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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF WEDS, THURSDAY, MAT 13. MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Lord Eastnor and others, front the Commons, brought mo the Hereford Gas Light Bill, and several other private Bills, which were read a first time. UNITED GAS COMPANY BILL. On the Earl of SHAFTESBURY moving the second reading of the United flas Company Bill, The Earl of LAUDERDALE proposed, that it should not he rend a seated time then, as be had some serum objection to make to it. The postponement was agreed to by their hardships, bat we did not hear any day fixed for the further preemie of the Bill. MARGATE R. A pesos *an the Margate Pia and Harbour presented sane ac., counts pursuant to the Act. ALIEN BILL, &e. Their Lordships went into Committees on the Alien Bill. the Transfer of Dividends' Bill, and the Flint-glass Ezeree Duty Bill tie reports co which wee received. Adjourn HOUSE OF COMMONS, Tstrasper, MAT 13 Mr. H. SUMNER preameed a petition from people residing in the neighbourhood of the pro= bi louth Loodoo Docks , praying far componsation.—Laid co t Co/ BAGWELL presented a petition from the Catholics of Carriek•oo.suir, t the penal laws atkaing Roman Catholics. —Lea on the table.. . _ . Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the srasenuen of Trinity House, against the Thames Tunnel Bill—Laid so the table. HIDES AND SKINS. Lord STANLEY possnisi a petition bon the marina and tanners of Manchester, spina as Hides and Skins HAL Similes petitions woo prosantad ►y Mr. blabetley, (rein the car riers of Faverabsta ; by Mr. Mons, from Aberdeen; and by Lard Fskestoos, from New Sarum ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. LOCKHA Hifrescojest a poi - iiniifrom Oxford, praying for a repeal of the assessed taxes. _ . DUTIES. Lord DUTIES. • . , Lord STANLEY promised a pasties from tee innkeepers alai Linseed Victuallers of Derrick, against. the Beer Duties ISM Similar petitkes wore presented by t:ol. Davie, from Clapham; and by Mr. Littleton, from Staffordshire. The latter Honourable Gentleman observed, that the IlltilMlft proposed appeared to hint to be useless and impolitic. Mr. MA lIERLEY said, that there was hardly a single interest that had bow latched by the measure, that had net complained of it. . . . . -- Lod STANLEY suggested the propriety of postponin the measure for another year; be knew that it was o .in many yens and to many perms. Pennons of a similar nature wet: presented by Mr. Sykes, from Kingsson.on-Hull; by Sir J. BPUCC, thin]) the town of A lloway ; by Lord Altborp, from limerick t and by Mr. Wynn, 'from Wrexham. The petitions was laid on the table. BONDED WHEAT. '.Ur. SYKES presented a petition iri;iniiingston-on-Ilull, against the Banded Wheat Bill. . . . Similar petitions were presented by Sir U. Burgh. from Carlow ; and by Mr. Stopford, from Enniicorthy.—Lakl on the table. Mr. W. I'AVLOR presented a petition f the clerks em ployed in the offices of the Excise, mains' a reduction in their /141 1 . Ariel. - . Sir J. V MIKE observed, that this petition would be followed up by others of a similar description. Ile trusted the motto of his Majesty's Minim/vs en this occasion would be " steady." the table. • NEGRO SLAVERY. Mr. BEAUMONT presented a petition from Ilezhem, preying for the abolition of negro slavery. Mr. LAW LEV presented a similar petition from Birmingham. Laid on the table. LINEN BOUNTIES. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a petition from the parish of /3allycormack, praying for a continuation of the Lila:lE6°llone*. Laid on the table. ale. GOULBURN presented a petition from the barony of ( /ney and Harrow, in the county of Tipperary, complaining of the as.. segments of the Grand Jury. After a few observations from Sir Joust NZWPOIT, Lord A L'lnoll r, and Mr. T. Ent is, the petition was laid on the table. COMBINATION LAWS. Mr. BUM E presented &petition horn the jouressymen sawyers of Manchester and Salford, praying for a repeal te tbs Combination Laws—Led on the table. Mr. HUME penned a petition (want John Damn and others, of Beverley, in Verbalise, complaining of the laws which prevent free discussion enlighten and rake stabinta. rise Honourable Gendarme observed, that if a free diatoms was, m it was rally admitted to be, mend in die Hama. k must be eqase out of it. He should be soet7 to allow asp Udividuals to disturb the tranquillity of the country, but he considered that every person ought to be allowed to express his opinions freely on any political or religious topic. There were countries, Spain and others, where the Inquisition had succeeded in putting down all such privileges ; but be was sure no lion. Gentleman in the House would willingly see such a power established in this Lind i but its prineple would be commented if they put down one of the chief objects of its hatred. He knew nothing in the Scriptures, the great rule of our conduct, which prevented persons from declaring their opinions, but, on the contrary, our great Example always eft:twinged it. He could not but lament the course which was followed in the present day. fit did not know any reason why those who held particular opinions should prevent others front declaring theirs.—The petition was laid Off the table. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the inhabitants of Elks,- dine, praying for an equalization of the duties on Irbil) and Scotch apints.—laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. 31r. HUME moved for a return of copies of the amounts of the different turnpike-trusts in England, under the 4th George IV. ate. 711—Ordered. . . SEPARATISTS. Lord ALTUORP presented x petition from an individual, named John Oved, of Kildare, praying that the Separatists might be freed flan the necessity of taking oaths. The Noble Lord Said, that the Separatists were, with the exception of dress perhaps, in every sense like the Quakers. He knew DO reason why equal pri. surges should not be given them. Mtn a few words hum Mr. T. ELLIS, in support of the peti. tion, it was laid on the table. COUNTY COURTS BILL. Lord ALT H 01Yprei;entedapetitionfiromthe inhabitants of Burnley, in the county of Lancaster, in favour of the County Courts on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. CURTEIS moved Mr a return of the quantities of corn which were warehoused, and afterwards sold and re.suld, for six weeks previous to the 13th of May. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE. in seconding the motion, considered it etc tit the greatest advantage to the corn- growers of this country. 'llse practice of such improper sales as had taken place should be put an end to. The restrictive system under which the corn grower bow laboared was quite enough, without adding to it such unfair sates. Whether the motion were acceded to or not, the discussion ut it woulddogoed... . . . . Mr. Ill'SKI;SON wished the motion postponed, in order to afford him time to ascertain the details which it called for. In place of extending this inquiry to Liverpool and another place, it might he found necessary to extend it to other marksta. Many of the sales of Corn, he believed, were made to influence the average, and not fur actual sale. He asked for the bills of parcels of sales; be inspected the boat', and found them conformable to the law. Purchases and mks were made not its the spirit of the Act, but it would be difficult to deterw4ne what was a bona fide bale. He be. lieved that many of them were colourable, but they still had all the formality of a sale. All dealers had a right to admire their own interest; and he had taken the advice of legal men and prac tical dealers to provide a remedy for such abuses, but he could find now. While the quarterly average continued and foreign corn was eatcluded, 110011.741tei1 would be practised in violation of the spirit of the law. An unfair state of the market was produced by the sta. tent of average% which placed grower and tonsunwr in greattUfli ct.lties ; and he hoped the system would be found to be one 'equip. a, gan alteration. Ile was glad to find a petition had come lately from a corn county. praying for an alterarkn of that system, and he trusted that a similar feeling would prevail here. 'While how. ever the law continued, he would do all he could to have the rec.! tic..s undo, it as little deceptive as could be expected. Uncertainty must follow the existing system; but as to the motion, he must , ammo repumt s wish fur its postponement. Alt. PEEL connoted in the recommendation of his Right /fa. Fri.od for • postponement. r. CURTEIA consented to the postponement, and the motion was acconlingly withdrawn. Mr. CUIII'ELS ',rearmed a petition from the famters of laves against the Bonded Wheat Bill.--Ordered to be primed. Mr. J. 1V1L1.1.4.311:4 n.oved, that the Chancery Comminalow Reyort shinny heyrnted..—thderett. - Apr. V. FirIdERALD presented a petition from 'certain per sons is the county ot Carlow, calling theoisclveSk•• Separatists, praying to be relieved, un consisentiJus scruples, front the hetes. airy of taking an oath. After a few worth from Muter ELLIS (11uhtini, io Yiebut of the petitions:l, the petition was ordered to be printed. IRISH GRAND MAULS Mr. S. RICE. moved for revere] returns relative to Grand Joey Presentment. in Iri.l.l.4..—Uedexcd. _ _ Mr. h. WORTLEY prese;teal a ;,eti , ion from .1:"In Hardy, Esq., for compensation in cnnseluenor of the County Couns Rill. Onlured to be printed. Also trim the butchers of Bra:!turd, against the Hides and Skins Ridl ; and from the tanners of 'Write. lick: in favour of the Same Rill. CLERKS IN Millar ()ITICES. Ale. S. WORTLEY, in presenting a pttitlon fnim the Clerks of Public Offices. said, that, by a late Art of Parliament, they were ter.dered liable to a reduction of tire per cent., they being the only class of persons liable to such a tax. l'hey did nut complain of subscribing to the Superannuation Fund, but they had reason to complain of the tax upon their salaries. Their case was a hard one, and deserving the careful attention or the Government. Alen who had spent their lives in the civil service of their country ought to b.- provided for, and he hoped the feeling of the House would in duct- the Gover-rient to attend to the mayerof the petitioners. The he.ula of the f _rent departments knew well the services of the clerks in off e r.; and titer the letter of Lor,l Sitimouth, resisting with boldness and manliness the proposed tax on clerks in office, he Al,. %Iturtley ) could not help thinking that their simation was one demanding the attention of the Governntimt. On the ground of, policy t h e i r c bi ga w at s tutitled tu tespect, sad th:ir itTV Jail to reward. Ilse superenhuatios regulations denranded revision; foe they operated-unjustly to many deserving individuals. Retire. meat allowances should not be narrow, when the services performed were so valuable, as in the ease of the present petitioners. Bodily health should not be made the ground of compensation, nor the want of it merely the cane of allowance; length of service should always be entitled to it. Pon himself he would take every oppor tunity of pressing the prayer of this class of persons, on the favour able consideration of his /tight Honourable - Friends, the iilenabers of his Alojesty'sGovemmeot. 31r. CALCRA FT said, that he objected, in the first instance, to placing this tax on a meritorious and ill-paid claws of personw, and ' he continued of the same opinion. He hoped the Chancellor of , the Exchequer would attend to the prayer of the petitioners ; for sure be was that no class of persons were more deserving of the favour of those Gentlemen opposite, who were au well aware of their valuable services. Mr. CANNING said, he thought the tax on public clerks was anarke,sinfair, and unjust, and he continued to be of the same opi nion, particularly as the tax was exclusive. lie objected to it as he would to a tax upon officers or any other class of persons. On the instant he would not say what course the Government intended taking as to this petition. The e lIANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQITER said, he always thought it objectionable to call for a tax on this clam of persons, tor they should be liberally considered ; but at the same time the 4louse should rdisider the peculiar circumstances under which the tax was introduced. Formerly the chief clerks were paid by fees— that was now altered. Sinecureoffices were gradually extinguished, and those matters lessened the means of providing retired allowances. The extension of these allowances was censured by more than one I Report, and perhaps in Mine cases with a degree of justice, and this led to the Act of 1810, which was never intended to give the clerks a right to a .retired allowance, but which was still I construed into that meaning by many of thaw. Abuses took place, and some restriction became necessary • that restriction VMS that was now complained of. Every individual should not be allowed to retire at his own free pleasure on an allow. once ; nor did he think it was any unqualified hardship in those individuals to contribute to a fund for subsequent relief. Every seaman so contributed, in return for which he claimed a pension ; and in his turn he had it. lie (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) did not feel that the petitioners were . peculiarly entitled to relief, nor did he think the measure us objectionable as it was stated to be by the Hon. Memberfor Yorkshire, who introduced this petition. Mr. F. BUXTON said that after the fullest investigation of the subject, he found that no class of persons were more entitled to con aideration than the clerks in public offices. They were neither treated with lenity nor justice. Men, who were ten, twenty, and even forty years in the service, and men who entered into the public service with the full understanding that after such periods of service they were to have a liberal compensation, should not be treated as they bad been. In 1818, the whole sub. „lect came before the Treasury, and their Lordships stated that the just claims of individuals would be attended to. The present holders of offices were not so be meddled with, and yet in HUI a it:durum took place, amounting at least to 21 per cent., and in some others considerably more. In 1= came the Superannuation Act, which was highly objectionable in every point of view. On public grounds he supported this petition, and he hoped . the consideration of his 3lsjesty's Government would be drawn to it. Mr. PEEL bore his testimony to the valuable services of the clerks of the public offices. ll'ith respect to this measure he was peculiarly situated; for, whatever his opinions were, he could not claim an exemption from his own office: whereas it was agreed on by all the other heads of departments to include theirs. It should be recollected that the noasure was forced on Parliament. The other intermits of the country were stated to have suffered, and it was thought that Chief Officers of S.Ote, called by some one the clerks of public o ffi ces, having been overpaid , that they should contribute to the exigencies of the State. Be would however give the petition every possible consideration. Mr. GRENFELL said that the services of all the lower officers in public offices were badly paid ; it was always his opinion, sad he was every day the more convinced of it. 3lr. W. TA 1 IAIR warmly supported the prayer of the pcti. , stoners. Mr. H. SUMNER thought thu the unsparing reuenehments called for by the Haute were in this, as in many other eases, un justly exercised. The petitioners had his mast hearty appro. bation. 111 r. HUME said the Honourable Gentlemen Vas quite free of blame for making any retrenchment, as he never venni for any (Hear, .bear.) The feet was, that under the old sersommisa system great abuses existed, and the object subemprendy was to put estop to them. The lower classes of clerks he admitted to be ill paid, for their labour was nut fur a week or a month, but actually for life. The clerks contributed. it was true, but the 11th clause gave all such contributions to his friends or executors, in the event of his dying before he became entitled to a pension. The superannuation system was in itself, as it formerly existed, the sauce of great abuses; but it was certainly no wish of his, that in providing a remedy respectable and deserving individuals should be made to safer. He would mention to the House that which in bis opinion was a much greater glievance; he alluded to the man tier in which extra clerks were treated- after a service of tea es fifteen years. They were almost invariably, atter that rerwies s re. moved to humble and wane paid sitamiess, and their setakel ins the time they filledthe situation of extra clerks were not allowed. Ile remembered that on a former occasion, when he cam hlained of this practice, the Secretary for the Admiralty enured im, that In the case of two officers it had recently been departed from, and that • practice which he had the candour to admit was not to be justified would no longer be continued, either at the Admiralty or in the Victualling Office. Ile agreed most fully with that part of the petition, in which the petitioners complained that they had no control over this fund; and as he had formerly rated, h r thought that one or two individUals should be selected from each of the public offices fur its allotment and distribution. Mr. HUSK ISsON so entirely concurred with what had fallen from his Honourable Friends around hint, that he should not have said one word on this subject had it nut been for the statement suede by the Honourable Member fur Aberdeen, which seemed to call for some reply or explanation. The fund h ad arisen from the rat increase that had recently taken place In the Superannuation 'Fund, and perhaps the distribution of that fund was somewhat too carelessly prodigal; it was undoubtedly in some cases very lax. A number of offices existed then at the Treasury, to which pub lic officers were consigned, when no longer capable of performing I any other duty. These situations Parliament thought it right to abolish • end then how did the aged and incompetent o ffi cer—the tried and faithful servant of the public, stand? The duty was either inefficiently performed, or the unpleasant necessity of dis missing the deserving servant devolved on the head of the offices. Thus it stood--in a most painful situation were both patties placed. The number, then, of wore-out servants were, in the wisdom of Parliament, dismissed from their situations; and upon an average of twenty-nine years' service, they received pensions of ninety-four pounds a year. (Hear.) Did that imply extravagance ? The amount at first was thus necessarily large, but this grew out of circumstances which every day would diminish. The age and in firmities of the superannuated would gradually lessen the expense. In the meantime he would only say, that to hut, who was in COO. stain communication with them, lust had In:quint opportunities of . . observing the zeal and fidelity 'lib which the Petitioners discharged their clouts, it could not but be gratifying to see that their ezoec tenons were favourably received by Pa r liament ; th oug h h e 'was convinced, that whatever might be the decision of the House, the conduct and general lineation of the petitioners would remain unclutriged. Sir F. 03131 A NNE Y •upported the petition; but his observa tions were not heard in the gallery. air T. ACIi.IND said, that be should abstain from expressing soy other wish upon this petition, than that, as it had received such favourable attention from all parts of the House, the Hob Member foe Yorkshire would submit some more enlarged view of it to their speedy consideration. (flew.) Sir F. BARING was not forgetful of the regret with which the Right lionourableGentleman first prefaced these reductions, which gave rise to this petition. lie trusted that as the necessity out of which the reduction grew was reduced, if not altogether abolished, the Right Honourable Gentliman scold nut be averse to the wishes of the petitioners. For himself he felt that the faithful ser vants of the public should be well paid, and the rewards of the afne wrists annihilated. 31r. T. IVILSON stated his concurrence in the prayer or the petitioners. He was films& one of thure who voted with the Hight Honourable Hentkmun ; it will a tine of dilates., when the reduc. ciun took plate, and ccrtaiiily they were nut applicable to the pre. lent . p c °d' - - SYKES ism anxious to oppose this career of extravagance, falsely called liberality. There acre now on the papers two nio. lions relative to the increasing of the startles of public officers. When this system of increasing must end he could not conjecture. 3lr. 3.131 r-s observed, that he should a illingly rota far an in crease in the salaries of public officers, when the war taxes Were re &Wt.& -- 'illeOeddien vas laid on the table. 31r. S. %V OR TLEI', in moving that it should be printed, ob served, that without pledging hitobelf to bring forward this question at any particular the:, he Arnold, and he thought avetxlily, submit Ito the /louse a motion on this petition. (11 tar, hear.) Irina the very encouraging manner with which the 'louse received it, be thought he should be deficient in courttsy to them as well as re ' gardkus of the interssta of the petitione rs , mild he not bring ti.is subject, in a more enlarged and more debateable form, under the oonsidcri.tion of the House. ...... The petition was ordered to be printed. 31. 111. 1 XTON presented a petition, similar in its nature, but from the pose in the House we could not ascertain from what Place- EXPORTATION OF SUGAiI. ' Mr. WOLRITIIE VVIIIT3IIOItE ruse to submit to the House his motion on the drawback paid on the exportation of sugar; and he thought it desirable in the don instance to explain ' the nature of his motion. Ili* object was to propose to the House to grant a Select totunnttoe, ter the ;milepost of inquiring into the origin and consequences a there drawbacks. In order that the House might dually ecmprehend the nature of the question, it was necessary to inform them how the question stood. The %Vest In dian interest possessed a monopoly in the sugar-market against all other countries„ with du exception of the sugar in the Ern lisdiss. From the impartation of sugars into this country—hem the excess or sugars brought over, and above what was consumed here, it be. came necessary to export a very consideraLle quartity of it ; and upon this sugar so exported, a bounty was granted. The sugar, upon importation into this country, paid a duty; when the price was under 375. the duty was 275.; when above 475. the duty paid amounted to 30s. That sugar paid the respective duties he had u.entioned, proportioned to its value, when in bond. Upon its expurtation a drawback was paid upon the last quality of r imed sugar which he had me ' , not of 275. but of Ws. So that here was a bounty of W. p e r cwt. Rut it wit now necessary for him to cal e attention of the !louse to that pan of the subject which was rather intricate in its nature. inarther it was owing to colitizion or accident he c 0 .414 no: oaths. take to say, but this extra sum of 3s. was fremtertlf paid under circumstances of peculiar suspicion. Sugar, as the House well knew, was exported in a refined sate . • and by the process of re fining 54i lbs. of refined sugar etas fonned 'tom 112lhe• of law sugar, leaving behind 11Mba. of moiseses If, however. 'specks of management well known to the skilful in the art of refining sugar was adopted, by subjecting the molasses to a subsequent refine ment, instead of etilbs. ' from Gallo. IS 651bs. were produced from the quantity to whi c h he had referred. And whoa these bounties were abolished in Ireland and Scotland, he could eee no gond reason far continuing them in the cowed Me West Indies. Ile well knew the dicta* :hat prevailed in the Won Indies, and he was aware of the danger of touching upon its causes. Ile ktiew the übloquy to which one exposed himself who appeared to oppose a state of general distress, tor did he pretend to any stoical indifference on this subject, but in th e p er f ect conviction that it became a Mern ber of Parliament to l a y before the House, in all such cases, his calm view of the ca uses o f distress. In the first place, then, the inquiry should direct itself to this object--whether the distress was of a temporary or permanent nature; and front all that he had thought on the subject, he conceived that the distress was permanent. Ile would now venture to state to the House the grounds of that opinion. In 1792, it appeared from the History of Bryan ?Awards, " that the mass of the people were men of oppressed fortune." So also it appeared from Tobin, who wrote in 1785 on the sane subject. It appeared from the Report of the Comniissioners of Jamaica in 17'J'2, that in the course of two years 177 estates were sold fur the payment of debt : he could mention various instances, all in corroboration of this opinion, but with which he should not trouble the House. Of this, however, he felt no doubt, that in the Wear Defies distress was the rule, and pros. peril the exception. lie Should now state the collateral causes in which this distress originated—the absence of the proprietors; the consequences of the management of the estates being entrusted to overseers. But the chief 'and overwhelming cause, in his opinion, was the slave h.bour which prevailed there--laboar which was more costly than free. This was an Waitatital not now made for the find time; and its truth, he conceived, he should be able to de-1 n.onstrate. The principle with which he should commence wss, -that labour was not natural to man, end as this was a general prin. ciple, he would sulonit to the House Wine practical considerations of this question, which would at wee shew to the House in the clear est way tl.e correctness of his opinion. For this purpose he would look to labour in three diffloeut Warp. _First, as it was performed (agricultural labour) by the job; Wddoodly, by %heats , ; end lastly, as it was performed compulsovitec under the eycof the overseer. How did the men placed in these heliellasaituatioos perform their several occupations ? The Hess man trotkmt•wlth energy . ; the second boured it was true, but, coMillired frith the first, his exertions were moderate. The third mu 1.900 with reluctance, and his work was slow and imperfeitly eet-Uted. In America this was peculiarly the case. In thattounta there was the greatest possible difference between the noetheirianef southern states. In the fanner the labour was voluntarily perfboned, and is the, latter the work. people were slaves: the face of the Callfiriall exhibited the difference. In all his arguments it was perfect]) clear that advantages followed from a mate of freedom as contraited with that od slavery. The effects of freedom in this, as well as in anyothereamines, whe ther colonies or not, were, that the nation made • rapid pro pels to prosperity, and in a short time accumulated vast wealth. Asa proof of the truth of his assertions, and the carrectuess of his arguments, he would state to the House a decided instance in the example of Sierra Leone. lie referred with particular satisfaction ti this colony, as Its character and COollitUtiCal were directly simi. Jar to those of the bulk of the slaves in our West India se-torments. In Sierra Leone, the inhabitants were familiar with every comfort; public works were constructed, toads were made, churches were built ; they made advances to those moral virtues, which distine guish man in his improved state. lie would state the result of this as it affected the wealth and opulence of the colony, by a reference to the duties paid as the imports. He would state the results front the year 1812 to 1823. In the year 1812 the duty 'amounted to I,o= ; to 11113 to 1,5212. He would not detain the House by taking them through the entire, he would come at once to the year IWO: it then amounted to 8.15 W. ; in 1821, to 6,314/. • in 1822, to 4,71 W.; in three quarters , of 1823, to 6,73 W. If the produce of the fourth quarter was in a similar proportion, the increase would be still greater. Here then was a decided proof of increasestn in the external trade of this colony. It was in conse quence of this state of things the colonists were enabled to build chutehes, public works, &c. They also carried no an extensive in ternal trade: those who resided on the banks of the Niger, traf. ticked with them in gold and Ivor , which were exported from Sierra Leone in exchange for the uctions of this country and its colonies. He was sorry for ten in so long upon the time and patience of the House, but he touted be had said enough to she, there was no inaptitude oo the part of the inhabitants of the cum try. The result in the colony ilras similar to that taking place in every country where freedom was enjoyed and property secured. The next argument by which he would illustrate his statement would be drawn from the DNA= of Hayti. The Secretary of that kingdom Informed him of tl* prosperous state of the island, and of the comforts enjoyed by the inhabitants ; and he could make calculations tending to stew the rapid progress of that kingdom. He would make a few statements on the subject; he would not trouble the House with the soda. 7a the year 1&22, the number of ships employed in the extervial trade of Hayti amounted to 1,135, the tonnage of their shipping vies 121,474, the quantity of value employed in the cargoes was 13,1117,860 dollars ; the duty paid to the state upon this property amounted to 1.477,170 dollars; in the trade from that kingdom were employed 7toll ships. Here the Hun. Member made a statement of the quantity of sugar, coffee, Imwood, and mahogany exported from Hayti. The total value of these exports was 9,239,700 dollars, and the amount of the duty paid to the state was 1,3611.44.5d015. l'he present Secretary fur outtrolonies would not be satisfied that the kingdom of Hayti was in a state of prosperity. His reason for this conclusion was that sugar sou not exported from it. The statement he made would prove the reverse • it would be sufficient to prove the advancement of Hayti in the iroductions of its labour, and ifs agriculture was such as to be expected in every country where freedom was possessed and pro perty was secured. This kingdom, like every other similarly cir cumstanced, was advancing by rapid strides to property and riches. He had many documents to prove his position, but he lamented, as they were of a confidential nature, he could not read them ; besides they were in a foreign language, which would add to the difficulty! He was aware it would be objected that these arguments did not extend to our West India colonist; they ought to be protected, and especially in their present state of difffculty. Ile was adverse to the system of protections ; it was said that it would not be penile neat ; this he doubted; the claims of the West India colonists would be continued, and it would be necessary to keep up the system. As to the sum of money which was applied to certain uses in the West Indies, and which was said to be paid by the colonists, if the Coin mittee were allowed him, he would prove that that money, if paid at all, was paid by the people of this country. With respect to the mode of governing the slava in the West Indies, he felt a great degree of anxiety in• endeavouring to procure a day in each week for the slaves to work for their own advantage, and to enable them to purchase with the produce their own emancipation. If this plan were continued, it would, in his opinion, cause the mum cipation to a greater extent than would be effected by tine measures at present pursued. This treasure would be productive of the highest benefit to the black population, and would ultimately ex. tinguiah that system, productive of such various distress. He was aware there were other ways in which it was proposed to care, this ' question into effect ; but he was not satiated with a limited view of the question ; he looked at it'in every point of view. It was essen daily necessary to understand the real interests of the question, to make inquiries into the state of the bounties, not with a view to discover if the sum raised was laid out as it was proposed, es this should be a subject of a subsequent inquiry. Relying on the faith and principles of Parliament, he would submit his motion to the House. Of this he was persuaded—upon this subject he felt no doubt, that the present system was directly at va ri ance with the principles which had been avowed and acted upon ; it was contrary to those principles generally received throeghout the country, and admitted to be those of sound sense and pility. He would move for the appointment of a Select Committee, to inquire into thecae-eta of bounties on exported sugar. Upon Or motion being seconded, Mr. ( 'SKISSON expressed his surprise that his Honourable Friend should have devoted so much of his argument to the get*- , ral question of slavery, and so little of it to the narrow question of his own motion. lie considered that his-lion. Friend hail taken this opportunity of expressing his sentiments upon the question which had beru brought under the discussion of the House. It would have been much better, and more gratifying, if be made this address when the great question come Loehr the coneideraties of Parliament. (Hear.) Ile could not ace what reverse the lion. Meniber was prepared to adopt, ether at this, or rue's at the period of the next Session, even if his ptesent motion were unwed to. For himself, he did not think it wise or .prudent, muter the present circunistanws, to interfere with those portentous questions, unless with some measate of a practicel mauve ; more espeeially after the feedings echoed by the House at the commencement of the Sertehm.- by which the Parliament male It cleat they would not thbahoWeevonstlatoinfew Off Winery in' the At'eet Indies to a Comtnituwa the Honer, but would entrust it Ito the Executive Derernment of the ementry ; front this reeolution it was not. in his opinimi, prudent to depart. Hie llonoursible Friend had stated the question in a large 'Krim of clew; he had stated his pLun almost as an abstract . pronnaition, telerring to thevariuus relations and moral coedition el the slaves. lie atisled to the question to be discussed, by wishing for the settiag apart a day for the negroes. It was impossible to agree with his Hon.' Friend in die abstract ; lie could not lollow him; the object was not agreeable to him ; neifier did this appear to be the time for such a discussion ; even if it wise, he was of opinion the matter should be leR as it was at the commencement a the Session. The House WU not at prevent prepared for the review of these extensive sub jects. The Houeurehle Member should have given notice of it in the motion he had prepared fin the consideration of the I louse. For the purpose of entarcing his arguments, the lion. Member stated, that labour in the Wait Indies wee untortunately per , tionuel ly human beings in the condition of slays. The come. quence of the system was dietreeni—distresie and uttering were the habit of the slave; prosperity was merely an excepuon to the habit. 'Flee* were the statemente of hiryan Edwards concerning the West Indies. It would be difficult to follow his Honourable Friend through the detail of aretunstancee in the colonies for the last forty year, including the period of their great and etulden prosperity, in consequence of the events which took plus in St. Domingo, to the late period when there happened so meat and sudden a diminution of their riches and their wealth. And here he would assert, that supposing, for argument sake, and ' admitting the premises of his Hon. Friend to be nye, distress did exist in the West lodies ; wrecing with him far argument sake, that this distress was caused by slavery, incre ased and aggro vated by a demand of production ever the supply; yet though he admitted all this, lie would maintaie this was not a tone for such a discussion. As to the improvement of the negroes, he was not as sanguine as his lion. Friend, though, GM !mows. he was as anxi. ous as he could be that all hopes should be realised ; but he be. lieved the facility of converting the nee-rota would etpcnd upon many otter circumstances omit:sloe of thee . cuete.:oeeei. etteel ineentives should be applied. °theft causes should be heed on beside mere emancipation, IN the Alember's plan for the purchase of eman cipation. If the 31embe attributed any of the present distress to the proportion of the duties existing at this moment, he was in error. The duty upon sugar was estimated at 275. the cwt., the drawback was supposed to be 31fa. He asserted, when the prier was higher than 475. that the drawback increased from 275. to 30s. This was a mistake. The fast was if the price of the article rat afis., the ipwback then became Mal It was also the calculation, that every WS lbs. Of leri sugar made :Albs. of refined sugar. This was tne calculation of his lion. Friend ; but the proportion was not s o . The more accurate calculation would be. a, he was Informed, that 3,4001b5. of the raw made 2.000 lbs. of the refined ; and it ems clear that the drawback must be conddercd as a contingent, when the price of the article itself fluctuated. The drawback. as he ob served, fluctuated from 27.. to 30s. until the year 111146-7, when it was fixed at 30s. by a Noble Marquis, then Chancellor of the Ex. cheque, at present in :mother House. This Noble person saw the impossibility of keeping a fluctuating drawback. He, fur his part, would not deny that he did not justify either bounties or duties I Let he wished fur a postponement of any future consideration of this subject until next session. And thus, trout what he had stated, there was nothing in the motion of the Honourable Member, except the dry . and admitted question of the boun ties; and he agreed with his Honourable Friend that these bounties should not be continued. He had another objet. tion to the discussion : he meant the distress pervading our West India Colonies. Its effect would be to aggravate that distress; it would spread alarm throughout all the Colonies; it would dispirit the proprietors, who were now struggling to raise funds necessary almost for the daily subsistence of their families: these funds they were endeavouring to raise in this country upon their estates, already overburdened. This discussion would I go to the aggravation of those difficulties in whi-t the pro? -it.. •os were placed. The question before the Ilouse was tic for die eusaion of the bounties; if it were, this was not a Into: motion : even if it were the time, the queshott !boob: r.ot to coupled with any other discussion. The view t-ts af the milder by his Hun. Fnend might be, he did not doubt, istent •ith sound statesmanlike and humane principles, but it w.o.t. run, he', thought, be consistent with the wisdom, sense, a;4l understaatting of Parliament, to deal with this question, as eotmea-ted with We, In his anxiety for the reduction of bounties, Ms lion. Pr;ent. stated the amount of the exemption to be 1.100,0001., bat all the money either coming in or going out of the Tec...1...ey, in the shape of bounties, did not amount to more titan 159 or 106,144104 Of this sum the Member said nothing distineey; he er , 140 al with other considerations. He did not state his , %tee, u: the measure. He did not give due r.otice to tvt.t.tna: h was just or salutary to dispose olio touch of the public money in the way be wished, for the purpose of establishing a fund for the purchase of slaves front their masters. As to the statement sporting Sham Leone, the lion. Member omitted to state that all the funds for the improvements were contributed by the Govern ment, with the intention of civilising the inhabitants of that coast, and making that colony the centre front which that civilization should diffuse snd spread itself. Houses were built, road. were made in that colony, by grants from Parliament, and these grants had of course increased the Customs. lle would be the first of those to cry down any Mtionipts made to repress the consideration of sub jects favourable to the interest of the colony ; but there was a wide difference between the inhabitants of that colony, anti taking upon ourselves the 1100,000 slaves 10 the West bulks, attending to their police, to their moral habit* and making them zealous and use f u l subjects. The Hon. Member stated himself hostile to the sy s t e m of the slave trade. He was equally so, but it was utterly impossible to met into the details of that measure at present, or to come to a general view upon the subject, in consequence of the general changes which had taken place in the colonial system of Europe. Our Government should adapt itself to existing circumstances; it should conform to those new systems of policy created around us • it was not possible for those who were responsible to bring forward plans, because the elements. of those plans were not yet matured. He would object to general abstract discussions upon the state of slavery, and he did rut think there was ground for a specific In quiry, as no fact was proved. Mr. WHIT3IOKE explained. He said. in consequence of what fell from the Hon. Member, he would not press the question. Negatived without a division. SA LT DUTIES. Mr. WODEIIOUSE wished fur the maintaining of the duties on salt, to enable the Minister to make a suitable reduction in the taxation laid on windows. Ile was aware or one ground of oppo sition to his motion, that the House stood pledged to the reduction. From this opinion he dissented ; the HJilbe could not be considered pledged—there might not have bean one-third of the 31inisten present at the time. The rule for the conduct of the House was, to act according to circumstances; if it were otherwise. the House would cease to be identified with the people, and would go the length of stultifying the Constitution. Fot the details on the subject he was indebted to Mr. Can, the Secretary to the Treasury ; it was the opinion of that gentleman, when examined before the Committee, that the scale of penalties should be lowered, in pro. portion to the rate of duties ',bid' were evaded; this would cum n general improvement, and world diminish smuggling. As to the salt tax, to which hr called the attention of the House, he not conceive why there should be such a difference in England and Ireland, especially when the exchequers were consolidated. The duty on salt was reduced from ISe. to 2a. ' • the expense of collecti on , amounting to 300,09 should 4/. ou be reduced in the same proportion. With respect to the prosecutions taking place under these laws, he had prepared a list, shelving their number from 111111. In that year there were 191 prosecutions—penalties 3,41)01. In the year 1 ma, there were 33 prosecutions, the penalties were 331. Under Exche quer suits, in the (:own of Exchequer itself, there were 37 prose cutions--the peualties amounted to 2,4' 1 1/4. In the year WM, there were but three prosecutions in that Court, and the penalties were 11. Ills. lie wished to know what became of that 1/. 180. 2 He hoped it was added to the Consolidated Fund. In Scotland, ir. lttri, there were 812 porecutiona—the penalties were 612 f. ; the consequence was snuggling on salt was done away. If he wished to address the Chancellor upon this subject, it would be by a deputation of smugglers. An Hon. Gentleman, the Member for Cheshire. informed hint of a gentleman well known in that county, who kept twenty-four men and paid than for smuggling; but he latterly dismissed them, as he would be able to pay them no longer, the temptation to the I ?scree being gone. As to the fisheries, he valued them much, but he could not give in to the opinion that they would be carried to the extent supposed. As the law at present stood, it was necessary to have a certificate in many instances of the quantity of salt consumed, of the amount of capital employed in it, and other foolish restrictions, which should be dispensed with. There was also a penalty of forty shillings in :Irene instances, and in other!, of even a hundred pounds, for the application of this article to agricultural purposes. These and several other parts of the present laws should be expunged, and he contemplated their extinction in the continuance of the present duties. Much advantage sits expected from the tree permission to use this article in agricultural pursuits. For his part, he thought the advantages which were contemplated from this permission went greatly magnified. lie wished particularly to hear the sentiments of the lion. Member for Cumnerland (Mr. (.."urwen), who (ruin the estates which he enjoyed in the Isle of Man, and other parts of this country, would be likely to supply some valuable information on li the point, bow tar agricultural pursuits would be promoted by this encouragement to increased consumption of salt by the reduction of duty. lie expected the opposition of the Members tor the western counties on this question ; but there was one lion. Gentle_ man, the Hon. Baronet, the Manlier fur Westminster (Sir Francis Burdett), whose support he valued more than that of them all put together. (A laugh.) As he advocated the policy of the grant of a million to Ireland a few nights ago, and preferred the appropria tion of that sum to Ireland to that of 500.009/. to the building of churches, and 300,utee. to the improvements of Windsor, he (Mi. W.) expected his support of the present motion, as it was necessary the tax Amid bung ntore money, as the exigencies for the use of it increased. 'die lion. Member proceeded to the eel dence of Mr. Parks before the Committee of '1 rrde, as to the effect of the discontinuance of the salt duties. In reply to *question as to the result of the repeal, he said it was impossible to apprehend what new exertions would be made, and new branches of industry rise up, front the impetus that scold be given to speculations in mar.ufactures, he. trout the free use of this article. It ass his' (Mr. ‘Vodehouse's)opir.ion, ilint the interests of manufactures did not at all requite the CVl7lCtiOil of the salt duties. It was the opinion also of litany Members en both Minot' the Ilutise. lie would even put to the lion. .!ember fix Itodotin, it he, casting off local pareslities, math! "peek leat real sentiment*, if the interests of manufactures required the extension of these duties ? If he would 1 come forward and say so, he (Mr. W.) would consent to withdraw his present motion. In the evidence which was given on the sub ject of the salt duties, it was stated that in GPI!! where one pouttil was purchased now, fourteen pounds would he purchased ; and where a gallon only now would be taken, persons would, in the event of their ccssatiou, take a bushel. The use of the article of Isalt in the lotteries was also maintained ; it was said that it would 11018111 tUM persons at sort there, and operate to destroy the paralysis wishes was now prevalent in those Places. Did any Hon. 31ciithers, be could ask, believe all this? lie was sure they • did not. lie adverted to the evid.nee of Sir F. Barnard before the Committee, and to the opinion of the lion. Member for Wareham, who quoted a passage from the w.itiegs of Mr. Burke, in which it was stated that the English paid five pence a pound, and the French only two-pence. This opinion had not the teotteicy which it was supposed to have by the Honourable 31ember, but lie defied any passage to be sheen in the writings of that great man, pointing out toe material benefit to be derived from such a cessation of duty as is now eontemplatcd. There was a great increase of buildings lately in England ; many art them were built closely and inconveniently together, both as to accommodation of light and sir. If a redue. tier of taxation could be made, and in his aphids' the Assessed 1 Taxes afforded a much better opportunity for realm-dm than the ::alt Tax, thee had stronger claims . In th e year 1411, out of two millions five hundred thousand houses claiming excumtion, front pore-ty, a million were exempted on the ground of poverty. lie felt more disposed to give remittance of taxes in the shape of rt. lief to the houses of a low rate of aressment, than in the form of reduction of the salt duty. The principal objection to his motion was the alleged plpdgo given for the repeal of this duty. Wear, hear from the Opirsition.) lie did not exactly comprehend the force of this objection ; pledges of this kind were always eon. trolled by circutustsnees; for instance he approved of the leaky of a Sinking Fund of five millions. If pease should continue, and national prosperity increase, he, upon mature deliberation. might think a sum to that extent not necessary to form a Sinking Fund. In voting for a measure once, it was not to be oupposeti that he should vote fur it to all encrnity. His motive in bringirg forward the present motion simply arose thin a cons tenon that there were other interests which more re quired relief. His intentions were liable to misrepresentation; but it was the result of his sober judgment, that the prurient re. duet ion of the salt duty was not that which should be selected in preference to other interests, whit rued in greater exigency, fur relict. Ile concluded by movieg to th e effect. that th e pr s eent salt duty be ceLtthoeil, with a lien of allordieg (lova:mica mom ua year the Mom payable on hous e . Mr. CA RT W KWH T seconded the motion. effeetof low rat e l red nL ueing next Mr. Carrel, Sir F. Burdett, and the Chancellor of the Exithe. quer the Right Hon. rose at the lame tim m e; an.the two former immediately gave way to Gentle The CHANCELIA.M of the EXCHEQUER expreised hi, regret at marl at the same moment with several lion. Gentlemen, ' who appeared desirous of addressing the House ; but he was aunt that, standing in the situation in which he was, the House would easily excuse him fur feeling anxious to take an early opportunity el . offering himself to their attention on the present occasion. (Hear, hear.) Ile TJ , C principally with a view of adverting to the °pinatas ; which fell from him at the muunieneemetat of the Session, rtlatue to the salt duty. In reference to that duty he had said, if it appe ar . ed to be the general feeling that the cessation should net take place I at the period prescribed by law, then it would be for the Rome to I consider sonic equivalent mode of relief. If, however, the general ' feeling was in favour of the cessation, it was his deliberate opt. nion that tney were pledged to adhere to the law as it *tod— ' ((,peen from the Opposition)—pledged to the retainterancs of the law ; but in saying so, he did nor mean that they were pledged ea the perpetual maintenance of any law, unlese the measure il re. tided was satisfactory and useful to the public. (Hear, hear.) It was, therefore, that the pledge was accompanied with this quake. cation, that the repeal of the duty should not take place We befit; general feeling manifested itself un favour of the contieumee of the tax. For his part, he thought that the objections which had been made to the contieance of two shillings, very much ore,. rated the effect of the pressure of that duty. On the cons:atter he might safely say it bore with little or no pressure. Teo courses presented thenteelves, one of which must be adopted; title e IM there be a higher rate of duty, which would furnish more es. sanded means to the revenue, and with it continue the exemptions, ire let the nay ''r at so kw a rate as to enable them to dispense with tf•e merptions; indeed they were found to operate mast ie. 1 jen t oos, se eTiggling and other abuses arose, not from the dote but she mammas. It was therefore desirable to accomplish their extifiction, thatch night be effected by lowering the duty. He • was aware the: nekieettons would be still made to the measure, real ' the Homiumble Amber for Hairpin would my that the benefit ',of the exemptions to the fish-curers would not to compeosated by Ithe small tax. Tie queomun fur hint was net so much as to t h e training Yet) at WAWA of revenue, but whither it should be retained eeriest the dispositioa sof the Hotta. Ilia Ha. amerable lt,end (Mr. Waltham) bed himself anticipated ob. jetiltabs. Be' bail -.Ruda to the Honotusble Member for Cum. belated '. Yr. ("• even), the Honourable Menthol for Shafteabare ((Ste. ley ever), and the reproseutatives front those parts of the kingdom which felt the deepest interest in the continuance or fit nation of the present duty. Under these circumstances. and from the discussions that had already taken place, he felt called upon to say, that no general feeling was manifested in favour of its cantina. ante. Its continuance, therefon, could not be fairly justified• in opposition to the generally-prevailing sentiment of the House against it. He hoped, therefore, that his Hon. Friend would not be indisposed to withdraw the mutiou—llouil cheers)—otherwhe he would fed it his duty to more the pr.:stens question. (Much cheering.) The Right Hon. Gentleman here resumed his seat, but immediately Me again, to assure his /lon. Friend that he was not induced to oppose the motion on the ground of the specific proven don relative to the reduction of the Window Tax, with which he had accompanied it. He should bare aired his opinions as he had done, although that proposition bad not been Manlove% into the original mutton. (Much cheering.) After loud cries of •• Withdraw ! Withdraw !" Mr. WODEHOUSE said, that after he had spoken it might ap pear an act of unfairness to withdraw the motion now, as it ought prevent Gentlemen from offaing their sentiments upon it, who might be desirous to address the House. After a few wools from Mr. LE YCESTER and Mr. BA \HES, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, who seconded the minion, withdrew h, on the part of himself and his Hon. Friend. Its withdrawal was bailed with much cheering from the °poen. tion benches. INCREASE OF JUDICIAL SALARIES. Mr. 3IAR TIN (of Galway) Nee to submit a motion foe the ir.. crease of the salaries annexed to the great officers of State, and to high judicial situations of the country, so as to render them more adequate to the labour and imminence of their duties to be cab. charged, and more worthy of th e justice sod liberality (lithe nation. From the confusion that . prevailed in the body of the House on the withdrawal of Mr. Wade-home's motion, the Hon. Genie. man's observations were nut audibl e i n the g allery. We under stood him to say, that in the objections to the salaries of whir officer., and in the various reductions which had from nine to time been proposed, no person had ever objected to the salaries of the Judges, or thought their services overpaid. At that late hoar he would not trespass on the House a statement of the money which there were to enforce it. The motion was not seconded. On a seconder to the mutton being called for, Mr. MARTIN said he brought it (inward with the comet of the Gown. Mr. PEEL said, that the salaries he paid with the consent of the Crown might do vet •• well as part of the motion. As the m o tion had eat be be begged asiseiy to say, teat the subject or adding to the salaries of judicial officers was under easindeeMslas sad would be shortly brought forward. Many of than wee* at mann paid in great part by fees, which were i•ricatious. Soch a seam of income was not suitable to the dignify and importance of the station they occupied. He would wish to see it placed on a more stable footing, and such as would induce persona to the prime of life to enter into that high and must important office. Mr. BOBHOL'SE innate:eel his intention of opposing the motion which the Right Honourable Secretary had given notice; he would himself originate, or at least he would require that another should be introduced at the same time, to prevent in future pro. motions on the bench. (Cheers.) Without alluding to a par titular ease, he was not without many and strong ammo to in. duce hint to enforce such a resolution, which he should do, regard. less of personal or individual application. The Right Honourable Secretary therefore had fair warning, and would not be taken by surprise at his accompanying the motion he gave notice of, with a resolution to the effect he had stated. Mr. LEYCESTER was about to speak, but on several member' reminding hint the motion was not seconded, and a cry of "Chin.," Mr. MARTIS said he apprehended his motion would have had the support of his Majesty's Ministers. Indeed, an Honourable Friend promised that he would attend to second the motion, but in consequence of the sudden termination of the last question he was in the collie-room, and did not ex ect his (Mr. Martin's) motion would come on so early. (A laugh. The SPEAKER here int and the motion was dropt for want of a seconder. grpomx COUNTY COURTS' RILL The House resolved itself into a Committee Da the County Courts BiR. On the compensation clause being put from the Chair, Lewd ALTHORY abound, that ranee the clause had been in. traduced, so many fresh 'claim. had been made, that he thought Rome limitations ought to be put to them ; but still, from the sup port it had received from many lion. bleallemen, he should move that the clause stand pan of the Mb The Committee then divided on the clause, when there eirfearid, Ayes .11 I Noes 4U I Ilajority io favour or the clause IL Mr. sCARLETT imposed a clause for exempting the c-unty palatine ut Lancaster hum the operation of the Bill. 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