The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-06 00:00:00

CITY TOLLS, &C.

Mr. PEAD brought up the report from the Markets
Committee on the references respecting tolls, stallage,
&c., of the City, and the present area of Newgate-
market. It stated that the committee had received much
valuable information from the town-clerk, and that the
first law authorities in the kingdom had concurred in the
opin'.on that the corporation had a right to the tolls and
stallagp, &c. As it was considered of importance that
the committee should act upon the occasion in connexion
with the Improvement Committee the references were
continued.

DEBT OF THE CORPORATION.
Mr. ANDERTON moved " that the Coal, Corn, and Fi-
nance Committee do report to this Court the amount of
debt owing by this corporation, and charged upon its
corporate funds, with a❑ estimate of the probable amount
which will be required to meet the liabilities of the cor-
poration during the next two years, and the means of
meeting such liabilities." He called upon the Court to
consider the actual state of the funds of the corporation
before they went headlong into such an expenditure
ai every day's proceedings disclosed. Ile begged that
they would look, for instance, to the sum of 80,0001.,
which was about to be expended in erecting the new
prison, and surely, when they were making themselves
responsible for the payment of such enormous amounts,
they ought to know how the Chamberlain's accounts
stood.

Mr. T. 11. HALL said the statement was made public
every year.
Mr. Deputy PEACOCK said that, upon the ground that
such a report was entirely unnecessary, he should move
the previous question.
Mr. Joifx WOOD said it was his intention to vote for
the previous question. He could fancy the mischief
which such information might cause, but could see no
advantage as likely to arise from it.
Mr. R. TAYLOR regretted that the plan adopted by
Mr. Pavel!, who was called the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer of the Court, was departed fiom. It was the
practice of that old member to bring his annual budget.
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COLLECTION OF THE CITY DUES.
Mr. Sheriff (Alderman) Firms moved, after an ex-
cellent speech, in which he enlogised the great exertions
made by Mr. Deputy Selson and Mr. Last, members of
the Court, in investigating the tremendous system of
plunder pursued by the late collector of the City's dues
on wines, moved the following resolution:—
`• That the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee having,
on the 19th of October last, reported that, upon the ex-
amination of the accounts of the collection of City dues
on wines for the year ending the 30th of July last, and
comparing the amount paid out of the Chamber by the
present collector, with that paid by the late collector
upon the average of three years, it appeared there
was an increase of 2,3911. per annum, it be an in-
struction to the said Committee, referring to
the resolution of thanks of this Court to the
31st of May, 1847, to consider and report whether
some more lasting testimonial should not be given to
George Selson, Esq., Deputy, and Mr. John Last, for the
invaluable services they rendered in the investigating
and exposure of the delinquencies of the late collector."
A long discussion took place, in the course of which
several of the most able and experienced members ex-
pressed the highest admiration of the manner in which
Mr. Selson and Mr. Last prosecuted the inquiry, not-
withstanding the resolute attempts made to overpower
them, and to misrepresent their motives and intentions.
It was agreed that the vote of thanks already unanimously
agreed to sufficiently testified to the opinion entertained
by the Corporation, and it was suggested
,that a copy of
that resolution, written and emblazoned upon vellum,
should be presented to each of the gentlemen. By mis-
take, however, Sheriff Finnis omitted to withdraw his
motion, and the previous question having been carried,
the suggestion could not be adopted according to the
forms of the court. —Adjourned.

NEW PASSENGER Act —The new Passenger Bill,
prepared by Mr. Hawes, provides certain very impor-
tant alterations in the law. All persons following the
business of a passenger broker will be required to give
2001. security fur the integrity of their dealings. The
scale of provisions supplied to emigran,ts is proposed to
be raised in quantity, and will include tea and other
luxuries. In certain cases, also, the space allowed to
each passenger will be increased. There aro several
other provisions, interesting to shipowners and emi-
grants, which have not yet been made public.—Cork
Examiner.
IRISH Hors.—The vessel Erin's Queen, arrived in
the river from Belfast, has brought eighteen pockets of
hops as a portion of her cargo. This is a somewhat
novel and remarkable importation from the sister
country.