The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-16 00:00:00

COAL DCEI AND TAXES.

Mr. R. C. Leung brought up and moved the adoption of 1
the report of the coal, and corn and finance committee.
After detailing the proceeding, of the House of Commons
committee on the coal dues, the report proceeded to say:—
" The various accounts and returns ordered by the select
committee of the House of Commons printed in the sp.
peodix to their report bears ample testimony to the manner
in which the corporation of Leaden have discharged their
duty as trustees of such important public trusts for the be-
met of the public, and your select committee have the sa-
tisfaction of stating that the most eatiafaetory answers have
been given to the searching inquiry directed against the tier-
pastiest ; aad select sommitteis
_plat to the returns 1
maenad as at tbseausessi rimy elitist inquiry.
Yoe: esiset demawittas mama onallade without expressing
their oaths nalleastios at the yammer la which the officers
et the formalise' sustained by their evident* and returns
the eredit sad character of the ee and beg to men-
tion B. Tyrrell, Big., the City 11140111160iT, and also
Mr. B. Scott, principal clerk to the Chamberlain. and also
Mr. J. R. Scott, of the Coal Market, and Mr. H. Welton,
of the Town Clerk's office, the efficen of the corporation
chiefly waged in the matter of the inquiry."
Deputy li•samotr—May I ask the chairman of the
Coal, and Can, and nausea Ceismittas whether, after
such a metatarsi kiresky kW Ode gesetisa at the seal does,
that committee bare are imay report use the evidence
submitted to Wm f (Bar. bar.)
Mr. Letts—The .116111111 taken before that committee
so eimptiMalt alisrad the views previously entertained by
the beimminsile 11111/1161111 who brought the subject forward
in theMearelCeaamems that they were not able to agree
swot lb.mmlws i say report. I judge so at least from
their peameseired andeas.

Deputy HARNISON—Nothing can be more satisfactory
than the oatmeal of the chairman; bat, consideriog that
about twelvemonths ago a number of most incorrect state-
meats with reference to the coal duties were being circa.
kited, I think it most satisfactory to find a npert brought
up stating that after a committee of the House of Commons
have been searching and sifting the facts they cannot
find myth*/ to make known as against the manage-
ment of the funds of the corporation, which by
parliament have been entrusted to us to take cue of.
(Hear, hear) It is gratifying to me, one of the members
who had a settlement directly with the government of the
charges with reference to the coal market. The °vipers-
tioa undertook to erect that coal marks. upon the interest
of the einunsolatioa of the penny duty, and in the hops that
that penny duty would have been utterly diecontiaued
teem that time. But, in the paseiag of that measure
=parliament, it was thought so num a thing to ap-
t* ether purposes, that the govemeseat of the
time iambi a dame endpoint the penny tax, which the
corporation bad endeavoured to discontinue, the require-
meats fee it an lesser existing. (Hear, hear.) The go-
vernment of the time inserted a claws perpetuating that
peany tax, for the purpose of befog appropriated as they
sad tie parliament should from time to time deem fit ; and
net ens traction of money arising from the tax has since
that time been appropriated to purposes of improvement in
the City of London.
°MCI OP PRINCIPAL CLERK TO THE CHANIIIIRLAIN.
Mr. H. J. LTAS brought up the report of the committee
la relation to officers and clerks. The committee concurred
in the Chamberlain's intended appointment of Mr. Wil-
liam Pam se Chief Clerk, in the room of Mr. B. Scott,
whe lei notice that be would retire at the end of the
rut , as they did, that the Coal and Corn, end
flames Canamitteie would have no difficulty in giving their
approval under the deed executed by Sir J. Key, and his
estmeissia the regulation of the office of Chamberlain—the
dunes sad emoluments of the principal clerk to include
lbw et clerk to the auditors of the City and Bridle*
Haw Estates. They also concurred with the Chamberlain
the following arrangement of the future salaries of the
inks in his office :
Mr. William Payne. principal clerk £5OO per annum
Mr. W. Walter, cashier (se at present) 541 „ „
list assistant clerk 291
liseard d Plitto
7161 ditto l9l It PI
Fourth ditto

Additional de* l.O II
In the mesa at the essialeee's delibustiens the subject
of chief the Cheinbulain's AN in tin month of August
came side. their iseasideratioa, and tiny were of opinion
that the Chamberlain should make emit arrengemenia at
should enable him to continue theogee •peu for business
daring that month ; in which the ChamleeLin concurred.

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1853