The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-10 00:00:00

CANIBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.

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Mr. SMYTH (of Cambridge) presented from the Univer-
. sitfiA Cambridge a list of all hooks received there under the
Copyright Act, from Stationers' Hall, - ~
Sir E BRYDGES wished to know if the return set forth in
what way the books had been d;sposed of. .
•' Mr SMYTH said it did ; and this return was To ade for the
express purpose of giving the House that information; a
former return having been deficient in this respect.
EXCE EWER COURTS.

Mr. ABERCROMBY gave notice.t hat be would, on Wed-
nesday, move for leave to bring in a Bill for the better secur-
ing the moue): belonging to suitors in the Courti of Ex
chequer.

SALT DUTY.
General GA,SCOIGNE, presented a petition signed by the

Merchants, Traders, Gentlemen, and Inhabitants 0f...-Liver-
pl, in favour of a Repeal of the Duties on Salt. :As far as
be•could-learn, this petition bad been proposed at a public
where it wt with t he. unanimous approbation of all

nrt.scia:, He thought entitled to attention, COlDitli

from•suCh a. quatteh as perhaps uo people could he better
qualified to farm a. judgment on this "question than the people
of iLiverpool, since 'nap. truths of the salt exported to Ante-
rica and the Cobillies vicct from Li verphoL'
The- pstitiou was referral to a Committje on the Salt
Duties, and ordered to be-printed. T.
POOR LAWS.

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General GASCOIGNA..; then presented Petition from the
Owners of Houses • in'Liverpool,- against the clause in the
Bill for ;unending tit,' Puor Laws, which goes to enact. that
Owners of Huuscs rented-under 251. shall be liable fur the
boor's Rates. s .

General THORNTON was glad this Petition had beep pre-
sented, and be hoped Petitions would-be received ;from every
town in the country on this subject, and the clause would be
ultimately thrown out.
the Petition wits referred to the Committee on the Poor
Laws.:

' General GASCOIGNE gave notice that he would on Mon-
day move,for.leave to .a Bill to extend so much of
the provisions of an Act of. thh 22d awl esd of Charles the
Sec.ond, as relates. to Costs-of Suit, so as tai guard against

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heir lxing sulftred•tu. i:-xeet.tl in amount the damage sus
wined.•.

Sir C. .MORDAtrisIT presented. al'etition from the Cham-
ber of Cniumerce'.at Bitniingham, against the ,Manufacto-
ries' Labour {regulation 1101.-ot4lvred to be printed.
Mr. BOSWELL presented a Petition from the .County of
Ayr, in Scotland, against the Scotch Lunatic Asylum Bill.—
Ordered to lie on the table. . . . .

Mr JOHN SMITH presented et Petition.from certain Art-
ists and engravers, setting forth, that they w(le frequently
obliged to publish short explamatious with their works in
letter press, which subjected them. to the Copy Right Act.
The pressure of this evil was severely kilt iu many instances,
and they therefore prayed for reli'ef.--Ordered to Ile on
the table. , •

Mr. C. WYNNE presented.apetition from the Boolsellrra
and Publishers of Lond,in and Westminster, againt the
Copy 'tight Act, praying- that the severity of its,ettactments
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utr;) be dioinislied.
Mr. BKNNET presented petitions from Salop, Notting-
ham, and, Derby, praying for a Reform in Parliament.—
He also, preserved a petition signed by certain Laliourers
and Manufacturers in favour of the Cotton Manufacturing
Regulation Bill.—The petitions' «•ere ordered to lie on the
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