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London, England, 1834-08-07 00:00:00

CUSTOMS BIbL.

On the motion of Mr. IVTHOMSON, the Order of the
Day for the third reading of the Customs Bill was read, and
the Bill was read a third time.
Mr. CRAWFORD brought up a clause which he said was
to carry into effect the expressed intentions of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, and to render the Bill an advantage to the
lower classes. He contended that as the law stood the price
of tea to the poor had been enhanced, and all the benefit
bnet of
the reduction in duty had gone to the importers.
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there-
fore held that the sooner the law was altered the kettetr ;a and
moved a clause to the effect that the duty on twanay
souchong should in future be 2s. per lb.
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Colonel TORRE
proceeding to argue against the imprac-
ticability was wrong, and that the public would ultimately derive
full benefit from the Act.
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Lord A LT HOR P suggested that that question had nothing
to do with the matter before the House.
without due inquiry by Government ; but if the House felt the
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The clause was then rejected.
Mr. P. THOMSON moved a clause authorising the East
India Company to sell and manage merchant's goods, as they

did before the Act of last session, until the closing of their
commercial transactions.

Mr. CRAWFORD objected to the word " manage," un-
less it should be declared not to give the Company the power
to sell. The clause was merely to make the Court of Direc-
tors warehousemen for the profit of the Government, and he
knew that the Court of Directors were adverse to the clause.
Low as the Court of Directors had fallen by the Act of last
session, they were not quite so reduced into the mere instru-
ments of Government.
Mr. P. THOMSON defended the clause. He was able,
without hesitation, to assert that it was only looked upon as
prejudicial by certain Dock Companies, whose private in-
terests it might affect. By the trade at large, it was highly
approved of, and as it could not upon general grotuttls be ob-
jected to he felt bound to persevere in seeking to have it
introduced into the Bill.

Sir J. REID expressed himself favourable to the intro.
duction of the clause.

Alderman THOMSON opposed. thp introduction of the
clause as unnecessary and inexpedient.
Mr. MARJORIBANKS was understooi to support the
clause.

Mr. HA'WES hoped that the Government would persevere
in introducing the clause into the Bill.
The clause was then added to the Bill by means of a rider.
The Bill was then passed.
ASSESSED TAXES RELIEF BILL.

On the motion of Lord ALTIIORP, the Assessed Taxes
Relief Bill was read a third time.

Sir S. WHALLE Y moved the addition of a clause pro-
viding that every dwelling-house used for the purposes of
trade, the annual value of which should not exceed at rack
rent the sum of 200/., should be exempt from the window tax
imposed by the 48th of George the Third.
Lord ALTHORP opposed the bringing up of the clause.
Considering the s,tate of the farming interest it would be im-
possible to grant such a boon to trade without violating every
principle of justice.

The clause was negatived without a division, and the Bi
passed.

CINQUE PORTS PILOTS' BILL.

Sir T. TROUBRIDGE brought up the Report of the
Committee on the Cinque Ports Pilots' Bill.
In answer to a question from an Hon. Member,
Mr. P. THOMSON said he thought it would be extremely
desirable that a Commission of Inquiry into the dues and fees
paid to pilots should ere long be issued.
The Report was then agreed to.