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they livlansi could he ocestpfed with safety to the.
revenue. He was informed di:it the Jiczuwed dis-
tillers of Ireland would here distilled more from
sugar than they had done, if the duties had been
the same them as in England and licoilaiol,
Mr. vosTre answered. that the consequence
found to arise from the measure applying to Ire-
land, *as, that more groin had beers used in that
emilitry, in clandestine distillenes. mace June last,
then had formerly been used in one year. Not
nue 11430(sInnul of sugar Nut been used • earl as .the
object of the Bill was avowedly for the purpose of
consuming that article, therefore it had entirely
(ailed. and Ireland 'ought to be exempted from its
operation. It had been found, too, that it had ma-
terially injured the revenue 'omit melt in Ireland.
The result, indeed. had bees., that the people of
Ireland, wlinse feeling was a contempt of the law.'
arid a disposition not to obey. had tanoi•lit the pre-
swot Gover mt that that Bill could not he esi.
forced. When the agricidture of the consitry wale
put into one settle, and the coissumption of segm
into the other, the proloshility rots, that the fanners
of the country would have no disposition to sup-
press the clandestine distilleries. It was found, also,
that they eves' exported corn to foreign countries.
It was therefore found improper to put the two
commies'; Greet Britain mill Ireland, upon the
same footing. The Irish bad never been more
happy them fast year. in haring a very fine and
large crop of their favourite article of food—po-
tatoes; rued therefore less cure limed been actually
consumed to any other anode than that of distillu-
tiou. .
Mr. EDEN recapitulated the arguments be hurl
used agents./ the measure last year. Genii Bri-
tain hail twill for a considerable time ilessentleut
upon her foreign coolies:nuns fur a supply of food,
and therefore whet. that was cut off, it isiss impos-
sible but there should he a great rosy in the prior of
provisions. The import was not Wily entirely
stopped, but there had been of late great .k.
'maid. from our colouies, said our military expe-
ditions had operated or drains upon our usual
isourees of supply. The Home was now called
upoii to seek a meinedy against a scarcity, the ne-
cessity of which wee severely felt and atkison.
'edged, and while he admitted the experliciley of
the measure, he could not hut regret that .11inis-
seri had actually themselves slim the door against
the supply of the !granaries, by their condo. t to-
wards America ; for, in his opinion, the Aincricon
Embargo was the work of the present Nihilism's.
In the year 1807. tlut mine of toe corn, grata, and
Sour, imported from the United litotes. assounted
to 900,0001. It was is their power, in die month
of August last, to have removed that obstacle, but.
lubeinid of doing es, they lied burn busily employed
iii building castles io Spain, in order, aa they vainly
itu4ued, to defeat the intentions of Bonaparte
in Aat country. They did not seem ut all to ad-
vert that the quarters loaf was now fifteen pence !
Mr. &ruses' Bowies spoke to order, as this
argument was, in his opiniou. foreign from the
siOject.
Mr. E'EN added, that be conceived lie was Trite
is. order, as his argument was, that Ministers bud it
in their power to shave renewed the intercourse of-
fered by America, and they ought to have accepted
it, in order to remove apprehensions" of scarcity, for
the present Bill bed ceespiNely mod uelseretdy tint-
ed, and consequently one of their great arguments
in support of it was done away. He wished for a
return of moderatioie in our Councils, in order
that the chaunels of importation might be opened
to prevent scarcity, and of exportution, or general
trade, to relieve more etlectsally the West India
'blinders.
"Mr. Mseetser thought the measure had not
been fairly tried in Ireland. It ought to be is-
quired into what were the rouses of its failure is.
Ireland. He understood that the Irish distillers
complained of the mode of collecting the dirties
which were imposed ; not upon the extent of their
stills. but upon the uumber of gallons of their
trash, from which the same number of gallons of
,paints amid net be produced, as in Eng Lend. To
exempt Ireland bout the operation of the Bill,
would Ist enerairaging as improper degree of ex-
portatioao of awn from this country. In every
point 01 view Ise thought Ireland ought to be in-
cluded.
Th. Cast cissos of the EXCIISQVga argued in
favour albs etemption of Ireland, re the Bill had
been foetid not to operate there to athantage,
either in regard to the revenue, or to the relief of
the West India planters. Ile wished Gentlemen
wiseoppeeed one isseavire would reserve their ICH•
tisanes in regard to others. till such time as those
mime tame to be discussed. The Expeslitiou to
Spain. mud the subject of the Orders in Council,
were won to come under the review of the House,
therefore there would then be an opportunity
ed for animadversion upon these subjects.—
ature observations olio's these points were
Ilipiely calculated to produce most erroneous im-
peraison
AIIIs.
Sir JLS KILL and Mr. Elitism spoke in
exphmatiort.
OMR BARMAN was of opinion that Ireland should
set be excloded from the edicts of the Bill. Ile
coned the attention of the House to the grea,
amount of revenue which the empire would 'tract
Hnot emending the measure to that country.—
e cautioned the asesicellor of the Exchequer
for Ireland from 1,-' -- • that the acts of that
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*Wog to May any thing that could be
=ll,lllOOl gentleman. he must recollect that
t riorisf last Sessions. that the measure
aitallessiegfail; if should was not the IA ord
made use of by the Right Honourahle Gentleman.
it aoudad as near it as any word he had ever
heard ; sad be that night had avowed he prophe.
eel right. It appeared to I that the Bight
tlinsennsble Gentleman was determined it should
be to ; foe last So eion he put a spoke in the wheel.
which prevailed the machine from working, by in.
trodueius a douse, making the duty on spirits dis-
tilled /soo wipe, in Ireland. nearly double what
had bums pit en spirits distilled from stain. lie
did net see why Ireland should he 'awned more
bum :aty other part of the Empire, amid particu-
larly it simeld net on acmes* a tits reason stAigit-
et', that the pertinacity of the people would tame
allow it to be earned Minaret. He recommended
it to die Right Hoe. Gentleman to make a proper
imautrg berme be spin asserted that the people of

Ireland find rehelled, ar set their face against and,
useiseure Cll4l.l.Cdi by tl/111 House.
Mr. FUSTVIt, 1U explanation, olaierved, that every
person who knew him must Irecouvinetd that • ite.,
was not capable of hivittl guilty of the charge al-
leged bt• the limy. Gentleman; bat this much he
must say, that any person that made such a charge
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him, would be capable of committing it
himself.

Mr. Was to, in explanation, said, it had not
been ilia wish to wound the feelings of the Right.
Lbw. Ovid. by the allusions he made, and he pre.
faced them by en explanation of that nature; but
the language the Right Hon. Gent. thought fit
to make use of in his explanation, he assured
him, if he hail made use of in any other
place than iu that House, he would rebus' it the an-
swer it deterved. Ile always considered every
thing that passed in that llon,e not cognizable
out of it ; be would, therefore, talk:: no further. no-
tice.

Mr. Butrtirinto was happy Mr. Barham had made
the explatiatitai. lie then passed a high eulogium
on Mr. Foster. and concluded by giving the Bill
his warmest support.
M Davies GIDDY said, lot never could acquiesce
or encourage distillation fr.m, sugar, when it teuded
to destroy the agriculture of the country. Jhe
found the prevent Bill more unexceptionable than
the former' s. the preamble stsied there should be
a power to do away its elfectsat any time the influx
of Ltrain admitted it.
Mrs ELLIS was of opinion the measure had never
been fairly tried in lrela.al. The distiller was
afraid to venture !its capital on a system, the per-
manence of which lie could nut be certain of.
31r. lic,xissoN said a few words tit favour of the
Pill. lie thought, as the ef4:l4;tupt:tt of i.trui:l in
Ireland was by no means hi (important to its coil.
sumptioo hi this comet)... that it we•:til not he fair
to preclude the Irish front the best means of dim
111111 lig 01 their grain, acid tucoura4iiig their agri-
culture, whieh the prohibition, if persevered in,
would not fail odes _

'f ituutvrow spoke in favour er the Bill.
Mr. M.Ct.cogi trO.toil. if Ireland were ex-
cused from the prohibition. that the Highlands of
Scotland should also. If a plentiful crop of pieta-
tuts entitled one, an ittallitiALA harvest of oats ivory
the other a right to the same intitolgence.
The 11111 was then rend a secimd time, and order-
ed to be committed on Thursday.
Adjourucd at hal f lout eleven oclock.