The Sun.
London, England, 1816-06-19 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The House went into Committees on the noly.,
he Ad Harbour, Madhouse Regulatilin, and Saving
Banks Bills. lu that last mentioned, Mr. FtN-
LAT proposed 51.11 aurendntent, relatiye, to the
Scotat Banks, for taking the money out of the
pok'ver of the power of the Lord President of the
Uotirt of Session. On sa division the amendment
was negatived by a majority of 4,5 against 14.
' The House having resumed, the Chairman re-
ported progress, after several remarks on the re-
spective clauses by different Members. -.
CItANCELLOR of the EXCHtiaUER reminded
the'llonse, that the time had arrived for an ari-
p-inted conference with the Lords. The Members
we! e then selected, 'and repaired to the Upper
House. Oh their return,

jilt! CHANCELLOR• of the &CCHEM/ER reported,
that the Lords desired -a further conference on
Friday next, on the subject of the Regulation of
the• Statutes,
illr. Coewaht, on presenting the Report of the
Committee on the.PoorLaws, expressed his hope,
that the' subject would engage the most serious
consideration of the House, it being one of vital
interest.

111 r. GtonY expressed bis gratification on
finding so important a subject likely to be fully
investigincL It was one on which, he was con-
inced, the very salvation of the country depended.

At the instance of Mr. TIERNEY, a conversa-
tint] arose on the subjt-ct of the business which
stood for to-morrow. The Right Bon. Gentle-
man wished to know from his lion. Friend (Mr.
NVilbaforce), if he would consent to allow prin•
tidy to the third reading of the Exchequer Conso-
lidation Bill, over his motion on the Slave Re-

gistries.
tVILBERFORCE said, that though the ques
tion was not personal to himself, the subject was
one which be considered to he of such general
importance, that be could by no- means consent.

toptit it off, -
After some further conversation, • the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER consented to. post-
pone the third reading of the Exchequer Bill till
Thursday.
Sir GEORGE HILL bll6oll,ght np the Second Re-
port of the Committee on the subject of Illicit
I)i3tillation Iretand.
General that deprecated the present Military
System in Ireland, to facilitate the collection of
the Excise. He would rather that the North of
Ireland were put under Martial Law,. as the ex-
tension of the Military throughout the euttntry
occasitmed such misery, that the inhabitants pray-
ed for Martial Law as a boon. •
REFORM IN PARLIAMENT.

BRAND said tie halt! in his band sonje Peti.

tions from different parts of the country, praying
'fora Reform hi Parliament, the statements, in
which he was happy to say, confirmed him in the
opinion be had lung entertained, of the absolute
necessity' of this measure. lie was convinced,
that annual Parliaments 'sere greatly objection-
; but if these were too short, and must tail
in the wishea-for object, those of a septennial na-
ture were much too ,The zeal and interest
which the inhabitants of the northern parts of this
country had displayed, was worthy of the import-
unce of a cause which he ardently hoped would
benitimately successful.
The Marquis of TA'VIST.OOK expressed his firm
opinion,', that the people had a right to expect
that the prayer of their Petitions should be cum.
plied with to a proper extent, and that they ought
.not to be Satisfied till they had obtained their oh.
Mr. BP.ISINP.I7 was of a similar opinion.

i'dr, CUR Vi IN thought that there never was a
time ivben the subject could be brought forward
xvith sii much propriety, As when the people were
fr,be-ealled on and loot,( ii to for the support of
such heavy barthens ;inure.
BROUGHAM WWI! big cordial support to the
object of thg Petitious.
Mr. \V. SMITH had-been a friend of Parliamen.
tary Reform for the long period of thirty-live
years, and during all that period he had never seen
occasion to `change his opinion of its 'neeessity.
Ha bad belonged, and with. pride
,he avowed it,
to almost every society, that had been establish-
ed for obtaining this object.-(Langliter.)--41e
would say that lie even regretted that one of these
societies, of which he was a member, that of the
Friends of the-People, hail been ditisolved. He
hr;wever Oti hoped 'that lie should live to give a_
tiocces66:l(iiite on this vittitiy important subject,
,0 The. Petitions front the Corporation and the In-.
Inibitants of Aberdeen %fere then read, and order
ed to lie on the table.
Mr. littooonAm then rose to present, a Petition

of a similar nature from the inhabitants of Glas-

,gottr, signed by 10,500 persons, who complained
that they were no better represented than if their
town consisted only'of bare walls. They added,
that their's was one of the strongest eases, that
Cotiiti'he made out, anti that the whole. of Scot
land wits unduly represented.
The Petition was received, reatl:, and ordered to
lie on the table.