The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-11 00:00:00

PLURALISTS.

Mr. HUME said, he found so many persons holding two
and three, or more offices and pensions in Ireland, that he
wished to shape a motion,._ so as bring them all in one re-
turn before the House.—He would move for a return ac-
cordingly..
Mr. DENMAN presented a Petition from the Merchants
and Manufacturers of the Town of Nottingham, in favour of
the Colonial Trade Bill ; also a Petition from the Town of
Gainsborough, inthe County of Lincoln, praying for the total
repeal of the Salt Tax. The Petitions were ordered to lie on
the Table, and to be printed.
Mr. CURlVEN'wished to ask the Honourable Gentleman
opposite (Mr. Lushington), when the Bill for the Repeal of a
part of the Salt Duties would be brought before the House ?
He was anxious to know this, that his Majesty's Ministers
might not be taken by surprise, as it was his intention to move
an Instruction to the Committee, that the Salt Tax be entirely
repealed.
Mr. LUSHINGTON could not state the precise time' at
which the Bill would be introduced.' It was now under consi-
deration, and would be brought forward at the earliest possible
moment. •

Mr. CALCRAFT wished to understand at what hour his
Majesty's Ministers might be expected to attend in the House ?
It was now past five o'clock, and not a single Minister was
present. He begged to ask the Honourable Gentleman op-
posite (Mr. Lushington) whether what he (Mr. C.) had heard
was true, that it was the intention of his Majesty's Govern-
ment to give up the whole of the duty on Scotch Salt,?
Mr. LUSHINGTON said he was not aware of any such in-
tention.

Sir J. NEWPORT complained of the delay which had taken
place in bringing forward the Bill for the 'Repeal of the Salt
Duties:

General GASCOYNE said that however desirous he might
be to continue the portion of the tax proposed to be retained
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he would rather vote for
the total repeal of the tax than submit to the inconvenience of
attending protracted discussions on the subject in that House
at so, advanced aperiod of the Session.

Sir R. WILSON rose to put a question to the Right Hon.
Baronet, the Paymaster of the Forces (Sir C. Long), with re-
spect to the sum of 10,0001. which had been left many years
ago by Col. Townley, to be appropriated to •the service of
widows of officers and soldiers. lie wished to know whether
any steps had been taken to carry into effect the intentions of
the testator.

Sir C. LONG said that the sum in question was bequeathed
to the widows'of Ensigns, Lieutenants, and Captains. Some
legal doubts had arisen with regard to the disposition of this
money, upon which the Noble Secretary at War (Lord Pal-
merston) and himself had taken an opinion and as soon as
certain formalities were settled, the will .would be carried into
effect.
RECEIVERS-GENERAL BILL.

The Houk resolved itself into a Committee on the Receivers-
General Bill.

Mr. HUME said that the Committee had recommended a
reduction in the number -of Receivets-Geperal from 67 to 44,
and that 6001. he taken as the maaimum of their salaries.—
He complained that neither of these recommendations had been
adopted in the Bill.
Sir C. LONG wished it to be understood that he had never
considered 6001. an adequate salary for the Receivers-General,