The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-16 00:00:00

SILK TRADE,

Mr. Alderman WAITEIMAN moved, pursuant to no-
tice, for an account of II iw and Thrown Silk imported,
and of Drawbacks on Silk Goods imported ; also, an ac-
count of silk goods, gloves, shoes, and millinery, imported ;
and a similar account of other goofs imported o❑ reduced
duties, in the year ending the sth January, 1832. He
said that it had been objected to a part of the motion, that
it would be improper to expose the private affairs of indi-
viduals. But that was an objection of no weight, as he
had in hie pocket the names of all the persons who im-
p rted those goods, and an account of the quantities im-
ported by them.
Mr. RICE said that there were no documents on which
the Returns could be made.

Mr. GOULBITRN concurred in the objection.
Mr. DIXON said that the Scottish traders bad been
calumniated. They were in no respect afraid to have
their names published.

Mr. ROBINSON supported the motion, and contended
that the name of every importer could be found in the
Custom-house list, published every tw•o or three days.
Mr. WARBURTON thought that the Custom-house

lists did not give the iniiirmation required.
Mr. Aldetman WAITHMAN said that he had the do-
cuments in his hand, which was a practical reply to the
Right Hon. Gentleman who spoke last. That was the
Custom-house list, and it appeared that in the period of a
year no more than 6,0001. woith had been imported in
the name of the brokers. He believed that smuggling
was carried on with the Continent to a great extent. ft
was considered fair game—(A laugh)—and even the Vice
President of the Board of Trade had applauded his cunsti
tuents at Dover, for the spirit with which they carried on
the trade—(A laugh)—and that sentiment was loudly
cheered.
Mr. P. THOMSON denied that he had received the
applause of his constituents on the grounds stated by the
Hon. Alderman.—(A laugh )
Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN said that he had read the
statement in the newspapers.
The Returns were then ordered, with the exception of
these which related to the private affairs of individuals.
CLERKS OF THE ROADS.

Mr. HUME moved for returns respecting the clerks of
the rinds in Ireland. He said that those pers.ms being
concerned in the sale of newspapers was most unfair, and
ought not to be permitted. At the same time, the subject
could not be understood without other returns besides
those which had already been laid on the table.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. HEME postponed to a future day his motion rela-
tive to the fees received at Gibraltar.
FEES OF PARLIASIENT.

On the motion of Mr. Hums, returns were ordered of
the salaries and emolunients of the officers of both Houses
of Parliament.

SUGAR DUTIES.

On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
the Bill was read a second time, with the understanding
that the discussion should be taken in the Committee on
Tuesday nest.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at a Quarter before Two o'clock.

LIST OF TEI
OF Timay. ONE, who voce,

MINORIT Y

OUIRY into the MANC
Blake, Sir F.—Berwick
Bouverie, D. P.—New Sarum
Blackney W.—Co. of Carlow
J Bodkin, J. J.—Galway

I with Mr. HUNT tor an IN-
:II LSTER MASSACRE.
MeNamara, W. N.—Clare Co.
Moreton, H.—Gloucestershire
Musgrave, Sir R.—Waterford Co,
Milton, Visc.—Nortliamptonstr
O'Connell, M. D.—Co. of Clare
Paget, T.—Leicestershire
Phillips, C. M.—Leicestershlre
Strickland, G.—Yorkshire
'Tomes, J.—Warwick
Vincent, Sir F.—St. Alban'i
Vernon G. J.—Derbyshire
J Wllks, .—Boston
Warburton, H.—Bridport
Walker, C. A.—Wexford

Dundag, T.—York
buncombe, T. S.—Hertford
Doyle' Sir J. M.—Carlow Co.
Ellis, W.—Leicester
Etvart, NV,—Liverpool
Gillon, W. D.—Selkirk, &c.
Harvey, D. W.—Colchester
Hodges, T. L.—Kent
Hoskins, K.—Herefordshire
James, W.—Carlisle

Johnston, J.—Dunfermlin, &e.
Lushington, Dr.—llchester
Lambert, J. S.—Galway Co.
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flume, Joseph—Middle,ex
Hunt, Henry—Preston
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AN EXCISEMAN PUZZLED.—At the Bil-
lericay Sessions, last week, Mr. Win. Rolph, of Billericay, ap-
peared to answer an information laid by the Board of Excise,
for having an excess in his stock of four and a half gallons of
rum. The supervisor (by some vulgarly called Dipstick) put
his magic wand upon the unfortunate rum on the ...kith of De-
cember ; but, in attacking the rum, he appeared to have put
his rod in at the wrong bong, for his information was evidently
below procif. " What was the stock previous to the .'Bth ?"
asked the Bench.—" Couldn't recollect." " Where was the
exciseman ?"—" Gone out." " Where were the books ?"—Con-
fusion I—like Toe Miller's fire—they were " gone out too." And
sure enough the last flicker of Mr. Dipstick's information went
out after them ; for the wench, after censuring him for bringing
a charge against Mr. Rolph, by which both he and his men
were dragged from their business, and then allowing the officer
to absent himself, said they dismissed the case for want of
evidence, and defendant was acquitted.—Riser Herald.

, THE SQUARES OF LONDON.—The few
squares that existed in London antecedent to 1770 were ra-
ther sheepwalks, paddocks, and kitchen gardens, than any
thing else. Grosvenor-square, in particular, fenced round
with a rude wooden railing, which was interrupted by lumpish
brick piers at intervals of every half-dozen yards, partook
more of the character of a pond than a parterre ; and as for
Hanover-square, it had very much the air of a sorry cow-yard,
where blackguards were to be seen assembled daily, playing
at hustle-cap up to their ancles in mire. Cavendish-square
was then, for the first time, dignified with a statue in the
modern uniform of the Guards, mounted on a charger a
la antique, richly gilt and burnished ; and Red Lion.
square, elegantly so called from the sign of an alehouse
at the corner, presented the anomalous appendages of two
ill-constructed watch-houses at either end, with an un.
gainly naked obelisk in the centre, which by-the-bye was Un-
derstood to be the site of Oliver Cromwell's re.interment. St.
James's Park abounded in apple trees, which Pepyt mentions
having laid under contribution by stealth, while Charles and
his Queen were walking within sight of him. In 1744 there
were only 429 houses and 21 stable-yards on the whole of the
great property called White Conduit Mead—comprising New
Bond-street, Conduit-street, Brook-street, Woodstock-street,
Silver-street, George-street, Redley-street, South Molton-street,
Paradise-row, and Lancaster-court. In the days of Queen
Bess there were gardens on each side of the Strand ; while the
Haymarket had a hedge en one side, and a ragged thicket of
underwood on the other.—Blacksoood'g Magazine.

ROMNEY.—To recruit his exhausted powers,
Romney now retired annually for a summer month or a* to
the residence of Hayley, at Eartham. Here he supped full
with flattery, served up in prose as well as verge. Lifting the
curtain of this little stage, we find ourseves in the midst of a
select coterie of poets, poetesses, painters, and wits--Hayley
himself, Miss Steward, Charlotte Smith, Eliza Heron, Romney,
and Cowper, besides others with or without name, not less wil-
ling to admire the liberality of their entertainer, and all on
marvellous good terms with themselves and with each other.
This coterie, among, but not of, whom was sometimes Cowper,
lived in—l might say upon—the mutual interchange of the most
ludicrous flattery. When they gathered together at the break-
fast-table, the ordinary greetings were Sappho, and Pindar, and
Raphael ; they asked for bread and butter in quotations,
and " still their speech was song." They then separated
for some hours : poetasters, male and female, retired big with
undelivered verse ; and Romney proceeded to sketch from
the lines of Hayley, or make designs as he had suggested.
When the hour appointed for taking the air came, the painter
went softly to the door of the poetess, opened it gently, and if
he found her " With looks all staring from Parnassian dreams"
he shut it and retreated : if, on the contrary, she was unem-
ployed, he said, " Come, Muse ;" and she answered, "Coming,
Raphael ;" and so the time flew by. Romney, on hearing
Miss Seward speak affectionately of her father, painted her
portrait, and desired it might be given to the parent she loved
so much. The poetess was eager, in concert with Hayley, to
make some return ; and truly the painter must have been a
simple man if he failed to be astonished with the result of their
joint efforts. Of the eighty and eight lines called " Coming to
Eartham," and " Leaving Eartham," there are only two which
have reference to the subject and full fifty-six which refer to no
subject at all. They are big with Eolus, Orion, Muse, Borea',
Auster, Zephyr, Eurus—(l take them down :as they come;,--
Famine, and Ceres. It happened to rain when the poetess of
Lichfield arrived, and hence all there demon, of tempests and
storm,—Fomily Clossfcal Likitry.