The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-19 00:00:00

SALE OF BREAD BILL.

Mr. WAKLEY said he understood that all Bills
affecting any portion of the trading community should
be introduced by a resolution of a Committee of the
whole House. The Bill for regulating the sale of bread
had not been so introduced, and as it was calculated to
affect in a great degree the baking trade, he wished to
know whether it could now be proceeded with consis-
tently with the rules of the House?
The SPEAKER said as the Bill affected the interests
of a certain portion of the trading community in this
country, and as it had not been introduced by a resolu-
tion of a Committee of the whole House, it could not
be proceeded with.
Mr. SPOONER said, in the absence of the Hon.
Member for Dorchester (Mr.G. Bankes) who had charge
of it, that he would withdraw the Bill for the present.
SUGAR DUTIES.
Lord G. BENTINCK said he apprehended that if the
Government intended to raise the duties which they bad
proposed, they must ask leave of the House to withdraw
the Bill which was now before it, cancel the resolutions
which had been passed, and in fact begin again anew.
Ile apprehended there was no course open to tie Govern-
ment but to abandon the Sugar Duties Bill ; to ask the
House to rescind the resolution, and to begin afresh.—
(Laughter.) The duty previously levied upon Dutch
refined sugar was 31. 35., but the Right Hon. Baronet
had not included this in his schedule. It would now be
IL 4s. Bd. The statements of the Right Hon. Baronet
had sent up the price of foreign sugar 3s. per cwt., and
Dutch refined 2s. per cwt. It was said in the City that
if the Bill passed during the present session it would set
Messrs. De Brede, who had recently become bank•
rupts, upon their legs again—of course at the ex-
mthi
es but,t
nature
akhtei
us
rhtehaoed
ex-
pense of the British refiner, who said it was a
et
di ght t to
stab in the dark. This they had no right to say;
they
hochiascdu ar
the Exchequer said nothing about this point in stating
resolutions.a
t theye must say, that the Chancellor of
brin • ' bringing forward a measure more agreeable to the par-
ties who now complainedof • .
apprehended e nd
begine t idnec en this
mistake
the principle of the present
measure.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the
attention of the Government was directed to the matter,
and when the Bill was in Committee he should state the
intentions of the Government to that House. It was
right that he should state that he intended to alter the
words in the first clause, in order to render its meaning
more clear.

believed
sto t hbey es
oxmacet
tibnat et n ttiboen
dutyof t
ohne
fG.O
roevi egrnn ms
uegnat
r;
Mr. CARDWELL said that much doubt prevailed in
tithewCasit
would be 15s. 9d., whereas it was tho intention of the
Government to charge but 135., giving the foreign re-
finer a great advantage over his British competi-
tor. He did not gather from the Chancellor of the
Exchequer that the differences of opinion upon the sub-
ject was on that foundation. It was most important that
the City should be placed in possession of tho in-
tentions of the Government on
i the subject. It was un-
reasonable to ask the great interests involved to wait
until the Committee.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HUDSON said the City had a right to ask the
intentions of the Government.
.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
there was not the slightest doubt that there was a mis-
take in the beginning of. the first clause. Sugar not
Satur-
irbetfirneeddoeiendthiiostocotube colonies.ntry,o Hertsdependencies, could not be
stated,
on
day, the state of the law upon that subject, and
as he was in communication with competent parties
on the matter, and bad been so for the last two clays, it