The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1851.

COUNTY COURTS FURTHER EXTENSION BILL. present session, otherwise he would most strenuously oppose !for home consumption. Petitioners held that these alters-
The house having gone into committee on this bill, the measure. (Hear, hear.) tins would injure their trade by the vexatious provons
The AT fORNEY-GENRAL moved the following Lord J. RL SSELL said he had in vain endeavoured to it would be necessary to make for tho protection vii the
clause ..—" And whereas it is provided by the act e 9
& 10 I ascertain the objections of the hon. baronet to this bill. ' revenue.
Viet., cap. 9.0 see. 40, that the greatest salmies to be re- 1 liadlhe stated anytangihle objecieion, he (Loon J Russi,ll) ; Tiejpefition. waseedered totolk ton the table.
Delved in any case hy the judges and clerks of the County would, d, of eouree, have no objection to postpone the ill. Sir J. rAtiuswroN . bring forward the following
Courts shall be 1,2001. by a judge and 6001. by a. clerk, be But the objections of the hon baronet were really impalpix- motion of which he hod given notice: "'That in the opinion
it enacted that from and after the passing of this act the I ble. (Laughter.) The hon. baronet admitted he bad no 'of this house the British refiners of sugar should be per-
greatest salaries to be received in any ease by the said objection to the principle of the bill, on the contrary, mitted to refine in bond, and to enter their mcmufacture for
great
judges and clerks respectively shall be 1,5001. by a judge that he approved of the measure with the exception of home consumption open oayment of the same duties as are
and 7001. by a clerk." some few words contained in the Sib clause. Now these levied upon refined sugar imported into this country." lie
Mr. W. WILLIAMS opposed the clause. By the ex- words were open to discussion and amendment; and he feared that, alter theomexpeetedly protracted sitting of this
, baling law the salary of a judge of the County Court could (Lord J. Russell) would be glad to amend them in accord- morning, he should uppro ich the subjeet whirls he was
be ineregeed Lem 1,0001. to 1,2001., which extra 2001., he once with the opinion of the house. (Near, hear) But it about to bring before the house with considerable dieadvan-
, thought, sufficient to compensate a judge for soy xtra we, not sufficient to reject fa
bill because one of its clauses tage. But he could nut allow the session to close without .
labour that might devolve upon tern. lie thought a contained objectionable words. Another objection taken pressing upon the attention of the government and the
great portion Count bankruptcy business might be trans- by the hon. baronet wa* because of the history of the bill, house a question which, if it did not posses. • very general
(erred to the Cunty Courts, which would save time and lie (Lord J. Russell) agreed if it were now proposed to lay and widely-spread interest, was of all the more importance
, espenee to the public. down positive rules in the bill as to the enfrauchisement of to the parties who were immediately concerned. He
I After a few words from Mr. Colt (SS for, and Sir G. the estates, teat the present would not be the timc to con- approached that suhject with no peaty teeth's( and
Pzesixte against the bill, aid
these pros isionv ;it would be itnixraible to legislate 'no party abject. (Hear, hear.) His wish was to make
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the object of the ,on the subject in that case, and it would be only right that a calm appeal to the house and the government. There
clause was to fix the maximum salary at 1,5001. Several of lit should be pistpoued. But that was nut the case.' were two dames allected by the law—one, the refiners
these judges had now more onerous duties to perform than I (Hear, hear.) The present was an endeavour to settle ' themselve.s, and the other the British grower of sugar in
others, and therefore it was intended that 1,400 i. should be the terms on which the ecclesiastical corporations . our colonies. (Hear, hear.) He would, in the first place,
the maximum, and 1,0001. a-year as the minimum, with a and the lessees might come to an arrangement, i advert to the former chos. The right hon. gentleman op-
power to increase it to 1,2001. and, therefore, there were no positive terms laid down.lposite had just pretented a petition from, as he said, a large .
After some conversation, The ceelesiostical commissioners could not suffer, because proportion of the Landon trade; and he (Sir J. l'a-
Mr. HARDCASTLE said he had an amendment to pro- they should be consenting partim; neither cold,' the homes kin ton was perfectly :Mare that the refiners of sugar
, pose, which might be introduced at that stage of the bill. buffer, because they also should be consenting parties. in this country were divided in opinion IS to
, the amendment was, " That it wil% eipealellt to provide (Hear, hear.) lithe terms were too hard as proposed by the expediency of the change lie was about to
salaries for assistant clerks of the said courts in those cases the ecclesiastical corporation, the kowe coigne refuse them, urge. But, taking the whole of England and Scotland,
Iwhere the office of clerk was hold by the same individual and he remained in the same position as previously. (Hear, a very large propurtien were not only in favour of, but
, for more than one court. That the weedy lie year, uit was said that there might be a third party greatly desirous of the change he was about to propose.
and such assietant clink to be an attorney, and duly ad- suite ring, namely, the general interest+ of the church and Suger, when for espoit, was allowed to be refiued in bond, ,
emitted in one of the superior courts."
The amendment was negatived without a divieion. the public. but these interests were sufficiently guarded but was not perwatea to be refined in bond,
to protect them from any damage. There was nothing home consumption. The consequence of that restriction was •
es Mr. MU LLINGS said he had an amendment to move, improper, unfair, or unjust in the &mile of this that those whurefined fur exportation were expooel to double
which he hoped would not be opposed. It VIM to the effect bill. If the last named interest were not sufficiently hardship. They were met in the foreign markets by the
that the judges and clerks of the county court. be placed in a provided for then they might propose some other Dutch refiners, who received a bounty on the refined sugar
like position with the judges and clerks of the superior body in place of the ecclesiastical commissioners. they exportW. (Ilear, hear.) lle was not prepared to
courbi as regarded vacation, particularly between the pe- Ile admitted he slid not think the ecclesiastical commis- state with strict accuracy the amount of that bounty, but
riots of the 10th August and the 20th October. siouen were the hest body to be entrusted with the powers. he had reason to believe it was at least 2s. 6d. per cwt.
ThenHEOR of thc EX Cll MC
was
opposed the He thuueht the church estate commiesioners were a much The result of this bounty by the Dutch government on 1
amenent. The object of these courts was to dispense better body. As the bill was entirely voluntary and per- sugar clouded from Holland was that our refiners were
cheap and speed y justice, which this amendment, if
hoped he could not we any objection to it ; and therefore met by them in the foreign markets, and
Phaseexd to disad- I
adopted, would defeat.
Mr. HENLEY said the effect would be to shut up the
courts. several months in the year. Meer, hear.) Ilenearhotolire.)house would not refine to go jute committee. vantages so serious that in emus instaeshey were
able to compete in those markets. were com-
Mr. 11 EN LEY said the noble lord appeared to overlook pelted to export their sugar, and let it touch foreign I
The clause was they negativea without a division. I party that was deeply interested, he alluded to those land; then to reship it, mid introduce it into this
Mr..ANI moved the insertion of the following leseees who had not time to make themselves acquainted country as refined sager from &breed. Therefore, that
clause - "And whereux by an act paseed in the Litt year with the provieions of this bill. If this measure were now was a double charge, and hardehipeof every kind were in-
of her present Majesty, entitled •An act to extend an act posed any complaint urged hereafter weeld be met with Meted upon theta as the results of this eircuitoue ;
for the more easy recovery of small debts and demands in the reply, " You have a permissive bill, wait and see how and perfectly absurd process. One of the refining homes
England, and to amend the same,' it was enacted, ' Oita it will work." (Hear, heat.) In his opinion it was inde- in this country had be en neces,itated, us, he was informed, ,
every clerk and assistant clerk appointed after the passing cent to press the measure such a way ; and therefore he to pay more than 1,300 i., owing to this übsurd systent ots
of this art to any of such courts shell reside within the do should aleuoppese its further progress. (Hear, hear.) sending sugar to Guernsey und Jersey only to reintroduce
rte-
trier of the court or courts for which he shall have been ap- Mr. NEWDEUATE spoke against the bill, and Mr.Srooxxa it. This was a part of the system which lie Ootied the go-
point, 'I ;' and whereas it is expedient to extend such prose- in its favour. vernmeut to defend. But that was out all the English re-
nuns, be it therefore enacted that every deputy clerk ap- Mr. J. A. SMITH thought the wisest course was to go fin heel to contend with in the way. of competition.
minted after the passing of this act to any of such courts into committee, suggesting, however, some doubts as to the There were other refiners, especially some in Scotland, who
shall reside within the district of such court fur which he beneficial working of the measure, which depended umn by scientific inventions had uelvaneed very much in the art, I
shall hue been appointed." unknown rules, to be framed by the Ecclesiastical Ceramist- and were able to produce refined sugar at a very cheap
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. opposea the sionere. rate. But if the government persevered in the present law,
clause, as the art (lid not recognise deputy clerks. Leal D. STUART coademned the bill. 'hey had not haa when they came to the time for placing all sugars
Mr. AGLIONBY would not divide the committee on the time to make themselves acquainted walk the details and on a per, these refiners with justice said that their
clause, but he hoped the matter would be considered in a provisions of the meioure. red.ou, therefore, move that trade would
to(cease—tar, hear)—aud that it would be im-
future session. the debate be now adjour (" ikar, hear," and possible fur them take advantage of the change cord come
The clause was then negatived without divieion. " divide." iutu the market. With respect to the petition which the
Th.. preamble was the agreed to, and the bill was or- Atter a few words from Mr. ALCOCK, right lion. gentleman had prevented be adulate! at ride
dereil to be reprinted with amendments, suit considered to- Isle. AGLIONBY said lie would go into committee on the that there were sonie refiners who, fur their own interests
1:110170,1r, bill, with a view to render it aS perfect as possible. and objects—to which lie would presently advert—were ad-
CHURCH BUILDING ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. RICE woula be content to leave the power in the verse to his proposition. But there were many others who
On the consideration of tine hill, as eruended, hands of the ecclesiastical commiseioners. strongly advmeted that proposition, and he railed upon the
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved a clause that, Mr. MI: LLINGS concurred in the principle of the bill, government to meet him op this point—namely, that the
" after next avoidance the bishop may Cause a church to but thought it required certain alterations neognising trade of these penults was seriously injured, utol that the,
be provided in any benclice having a psi elation of 10 per- the rights of the lessees on the principle of tenant right governmeut on their own avowed principles were bound to
sone, end an income exceeding lea, where there has been (Divide, divide.) relieve them. It was not his intention now to enter generally'
no church fur ten years." Lord J. RUSSELL said that he agreed with the hon. into the West India not his as he had given notice of a 1111;
Mr. EREWEN thought the clause ought to be made to gentleman, that it would be unfairto make such high prices awl for next torgS.ioll. Ile would ouly advent° the legislation
apply to places at resent void. the WAR of a compulsory rate. It would, on the other hand, ou the sugar duties, so far RS they affected the question—
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, if the intention of be hard not to allow those who wished to enfranchise to du the law of relining in bond. (Hear, hear.) Some
the- hon. gentleman were carried out, a clergyman with a so. (Hear, hear.) might think thee, fur reasons of state policy,
bench,* of 11'101. a year might he e"ffiloaled to ode, 1,3001. The house then divided— it was expedient to admit all suears alike, and to
to build a parsonage house, which would have the effect of For the adjournment
that had been
reducing the lonelier to below WOO a year. Againet it 51-21 imposed upon them ; although he might think that course
Sir J. DUCKWORTH oppoacel the clause. Mr. J. STUART said, that although he agreed in the right, he (eir J. Pakiughni) thought it wrong. (lkar,
elr. GOULBI: RN also opposed the clause, on the ground principle of the bah. hi: must protest against going on with hear.) Yet no one on either side of the house would deny
that it offered an inducement to parishiouers not to remit II measure which affected so much property without being that great hardship had been inflicted upon our West In-
their chunhes, but to throw the charge on the patrons of the able to give it more consideration. ile never saw the bill than colonies. (ikar, hear.) Therefore he contended that
living". till that day. lie hoped, therefore, that it would not be in carrying out their own legislation the government had no
The gallery was then cleared for a division, but none took pressed on with haste. right so to shape their law as to inflict additional injustice,
place, the clause having Area negatived by cement. Mr. FREWEN protested against the bill being driven and that when they proposed to place all wears, foreign and
The bill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. thruueli the house with such railway speed. lie moved British, on an equality in duty, they placed the Britieli
EPISCOPAL AND CANT ULAR ESTATES MAN- that the bill be postponed for three months. (Hear.) sugar grower in a pueition of great dietdvantage and injury.
AGEMEN't (Nu. 2) BILL. Sir B. IIALL hoped that if they went into committee it At preeent there was a differential duty of as. 6d. on brown
On the motion for going into committee on this bill, would be on the unding that the bill warl not to be I elayed sugar. That was what they Phi sued to give fruin
Lord J. RUSSELL stateel, in reply to Mr. J. A. Smith, passed into a law thaneesion. (Hear.) The subject was ! twit July, and the amount of duty ch the government
that there were no recent rules of the eccleeieetwal commis before tho House of Lords for II weeks, whereas it was I had dectared to he their policy ter the present. In conee-
eioneto applying to the subject which could be laid on the early '2l hours before that house. This measure dealt with quote.: of the dillannee in quality between British and
table. millions of property, and the parties interested had no foreign grown, the difference in yield was declared to be at
Mr. AOLIONBY appealed to the government not to inns knowledge of its contents except what they read in the , leoet
it thin
rate of per cwt., to be taken from the
the measure this sessiou. papers that morning. (Hear, hear.) I nomal duty. lie thought the argument would be ren-
Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY did not think it fair or honest , Mr. CAYLEY 'mid that clauses protective of the lentos . dered stronger and clearer to the house if he looked
to preen forward this bill until they had before them the ''
ought to be introduced into the preame and body of the I forward to the next three years, an assumed that no ,
evidence on which it was founded. bill. Unless that was done, he did not on how they could ' change in that time took place i netthe sugar duties. :
conclusion w
come to a satisfactory ith reg
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL should say the bill was and to it. lie had : Carrying forward the view, then, to the year Heal, when
only
.pennissive, and enabled ionic, to do that which they no more expectation yesterday morning that the bill would , foreign and British sugar would stand on equal terms, he
could not at present di., even though inclined. be peened terward than lie had of being in California. I would show that instead of equality being the result, the
Alter a few words from Vol. TROMrsION and Mr. An- Col. SIIITIIORP pressed the postponement of the bill. I British grower would be placed in a position of unjust dis-
til/INV, Mr. HENLEY said that lie would willingly go into corn- I parity and disadvantage. After the year Veil there would
Sir B. !TALL said there was a strong feeling that the mittee with a view of making it as good a measure as pm- Ibe three sorts of sugar upon which duty would be payable-.
present eystem should be aboliehed- As the reOresentatives able, provided tho noble lord assured them that the bill ' white elayed sugar, white cloyed British eluscovado, and
of the ho sees in parliiinunt, they demanded that full time was not to be pressed further this session. (Hear, hear.) It : foreign brown desalt. The two lost of these three sorts
should be given to consider this bill. They wished to put was rued that this was not is compulsory bill ; but same par- I embraced nineteen-twentieth of the sugar which came into ,
a stop to the act
to ?Islets of taking fines un 1 ties would, from peculiar circumstance', enfranchise at any , cunsumption in this country. The whole of that sugar '
I leases with respect to church property, Why should thin price, and having obtained so much the commissioners would pay Ris. per cwt., and the duty on all the sugar
lin the Home of Commons be placed in a worse situatin would say if you do not accept our terms ere will run the would embrace. the coarsest and most inferior sugars
than the Heise of Lards? (Hear, hear) 'the commie- teams out. (Hear, hear.) from the West Indies with the finest foreign produce. lie
sinners had made two reports admirably well calculated to Lord J. RUSSELL did not see what good was to be oto ' contended that the nineteen-twentieths of the consumption,
'effect the object they had in view. A bill was founded upon tained by going into committee, so the her. gentleman pro- from the coarsest up to the finest sugars, would pay Its.
'the first of these reports which was brought in by the ems- posed, unless he could guarantee that the bill would be The duty on fine sugar was 13s. 4d., and he presumed that
, copal and capitular body and the ecclesiastical commis. accepted next session as it came from the committee, which • the theory was that the difference between the fine and
Rimier*. But what took place ?On the bill being read a second of course he could not do. With regard to what luxe! fallen coarse would be made up by the average production of the
I time, objection* were taken to it ; but it woo however, per- from the hon. member (Mr. Cayley), it was impossible for duty on raw sugar in the whole. The average production
raitted to he read a second time upon the understanding that it him to say that he would agree to protective clauses unless fruits the coarse sugar was fifty in the hundred, while the
should be referred to a select committee. Accordingly, it he knew what the precise nature and effect of these clauses production of the superior sugars from Java and the Ha-
wes referred to a select committee, the members of which were• vandal/ averaged eighty or ninety tu the hundred. By
committee being the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, The house then divided— the law all urger was connalled to pay duty upon
the Bishogs of London Winchester Lincoln Seliebur
. • • . . T, For Mr. Frewen's motion 37 the raw material, therefore when inferior sugar was
Norwich, :ford, and St. Aeaph. (Cries of " Read on.") Against lB-11 placed on the same footing as to duty with su-
lk admitted there were some laymen on the committee ; Lord J. RUSSELL was ready to consent to the post- perior, the result would be against the inferior
but there ecclesiastical commissioners should not have sat moment of the consideration of the clauses till Monday.. quality. lie was showing that if the average quality of
upon the committee, inaemuch as they were intereeted par- He believed no one would have more cause to regret the 1 British sugar and foreign sugar was so inferior to that se tech
ties. The bill was read a eeeend time in April, and was failure of the bill, should it fail, than tlw lese I came from Cuba and Java that it was absurd to make them
referred to the select committee on the '22nd of May. The The bill then went through committee pro.
00rma, and Pay the Sallie duty. Therefore he asked the government
second clause proposed that the church estate coin- was ordered to be recommitted on Mlinday at five o'clock. to allow the refiners to refine first and then pay the duty,
miseioners for the time being should be commissioners CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. the consequence of which would he that they would make
for this act. Now that was what he desired. Lord J. RUSSELL said that in consequence of the great , the real duty what it ought to be, an ad valorem duty, and
What wete they to do ? According to the third number of clauses in this bill, and the law peribd of the the inferior sugar would be no worse off than the superior
clause they were to summon witnesses, to examine session, it was not his intention to pass it further during the the principle of the sugar duties weds ad sleep. (Hear.) And here he must remind the house that
them, and to call for returns. In that case the public present 'onion. eem. The
would be made aware of the extent and amount of church principle of equal duty on unequal quality was unjust and
property. lie believed that in consequence of that power GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. unfair to carry out, and all he asked 011 behalf of our West
On the order for the committee on this bill being read
being given to the commissioners, the bill • I Indian colonists was that the government would allow them
was ejected by Mr T. EGEItTON presented a petition signed by the
the prelates who sat upon that committee. On the 'P
-'d of ' ., - . . lto pay the duty which their sugar was really worth. Let
July—two months subsequently—it was reported that- it mayor, common council,
mightands,l2einhabitainn.binofeNaleltesse them pay duty on what they produced, and let not govern-
field is e•gthttht be. included h
was not i xpedient to proceed further with that bill, and it oat.' - 'a' me a a town ment, under the pretence of looting the same duty upon
wire thereupon rejected. What next occurred ? A second foreign and British produce, inflict a great practical disad-
The house then went into committee and passed the venture on the British grower. (Rear, hear.) What
bill was immedietely brought into the house, and was read okowe
a second now on the 25th of July. It was committed onwould be the answer the government would give to
the 28th, and was read a third time on the 29th. le was On-the schedule being Proposed,
nierted
lordthis motion ? He was sorry to observe that the noble
Mr. T. EGERTON move that Macclesfield be i
tent down to the House of Commons on the 31st, prieted • at the head of the government was not present.
• contending that it was essential for the health of the town That
smi put into the hands of hon. member about ten o'clock that in regard d •1 paving '
to drainage, sewerage, ant d should be , noble lord would confirm him when he said that an in-
pusterday morning. (Hear, hear.) They were asked tofluential deputation of sugar refiners had waited upon him
under one management instead ot under three as at
1011.111 t to a second reading in about six hours afterwards ; placedin order to press their case upon his attention. lie (Sir J.
Lresent. fie was surpnsed to find.that the member for the
mai sow, in about twenty-four hours afterwards, they were Pakington) was one of a deputation on the part of the
rough was opposed to this proposition.
stied to go into committee on the bill. (Hear.) Ile con- Mr. BROCKLEHURST had been entrusted with a ti- .
West Indies, whdebeil waited upon (tie Chancellor of the
dialed the conduct of the government most discreditable •Pe Exchequer to represent the injustice of their case, and ,
which he hadopportunity ' •
[ion
us repried this measure, and the haste with which it was that right hon. gentleman heard courteously every state-
•
by a large number of ratepayers, pmying that the town of
gam*
_oast indecent. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") If the ma I ti Idbe included •
cc es e might not. they wished to have rent advanced by the deputation, and—said nothing.
reside lard persisted in passing the hill through this session. • Ile must now advert to thet class of refiners who objected
he (Sir B. Hall) should say he believed the noble lord was time to see what they were about, and what they could to his proposition. Ile would state what he
labouring under some glees of episeophobia, which it was afford before they were saddled with any additional expense believed to be the secret of their object. No
impossible to comprehend. (A laugh.) They had been w' f,' the heavy rates to which they were now liable. num could enter into the sugar refining teed, without a
told that this bill was founded upon a report of a '
-.1 er some further conversation, the committee divided— '
very large capital, for he had to pay not only the value of
cmmittee of the other house. He (Sir B. Hall) would For the motion.
tall attention to the last paragraph in page , Against lO-34 The consequence of that was that the trade fell into a very
of that report, which stated that neither the bishops nor Macclesfield was accordingly inserted, and the preamble few hairdo and he believed that this class of sugar refiners
any other body were bound by any obligation in law or was paned, and the home then resumed. did enjoy a monopoly which it was their desire to
equity to renew these leases. There was, however, a CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION BILL. retain. (Hear, hear.) And he believed also that if
moral obligation upon them to do so, and so the loaves This bill passed through committee, and the various they acted together, which it was their interest
thought. There was a just consternation created amongst clauses were agreed to. to do, they could control the sugar market to a
the lessees of church property in respect of this bill. Ile BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. degree perhectly inconsistent with the interest of the
(Sir B. Hall) had been beset that morning by a body of Sir J. PAKINGTON . moved that the other orders be consumer. (Hear, hear.) As an illustration of the mode
them, who sulked him to exert his influence in oppoition postponed until after the motions, on the of among a certain portion of the London trite
ground that an dealing ain
to this measure. Under this bill ,if a pereon holding a arrangement existed by which he should be allowed reference to the alteration he proposed, let him relate to the
Ere went to the bishop and wished to have enfianehised o • o. • • • referring to helot a little incident which incurred hest month, and
, ring on is motion, in respect to sugar in bond,
appointput his own valuer to determine what the they had been sitting from one o'clock, the house would probabl aware—the right hon. gentleman was well swore
be _
aws' value should be, he would have power to do so. too much exhausted if he thatthe present t • talltookplace in are
under sys cm a
was not allowed to bring it oa at
TM valuer might say that the prospective value was once, duties of Is. on British and Is. 6.1 e on foreign sugars. No
2,0001., whilst the present value was only 200/. Mr. C. LEWIS and Lord PALMERSTON agedthat sooner had that fall taken place on the sth of July, than
The bishop thereupon would demand • the 2,0001., which, the remaining business would not occupy a more ,than proportionate fall occurred in the prices of
twit the other objecting to my, he (the bishop). might say,minutes, more than a few
. and it would be inconvenient to defer it. sugar. Since then the price of sugar had fallen 2s. per
"If yea will not give 2,0001. you must take 200/ • '
e being Sir J. PAKINGI ON withdrew the motion. cwt. (Hear.) But the price of refined sugar had not
the present value of the holding, and give it up to me."
(Hew, hear.) Now, let it be observed they were called NUISANCES REMOVAL AND DISEASES PRE- fallen at all. (Hear, hear.) It remained now at the price
upon to sanalket a bill based upon such a preposterous pro- VENTION BILL. it had been before the fall in the r' p ice of raw sugar, and
pukka es that. (Hear, hear.) He (Sir B. Hall) alts- This bill paved through committee. therefore the refiners were now pocketing that reduction of
mat the most valuable church property in Middle-Ibex, o The amendments to the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill, the 2s. per cwt. and the British public for whose in
house legislated had dented ten't the
ha
sayny other part of the kingdom. Theparochial ......! Summary Juilidietion (Ireland) Bill, and the Constabulary from it. (Cheers.) That no benefit whatever '
Mint of Peddington amounted to 376. .on the annual Force (Ireland) Bill, were considered and agreed to, an that be had not taken • fact.
.went a long. way to show
en illegitimate or unfair view of the
value The whole of that parish nearly belonged to the the bills were ordered to be read a third time to-morrowreal object •
ot these refiners. (Hear, hear.) He showed to
Bishop of London ; and there were about 2.000 or 2,500 ofe (this day). the house that there were adverse interests in this q •
his aSer B. Hall's) constituents deeply interested in the COLLECTION OF FINES, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. andthe believed question,
sugar refiners he were paid half per cent.
of that bill. By the Bth claim it was proposed that This bill was real a third time and passed. on the sales they made. Looking to these refiners ; looking
resrrgester portionof the business tube transacte under the COMMISSION ROYAL ASSENT. to any other class which had an interest of its own
bill was to be placed in the bands of those
me whorl perpetrated Mr. Pulraan, the Yeoman Usher of the BI k
acßod,then in this matter he asked the government •
'web disgusting abuses, and who were condemned by the approached the table and summoned • dprinciple to
bear
in
the house to attend in min the upon which they had acted—to
people saunvrorthy of their confidence. A documenthad just the House of Lords• towitness the •
thus buss placed ni bis hands by a body of lereces holding remember that
. . ,
assent to several bills, for the titles of which sec Lords' trade in the changes they had made in the commercial law
repot, loader the Bishop of Chichester. That document report.
done lea ahem wader wbuch they laboured in consc
-.pence On the return of the house, be now influenced by the interest of these refiners, or by
et eft smose. sad they called upon all those who held SUGAR DUTIES —REFINING IN BOND. the interests of any other body of men to resist this motion.
gusperty_llhe thimiselves to attend a general meeting to be Mr. LABOUCHERE . •
bed at We. 6, Lantetreet, Borough, on Monday, 4 hwhich.
wished said he had to present a petition (Hear, hear.) NS hat were the grounds of reeistance ? Ile
nelt. Why, the bill was likely t An- to he to call the particular attention of the was sorry not to see the Chancellor of
to be passed before they house. It proceeded from 230 f the refining '
UM sots meeting. (Haar, hear.) How was it possible houses f the e
OM lemma ef church property in distant ts of the king- there or
market. He believed that in London ' heard and read, he believed that the only objection to his
ea
mil isww,
what
wee
paring
in pare were only 21ox 2.5 of these firms, so that it might be Proposal, or at all events the only objection which could be
e at that regarded as theyienta
eat?
(Hear, bear.) He did on of almost the entire trade. It was °Maly urged was that danger was apprehended to the re-
not object to the prin. signed by Mr. Martineau• Mr.
dile of the bill, leg to this hurried mode of the great sugar refi '
.. Davies, and indeed by all venue. If that were sot they would perhaps tell him that
apadoe. In hisall 1
.. nen in the metropolis. The prayer of the revenue would he injured directly by the toes of duly
mow
was Cm, the government the petitioners was that no alteration whatever should be and indirectlyby frauds 1 -1
to Poo bill, so as to be olds' an evasions. He admitted est
to Peas to it bianale a, amade in the law relating to sugar refining th
during
e pre. if the change he proposed were made the rank wail be
precedent for' sent session, and they stated that th
iallerau=des. ND laid so etpatioe to consider the bill proposals for' al
pedid ihe noble lord would give an in bond
initerabon, one to alter the system of refining and all fine sugar in a raw state, and that if that were the
lIIIIIIIIM lila lisp
ieaaim
sawing
in
thi
who
tuagene generally and the other to allow certain houses cue the revenue might lose. (Hear, hear.) But he
inde-
bond for export to enter their produce nied their right to keep up the revenue upon a