The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-07 00:00:00

RURAL POLICE.
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Mr. GRIMSDITCH presented a petition from Bolton,
,signed by 4,800 rate-payers against the introduction of
police into that toys.
Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from a public
meeting, held at CLeltenham, complaining of certain
proceedings before the magistrates of that town con-
nected with a Mr. Hollyoak. He (Mr Roebuck) should
take the opportunity of putting a question to the Secre-
tary of the Home Department on the subject of their
proceedings.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S FUND.

Mr. AGLIONBY presen ed a petition from the
masters and seamen of merchant vessels belonging to
the port of London, praying. that means might be taken
to remedy the manner in which the funds had been
disposed of.
IRISH FISHERIES' BILL.
Me. JOHN O'CONNELL presented a petition from
Kilkenny, praying that the new Irish Fishery Bill
sbould contain a provision against Scotch wares.
CAPTAIN WARNER'S INVENTION.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT gave notice of his inten-
tion, on going into Committee of Supply, to move for a
Committee to inquire into Mr. Warner's invention, and
the circumstances connected with it
BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.

Mr. REDIIEAD YORKE gave notice of his inten-
tion to move for returns of all expenses at the elections
for Members of Parliament in the months of June and
July, 1841, with the items of charges made to each can-
didate by the returning officer, stating what had been
paid and what was payable by them.

RAJA- OF SATTARAII.
Mr. HUME gave notice of his intention, on an early
day, to Inove for certain returns relative to the Raja of
Sattarah.

SUDBURY ELECTION.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL, in the absence of the Hon.
Member for Dunkalt. gave notice that to-morrow he
should move that no new writ should issue for Sudbury
until the 3d of August.
NATIONAL DEBT.

Mr. HUME then brought forward his motion for .a
Select Committee to inquire into the proceedings of the
Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt,
the Commissioners for the management of Savings' Banks,
and the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, with the
monies of Savings' Banks in the year 1836, and 1841,
both conclusive, by which under the Act 9, Geo. 4, cap.
92, entitled and Acf to amend and consolidate the laws
relating to Savings' .Ba,nlcs, the amount of 5,395,669/.
Three per Cent. Stock, had been added to the National
Debt, without the previous knowledge or sanction of
Parliament. The object of his motion was to inquire
in what manner- the Chancellor of the Exchequer had
obtained through the Savings Banks the means of
funding four millions of cash. .
On the question. being put,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
could see no reason whatever for acceding to the motion
of the Hon. Member. The power of investing this money
had been conferred by Act of Parliament. If the Hon.
Member thought the law defective, the obvious and plain
course was to propose an amendment of that law,
which would take away the powerof what he complained.
He could assure the Hon. Gentleman that since he had
given notice of the motion which now stood for discus-
sion, he had received several intimations of the great
anxiety which at present prevailed amongst the holders
of the. Funds, and he was of opinion that this inquiry
those persons who
would tend materially to increase that anxiety, becausehad
small sums in the Funds
might be. induced rashly to withdraw them. He (the
Chancellor or the Exchequer) could see no benefit that
would arise from this inquiry,
and he should, therefore,
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oppose the motion. He was ready to give the lion.
Gentleman an information
he might require ; he was
willing to discuss with him the propriety? (4' making an
alteration in the A.ctof Parliament, if the Hon. Gentleman
thought that an alteration was necessary; and he was ready
to show that it was desirable to adhere to the Act as it
now stood. But to open a Committee to the Hon. Gentle-
man—to give him
which he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) knew from
power to examine into every detail—.
experience he was very anxious to indulge in—was a
course which he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
thought the House would not act wisely in ac-
ceding to, and he, at all events, should think it his
duty to do his best to prevent it being curled.
The Hon. Gentleman had told them that there had been,
during a certain number of years, a considerable excess
of .exdenditure over .revenu& • Ott that point he agreed
with the Hon. Gentleman, and no one can regret-the
fact
.mo.l:e.thgt hiMself. But he hid taken the opportn-