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partial and unequal measure. The landholders in
the vicinity of lead mines had the benefit of the
improvements which they made among them ; they
had also in the cheapness of labour a benefit far
above the comparative amount of any poor's-rates
for which they could be assessed. Ilia objections
to the Bill were so conclusive to his own mind, that
he felt it his duty to move, as an amendment, that
the Bill be read a second time this day toe mouths.
Lord MILTON said, the Bill should have his sup.
port ; the mines in Cornwall, and other places,
were rated for the poor, and he saw no reason why
any exception should lie allowed in other place'. The
necessary consequence of not passing this Bill would
he, that afrangements would be made where the
mines were taxed, collusively to abstract property,
so as to evade the law as it stood, and elude the as-
sessment, so as to throw it on the other haul in
the vicinity. It had been said, that if this Bill
were passed, iron mines must pelt lie assessed—and
why ant? For his own part, on his own property
lie could see no objection to such an assessment. In
the case of the lead mines, they actually, from the
imbue of their business, treated the labouring po-
pulation, which they afterwards threw for support
on the adjacent properly.
Mr. WANK POWLETT supported the Amendment.
If the 1301 were suffered to pass, many of the lead
mines would cease to work ; mid then in what state
the kW-luring pooulat• he left ?
Lord GRA NVII.I.s SofiILUSET expressed his opi-
nion agniend the 11111.
11r. CuItWEN was in favour of it. It was In vein,
Ile .ottil. Its tike that the lead mines were I.llllaria.
dm live. If they really were so, the Bill could MI
no loam, it would he unproductive. Ole to fount r
occasion In. I Colleague (Slr J. Graham) hail
hold n clitferi4it opinion on this subject. Ile be-
lieved that the lead mines, so far from being un-
productive. made a rack real profit of .10s. in the
pound. Ile certainly would ',prone any exemption
iii favour of iron. lie thought that, its well as tither
product. ul mines, ought to he taxed like other pro-
pert) for the poor. if this Bill did not pass into a
law the mine's, throughout the country would throw
li.eir poor upon the adjacent parishes for support.
sir J. Ga.ttisst and Mr. MORRITT explained.
1)11 a division the numbers
For the Amendment 77
Against it. ..

Niajority wino the 34
Mr. PETER Ninoßt: rum, in present a Petition
mi,;iiti.t the Lead Mole roll, from Mr. Eilo4rel
nes Trustee of the Duchy Rights of
itie Tin WWII iu COrliWilit, He war istwitre of the
irregitliotty of offering to present • Petition after a
Hie:mule was postponed, be as this Petition con.
united, in a very tleai and intelligent summer, a
&lull of objections to the Bill, and also oliservii.
lions upon a variety of other matter, he thought the
,1111 morters of the Bill Might wish to see it, for the
Darrow of knowing the arguments they should
have to get rjJ of if ever the question were again
i taught forward.
The SPILARSII, ou looking over the Petition,
suggested that it would he irregular to receive it
Idler the 1311 to which it referred was hot.
Mr. PV.Talt 11110011 E eusiNetited to withdraw the
Petition.
Mr. Lustitswrom postponed the Committee of
Ways and until Monday next.
RUIIGIIS IN SCOTLAND.
Sir GEOUGV. CLERK postponed until Monday
nest the second reading of the Gods in Scotch
Burghs Bell.
IRISH EXCISE APPOINTMENTS.
Mr.WM. PASPIOLL Upon nit understanding with
Mr. LUSHISGTOII, withdrew his motion for pawl.,
relative to the appointment of officers of the Excise
in Ireland.

lON DON CLERGY BILL.
Mr. J. MARTIN iireseitteil it Petition from the
lolmsbitstioi of the Pirish of Allhallows against the
Loudon Clergy Kill.—Referred to the Committee.

ROYAL BURGHS IN SCOTLAND.
Mr. Music presented a Petition trinn the lithe-
-1,110111, of the Royal Burgh of St. Andreas, in
Scotland, praying tor a rrfoi in in the government
of that Burgh. It had been said that many of the
Pt-ilium* to the same effect Isom Scotland were
signed by obscure individuals; this he did not he-
heve—but moist certainly the present Petition was
signed by the most respectable inhabitants of the
burgh from which it came. They c. mplained
iu
strung terms ~f the hardships, oppression, aii.l lid.
hili v to make good defalcatinio., to which they
were exposed by the present uncontrolled and irre-
spoloalile of electing Magistrates. They de-
precated the Pita that in calling foe a refrains of this
music of election they meant to mix up their (loco-
olio with any other relating to more general plans
of reform their object bring solely to have that
system altered of which they had themselves so
much frown to complain.
The Petition was laid or. tire table, and ordered
to be printed.
CATHOLIC QC r.sTIoN.
Sir lIENEE PAKNLI.I. presented a Petition from
the Inhabitants of the Parish of St, Audeon. in
in favour of the Catholic Claims. The
iiihaboahts preferred the plan of petitioning by
districts to that of concurring in one general Peti-
tion. as being that most likely to prevent all mis-
ciinceptton as to the general ke'lltig of the country
on this important subject. Ile concurred in the
pinpriety and expediency of petitioning by districts,
and trusted that the [louse would at length ere the
necessity of doing justice to the feelings of his Ma-
Jerty',Catholic subjects, cud restoring them to that
participation in the pritileges which all their other
fellow-subjects enjoyed.
The Petition was laid on the table.
SIAD-HOUSF.S.
Mr. C. W. WYNY postponed, from Monday next
to Wednesday the Sch" of May, the Report on the
Mail-Rouse Rill.
PARISH CLERKS RILL.
Mr. MELLISH presented a Petition from the Pa.
rich of St. Giles's against the Parish Clerks Bill.—
Laid on the table.
Re also presented Petitions from the Inhabitants
of Paddington, St. Giles's, and St. Gorge, Blooms.
bury, against the Poor Settlement Bill, and a Peti-
tion against the Gas Bill.—Laid on the table.
Mr. LusulNGTovi presented papers, %hewing ilia
surcharges of the Assessed Taxes.
Accounts were ordered of the wei kly istives
rd
Batik of England notes in circtslation, tip to the
'otest period the same could be made out.
Adjouriod till Monday next.