The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-07 00:00:00

IF'SwICI-1 DOCK BILL.

REASONS POR POSTPONING THE CONSIDERA-
TION OF THE REPORT ON THIS BILL UNTIL
FRIDAY THE 14th IN-,TANT.

; This :--
is a Bill to authorise certain Commissioners, appointed
by rirpre of an Act passed in the first sear of the reign of her
strueting a Wet Deck there, to raise the sum of 20,000/., in ad-
present Majesty, for improving the port of Ipswich, and con-
dition to the sum of 70,1kini.authotised tobe raised by that Act.
Both the above sums are to be raised and secured by dock
dues to be collected from shipping using the port of Iposich,
i to that schedule, all British vessels not belonging to
whir?i due: are regulates! by a ecitedule to the Act ; but, ac-
coriing
Ipswich are to pay half as much more, and all foreign vessels
doub.le the amount paid by Ipswich vessels. With regard to
foreign vessels, however, the Lords of tbe Treasuiy have the
power of reducing the rates.
The preferencei thus given to Ipswich vessels over other Bri-
tish vessels s so completely at variance with sound policy and
every principle of justice, that it could only have been suffered
to pass from the attention of Parliament not having been called
to it. In other putts, Ipswich vessels are charged no higher
&sires than those belonging to those ports, and cons'quently,
by the itet now referred to, Ipswich vessels have an undue ad-
vantage over all others.
'I he lojUstiste of this being generally acknowledged, and
hardly &mutable, it was intentled to crave of the Committee
to whomthe Bill was referred, to introduce a clause, repealing
so much of the Act lot Victoria, as made a distinction in the
amount of duty between Ipswich and other British vessels;
and it being found that the Standing Orders of the House of
Commons prevented a clause of this nature from being intro.
duced, applieation was made to the Committee to adjourn until
the proper notices had beers given, but the application was re-
jected, and the
If the principle is eveed.eil, that it is utijeot to rare money
impost upon British vessels belonging Committee raputp4 the Bill without alteration.'
for. the construction of the ipswieh Dock, by laying ,a travior
ought. not to pass an Act entJtori'ir!g
to other ports than non
those of the town of Ispwich, which will be most materially
henefitted by the di.ei;; }t follows of course, that Parliament
further money to be
raised by the same objectionable meant l
injustice, no other eogmg $ and #0 ;!1,7 proMoters
of the Bill have refused their concurrence in the Pali our
grated. for enabling the parties aggrieved by the impost to coma
!,a.ily
.before the Cpromittpa with a clause for remedying the
poise tl.te consideration of. Is lilan for the house to post-
tgt ppoli, Oaf 4g, Alit sole
be re.
CO oinadted when the necessary form has been g4Fie tliroui,,li fir
dues may have been regulated,
enabling the question to he brought before the Committee.
without LIN
Shoind it he contended, that however improperly these duck
thoy cannot now be altered
urn the security of Nos; i the answer is obvious and satisfac-
tory--the whole menev has seen raised, and for payment of the.
'tieP to those persons who have advaneed money
interest of it, and for the rest of the annual outlay, authcfrispq
by the Act, the Commissioners do not levy more than a moiety
of the dues specified in the. schedule. Let then the slues be
eValiZed) and if the present assessment should not be sufficient,