The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Person from the Treasury presented an Account of the
Gross Receipt of the Revenue of Excise.
The Edinburgh Commercial Bank Bill was read a third time
and passed.
Sir LI. HARDINGE presented papers from the Ordnance
Office, pursuant to the Order of the House. lie regretted the
absence of the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, on whose motion
these voluminous docwnents, which had cost the department
three months' labour, and the printing of which he was told
would cost 4001., had
been produced. As, perhaps, under these
circumstances, the Hon. Member would look over the papers,
and make such a selection as would be sufficient for his pur-
pose, he (Sir 11. Hardinge) would postpone moving for their
being printed.
The Newspapers Bill was read a third time, and passed.
COMBINATION LAWS BILL,
Mr. CALCRAFT was very anxious that the second read-
in; of this Bill should be postponed, as time had not been af-
forded for duly reading the Report of the Committee, and as
the evidence on which that Report was founded had not been
printed. It was a subject of the greatest importance, having
considerably agitated the public mind • and he hoped the Right
Honourable Gentlemen opposite would not proceed to legislate
upon it, before the fullest information had been afforded to the
li ()use.
Mr. WALLACE had no disposition to press the Bill before
time had been given for the fullest consideration. He felt that
the Hon. Member's appeal was irresistible. He could not
think of pressing on the discussion under such circumstances.
His only object for wishing not unnecessarily to lose time, was
the late period of the Session. Perhaps the best plan would be
to allow the Bill to be now read a second time, and to take the
discussion on a future stage.
Mr. CALCRAFT acquiesced, and after a few words from
Mr. ROBERTSON, the Bill was read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed on Monday next.
PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. LITTLET6I;IIO:tPoneiI-to Monday his motion
founded on the Report of the Committee appointed to consider
the proceedings on Private Bills.
The Report on the Surplus Grants Bill was brought up and
agreed to ; and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time
to-morrow.
The Customs Bounty Bill, the Passage Vessels Regula-
tion Bill, the Warehousing Goods Bill, the Isle of Nan Trade
Bill, and the Dublin Wide Streets Bill, were read a third time,
and passed.
COLONIES TRADE BILL.
The House having resolved itself into a Committee on the
Colonies Trade Bill,
Mr. HUM E remonstrated against the provision in the. Bill
by which food imported into the Colonies was subject,l to
duty, and moved, as an amendment, to exempt beef (fresh
and salt), pork, and bacon, from the operation of the Bill.
Mr. HERRIES hoped that this amendment would not be
pressed, no notice having been given of it.
Mr. HUME said, he had told the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer that he would move such an Amendment in the Commit-
tee. In his opinion, food of all sorts ought to be admitted
freely into the Colonies, as also indeed into England, and every
where else. _ _ _

After a few words from Mr. ELLICE and Mr. CURTEIS,
the Amendment was withdrawn and the original Clause agreed
to. The other Clauses were proposed and carried, and the
House having resumed, the Report was brought up, and or-
dered to be received to-morrow.
A Message from the Lords announced that their Lordships
had given their assent to several public and private Bills (for
which see Lords' Report).
Mr. HUME presented a petition from a Mr. Thomas Poyn-
ter, market gardener, of Wrest End, Fulham, in the County of
Middlesex, complaining that the Tollgates demanded as much
toll for a donkey as for a horse. Ile prayed an Inquiry into
the Turnpike Acts.—Mr. Hume gave notice that he should, in
the courseof next Session, apply himself to remedy the griev-
ance thus complained of.—The petition was read, and laid on
the Table.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from a person named Alex-
ander Haighe, a hawker and pedlar, complaining that the Eng-
lish Hawkers' Licensing Act did not extend to Scotland, and
vice versa, and that he had in consequence suffered serious da-
mage and injury.—Laid on the Table.