The Sun.
London, England, 1801-04-03 00:00:00

HOUSE OF PEERS,

THURSDAY, APRIL 2.
The Royal Assent was given by Commiscion, to
the Expiring Laws Bill, the Potatoe Caltivation,
the Canterbury Cattle Market Bill, and to a consi-
derable number of Private Bills.
The .I.Ords Commissioners Wert, the ARCHBI-
SHOP of CANTERBURY, the LORD CHANCELLOR,
and Lord WA isiric nAM.
The several Bills before the House were forward_.
el in their respeftive Stages.
The Pooi's Rates Bill, and the Millers Indemni-
fication Bill, were brought up from the Commons,
and severally read a first time.
A great- deal of private business was transa6ed,
among which 1.1,1§,t,he introduaion of Bill to di-
vorce Dr. CaMpbell, from Jesse; now wife,
&c. whiCh was read a first time.
A considerable number of Witnesses were sworn,
after which their Lordships adjourned (for the Easter
Recess), until TueSday the 14. th instant.

ROUSE OF COMMONS,
• 'I'IIIJRSI)AY, APRIL 2.
'Tire-14Ouse proceeded to ballot for a Secret Com-
mittee, on the Co.mmunie;ition of esterday'laid be-
fore the House by Command of His MAJEsTY.
Some business of course was disposed of, bvt
strangers were excluded for the whole Evening:
At eight o'clock the house adjoufned to Monday
iennight.

As the report in most ()tithe Morning Papers, of
*at part of Mr. CORRY'S Speech which related to
the Duties on Tea, was incorrea, we think it ne-
tessary to give the follovving, which we bOieve to
be an accurate statement : •

" He, said, that the duty on Tea in heland ..was
paid according, to the two denominations of Tea,
Black and Green ; there was a iated duty, on each,
on Black Tea, of 51d. and.on Green,. of 7d—per
pound, with an additional duty upon each, of
2d. for every 6d. in the pound incriosse in the
price at the Company's Sales. The rated Duty
was in .fat one referring_ to value, and the ad-
ditional Duty was professedly on valiie likewise.
But the additional Duty attached at
_certain stages
of value, and not.gradualls,, according to the regular
increase of the value of the article. The fast was,
that the additional Duty did not attach upon Tea
from 2S. a pound (which the Ael professed it should
do) until it reached' 2s, fid. a pound, which was an
increase of 20 per cent. of value upon .the article ; all
the intermediate stages'of value escaping any addi.
tional Duty, by which-a loss accrued to the Revenue
of about 3 per Cent. upon the Duty. The Duty
upon Black Tea, taken at an average value,amount-
ed to about 27, and upon Green to abort 3o per
Cent. ; but as the Duty was laid, Black Tea at 2S.
penlb. value, paid at present a Duty of about 22
per Cent. • while Tea at 2s. 6d. paid at the rate
of about 18 per Cent. ; he should), therefore,
propose, that the denominniion of - I§lll CAS: and-
Green should be exploded, and that all. Tea under
2s; 6d. should pay according eo the•value, a Duty
of zo per Cent. by which means Tea at as. per
pound, would bear a Duty of a per Cer.t), less than
it did at
.present, and Tea at 2s. 64. a Duty .of
about z per Cent. more than it now did. And upon
all Tea above as. 6d. he would propose a Duty at
the Rate of 35 per Cent. upon the value of the Tea,
and that would be the whole of the Duty paid upon
Tea of every description."

THE SUN.

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