The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-28 00:00:00

PARLIIMENTARY PAPERS.

The fallowing bills were delivered yesterday with the
sous:

7. A bill to suspend for a time to be limited the
duties on the importation of buckwheat, buckwheat meal,
mAise or Indian corn, Indian corn meal, and rice. This is
merely the second dame of the corn bill, at it originally
stood, framed into a separate bill. . .

8. A bill to allow the we of sugar in brewing beer.
The preamble simply states that, "by several acre now
in force, brewers of beer for sale are prohibited from
using sugar in the brewing or making of beer," and that
it is expedient to allow the use of sugar in the brewing
or making of beer." Chia. 1. Brewers of beer for sa'e
may make ose of sugar in brewing. 2. They are not
allowed to use molasses, or sugar on which the full
duties of customs have not been paid, or sugar not " in the
state in which the same has been imported"—i. e., sugar
" previously diluted with water or other liquor, or having
undergnne any:process or manufacture to alter it." 3. Any
brewer using, taking into, or having in his possession or
custody "any quantity of molasses, honey, syrup, compo-
sition, or extract of sugar " to forfeit for each offence 1300/."
4. Brewers must enter in the book delivered to them by the
excise officer the quantity of sugar to be used in next
brewing, or forfeit for each failure to do so 200!. 5.
Brewers to be deemed to have brewed one banel
of beer for every 50 lbs. avoirdupois of sugar, and to pay
license duty in proportion to the quantity used. 6. The old
drawback on beer expoved is repealed, and in lieu of it a
drawback allowed of " 55., and 6 per cent. thereon," on
every barrel of 36 gallons, " and so in proportion for any
greater quantity, w hen the worts used before fermentation
are not of less specific gravity than 1.0.51, and not of greater
than 1.081 ; and a drawback of 7s. Gd. and 5 per cent. on tee
lame quantity of beer, " and so in proportion," when the
worts are not of less specific gravity than 1.081. 7. So much
of the act 1 Will. IV., c. 61, is repealed as authorises the
export of beer in casks of 36 gallons, in the brewing of which
not less than two bushels of malt have been used ,• and the
export on drawback is allowed of beer in 36 Fallon casks,
brewed from worts of the above-mentioned specific gravities.
8. So much of the same act is repealed as requires oath to
be made on debenture for obtaining drawbacks. 9. A de-
claration is substituted for the oath on debenture • a false
declaration subjects to a penalty of 2001. and to the deben-
ture being declared null and void, and the amount recoverable
if paid. 10. The drawbacks granted by the act and the
penalties imposed are under the management of the excise
and the excise lows. 11. The act may be amended or re-
pealed in the present session.
9. A bill to render valid certain provisions for the
relief of distress in Ireland by employment of the labour-
ing poor. '[he preamble states that an act (9 and 10
Viet., e. 107) passed last session authorising present-
ments for the execution of public works in Ireland • that
distress inereasiag, the Lord-Lieutenant in Octobr last
announced he would sanction under certain regulations,
presentments at sessions, under the act for works of a " re-
productive character and permanent utility," as if they had
been strictly public; that presentments have been made at
sessions under the act for works of a public nature, and
various works of a reproductive character and permanent
utility ; that in some instances the auto to be wee-,d on a
barony, half barony, &c., woe apportioned in the electoral
division or parts of electors divisions of poor law unions;
thatit was necessary to commence the works forthwith,
without waiting for the approbation of the Lord-Lieutenant;
and that all such presentments ought to be approved, and
the advances made or to be made thereon ratified and con-
firm. d. Clause 1. Certain presentments are declared valid.
2. Certain presentments are charged on particular lands in
the terms of 5 and 6Vi K., e. 89. 3. Occupiers of such lands
paying money on demand of the landlord ore to deduct the
sum from their rent. 4. When land is drained or outmoded
under this act, the commissioners are empowered to fix the
increased rent to be paid by lease tenants. 5. Sums pre-
eented for public works may bemused either on the barony
at large or on electoral divisions. 6. When the money is
charged upon any barony, half barony, &c., the amount,
with interest at the rate of 31. 10s. per ann., to he applotted,
raised, dc., in conformity to the Act 9 and 10 Vie., c. 107.
7. A similar provision made to meet the ease when the money
is assessed on electoral divisions. S. This act and the act H
and 10 Vic., c. 107, are to be construed as one net. 9. This
act may be amended in the present mission.
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10. A bill t,) make further provision for the relief of the
destitute poor in Ireland. The preamble declares that
the present powers of the Fruardiant are not sufficient
fur the due relief of the destitute poor. Clause 1. Power
is given to the guardians, and they are required to re-
lieve destitute persons permanently disabled by old age, in-
firmity, or bodily or mental defect, either in or out of
the workhouse, as they may think fit in each case. 2.
When, by reamon of want of room, or other sufficient
cause, adequate relief cannot be given in the workhouse to
person• not permanently disabled, the guardians mar Five
out-door relief. :3. Out-door relief to the able-bodied is to
be given in food only. 4. The poor-law commissioners are
to determine from time totime the mode of application for re-
lief ; the mode of in 4 airy into the circumstances of applicant.,
&c.; and the modo of granting r. lief and het ping account,