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IMPERML PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF PEERS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15. Coutastt 'were further heard relative to the important Appeal, .Thellussonsi Phippt, Lukin, and others, v. Wood ford Thellussons and His Majesty's,AiToit r.'s_Gt icxAl. 'namely, the SoLlerroa-c k.N zit AL, and Mr. PIGOT, at very considerable length, on the part of the Respondents, after which their Lordships adjourned the further hearing tipoii the case till Monday next: Four private and four return Bills were brought up from the Commons by different'Gentlementhe toaster were read a first time. . Petition was presented by one of their Lordships, cm the part, as we could understand, of Lady Mary itzgeral.t, re, Wive to a Claim to a certain ,of in Alacytinee, which was ordered to lie on the Table. The Bills before the House were forwarded in their -re spective stages; their Lordships resolved a second-time into a CoMmittee on Foote's Di -01 - cc Bill, in which some Amt.nd merits,- on the suggestion of the Loan Cn ct LLore, w e re n ails, and with respeet to. the,liettlement Clause; ,apro'pg sition-was agreed to by the Committee tending to otA7tate tire interest of Mrs. Forte therein. The licntbe was then re sum 4., and the Report ordbrecl to be received to-Morrow. The Oaths of" Fidelity, see. being duly administered to Mr. Louis Barillon, tit; 13111 for 'his Naturalization was read a second time,_,Alitt ori.tered to becnininitted. Adjourned till to=morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15. ADMIRAL BERICELEy moved that the Wool. trade Regtilation Bill be read a third time to morrow. • Mr. BROOKE. said, that this Bill went to the repeal of all the present Laws upon the subjea of lire Woollen Trade, and be ay idled to reserve his sentiments upon that subjea until after he had read the evidence which had been given upon it before the CoMmittee to whom this Bill had been referred. Ile did not state this hastily, or with a view of considering what part he should take ip the.matter, for he was determined to oppose the principle of the Bill. He had made,inouiry 'how soon the evidence given in this case.could be printed,' and he under stood it would take at least a week ; he submitted therefore the propriety of postponing : the third read ing of the Bill for a period that. might at least. enable the House to peruse the evidence on which it was alledged to, be founded ; he thought the peiiod for that purpose could nut be earlier than Friday sennight. Admiral BERKELEY said, it was absplutely necessary that the Bill should pass this Session. This was only the second instance in which the linuse had ordered .the minutes of a Seleta Corn mittee to be printed; the fortEr one was. that of the London Dock Bill, so that it was by no means of course for -the House to have the minutes of a Committee'before them. ft; hoWever, these minutes could be printed in a moderate time, he should have no objedion to defer the third reading of the Bill Until they should be printed ; but that was not to be expeeted in the present case, and as it was essen tial that. the Bill should pass M the present Session, he must persist in his Motion for the third reading of the, Bill ro.morrow. • Mr. ItURLAND observed that this was a Bill of great importance ; the 'Woollen Trade of this Country depended upon it. The evidence given t'efore the Committee to whom the was , re ferred, had been ordered to be laid before the House and to be printed, it therefore struck him to be a very extraordinary circumstance to desire that the third reading might take place before the House could have any knowltdge of the fads, on which the Bill was founded. It would give hiin concern if the Bill did not pass this year, bur perhaps another week's time might .bring the evidence be fore the HouSe, and therefore he should wish to postpone the : third reading of, the ten days. Mr. DICKENSON observed, that the Corn. mittee to'Which this Bill was referred, Was an open Couirnittee, and the matter had. been amply inves 7 tigated, for which reason he was against any further delay. Mr. BROOKE said, that this was a matter of great importance, and although it was said to be in danger of being lost for the SessiOn if delayed ,another week in that House, yet so dangerous did it appear to bun to pass it without a full, perusal of all she evidence, that if it was put to him as a stueStion, whether he woulti have the Bill read a third time tomorrow, or lost, lie had no hesitation in Saying n lost," . The question was then put, that this Bill be•read a third tittle IO4IIOIIOW, 'and the House divided .For the third reading - i 6 Against it - Colonel STANLEY brought up the minutes t)f the evidence taken before the Committee on the Cotton Manufoaory, which was ordered to be laid .on the Table. The Bribery Oath Bill went through a Cont. mittee of the whole Muse, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow, on the Motion of Mr. GIL ES. The Bin for making a Derot or Magazine in Northamptcmsl.ire, for His Majesty 's Ordnance was read it third time anti passed. Mr. BROOKE presented a Petition against the Wool Hitt which had just been ordered to be read a third time to.motrow, praying to be heard by Coun. be), &c. ddmiraj BERKELEY opposed it, saying that no less than six Counsel had been aireatiir heard upon this subieo before the Committee to whom -this bill 114 been referred, and .4 ,whom the subjed ha xi been fully Aliscussed.-He considered this ap. plication as mete delay. DICKENSONopposed the prayer of this ?titian on the same ground. There was no ob. jeelion to the petition lying o'n the Table until the Bill should be read a. third time, provided that took Place to.morrow, and further delay was quite un. necessary. Mr. SHERIDAN said, that since he had come to the HoUse, he had been informed, that the House had come to an absolutely preposterous proceeding, that of ordering this Bill to..be read a third time ta.morrow, although not a word of the evidence which the House had ordeyd to be printed for the isaformation of the Members, to enable them to un. .dcrstand the_ Bill, was yet before the House, nor coultqe fora week to come. It was contrary to all ruler°, the House to twind its own Order on, the. day it was Rude, tut l should rially !lope that to-morrow the House would alter this order, other. wise the Bill would be read before the evidence-on which iris founded. After a few words front Mr. BROOK!, the Peti tion was ordired to be laid on the Table, until the Bill he read a third time to-morrow. The Report of the Militia Transfer Bill was brought up, amendments read and agreed "tct,' and' the Bill was ordered to be read a third time manor. row, if then engrossed. The Report of the Militia Pay Bill - was put off till tomorrow. Mr. DENT rose to make some observations upon a misrepreseraation in the Public Papers of what lie had said yesterday respeding the Tax upon Pro perty not (venting upon Foreigr u not resident ill Engl nal, but he was called kg order by the SPEAKtiZ. Mr. , Di: NT then gave' notice, that he would take the sense of the lionSe on that part pf the measure when,it came to the proper stage.• The Order Of. the Day being readfor: going into a •COMMi t tee a' Supply , Mr. H. B-ttoWt2E moved, that the second Report upon the Survey of the Highlands of Scotland Should he ref<rred to the said Committee.—Or. dered. HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. Mr, 11. BROWNE said, he rose to move that a sum not exceeding . 20,0001. should be granted for making Roads and Bridges in the Highlands of Scotland. It would not be necessary for him to take up much of the time of the House in stating the grounds up oi which this meastire was proposed. It was . uniVcrsally known that the . Emigration from that part of the Country had growl) to ari alaiming height. One of the most effedual means of pre - venting this would be, to find some means of giving them employment at home, And of improving , at the same time the general state of the Country. The making.of Roads and . Bridges would answer both these objects; it would, in the first place, give employment to a number of people, and, - in the next place, it would ',produce many ad. vantages to the Country which could not be effected without the previoos construe - Ciao of roads and`hricd es. Norbing would tend more ; to improve the: Fisheries than the opening, of these communica tions between the different parts of the country. It was unnecessary to add to the general reasons upon which this measure was founded, the advantage this Country would derive in time of War from the Men that the Highlands would supply for the armies, who would continue to emigrate unless some plan ' was adopted to give the!» einployment at home. It was not proposed that Governthent should be at the Whole expense of making the roads and building the bridges, because the proprietors of the land were to defray half the expellee, which they would be very willing to do, though they could not defray the whole charge. He concluded with moving a Reso:. lotion to the above circa. Mr. BASTAR D said, he ohj , :eted to giving away motley at a time like the present, viditm ;he Public weie odled upon to bear such enormous borthens. He - thought it was wrong that roads and bridges should be committed for people residing in any part of the country at the public expence ; he objected also to this measure, because Scotland sv?s already favoured in the tax upon land, by paying. only 611. in the pound, while in England they paid 9(1. S;i• AORERT BUXTON said, he-Jail:red totally cram The lion.Geolletnan who spoke last ; he con. sidered this mu so much as a measure for making toads, &c. in the Highlands, as to keep those people hotr.r whose emigration W. 15 extremely injurious to the S.,lte. Mr. Will. SMITH said, that the Hon.' Gentle. man (Mr, 13.1mskti), had opposed this' measure up_ on. three prounds, in .every one of Which he was wrong. The objea of this easure was to keep a useful and industrious body of people from emigrat. ing to . Foreign Commies, it was to, open coMmuni. catiOns between different . parts of the country, it wets •therecorc a national objea, and ()ugh; tcl be carried into cilia at the .nstiiiii4 :expense. The Hon. G:tntleman 'had comicaed this measure with the duty to be paid by the .tenant of land in Scot. land, 'with which it had really no more conneaion , than it had with any Other measure before the House. Mr. Ik% DUN DAS supported the Resolution, and contended, that Scotland was not 'favoured in the Tax upon Tenants 'holding land, 'The Tax was in fait equal, because in the one country the Tenant paid '.the l'Oor-rates, and in the Other' he did not, and consequently paid a higher rent; and if Gentle. men would sit down and ealculate, they would find that tdo sixpenCes was not much less than 70 nine. pencelt; for tl.e tenant in Scotland paid at the rate of tool. 'where the Tenant in England paid 701. because the former,did not pay the Puor.r.ites. Mr. WILBERFORCE supported the Resolution, which was agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. The CHA Lyoa of tilt EXCHEQUER moved the Order 1.4 the Day for going into a Committee un that part of Ills Majwy's Speech in November last,, which related to giving further aecumodation tolifercantile persons. The House having resolved itself Into th e C om . 'rnittee, EXCHEQUE R The CIIANCE“,Off of the said, he woul , .ltrespast, bur a' few mom ents u p on the.time of the committee. It was well known -that share, was ni branch of'the Revenue of this Country in which then. were a greater number of intricate and complicated regulations, or with re_ spelt to which as greater number of Aa s of 'Parlia. ment had been passed. The consequence of this was, that the Duties of Excite were divided into ► more fractional parts than any other branch of the Revenue, except the customs, There was scarcely any leading article that fell under the Excise Laws that was not of itself a sullied of extreme' in. tricacy and difficulty. Among all the Ofileg ls ployed in the collation of this branch of the Re venue, there was not one that could poss ib ly be accrainted with all the regulations. it had l ong that been considered as 'a most desireable objeft, some plan should be adopted for simplifying the col Revenuer bit 4 the at. leakiit of this luanch of the • tempt wits consickte4 as ineksso The task juld :however been undertaken and accompli,heci by two clentlymen, Mr. Burton, and one of the Commis. 'hiuners, Mr. Jackson, to whose knowledge, ta lents, and indefatigable exertions the Country was highly indebted. They had framed a system, in con , equence of which all the Duties were arranged, consolidated, and simplified. It was not intended by this measure, as it was in the one laid before the House respeaing the Customs, to produce any increase of Revenue. There were few cases where ,any alterations were made, except where there were fralional parts to raise it to the next in. tegral sum. He woull not go through the whole detail, but would merely state those articles in which there was any material alteration. It would berecolletled, last year, when it was proposed to raise the Duty on Malt and Beer, that the Country Brewers complained of the disadvantage under which they laboured, from the difference of the charge upon them and the London Brewers ; the tatter had three Barrels in 36 as an allowance, which of course was a considerable advantage. It was now, proposed to put them upon an equal footing, and to adopt . _a plan similar to that which had been adopted with 'regard to Wine, by which the Dealers in Town and Country were : placed in the same situ ation. It was intended to take something from the charge - upon the one, and to add something to the charge•upon the other, so as to make them both equal ; that is, to take off Two-pence fiom the Country Brewer and to add Fourpence to 'the Lon don Brewer, which would have that effea. The equity of this plan must be obvious to every one. —lt was proposed to make the Duty upon Paving tiles and 13t irks equal to the Duty on Coffee ao.d CoCoa Nuts, which was robe reduced in a slight tie. ..gree ; but the relluaion upon these Articles, when imported from the West Indies, was to be greater than when imported from other parts of the .world, in order to follow. up the system which had - been adopted of giving a preterence to Wed. India produce. The duties on Cyder .and Perry were now extremely complicated; the lowest duty was 18s. 7d. and the highest 19i. zd. It was proposed to make the duty upon .tit kinds zos.— There was to be a small duty upon Mead, made for sale, in order to bear a proportion to the duty which had been laid' upon home made. Wiwi. The duties . uppra Tobacco imported froni Russia; Turkey, and the Eait Indies, were to be placed tipOn the same Footing. A 'Countervailing Duty was to he laid upon Salt Provisions. imported from .Scotland.- , - These. were all the essential alterations which it was proposed to Make: If the Committee should • agree to the Resolutions, he should move that they should be printed, to give Gentlemen an opportuni ty of considering client :—but hoped that Gentlemen would turn their attention to them with as little delay as possible, because there were other mea sures of great importance, viz, the Tax Bills, which could not be brought in until the House had decided upon this measure. He concluded with moving his Resolution. Me. WHITBREAD said he did not rise for the purpose of opposing the Resolutions; he wished, bow.' ever, to ask an Hon. Gent. (Mr. \ I MO MART) *he. ther he had nut said on a former occasion that the reason for laying an additional Duty upon Opium, was because Brewers used it to.adulterate their beet ? The Brewers felt them selves very Much aggrieved by this assertion ; they thought it hard that such an Imputation should be thrown upon them. He there. fore called upon the Hon. Gentleman, it he knew of any person using Opium in .the brewing of beer, to take. such measures as the Law afr sided for making him pay the penalties which the Law - imposed for this offence. Mr. 1 1 /1114177 ART said, that Gentlemen must be perfeElly aware 'that there were many things which came to the knowledge of persons in offw.e which. could not be made the subject of legal proof. He did state that information had been received that Opium was used by some personi in mdking beer he was sure that no respectable person lit the Trade would do it ; on the contrary, he knew they would be happy to concur with Government in detecting' such praelices. He thought it right to add, that the infortnation that had been received did not apply to the London Brewers. Mr. WHITBREAD, said, that every step ought to be taken to prevent such pranices, but ►he Brewers felt it hard that such a general imputation should be thrown upon the Trade. Mr. VANSITTART said, he did not mean to throw any general imputation, but information hav ing been .received that Opitim was used by .some person concerned in brewing Beer, and that being coupled with the inkrmation that orders had been given for the importation of an unusually large quantity of Opium, such a provision appeared to him to he necessary. L fiNGMEAD said, he had been a Country Brewer for 3 0 years, and declared solemnly that he never heard sf Opium being used in brewing Beer. Mr: VANSLITARI' said, that the inforination he had received did not apply to. the - Plymouth Brewers. Mr. SHERIDAN said, that if Government had received information that Opium was used for this ;purpose, and if they knew that a large quantity . was about to be imported, they ought to take more ef. fetual measures to prevent its importation . than 'laying a Duty upon it, for that would be only sharing the 'unfit of poisoning the Public. The.o FIANCE LLOR.ilthe EXCHEQUER said, that there were already very heavy Penalties for using Opium in that manner.. Government had received information, which was not however such as would justify them in "adopting a legal proceed. ing, bat, stilt it was such as rendered it incumbent upon to adopt some measure to prevent the continuance of this praCtice, which they had done, by proposing an additional Duty on Opintn. It was bat fair to state, that Governtient nem alum to insinuate that the great Body of the Trade were concerned in such pradices. Mr. lioaliotrsz said a few words. The report was ordered to be received tomorrow, and the Committee to .it again on Friday. On the question for bringing up the report ot the East India 'Shipping Bill, Sir. Wm. Pus.rpats Y several observations' upon the 11111, which he considered as part of a plan for preventing the Teak Ships from coming to this Country. le , rde4S7LE,R;EdGif defended the Bill, and observed, that rho system of Tesk - Ships reignited the - most serious important that the employ consideration, as it ryashighly Mtl4 of Shill built in 4ndial*houlitD9s opts-gyps a putty upon them, and as discouragement to t h e building of Ship; • in Great Britain. . . Mr. Pat Nssi. complained that the Teak Ship s remaine4 unemployed in India. r. WA i.t.Aer defended the expediency of the present 1 B Mr. C. GRANT stated that the necessity of the present Bill arose from the desire expressed by the East India Company should not build any more Ships of taco Tons for Live Years, as in cOnSeqUence °illicit' complying with this desire, it was Ibund necessary that the 'number ot velneti• for eat hS hip-should be - extended Iron six years to eight. With resped to Teak . Ships it was of tlic highest importance that privileges should--'not be grrted t° persons winch would interfere with the t e h x le cl A uli iill ve ira P i t ti ' Yv'ile g th: of toe East India Company. hit. joakatti.sotern,soin.toerdfucrtiohetrigcroclagnvher,saataidotts.beir fren atiam Mt. p P li rin itenciT OP. s i Report was brought up,. read and agreed to, and the Dicier , dered to .he react a third time to-morrow. Me. %V tcxitast moved. for .-a Committee of the.whale • ' , House to-morrow, to consider of the Ad for regulating rIIC 1 Corn Trade between Great Britain and Ireland. Mr. Ccialty moved for leave to bring in' the unix' le . denmity Bill for I rcland.--Leave given. , T Mr. CORR Y Drought up the Estimates of the Civil at Coot tingencies of Ireland, which was ordered to lie on the 01. • He gave not:cc that ha should move, them. in theComnartce of Supply on Friday. l ea si n. te s tiou.se resolved itself - into a Comm ittee of Ways elld ; Means. Mr.,ColaY trOve4 that the charge of the pay and cloathil of the Militia of Ireland for ISO 3, should he del/4 4 ' 3 ' A° i 0 the Consolidated Fund of Ireland, and:also the allo wance, Subaltern Otiteers out of the same fund, which weleseverogY agreed 111. . . Mr.Va..etsurri.ar. moved that the Allowances to S4rge;4lt. Majors of the Militia of 'England disbanded, aiii 41:4 1: 1 Allowances to Subaltern. Otficars should- be detrAyett 00. 4 the Monies zrising atom the Land ' Tax.—AgNed to. ig rece T tv te ed li Z c n i ii t i a ir v o n iv g , re igd rill'xi tli ' e t C he ontil l iTt r e t e 'v t: tif sit dc4r :' l:.°ll Friday.' . - . I Mr. CUR RY postponed the Irish 13ullgettoVoilik r. .1 d",e Mr. Vit x 5 ITTA it T Drougilt up the Loan iiiil, Al, c Customs Duty Bite, widen w;:e_severally re.d a iirat tall* and orverett to be .react a second time to-morrow. • ,Theilousti• :esolved itseif.in . o a COID DI. It v e• on thec Cur,The tonis Consolidation Bill. • ~, in the Mr. VANS IT 1* AR r said, there was on Lni e dte --- ' , Bill, which he tact not know whether it 'mid heart.soliicl/4 attended to; rte wouid tilerelorc state its „OJT-el,' vi L lij 'c,. O P to discontinue the All:m Alice, calla Drausiit tit. I' toms I)wies. A tit 'l' tie Dill then passed through the Committee, 211 " .; How m House having . resumed, the Report WAS ord ered to 1,0 I*. ' ceived to-tuthrow‘ Air. Ar.r.x.%l4:llFß brought up the Report of the M° iu ll '. i L a Shootaig bi,l, w n ii.e was read and ..greed to, iivie to l c t oo ., ordered to DC printed, and . to be re.sit a third time 4 ` l iiiiS Mr. At.sx4NDElt brought up the Report of the I ris i . ll l ii Burning Bill, which was read and agreed to , and ie.° orthaeti to be read a third time on A totality. 0 0 Mr. N. VA as t Et Aar Moved, that the.acCotintSprelha,. 144 t year re.spezting tate income T ax, should be te-Pw w— Lankrtd. . carol Mr. N. VA NS 1T T ART ITIOYOGI , with a view to -g, o f bonding anti warehousing system, for an act:Enna i ' a P ' cptantities of a variety at articles enumerated in tDO il i t (amongst others India Goods, Sugar, Rum, 'foblecot ''' Vine, Brandy, Drugs, 6re.L . imported into, :. rid ttc c itit freun the different Purrs of (a feat Britain, for tlir.. f o g ending the sth of January, 5793, and la four Ye a* 4 OP thestu of January, 18e3, distinguishing each ye ar ' neren. ' , th jai* Air. CORRY repeated the notice which belQ7,,wfor or is intention to move, when it should befi t ` g", i n to ward, to extend the Bondini; and Warehousioo ) . * ,, i 'ila to Ireland. 'file Papers lie by respeeting It:land , s % 11 c 7., i n s those just moved lot by the Hon. Gentleman , '' tha n, state tat preparation, and he should shortly move r2 3 ,t. v ,. w ith - The Bill tor the etetter supplying His Majesty ' 4 ~4 1 : ,,,, to- Seamen, was Tad a second time and Golll'll .loo morrow. dr O d 'L I Mr. Coarty rose to state that the regulations regulations p ia r ; „ it the present Bill were al ready sunsisting i 1 (ela , l' tuc ot an Mt of last ,teSsiOn. Adjourned at half past eight o'clock. ......... till to-morrow. ~1::l1. 5 • OatitiVia• French . s . - • Hambutgh 2 • - TwsLvi o'et.ocK• .TIII3 DAY Al' CORSO'S . PRICE' 57: :)IDC:DICI.:I^ " 3 °I" H r, 6 U N alctts f•LSVP4 AUDIAT ? LoNI)OAT, 3UNE z 6, o°3. thin!: it:3,:k:: Yesterday a French National Gon.brig a nd 6 . 1 schooner were brought into ti.e Pown9, rlturc zlit preceding evening in Cal iis Road by c i s ' 43. i jelly's Stoop of Wsrthe Cruizer. .' ad al I No accounts have actually been yet retel l the occupation of liamburgb by the French I s t° 46 though from all we know upon this poin 4 ' w ! dti this : II a i m g li h od l r y nci nt p ; ro s o b l a s b ! f i r o that per l i . r i y ng this i ::.. e. the! ' have entered it. Our Funds seem to experic °C ... gradual depression : Omnium this day at it IV' .—......—. o f t he received a French Parr - , lath inst. It contains a Letter from Corr the Minister of the Interior, to the Prefett of the Main and Loire, pressing earnestly the tiel'artl'ret of the Conscripts. After inveighing bitterly t;; this Country, he says, " this War i s the cause 014 because it involves the French lionolir, and the l' ice i OUT National Commerce ; all ought therefore to Pra k s a forward in support of the Government,anil i Youth, who will more particular l y rea p its ft i lit4 ought to be ambitions of th e honour a rani4 themselves in the ranks of our brave Soldiers, t j learn to conquer, and to establish the repos e at) , prosperity of France on the ruins of the liriti'" Government. Press then, Citiz,:n Prefe4l, the t/e; part= of the Conscripts, preser ve public order i tranquillity, and endeavour to soften , by a fir i e and paternal Administration , . the evils instpAob from .a War the most just. 0 • " citAtrrA (Signed) l `f [Arc we to 'infer fromthii, that the ConscriOs are unwilling to march, and that the French A 0.46 has pressing need of t hem ? This is a 0116'314v t hat•we think may be fatly drawn•from this Lc ter.] n uta T b h e e l. P o t i t . bi t i i c ie Flit,thrii?i,iiot:tii,es. ht.:Fy:targarrebecaroga: with 33 re; I : n to the Chief Consul, and e x p ress their tlaors°- him, , J