBURN presented a Petition from Manchester,
praying for an alteration in the Poor Laws, so far as relates
to charging the owneis of small houses.—Read, and ordered
,to be referred to the Committee on the Poor Laws.
The Cutlery Trade 'Regulation Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed, and to he printed.
Mr. TIERNEY presented a Petition from the Landholders
and others at the Isle of Ely, again.t the Duty on Rape Seed.
Read, and ordered to lie on the table.
-On the motion of Mr. M. A. Taylor, there ivls ordered to
be presented to the Prince' Regent an Address. praying that
there be laid liefule the House a return of the Causes en-.
tered on the Marshal's Paper on the Western Circuit during
the last fire years, and a similar return for the Assizes of
York and Lancaster.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Mr. BENNET presented a Petition from persons confined
in Fleet Prison for Contempt of Court, setting forth the hard.,
ships which they endured---,that they had lately witnessed the
death of eight fellow-poisoners confined for the same offence—
that one person had been confined for thirty-four years, erre
for eighteen; and another for eight. They prayed the House
to take their case into consideration, with a view to afford
them reliet.—The Petition was read, and ordered to lie on
the table.

The Report of the Costs of Suit Bill was received and
agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time.
-Ott the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
GICER, it was orderril, that the House, at its rising, should
a,ljontu to Friday next.
wruri FOR ELECTIONS.
• Mr. WYNNE, referritrg to the Act of the 53,1 George 111.
eyanee of kVtits, said that
on the lith of March last he had inbred for a Return of the
Nimes of the Slo to whom, under this Act, Writs had
been directed. Although this Return had been ordered by
.the House, it had nut yet been made. Ile therefore moved
that the Return be nude forthwith.—lt was ordered accord-
ingly.

Glass Duties' Bill was read a third time and paSsed.
• THE PRINCE REGENT AND MINISTERS.

Mt. TIERNEY, referring to Ow commuoication which had
been made to the [louse last Session, stating that his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent intended to ►;ive up 50,0001. of
his income, in consideration tif. the distresses of the nation,
and that with the same view Ministers had agreed to give up
10 per cent. of their annual income, wished to know under
what head he was to look for a statement of the aiuiount paid
into the Exchequer on account of these grants? lie supposed
it was included under smite particular bead ; hut he thought
it would be better to have it stated separately, as it was no
more than a temporary resource. He would he glad to !mow
under what head he was to ►ook for these sums?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the Ilig,ht
Hun. Gentleman must be aware that the sums he alluded to
were carried to account under ths,annual Act fur puties on
Pensions.

The Committee on the Education of the Poor Bill was
postponed till Monday. -

CHARITABLE USES.

• Mr.• BROUGHAM said, that he had in his possession a
statement from a most respectable Gentleman, well known
to the Members of the County of Berhs, which would con-
vince the House most fully of the necessity of appointing a
Commission to inquire into the abuses existing in the ma-
nagement of Charitable, Funds. He then read some passages
from the statement, which mentioned some monstrous in-
stances, in,the County of Berks, of abuses by the Trustees of
such Charitable Funds.
PENSIONS AND SINECURES.
Mr. TIERNEY remarked, that no Bill had yet been in-
troduced to abolish all the Sinecures which the Committee
of last year iecommended should be abolished. He wished
to know what was intended on this subject?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the
Right Hqn. Gentleman must know that Bills had been in-
troduced last year to abolish the most considerable Sinecures.
Thme was now before the House a Bill to abolish the most
consicke able of those which remained, namely, the office of
Lord Justice General in Scotland.

Mr. TIERNEY.=-But nothing seemed to be done respect.
in; the pensioni.

ALIENS.

On the motion of Mr. WARM:, there was ordered to be
laid before the House, Returns of the number of Aliens sent
out of the kingdom since 1814, under any of the Alien Acts,
and of the number of Aliens arrested since the souse time,
and nut afterwards sent out of the country,