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London, England, 1819-04-30 00:00:00

ILLICIT DISTILLATION.

Mr. BUTLER presented a Petition from several
Protestant Freeholders of the County Kilkenny.
in favour of the Catholic Claims.--Kesd and laid
on the table.

Mr. H. nAllif presenteri a Petition from the
Protestant Clergy ►esident at Bristol. ignitors the
Catholic Chnins.—Read and laid cm the table.

Sir H. PANNELL. in /orienting • l'efilinn from
the Catholic lolistatanie of the Queen's County,
prityliog a repeal or the Petrol Uwe affeetiug the
prrson• of that per.tssions took occasion to cape.
uatr ou the justice of their demands and the pru•
donee of isetediac to it.

The CHAWCEI:I:OIIOItiteFiXCHE.VEII wished
that General Hart would postpone his motion for
the amendment of the Act imposing fines on town.
lands for illicit distillation its Deland. _

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General HART would consent. if it accommodated
the convenience of the House. to pustptme it till
tomorrow evening. 4
The CHANcat.T.oll of the EICHILIVaIt,InmiI tie
objection to that evening. provided certain ripen
should be printed in the mean time.
General Haar had no doubt Ilsot if till the pi.
per, which he laid moved for iu Ilfe'esidoile of this
and the two preceding Seashore were is ,the hands
of Members. they would furnish them with ample
iiiformistion. The gallant General theta wits pen.
ceedine to cl•suge the notice a his motion to that
of a Resolution. which haviorg been objefed to by
the tirestiza, the original motion was fixed fur to-
morrow evening.
OA I.T DUTIES.
Dr. Pittt.i.sirdaz, in rising to bring forward his
Resolutions respecting the Salt Duties. moved,
That the Resolutions of the Committee of 1818,
on the same subject. be read. They were accord-
ingly read by the Clerk. contaiiiing the opinion of
the Committee. that the gradual reduction and
ultimate total repeal of the duties on salt would
be highly beneficial to the country at large;
that they were only prevented from reconinieuiling
the immediate adopt of the latter measure by
the state of the finances • and that the consideration
of the question should be resumed early in the 'wet
Session of Parliament. The Hon. Member then
observed. that his having been a member of the
Committee which had come to such resolutions, mid
the great improvement in the state of the revenue tOr
the last year. would. he hoped, be a sufficient apology
for his renewing the consideration of the subject.
The recommendation of the Committee should
carry more weight with the present Parliament,
limn the circiimsortice that the Members of it had
met with very little chance of agreeing in opinion,
hut hail, siotwithstaintiog, anomalously come to
the resolutions they had heard read. Tire ronoitiorr
to be discuseed was of the first importouce with re.
ft-mace-to she comforts Hod morals of the poor, she
maritime state and resources, and the anemia, si-
tuation of the country. It ilid not require any
lengthened discussion to prove that • tee on salt
was impolitic and unwise—it was impolitic and
unwise, because it was imposed upon a neer..
wiry of life. roil moreover a necessary of constant
consumption by the poor. It increased the prow
rate*, it deprived the poor inhabitants of the sea.
toast of the means acuity eiijoying the abundance
of provisions bestowed on them by Providence, and
it had the most injurious effect. oil the aoorele
of the lower orders. The Ilion. Member then
revel several communications made In the Com.
mittee of last %elision in support of his reasuss.
ing. Another way in which the toe emoted
most prejudicially. was in its effects on our Asheeirli.
By the operation of these laws, the fisheries of this
empire were most certainly prevented from attain.
Mg that eminence Which they otherwise twist hold
from the geographical situation of the kisigdom,
end the spirit mod ellieflitllle of its inhabitants.—
/Neer, hear.):-1f it were not fur these laws, the
Dutch and Swedes, who pay no salt duty. would
not have it now iii their power to undersell the Iwo.
ple of Ohl country iu fish iu the home and foreign
markets. He may, indeed. be told that in several
plates the salt for curing lisle was duty free ; but to
this lie would reply, that the regulstions sad restric-
tions by whirls this rtrairliosui was uteoMptisied,
ren-
dered any good effect from it quite nugatory. The
severity of the Excise masictions rendered the prism-
lege alio:tether imperative. In this department 100
&tribe officers were employed. and it was not in
human stature that arbitrary power could he bested
to etch A number of Muds without the occurrence
of a variety of abuses. His gnat clicctiou war,
that it was oriposaible to coritinue these laws with.
out petpeteating the etisteuce of the most op.
premier abuses. To obtain the exemption from
duty. the fisherman was obliged to enter into •
putticelar baud, with tee sureties, his ware.

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*MI mirrepiitiously obtained to sonic of the Petitions Mr. BUri.Eft presented a Petition from several bons by whit
!ono the Protestants of Ireland, in favour of the Protestant Freeholders of the County Kilkenny. dried any gc
Claims of tloir Catholic brethren. Bat, under in favour of the Catholic Claims..--Kead and laid severity of th
1 li..c ci memo.' Haters......hnsilig- presented a Petit to °lb the table. lege alintzett
that • ir.t t from the Piiiiestant Inhabitants of the Mr. N. Darts presented a Petition from the Igseise Ake
city o 1 Waterfoid—lie felt himself called upon to Protestant Clergy resident at Bristol. against the human swim
.tend up raid protest against any such declaration Catholic Claims.—Read and laid ou the tattle. in each a nu'
I,r ii:.inuatiiiii. and its defence of his coosittuents Sir H. PANNELL. in presenting a Petition front of a variety i
to b.), neat the persons who put their minim to the Catholic liihalitanis or the Queen's County, that it was ii
that hullon weir as hoorbt and indeprodent. as in. Praying a repeal or the Penal Laws affeeting the out perpetdi
• vadolr of being, influ.i red by hope or intimida• persoo. of that per•isasion, took occasion to raps. premier ohohim,
him, as the ii.hobitant. of Fermanagh, air any other I time sun the justice of their demands and the rue duty. the ft
i Site in the empire. The I: .Mani General, in ea. denee lel accretion to it. particular 1
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