The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-04 00:00:00

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Barclay and Co., Anchor, South-
wark

108,510

Traman, Black Eagle, Spital-1
fields

90,585

Mine's Head, Chis-
well-street

Heid,• Griffin, Liquort)ond-st...i
Manx,* horse-shoe, St. Giles'si
Combe, Wood Yard, Long-acre
Hoare, 'led Lion, E. Sinithfieldi
Calvert, Hour Glass, Thames-it.!
Elliot, Stag, Pimlico

51,706
51,830
44,956
42,524
29,326
29,923
26,694

Thorne, T.—,Harrow, IVestrfrin•

ster. .
Charrington, Anchor, Mile-ends
Goding, Lion, Lambeth ......
Taylor, Barley Mow, Li meh ouse
Gardner, Cannon, St. John's st.
Mann, J., Albion, Mile-end...
llroadwood, Lion, Golden-5q....
Courage, Anchor, Horselydown
Wood, Artillery, Westminster
Moore, Scottish, Old-street......l
Tubb, Castle, St. George's-fields,
Manners, King's Arms, White- \
chapel
Strong and Co , Ratclitf
Kempson, Star, Mortlake I
Abbott, Bow

19,652
19,328
16,465
19,350
15,350
14,893
15,141
11,641
8,001
7,332
5,865

12355

1480
1291
417
358
457

5,397
5,520
4,828
6,068

5,833
5,545
5,412
5,275

Those marked thus (*) brew porter only.
Increase on the year's consumption by the above
brewers
Decrease on the year 4,095

Balance of Increase 16,627

PARLIAMENTARY SITTINGS, &C.—Returns moved
for at different periods by Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Hawes,
and Mr. Estcourt, having reference to the sittings of the
House of Commons, the divisions of the House, and

public and private Bills, have just been published for the
use of Members. From the first of these it appears,
that from the Ist of February to the 9th of August
(being the session of 1844) the House sat 119 days and
four Saturdays, the hours of sitting being 906:1, of which
69 hours were after midnight, and the average time of
sitting being 7 hours and 36 minutes. The total num-
ber of divisions in the same period was 167, of which
126 were on public matters before midnight, 28 on public
matters after midnight, and 13 on private Bills before
midnight. The largest division appears to have been
upon a motion of Lord John Russell's, for a Committee
oNhe whole House on the state of Ireland, when there
were 554 Members present, including the Speaker, of
whom 227 voted for the motion, and 326 against it. The
smallest division was on a motion for discharging Mr. B.
Denison from further attendance on the Poor Belief
(Gilbert's union) Committee, when only 32 Members
voted, 12 being for the motion, and 20 against it. Dur-
inb the same session 136 public Bills which commenced
in the House were introduced, and 23 Bills which com-
menced in the house of Lords. The Bill which occu-
pied the longest period in passing was the Poor-law
Amendment Bill, which occupied six months, the stages
being as follows : —Bill ordered February 10, read a first
time February 10, read a second time February 23, con-
sidered in Committee May 10, July 4,5, 12, 13, 15, 17,
and 18; reported with amendments and considered July
24 and 25, read third time July 26, received the Royal
assent August 9. The Bill which required the shortest
period to pass was the Exchequer- bills Bill (18,407,3000,
which only occupied 10 days. It was ordered and read
a first time April 30, read a second time May 2, consi-
dered in Committee May 3, reported May 6, read a third
time May 7, and received the Royal Assent May 10.
The number of private Bills read a first time was 148;
the number read a second time was 137; the number
reported was 128; the number of private Bills brought
from the Lords was 44; and the number of opposed Bills
•
was 82.
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PREACHERS ARRESTED FOR STEALING.-It
stated
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of stealing and counterfeiting. The stolen goods were
was made. implicating that
recognised as forming part of the dress of Coffee's
daughter, and a disclosure
pious individual with a set of villains who infest the
-country. Mn White was taken from his pulpit shortly
after, and a large amount of counterfeit money found
upon him. Coffee was required to give bail in 1,500
' dollars to answer the above charge.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—TnE OXFORD..
STREET LINE.—The new street from Oxford-street to
Holborn is rapidly approaching that state when public
proposals will be offered by the Commissioners of Woods
and Forests to build houses, intended to be erected on
either side of the road. The whole of the vaults are
formed for the several buildings; a spacious sewer, about
2,000 feet in length, has been constructed the entire
extent of the roadway, joiaing the one in Holborn, and
the great sewer in Tottenham-court-road ; the gas-pipes
are nearly all laid down, and it is expected that in the
course of a week or two the water-pipes will be placed
in the ground, as surveyors have taken a measure of the
distance for that purpose. The foot-paths are marked
out, and there are now regular thoroughfares for foot-
passengers between Holborn and Oxford-street. At the
1 south end of Plumtre-street the Commissioners hale
given instructions for the erection of three large houses,
I from designs by Mr. Pennethorn, the architect, and they
are to be
specimens,naccording to which those in the line
are to be raised. They will be in the Elizabethan style,
icomposed of Bath stone and brick.