The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-28 00:00:00

MALT TAX.

The Duke of RTJTLANDpreaented a petition from
persons in Lancashire, praying for the repeal of the
malt tax.

Lord BROUGHAM assured the Noble Duke that he
was opposed to all taxes, and to the malt tax also. But
he could not consent to that tax being repealed till it
could be seen how they could do without it.
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The Duke of RICHMOND differed from the Learned
and Noble Lord. The tax in question was felt as a
great burden, the removal of which was become more
necessary from certain late changes in the law. The
sugar duties, too, had been reduced, so as to bring that
article into competition with malt ; and as malt itself
could now be got elsewhere, the duty was become a
severe burden. He hoped his Noble Friend would ere
long bring in a measure for the repeal of this duty.
Lord PORTMAN rose to call attention to the papers
laid before this House relating to the fire at St. John's,
Newfoundland ; and to move an humble address to her
Majesty. He said this matter had been brought
before his attention first of all by the clergy-
men of the West of England. They found that
the principal part of the fund had been devoted to objects
to which it was positively prohibited from being devoted.
He would now direct their attention to the documents and
papers which had been laid upon their Lordships' table.
Letters were before the House which would show the
House the extent of the calamity to which he referred.
Considerable collections had been made for the relief of
the sufferers. Petitions had also been presented to the
Queen, praying that a collection might be made for the
sufferers. The Noble Lord then proceeded to refer to
several documents, bearing upon the case, at a consider-
able length.
The Bishop of LONDON rose, and was
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Captain BURKE was introduced by Lord M. Hill and
Admiral Dundas, and took the oaths and his seat for the
county of Galway, in the room of T. B. Martin, Esq.,
deceased.

SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed
Townshend Peerage.
Windsor Castle and Town Approaches Improvement,
and Removal of Datchet Bridge.
REPORTS.
The following reports were brought up and agreed
to :

Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Rail-
way, No. 1 (Smethwick Deviation).
Birmingham, 'Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley Rail.
way, No. 2 (Branches).
Bristol and South Wales Junction Railway and Ansi
Ferry.
Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham and Leicester Rail.
way.
Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Junction
Railway.
Dundee and Newtyle Railway.
Dundee and Perth Railway (Alteration and Extension,
and Inchture, Polgavie, and Inchmichael Branches),
Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge, Royston, and
Ware Line, &c.)
Eastern Counties Railway (Enlargement of London and
Stratford Stations and Amendment of Acts).
East Lothian Central Railway.
Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway (Deviation and
Amendment).
Great Northern Railway (Branch to Horncastle and at
Brayford Mere, Lincoln)
Great Northern Railway (Deviations between London
and Grantham).
Lancashit e, Cheshire, and North Wales Drainage and
Inclosure Company's Incorporation.
Liverpool Gas.
London and North-Western Railway (Purchase of the
Earl of Ellesmere's interest in the Manchester South
Junction and Altrincham Railway).
London and North-Western Railway (Newport Pagnali,
Olney, and Wellingborough Branch).
London and North- Western Railway (Portobello and
Wolverhampton Branch, &c.)
London and North-Western Railway (Atherston and
Whitacre Branch).
London and North-Western Railway (Coventry and
Nuneaton Branches).
Northampton and Banbury Railway.
Parkgate and Chester and Birkenhead Junction Railway.
Royston and Hitchin Railway (Sale or Lease).
Royston and Hitchin Railway (Extension from Royston
to Cambridge).
Scottish Midland Junction Railway (Amendment and
Branch to Laurencekirk).
Shropshire Union Railways and Canal (Lease to the
London and North Western Railway Company).
The reports on the following Bills were further con-
sidered and agreed to :
Aberdeen Harbour.
Caledonian Railway (Branches to Canonbie, &c.)
Dublin and Belfast Junction and Navan Branch Railway.
Dublin and Drogheda Railway (Purchase of Navan

Branch, &c.)
Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway.
Eastern Counties Railway Extension (Cambridge to
Bedford, &c.)
Eastern Counties Railway (Maldon, Witham, and Brain-
tree Railway Purchase).
East Lincolnshire Railway (Louth Navigation Pur-
chasm).
East Lincolnshire Railway (Deviation at Boston, and
Branch to Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction
Railway at Grimsby).
Glasgow and Shotts Road,