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~. 5..._ .0 :31mperiat Varltament. HOUSE OF LORDS. Seminar. SLAY 13. Earl GREY presented a petition from a number of persons in the county of Northumberland. holding farms under 501. per annum, complaining that the benefit of the Bill which passed last waive to repeal the Agricultural Horse Tax was not ex • tended to them. The noble Earl mated. that the petitioners formed a highly meritorious class of persons. and by wine im. pertections in the law. they were excluded (rein the benefit so which be had allude.. He thought something ought to he done to aflind The Earl of LIVERPOOL said the subject would be enquired into; at the same time. it was impossible to Mild out any proe m-al relief until the thing was considered. He should take care the subjecfehoulo be enquired into, and would let the Noble Earl know privately whether there was any power of granting Earl GREY then presented a pet;tion from the owners and occupiers of Laid in the county of Monmouth, signed by the High Sheriff at a late County meeting. complaining of agri cultural distress. The petition was then read and laid on the table. The Earl of DARLINGTON presented a petition from Bar nard Castle. on the subject of a local bill before Parliament, for the recovery of small debts. Mr. Wallace. from the House of Commons. brought up a message. requesting Lord Stowell might as permitted to attend the Committee of Board of Trade. Be. Thit LORD CHANCELLOR informed the messenger that the Howe suuld send an answer to the Commons, by their own Tut gentlemen of the HOMO of Commons then brought up the Silk Lace Bid, and sere.al Private Bills, whisk were read the lirsttinie. Petitions again* the Catholic Peers Bills were }scanted from St. Martin's in the Fields. and from Beverley. is Yorkshire.— both were read and laid on the table. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, adverting le the terms upon which the Bank Charter is to be prolonged. asked the noble Earl (Liverpoul) whether it was intended to deprive Country Banks issuing small DIMS, at the digitise of 65 miles fiotn London The Earl of LIVERPOOL said it was not intended to make them payable in London, but to give them all reedlike circu lation. Earl GROSVENOR moved an adios to his Majesty. re. ”egr he let uld be graciously pleased to order there bs laid MOM that Homo a return of all pleas 111 MISMISSIS, aniedng batmen UN IstoCksuary MI. and Int Arend IA The mite lied osuridessit tie above motion nesesaly. as it was prow so show oho Renee how far the palace of granting places to .caries bed been theceatinued. Atter some sonveondon on the subject. between Lord Liver pool, Lord Ellenbermigh, and other Leeds, the matter dropped. The Earl of ROSESSIIMY moved the mar of the day tie the consideration of the report of the CoosiilNe of Privileges on the euididisos yds** se die destine of dose* Poem Ike mom sessisiedingly read. The sells lad thni entered into a sioNnesist of the motives wilds bed Wood be to introduce the rqpdatioal=ldsti by morninee. sad motel thee it would only bead al wpm the precedents hand on the journals. He, Maeda* moved that tho notice of the resolutions be given to the Lord Clerk Re gistrar of Scotland. The motion was agreed to. lend DARN LEY askeo whether the noble Earl had any ab. jeeties Mem the date of the hist representation made to his Aqtay's Divanment respecting the distrur in certain districts in liaiasd s Mid also the date waen the this relief was affaded by Gemeament The Ilarl of LIVERPOOL said he could not answer the question at that time, but might give the noble Earl intormatien es resetber. End DARN LEY intimated that he should be in his place to. omegow.—.The House adjourned. TUANDAY. MAY le. Their Lordships sat at half.pat three in a committee of pri vileges on the ilarchmont peonage. Accounts relative to Margate pier and harbour were presented, pursuant to the order of the house. The Duke of GRAFTON presented two petitions from owners and occupiers of land in the county of Suffilk. The silt lace mules bill was read a second titne.—Aikjourned. WEDNESDAY. MAY LS. The Royal Assent was guy n by commission to the counter. wading malt duties bill, the bank ut Ireland bill. the Irish cent rum:al caulk bill, the Excise licences' bill, the Scotch malt, Scotch creditors'. flax and cotton, innkeepers' subsistence. stolen securities, summary proceedings, and several private bills. The Conamitsionets were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl et Shaftes bury. and tne Marquis of Conyngliani. Shaftes bury. Earl of nIRADBRUKE presented a petition from owe MI and occupiers of land in the county of SuMilk, com plaining of agrleuliunl distress, and praying relief. Mr. Irving, from the Customs, presented a return of the different periods at which the ports hau opened for the admission tit funagn corn since the pasting of the iiith of Gorge the ad. oath the quantities imported, distinguishing the different kinds grain. several bills were brought up from the Commons, and read the first time. Lad STANHOPE presented a petition from Devon. two from tent. one from Cornwall. and one from Bucks, all com plaining of agricultural distress. and praying relief. Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition nom the owners and occupiers of land in the Hundred of Ifumbleyard. in the county of Norfolk. The petitioners complained of excessive taxation, and prayed for repeal M taxes risible and invisible , alas for se nor= in earliament. The petition as: read. and laid en the table. Lord BUTE presented a petition signed by the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of the county Gbanorenn. praying the House to abolish the present system of Welsh Judicature. for the pur pose of introducing the present system of ingland. After a few observations from the Lord Chancellor. Lord Re /Halal* and Lord Cawdor, the petitem.was laid on the table. The karl of EL b:rial ATOS moved, pursuant to the order erf the day, to re-commit his bill for the registration of Irish deeds, and after a conversation between the Lord Chancellor. Lord Redesdale, Lord Holland, and Lord Lauderdale, the further consideration of die bill was postponed to Monday. Lord CA WDOR moved that a message be sent to the House of LNninoov for copies of the report of a coonnuttee appointed to inquire into Welsh Judicature.—Ordenal. Aujourned to FradAy. 'away, MAY 17. Lord KING asked the noble Earl (Liverpool) whether hie Majesty's government considered at necessary to renew the Hata:as Corpus Suspension Act, and the Irish Insurrection Am The Marl of LIVERPOOL said, it was not intended to MOW Habeas Corpus Ac:. but the Insurrection Act would be re neteed by a LIJCIL,UTC originating in the House of Commons. Earl DARNLEY again adverted to the distress in Ireland. and expressed h.s satisfaction at finding Mr. Secretary Goulburn I.nel btuuttnt in a bill to give employment to the Irish poor.- 1 nc nubie Earl wished notwithstanding to hear from the noble when messurts were first taken to afiind relief. He accord subtly moved tuat there be laid before the House the date of the Ana amnion:cation MOOS to lOC Sovernmcnt rel ating to the ap. }rehention ut scareity it. the potatim crupi of liebtati: The aiart ut I.lvEuroth. awl. tile .noble Marq,vis at the *L4tl of the government of Irdaad had not peen many day t 4 *l \ 1 %. .. . .. • . :N . THE NATIONAL REGISTER ~! - ' • ...._,----....... the outdo' pr_ollehtl, ditty si.hta_. he, thought_h alieleally to call be ;set in the present stage of the business. They could fot inquiry UM we slate of I" Rag 'We ds : ga l" XIII IP that not form any put of the report. suss IW to a movictice that then Waille seosem,_ 7.7. Col. DAVIES, under these elreuesslanees , withdrew la the CIVII of potatoes there hod W. P tram lig q tl . l 9' them, boot said be should bring them forward hereafter. then quanuty. The inquiry was did if Jed_r_nr!fi. and is The question before the house then was, shut the reso- April following the government dal all that 46.1 d he done. lotions in the r e p ost be agreed to. without interference al the sale of hums asbeistente• which Sir J. SEHRIGHT spoke of the severity of Ik e di stress. would have done no good, but much misehisL The nobl e E ar l adverted to the subecription which had raw °pai d in thi s and said he feared those resolutions would nut afford adt country as one of the best modes of relief. quite relief. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE eulogised Mr. Geellmun's Mr. WESTERN contended, that the difficulties mainly bill, and the propriety of withdrawing the MOAN resulted from the operations of the currency; that the proposed by is note friend. heavy taxes had done much, but it was Mr. Peel's bill that Earl DARNLEY than withdrew his motion, satisfied with had accelerated the difficulties of the tanner ; and that it Lord Liverpool's explanabon.—The House adjourned. was i ncum b ent ou the house f orthwith to revise that mea sure, aml to investigate closely the operations of the cur rency. Lord LONDONDERRY proceeded to defend his own resolutions. which lie e eeeee ended contained protecting duties sufficiently high. The noble lord adverted to the proposition for repeating 2zl,t 00,00td. of taxes, which he said could ouly be doue by a breach of faith to the public creditor. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, MAY IS. Petitions were presented from the hop growers of Sen ses praying relief—from Portico. against the C a th o li c bill —frogs Norwich, and several other plates, against the Poor Removal bill. Sir C. BURRELL said, if this bill were carried into effect. it would supersede the vagrant laws. He never knew any legal man to have produced so ittenective a bill. Mr. S. BOURNE entirely concurred in such view of the bin; if adopted, it world be productive of much evil. —Petitions severally ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME presented petitions from Brecon against the Royal Borgia' bill. Mr. SYKES presented petitions frogs Hell, praying some regulations respecting corn warelionsed.dered to be printed. Sir B. FERGUSON gave nonce, that on the 113 d, be should move the abolition of the office of Postmaster Ge• arra!, Scotland. Mr. S. WHITBREAD moved for returns of balances in the bands of the treasurer of the county of Middlesex. —Ordered. _ _ _ was presented from St. Andrew, Holborn, against the Poor Removal bill. Mr. WALLACE postponed the committee en the Ware. housing bill till Wednesday next. LOCAL COURTI' Exacrioe —The Salford Hundred Court bill, it wus nsimed, should be read a third time. The ATTORNEY GENERAL followed the like course at some length. This bill required au extension M its jurisdiction; hat he would prefer giving such au eete•- siou to a known Court. and not to something like • new power. He concluded with movies, as au at•eudnsent, that it he read a third time this day six mouths. Mr. HC ME denied that those who supported that inn. don desired to break faith with the public creditor. All they desired was a reduction of taxatiou by llit adoption of ecuaoasy. Mr. PEEL defended the retorts to cads payments; and, after some farther discussion, the report was troughs up, and agreed to. The oilier orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. 111.111/DAY, liAlt 14. Mr. BYNG presented a petition (ruin the freeholders of the County of Middlesex, complaining of the mode of the imposition and assessment of the county rate, and peril calmly pointing out the lax and defective manner of tak ing securities from the county trees . The petitiotiets prayed for leave to introduce a bill to amend the laws on tins subject. Petition referred to a committee, with power to send fur persons, papers, and records. A person from the company presented an account of the receipts and disburenieuts uu account of Margate Pa for the last year. Sir J. BOUGHY presented a petition from Mr. Tom linson of Stoke upon Treut, complaining of the mode of assessing lythes. Mr. SYNC* presented a petition from St. Pancras against the Iron Coffins Bill, ad preying to be heard by counsel against the same. Mr. LINDSEY presented a petition from the shipping Interest lu Dundee, whist the Navigation Laws Alumni. sent Bill. Sir I. COFFIN ob d, that as the merchants' ser vice was the means of producing and encouraging good seamen, lie hoped it would eeperieuce attentiou.—ffeti. dor ordered to be printed. Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the tobacco merchants of Bristol, complaining of the heavy duty on tobacco, which oppressive duty had seriously diminished the consumption of that article. Ordered to be printed. Mr. WODEHOUSE moved for accounts of fureigu but. ter imported since ISM—Ordered. The Lauark Widened Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. WESTERN deferred, from the 16th instant, till Tuesday, June It, his motion respecting the state ut tlt currency. The Hon. G. BENNET, pursuant to notice, which had repeatedly been postponed, owing to the pressure of other important business, brought forward his motion for leave to Ming in a bill to alter and amend licensing public. houses. He premised with stating, that his proposed bill was to be hunted to England. As the law now stood, the magistrates had little or no power to punish publicans fur any impsoper behaviour, exceptsug by taking away their licences, which was calculated to iultict utter ruin on the parties. For the offence of tippling. to be sure, they might fine to the amount of 20s. And between that mode of proceeding and depriving the publican of his licence, there was no course left fur the magistrate to adopt. Fur such offence, and offences that reworded the general conduct of the house, he proposed to make the parties for the first and second offences to be subject to be Sued by Site magistrates, the cases having been proved ; list second film to be larger than the first; and the this d case to be liable to more severe punishment. He did not propote to go further than this; he had no hope of accoolpiesiting the aniendwieut, that causes of complaint should be taken before a Jury. The next point which his bill embraced touched on tender ground. At present the great majo rity of the public houses were its the lauds of brewers, and they were thereby enabled to drench the public with their own nauseous and poisonous stuff that they calle J beer; the consequence of such beer hai lei been supplied to so many houses, bad driven considerable numbest, of the working classes, and those who had occasion to resort to public houses, to take to spirit drinking. To remedy this evil, his intention was to propose to increase the is cifities of obtaining licences. He proposed that a person having a house of the rent of 1101.—ou tendering good, ample and real securities, such as the bill would describe, should be entitled as of right to demand leave or licence from the magistrates to open his house as a public house. To prevent abuse, however, he should give the magis trates power to shut up such house at the nest licence day, it cause could be ammo to warrant the same. Tins plan was clear and simple; sod he thought it was calcu lated to reduce that monopoly, of which such heavy complaint was now nude, and to check theme gross frauds now practised upon the community. He concluded. (amidst much cheering) with moving for leave to bring iu a hill to alter and amend the law regarding the liceuswg of public houses. Mr. C. CALVERT said, if the bon. member blended that the Bill should go to a Committee above stairs, it would not he necessary fur him to make any übservutions uow. Sir G. COCKBURN thought that advantage might re,, nit from houses being allowed to open fur the sale of later um). Something of the kind had taken place in a particular p..rt of the country, the houses selliag their own mewed bee, t and the pearantry had preferredLthose homes; but the 11- ease had iuterleried, and had compelled the isagnisr..se. to shut those house. w bleb they did is tin much regret. Mr. P. GItI.N FELL could lint witiliold his tribute of applime in the hon. member (Mr. Rennet) tor Is wing under taken so arduous us Nell us useful a ink. Ile imoui.l tail to suppoi t rise measure to the utmost of hi. Sahib t 3. Leavegiven to bring in the bill. shiMrer..„C:ausKiEtii.iertutiewantiendiulyriniittiinien biteenrintrNatilideultead, Beer:: Mr. F. PALM complemented the hon. member Slirewbry (Ntr. Lk:mei), for gacitt6 biviight this s..tojrc LordALTHORP defended the bill, observing. that it was called fur by the increased population of the district. The inhabitants were entitled to obtain justice as cheap u possible. Mr. B. WILBRAHAM trusted that the bill would not be pressed this session. Mr. BROULMAkt defended the bill, observing, that every regular entice bad been given. He saw no objec tion to this mode of taking justice to the doors of every man. Bet this was the way that all reforms were objected top—whatever was proposed, the opponents of improve ment replied that it was not the way in which It ought to be brought forward. (Hear.) if this bill were passed. there would be thirty or forty fewer cases at the neat assizes. If this bill were objected to, it would doubtless be from the fear that the rumple of this bill might be followed. Oen. OASCOYNE said, he brought In a similar bill three or four years ago, which had the approbation of the late Lord Ellenbormigh, and of Sir S. 11.0•11ilky. He trusted dm. this bill would succeed; it was calculated to be meat useful. Mr. SCAILETT objected to this bill, because its ten dency was to place the administration of public justice under the patronage of private individuals. Mr. PHILLIPS said, in the hundred of Salford the desire tur the bill was general. Mr. C. WILSON said, he had great interest in the county of Lancaster, and he was decidedly against the bill. The Conant was private property. The gallery was then cleared for a division. The neat hers were—Por the amendment, 06—Against it, 70.—8i1l accordingly lost. Mr. BU'rYERWORTH presented a petition from St. Matthew, Bethual-green, disavowing a former petition praying for a remission of . Mr. Hanes sentence, but it was withdrawn on the Speaker stating that the petition al. laded to was withdrawn, and this document was in the eater, of a protest. Sir N. LOLTHURST pre notice, that on the 6th of June he should move for a committee on the 56th of the late King respecting the importation of foreign butter. Mr. LENNAI(D gave notice, that on Weduesday mat he should move fur a committee on the civil list (third class). If that motion were carried, he should then move for reduction in that class of the civil list. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR postponed till June Bth his mo lion respecting the appellant jurisdiction of the Lord Chaacellor. The house went into a committee pro forma on the Ca tholic Peers' bill, in which Mr. Canning moved some verbal ausendmeuts.—Report ordered to be farther coma. dere4 on Wednesday next. Mr. SCA RLET having postponed the second reading of the Poor Removal bill tall May 43, Lord LONDONDERRY moved that the report on the subject of agricultural distress be received. Gen. GASCOYNE said, be was so petsuaded that the distress did not result from the slate of the corn laws, that when the principle of the measure came to be discussed, he should offer his sentiments. Col. DAVIES rose to move his resolntiona, calling for a reduction of the tales. The country called fur relief, and yet not one of Use she plans which had been proffered offered any relief. He therefore felt compelled to petit were in his resolutions. Without a reduction of tears the farmer could not proceed, and he felt persuaded that it was nut for the interest of this country to encourage high prices. The hon. member concluded with moving the following resolutions :- I.—That any tax which, by being unequally distribsted, sets as • buuuly to one part or the klOl 4 /414•111, 41111 to the piejuitiee ut another, is, in its nature, nujuat, 41141 ought to be diaeoutiuueil. 24— . 1114t the gloss produce ma the Excite dahea tin S4lt, (tides, Snap, and Candles, in lalltAt ttritJlll. imsoursted,ia the )car ending of January, 1822, to the awn •i 3,b410,11.; and the wit piodwae to 3,4/8,7161. 3.-1 teat there are no Elcire duties levied Is Ireland on Soap, Salt, or Litanies; and that the gross amount tot Use duty uu Lather, is the )44f 4111.141111Ary, MS, was 31,4441. 4.—that the whole of the t-aarse duty on Salt, and threeloarths of the draws us snap, I.:audit:a, mot Slides, an bleat bistain, be forthwith repealed. I hat the taus on Windows and Lather, in Iralaod, be fairthwiSh repealed. TUC SPEAKER said, that these resole tin' could a° 154