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jetted on steamt of the omission of oNe narnN In his seepud suit
a similar mistake was likely to occur, Slid thus dill suit was lost,
and the complainant burdened with the costs. From this grievance
the Bill gave relief, by enabling persons to sue the Society through
the Secretary, and not obliging to sue iii the name of all the
members of the Company. This made the property of each
member of the Company liable.
Mr. Olt was unwilling to interrupt the !lon. ftentle-
man, but the discussion was on the repeal of I.art of the rah of tietwge
the First, and his argument referred to a rrineiple contained in the
Alliance 11111, which passed that House, was now before an-
other House ot Parliament. (ITeer, and a laugh.)
Mr. IA 11.1 it T resumed. llr was w.irc that :'tat Bill had
already passed, and that the principle he was then stating wronld
receive increased confirmation from the Bill now before the iloit.e.

Mr. MANNING and Mr. PELHAM mad^ it few observations,
in so low • tune as not to be distinctly audible in the gallery. We
understood the former to be opposed to the measure. It was un-
necessary, in his opinion, to pass the present Bill, as it proposed no
facilities or advantages tot instil:tom that could not already be pro-
cured and effected at Lloyd's.
Mr. ROBERTSON 10,W amid loud cries of " question." He
could safely assure the house he would take up a very short time
in stating the objections which he entertained to the present
measure. He did not think the assertion too strong• wren he said
that the East India Bill of Mr. Fos did not inflict more extensive
mischief than would be effected by the Company fanned with the
powers of this Bill) at the head of which lie sew the met influen-
tial names in the metropolis. ‘‘'ho were to be found at the head of
it ?—Mr.Rothschild, Mr. Baring, Mr. Irving, Mr. Alexander, and
every powerful representative of the monied interest in the city.
Who could resist or cope with the combined force of such wealth
and influence? Mr. Rothschild ! who was not only engaged in large
money transactions with this country, but with every nation in
Europe. The underlings of such a company would be under-
writers who would engross to themselves the whole business of the
country. He was sorry to see Ministers lend themselves so easily
to every suggestion that came from persons in this city, who might
happen to possess a large mass of money. The present was Ul.g,
however, of the toasty acts in the mismanagement of our commer-
cial policy, of which Ministers had been guilty. lie would refer
to the navigation laws, and to the reciprocity duties. It was in.
tended to modify the former, but Ministers were not satisfied they
should be destroyed. As to the reciprocity duties, which were
I introduced only last Session, how had they been acted upon
by other nations? America refusod to act upon them, and adhered
to the system she had previously laid down for herself. The Freer!,
preserved their duties above ours, and declined lowering them.
The Dutch alone partially assented to them, and they did so only
on account of the market for the consumption of their raw mate-
rial, which they found in this country. Next came the haw of
Merchants' BA On the first reading of that Bill every practical
man, who spoke upon the question, agreed in opinion with him
(Mr. Robertson) and on the second reading not a single practical
person appeared to oppose his opinion, yet was he left alone on
that occasion, and the House had now experience of the effect of
their legislation on that point of their conimercial policy.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQI•EIt rose to order.
The Honourable fientlernan was entering into a discursive review
of the policy of the Lot three or four years, and not speaking to the
question now before the House.
Mr. ROBERTSON said, that he conceived he was perfectly in
order, as he was only speaking of that policy of which the present
was a link. (Cries of " Chair, chair.")
The SPEAKER said that the Honourable Member surely
could not consider it consistent with the order of the House, in a
discussion on going into a Committee on a particular Bill, to dis-
cuss whether or not our general policy was beneficial or detri-
mental to the country.
Mr. Robertson did not resume : and the gallery was ordered to
be cleared for a division, amid loud cries of •• Question, question."
The House then divided—
Ayes, bl—Noes, 3? I Majority, Pi.
The Bill was ordered to be committed on Monday next.
BEER BILL.

—.—
The CIIANCELLOR of the J.:XI:HEW:ER moved several
clauses to the Bill, which were agreed to.
On the clause for doing away with qualification, and permitting
ale brewers to brew small beer on the condition that it should not
be retailed on the premises on whit h it rat brewed,
Mr. Alderman ROOD comylained of the lateness of the period
at which it was proposed to introduce the clause, as it deprived the
parties interested in the Bill from offering their obleclions to it. lie
suggested that the best mode of sat i‘fy iiig ail ',Attics wollid be by
abolishing the licensing system altogether, anti placing t! tax on
malt instead of beer.
_ _

Mr. Hl'3l implored the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Allow
the people to brew and sell beer just as they pleased, sod to relieve
the trade Irons all restriction, and to free it from the trouble and
vexation of exenic.

Lord I'AL3IENSTON movcd a clause, reserving to die Vice.
Chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge the right of licensing, u
heretofore, within their jurisdiction.
The House went into a Comrni:tee un the additional clauses.
The report was brought up, and the Bill read a third tinte and
passed.