The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OFD, COMMONS..

Mr. Hunitrsos (from the Rank) preiented an Account of
theßank Nites and Babk Post Bills in Weekly circulation,
from the Sd of March- to the 7th April.—Ordered to be
Printed.
Mr. BRAPIAY (from the Mint) presented a Return, pur-
suant to Address, of the Total Number of Soverigns and Half
Sovereigns, and of the Amount of Gold and Silver'Coin is-
sued from the Mint in 1817.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. SMITE! (from Greenwicli•Hospital) presented Accounts
of the Expensessof the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Green-
wich, from April I, 1807; to 'March 31, 1818.—Orared to
-
Be on the Table.
Mr. LACON presented a Petition from the Herring Mer-
chauts and.-Fish Curers of Great Yarmouth, praying for the
11,:epeal of the Salt Duties.—Ordered to be referred to the.
Committee on the Salt Laws.
Mr. S. BOUIINE presented a Petition from the' Church-
wardens and Parish Officers of 'Deptford, praying that their
Parish may be included in the number to he affected by the
Bill for altering and amending, the
.Poor Laws.—Ordered to
lie on the Table.

:11;LAND presented a Petition from a Friendly Be-
nefit Society in Devonshire, praying that they might he al-
lowed the benefit of investing their money directly in the
public funds; wit:int the intervention of a Saving Pank.—
Ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Alderman ATMNS presented a Petition from a Pro-
prietor of a Waterloo Bridge Annuity, against the Vaterloo
Bridge Bill.:LOrdered to lie on the Table.
The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND presented a.Pc-
talon from the Faculty and Advocates of Edinburgh against
the Copy Right Bill.—Ordered to,lie oft the Table. -
The Committee on the Offenders' Conviction and Reward
Bill was postponed till Monday.
ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS.

- Lord G. BERESFORD appeared at the Bar, and stated the
Prince Regent to have.bee❑ waited- upon with the Address of
that House on the Marriage of the Princess Elizabeth and
the Prince. of Hesse Homberg, to which his Royal• Highness
had been pleased to return a most gracious Answer, which
his Lordship then read. The Answer expressed, in the usual
terms, the satisfaction of the Prince Regent at the interest
taken .by theiHouse in the happiness of the Royal Family; -
.On the motion of Mr. CURWEN, Returns of
,the number
of Coal Wharfs in the Isle of Man, and of the quantity of
Coals exported there from Whitehaven, were 'ordered to he
laid befort; tile House.'

Sir It. PEEL presented a Petition from the Manufacturers
of Great and Little Bolton, in favour of the Cotton Ma.. 11-
factories' Regulationßill.7Ordered to be printed.

PANCItAS POOR BILL:

Mr. MELLISH moved the second reading of the Pancras
Poor Bill. ,

The-SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, the measure was so un-
necesary, so uncalled for, that he should certainly oppose
it. The Directors of. the Pour, now in office in that Parish,
were persons whose-character and rank in life were such as to
secure the Puor proper treatment. The present Bill went to
provide, that Elections of the Directors of the Poor should
take place annually.. The present system saved the parish the
expellee of such elections, as well, as the tumult and incon-
Venience eOmnionly arising therefrom. ik moved, that the
Bill-should be read a second time on that day six months.
- Sir EGERTON BRYDGES supported the Bill.
Mr. PETER MOORE bore testimony to the high character
of the Directors,..and spoke in favour of the Amendment. -
Mi. BYNG suptiorted the. Amendment..
Sir J. GRAHAM stated the Bill of 1803 (under which Di-
rectors of the Poor had been chosen) to have; been necessarily
culled fur, as the annual elections which had till then taken
plat were di4graceful to the parish, and to the neighbourhood
'of London. He should support the aifiendment,and he hoped
In a future year the parishioners would come for Ward for a
Bill to authorize-them to place the other concerns of the pa-
rish under -a similar direction. ..„
After a:few words from •Mr. BENSON and Mr. FORBES,
-the amendment was carried. Bill was consequently
lost.
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