The Sun.
London, England, 1820-07-04 00:00:00

TIMBER TRADE.

The Marquess of LANSDOWN presented a Re-
port trout tire Committee on Foreign Trade with
relation to the limber Trade. His Lordship oh-
served, that it was no! his intention to found any
motion upon this Report, as the only. meastoe
that could be effectual, having rerrence to tax-
ation a.;11 lo &Wire. It IOUs!, itCeordiug to eustc►nr,
originate in the House of Commons. lie should
merely therefore observe, that it had,been)t he ai
ions wish of the Committee to consider what ‘N as
due to the protection of all the interests connect-
rrd•with tl►e Timber Trade, to the interests of the
British merchant, of the Hii ish colonist, of the
British ship owner, and whist were not always
considered with that attention which they desert.
ed, the interests of the British consinnerl IVitl►
these-views the Committee had examined evidence
in Order to ascertain what course would be the
most fitting to he put sued, having.a due regal(' te,
existing interests, which untiout►tedly, as far as
was cousisteut >cirh the general interests 01 the
County►, ought to he attended to. It would be
expedient, however., that some measure should.
be ad-opted without delay, in older to place this
trade upon a peimanent footing ; such a measure
ought to have been resorted to 41 Ibe peace, instead
of allowing interests to grow up out of the regu-
lations -then adopted, which, although those who
benefited by them could not expect to be pertna-
nem, they yet required. founded as they were upon
public faith, to be anxiously attended to. Of the-se
interests would be the wish and the duty of the
House, as it had been of the Committee, to tae
mite, although it was of course -impossible to ex-
pect upon any .such occasion nn unanimous opt•
pion." His Lordship concluded by inuring the
printing If the Report.

1.010 ELLENI3OI:OUO ET observed upon the 911 X..
IMIS" desii t- of the Committee to afford every pin-
tectiou to existing inteiests, rthilst at the same
time they recommended what t hey considered to be
conducive to the general interest of the Comm y.
"I'.e mode in which the Committee proposed to
regulate the Malts upon Timber, and respecting
which he 'lusted a short Bill vvonld be passed be-
fore the end of this Session, w4s, that the duties
should be paid according to the cub,cal conteuts
of the timber, and that the duty upon manufac-
tured timber should be higher than that upon tim-
ber in the log, and which must ondoubtetfly have
been intended by the Legislature, although) by
the eff,er of the present mode of levying the duties
that timber in the log actually paid a higher dory
than manutactured timber. Willi tegard to. ,the
shipping interest, it appeared from the evidence
belote the Committee, that British shipping could
be navigated at a cheaper rate than shipping trout
tiny other part of the world; a circuinstnnt:e
tvhich result' render unnecessary protecting re-
gulations; whilst he was satisfied that the tegu-
lationi proposed by the CoMmittee would have
the effect of materially benefiting the Ports of
Newcastle and Sunderland, and other Ports in
that direction who-now petitioned against any al-
teration in the Ditties on Timber.

The Report' was milt:tett to be prinicri.—A(l-
- till to-morrow (this flay).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LIMERICK.

Mr. NVODElloUsti brought tip 'the Report of the
c„mmittce on the Linieriek Election ; that the
Hon. J. Vert.ker was not duly dected, and that
the petitioner, S. T. Rice, ought to have been
returned. 'l'he Clerk of the Crown was ordered
to amend the retitrit accordingly.

Mr. WODEIJOUSE presented a further report from the
same (2„,„„catee "'hid] state.k, that Henry D'Esterre the
Recorder ot Limerick, having been caned before them to give
evidence, hat; been guilty of gross prevarication, for which
the Committee had ordered hint to be taken into custody by
the Sedeaht at Arlll3.

It was movethimi ordered that Henry D'Esterre be com-
mitted to Newgate.
Mr. WODEIJOUSE then presented a third report; stating,
that during tkt: inquiry, various acts of the Corporation of
Limerick had been nrought to light, which rendered it neces-
sary to lay the minutes of.the evidence be tore the House.
This was ordered to h, done, and the Hong Mein her soon after
brought the tavutz.s up, which were laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
Two Members took their seats.
IIEIIWICK ELECTION.
The reporter of the Committee on this Election, prescnted.
was not duly elected,
and that
at,utritie, same S‘%i.ars
writ
was,
thereupon
ordered.

Captain IV I.:WYSS presented a Petition from the Merchants
and Ship Owners of Leith, praying that. no iliteratiOn might
be made in the Timber Importation Laws.
Tbc. t.:ILINCELLOIt of EXCLIV4LSJ4II. brought 'pi