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London, England, 1845-02-22 00:00:00

reduction of the auction duty was before the House, it was his
intention to take the sense of the House on that question.
Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice, on behalf of the Noble Lord,
the Member for Lincolnshire, that on the 6th of March, he
would move for leave to bring in a Bill to facilitate the em-
ployment and improvement of common lands.
Mr. MILES gave notice that in Committee on the Bill for
the renewal of the property and income-tax, he would move
a clause giving to Tenons assessed under schedule B, when their
property was within the prescribed amount, a right of appeal,
subject to the rules and conditions under schedule D.

BOWRING gave notice, that on :Monday he would
ask the Secretary of State whether he was prepared to lay on
the table of the House the correspondence of the Poor-law
Commissioners on the subject of the sales of medical offices in
the Dublin Union.

Mr. MILES gave notice, that on the motion that the
Speaker do leave the chair on the Customs' Act, he would
move, " That is the opinion of this House that in any appli•
cation of surplus revenue towards the mitigation of taxation,
due regard should be bad to the necessity of affording relief to
the agricultural interest."
SHERIFFS' COURTS (SCOTLAND).
Mr. WALLACE moved for a return to show the number of
appeels from the decisions of the Sheriffs' Courts of Scotland to
the Circuit Court of Justiciary, and there reheard, during each
of the last five years, ending with October, 1844, as follows :-
Ist. The name of the iarties in each cause. '2d. The sum in
dispute. 3d. The names of the Judges en Circuit, with the
name or names of the Judge or Judges who decided each
cause. 4th. The name of the town, the date of the trial, and
whether tried in the Court-house, or in an apartment of an inn
or hotel. sth. The result of the trial, with the amount of the
costs in each crse respectively. 6th. The amount paid as fees
of Court in each case, and to whom paid, and the authority for
levying the same ; the return to furnish the above particulars
in so far as the means exist.—Ordered.
NEW ZEALAND.—EAST INDIES.

Mr. HUTT gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he would,
on the part of another Hon. Member, move for returns relating
to New Zealand. He gave notice also, that, en the same
day, he would move for copies of the correspondence which
had taken place between the Government and the Directors of
the East India Company respecting the repeal or the reduc-
tion of the duties upon British Wheat and Flour imported
into British India.
AUCTION DUTIES—AGRICULTURAL RELIEF.

Mr. STANLEY begged to ask the Hon. Gentleman the
Member for Dorsetshire, whether in the event of his (Mr.
Banks's) motion for continuing the auction duties being car-
ried, it was his intention to propose any reduction of other
taxes to the same amount, and if so, what they would be?
whether of those affecting agriculture or other interests ?
Mr. BA NKES said that if he should succeed in retaining the
auction duties—(Laughter)—he should certainly wish to effect
a commensurate reduction of the general taxation of the
country.—(Hear, and a laugh. )
SUGAR DUTIES.

Sir WILLIAM CLAY begged leave to put a question to the
Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of
the sugar duties. He wished to know what was the intention
of her Majesty's Government as to the time when the proposed
alteration in the sugar duties should be carried into effect after
the passing of the Bill ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it
was intended the reduction should take place immediately after
the day on which the resolutions should have been agreed to in
the. Committee, without waiting for the passing of the Bill.