The Sun.
London, England, 1809-05-04 00:00:00

HOUSE O COMMON,F.

‘IFSDNESVAY, . MAY 3.
Mr. pose presented. an account of the expert&
:tore of the British Museum for. the year lain, and
an estimate of the probable expenditure of that Esta.
iblishineut fur the year 1809. Ordered to lie on the
table.
A Metsage from the Lords stated, that theirl..eraf
ships had agre.Ato the British Ships. Bill.
Mr. Wxlit),ipe notice,: that ho ShotOdoti to-
m
orrow se'imiele wove, for the EreCtion of a Moe
advent to Captain .i-lardinge,. late of the, St.
Fiorenzo. •
The :Letts A n Voejere of Scfor LAN n brought ,up
the Scotch Militia Families Hilt, which was tread a
Arst time. •
Sir F. no aDETT inquired when .it was likely that
the Gerdon.Papers would; be printed and ready for
delivery
The SraAKER fold be lia4 already received his
copy, and he believed they would be' delivered to
the Memberxthis night.
• 'CpI.ON.E.I. CHARMILY,V.
Mr....WfirrattEAD moved .for •an eccount of the
expence of laising the ,Regiment of Colonel Char.
milly, and also for; the terms on which it WAS to be
raised.—Ordered.
STAMP O.F tfiCt.
Mr. \VcifraesS referring to the accounts laid be.'
fore the House of the incidental', expences of the
Stamp, office departments in England and Scotland,
particularly pointed out some items in the accounts
ter England, eibich he, thought required investiga-
tion. There were a number of. trifling articles paid
by the Commissioners of their own authority,' which
he thought required investigation, such as seryapts'
vages to the housekeeper, and ether sniall sums
afnotinting to between .atiol. and 4001.' There was
also a considerable sum ofupwards of 27001. yearly,
charged' as allowances to stompers for extra hours, et
qd. per hour. Ile understood that all the servants
of the office were paid for their time. If the selaries
were too.atnall they ought to be increased: The
only, and surely the must economical way to have
good servants, was to giver them adequate and liberal
salaries. He obierved also, a Mini of 501. to the
warehouse-keeper kir an increase of duty. All these
sums he conceived should be made by public grant,
:Ind not at the discretion of the Commissioners. In
Scotland the items granted in this way were even to
a greater amount, and there was one item which ap-
peared to him to be particularly objectionable. This
was a sum for premiums for procuring good bills for
remitting the Stamp Duties. froth Scotland to Eng,
land. He concluded by moving for an account of
the mode of managing, and charges for managing
the Stamp polies in Scotland ior the last two years,
diitiaguishing each particular charge. Also for the
authority under which the different extra and inci-
dental expellees were paid in England and Scotland.
And also for an account of the remittals for procur-
ing goad bills for remitting the Stamp Duties in Scot»
land to this Country.
Mr. Hufat issue agreed that the premiums for
procuring good bills tar the purpose of,trateenitting
the Duties from Scotland to England, were au uu,
necessary expeocc. It arose from this circumstance,
that the bills sent were at ten instead of forty, or
fifty days. it was not 11CC,:SS3ry, however, that the
bills should be at ten ddys date, and in futurethis
expence :would be avoided. To explain that,- till
now, the existence of this mode of cofiduttirig 'the
business Was unknown, he should mote for a letter
from G. Harrison, Esq. on that subjeCt.
Mr. WttiTeßE.Ao'B motions, aid the additional
motion of Mr. Elustussole, were theft put and
agreed to..