The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-28 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 2B, 1852

minute went the length of saying that no person being i
a dealer in coffee, or other articles which are specified,
should have on his premises any article capable of being
mixed up with coffee, nod if he were to have any such
article, even for the purpose of a legitimate mixture, he
would be subject to a very heavy uenalty. Now I can-
not help thinking that a medium course might be
adopted in this case, and that some check might be put
on the unfair mixture of chicory with coffee without in-
terfering with that mixture which might be desired by
the purchaser, and might be perfectly legitimate, al-
though it might undoubtedly have a tendency to dimi-
nish the revenue. That to which I think the attention
of Parliament and of the Government ought to be di-
rected is cot the boni fide admixture or sale of avowedly
mixed articles, thereby doing an injustice to the fair
trader, imposing on the defenceless purchaser, and prac-
tising a fraud on the community at large. Enter-
taining these opinions, I am quite ready to say that
although there may he difficulties in the ac-
tual rescinding of this Treasury minute, yet I
do think it is a subject which calls for the atten-
tion of the Government; and their attention will be
given to the beat mode of restoring a due supervision in
the case, not for the purpose of preventing that which
may be permitted—namely, the admixture of a harmless
material with coffee, but for the purpose of supporting
a law which was intended to prevent the fraudulent ad-
mixture of a spurious article with coffee, and thereby
protecting the humbler class of consumers, and, I hope,
affording some advantage to the fair dealer, and also to
the colonial producers from whom these petitions have
proceeded.—(Llear, hear.)
The petitions were then ordered to lie on the table.
PETITIONS.
The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition praying
for an abolition of tests in the Scotch universities; also
a petition from the borough of Lambeth in favour of
the retention of the Crystal Palace. The Noble Duke
stated that in the prayer of the latter petition he en-
tirely concurred.
The Earl of IIARROWBY presented a petition from
Skipton, in Yorkshire, in favour of_the retention of the
Crystal Palace.
DRAINAGE (IRELAND).
The Earl of ROSSE gave notice that he would on
Monday next move for a Select Committee to inquire
into the operation of the Acts relating to drainage in
Ireland, as administered by the Board of Works.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, April 27.
The SPEAKER took th© Chair at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS. _ _

The London (City) Samll Debts Extension Bill was
read a third time and passed.
The British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Company
and the Ipswich Dock Bills, with amendments, were
considered and agreed to.
PETITIONS.

Mr. JOHN WILLIAMS presented a petition from
clergymen in% the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying that
no clergyman unacquainted with the I'v'elslt language
be appointed to a blehoprie in Wales.
Mr. R. PALMER presented a petition from Berk-
shire against the grant to Maynooth.
Mr. LOCKE presented a petition from Bedfont against
the attorneys' eertifieate duty.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from the metro-
polis against taxes on knowledge.
Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Finsbury
against the destruction of the Crystal Palace.
Colonel THOMPSON presented a petition from Sun-
derland against the Milite Bill.
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from Bir-
mingham against tuxes on knowledge.
Col. BOYLE presented a petition from Frome for an
inquiry into the appointment of the Rev. Mr. Bennett
to the vicarage of that town.
Mr. KEOGH presented a petition from a place in
Ireland against the Charitable Trusts Bill.
Mr. T. M. GIBSON presented four petitions, from
various parts of the metropolis, in favour of retaining
the Crystal Ellice.
Mr. W. BROWN presented petiticns from Lancashire
against the Militia Bill.
Mr. F. SCOTT presented two petitions from Scot-
land against the grant to Maynocth.
Mr. FORBES presented a petition from a place in
Scotland against the Bill for the abolition of university
tests.