The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, 'WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1840

' Mr. BAINBRIDGE moved for the following re-
turns : " Account of the total gallons of proof spirits
distilled in England, Scotland, and Ireland respect-
ively ; distinguishing the quantities produced from malt,
and from a mixture of malt and unmalted grain, or
from any other ingredient ; showing also the total
quantity of each sort in the United Kingdom,
for the year ending the sth day of January, 1840.
Account of the number of gallons of proof spirits (dis-
tinguishing the sorts) on which duty was paid for home
consumption in each of the three kingdoms, with the
rate per gallon, and amount of such duty ; also the total
of gallons and duty in the United Kingdom, for the
year ending the sth day of January, 1840. Account
showing, under separate heads, the number of gallons of
proof spirits (distinguishing the materials from which
made) imported into each kingdom from each of the
others respectively, and including, in the cases of Eng-
land and Scotland, those conveyed either by land or
sea ; stating also the rate of duty per gallon, and the
total amount thereof in each case, and what portion
of such duty was paid on removal of the spirits from
bond, and what after the arrival at the place of des-
tination, for the year ending, Jan. 5, 1840. Account of
the total number of gallons of proof spirits permitted out
distillers' stocks in England, and the total number of
gallons proof of British brandy and spirits of wine per-
mitted out from rectifiers' stocks in England, for the year
ending the sth day of January, 1840 , also the stocks
remaining in the hands of English distillers on the sth
day of January, 1840. Account of the total number
of proof gallons of rum, brandy, Geneva, and all other
spirits, that paid duty in each kingdom, from the sth
day of January, 1839, to the sth day of January, 1840 ;
rate of duty per gallon, and amount thereof ; total
number of gallons of each kind, and total duty thereon ;
total number of gallons of all kinds, and total duty
thereon, for the United Kingdom ; showing the total
number of proof gallons of all kinds that paid duty,
and total amount thereof, in each kingdom ; and total
number of gallons, and total duty thereon, in the whole
of the United Kingdom, from the sth day of January,
1839, to the sth day of January, 1840.
'RISII MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BILL.

Upon the motion that the Report be brought up,

Lard MORPETH intimated that some amendments
would be rmide, and the House went into Committee.
Colonel PERCEVAL moved, in clause 101, the
omission of the words " other than such as shall usually
have been appointed," in order to restrict the creation of
officers, and the amount of salaries to be paid in boroughs.
The effect of the motion he proposed would be that of a
check on the newly-appointed town councils. He did
not wish to prevent the officers receiving a liberal salary,
hut he wished to prevent the extravagant expenditure
of public money.
Lord MORPETH was not able to accede to the
motion of the Hon. Gentleman. It sought to restrict
the new Corporation in what the old Corporation was
not restricted, and thereby implied a suspicion of them
to which ho would not make himself a party. He thought
it was as unnecessary as it would be offensive.
Mr. GOULBURN supported the motion.
Colonel PERCEVAL did not wish to imply any
suspicio❑ of the town councils. He must still press his
motion.

Mr. PIGOT opposed the motion ; the effect of it
would be to prevent the corporat;on re-appointing any
officer under the Act, and no honourable man would AC..
ceptoffice under such restrictions.

The motion was then negatived.
Mr. O'CONNELL then moved the insertion of cer-
taini clauses. The first of these clauses was as fol-
lows :—" That any person who will be in any office of
profit at the time of the passing of the Act, and who
might be subject to removal from office under the
provisions thereof, should have the power to resign
whenever he should please.
Colonel VERNER supported the clause.
Colonel PERCEVAL also spoke in favour of the
clause.

Lord J. RUSSELL should have no objection to the
clause, were it not that it might lead to bargains and
to jobbing in the way of compensations.
The clause was then put to the House, and rejected.
Mr. O'CONNELL then proposed the following
clause :—" That it shall be lawful for the Town-Coun-

cil of the Corporation of Dublin to grant compensation
to each of the present four junior Alderman of the city
of Dublin one-fourth of the amount of the average pro-
fits received as Judge or President of the Court of Con-
science in Dublin, by each person who, for the five
years ending the 29th day of September, in the year
1838, served the office of Lord Mayor of the said city,
or by his deputy ; and each such junior Alderman shall
verify on oath to such Town Council a statement of
such profits in lieu of the statement hereinbefore re-

quired to be made of the amount received by the per-
son claiming compensation, or his predecessors."
Colonel VERNER supported the clause.
Colonel PERCEVAL also supported the clause.
Mr. PIGOT said he should agree to the clause, if
it were accompanied with the following amendments :
First, " That sums should be granted, not exceeding
one-fourth, as to such town councillors or the Lords of
the Treasury, in appeal, may seem just ;" and next,
" That is case such junior aldermen should have ac-
quired a title to any sum or benefit since the month of
August 1839, such sum should be taken into account
in fixing the amount of their compensation."
Mr. O'CONNELL objected to the amendments.
After a few words from Colonel VERNER and
Colonel PERCEVAL,
Mr. HUTTON said that the amendment did not
correct the fault of the original clause ; and, if he stood
alone, he would divide the House upon it.
The question was then put upon the amendment, and
the House divided.
The numbers were—
For the clause, as amended
Against it
Majority —2o
Mr. BLAKE then moved that the proviso at the
end of the 106th clause respecting the pilot of Galway
be omitted.

Mr. PIG OT consented to an alteration, making the
clause only to protect the pilot from being prejudiced
by the Bill.
Mr. BLAKE could not conceive of any honest
motive for retaining the clause.

Lord INIORPETH said^ it should be considered
The clause then passed.

Lord J. RUSSELL hoped the Bill might now be
reported, in order to be reprinted, which was accord-
ingly agreed to, and fixed for a third reading on Monday.
The Report on Supply was brought up.
The House adjourned at Half-past Ten.