Star.
London, England, 1824-03-30 00:00:00


Mr. etiilTEiScomphined that the inter'''s of the agriculturists
**ere not attended to in the measures proposed with respect to wool.
Lord 'A I LTON expressed himself sati.fied with the conduct of
tilinisters on this bead. It appeared to him that they consulted the
interests both of the manufacturers and the agriculturists.
Sir E. K NATC HHU LL said, that the alteration from Id. to 2d.
had been made a few nights back, when there were very few Gen-
tlemen in -the noose. The duty of tad. a pound on the long wool
would amount in effect to a complete prohibition.
After a few words from Mr. 5-U-01121AV and Mt. 13R1314T, the
was'read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUSKISSON presented similar Petitions from the Coun-
ties of Northumiserland and Durham.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUSKISSON presented a Petition from the Manufacturers,
of Manchester, against the Combination Laws.
Sianllar Petitions were presented front the Brassfounders of the
City of London, and front Halifax.—lteferred to the Committee
on Artisans. ' -
Mr. M. GRANT presented a Petition from the Wool-growers
of Sutherland relative to the Wool Duties. Order: d to be printed.
Mr. TAY LOR presented a Petition front the Tanners of Dur-
ham against the Hides acid Skins Bill. Ordered to lie on the table.
A similar Petition was presented from South Shields.
Petitions were presented from the following places against Sla-
very in the West Indies: Sunderland, Seaford, Thorn, in York.
shire, Lanark, and Uphington.—Ordered to be erinted.
Mr. LA 3IIITON pie notice that he would, soon after the re-
cess, present a Petition front Mr. Buckingham, complaining of the
Infringement of the Liberty of the Press in the East Indies.
On the motion of Mr. Crewels, a return wal ordered of •the
'quantity of Grain, Flour, &c. etc. imported and expiated for the
List five years.
• Sir R. SHAW presented a Petition from an indivi leaf named
Jeremiah- Naughton, against the repeal of 11. e Union Drties. —Or-
dered to lie on the table.
Sir E. N ATCH BULL presented two Petitions front the
parish of Sr. Paul, Deptford, one praying for the repeal of the
Cori Duties, ind the other for the repeal of the Window Tax.—
Ordered to be printed.
The SherilTs of London were introduced below the bar, and pre-
sented a Petition from the Lord- Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons
of the City of London, in Common Council, praying to be heard,
by Counsel against the Bilknow pending for the construction of a
C.jnal from the Rivet Lea to the Regents Canal.'— Referred to the
Committee on the said Bill.
Mr. F. BUXTON presented a Petition from Chichester, pray-
ing for the abolition of Negro Slavery.
Mr. S. 'WORTLEY presented a Petition front Saddleworth,
in the County of York, praying that measures might be taken
for ameliorating the condition of the Slave population in the Co-
lollies, in order to prepare them for the enjoyments of their freedom
whenever the period fur their emancipation should arrive.—Or-
dered to he printed.
Mr. MA BERLY presented a Petition from the Borough of
Abingdon, praying for the repeal of the Assessed Taxes; also a
Petition from the sante place, praying fur the abolition of Negro
Slavery.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. MAHER LY gave notice, that on Tuesday, the Bth of
April, he would bring forward his motion for the repeal of the As-
sessed Taxes.
Mr. MA BERLY presented a Petition from the Trustees of the
County of Tipperary, against the reduction of the Linen Bounties.'
Mr. S. RICE presented a similar Petition front certain Linen
Manufacturers of the County of Cork.
Sir R. FERGUSON said, the continuation of the Bounties
at present would only call forth the establishment of new manufac-
tories, which in their turn would pray for their further continuance;
amid thus there would be a constant succession of new interests re.
pairing the same protection.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON, though he agreed with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer ip the peineipie of his resolutions, recommended
the Right Honourable Gentleman to pause before be carried them
into excecution ; as he knew that considerable alarm was felt on the
subject among the manufacturers in Ireland at present, and a delay
of two years could not materially affect the plans of the Right
Honourable Gentleman.
Sir J. NEWPORT supported the Petition, which was ordered
to be printed.
Mr. S. RICE presented a Petition front Ross Caibery, to the
same effect.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. CU ItTEIS presented a Petition front the Licensed Victual-
lers of Brighthelinstone, against the Duty on Excise Licenses.
Lord BELGRAVE presented a Petition
_from Chester, against
the Duty on Coals.
Mr. KENNEDY presented a Petition front Ayrshire, praying
for the Abolition of Slavery in the West Indies.—Ordered to lie on
the table.
On the motion of Colonel DAVIILS. certain Returns relative to
the amotint of British and.lrish spirits, 1101116 e year 1821 to the
present year, together with the quantity seized by the Preventive
Service, the expense attendant thereon, and other details, were or.
dered to be laid on the table forthwith.

COAL DUTIES.
Mr. CQURTENAY presented a Petition from Exeter against
the Coil Duties. The Petition, he said, was numerously signed.
The tax pressed most severely and unequally. He hoped his Right
Honourable Friend (the. Chancellor of the Exchequer-) would take
the subject into consideration.
Mr. H. G. BENNET. censured the duties in question
as partial and oppressive in their operation. He in-
stanced :Is one of the evils produced by them, that al-
though the County of Devon contained the finest
vein of limestone ir, the kingdom, yet owing to the in-
crease of the cost in consequence of the heavy duties on'
the importathn of the coals, which they were obliged
to procure by sea, the proprietors were disabled from
availing themselves of the natural riches and resources
of their lands.
Lord MILTON said, it was precisely on those grounds
on which some of his llotiourAble Friends stood up
against the tax, that he doubted whether it was one of
those which it was politic fur the general interests of.
the country to remove in the first instance, and therefore
it was that he was opposed to the proposition of the
Right llonourahlethe Chancellor of the Exchequer, re-
specting the reduction of the coal duties pa);able in the
Port of London ; for he apprehended that if it was wished
to afford the country in general a relief fro'm taxation,
they ought to apply themselves first of all to the reduc-
tion of such taxes as weighed equally on the whole of
the country. This tax, he admitted with his Honour-
able Vriends, was a partial tax, and for that reason it
ought not to be taken off, as that would be a partial be-
nefit to a particular portion of the community.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
the Honourable Member for Shrewsbury, and some of
the other Gentlemen who had spoken on this subject,
appeared to have much misunderstood the grounds on
which he bad proposed the Resolutions agreed to in the
Committee for the seduction of part of the duties pay-
able on coals imported into the Port of London. In the
first place, he had never contended that the duty was
mot one which was very unequal in its operation, and
pressed more particularly upon particular ports; but he
thought,that as it was a tax that had existed for tipwards
of a century; and continued the same in amount, that'
.he WES bound to consider the interests which had grown
up under its presstue in different parts of the country;
and therefore, although it might perhaps be desirable
to repeal it, yet that it ought not to be repealed all at
urge, but that it would be desirable to give the prefer-
s. ce to various other taxes which pressed more gene-
rally von the country, and therefore it was that he had
purposed to effect the reduction of 1,000,0001. in the
mariner
.heirad done, in preference to removiog the tax
at once. At else same time; looking at the very great
irry.lorlarkty,ofth,e duties imposed cm coals imported into'
the Putt of Lundy:, ilstyoild those which were carried by
w to °pier parts of the country, he had thought he
.40,11 d act rightly in recommending the removal of that
irregiejality tot although it had beco supported on the
supposition of the greater ability of the inhabitants of the
• mete polis to pay taaes than that of the inhabitants of
git,her p.stXs tit the eramtry, yet that was a principle on
ir',ich it ri asimpussiuk to act with fairness .ind propriety.
Sir M. W. IUDLEN, on LIU part of the ecral.owireri
ot- the Northt complaitted of the manner iu which the