The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-05 00:00:00

COUNTY RATES.

Sir J. Y. BULLER gave notice, that on Tuesday, the
13th of March, he should move for leave to bring in a
Bill to amend the assessment of county rates.
INCOME-TAX.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, very nu-
merously signed, from Manchester, against the continu-
ance of the tax on income derived from trades and
professions.
STAMP DUTIES IN IRELAND.

Mr. C.. BULLER wished to ask the Hon. Baronet at
the head of her Majesty's Government a question. He
(Mr. Buller) perceived that the Stamp Duties, under the
new Act, were to be continued in Ireland. What he
wished to know was, whether that Act was to be con-
tinued in force during the income-tax in Ireland?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
that the Act was to be continued only for the purpose of
collecting in outstanding arrears.
SHIPWRECKS.

Mr. MASTERMAN, seeing the Right Hon. Baronet
at the head of her Majesty's Government in his place,
begged to remind him that, during the last session, a
Committee had been appointed to make inquiries
regarding the shipwreck of British vessels. The ques-
tion he wished to ask was—whether it was intended
to bring forward any measure upon the report of that
Committee ?

Sir ROBERT PEEL said that, in the ordinary course
of business, of course, the report alluded to by the Hon.
Member on his left would be attended to; but he unfit r-
stood, from his Hon. Friend the Vice-President of the
Board of Trade, that the report was not yet ready.
IMPORTATION OF SUGAR.

Mr. THORNELY wished tpput a question to the

Right Hon. the First Lord of the Treasury of
great importance to this country, as regarded the im-
portation of sugar. He had been informed that
that day, there had arrived in the port of London sam-
ples of sugar from New Orleans, the produce of slave
labour. What he wished to know was, whether this
sugar, as well as that imported from Louisiana and other
slave countries, would be admitted into this country
upon the same terms as sugar imported from Java
and Manilla ?
Sir R. PEEL said that those countries of the United
States in which sugar was produced by slave-labour,
and admitted into England, were countries with which
this kingdom had at present reciprocity treaties. With
regard to the arrival announced by the Ilonourable
Mmber, he (Sir Robert Peel) begged to s7.y he had
had no intimation whatever of it ; but he would say,
that at present that sugar would not be ad-
missible on the same terms as sugar the pro-
duce of the countries mentioned by the Hon. Member.
But he would add, that he had no hesitation in saying
that sugar, the produce of the United States, now under
the reciprocity treaties, would be admitted under the
proposed advantages.--(Hear.)
Mr. THORNELY was very glad to hear that an-
nounument from the Right Hon. Baronet, as a new and
very extensive trade in sugar was about to be opened
with the countries he had named, to which this altered
state of the law would be of great importance.
Mr. EWART wished to know whether it was not the
fact that slave grown sugar, admitted at the reduced
duty from the United States would undersell the free-
labour sugar of Mauritius and Java.
Sir R. I'EEL was understood to say that he was not
prepared with an answer.
THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

Mr. H. R. YORKE took that opportunity, before
the order of the day was read, to put to the Noble
Lord, the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests
(Lord Lincoln), the questions of which he had given
notice, namely, when the statement of the total estimated
cost of the building of the new Houses of Parliament,
according to the latest plan approved, would be laid upon
the table ? Also, whether the Noble Lord intends to
lay upon the table of the house Mr. Barry's
last half-yearly reports of the works to the Commission-
ers of Woods and Forests. Also, seeing the inconvenience
of the present temporary arrangements, whether the
New House of Commons will be ready for occupation at
the commencement of 1847, the latest period alluded to in
the report of the Select Committee of last session? He
did not think it necessary to trespass on the time of the
House further than to put the questions, which he be-
lieved the Noble Lord was prepared to answer.
Lord LINCOLN was in hopes that he would be able
to make the mind of the Hon. Gentleman easy upon the
subject of his first question, for he did not think there
was any ground for apprehension that the cost would ex-
ceed the estimates except by a small amount, and that
arose only from additions to the original plan, and
through the fault of the architect.—(Hear, hear.) He
should be prepared tomorrow to lay before the House
the total estimate of the cost, in which it would appear
that the excess above the original estimate was caused
only by two items, one of 800/. fur alterations in the
Victoria Tower, and, as we understood, one of 2191.
for enlarged accommodation for her Majesty. So that the
whole amount of the estimate would be but 928,9131.

Ile would also lay on the table to-morrow the half.
yearly report of the architect, which was made up to the
28th of January.—(Hear.) As to the third and last
question, whether the new House of Commons would be
prepared for their reception by the session of 1847, he
(Lord Lincoln) had to answer, that he had seen the
architect this morning, who assured him that he saw no
reason to withdraw the declaration which he made last
year, namely, that the new Houses would be ready in
1847.—(Haar.)

PROPERTY TAX.
On the motion for reading the order of the day for
going into committee on the property tax,
Capt. BERNAL OSBORNE said as he had not had an
opportunity of expressing his strong objections to this
odious and oppressive tax, he took this opportunity of
moving that the House go into committee on that day
three months.—(A laugh.) He assured the Right Hon.
Baronet that he did not do so with the view of offering
any factious opposition to the measure.
The SPEAKER informed the Hon. Member that the
motion before the House was for reading the order of the
day, and not that he should leave the chair.