The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-22 00:00:00

TPICTUALLING-OFF ICE, August 16, 1844.
HE COMMISSIONERS for • VICTUAL-
N°4ING Hi.s MAJESTY'S NAVY do hereby, give
6 lie, that on Friday, the 27th ofSeyember ?sex t, they will
e ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), ,and treat
"r fitaniity of PRIME IRISH BEEF and PORK, amount-
di n the aggregate to about Seven Thousand Five Hun.
\red 2VavY Tierces of the former, and about Six Thousand
savY i'iercer of the latter, all to be cured in the 'ensuing
:4", and to be delivered -into the Victualling Stores' at-
7,infard, Portsmblith, and Plymouth, in-such numbers of
4,:"..'4( Barrels, and in such proportions as shall be
Feb-enfter required; one half thereof on or before the 14th (~/
kary, and'the other half on. or befoCe the 14th of April
tiltet and to be paid for by B=M ills, payable, out interest,
At darts after date; but as a considerable proportion of the
j 7'Y
and Pork is intended to be applied to Me use of his Ma:
t
Porces employed in the West India Colonies, and as
te
e'4lCommissio s hate given public notice of theirin7
°ll,l " receiving Proposals on the said 27th day of Sep-
tl,„a--4er' e from such Persons as may be disposed to treat for
lkaccd3aial Supplies, it is to be understi-od, that whatever
to tiries of the said Beef and' Pork may be contracted for
Q"e delivered at the said Colonies, will
be a 'iatt'd from the
S'.eg.are'quantities required for delivery at Deptford.
ileliepn's"ate Tenders will at the same time be received for the
iesY into his Itlajeity's: Pictualling Stotel at Cork, of
Fr+t:tV `ti arty Pierces and Twenty Navy Barrett of Beef, 'and
.47
deJ`' 41','9 Tierces and Ten Navy Barrels of Pork, of the
6eroiPtion above
mentioned ; one half to be delivered en or
41.:: :he Ist of FehrUary, and Me reniaininehalf on or be,.
7,4 e 4! ;if April next.
Canditions of the Contract May be seen at this °fee,
Piet aPPlS'ing to .3:fr.: J. IV. Duiisterville, Agent for the
tok4lling at Cork, to the Colltctori of Ills Majesty's Cui-
-14 set Lin'esic4, Belfast, Newry; and Waterford, and to.
libet:retnry to the• Poem's' ster-.General at .Dublin,
No
.
/And "der for a less quantity than shall be equal to. Fite
I'l4 bered "Tee' of Beef, dtid Five Hundred l'ierces of pork,
Qnde4°4 °"Tnitted (except for the quantity required at Cork);,
ow 6,2:lifer must specify the Price in Words at .Imtgth,
gppoie deiz'ored to the Board before One o'Clock on the day
r ' and must be accompanied by a Letter signed
14ect: es:sionsible Persons, engaging to become bound with the
;;Itenatering-,• in, the penal Sum of 15 per cent. upon: .
z.if;.for the duoperformance,of the Contract.
41
~ Pef•'°7l.-triO. makes the Tender, or 2077 K Person on
Must attend to answer when called for.
M. /VALLE R CLIFTON'?

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to ; on Fr day,
tie 47th September next, they will be
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~,t.ppteceive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for
1 Polttf: °?4 rep contracts, of what IRIW .
.17 In
414 q: al be :darate
emanded for Me uee of hie MaBF EF
jesty'.

Tobago,
Trinidad,

Antigua,
latbadoo,
..
. Berbice,
betuarstra,
.POibinica, and
J°,7,4, t Grenada St. Vincent
"',
7;41' Cl,
e3fonth., certain, from the 44th June next. .
6'. clelf°'''
1 of Me•Co:ltracts may fre seen at this Of:0P
~
'cr apply.
aalif„ .f. to Mr. J. y.f. Dunsterville, Agent fur the
too,
,r at C,,,1.
111
.4, cf`ert',' roust specify the Price in words, at lengt,h,,
1:41 pb:',4t.e'r'd .to twe mard /genre One o'Glcick on the
1, i::,0-"`"ee. and nitest be accompanied by a Letter, signed
t.,,t4 Pa'r,?,,b4l-41e liersons engaging to become bound witA
'eN:tbi.nt' ‘"as6lng. in the Penal Sum of 151. Per ceil. on
I /s4t, pi„... for rh, dne performance of the Contract •
h.,.
"*.r. 1E.," 412.0 ratzkes the Tender, or some Person on :
'''
attend to. cr^rswer when eettledfor.
ar el Trif 4- if' 177i1L LER CLIFTON:
..
)tt ~ CI4I.4I.IVG7OFFIOE, dugzat 17, 13322!
4,.0 zitv‘s O,,IIfarISSIO NE R S for VICTUAL.;
''re •G-4 is .I.l,asr 4-s,rs N IVY, 4-,.. do hereby give
7., I' 1,,,,„ ....' A
Anti
hs ' " -Priclity next, the 93(1 Ins?ant, they will be
11. A 4:;'cejoe Tenders 'n wrling (sealed sap), and treat for
,10,,t,, "1,:-ezd Sacks ol't. KILN DRIED HOUSEHOLD
;tii,"`' tt;, be twb,iect to the- u- suat warranty of Twefee
;;4,1;'! ci) E 4 ~T delivered into Ilis Majesty's Victualling
~t1„,4 a lopte,Pif°,Pd', one half in a' week, and the remaining
'k: ' ,01----trr't from the day of the Contract, the Conti:-
(1, gel, och n, ,
/ 6 4„/ aft be seen at tfri.r O_ ice.
PEt tf de?. ' e? muse 'specify the Price in Words at
.le.,ngth,
-,(:,-,p. P'''eDne 6iffOre One to
on the daY appcnated,
' 74aejl-n laho makes th• 7'ender, or scme Person .7; his
n arrendto answer when c;:llect for.
AL IPA LLER CLIF7'ON.
44 t G„ilitge Is OF'i.ONDONDERRY.'
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it`qe ~'attiented Si' ri-m Ncopied (by permission)
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_IA. will be given (exclusive of the Second Il•••
tilt 41 Fie
—', Oa Itookh., from Paintings by It. Sruirke, Esq.
413;p, •ADY'S NIAGAZINE, or Mirror of the Belles
pegtt,t,ipt,ittetai,, r._,
,-, is sec.- for September i, accompanied with
il‘qi , i, 'Lethoir, drawn from authentic auurces.
4,44, 0nc1,,, rillted fdr S. Hamilton ; sold by 3. Andrews,
4r, rit44 reef ; j.
(: 1; vr.r,,. , Miller, 69, Fleet. street ; S. Robinson,
',lied L.Wbak - Anderson, jun. Edinburgh ; Cralignam.
L‘lt 13rUssels; and ty all the Booksellers of the
I.Nlorn.

St. Lucia,

St. Kitt's,

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Coll,h 111-4 RD NUMBER of
t, t,iit°ll ti,, 1,-,IIIL OF TEN .was
jtj. bil
.. 5,....0_
~,etSl' of AUGUST, price 2s. t.hi.
published
~,1141
t:,t.ie sy3t'."!r Present System of Political Writing—
:ltr--ti.,41 StAnd,."‘‘!4 General ; 2d. On the Conduct of the
14:ktN'it ""rs . ,''Yh '-paper ; 3d. On the Subscribers and
:4 tu' ..:•,„Conclsion.---The History of Lieut. M.
lt, ttit of G, , !,er. Dr. Monk Dean of Pete' borough,
tti kirti,._
oe_s. in the Universily of Cambridge, on the
*tr.tril,,,filtitl'n,*
b_t Gretee....—,...On the Art of Puffing —Eu-
19p 4:,. tietits kjg...Meetig Of the Cuttncil...,....NOtiee to
ttlititt,i;4ed b ~Lines on the Monastery of the Cieat S.
Ot! hd 8). lbotnas as"
ilos, rown ilk:, 'e. ,Longman, Hurst, Rees,
IvrQitt,.‘sti4:lzri-eict,,,„:i ' ja,9Ananlvd,l3aldwin, -CraClock; and Joy, 47,
ti,„ , ft,,_,(aldly „.. arr!n, 014 Bond-Street ; James
litidr, pi 41 tjteti:,, 7 I,l:arn Sams, Pall-Mail ; Janics Rich-
'', ''' tt tt-or ' z ury and Co., Leadenhall-Street;
(;, ()E
w"11, yQrk,
Sat ;
.4na the BooLsellers of Oxford, Curl-
sq,,i,:littlw,l4)ftt Haay b',st),Y, Exeter, Edinburgh, and Du b.
ilq'id,"iteations are' had No.'s 1. and c 2 .
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Since Monday there has again been another large arrival of
Grain at Mark-lane for sale. A consists of 5,200 qrs. of Wheat,
110 qrs. of Barley, 7,600 qrs. of Oats, &c. .The weather con-
tinues as favourable for the harvest as the best wishers for the
prosperity of the Empire could desire ; anclit is now put almost
beyond a doubt that the landed interest will,in future, find the
chief source of their prosperity to lie in abundance of produce,
and in low prices. The best, indeed the only policy which can
now be adopted by them is to encourage exportation, and an ad.
ditional home-consumption, by instructing their Representatives
in the House of Commons to support the interests of the many,
against the selfish claims of a few, who maintain themselves either
out of the heavy taxes imposed on the industrious, or by what
• ,
they iniquitously cab vested rights. Ina free country trade should
be open to all, but at presentin England, capital olariyamount
Cannot enable an individual to become a brewer, or rather a
seller= of beer. He must have interest to become a Magistrate
himself, or to haie this office conferred on some of his depend-
ants, else he cannot obtain those veited rights in retiling-
hoiiser, which are absolutely necessary under the present sys-
tem, to enable him to dispose of his heti, for good' quainy
and low price cannot be of any avail to him. 'The beer
dirty of 9s. 2d. a barrel on the public brewer should be .res
pealed, and, if the amount of this duty be necessary to the
exigencies of the State, an. intefiti- e.-: on the Malt Ditty equal
to the sum repealed orr the Beer- Ditty ihould be inoposed;
•
for it is -unjust that the priVate" rewer should pay less
duty io Goveenment than the industrious .man who from
his poverty is forced to purchase his consumption from' the pub-
lic brewer. With equal GovanmentAtities,...and a free field for
all who may be inclined to enibirk -their skill and capital in
brewing, the consumption of barley Must. be immensely in-
creased, the quality; of beer must be eendered agreeable to the
palates of the consumers, and the competition must reduce the
value of it greatly .below_ the price at present necessarily charged
by the public brewers in consequence of •the exsence of their
vested rights in licensed :house: The tended interest wilL be
much benetitteti by an unrestricted-sale in beer, and the con-
sumers will increase their comforts without addingany thing to
their annual expenditure. Public morals also will undergo
great improvement by 'the law allowing -well dispoied trien to
aseOciate together in public houses obtainede not by the will
and pleasure of an 'interested Magistrate, but."by securities
given for good conduct and, regularity by thole who open them
tor the general convenience of their customers. Next to the
advantages which the landed'interest will :acqnire front a free
sale, andiequal duties on beer, will be a complete alteration in
the present laws, for regulatinkthe distilling of British Spirits.
In England very little grain is consumed in' Spirits, unless
in the article of Gin; and those who do not find British
Gin agreeable to theist, are forced by the law of the land
to coneurne Foreign
.Grain, distilled into Geneva, of which
the great proportion rs smuggled into the country. That
English Distillers are as capable of making good and palatable
Spirits as the Dutch cries, there cannot be a doubt, and that
their price would be very much lower is an equally certain
fact. To increase the home consumption of grain as much as
possible, ii absOlutely necessary for the farmers, and the Empire
arlarge will reap equally great benefits froni it. There are not
a few well disposed men who think that to encourage the con-
'sutiaptiou of spirits would be injurious to the morals of the com-
munity. Spiritshowever in the humid climete of Britain will con-
tinue to be used, and it is better that the expence of them should
be paid to British than to foreign landlords. At all, events, the
experiment is worth a trial, and whatever May be its reiult, the"
landed proprietors cannot find themselves-in a more depressed:
condition than unfortunately they are at present. When prices
decline farther,
_the cultivators of the soil may also receive
some relief' from exportation. There are scarcely any seasons?,
hoWever favourable, in which the southern nations of Eu-
rope do not require, supplies of grain, and' the field for
exportation .has been greatly 'extended by the intercourse
with the different free Suites of South America. Flonr under
bond tram the United States is now wcrth 283. a barrel, of
196 lb. in Liverpool, , for, expOrtation, which v; hen the value
of the barrel is deducted, makes the price, of the best Dant-
, zic wheat about 38s; a quarter. It is deeply to be regretted
that the House of Conintons did not adopt Mr. Castsrierd's
clause to the Corn Bill tbr perthitting the manufacture of bonded
wheat into flour, for little of the immense quantity in England
would no* have remained, the capital invested in it would have
been set free; xeconsiderable brisaness would have taken place
in the barrel trade, and many ships, now tole, would have ob.
mined fair freights on its. exportation. These benefits might all
have been obtained without the slightest injury to the landed
interest, tad it is an anxious hope wits all, that at the next meet-
ing Pf Parliament a liberal view, of all these great interests may
be taken, anti such results peciduced by the Repre.sentatives of
the people as are necessary for the general prosperity, of the
Empire. Coital:li for the next settlement opened this morning
at 804 and were extremely dull. The India Company has
given notice that in March the interest on their bonds will be
reduced to 3i per cents per amain, which caused them to de-
cline 8, and the Consols in consequence closed at 80i, being a
shade dearer. ,A great deal of business continues tube trans-
acted in foreign securities, and they are a little dearer, particu-
larly the Spanish Old Bonds, which have been sold at 66., for
the 15th September.. An express from Paris brings the French
Fives, on Monday last, at 93. 75.—Their prices here, and also
those of all fOreign-aecutities are as follow
French s.pez Cent. with Div. frem 22 March, Exch. 25. 40.
94.
Prussian 5 per Cent. of 1818 in X. sterl. with Div. from
I April, 88k. 89.
Ditto, ditto, of 1822 in do. do. witli,Div. fron 1, July, 86i.
Neapolitan .5 per Cent. with Div. from 1 July, ,Excti. 4. 40.
and 25. 65.-74 e.
Spanish 5 per Cent. of 1820, with Div. from ?Mix- April,
Exchange, 4. 3.-65 t. •
Do. do. of 1821, in X. sterl: with Diy. from Ist May, 64g.
Do: Si' per Cent. with Div. from Exch.
Danish 5 per Cent. in X, sterl. with Div. from Ist July, 84
Do. do. in bunco marks, with Dii. front Ist July, Exchange,
37. 4. 844.
Russian 6 per Cent with Div. from Ist July, Exch. 11 82.
Do. 5 per-Cent. metail. with Div. front Ist March, Exch.
3. 1. 80.

Do. 5 per Cent. in X. sterl. with Div. from Ist September, 84.
Austrian 5 per Cent. metall. with Div. from lst June, ±lk-
change 10.4. 79.
Coluinbian ti per Cent. in X. sterl. with Div. from Ist May,

l;hhilian 6 per Cent. in Merl. with Div. from 30th March,
83k.
United States 6 per Cent. of 1812.1815, with Div. from Ist
April, Exch. 4. 6. $2. sl9.—( afiFTning Chrurci*.)

The Second 'Report, of the Commissioners appointed by the
Acts of the Ist and 2d Geo. IV. c. 90, and 3d Geo. IS'. c. 37,
for inquiring into the Collection And Management of the
Public Revenue arising in Leland, and into certain Depart-
Ments 'of the Public. Revenue arising in Great Britain.
Contiitued from THE SUN of yesterday.)
In the year 1772, a considerable change took place in the
Comrctissiotaof the Custom-a' by the incorporation of the Boards
cf ,England and Scotland,. An Act of Parliament (2.th,GeOrge
L cap 21) was passed, giving poiver to the King to put' the
,
management of the Customs of England and Scotland under
One or several commissions, as his Majesty Might, from time
to time, judge to be most for the advantage of trade, or the se-
curity of the Revenue ;" and also " to appoint such a number
of commissioners as he might deem necessary."
The English Board at that time consisted of seven 'rtlem-
bets, at salaries of 1,000/. a year each ; and the Scotch Boards
Of five Commissioners, at salaries of 5001, a year, inducting .an
allowance of 100/. for'the management of the gut satiti.:?,s. The
joint commission . appointed tinder the Act above referred to
was composed of fourteen Com Missioners all at a salary of
1,000/: a year ; and it was prescribed to them by the inStroe—
tiona in their patent, that seven of then^ should have their cider
residence in London,' and five in Edinburgh, and.that two
Should be disposable for attendhig the duty of the Cuitorns at
any of the outports, under the directien of the Treasury.-7-
They were, however, all invested with equal powers and au-
thorities for the management Of the Revenue in all parts of .the
kingdom' of ()Treat Britain.
The Customs' continued to be. thus governed by one Com-
mission till the 'year 1742, When separate boards were again
appointed. The English Board 'was then made to ..con.lat of
nine Contrhissioners, at 12000.1.' a year each ; and the Scotch
Board. was restored to its original constitution, in respect
to the number and salaries of the Commissioners: No al-
teration has since taken place, except in the augmentatir: of
the salaries. .
' In the . Excise there has been to. Change in the constitution
and'powers of the CommisSionfroat the Union to the pi ent
period. . •
These proceedings and arrangements appear to have been
directed throughout by an intention of establishing and riain-
taining the collection of the revenge in Scotland upon the same
principle and. by the same regulations as- in England.. 1c rip- '
pears also that the Treasury have kept in, view tne importance
of such an uniformity, and have from time to _time adapted
Measures for preserving it It, is owing to that:rdispoation,
we presume, in your Lordship's' Board; that practical o&ers
front the English establishment' have been introduced into
both' the-Commissions in ScOdattit. But, notwithstanding all
these precautions in the formation a.nd during the Continuance
of these separate Boards, we find by the letters from the Chair-
-Man of the Customs in Scotland,' annexed to the Reports of
the'Commissioners of InquitY'into the. Customs of Enghthd,
and also. from the evidence of the Chairman of the Excise in
Scotland, and of the Solicitor of.that department M -England,
that Considerable differences still prevail between their prac-
tice and that of the English Boards. • This affhtds a strong .
proof of.
,the difficulty, if not the impossibility, of maintain,
frig a complete Uniformity of rnethOd.thrOughout a System ad-
ministered in. different parts by practical authorities intinpend7
ent of each,other.' '
In Ireland the Boards were originally. instituted tinder the
authority of an Act of the 14th and. loth of Chatles./1„, by
which the Crown was empowered to appoint-seiren COMMlS-
sioners of Customs, andlive Commissioners of Excise; two
distinct ,Boards, containing altogether twelve eornmiSsioners,
Might have been therefore appointed t but it appears that the
Crown exercised the power, vested. in it, to.' the extent only of
appointing by one patent seven Carnthissiondit'of Customs, free
or whom were by the same instrument constituted
sionets for managing the Eicile'Reventie also. •
The two Commissioners continued-to he appointed in this
manner to the year 1789„ when the number of Conarnissidriera
wai.atigniented to-nine. The business of the Customs and the
Excise was then divided' under instructions from the 6O,4in-
meat ; arid the respective .11oardS were directed.-td sit and act
separately, although still partly composed of the same members.
Shortly atter the Union (in 1801) that. ditsiSidn of the busi-
ness was made more complete Under the ditectioris from the,
Lord Lieutenant ;' 'and in 1807 the'Boards were entirely siepa-
fated, by .virtue of an Act of Parliament,- Which gave a power
to the King of appointing seVen OrnmisSiOners for tLe manage
meat of each revenue.

Eirlally, we find, that after, the inquiries- into these depart-
ments in 1819, it was determined by the CioNinment to iedtice,
the number of the Commissionets at eacli.Eoard to, Eve, as va-
cancies should Occur. In pursuance of this deterniiiiation, the
Board of Customs now consists of that nuriXer, arid the Bdird.
of ExciSe of six Coniinissioners only.
These branches Of the revenue are thus at presentmanagod,
throughout the united kingdom, by 19 and 20 Ceinrnivtioneis-
respectiVely. Continissidnifs CoiniiiiSsianers
of Cu Sfoinl.. of Excise.

England
e,cbtland -
Ireland

6
—l9 - —220 .
;Upon the krolfnds which we haie already so fall); explained,
we propose that in lieu of the tWeritiCOmmisSioners of .tlyse,
and 19 Commissioners of Customs. thus distribUced, two
general Commissions, one fOr each bianch'df revenue, should
he appointed for the management of the Customs and the Eie-
cite of the United'Kingdoin, under' a power to be granted to
his Majesty by Parliament for that
That each comMisSion should consist of 13. Commissioners,
having all the poWers nowvested in the ',Separate Roards of
England, Ireland, and Scotland, or which may otherwise be
deethed necessary for Managing these revenues respectively,
throughout the United Kingdom. . . .
That to each of these General Cominia.3l4s4, should be, joiricii
four Local Commissioners, having all the powers requisite for
acting in conjunction with any one or more of the members of
the LTeneral Boards in Ireland and in ScOtland only.
That froth each of the General Boardi so constituted; one
Commissioner at the least should always be detached, and resi-
dent in Ireland, and.one in Scotland:
That the same, General Commissioner should not in any
case reside more than three years consecutively in Ireland or
in Scotland ; the rotation of that duty being regulated among
the Commissioners themselves, subject to the approbation of
the Treasury. . .
That the General Com Missioner of each Revenue, Teident..
in Ireland and in Scotland respecopely,..should be assisted ,by
two Local Commissioners, with whom he shoUld sit, and form
a Board.

That the authority of Local (onithissioners of .each,revenue
should be lirriited to Ireland and, ;Scotlara, and common to
those two countries; fiorn one.to,the other of which they should
be removable at the pleasure of the ger-4:W boards.
That the boards, formed by the general and local corrirr4e,
sioners in Ireland and Scotland, should , have powera to exeCAte
all matters for the collection and management of the revenues,
aS fully as the separate boards row have ;. except as to framing
or general orders, rules, and regulations, which should, have no
validity unless signed by a quoruin of the general board.
That all acts of these local boards should. be valid by the
signatures of any two of the. three ; but that the :eneral com-
missioner should have a power to 3tiiy the decision of the two
local commissioners in any
.ease whe_keon tie may differ in
opinion from them, until reference may be had to the board in
London.

That. reports should be made periodically by the_.commis-
sionurs in Ireland and Scotland, to the board in London, exhi=
biting statements of all their . proceedings, 2Jd copies of the
minutes of their decisions ; and also, that copies Of all accounts
relating to the respective revenues received by those local boardi
shodld be transmitted for registry in Loo don.
That the local boards should, be made, subject to the autho-
rity and instructions of the
,general boards, and be obliged to
carry their directions into execution.
That the, general boards should 'have the power of transfer-
ring. all officers attached to their respective reVenues. from one
station to another throughout the United Kingdom.
In this plan for establishing two general boards for the ma..
nagement of, these revenues, we have suggested. that the /Dell
hoards for Ireland and Scotland should be partly composed
of CoMmissioners having, a more limited.
,authority than the
members of thegeneral boards ;
because we thihk. that such a
ConStitution IVOUW be the most consistent with the subordinate
.
and-executivs: character which it is indispensable. that they should