The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-23 00:00:00

IRISH SPIRITS.

Captain JONES moved for a return of the total num-
ber of gallons of spirits distilled and charged with duty
in Ireland in each year from 1800 to 1852, both inclu-
sive ; the total amount of duty received in each year,
and the rate of duty per gallon, distinguishing the num-
ber of gallons charged with duty for consumption ; also
a series of other returns on the same subject.
Agreed to.
CLASSIFICATION OF OUT PORTS.
In reply to an HON. MEMBER,
Mr. WILSON said he forgot to state last evening
that it was the intention of the Government to abolish
the present system with regard to the classification of
out ports, and to deal with each port according to the
circumstances of each. Henceforward the salaries of
officers would be fixed, and other arrangements made
in reference to the trade at each port, and to the amount
collected at it, and not according to any particular clas-
sification.

NATIONAL EDUCATION (IRELAND.)
Mr. OTLAIIERTY moved for returns of the entire
amount which hal been expended by the Commissioners
of National. Education in each of the four provinces of
Ireland for the last five years, including grants for build-
ing, repairs, and fitting up of schools, purchase or rent of
agricultural schools, or model farms, free stocks of books,
and school requisities, salaries, and gratuities to
teachers, expenses of inspection, and all other inci-
dental charges paid by the Commissioners, giving
the amount expended in each province separately ;
and of the several officers in connection- with the Com-
missioners of National Education, both in the official
establishment in Dublin and throughout the other parts
of Ireland. who are in the receipt of 1001. per annum
or upwards,- specifying the sum paid to every such officer
as annual stipend, travelling charges, house or office rent,
or other incidental expenses, with the religious denomi-
nation-of every such officer, and the county or province
to which he belonged when he entered into the service of
the Commissioners.
Agreed.to.

RECORDS IN THE TOWER.
Lord D. STUART gave notice that on Monday next
he would move for a return of the number of tons of
saltpetre kept under a room in which the Parliamentary
records were deposited in the Tower of London.
METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT.
Lord D. STUART gave notice that on the same day
he would ask tho First Commissioner of Works and
Buildings whether it was his intention to bring in a bill
for the amendment of the Metropolitan Buildings Act ?
LICENCES FOR TRADE IN IRELAND.
On the motion of Sir D. NORREYS, a return was
agreed to of the comparative amount now charged for
every licence for a trade or profession in Ireland.
DUTY ON CURRANTS.
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In reply to Mr. EwART,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
was not his 'intention to reduce the duty on currants
to the same proportion as that on raisins, the former
being more valuable. Though he proposed to reduce the
duty on raisins to 125., that would still be a higher ad
valorem duty than the 15s. now levied on currants.
POST-OFFICE.
In answer to Sir D. L. EVANS,
Mr. WILSON said he was not aware that a petition
had been sent to the Postmaster-General a month ago,
soliciting him to fix the last delivery of letters at nine,
instead of ten o'clock; but he would make inquiries, and
ascertain whether, if such a petition had been received,
any steps had been taken with reference to it.
BARNSTAPLE ELECTION.

Mr. W. 0. STANLEY said a petition had been pre-
sented to-night on the subject of the Barnstaple election
committee, but he would. suggest that no steps should
be taken in it until after the motion for a commission
had been disposed of.
Mr. S. WORTLEY said he had no intention to found
any motion upon it.
DOCKYARD PROMOTIONS.

On the motion of an How. 141E3fBER the minute of
council relative to dockyard promotions was ordered to
be laid on the table of the house.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
On the motion that the house at its rising do adjourn
until Monday next,
Col. HARCOURT rose to complain that a return he
bad moved for as far back as the 12th of March last had
not yet been laid on the table. The return related to
the number of
persons employed as surveyors or engi-
neers under the Board of Health, specifying where so
employed something in the shape of a return had been
feet. laid on the table of the house, but it was grossly imper-
Sir W. MOLESWORTH said the return had been
laid upon the table though it was not printed ; and he
was informed byThtheeo
8h:241:.e, of Health that it was per-
fectly correct.
tnasblwhich the hon. member
complained of were attribu° not to the neglect of
the Board of Health, but to eti manner in which the
motion for the return was worded!
SOUTH SEA AND OTHER
BILL. ITIES COMm-
TATION
On the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair for
the house to go into committee on this bill,
Sir F. KELLY said it had been his intention to have
moved an instruction to the committee, or to have sub-
mitted some other form of amendment under which it
would have been competent for him to call the attention of
the house to the very important principles involved in
this measure, and especially to the great and important
objection that it provided for a large increase to the capi-
tal amount of the national debt—(hear, hear)—and also
guaranteed payment for a period of forty years of the un-
reasonable and extravagant sum of 2/. 15s. per annum, as
the income or dividend on the stock proposed to be
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