The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-09 00:00:00

CHURCH RATES.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE, seeing hisßight Hon. Friend
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his place, wished
to put a question to him upon a subject that
engaged much of the attention of Parliament during the last
Session, and upon which the country was most anxious to
know what course it was the intention of Government to pur-
sue. The question was with respect to Church-rates, and
upon that he wished to ask the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's
Ministers to proceed at once by Bill for the abolition of
Church-rates ; or whether it was their intention to revive
that most desirable inquiry_ which was adopted last Session
into the manner in which Church leases were granted. That
inquiry was agreed to by the last Parliament ; but
terminated in consequence of the unfortunate demise of the
Crown.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that in an earlier period of the present Session a similar
question had been asked of his Noble Friend the Secretary
of State for the Home Department ; and he had in
answer to the question of the Honourable Gentleman
only to repeat what the Noble Lord the Secretary
of State had stated—that it was the intention of her
Majesty's Government to move the revival of the Com-
mittee to take into full consideration the whole question, in
order that upon their recommendation such measures might
be adopted as would meet the exigencies of this most im-
portant subject.
Mr. GOULBURN asked the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer at what period of the evening, to-morrow, he in-
tended to move the House should go into a Committee of
Supply.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
Irish Poor-law Bill was the first subject fixed for discussion
to-morrow, but he hoped to be able to move that the House
should go into Committee of Supply at an early period of
the evening, as the votes would be merely formal in re-
gard'. to Exchequer Bills and Transfer in Aids Bills.
LONGFORD ELECTION COMMITTEE.
The Clerk of the Election Committees appeared at the
Bar, and handed in the Reduced List of the Members se-
lected to serve on this Committee. The following are the
names of the Members :
Liberals—E. S. Cayley, Alexander Ellice, Sir J. Colqu-
houn, W. Williams, J. H. Seale, Sir Robert Ferguson,
Alexander Speirs, Henry Marsland-8. Conservatives—
Edw. B. Farnham, Thomas Chaplin, 'l'. W. C. Master-3.
TRADE WITH FRANCE.

Lord ELIOT, seeing the Right Hon. the Vice-Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade in his place, wished to ask
whether the attention of the Government had been brought
to the fact that the French Government had made a con-
siderable increase in the duties on linen cloth, the produce
of this country, and whether such was the result of the
policy of this Government ?
Mr. LABOUCHERE, in the absence of his Right
Hon. Friend, the President of the Board of Trade, could
only say, that it was undoubtedly true, that there was
every appearance that the French Government meant to
increase the duties alluded to by the Noble Lord ; and,
notvitl.standing the reclamations made by her Majesty's
Government, he believed that there was no disposition on
the part of the French Government to accede to their
representations.
Mr. HUME wished to know whether there was any in-
tention on the part of the Government to lower the duties
ion French brandy ? It seemed inconsistent that this
(country should complain that France put on a duty of 100
'per cent. upon British produce, whilst we put on a duty of
KA° or 700 per cent. on French brandy.
'flic CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
'it ly ical to argue, that we should reduce the duty
1:110410_ ' roduee, because France had increased the
c.. 4186 TY: , 'VON. and he could only say, that it was not his
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\, 11 tfr le se any such alteration.—(Hear.)
341-.4,90A1i ' asked whether any inquiry had been
~ • rn.i tie ill** e allegations of a petition from Stirling.,
.., co! nplaizting/ON e over-rigorous conduct of a collector of
"cltax es in the:fix vise of his duty?
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