The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-09 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of
business.

DUTY, &C. ON COALS.
The LORD MAYOR desired, upon taking: the
Chair, that the Report of the Committee appointed
to inquire into the important subject of all charges
on coals imported into the port of London,. with'
directions to report whether any and what redur,
tions might be made therein, should be read. •
The report stated, that the whole of the charges
on coals, including the Government duty of .65.,
amounted to 9s. Bd. per chaldron, exclusive of the
freight, the charges connected with the regulation
of the trade by the factors, and the charges and
freight of the coal-merchant, on the sale and de-
livery to the consumer. The Committee were of
opinion, that if the present system, by which the
labour of coal-heavers was obtained, fsy the inter-
vention of coal-undertakers, were abolished, and the
captains allowed to procure that labour on the most
advantageous terms, a saving of at least sixpence
per chaldron might be effected ; at the same
time that the coal-heavers, by avoiding the extortions
which they alleged were practised upon them by the'
Coal undertakers, world be able to work at u lower'
rate than the minimum fixed by the Act of Parlia-:
ment, without sustaining any real loss. The Com,'
mittee further stated, that Id. per chaldron was
granted to establiSh a Coal-market, in doing which a
debt of 39,0001. was .contracted, which debt had
been since reduced to 7,7001., and that when the
rest should be liquidated, the duty might be reduced
one-half—that there existed no protection to the
public, under the present system, from being imposed
upon as to the quality of coals; arid that they
thought the best way was to abolish the whole of
the provisions of the Act which relate to the
certifying of the quantity and quality of the coals
sent to the consumer, leaving the public to depend
upon the respectability of the parties with whom they
deal. They further were of opinion, that by the
abolition of the office of Land Coal-meter, a saving
of at least sixpence a chaldron would be made.
Mr. ttICHARDS was an advocate for throwing
open the trade in coals altogether, as he considered
that it. was prejudicial to the interests of the com-
munity to place restrictions upon any trade.
After a few words from Mr. Rouen and the
LORD MAYOR, the Report was agreed to.

CIVIC FEASTING.
Mr. CLARKE moved that there be laid before the
Court a detailed account of the number of dinners
and entertainments paid for out of the funds of the
ioattfnt ehdteehsedv;
persons
thietoreogssroessnt
thsiNpevoprhflo‘ivetidhtgheat
voacentoi am:
eh;
Committees
aoi
irbtutlneceteos
smoofwfpta
nhehoaeycdhwui,nipnteobedne:
Corporation, for the use of the City Lands and other
drank,Coram
eanalalCin:oosfecasion, and the total quantity of eatables and
drinkables eonsitnied on each day.
The gravity of the Court, which was rather in,
terrupted when the first item of this curious return
was mentioned, was totally destroyed before the mo-
tion concluded, and there was a general burst of
laughter in the Court.
After hearing a few unimportant petitions, the
Court adjourned.

Ma
THE
wo

Schools, is
ulna Rix i
Adusittas

.Two
the f
Which term
be found, c
Terms mode
Particula
Ilartin and

TC
A Cant
ton, will re(
or Gentlem.
he will mee
advantages
retilrencei

Nonials fron
attainments,
Terms an
(or if by let
Strand.

e the.4l-4.lrnefC°tlrDlolll‘iyeelnCtjelyACtn,
itknguagei,
rlratuthea of
Use of the
neatly Cloat
other neces 9
Potieularg,t
t° lir. Coot
.!°_L, iliunda
M. Bishop,
P°.1,1, near '
lett's-buildin
Mr. Chaprm
born, from '

'This day i
illustra

FLY -F
tion.

varietio6 of ti

Print
This 43
E

Audi
Printed fo
This day
A
Print

WLei
vs.
FATAL N
2 - vole., 10s.
ITALIAN
4, vols., 1/.
DUNCA?I
3 vols., 15e.
BANDIT'
vole., 11. 2
TWO EM.
FARMERvoI.,
This day wer
BERM(
I)oRiestic

Printed fa
RiviugtoP, St
Son, Piceadill

ILLIJS

Recently ;a:

illustrative
12s. demy
One Guine
THE S
SPEAI
Illustrative of

A«o►npanied
Printed for
and .1.

Work will not
The Plays
NQ. 1.