The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-19 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Veneris, 160 die Mali, 1823.
COMPAWIES—Gas Light and Coke, and Imperial Gas Light
—Further time granted for making the Reports, till June 2.
BRIDGES--Southwark, Stirling, and London (Petition of
Owners of Ships registered in the Port of Newcastle, against)
Further time granted for making the Reports. Limerick—
Bill reported ; to be ingrossed.
--Gas ',twin—Liverpool—Lords Amendments agreed to.
Stamford, and Bristol Oil—Bills reported ; to he ingrossed.
York, and Dublin (No. 2.)—Bills read a third time, and
passed.-
',elm atm—Liverpool—Bill reported; to be ingrossed.
.!.COUNTY • TREASURERS (Ireland) 131 LL—House informed,
that it appears by a
.Copy of the Bill, at; printed by Order
.of the House of Lords, that a Clause has been inserted in
the ingrossed Bill by mistake, which Clause had been dis-
agreed to by this House on the Report of the said Bill:
Entry in Votes (2d May), respecting the proceedings on the
said Bill, read :
Entry in Journal (6th March, 1797), of the Proceedings
of the House on the Promissory Notes Bill, read ;
Message to the Lords, requesting their Lordships to ex-
putsge the said Clause. •
.PoLe:—Oreenwich—Bills read a third time, and passed.
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MPROVEMENT—Worcester—Bill read a third time, and
.pissed. Bermondsey—Further time granted.
Roarts—Bermondsey, and Castleton—Bills reported, to be
ingrossed. Stirling—Further time granted.
NATURALIZATION—Tinnes 1 Bills read a 2d time,
COM m wrATIoN OF TITHES (Ireland) & committed.
I sieLostl ItEs—Beam Heath (Chester)—Bill reported; tti be
ingrossed. Thanes and Sydenham (Oxford)—Lords amend-
ments arced to.
DUBLIN TAXATION COMMITTEE—Report brought up, and
to he printed.
.ESTATES--Unett's, and Lord Viicount Gage's.—Bills read a
first time.
SLAV ERlC—Several Petitions for the abolition thereof.
Coat. Durins—Petition from Westbouene and Singleton
(Sussex), against the Duties on Coals carried coastwise.
LIMERICK GOVERNMENT AND TAXATlON—Petition of
Corporation of Limerick, against ; referred to the Committee
on the Bill.
LONDON SEWERS—Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers
of the Poor of Clerkenwell, against, referred to the Com-
mittee on the Bill.
LINEN YARN—Petition from Limerick, for an additional duty
on the importation of Foreign Linen Yarn ; to lie on the
table.
REGISTRY OF' VESSELS 1 Bills, as amended, to be
TITHES COMPOSITION (Ireland)) printed.
LINEN MANUFACTURE (Scotland) 1. Bills considered in Corn-
MASTERS AND APPRENTICES
.1 mittee.
SILK MANUFACTURE LSecond Reading of the Bills
GREAT SESSIONS IN WALES J deferred.
BEER RETAIL TRADE—BiII presented, read a first time, to
be read a second time on Friday, and to be. printed.
MESSAGE FROM TIIE LORDS--That they have agreed to
Militia Reduction (Ireland) Bill—Hinckley and Lutterwortli,
_Market Ilarboroughe Martock, Rugby, Sparrows Herne and
Walton, and Staplecross Roads Bills—and to Maidstone Gas
Light Bill—without amendment ; anti to Kirkby-in-Kendal
(Westmorland) Inclosure Bill, and Charitable Loan Societies
(Ireland) Bill, with amendments.
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, " An Act for
effecting an exchange between the Right Hon. Henry Hall,
Viscount Gage, and the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral
Church of the Holy Trinity of Chichester, of Estates in the
County of Sussex."
'LINEN Maxn Fat: URE ( Ireland) Petition of Nobility,
Gentry, and Inhabitants of the Kang's County, for the en.
couragernent thereof.
INSURRECTIONS "to continue, for a time to
be limited, an Act made in thelast Session of Parliament,
for suppressing Insurrections, and preventing disturbances
.of the Public Peace, in Ireland," presented, and read a first
time, to be read a second time on Thursday next.
'BIDES AND &cm—Bill presented, read a first time, to be
read a second time on Tuesday, May 27.
JOINT TENANCY (Ireland) BlLL—Further consideration of
Report deferred till Wedneday next.
• ext utter( RATES (Ireland) BlLL—Committee deferred till
Wednesday next.
SHER writ' Conan (Scotland)—Bill to be read a third time
on Wednesday next.
NEWFOUNDLAND,—Address for " Returns of the total
amount of the Income of the Governor of Newfoundland, in
tech year for the last ten years; distinguishing the amount re.
• ceived from the British Government in Pay and Allowances,
and the amount of Allowances and Fees of every kind received
in the Island in each year.
Of the amount of Government Rents in Newfoundland, and
• the Fines paid on renewal of leases, for the last ten years ;
-stating the amount under each head In each year, and the par-
ticulars of each lease renewed in. the year 1822 ; stating whe.
tiler or not the former leases had expired; if not; how long each
of them had to run, the rents reserved by the former and pre-
sent leases, the amount of the fine upon each renewal, and the
fee paid for each lease.
"Of the amount received as Customs in the Island of New-
ibundland, in the last ten years; distinguishing the amount
and rate of Duty on each article in each year, and how the
same have been applied: An 'Account of the total expences of
the Customs Establishment in each year for the last ten years ;
stating the mimes of each officer, and the amount of the salary of
each in each year; also, an Accountof the amount of fees which
each officer received in each year during the same period, in
}addition to the salaries paid by Government.
":Copy of the:Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of the
`Governor of Newfoundland, in each year for the last ten years;
stating the amount received ; distinguishing each branch, and i
the manner in which the sauna was applied.
" A similar Accatints for, the :Sheriff; for the same time;
stating particularly ita Writs which have been paid for at the
time of issuing, and all Writs Which were not paid for at the
time they were issued, but have been paid when Judgments
have been recoveipd.
Of the total amount of all Fees,. Fines, Penalties, and For-
feitures, imposed, paid, or levied, in any Surrogate Court, or
in any Court of Session, or before any one or more Justices of
the Peace,. in the bland of Newfoundland, which have been
paid into the Supreme Court of the Island in 'each year, since
the passing of, and agreeable to, the-49th (leo. 3, c. 27, 8.4 6;
*attire' the amount paid into the Supreme Court by each She-
riff; Deputy Sheriff, Surrogate, or Justice, in each year; and
an Account of all sums received by Justices of the Peace for
licences to retail spirituous liquors, kt the several districts ; and
an Account of all sums received for Duties or Fees upon Pro.
bates of Wills, and Letters of Administration, and how the
•same are applied.
" Of' the total amount of the Droits of Admiralty received in
Newfoundland for the last twenty years ; distinguishing the
produce of each, and from what, at what dates, and by whom,
the said Droits were received, asd for what purposes applied.
" Of the amount of alimonies received for the use of Green-
wich Hospital from the I?ishermen ; distinguishing, ifpossible,
those fishing in open boats, on the Coast of Newfoundland, for
the last ten years ; stating the gross amount collected, the
poundage paid fin. collection, the names of the collector and
his deputies, and.the net amount paid into Greenwich Hos-
pital-in each year.
" Of the distribution of the sum given by his Majesty for
the sufferers at John's, Newfoundland, by the fire of February,
.1816 ; stating the names of the parties, and the amount paid
to each, and in what currency.
" Of the names of all public others, Civil and Military, in
the Island of Newfoundland, the description of the office, the
amount of salaries, allowances, and fees received by each, whe.
titer paid by Great Britain or by tile Island, and whether the
duty is performed in person or executed isy deputy, with the
names of all such deputies.
" Of the number and rate of British ships of war on the
station of Newfoundland in the last *milliner, and the number
and rate of ships of war now on the station.
" Of the number of Naval Officers of each rank who have
been invalided on the Newfoundland station in each year since
the Peace, the number of officers of each rank iromoted on
that station in the same period, and the names and length of
services of those promoted.
" Copy of the hieport or Memorial to the Right Hon. the
Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated in December, 1822,
from the Committee appointed by the inhabitants of St. John's
-in Newfoundland, at a public meeting held there on the 10th
of August, 1822.
" Copy of the Appointment of Mr. Tucker, to the office of
Chief Justice of Nee foundland, and a statuient of his standing
as a Barrister at the date thereof."
CUSTOM DUTIES ACT.
CUSTOMS DUTIES ACT [59 Geo. 3, c.. 52)—Tile following
Resolutions reported and agreed; and Bill ordered to be
brought in :-
1. " That the several Duties of Customs payable to his Ma-
jesty, his heirs and successors, under or by virtue of an Act
nitule in the 59th year of his late Majesty, and the Tables (A)
and (8) to the said Act annexed, upon the importation into
Great Britain of any of the articles hereafter enumerated in
Tables marked (A) and (B), and the respective Drawbacks
allowed upon the exportation from Great Britain of the said
articles; and also, the Duties on the exportation fivin Great
Britain of Coals and Cinders, and Clain, of tile produce or ma-
nttfacture of Great Britain, payable under the Table marked