The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-13 00:00:00

ASSESSED TAXES.

Sir -THOMAS LETHBRIDGE presented a petition from
Sornersetshire, praying for the repeal of nil the Assesed Taxes.
—The Petitioners expressed their bitter disappointment a:: the
Resolutions proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer ;
and hoped that he would still find it was not absolutely 'neces-
sary for him to persist in them.—the petition was ordered to
lie oil the table.

LAW STAMP DUTIES.
Lord A. HAMILTON put a question to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, hut in so low a tone of voice that its pur-
port could only be gathered from the Right Hon. Gentle-
man's reply.
The CHANCE:M..OR of the EXCHEQUER said, that his
plan was an extremely simple one. Ile proposed to repeal the
starrin.dutics on law proceedings in the Courts of England,
Scotland, and inland. These were all contained in the schedule
to the Consolidated Stamp Duties Acts. He intended to.sub-
tO a Committee of the Rouse a resolution that these duties

s!loulci ceaFe otter a rertnin reriod. and lie FL•ouid take ca•re to
be diet, prorided with a rroiwr sehecittli..
SILK 1)17I'IES.

Sir THOMAS LE TIT I;4IDGE presented a petition from
Somersetshire, against the repeal ofibe Silk Duties, but ex-
pressed a hope thst the potitioners would he satisfied with the
proposed regulations. lie 'wished to know from the •Chanc'el-
Int of the Exchequer. irhether any and what towns had been
fixed upon, as the places at which the 'officers of the Revenue
would adjust. the allowances to be made. for the stocks in hand.
The CHANCEL:4/R of_the EXCHEQUER said, that
proper officers would be appointed at all the sea-ports, and all
the towns generally understood to be connected with the Silk
Trade ; but that no inconvenience should- be suffered by any
particular town, if it could fairly come within such a de-
scription.
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ELLICE begged to know whether, with regard to the
proposed allowance, silk in a dying state would be cor.aidered
as raw or manufactured.

The CHA NCEI,I,OII. of the EXCHEQUER said it would
be cnn•idered as manufactured.

The petition wai, oiAercd to lie on the table.
COAL DUTY.

Mr. WODEHOUSE presented three petitions from Nor-
folk, against the Duty on Coals.—Ordered to lie on the table.

NEGRO SLAVERY.

Sir J. NEWPOIa • presented a petition on a subject, upon
which, he believed, there was no difference of opinion—it wak
for the Abolition of Negro Slavery, but admitted that such an
abolition should he gradtthl. He concurred in opinion with the
petitioners, and thought the subject should be approached with
caution and delicacy.
The petition, which was from Waterford, was ordered to be
printed.'
Mr. HUM E gave notice the, on Monday, he should move
for a Return sheaving the Income of the Stock Purse of the
Guards. _ _ _

COMBINATION LAWS.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from NO Shoemakers of
London against the Combination Laws. Referred to the Com-
mittee of Artisans ; as was a similar petition presented by
umE from Southwark ; one presented by Mr. Nr.w.
MAN from Exeter ;.anA another by Sir IL WILSON from the
City of London.
1- EXCISE LICENSES.

Mr. DENISONp- resented a petition from several Victual-
lers of Surrey against the Excise License Duty.—Ordered to
lie on the table.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from Bong'lton, in
Yorkshire, at the House and Window Tax.—Ordered to
lie on the table.
GAME LAWS.
11tr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from Huddersfield
against the Game Laws.—Ordered to he printed.
LINEN BOUNTIES.
The LORD ADVOCATE presented a petition from St.
Andrew's against the Repeal of the Bounty of Linen.—Ordered
to on the table. .

Colonel TREKCII said he had a motion to submit to the
House respecting the Linen Bounties—a motion which he
should make principally to call the serious attention of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to the subject. lie admitted
that these bounties proceeded from a vicious principle, and
could not be maintained ; but, as they were now esta-
blished, he thought the repeal of them should be gradual.
Indeed he was convinced that a sudden repeal would be very
dangerous to the linen trade. He would submit to the Chan-
calor of the Exchequer, whether the declaring that they
would be repealed in two years would not be a wise course,
end fixing on the medium between the mischievous retaining
of .hose bounties, and the dangerous repeal of them too sud-
denly. The Hon. Member then moved for a Return of the
quantity of Linen brought to the different markets of the pro-
vh:ce of Ulster and Connaught, iri Ireland, for the last ten years,
with the price per yard.
.11r. 13IW1VN LOW thought that considerable advantage
would accrue to Ireland if the Chancellor of the Exchequer
would postpone his intentions upon this subject.
Mt. MA BE I4Y said he was convinced there never was a
measure came into that House so little considered as that of
taking off the whole of those bounties. The consequence
would he, that a vast population both in Ireland and Scotland
would be immediately thrown out of employment. He had
same Petitions to present on the subject, and should therefore
'say nothing more at present.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the
proper time for a discussion of this nature was upon the com.
mittal of the Bill, which, however, was not yet brought into the
House. He could say nothing upon the subject at present, and
thought it very hard that measures not yet before the Ito .u,e
should he thus discussed and forestalled in detail.
The motion was then agreed to, and the Return ordered.
Another Return was ordered on the motion of Col. TRENCH,
stating the number of Convictions under the Insurrection Act
in Irelr.nd.

IRISH BANKERS, &c.
Sir 11. PARNELL presented a Petition from certain Mer-
chants, Bankers, and others of Ireland, for the extension of
the Bankrupt haws to Bankers in Ireland.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER admitted
that the subject matter of the Petition was worthy of consi-
deration.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT supported the prayer of the Peti-
tion. It was a great hardship that under the present Banker's
Act a banker could not leave a legacy to his daughter if he
wished to do so.

Mr. If USKISSON presented R Petition from Liverpool,
praying for an amendment in the Insolvent Debtors' Act.
Mr. MONCK presented a Petition from the Shoemakers of
Resfling againet the Combination Laws.
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Mr. geci:etary PEEL presented a Petition from the Cotton-
Spinners of Tieltast for a reduction of the Duty on Coals.
Mr. CAVENDISH presented a Petition from Derby in fa-
vour of the Abolition of Slavery.
Mr. 11. G. BENNET presented a Petition from Brighton
against the Combination Laws.

—Mr. ABE BCR OM BY presented a Petition from the 31 eyor
and Town Council of Iladdington, N. 8., praying fur a revi-
stun of the laws relating to Salmon Fishery.
These Petitions were severally reatl, and ordered to lie on
the table.