The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-16 00:00:00

, 110USE,,OF, .COMMONS, MARCH 15.

ROYAL ASSENT.
The SprAxErt- took the Chair at half-past three, and the
liaise *as immediately summoned to attend at the Bar of
the 1-lonse of Lords. On the SPEAKER'S return, he inform-
4d-the House that he had been to the Bar of the House of
Lords, and-had heard the Royal Assent given by Commission
to several Bills; among them was the Navy Five per Cents.
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• MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Joxxs.rox- presented an Account of the Receipts and
diSbursements of the London Dock Company, from the 30th
1820, to the 50th of Nov. 1821. Also a Report of the
completion of the Works.
Mr. WALLACE moved that the Navigation Acts be en-
tera as read.; and that the House should, on Monday next,
resolve itself into a Committee on the said Acts.
• Mr. S. WORTLE Y, alluding to a report of a proposed al-
teration of the law respecting wool, requested his Right Hon.
Friend would contradict the report.
-Mr. WALL-ACE said, it was intended merely to permit the
importation of wool, duty free, in order that the same might be
afterwards exported.
The motion was then agreed to.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Mr. LEIGH KE'CK presented a Petition from an individual
-.Farmer of Leicestershire, complaining of Agricultural Distress.
—Ordered td.lie on the table. •
[We Omitted to• state in our Report of the Proceedings of
the• House of Commons on Wednesday, that Lord CLIVE pre-
sented a petition from a numerous and respectable Meeting of
the Inhabitants of Ludlow, complaining of Agricultural Dis-
tress, and praying for relief.] •
WARRE presented a Petition from certain Inhabitants
of Somersetshire, praying for some legislative measure for fa-
cilitating, the recovery of Small Debts.—Ordered, to lie on the
table.

Sir WM. CURTIS moved, that the second reading of the
London Bridge Water-Works Bill be fixed for Monday next.—
Ozdered.

STATE OF IRELAND.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT postponed the notice of his Hon.
Friend (Mr. D. •Browne), respecting the State of Ireland, until
the 24th April.

LIGHT-HOUSE DUES.

Mr. HUME moved fora Return of the Sums annually re-
ceived for all Light-House Dues and the authority upon which
the same were demanded. It was desirable, he said, to re-
lieve shipping as much as possible from these dues. He had
applied to the Trinity House on the subject,, and he believed
there would be no objection to the motion.
Sir ISAAC COFFIN said, the House would scarcely be-
lieve that many hundreds of thousands of foreigners had been
drowned upon our coasts in consequence of the amount of
melt dues, which prevented them from coming into our har-
bours. Foreigners were compelled to pay double ; this he
knew. to,be a fact.

Mr. WALLACE said, there would be no objection to the
Motion. The Foreign Trade Committee had the subject under
their consideration.
Mr. MONEY complained that the most unjust reflections
had been cast upon the Trinity House on this subject. All
extottions committed in respect of these dues were imputed to
that Corporation, although many of the Light-Horses were the
property of private individuals. • The Foreign Trade Com-
mittee, who were considering the subject, bad, he thought,
exceeded the powers entrusted to them by the House, in call-
arig for papers not connected with the object of their inquiry.
Toe Trinity House were, however, anxious for a -full_ investi-
gation of all -the facts.
Mr. WALLACE and Mr. MONEY mutually explained.
Si: JOSEPH YORKE said, he could not agree with the
gallant Admiral in his statement of the number of foreigners
crowned on our coasts in consequence of these dues. The
safety of all the shipping was often ensured by these lights.
Sir I. COFFIN admitted that he had somewhat increased
the number.—(A laugh.)
Mr. ELLIS complained that Irish shipping was considered
as "(reign ,with respect to these dues. This he thought was a
hardship loudly calling for redress.
Sir N. W'. RIDLEY, referring to the observation of the
Hgn. Member for Wotton Bassett (Mr. Money), said that the
Foreign Trade Committee had enough to do without calling
for any papers unnecessarily. It was their duty to inquire into
all the circumstances having any reference to the objects en-
trusted to tlieir consideration.

The motion was then agreed to.
Mr. BUTTERWORTH presented a Petition from the
Managers of the London Bridge Water SVorhs, against the
Bain progress respecting these Works.----Ordered to lie on the
'ie.Lie.