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• liar! the happiness of bring in habits of inti. nsey, and of whom no man was more ready than himself to testily to florr public and private character. Ile tist , rrieil, that he never thought of opposing the Catholic no the ground of any tinitinoility existing ir. the Catholic ieligion, but merely on the belief, that to admit their claims would endanger the Colo : ittution of the country. Ile then contended, that the measure pas-rd two years since differed essentially hum that which tits Noble Earl load iiitruiluced nt 1807. The bonier anti legalised the practice that had long prevailed the uric, and estublislied it in the navy, while the letter Went to destroy the Corporation and Test Ails. The case of Mr. Wright was that tir.t induced 31iiiipters to consider this 1 , 1461,11 ; and the result has been, not to relieve officer. from the Ti.st and Corporation Acts, but loon the necessity of taking an oath pre. %ions to receiving conunissions. This law was uidely ilifferetit from the measure introduced by Ihr Administration of 1807, which went to relieve Use Roman Catholics from the opersdiuti of Cur lint -alum and Test Lass, ond to open the artily and navy by a new oath, as a matter of right. 'Those who opposed that measure, argued on the inconve nience that must arise from the doctrine of r4llllity, affected the Constitution and Church of this conutry ; and ou this principle lie should still be willing to argue the question. Earl GaSY replied, that he was quite satisfied with the explanation given by the Noble Lord, but contended, that. as the object of the Bill in inn% and of the memere of 1817, equally professed to open the army and navy to the Catholic., it ap peared from thq statemeut of the Noble Lord that the latter measure did 11 more effectually than the Ohm. In this there wax no limitation. The dis tinction then was, that what he did, he did openly— ( iffur, bear)—without the necessity of recurring notionally to an Act of Indemnity, which had hem passed for inure than half a century, to softmi the asperity of laws which could not be cartird into effect. It was his opinion that those should 'be repealed, and that the lisilenienty Act, iustead of being annual, should •be per petual.—(Hear, hear.) a The Petition was then laid on the table. The Earl of CHARLINONT rose to present several Petitions from t h e Romeo Catholics of Ireland, for the femoral of all tlw political Ilmibilstir% to Which they were subjected. Fir stated. that the how' of that body were raised in a very ingh de gree, that ►lte time had et length arrived for the at tainment of slicer proudest wishes. They could nut suppose that iu the present erslighteurd lige of the world, any arguments could be successfully urge"' spinal claims which were founded ou the aulututa. hie principles of justice. They torte further con firmed in their hopes by the consideration of the great measure of relief which pressed the Legiola. tort two years since, and for which they telt the highest sense of gratitude. The Noble •Lord then pits:ruled several Petit from various perislws to Dublin and other places, which were laid on the table. The Duke of IVELLtsGeoN presented a Vett. lion from certain Flouselioldris of Dublin against tlw Cutholic Claims. Ile had, in consequence of reports that appeared iii the Newspapers, caused inquiries to be made in Dublin, and had learned that not only had no solicitations been used to in duce soldiers to sign this Petition, hut that no signatures of soldiers had been Axed to it. The Earl of Dotiouctimoitt; said, that what lie had stated reapretiog the exertimis 111:441e in Dub. lie to procure the signatures of soldiers to the Anti-Catholic Pctitioti, did not proceed from any pertain++l knowledge be had bail Gil the subject, but fell from him iu the confidence he felt that his information was correct. The Noble Doke bad no* denied that eircuinstouce.--but would he al firm, on his owe knowledge, that no Peiitions had been iutrodeced into the Artillery Barracks of Dithlin. for the purpose of procuring signatures against the Catholic Clams?—would be dent that the Commanding Officer of the Artillery Depot had issued a regimental order, to discouritenai ce such a proceeding, and prohibit his wen from lend ing their Dames to a political object, of which they could pot be supposed to kilo* the true chaructet . ? Possibly this circurustimee dtil not accompany the Petition which the Nubic Mkt new presented j but would he deny, oit his own knowledge. that it did not occur with respect to smile other Anti-Ca shake Petition ?—(lleur, hear.)—The Noble Earl *heti witted, that signatures were extorted front the vi-ty childien in the Blue Coat Hospital , f oe t h ee of swelling the numbers of big tidtki mai to th.H.r Petitions. The Duke of WELLINGTON could not pretend to explain the meaning of the regimental order, but he bad sought an explanation of the tepid!s that were circulated, and understood by a declara tion signed fry 31 Gentlemen, that " the viglia tine, of soldiers had not been solicited, and that nn iioluiry they cook! out hod the name of a dor attached to the Petition." lie al-o stated, that the 111/Will respecting the Blue Coat Hospital, were t qually devoid of foundsiiiiii. The Earl of Citrint.rstutirc read the Regimental Order issued by the Cceninaiiiiing Officer of the Artillery Barra( ks of Dabldi, prohibiting the meal from signing Pridlissis, and argued, that this mu st base been issued ill consequence of the exer ting's used by the enemie► of the Catholics to pro. cure signatures. lie :dor stated, that the Petit paw presen t e d was not what it pretended to ter, but for the tlio 4 t pert, by persons hut inha bitants of Dublin. The Earl of Fa; N tsuitt.ENdruird that shy un due influence had bemused to procure sigusisiies. The Protestants bud taut stirred until the Noble Etil With others, bail sinnitionrd r inert. ing in favour of the Catholics—it had 4eel3 thest %ash to leave the question without intjudire to Yee li•nurnt. The Petition Was then held on the table. The Itirtitairi of I.ANsoowt* irroietried Pe titioue iu favour of the Roman Catholic*, from the Pro teoatet* of Newry, dud from 3,000 lirotertaiit* of 1...we11/caul Hurt it* vicrioy ; from the Koolau Catho lic* of the Vat-ear% Cl/11111y, of the County of Mpetli, l o o t of I,O.tolerl. io the County of Kerry. The Doke of Suist !Presented a !'ration to the 'woe erect from the Homan Calh.iliir* of Belling. 'fhe Earl of CNN I'ISJ 1.1. EN lire brarterl Petition* *pim a the Claim , from the Proteettrots of smaaahoikli icrittl by 9,056„ and front time of the ConiAj of Slip (signed by 4,006`,.. fie FllOlll4l elan leave presenter' the declinelinii of the iishalei. smolt of Simmslsms, mord hey 20,090 men. were it nut rendered informal by the waist of the prayer.— Laid on the table. , I The Hoke of L ti rorrea presented Petitions 'or a repeal of the disabilities affecting them from the Homan Cathohr4 of the Cooney of Nlonaltliaii, of tow Parish of liildare, the Parroies of Cwitleknuck. Athy, St. Michael's (isi the City of Dublin), and several others. The Earl of Honour:ll3lmm presented similes Petitions from the Million Catholics of Birelistig. loam, Wolverhansieton, IValsall, Newcastle-under bite, Hungry, iii Suffolk ; Hanlon:kr, io Oxford shire ; and Liverpool and its vicinity. The Noble Emil alluded to a 11erritig velticli had been held at the Crown and A 11010 f Tiiveree, relating to the af fairs of the Catholics ; hut. astir sr we could col lect. he deelonrel preventing their Petition, en the belief that it would not be of service to the general cause of emancipation. MINERAL ALKALI. On the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL. the Mineral Alkolt Bill was read the third time maid passed. WINDOW TAX. The Evrt or poNoutaimosE presented a Petition f the Itiltalotants of the County and City of Waterford, praying for s repeal of the Window Tax. On this lonia lie hrggrd leave Ist say that lie should tint express any opittion.—Laid on the table. The House then adjourned. UOIISE OF' COMMONS, WEDsysnaT, MAY 5. GLASGOW WATER WORKS. On the mot 00000 of Mr. ' , INLAY, the farther enmiderstion of the Report of therGlasgovt Water %Yorks Bill vois post poned till the 24th May. HARROW ROAD. Mr. ltitt.t.tsit presented a Petit` from the Inhabitants of Paddington, against the Harrow Road Bill.—!lead, and ref.:. act/ to the Committee on the Bill. Lonlos CLERGY. - - - - - Mr. C C presented a Petition from the Parich of St. Alas tin, Alkali., against the London Clergy Boll—. Head, and referred to the Committee on the Bill. ! SOLWAY FIRTH ROAD• Sir Joule MAuoRIkANII• bought up the Report of the •buve Bal.—The amendment• were rend, and agreed to. POOR S ETTLEMENT Lurd MILTON presented a Petition against the Poor Set. Ileums! Bill, from a turn in Yorkshire.—ltend, and laid on the Wile. A Petition •Raiud the game Bill was presented from Lea den, in :4tilfulk. by Mr. Germs', who .upported it with soma obser►ations; and from Bainbi lace, i■ the comity uf Nur fulk.--lirad, and laid an the table. SCOTCH -BURGHS. Mr. Mattw►t.t. presented two Pennon+ from different bridles of Inhabitants of the Ri.yal Burgh of Renfrew, pray :ng fir reform Its the constitution of the Royal Burghs of firm land, whieh were read and laid on the table. Mr. PRlMltati: said he held iti his hand six Petitions, all intimately connected with the meastsre winch was to be brought under the roomier, atom of the House to morrow renting (the !gulch Smelt Bill.) However, they were of a different di sei iptiuu 'two prayed for a reform in the con ttttt tilos of the burghs of Scotland. The first of these was from thr Pioeust, Magistrates, and Corporation of the burgh of Sill lisic Thep. Petitioners desired to csll the at trition, of :lie Hun-e its the roust iinti tttt of their own burgh, which they said corresponded to their hopes so well, that they did not desire oily altenuicn therein The second was Gum the liirorporrtion of the Coildry of the same burgh, and declared lust their constitution still admitted some 4'3- p.m:tarots, but the object 4.f both was respectfully to press upon tire nth-moos of the noose that the only mode of ex tinguishing, or checking the evils and *bums so generally ft It and complained of in the other Royal Burghs, was by 'reforming then constitution and government, and particu larly by enacting an mutual election of fire majority of the Connell. The hour others were against the Scotch Burgh fltfl mirortired by the Lord Advocate: two from the persons who hail signed she first two Petitions—one from another body of inhabitauts—and the fourth from the town of Moto. They all stated, that the Bill, so far fr o m accomplishing the end it prortritd, woald have au effect exactly opposite—and the first three went not only against it generally, but re quested that if it passed into a lrw they might he particu larly exempted from its operation. The Hon. Member then entered into a defruce of the character of the Petitioner, generally for Burgh Reform. Nothing, he said, was more ainfoutideti, that. the report that they consisted of the lowest petit of the sommttnity. They were generally merchants and burgesses, acil such were among the highest sod most respectable of the 44.11shitalits of the county he bad the brume to rep'. heed, and of all Scotland. Th. P. titu w oint were read and laid nu the table, nod the fled ordered to he printed. Mr. Meaty saidte had a Petition to present from the In. rurporated Trades of the {loyal Burgh 44 Montrose. The Petitioners stated, that they enjoyed the greatest benefit themselves from the new frame of municipal government relented them by his Majesty's Ministers, and prayed the 114)..ar to take neesu.ures fur au extensi 0000 of these advantages to the other Royal Burghs.—l'heretitiou was read and laid on the table. N EW IVRIT. A new IVrit was ordered to be issued fur Shrewsbury, in the ruirui of Richard t4ster, Esq. deceased. TRURO ELECTION. Mr. H. Dots brought up the Report of the Committee on the Truro Fiero .... . It confirmed the velum of the Sitting Metnheis—olveho.il the Petitions slot In he frivolous or Tex:thous our the oppositiou thereto to be frivolous or vexatious. I.ICLhSING SYSTEM. Mr. PROTHMOIR, in presenting a Petition from .1 T. B. Beaumont, Erg. complaining of the tioudisct of Licensing idslitcP, in refusing to graut lieen.cs to pitlibc-hitinies, sap. parted it■ prayer at some length ; arer which the Petition was rear, as follow. " the Huiiiiiseable the Commons of the United Blurlwo of Great Britain and Ireland w Nriinlblol4 %%StHailed, the lii nI,Ic Petitam of Juba Thunias Bather Beau. wont, E.q " Sit vw 'Dial prior Petitioner is 'mire: inf a leis lual demolition of his wigwags. against whitii the laws of lids country iiffurd uo ream's; and has case bring that of ■ multitude of other un offending ritizeus hr humbly appeals tot that iiimectiou which loyal subjects may exptict f • a just Govt a meal. " That your Klatt .... er is ground landlord of 'timer& of seventy horse' at Sheplued's Push, a village of sew houses cbidy raised throne!, your Pettlootter'a sitertions ; that at 41w lift/ISM( debllt Or his truants, and lo supply their 1111. kuortble mauls, he built a bit pea 'or 11.11111x-honar. Of inn, in this centre of the vilhicc, o here $551 great ClUsh-10,11111 meet, and at a do•lancr of two boodretl and fifty yards ota tote road, and of three 411ISTiet% of a utile 011 Slur other from any licenses! Imusr. That eeseis amnia! applications have beam snack 10 the LieenaungJasticritat Hammersmith, fiw a license So open the house, but on diffcri ut pretences it has always hero (tithed. 't hat Ilse said Justices, hours. r, liner yenta since grouted a license for a mean Outlast:El boost., "lauding almost alone iu the field., some hundred yards distant frum your Pittstionres buildings, far procuring which liceiise :SSW was IMO by the owner to thr , Vestry Clerk ; whets the land about the housr au lit-NINA bccatue eiiveird *Ms houses, and your Ptlit Mores land king denied list cure. Mimsr of public.hmist breams thorned. That on the last liernsiug day the Clisiritinn addressed the tenant to Slur follownic effect •—' We cannot pant you a !Meuse bemuse your ire. tifisate i nut sotned by the iti' to and Churchwindesic 'llse Act or Psi lament ri quires tins, and we should out ha justified its giaotiug a licroat without tlo - J Aud another Magistrate di clay( tiict thst was the only reason of their refusal.' Rut the Art of Parliament rendered No such *ignitor imperative, slur bail the llinisler of Ilasitterr smith signs., a pablicati's certifireir for thirty year.. The Lint:viers have sinee seknowletlzerl tarot oath, that they hail determined not to license your Pets/ Mori'. house, before any thing Atoll the 311111Fiel'i s-r,uArule was 00000 fact, within half au hour's lime of their sefositig deliver IS license for your Petitiiiiier's himse, no the chive groom! of the want of the concurrent art of the Minister, they grant . cif new licenses in favour of a brewer in the maglibiiiirhouil, and another for two low tiepin's bou►es, which had been &oppressed by former Mazistrates as anguish ply, each bring in the same pRI'I4I, and *dusted within a few yards of simi lar 111011/C% already licensed, nut only without any coiseurreot ■ct uf the Minister, hut in o pposition to his ?al nest entreaty (contained ill a letter read at the Meeting), that nue of the {louse• to particular might not tie licensed. " Your Petitioner, fully aware that ro this ronntry no relief is procurable fur the sufferer under the 'm.4 corr upt refusal of a license, still 16ulthht that *mow furtherance might Ire given to public justice, by bringing the above ease before a criminal tribenal. Pi tieing therefore the deceit and illegality of the reams assigned by the Licensers for their der-siou, mad contrasting the facility of their grants of licenses for disorderly houses, in dallier'', in rayonr of one interest, with their seven years refined of a license fur a very superior house, with such Wittig claims, against an other interest, lie obtained a rule to slitia issue why It ere. mina' information should not be Ii fed against them in ti n • Count of King's Beach. lie t although the M ince Nei* went' fully proved in the affidavits Of your Petitioner atoll hi■ tenants, and were usicuntrailiricil in the affidavito of the Defendants, still it was held that as there was no trout proof of ■ corrupt motive, the rule roust be abandoned : all wheels your Petitioner is ready to prove by es iiletice. " In this state of prostration or clad lights to al bitrary wills, your Petituntet fur himself cud for Is fellow-atilt jects, humbly claims such protection in the inoffensive sic. cupation of his and their estates, as to your Honourable House shall seem meet, and your Peliti 0000 er, B.e. " J. T. HARKER BILAU111ONT." The Petition was then laid on the laid... COUNTY AN•ESSM ENTS. Lord G. T. BERTIWORD presented P.tit from Dun gamin, and another place in the Couuly of Waterfurd, complaining of the inequality of County Assesamenta.— Read and leierred to the Committee on the Irish Grand Jury Presentment Bill. COAL q. A Petition was presented from the Inhabitants of the County of Huntingdon, for a repeal of the Duties on Coals. —Head and laid on the table. GAME LAWS. Mr. Cullman said, he had a Petition to present from several Inhabitants of the Hundreds of Desborough, Stoke, and others, in the county of Buckingham. It complained of tee practice of establishing large preserves for game, by landed proprietors, as destructive of the right of the fall enjoyment of property by the occupiers of land adjacent thei eta, in consequence of the frequent trespasses thereon in pursuit of game. It stated, that when the occupiers endea voured to drive the game off their land, they had their dugs destroyed by traps and other instruments. It further stated, that the owners of preserves themselves, or by their game keepers, actually supplied a greit quantity of the game sold in the metropolis, the profit of which traffic was enjoy. ed by them, while the odium fell on poachers. The Petition _prayed the House to secure agriculturists from such oppres sion. The Hon. Member said he must heartily concurred iu the prayer of the Petitioners. If it was his lot to sit among a Jury trying cperson indicted for murder caused by a spring gun, he should certainly feel himself bound in con science to bring in a verdict of guilty. The Petition was read. Sir C. Busamt. advocated (as we understood) the prayer of the Petition, and objected to parts of the Bill pending fur legalising the sale of game. Sir C. Muscle defended the provisions of the Bill. He said it vested the property of game in the holders of leases subsisting at present, but enabled landowners to make a reservation of such property in all leases to be granted in future. Mr. Mums said, that his object originally in bringing the question of the Game Laws before the House, was not in much to facilitate the preservation of game, as to put an end to the disgraceful practices arm* therefrom, and their immoral cousiquencts on the lower orders. Auy Petition representing these pernicious effects ought to be encou raged. The Petition was then ordered to be printed. Mr. CpßwsN presented a similar Petition from so indi vidual whose name we could not hear. lie complained that be lost 30 or 4W a year by the neighbourhood of a pre serve. . _ After some observations from Mr. N. R. Couttittwg, againct the Petition, it was read and laid on the table. ELECTION OF CAMELFORD. A Petition was presented from so individual of the name of Clavering, complaining of the conduct of the Returning Officer, in basing modems undue return at the late Electiou in the Borough of Came'ford. . . The Petition was ordered to be taken into consideration an Tuesday, May 2s. Mr. BRAND said, he held in his hand a Petition from se. vend persons most capable of judging rut the effects of the existing Game Laws. It was from, he believed, all the Poulterers of London, in favour of the Bill fur legalizing the sale of game. They stated they were fully convinced, that in the e►ent of its passing, the practice of poaching would be suppressed, the revenue assisted, and the fair trader secured. It was impossible for the 1101114 e to have more satisfactory evidence of the excellent nature of the Bill. The Petitioners prayed, that sellers of game might in testae be regularly licensed, and they pledged themselves not to purchase from poachers —Read and laid on the table. On the motion of the saroc Hon. Member, the further Cll4l. sidcration of the Game Laws Amendment bill (which stood for tonight), was postpotitd lilt Friday, the 14th met. Ur. I..trrLETtnt presented Petitions from Wulverhatnp• ton, in the county of Stafford, and other places in the same county, against the Poor Settlement Bill.—Read and laid nu the table. H ALFORD'S DIVORCE. Sir E. Kmacmsta.r. moved the third reeding of Hal. ford's Divorce Bill. eliptieris PILLLIF.W said he Lad received a letter from the father of thy unfortunate laity, iu consequence of which he sh.nold 'strive, shut a clause be added, nicking a provision fur r support, of 150/. v.)ear during the life of ker father, and 3:ro/. un his decease. The SrEAniR intimated, that the clause could not be in• se►ted till atter the ilatrd reading. Captain l'irt.t.tr then skived as an amendment, that the Bill be read the third time this day six months After mime rental ke from Mr. CURW EN, Captain Pri.Ltir. and Sir J. M•ctct%7oan, the amendment wax withdrawn, the uriginal question curried, and the Bill read the third time. Captsio PELLEW them proposed the clause beforeqraeo. booed. Mr. GIPPS, Mr LUSIIINGTOPI, and Sir .1. Macntnlcsw, oppooril the motion. Captain Pp.t.t.gw then withdrew the clause, no an under standing that an agreement for a provision for Mrs flalford had &writ concluded between the parties.—The Bill was then 114111:41. MA D-HOUSES. On the molt iiii of 'Air, WYNN. the Order of the Day fur Ibe further cuiii.iitr iatom of the Mail•huuses Reguiatioo jtrll Was loostputteil till Froloy seonight. INVEUKEITHING E1.E1,710N. Mr. Wm. UOUULAS presented a Pet►t►on from An Agent of the Inverkeitlsing Election, praying that leave might be given, from the 14th of May. for eighteen days, for the conaideration of the lover keithing Election Petition. The Petitioner stated the great distance from Inverlicitliing to London, end the tbdiciilty there wag of procuring the neer'. wiry e►'idence before the 14thtortant. Alr. I'RII4I/011: Om Sitting Member) said, he lidtl nu intention of inukung any format objection to Ike Petition; but the house mutt see that if ' the l'eibioner kid not lime tr. 1 4,,ctire evAence, it was clearly The election took place ou the Vl)th of N1.1:•••!1. The election nf by delegates pr •vnni,ly choeen by each burgh. There wrre tivt• d-irgetro; the tint war elected oil the of 31.10: ; the preund ou the 9th; tile third un the 141/1i; the fourth ou the 16th; and the the Inth--M, that there WIN little too than w.uks between the appointment of the lot tirbgitir anti the 'ley fur toskisag the Prtition tutu t...ito , kr.i•iutp....a time uulficienily lung fur prefar ivg hrrelsomry evidence. l'etiti ssss was then ordered to lie ou the NIG Wm. Douni.as then moved, that the cote& iler4tion of the I nverkeitionig Elec:ion be deferred. Sir JAMES M ACK I NTOSII %nit!. lie felt it his duty to oppose the tnotion. The Petition alleged sot ground for the flume to depart from its ordinary 'Hl:wet-4161w. Petitions id* this nature should sI lege route peculiar circumstances. In his experis since no prmiositi 0000 of tlii. kind had heels made oil "ell vogue g grounds of delay Wire stated —nay, sin iiiforooition was 01 . .. riled to the. House. It was stated, indeed. that Scotland was a great way from the House. This fact, he pre sumed, the Houm already knew. Surely Scotland was not on very obscure a country. that the Petitioner should hod it necrieiary to inform the House of its geographical I s elllAAloll ; but if the ',tricot reason were allowed, it would be only necessary fur fu. lure Petitioners to refresh Gentlemeli in the limit& on questions of geography, to procure delay.— The second point of information the Peliti 0000 af forded was equally valuable and novel. It was, that the distrwt cootaiimil five burghs. The Red Book gave them quite as mach information tin the subject. In fact, the Petition alleged no difficulty iu the way of procuring evidence, but the thsiance of Scotland from the House, and the 'lumber of burghs. The Petition states, that there are " other causes." Whet are they ? They are not stated ; and the House cannot judge of them. He would oppose the ;notion, particularly when he recollected what fell from the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last, namely, that nearly two months would live elapsed between the election of the delegates and the day appointed for taking the Petition into consi deration. Under all the circ 1111 l stances, lie con sidered the Petition unwarrantable in reason, and unjustifiable in precedent. Lord CASTLERRAGH, in a low tone of voice, said, that the Petition made out no cause of delay. After a few words from Mr. WYNN, the motion was withdrawn. POOR LAWS. Sir R. FEadvsos presented a Petition from Pembroke against the Poor ',ans.—Ordered to lie on the table. Sir J. GRAHAM iirteented a Petition from Car. hale against the PlXlI' Settlement 8i11..-Orderttl to lie on the table. LICENSES TO PUBLICANS. Mr. BENNETT preseuttil Petitium from Licensed Publicans from London, IVestmiuste►, and the Borough of Southwark, praying br some alteration iit the License Act.—Ordered to lie. on the table. Mr. BUNKII:IT then rose and said, that after the voluminous reports published on the subject, he would not tronble the !louse with much detail. Ile would set before the House the law as it stands, and the amendment he meant to propose. The principal law was the statute of the Vith George 11, that law made licenses iimival for the first time; before that they were held during good conduct. That law requires that persons to whom license should be granted, shall produce a certificate signed by the clergyman, the church-wardens, and the inhabitants of the parish ; but this regulation varied in some places. In some counties the Ma gistrates would grant nu licenses where the clergy man did not approve. In the metropolis a must obnoxious system was pursued—fees from half a crown to a guinea for signatures to a publicati's certificate. Ile (31r. &inlet!) meant to propose that license should be granted on a certificate signed by the clergyman, the churchwardens, or six inhabitants, tint of the parish where the pub lican intends to set up, but of the parish in which he last resided. It was too well known that thou. sands of persons in public bu►iness, harboured the lowest and the worst of the community, amid appro priated their places to the double purposes of a brothel and of a public-house; the reason is, that care is not taken ill the issuing of licenser, and persons a•ho are refused by one Magis►rate, pro cures them from another, because, in fact, licenses are now looked on as mere mutters of form. The next point was as to recognisances—at present the publican enters into recognisance iu It)!. and two sureties in 5!. each; but this regulation is cou+i• dered a dead letter; the practice in the metropolis was, that the clerk held a wiper which contained the names of the different publicans, woe of whom went security for the other. Ile would propose, that substantial ceoognizarice ►hould be entered into, and that it should not be. as it is at present, a were dead letter. The florist., lie said, was aware, that Magistrates of late years had taken on them the power—a power which the law did not give them—of taking licenses away ; but with respect to this, he believed, that thotsgb there were route cases of private oppression, yet, in general, it was hut so. In London, however, it was directly the reverse. In the metropolis licenses have been taken away—sometimes on grounds that were very vague . .—somettutes on grounds that were never assigned. Sir Nathaniel Conasit told him (Mr. Bennett). that licensing Magistrates were recommended never to assign a reasioi. Ile had not, he said, idle use. certified stories; the facts oh this subject were veri fied to him. It was, he said, well known, that solated' itilliteoce iu this way was exerted by the Members of Corporattotis against the party opposing them ; he believed this pernicious practice was car ' tied to an extent further than lie could stair, though they acted merely on a construction of law, a construction which the highest legal authorities have dissented from. It was clear, fie said, Into the Acts, that recognizances could be taken away, nut by the decision of a Magistrate, but on convic tom before a Jury. He would propose to send the case to a Jury, who might awaid peoally. Ilia imumettinin of which 6 1 / 4 glit be lOW. to costs where 1. the brrucle of the recognizance war gross ;dal wilful. It was, he said, greatly to he lamented, to are industrious mud holiest publicans deprived a their licenses without any fair cause of compliiitit— often upon the caprice of s 31.1%istritte, who might bike it nap Lis he. d to suiplare an merely heroine the politicos' ot two doors bread of one; that be wit.: rat hostel() ufbemv I, • upon any other ground. Iriosever foolish. or fantastic. 111 would praprore, tel ;o t umetition•ort, that there should be 0,, appeal front the licensing Mringisirstr. to K r Mrigistrates at the Quarter S.s-inns. Oil. ohj .i . t was to give protection where protection way ma t wanted. lie then went at considerable leogtlsi;.h. the system of brewers holding by their servitor public-houses. which he I . llll4lenilleil w preAo.o., with public mischief and private inisfortorw. such an extent hes this practice •Xterrilell, one place where there were sixty-eight lotuses, there were but two of them Much weir oa t the properly or brewers; in soother rho r, there were eighteen public-houses. fourtee n or fif teen belonged to brewers ; anti lir Niasitsione, there were forty politic-houses. all of them belo:. td to brewers. Th e consequence of lisis , That Ilie littlAle were cheated sail entlisolo.!, were ruined. and unwholesome Hod iablvel was vended, lint at all like the littaie-ibre wed pl.. which was a con,tione.sirle article. Time dentin concluded by nut 6 ' for Irki*e to in a Bill to regulate the granting ot Ist:riot's Ili publicans." 'jibe fl a n. GEORGE ll..tms secouirill the moria. which war pin mud ca.ried. Mr. HENN rr r the., brought in 11.4 BM, fetid a lir,t time, .11,11 urdr►etl 1., lir Steolid time uss and to 16r I,rot•ti. IRISH FIsIa:KIES. Mr. Alderman Wont) eaol, that in leave to lon% in tire preeent 8011, he wut,ld nut take up the bine of the Flange in enlarging , the principle of the i;t11. The want of t•a t nta Ireland had, he raid, been greatly felt, and mane difficulties kid lieret , .tore been iu lie way or io vesting English capital in that Tit televise there difficulties was she object or the Ctn. Th.: worthy A kir fin it it coneinderl by iniiving Lir leave bring in a 13.11 to promote flit Ft4:erier and Ma nufactures of Ireland. by the regulation of part nerships in th-it part of the f!ttiteci Kingdom. Mr. Alderman W I rttu.►s set:m.4l(.4llre motion. Mr. GUA NT said a kw word, in II low Wane of voice. Mr. PLUNKETT said, he bad no doubt but that the Worthy A irtermaii (Wood) had cw-ry nisposition to promote the interest and prosperity of Ireland ; but to the IL4, as it now stood, he (.Jr.l Piaui:ern had au objection, and he thought it rig! , to saute II in the present stage tit the Bill. The I timer, pet haps, was nut aware that there was au :1 ct of Paths meld, regularly acted on for the last forty years, and which, indeed, was part of the 14,4e,54 of equity in that country. The principle of the law WAS to encourage i.v besling motley in trade. By this Act, ilde l.as,ss were oat exposed to the Baiikrupt Lavin The {principle or mercantile law is, that the person gaining, should ; in case of failure. be exposed to loss in the ovine extent. But the nib ct of this law was guarded against. The anonymous partners were not coo ordered as engaged in mercantile trade. but as lenders of money. The principle, 'nowt -ter. of the worthy Alderman went further; it went In give to the Lender the actual control of the trade. Ile con sidered it a dangerous principle. A I.rnou lem1:114 might claim the full profits, but he was not respeo— sible in care of loss for any more than the acrih.l sum advanced, whilst they exerci.e bill govern ment over the trade. This was injurious to ti:e public, and it was contrary to the Engll,ll late. lie looked upon the introduction of capital into Ireland as most useful to that timidly, but I.e could not consent to it on the terms proposed. Mr. Alderman Wool) explained. The CILINCELLoa of the EICHLQUEIL pmento-it in the propriety of sanding sopertiuous c spital one country to another, but it was a system which should be proceeded on with great caution. Oat of the worst consequences to be apprehended from it was, that persons without capital themselves, de pending Olt the known capital mud wealth of the other partners, might iodulge in ruu.ouS specula tions. Ile thought the present Bill should under go* most serious investigation, and particularly Ly the legal gentlemen, . . Mr. Furnat said, the Bill on this roloject, war ionised in the Irish Parliament, was drawn by oae of the first lawyers at the bar. The Mil pewit the House Of Cuwinoii Ireland ; it sass wnt over to England, and on the meant ot• the Atirpeury and Solicitor-General, who reported that it wa► consonant to the commercial practice of Esiglreal. it was repealed. In the following year the Pelts, meat of Ireland iensomitrated, and the Bill s;,, finally passed. It had for ►ts object the encuaratt•- ment of ninnufactures, end ii the BM into a law, he did not hear of oily conitilaiiit it. ft was found to be a great benefit to though he lamented to ►ay, that it nee. i.wa a► be cessaty to encourage the vesting ot . i aln ll iu th.t country as it was then. A Wit:What tiecesPary. and they could he easily utaiS II would recommend that the Bill might. be :.turn!• .'. bolt yot repeated. Should they - ' ' ors to trpr*. u r BM, It might feud to difficulties winch y /Ado,' not now anticipate, and could out Itt i caller get Intr. Mr. !Aim Fnalta said • few words ou the sante side. Mr. PLuNKErr explained. Mr. Alderman Wool) assimilsted tht abject this Bill to the system of sleeping EiigLind. S r J. NEWPOU'r was or opinion. dint thtrs were two hist' Acts on this subject, it watt 4l ba gm well to consohilate their suln.tiiiice w I ,isigle Act, :and then tile whole subject would he !Jetta undersiooii. The minion was then agreed tu, and le,at girth to br►ug in the Dill. STATLITLS OF SCOTLA N D. Bo SELL rig4l-10 tneve tur leave to !trio; Su a Bill to declare Arts of Puthrusetit paned 'Save the Union of England and Scotland, hci liable to desuetude from toni.ohstrvahce. Th, Hon. lleusbrr entered 11,1 Q u deversistiott of r Lecliuscid fouls of the ScuLsiviv h o v, tvlotit I. .1 wan) of the itecteliailises r.I the R.utals Ilibleh they took Ora urgin, By She Which ptee.tilerl in St'oti in fore the tote lan,. ft II tato desuetude whenever the gtsh , : custom of slit country tall COUlitet to , Illicit" pi , 6ltst.t. the Uwun he bel.r%til t 1.4 brat; •