The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-12 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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Mr. F. BUXTON presented petitions from Honiton, Mat-
lock, and Haverford \Vest, against Negro Slavery.—Laid on
the table.
Similar petitions were presented from Wigtown and Chester-
-le-street.
Mr. DICKENSON presented a petition from Glastonbury,
relating to the case of Mr. Smith.
Similar petitions were presented from Biggleswade, Angle-
sea, and liars or, Wisbeach, and the Isle of Ely.
Mr. DICKENSON moved for a series of Returns relative
to the receipt and application of the Funds of the various coun-
ties in England and Wales.—Ordered.
Sir 1. COFFIN rose to correct a mis-statement which he
made last night. Sir Thomas Trowbridge was not impressed,
although he crept in at the hawse-holes and got out at the
'cabin windows.
Colonel WODEHOUSE postponed his motion relative to
the Norfolk Assizes to Monday next.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from an individual named
Sadler, in the Edgeware-road, complaining of injury done himby some Magistrates, in refusing to grant a license. The Hon.
Member had told the petitioner that the Court of Law would
be his best resort for a remedy, as he stated one of the Magis-
trates, Mr. Cockerell, had acted in violation of the principle
of the Act of Parliament, and an action had accordingly been
commenced.
Mr. WYNN said, that as the petitioner had .applied to the
proper tribunal, he did not think the House ought 'to entertain
the consideration of the case.
After a few words from the Saucy'. oa-GxxxnAL and Mr.
H TINE, the petition was withdrawn.
The Report of the Milbank Panitentiary Committee was
brought up, and ordered to be printed.
MARINE INSURANCE BILL.
Mr. F. BUXTON moved the bringing up of the Report of
the Marine insurance
Mr ROBERTSON said that as the opponents of the Bill
were absent, he trusted the Honourable 31ember would not
press the, motion now.
Mr. F. BUXTON said that this objection was made last
night, and that it could be made t# any future time, if alloWed,
so that the measure would be lost by delay.
Mr. GRENFELL said, that as this Bill had pissed several
stages without.the attention which its importance deserved, be
should take every opportunity of opposing it, and should there-
fore take the sense of the House upon the present motion. He
called upon Hon. Members to look back at the proceedings of
IMO, 1810, and 1811, when similar attempts were made and re-
ected by the House. The political economists were in the
habit of overlooking many little things that stood in theilnwaiL,
or of paying no attention to them if they saw them.
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present instance they forgot the justice of the case. Inr.t,,hhets
cold-blooded indifference, they would trample on vested ir
and break down Acts of Parliament without a I:L'i°N3.7ct. But
sideration, for the purpose of accomplishing
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vested interests, and he hoped. it /mild pause upon
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Mr. Alderman, WOOD opposed the measure. Re contend';
ed that no charge whatever could be brought against the Coln-
pany at Lloyd's, and that it wOuld be the height of injustice, to,
inflict so great atfinjury upon'that meritorious, body. If his.
Hon. Friend had net divided the House, he should have done
it. Upon a for Mer occasion he had been instrumental to the
counting out of the•liouse. There was a.story about a baliciei
taking the Members out of the House., He believed there was
another balloon. now about to ascend, and he should therefore
be sorry, by dividing the. Manse, to put off a second tinte the
importaitt business which was about to come before them. I.,te
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those who by. their industry acquired less immoderate weal*,
Without desiring to monopolize them. If' they 'succeed they
must crush the under:writers at Lloyd's to the earth, and when
any emergency arrived it would be' found impossible to raise
them up 'again. 'He was sorry that the coirmiercial part of his
Majesty's Government had been gained over to the views of
these parties. Happily, however, for the country, there was
a Watchfulness over proceedings like these 'in another place,
Which he trusted would not allow the Bill to become law, even
if it should pass that House.
The House then diYided—
'For the motion
Against it -
Majority - -
IMPORTATION OF TEA TO THE CANADAS.
Upon our re-admission to the Gallery,
Mr., HUME was opposing the .third reading of the Bill for
permitting. Tea to be imported by the East India Company,
direct from China to Canada. He admitted, that under the
existing Charter, it was not possible to relieve this country
from the monopoly possessed by that body, but he protested-
against extending it to the West India and American Colonies.
He wished the measure to be postponed for that night, and if
that should not be consented to, he should take the sense of the
House upon it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that if
the Bill was what the Hon. Member stated it to be, it should
not have his support. It bad been brought in upon no such
grounds as those of extending the monopoly of the Company.
The facts stood thus. No tea could at present be imported
into Canada 1 ut through this country, and consequently through
the East India Company, as they possessed the exclusive
right of supplying this country. The object of the present
Bill was to relieve the Canadas from this inconvenience, by
allowing the Company to import direct from China to the
Canadian ports. Withont an infringement of the Charter,
which he was persuaded the House would never sanction, no
other subjects of this kingdom would supply the article in ques-
tion, or he would readily have consented to open the market.
Under these circumstances it was necessary that the law should
be so altered as to remedy the grievance complained of by the
Canadas.
Mr. ELLICE trusted that his Hon. Friend would with-
draw his opposition, as it was absolutely necessary that some
regulation should be made for carrying on the trade with Ca-
nada. If the Hon. Member could persuade his friends at the
India House to open that trade next Session, he for one should
then support the repeal of this measure.
Mr. BRIGHT contended that the Bill gave an. additional
advantage to the East India Company, without any equivalent
being returned for it. The Treasury ought to have had a quid
pro quo, and to have treated with the Company as with a foreign
power.
Mr. WYNN read the Act which gives the Company the'
exdusive traffic in tea through all his Majesty's dominions.
The object of the Bill was not to benefit the Company, but for
the benefit of the Colonies. The Hon. Member had said that
the Government ought to have made a bargain with the Com-
pany, but he forgot that there were two parties to a bargain.
If the Bill were postponed until next year, Canada must suffer
by the delay.
Mr. HLTME would not divide the House, but still enter-
tained his objection to the Bill.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
Mr. SCARLETT brought up the Report of the Lancaster
County Courts' Bill. The third reading was fixed for Monday
next.