The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-10 00:00:00

rb trbi Wbition

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from
Jamaica, complaining of colonial distress ; also a peti-
tion from the farmers of Elgin, complaining of agricul-
tural distress, and praying the Government and Parlia-
ment to take steps for procuring a more plentiful supply
of guano manure ; also a petition from a gentleman,
who, having entered the army in 1795, and served 52
years, had, in 1848, sold out, and settled as a colonist
on the frontiers of the colony of the Cape of Good
Hope. In this position he remained until the breaking
out of the war there, when, his farm being laid waste,
his stock carried off by the Ka,ffirs, and himself and his
eons having escaped with great difficulty from their
hands, he was reduced to support himself as a day
labourer.

The Earl of DESART acknowledged the hardship of
the case, but said it was impossible for her Majesty to
give compensation for such losses.
IRISH TENANT RIGHT.

The Earl of RODEN, referring to the proceedings in
the House of Lords on Tnesday night, with respeet to
the Tenant Right Bills of the Attorney-General of Ire-
land and Mr. Serjeant Shee, both of which were then
read a second time, and referred together to a Select
Committee, asked the noble lord at the head of the Go-
vernment
_whether, if unhappily the Select Committee
should sanction the principle of the latter bill, better
known as Mr. Sharman Crawfurd's Tenant Right Bill,
which had been rejected twice before as a bill, the prin-
ciple of which wa,s'entirely subversive of the rights of
property, her Majesty's Government were prepared to
support the measure and carry it into law.

The Earl of DERBY said that his attention had been
called to this subject by a number of Irish represen-
tatives, who shared the views and misapprehensions of

his noble friend. After paying a compliment to the

zeal and ability of the Attorney-General for Ireland, he
said that the attention of the Government had been
during the recess, directed towards framing measures
which should have the effect of developing the re-
sources and encouraging the employment of capital
In Ireland, the result of which had been four mea-
sures, which had been laid before the House
of Commons, and which stood for second reading
on the evening in question. It happened that a bill had
been introduced by Mr. Serjeant Shee, on the same sub-
ject as the first of the Government bills—Tenant Right
—but founded on an entirely different principle. After
some debate, it was thought by the House of Commons
that it would be the fairer course if both these bills should
be referred together to a select committee, which would
thus have the advantage of having under its considera-
tion the different manner in which the same subject was
treated by two gentlemen starting from an entirely dif-
ferent point. At the same time it was distinctly under-
stood that in consenting to the second reading of this
bill, it was merely taken pro formd, and that no
assent whatever was giveh to the principle of the bill.
He (Lord Derby) thought that the course taken by the
House of Commons was, upon the whole, sound and
wise ; for his own part, he was as opposed as his noble
friend to the principles of the bill of Mr. Sergeant Shee,
thinking it was destructive of the rights of property ; and
on the part of her Majesty's Government, he could as-
sure the noble earl, that whatever might be the report of
the committee, no sanction would be given by her Ma-
jesty's Government to the passing of such a bill. (Hear.)
The Earl of WICKLOW said he was quite satisfied
with the explanation given by the noble earl, but he was
very much surprised that a Government which had
brought forward a measure of its own on the subject
should have seemed even to sanction the principle of
such a bill as Mr. Sorjeant Shee's by allowing it to go
through a second reading.

The Earl of DERBY said the opinion of the highest
authority in the other house had been taken, and it was
to the effect that not assented be understood to be given
to the principle of a bill, wheri it was understood that it
was only read a second time pro formll.
After a few remarks from the Earl of ST. GM: MAINS,
the subject dropped.
On the motion of the Earl of DESART, the West India
Colonies Loans Act Amendment Bill was read a second
time.

On the motion of Lord COLCHESTER, the Commons
Enclosure Bill was read a second time.

Their Lordships then adjourned.

TIOI7SE OF COMMONS—(TIITS EVENING.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock,
PETITIONS.
Sir J. WALMSLEY presented a petition from Lei-
cester against the reduction of the duties on malt and
hops ; also a petition from a building society in the me-
tropolis against the increase- of the house duty.
Sir J. Y. BULLER presented a petition from Ax-
minster, praying that the probate and legacy duties be
extended to real property in substitution of the increased
house tax.
Lord MULGRAVE presented a petition from Scar-
borough against the proposed house tax.
Mr. COLLIER presented a similar petition from
Plymouth.
Mr. MACGREGOR presented a petition, numerously
signed, from the Reform Association of Glasgow, pray-
ing that the commercial policy of 1846 may be main-
tained and carried out; and, that as doubling the amount
of the inhabited house duty, would prove a serious in-
fliction to the inhabitants of large towns, the house
should not consent to passing that impost; and as re-
ducing the tax on malt and hops to one-half, would con-
fer no benefit on the consumer ; that the house should
instead, take into its consideration the expediency of
abolishing the taxes upon knowledge.
Mr. HEADLAM presented a petition from New
castle against the taxes on newspapers.
Sir J. V. SHELLEY presented a petition against
the propositions contained in the Budget, respecting the
increase of the house and income taxes.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented several petitions from
the metropolis against the proposals in the Budget.
Sir B. HALL presented a petition from a meeting at
Marylebone, against the proposed house tax, and the
extension of the income tax.
Mr. WILKINSON presented a petition from Lam-
beth, praying for the extension of the legacy and probate
duties to real property.
Mr. W. COWPER presented a petition from Hert-
fordsl±e, against the extension of the income tax.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Lam-
beth, against the increase of the house tax.
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from
Fulham, against the extension of the house and income
taxes.

Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from Manches-
ter, praying that the reduction of the tea duties be spread
over two or three, instead of six years.
Captain SCOBELL presented a petition from Camden-
town, praying for the interference of the house in the
case of Edward Murray.
Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the Tower
Hamlets against the house tax and other proposals in
the budget.
Mr. M. MILES presented a petition from Pontefract,
against the inhabited house duty.
Mr. G. HUDSON presented a petition from Sunder-
land, against the proposed house tax, and in favour of
the total repeal of the malt duties.
REDUCTION OF THE TEA DUTIES.

In replT to Mr, /0- AGA;
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was the intention of the Government, if the resolution
respecting the reduction of the tea duties was passed,
that such reduction should take place forthwith, and,
under these circumstances, they should not feel it their
duty to recommend any drawback on the stock in the
hands of dealers.
Mr. MOFFATT asked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, whether it was the intention of Government to
admit foreign as well as colonial sugar to the privilege
of refining in bond ; and also, whether it was the inten-
tion of Government that the refining in bond shall be
optional, or whether it would be compulsory upon all
refiners, so as to constitute an uniform system.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
saw no reason why any distinction should be made be-
tween foreign and colonial sugar, respecting any privi-
leges which the Government intended to accord. It
would however, be recollected that he stated, in regard
to these privileges, that the Government were in favour
of refining in bond on certain conditions which they con-
sidered necessary for the security of the revenue. He
had given directions for the preparation of these condi-
tions, and when completed he would make them known
to the trade.