The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

his rcsoli.tion on the subject ol' church-ratos on Thurs-
day week.

RETURNS.
On the motion of Mr. FRENCH, the follwing returns
were orderesl:—Returns of the names of the several
vessels appropriated to or employed in the Mail Packet
service, between Holyhead and Kingstown, from
the Ist cloy of July, 1849, to the 30th day of
April, 1850; the tonnage of each, whether
provided csilh one or two enginges, with their nominal
horse power; the date of building of each vessel, and
total cast of same. And, of the total cost incurred for
the service in the above period of ten months (during
which time the double daily mail service was carried on
between Kieiseetown and Helyhead), under the
folllowieg heals:-1. Pay and allowance to com-
manders, officers, engineers, firemen, seamen, stewards,
&c. employed in the service; 2. Cost of coals
(including expenses of shipping same), oil, tallow, waste,
and all articles supplied for use of said vessels; 3. Port
and wharfage charges at Holyhead; 4. Port and whar-
fage charges at Kingstown; 5. English and Irish coast
lights; 6. Cost of insurance of vessels; 7. Allowance for
interest on cost of vessels; 8. Allocation of annual
sums on account of depreciation, to provide for new
vessels ; 9. Cost of repairs and meterials supp od for
repairs of vessels, hulls, rigging, and sails, the engines,
wheels, and boilers, together with the expense of fac-
tory establishment at Holyhead ; 10. Expense cone
fleeted with the agc ncy, Loatimer, and all shore expenses,
at Holy head and Kingstown ; 11. Payments made for
any vessels chartered by the Lords of the Admiralty
for this service, the date of such charters, and the pas'
sago made.
On the motion of Mr. HUME, the following return
was ordered:—An account comparison of the supply fir
Army, Navy, Ordnance, and Miscellaneous services for
each o` the three years 1849, 1850, and 1851, and of the
number of men; distinguishing the charge fur the effen-
c-
tive establishment, and for halt-pay and pensions
effective) of the Army, Navy, and Ordnance, in each
of those years: returns of the numbers of officers
end men of all ranks voted on the Army
mates of each of the three years 1849, 1850, and
(no
1851, distinguishing in each year the force borne on the
East India establishment, and paid out of Indianyevenue;
together with the gross amount voted for Army Eti.'"
mates in each of the said years; also, the actual amount_
expended as per report of auditor: Of the numbers of
seamen and boys voted for the Royal Navy, in each of
the three, years 1849, 1850, and 1851; together withf,
the gross
,amount voted for the naval service in each o
these years; and the actual amount expended in each
year, as per report of auditors. And of the number 0
officers and men of the Royal Artillery, Engineers, end
corps of Sappers and Miners, voted in each of the three
years 1849, 1850, and 1851, together with the gross
amount voted for Ordnance Estimates in each of these
years, and the amount actually expended as per audi-
tors' report (in continuation of Parliamentary paper,
No. 115, of session 1848).
MINISTERS' MONEY IN IRELAND.
Mr. REYNOLDS wished to ask the Home Secretary
whether it was the intention of Government to introduce
any measure this session for abolishing the tax of minis-
ters' money in Ireland?
Mr. WALPOLE said the Government did not pro-
pose to bring in any such measure this session,
but they thought the question ought to be settled as
speedily as possible, and therefore proposed to introduce
a Bill on the subject next session.
Mr. FOX MAULE said a similar tax prevailed in
Scotland, only it was called the Annuity-tax. A COm"
mittee which had sat upon the subject of the Annuity,-
tax had made a report to the House, and he should be
glad to know if Government intended to adopt the re-
commendations which that report contained.—(Hear.)
Mr. WALPOLE said the Right Hon. Gentleman was
imposing no easy task upon him in requesting
him
to superintend the settlement of this question.--(Bear,
hear.) He would, however, be frank with the Right
Hon. Gentleman, and at once admit that the question
ought to be settled ; and though he was not prepared to
say that Government would adopt the recommendationt
of the Committee, yet be would look into the matter and.
see if a settlement could take place.—(Hear, hear.) ss
EAST INDIA COMPANY. •
Mr. C. ANSI:EY wished to ask the Right Hon. Ger.
tleman the Secretary for the Board of Control when e,
proposed to move for a Committee of Inquiry into be
East India Company's Charter Act?—(Hear.) d
Mr. BERRIES raid, as the business of supply .a
mane more rapid progress than was originally antici-
pated, he thought he could now fix Monday for his mo-
tion, hut it would depend upon how they got on with the
Militia Bill whether he brought it torward then or not
Mr. BRIGHT hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would
be prepared to foreshadow the views of the Government
this important subject when he did bring it on.
oMr. HERRIES replied that he ebould.—(Hear, hear.)
n
EASTER VACATION.
Lord R. GROSVENOR wished to know when it was
proposed to abjourn for the caster vacation.---(Hear.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied,
at the usual time from Thursday, the Bth of April, to
Monday, the 19th.
daSyir;
it hitherto G LbcldS
bseaeind ThursdayTuesdayowr a
ws
endo the
nt e
sdayu. 101
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
adjournment would be the same as last year.—(Bear.)
COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.
Sir B. HALL wished to know if it was intended to
renew the Sewers Act, and, also, what the Government
proposed to do with the Metropolitan Buildings Act?
Mr. WALPOLE said he proposed to renew 1";
Sewers Act with eerain provisions and alterations
which Government thought ought to be introduced Into
. _
it.—(ll.ear, hear.) With regard to the other Act, he
was not prepared to bring in a Bill on the subject this
session.—( dear. hear.)
JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
Mr. FITZROY wished to ask the Right Sonoureble
Baronet the Secretary of State for the Colonies
whether ho intended to renew his Committee on
tinhteende
subject
d t request juvenileany
other
ffrnduerosn,ouorrablvevmem
hethere be
take charge of the matter.
Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said, it was impossiblebr
for him to take charge of the subkct now, but be
admitted that it was of reat importance that such tta
inquiry should take place. We were lagging behind,
every other civilized nation in the world on the import-
ant
dsaeibeing session
d ant and interesting subject of juvenile offenders, and }Jo
ltdheasiknte then tionott
GRANT 'TO IMAYNOOTIL
l. n
KEOGH t
nnanoetthbrieg would
in
the m
not be
atter._.(i
allowed
matter.—(Hear')
s
topr
without
hopea3o
t
gave notice, that on Thursday next, he
would
In reply Chancellorbo the
maovfntohe,
iE. Governmentx c h
toe q
runepre ht ebteh eAr n
relating to the grant it
w
ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
to a question from an Hoes. MENDER,
Mr. STAFwFhOieRhD said it was the intention of the
Government to send out the expedition in starch of Sir
J. Franklin,
now fitting Out.

HOP DUTIES.
Mr. FREWEN brought forward a motion to the
effect that, in the remission of taxation, the repeal
of the Exeise duty on hops ought to be taken into
serious consideration by the House. Though this
duty brought comparatively a small amount into the
Exchequer, yet it pressed with excessive severity upon
his unfortunate constituents. What with free trade andnd
the imposition of this duty, there was ruin
distress in every direction of the hop-growing
districts, and he thought the sufferers were entitled
to demand redress. The fact of there bring iieh. a tax
gave rise to excessive gambling as to. wh,eatrwoanrilddhbe
hthde
amount of duty paid in a fortheehmitnge
al 0 largepurposee bribes
of a
s weree e ar
.
giventhe betsot authoritythe
Excise foorffics:res'
intg-Ort
nseexptp driedv a rli a
mtheen
t.
gaining the number of pounds ofchopgahered in par-
ticular districts.
motion, and
on of the hop duty
hoped that the rernissi . would engage
Mr. HODGES.ocnoordfiathlley
the early fluent'
third year since 1819, when the currency was changed,
n every
there had been complaints of distress among the growers
of hops.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
his Hon. Friend had proposed a very moderate and tera-
perate resolution. The Govern perfectly
award of the suffering. in the part Government of the country re-
presented by his Hon. Friend and if it were in their
power by a proposition to 'of ni
class of her Majest 's
rem© ly the sufferings ll 0
Ysubjects,e to _
they wouldonly b
ready to come forward With regard to the present
ease, his Honourable •
would be improper
e Friend had justly stated that 1!
any definite Perto press the Government
.r
.
jest. expression of opinion upon the sub
(Hear,h
if a
revision of taxation • f hop
might not be took place the question 9 ,_,
overlooked; and he could assure him that
such would be the case. The Government would always
consider it their duty to give their utmost attention and
consideration to any representations which Might e
made to them from any class of the people.
Mr. HUME said, though this was brought forward as
an agricultural question, he considered the duty
on hops pressed most unequally upon d!
class, and therefore ought to be ove i
They had freed the food of the poor man from tax, and
why should they not relieve his beverage of taxatio;
In Belgium and Bohemia beer was untaxed and was cOl3-
of pre-
sumed to a large extent for the purpose
Gen-
venting intoxication.—(Laughter.) Honourable Gel3e:
tlemen might laugh, but when a man could cub
tam good beer he would seldom have recourse to arde..nt'
spirits, and if the House sincerely wished to carry '
Doeo
its social and free-trade policy, they would at °no
abolish the tax on malt.—(liear, hear.) ' o
Protectionists protested that they wanted .6.
opportunity to relieve :tho filming interest of Will:
country from unequal taxation, and it they real;y rne! at,
,
what they said, here was u capital chance fur she
that they were in earnest.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. DRUMMOND said, the speech of the 1114%
nourablo Member was one of the most extraordinaritirr
had ever heard, when he remembered the Hon. Mew" i
antecedently, for year after year ho and others hatr
been attempting to obtain a repeal of this tax, and Yes_
after year had the Hon. Member voted against that Mu
tion.—(Ne, no.) roe'
Mr. HUME—I always voted in favour of the
tion.—Hear, hear. tient
Mr. DRUM dOND admitted this splendid exceP on
but Mr. CoWen and Sir James Graham had L110'0913:1;
posed it.--(Hear, hear.) Buth those Hon. Me,lil t-he
when they were advocating tho repeal or alt.
corn-laws told the farmers that the r:ere
tax could not stand efier the corn-laws
_lgo
gone, and he now called upon them to fulfil their 0
prophecies.—(gear, hear.) s a tad
Mr. COBDEN dispu'el that the malt-tox was and
upon the farmer. It was paid by the consignefr'r the
theiefure it was a tax upon the people. As
far
cba°
hop duty, it eas certainly of a wry obnoxiou ioig.
meter, while the amount it produced was really mot-
oilieant ; hut when they came to treat of the on
tax it became a much larger question. vi
sa
hear.) A produced a igge pm puilifilllP