The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-20 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGES.

The Bill for the regulation of the Corn Averages was
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow night.
Several private Bills were forwarded a stage, and their
Lord sh iys then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair this day at the usual

Lord BINNING presented a petition from the Faculty
of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, complaining of
certain grievances to which that body is subject.
Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition from the Royal
College of Surgeons, complaining of certain regulations in-
jurious to that body.
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Petitions were presented, praying for the repeal of the
Test and Corporation Acts, from Taunton, by Mr• B.

Seymour.
Mr. PERCEVAL brought up a return of the number
of briefs issued for the repair of Churches since the year
1790.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from Robert Pollock,
a broker, residing in London, calling the attention of the
Moo,e to the practioa of ...ling different parties on a Bill of
Exchange, by which costs to the amount of 150/. were
often incurred on a bill for FOl. or 12!. The petitioner
also expressed his belief, that it would be a great blessing
to the country if it re-enacted, that no person should be
arrested on ➢lesne Process, for any sum under 100/.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from a parish in the
County of Galway, complaining of distress and pauperism,
and praying that the House would take some measure to
diminish the expence of the pampered High Church Esta-
blishment. The Hon. Gentlemen said he concurred in the
prayer of the petition.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the Proprietors
of Salmon Fisheries iu the County of Waterford, against
the Salmon Fisheries' Bill.

CONDUCT OF THE POLICE OF MAYO.
Mr. J. BROWN, in moving that an humble Address
should be presented to his Majesty for a copy of the evi-
dence takeu against the Police, in consequence of certain
murders and other outrages which occurred in the County
of Mayo, on the 20th June last, took occasion eo state that
he and his friends were attacked with stones by a Mob,
when returning from the last election, and that all the party
were more or less injured. He was informed the Sheriff
well knew of the attack, but took no means to prevent it.

Mr. Secretary BOURNE suggested that the motion
should be withdrawn until the Secretary for Ireland was

,n the House.

Mr. GRATTAN thought the matter of so much im-
portance, that it ought not to be discussed in so thin a
House.
Mr. W. LAMB regretted that he was not in the House
when [the Hon. Gentleman brought forward his motion.
He thought that, on every principle of justice and equity,
the motion should be refused; for the House would re-
member that the Hon. Gentleman sought to convict the
Sheriff of Mayo upon evidence to which he was not a party.
The motion was negatived without a division.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.

Mr. WARBURTON rose to call the attention of the
House to certain charges against the Royal College of
Surgeons in London. When the College applied for its
charter, a clause was inserted, giving the College a mono-
poly of Lectures on Surgery in London, but as soon as
this clause was discovered by the legislature it was ex-
punged. The Council of the College, however, endea-
voured to do that by the aid of bye-laws, which they could
not effect directly, and it so happened that the Council
being lecturers themselves, had a positive interest in carry-
ing the bye-laws into effect. Before any student could ob-
tain a diploma, he must attend courses of lectures in Dublin,
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, or London. Now, it so
happened, that in some of those place, particularly in
Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Glasgow, it was almost impos-
sible to obtain subjects, therefore, the great object of visit-
ing these Schools of Surgery was defeated. Another ob-
jection was, that the examination at the College was most
superficial, so much so, that the Army and Navy Boards
were not satisfied with the certificates of the Royal College
of Surgeons, and the individuals entering those services as
Surgeons, underwent a re-examination. The greatest difficul-
ties were interposed in the way of the students, and the public
to prevent them from examining the library and museum.
The greatest neglect too, was imputable to those who had
the management of this collection, one instance of which
he should mention. It was, that certain manuscripts left
by the great John Hunter, were now totally destroyed.
The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving for returns of
the sums received by the College, and for copies of the
general regulations, and gave notice that he would move
early next Sessions, that the whole subject should be refer-
referred to a Committee.
Mr. PEEL vindicated at considerable length the charac-
ter of the College of Surgeons, and opposed any other mode
of election than that now practised.
[Left sitting.]