The Sun.
London, England, 1819-06-10 00:00:00

NAVAL IMPROVEMENTS.

Sir J. YORKE referred to the Third Raport of the COM.
mitlee of Finance for a des.eriFtion, of the services and inven-
tion! of Mr. Seppings, Third Sut rept. of the Navy. Tho
services and inventions were represented as most important
and beneficial, but Mr. Seppings had not been prop,rly re-
warded, though all his improvements had lung since brea
adopted by the Navy Board.---The Gallant Admiral vas pro-
ceeding to describe the nature and the date of those improve-
ments, when he was anted to order by the Speahet, as there
was no questio, before the House.
FOREIGN WOOL.

Mr. STU.AItT WORTLEY presented a Petition from the
town and neigbbuurtuud ux Bradturd, its the County of York,

a;:aiiisi slip imposition of an addjtional duty on fou eign
H, t liiouglit it right that the House should provide taxes for
etftict the me:usures proposed by the Right Hon.
(;eucienian oppo;ite; hot, in doing so, it should take care not
rike at the root of nor most important mannfactures.—
Ne iced an additional duty on the importation of foreign
Wool the worst that could possibly he laid.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that he
haul had conversations with persons competent to give him in-
format ims an the subject, and they by no means thought it an
oldeetionahlti tax. NVis biog. as he did, that the Right of Pe-
tition should lie sanctioned as far as was consistent with the
provisions of the Legislatore, he should not object to rcceiv-
tots IL, petition ; though he should feel it his duty to do sit,
1. td the Resolutions 'originated in a Committee of WaTi ittd
BROI'(HAM agreed that there could he no difficulty
in 'receiving the present petition, as the Resolution which it
poi:ned was totally unconnected with a Colutnittee of Ways
slid Means. But he contended that there were many in.,
s,a,ices in whirl, petitions had been received, not only against
he Resolutions of Committees of Ways and Means, but
egainst the Bills which had resulted from them. Fir quoted
several cases from Hatsel's Precedents in support of this
doctrine, one of which related to the introduction of a Bill
in IFIX, to impose a duty of 10 per cent. upon wool. " The
lit solution of the Committee of Ways and Means," said Nlr.
" brought such a cloud of petitions against it, that it
was thought proper not to present the Bill. 'Though the
Itesolutimis had passed through such a Committee, it was
clear that petitions had not only been received, but had
proved effective.
Lord CASTLEREAGH considered that there was no dilfi-
eulty whatever in the present case. All petitions that Caine
this night might be received, and if any should come after the
House had concurred with the Kesolution in a Committee of
Ways and Means, the point might then he decided.
Lord MILTON stated, that the intention of imposing a

• duty upon foreign wool had occasioned the greatest appre-
leusion. He held a petition against the measure, which in
half a day had keen signed by seven hundred or one thousand
persous. And from the documents in his hands, be had no
doubt that aduty of Gd. per pound would act as w total pro-
hiitition of all coarse foreign wool. The price of Barbary
wool was only sd. a pound ; of Russian wool, 10d.; and of
that from South America, only 2)d. In fact, the average
price of all kinds of wool might be fixed at Is. 9d. and could
such articles hear an advance Of Gd. io the pound ? He.be-
-I,eved the landed interest would he much injured, instead of
being benefited hv the measure.
Sir (. EMIR ELI, bailed it on the contrary, as likely to
prove highly beneficial to agriaolt orists, 'who_ could find no
sale at present for their wool at any price.
fao d LASCELLES conscientiously thought that a more
infiooper and impitivident ditty could not possibly be laid,
tfmn that which was proposefi•upon foreign wool. Nothing
could lie more injurious to British wool growers titan the ides
that their prices shoold be hew. np by a duty on foreign wool,
' '• when there acre nu means of produci.g in the country a
sufficient quantity of wool of the, same quality for our manu-
factures. He ci.uld never consent to .grant such a tax. It
would he giving a death blow to our staple manufacture.
Mr. CUItWEN contended that the importation of foreign

vnnl enabled us to compete in the foreign market with the
. tttannfactores of France. To pass the present duty would be
to give a hountv to the latter,
After a few observation: front Sir T. SEBEZIGIIT, the peti-
tion was brought up, read, laid on the table, and ordered to
be printed.
Lord MILTON then presented a petition to the same effect
front the Inhabitants of the town of Leeds.
Mr. WAITH M AN stated that a meeting would beheld this
we rk in the City of London, to petition against the proposed
new taxes. He therefore was anxious that it shottid be ascer-
tained how long petitions could be received.
The petition was read, laid on the table, and ordered to be
priuted.