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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE OF LORDS, Moita.vr, res. e 7. . •
Counsel were again !wind its the App.-al Cans* ."s
Ranh Ilse Cu'irt of Cbatievry. is. Ireland, of lbasim
e. Alagiill, alien farther proceedings wete post-
poned till Fiirlay ore'.
,Mr. lriing, Irons 'the Cu Amos, presented pa- 111
peril, cohtat iiiii g en meou tit of exports mud Ilikigntib
ikkAkieca this country anti .`'pain and Portugal, trials
the isi. of Airy, 180'7. to the Ist of May, laths,
respectively ; which were ordered to be laid upon- ••
the table.
DISTILI.F.RIES.
The Furl of Dana t.tor sail. It appeared to bi.n„, -..,.
filen loultmg et the votes of the Ilutise of Com-
Iletr:is. it wa■ likely the 101 l reptuting the Distil-.
leries in the North of lrelemd would speedily be
brought into that iltiese. Ile considered it a mom.
. sure highly injurious to the interests of the United
Kingdom, hut purticulaily to those of Ireton& Ile
at si wished it might he mitler"too.l it was his intro-
boa to oKose tli et bill being passed into a law ;
and he trusted that tie should be t nalilesi In state
those obier tents, *hick would co.nrince their Lord.
ships ut the injurious euitsetitieliCe4 a lath must
result front such a measure.
• After slime routine business, the House ad-
journed.
HOUSE Of' Of' COMMONS.
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A new 'Member took the usual oaths and hissauts
Earl Pasty reported from the Committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the meats of the Election
ifor the County of Wuxford. that Abel Ram, mid-
W Milan Congreveuttleock, Esqrs. were duly elected
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hi.ights of the Shire, to ben:: id Pat lianient for,
1 the soul Parliament; end also that the petitions
were frivolous and vexation', As respecting Alt. I
i Ham, Esq. ; and that•they acre not frivolous or •
I vexations as respecting IVilliain Congreve Ai..
l'o4 k, Esq.
Mr. Irvine, Inspector-Geurral of Imports and
F.xports, presented at this Bar ni. the House an tic-
count of the quantity of txitton wool, and also of .
' iiix...eeti, imported for the. lest years witidi was or-
dered to be on the Tattle.
Lord t.OI.ASTOPIE gave notice of his intention to
move, to-morrow, that the (louse be called oter on ...mir6e.
the sith of Mare!.
Sir SAIIIJIL lionti.ll,Y gave notice, that he would.
11,1 Wednesday next, move for leave to Lang in a
Bill, far the purpose of mending the Bankrupt
Laws, 111111 at present existing. lie said the objects
to which he proposed applying a remedy were to
numerous, that though many of them sere im-
portant, hi• should not detain the Howse at pie.eat
, In elikinli ratite/ thrill.
111 . Mr. Bo aca I W Asp presented several /tercet .
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• t. the t 4th iadasive. *ea the Cali.
. anissioners of Naval Inquiry.
Sir Csaatas Put.' took notice of die time in
which they were laid before the House. op the vary
day when it was intended to propose the naval
eatnaateo, and wken of course they )could have no
time to examine and tons*, those Reports, upon
which there ertimites were founder!.

Upon !notion of Mr. Fosvca. the Home revolv-
ed itacif into a Committee on the hid% Bank Not.
Bill. which they went through, and the Report was
ordered to be received to-morrow.
Mr. AIILILEY Coorea gore notice, that he would
=eve the Ordnahce Estimateb on Friday next.

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The House resolved site a Committee of Sup-
ply, to which were referred the Nlisciellsinenus
Grants for behind, and Sligo the Navy Estimates.
Mr. Fosssa. then ruined, " That the sum of
40,3051. be ranted for the maintenance and sup-
part of the Protestant Charter Schcso's an Ireland."
Sat JONN NEWPORT Wad, • it wail notorious that
aunty abuse, bed long existed in the administru.
tion of theseeshinities. by diverting the funds in-
tended for the support of throe institutions into the
pockets of individuals; if wits therefore but tiroper
that Alinieters should, before they called on Parlia-
ment to grant that money. satiety them either that
the evils complained of no lottger existed, or else
that as udeq nate remedy for their correctiun was in-
tended to be applied.
Sir Annum Wet.t.est.er admitted that abuses
eartehily did exist; and said, that accordingly mea-
sures were adopted by the Noble Duke ila Ireland
for their ineestigatimebitt the Iteportson that subject
verse not yet iu a state of sufheivet forwardness to
drew the necessary conclusions.
Sir JUAN NSWPORT said, he would submit a
motion ou the subject to the House on Thursday
pest.
Mr. Forme then moved, " That the sum of
26.6001, be granted fur the promotion and encou-
rugeineut of the linen manufacture in Ireland."—
.De also moved, 4. That the sum of 1,3821. he
greeted for lottery salaries;" as also, 4, the
sum of 31.9001. he granted for printing, stationery,
salaries, ice. for the Castle of Dublin."
These several motion's were agreed to.
The SLCIISTAIIf at WAS then resumed the sub-
ject of the Army Estimates, a part of which he had
snored on a former night. Ile bed forborne going
tout all the estimates on that occaeime on account
a the shortness of time alien they had been prim.-
stel; but now that Gentlemen had lied issue to
ex-
suame these, lie was ready to 'satisfy the questions
of any Gentleman wiin should propese his doubts.
Excepting So this modes t here remained little for him
to trouble the House with, as it would be Coma!,
as he had lwforeoliseried, on the former 'sight, that
the seecrel itense in the estimates Were ue.,rly the
seine es last year, except in one or two emiiits. 'I lie
first was the increase ou the Staff and Garrisons.
This was occasioned by: the greet increase ethical
time late Expeditions had occasioned in our Staff
*bread ; bevanse, with respect to our Staff' at home,
it would be found that any luerrase was but appa-
rent. from the system adopted, aid which, he. be-
lieved, ass se opproced, as to be retells:led, vie. the
bringing every article of expendlinre that poinbly
erne' , into the estimates, instead ofbeing uded,
as firinerly,mtider the head of coutingetseiss. An-
ether pond of inereasse was that of thr expenses of
the Loral ; the of which, however,
was not eili.nlPe, as in that rests uow the
expense of clothing, which Weir a certain expense
ascertained. The whole exptese under this head
would be found to be an increase of about 900,0001.
He concluded with repeating his readiness to an-
swer any questions that might be put Whim. •
Chin gave fist to n convet•atioli, iu winch many
questions were *Aral, 114 to carious polish is the
estimates, which were Stler.r.,loVely itenwerril.
Mr. Ilexes. Nleserte observed upon the in-
erestie in the via it alquietinent of the army. He
particitlarle noticed an increase of 10.01)01. in the
article of fees at the Ei.ehespier. Where expenses
were of a nature that added nothing to the olleietat
strength of the troy, the •Ilouse should be sure
that no illiertlll•H was matured hut what uppeared to
he absolittely necieseary, mod 'yet 'it should aerial
that there was an increase altogether of upwards
1160,0001.
'rite SkeRITARY at WAR sail, there were two
hemla of actual expense, which served to swell the
present estimates; the OAP was the actual increase
of the nurnliers in the arm), anal the other was
the Local Militia.
Mr. LOSS observed, be had before stated, thut
the cause of the apparent iiscrease consieted only in
the estimate, mil nut in the ,chap luercase of the
expenses. With respect to the fees upon the Ex-
chequer Bills, they hull been misralculated last
year, and now they hail to make up the deficiency,
together with the actual calculation for the pro:went.
Lord ARLIIISALD HAMILTON, ieneral FITZ.
PATRICK, and Earl TLeet.r, suceeenvely put
questions, which were answrre4l.
51r. Wir.t.sms Welt se, adverting to th- bead
11ilitie. wished to be informed, a liether it ens in-
tended to I. rung forward, any measure for the lour-
poee of alleviating the hardships a Inch tlie coun-
ties endured from the mode in which they were
liable to bounties ; because he was sucisfied, if
sane means were not adopted, that force, to
tizi to the safety of the country. would sensibly
disnieish in the cruse of the year ? Ile ale. sine.
geste..! the n. ee.esity ordning something; for the ptir-
pose of petting the Jane SW August corps upon a
lay the itiecollity of their t•5t31,1611-
in-ntl. a jealousy existed sumo% theta. With re-
ssel to field 6,theers visitaut; districts, lie conceived
that the ialan of six inspeetelos in the year was-ne-
ther hartonit4 than otherwise, and thonglit the ser-
vice would hr more benetitted by only two,
The SteIa:TALLY at Wee declared. the Revere!
subjects of .1e,.-reation by the Flom Aletelwr eure
under eunsideratiois, and remedies to the (esp... Site
reds loon. intended:
Mr. Ilcsne Murree eepre.‘ed Ina surprii• ;it
sinclinz the sum Of 40,004,1. Tor the ems:finis of tele-
golohi; he oleo milked thelisteensc in the dirge
the Chiplairm for the sense.
The SCCRSTARY at WAS explained upon the
fatter subjeet. For there hail hero Chap-
lain. to (SKr TWAiiNeSt, j,ut aid-system hid been
faiitid an full of Anise. it had been set *side. tinsl its
Leis of it. allowances were mode to the Clergy of
the several churches in the urighboodsucid:of which
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, troops were qwertered. Bet, sine the different e%-
peditiens had been planned during the course of
the present war, it had been deemed requisite to
newt to Chaplains again, and, in order to provide
respectable characters, who might be willing to un-
dergo the danger and fatigues of the service, Chap-
lains had been appointed, one ouly to a brigade,
with a salary of 16s. a-day.
Mr. LONG accounted for the expenses incurred
under the head Telegraphs. He said it had been
found necessary to establish a telegraphic inter-
course all along, and with the western coasts of
lerlaml, and for that purpose a chain of telegraphs
had been attempted to be established coastwaya,
front Dublin to Cork, amid from that round by
Galway. This had been found in the end imprac-
ticable, and in lieu thereof they were now establish-
log a line, inland, from Dublin to Galway, through
Athlone, another through Athlone to Limerick,
suid so on to the mouth of the Shannon, and u third
to Cork, by means of which the communication
of the whole western coast of Ireland, so essentially
necessary, would be kept constantly open. This
was the cause of the expense alluded to.
Mr. 'MAU gICE FITOOSRA I.D (Knight of Kerry)
observed, among the estimates, that for a regi-
ment in oar pay in the :Mediterranean, the Royal
Regiment of Malta, upon which he wished to be
infarnicd. We had been in poasession of the island
of Capri, situate in the Bay of Naples. This hind
been considered as a little Gibraltar, and impreg-
nable ; and yet he had heard that it had hero cur-
ried by a handful of the enemy ; that the garrison,
composed of this regiment, had run away ; wad
that the Commander, and some other Officers. from
a sense of honour, had actually devoted
themselves. These were the reports be had heard,
but lie dill not know what degree of truth was to
he attached to them. He also found enumerated
arson: the rest, a similar regiment, which he was
afraid could not be considered as to be depended
on. These were facts which, in his mind, required
explanation ; because, if false, such rumours ought
to be done away. The view in which he mention-
ed theta was not as to the expense, hitt merely as
to their ntility in point of fidelity.
Mr. Witmzeroace, alludiug to the subject of
Chaplains as now appointed to brigades, feared
they would not be found to answer the purposes
intended, and was inclined to think that the old
system 3f chaplains to regiments would, under pro-
per regulntious, be Inuisd more effectual. lie also
seiinusl7 recommended a greater atmution to the
instiuctioa and religious ditties of the black troops
in our 'arrive it the West Indies, a body of men
so, peculiarly adapted to that service.
he SECISTABY at WAR said, he had stated
that further improvements were intended in the
st stem of Chaplains, and agreed to the necessity
of attending to the religions instruction of the
Week troops. With respect to the transactions
stated to have happened in the Mediterranean, be
was not acquainted with the particulars; he had
heard something of them, but they had been con-
tradicted. lie, however, considered it as hard,
that a whole body should lie under' an imputation
for the supposed misconduct of a part.
Sir %Yuman Smlnt said, he had waited for this
opportunity of mentioning a subject which lie con-
sidered as of great importance, though he slid nut
know how to frame any motion on it. lie alluded
to our situation with regard to Sicily. It was well
known that that island was in u manner iu nor
hands, and that its drfuory drioool.,l no a.. Now,
though he agreed in the general p • iple, that we
had no right to interfere in the intermit affaas of
foreign states, yet there might be reasons when
that would be absolutely necessary, as, when we
undertook to defend a country, we ought to see
that the proper means were taken for the purpose
of that defence. It was notorious that considerable
oluubts were entertained of this attachment of the
Sicilian people. to the Neapolitan government.—
When the late gallant General :Moore was sent out
to that country, lie had had a conversation with
him cia this t head, amid he had stated to him his
suspicimo ; time like apprehensiousivecealso express-
ed to him by another General, a relation of his
own. Ile W 34 net aware of any specific motion he
could offer on the subject, but he felt it hits duty to
call the atteution of Ministers and of Parliament to
the subject, in order that the country might see
thee were not inattcutive to their interests.
The SECKE rARV at ‘Va a thou inured the follow-
ing resolutions:—

That the slim of 4491)01. be g:anvil fur the support of
the various officers of Hospitals, at twine awl abroad, .far lust
year.
V 57,7501. for the principal officers in the several public
deparuneidg in Great Britain' and Leland, with their Ile-
reties, .V.tist•nts, Le.
2u6,0ri31. fur defraying the charges of the Half Pay List
fur mg.
110041. 16%. tod. for military allowances to reduced
Officers is the land service fur I aug.
49,44101. tos. rid. fur the In and Oat-Pensioners of Chel-
sea Hospital.
I,ool,tioul. for Volunteer Corps in Great Britain sod
fret-tad.
uvoool. for the Loral Militia ref ditto.
16,5001. tur the Royal Military College.
03,354,1. fur the Royal Asylum.
94.9 ill. his. Hit fur Chaplains to the Forces.
ti:.oroul. fur Pensions.
14,t0u1. fur Children of deceased officers.
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579,4471. 17s. td. f,r thi. Ilarrark Department in Ireland.
far the Comm as:mint Establishment iu Ireland.
Sor (711ARLEI PoLL then put to the House,
whether it was right to proceed to vote the Estimates
of the Navy, when the Reports of the Con aaaa issioners
of Naval Revision had been only laid spots their
table that day ?
Sir. WARD combated this idea as a reason for
delay, as the items of expenditure had beets before
them some time, mu/ theßeports only contained
the reasons upon which these expenses h.ul been
adopted, and they might have been adopted with-
out any sucli Report.
PETTY Said, it was admitted that
the Reports contained thee reasons on which the
adoption of the expenses was founded ; all, there-
fore, that was asked, was an opportunity of being
satisfied of the validity of these reasons, and there-
fore it was better to postpone the consideration of
the estimates.
Mr. WIIIITIILEAD observed, some of the Reports
were made so fir hJek as 11407 ; be wished, there-
fore, to know, city th,y had hot beeu laid before
the /loose until the rear 1809?
tlr. WEL/341.11Y I'OLT stated, the Reports had
been seat siiiti4), by the Council to the Admiralty,
arid at cutisideruble intervals,, and they had been

then forwarded to the respective Boarda.by whole
they were to be retested, and with difficulty .go t
back again. This was the cause of the delay, as he
inured the House there was no with to keep back
any information.
Mr. Wtinsuroacx thought that the Committee
should have more time to consider the voluminous
Reports then upon the table, before they proceeded
to discuss the other parts of the Naval Estimates,
and, therefore, he approved of postponing their
further proceedings till Friday.
Sir CHARLES POLK expressed his disapproval
of various appointments that had of late years
taken place in the naval departments. The addi-
tional Naval Commisaioners, for instance, did not ap-
pear to him to have been of that service that was
expected, in respect to the regularity of the pay-
ment of lawmen's wages. We had lately seen the
crew of a tit gun-ship parading the streets of
London, owing to some iregularity in their receiv-
ing their pay, and this they did in a nis 1111 l er lie
deemed perfectly right. lie had particular ob-
jections both to the naval and victualling appoint-
Metall ; but as the subject would again come
before theta, lie should afterearde take an oppor-
tunity of stating Isis sentiments. Ile could not
help ut present obsei-ving. that there were circum-
stances which spewed that notliiiig- but pet sonal in-
terest and patronage were attended to. It was
surely of importauce the country should think
there was some attention paid to economy in the
service, and that such appointinents as some he
could mention, were not merely attained beciiii-e a
person was the brother-in-law, or had marina a
sister, of a cartaiu Noble Lord.
Mr. ‘VeI.LESLRY POLE, with great force, ex-
pressed his indignation ;it tomb insinuations. The
ship which the flight Iloos Admiral had alluded to,
was the .St endued, which had ret.ireed front
alter severe! yours absence. The circumstance
attending that ship and her crew, he could easily
explain.—There is a reimlation, that alms ships
come from abroad, after a long service, part of the
pry is advanced to the ship's company immediately
upon their arrival, if a favourable report he made
of them by their Captain, and they are allowed to
go ashore to visit their friends. The Standard
having been favourably reported, the Admiralty
made an ac.vance to the men, but it so happened that
they did not came exactly under %hose rules which
I entitled thew at the same time to leave of absence,
The crew, not understanding how this happened,
came up to Loaidou in a body, and most respectfully
stated their case to the Lards of the Admiralty,
who paid the utmost attention to their statement,
but, while doing theta justice, they were determined
not to forego their duty. They thought it a case
of hiirdship, and they deterthined to enlarge their
rule; they ordered theta to return to their ship,
amid report themselves to their Captain. This was
dune without gulag them any promise ; but the
Admiralty suou &lieu-waists mile -nil them to halm
leave of absence (besides having their pie) in order
to visit their friends. wewen the proceeding of
that Board of Admiralt:, which the Right Hon. Ad.
mind declaimed against. Ha should recommend to
him to make himself master of the subject before
be rigida made any, such rash statement. Besides
this, lie (sir Charted Pole) had thrown out insi-
nuations against Lord Molgrave, as making ap-
pointments front considerations of personal interest
Mill favour, without a doe regard to the public
goal. As lit this, he should say, (hut whet, it was
recommended in some of the Reports to establish
additional Commissioners in London. Bombay,
rod Nlailras, the First Lord of the Admiralty- Bent
fur the Naval Lords to the Board, and desired them
to look over the list of the Captains of the Navy,
and select from amongst them those that were moat
proper for such appointments. This being done,
he offered the Officers so selected stations accord-
ing to their scuiority, without knowing either them
or their connections. He would next tell the Ho-
nourable Dermal how the victnalling appoint-
ments were filled up ; When the reports respecting
it were taken into consideration, it was found that
there were nine millions of looney unaccounted for.
They had indeed been so exceediugly vicious, that
one person charged himself with four thousand casks
more than had actually existed ; and another per-
iwig had charged 40011 casks less than ought to
have !semi stated ; and yet both their accounts
were such as that the eri ors could not be detected.
It was impos.ibie to allow such things to exist. Be.
sides this, the mode of conveying provisions wan
found by much too experiuive ; and the whole la-
bour of the s ietiniliiiig board had inereaseal twelve-
fold bailee the year 1792, so that the duty could not
be performed by the usual Ilnlllber of appoint-
ments. It wits found necessary to remove Mr.
Marsh and Mr. Budge, who had become unfit for
the duty. Their places were left to be tilled up by
Lord Alulgrave, who resorted to the same mode as
in the former instance he had mentioned. The Board
selected the persons most proper 11.01' the appoint-
ments; amid the Noble Lord chose from among them,
Mr. brow's?, who hail been Secretary to Lend Keith,
had been employed under him in the Mediterra-
nean, and had grimly distinguished himself. The
other pC7SOII 1106011eng was Mr. Aubin, who had
liven store-keeper at Chatham, and who had stored
under Lord flow, for several years, with honour to
himself and advantage to his country. %Viten the
llonnunible Baronet talked of brothers-in-la*, he
(NlePole) supposed he alluded to Colonel WalAi.
who hail married Lord Mulgrave's sister. .1t
time that Noble Lord came to the Admiralty,
very respectable Grutlemen, Mr. Harrison, was a
candidete for wince:, and had liven so elueng
the administration of Mr. Grenvire. That Gentle-
man was acconlingly allowed to retire mein a salary
of 5001. u-year, being as ',stud two-thirds a the
regular allowance. Colonel Walsh, being deemed
an tilde man of business, a us aecordingly apitottated
its his stead ; and unless a person in office were
bound to exclude his own friends, lie could not
see that the Noble Lord had inueli to account for,
haring made such a judicious appututineut.
Mr. PeeceVAi. objected to further observations,
on accoimt of there (wing no question before the
lloure. He should propose that the matter should
be resumed on Friday se'rniight.
Me Wureinte•ti agreed with the Right lion.
Gentleman, (Mr. Wellesley Pole). that where a
person fell within the description proper for such
an appointment, it could be no objection to hear
that lie was connected with the individual through
whom he had vrocured it. The Board had all eady

stated that they most be men of known experiences
ability and integrity, for the execution of such
offices, and he had reason to apprehend that some
of the appointments were not prof.-bssoual Timmer
such as had %hewn themselves experienced in such
matters as were likely to 170111 C before them. The
Right F 10,,. Gentleman hod said, that the 1 ictual-
bog Board had become exceedingly vicious. Void
it not appear, (ruin the vvions Reports before the
House, that various Board* were victous? and yet
the Right lion. Gentlewaii and his collea4urs had
alwa.s been strenuous ia defending them how my
attacks that had berm made against them, alt ou4it
the attacks had been founded upon these Wilmot.,
lie was glad to find the further cousiderotrou of
this matter ads to be postpouccl to a future oc-
casion.
Mr. Fut. List said a few words in defence of his
Right lion. Friend, Mr. Wellesley Pohel and
started that the warmth with which he (Mr. Pole)
had reptlied the attack mode upon his department
of the Covt•riarient, ,heard how much lie *as pow
arbtiLti or virtue.
farther ortvirtient and conversation then
took place, u, WhIC:I General Ward.
Mr. IVliitbread, mud fir Charles Pule, peteritily
took a Ilan, and various others ware dilbposeil
offer their seatimente, but the Chairman reminded
them that there was 310 41Ut•Stiall regularly loathe
the Committee.

The resuliitious being agreed to, thu House re-
sumed, and the Report was ordered to be received
to-morrow.
NEW WRIT.
A new Vrit was order' d for the Borough of
Lynn, in the room of Lord Walimie, called
to the House olPeers by the title of Earl ofthford.
JOHN AINSLIE SHEA•
Tine SPEARLit, addressing himself to the Ser-
•jciiiit at Arms, asked hint it he bad any report to
make its to Johu Ainslie Shea?
Serjesort—" The Messenger of the House has
been at his lodgings several times, and it is sup-
posed that he has absconded."
Sri ASER—" Call iu the Messenger."
Francis Wright, the Messenger, then attended
at the liar, and- stated, that he had been several
times to scare's for John Ainslie Shea, but that he
had always taco deuied to him.
Mr. L'ANAa moved " That John Aiuslie Shea
has absconded, in order to avoid bei.ig served with
an order of this House."—Agreed to.
The same lion. Gehtlinaii next mused, " That
au humble address be presented to lino Nlsjraty,
praying that he will be grio•ionsly pleased In Issue
his Ito!, al Proclamation, wish such reward as is
necessary, for the appreheuditez and dr mining of
Jolla Aiuslie Shea, alias Culvert."—Curried.
DISTILLATION BILL.
Mr. FOSTER wowed the further consideration of
the Report of this Bill.
L; mos the question being put from the Chair,
Sir Jolla NEWPORT stated, that the majoriti
was so small upon the former sta„4e of the Bill,
he was induced again to otter some objections to
its proceeding further, as it related to a subjects
which ought not to pais but with the greatest so-.
letnnity and precaution. " I shall now," said thi
Honourable Baronet. " urge toga: Miliaria that
induced me to tiii.iL this Bill ought to be setae
back to the Couimittee, for the purpose of extols&
in; it to Ireland as well us Great Britain. On s
funnier oet asiou. the Chaueellor of the Exchequer
for Irelood stated, as one of the grounds for et-
eluding Ireland from the operation of this Bill, that
the laws could not lie properly enforced iu that
country, which I think was a rcpt. sack thrown out,
r affecting most grievously the national character of
the Irish, by ins:limiting that they are naturally
disinclined to obey the laws. hear•olle of the
tarot Ministers of that country saying. that the
laws cannot be enforced. is staking at the mot of
that principle be which any set of people tat:
to lie %urethra. The causes and consequence. of
• such an avowal ought to Lo well weighed be.
fors it be made. I do not, fiir my part, think
that the Irish people are born with a disposition to
resist the laws. A prudent Legislature would nub
Cher inquire whether there were soy injustice and
defects in those laws themselves. thsu thus wan:
tonly attribute a disposition in any body of peoWe
to diailie7 tliciti. adduce the authority of en
Englishman, who wrote at a period much earbet
than the present, upon this subject. Sir Julio Da.
des Wales, that no nation under the sun is naturally
more disposed to obey the laws than the Irish air.
provided they he assured that equal justice is to be
done to them. The trports of the officers who
have hew entrusted with the eincution of this
Bill, phew that the disobedience to it was aot
owing to t',e lower orders of the people, but that
it was the higher classes of sedge, who fouud
they could not get their rents, unless they iso-
courpt4.-.1 distillation from grain Meer! 'hear
hear! from Air. !Wier.) Do not then let
the lower orders of the people be aspersed'
by the charges of ilhmliedience being couliiied
to them, if there he such *resistance amongst
the higher sliders. .1 he prices of grain in Ireland
are higher sit present than they were in May last,
and on what grounds, I would ask, was Ireland
included List year, end not to be so in this ? From
the prohibition of distillation from grain in Ire-
land last year one Vela good had resulted to that
country ; I mean the extending the cos.sinuption
of malt liquor. By cosferriug such a siiiistiorte
for spirits, you are doing more for them than anv
law )011 can pot upon your Statute Book. It Iree
been stated, that in Idol taelvir flionmannl
paa-
chertot of spirits were &tilled trona sugar in ii--
land, and yet now it is said that a lasi of a sign;si
tendency cannot be executed. I hose 1043 argument
furnished by the Right Hon. Gintleman apposite,
in support of what I am *tenant. Ile has come
down to toe House, suit proposed, witliiii this few
hours, an increased provision for every woe of lint
charitable institutions iu Ireland, on account of
the increased price of provisious, a?d yet be is
proposing in renew the distillation from corn. be-
cause orthe low ',rice of provisioos. This is per-
fectly absurd. Are re to take the authority of
the Richt Honourable Gentleman both Mari,
just as it pleases him, and snits his porpoise i
The very °Nett of grunting these additional sums
will be defeated, by allowing this distillation from
corn. From a comparison of the prices of grain
in ler, MOP, sod leo9, it will apprise that tt s
increased price is not owiug to any particialos

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