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London, England, 1819-12-04 00:00:00

SEDITIOUS MEETINGS.

Mr. CURWIF.N said, (114 as he understood it war
not the intention to deb•tte the Seditious iNfeetiegs
Bill to-night, lie rose for the purpose of stating
that he should take the opportunity of delivering
his sentiments with regard to it on (Shiloh). 'light,
oil Ihe recottimittitl, before the Speaker should
leave the Ch

Mr. KF.NNEDY then rose to pot a que►tion to
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but, on the sug-
gestion of the latter, postponed it till a later period
of the night.
ADDRESSES..

Lord G. BE&EIFORD Atadtd, that his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent had received the Ad-
dresses of the House of the 9.Bth and _Lib NUrt.l3l-
- end lit December, fur certain paper•, and had
been graciously pleased to order that the papers
proved for should he laid before the House.
Mr. CALLAGHAN moved,

That an humble Address be presented to his Royal High-
ness the Prince Regent, humbly praying that his Royal
Highness would be pleased to order that tlo•re should be
Mid before the Mose a return of the number of csose4,
in-
dictments, ejectments, and appea:s, lodged with the Clerks
of the Pure for the several Counties of Irelstido.acti year,
from the year 1786 up to the roinemencentrot of the year
1819; and also a copy of • certain memorial (141064,, as
we understood, to the Police) presented from Ike C y of
Cork to Earl Whitworth, while Lord Lieutenant 01 Leland.
Agreed to.
WAYS AND MEANS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
the Order of the Day for the Douse te,olstug Itself
into • Committee of Ways and Means, fur the pur-
pose of proposing the animal duties on land and
malt.

Mr. KENNEDY wished to take that opportunity
of putting to the Right lion.Gentlemaii a ques-
tion ou this subject. For a number of y ears
the duties on malt in the siorthern parts of the
island had not been so heavy Hs in England,
but, by an:Act of last July, thu•e duties were equal-
herd in all purls of the island. This torasuie had
been found extremely severe in its opetation on
persona engaged in the legal noutulactute of wh s.
key, and had moreover acted as a great temptation
to illicit distillation. He was destrits, therefore,
to learn whether it was in the contemplation of his
Majesty's Mini to continue the last Act, or to
renew to those parts of the country the indulgence
they had constantly enjoyed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUfin said, that
share the last meeting of Parliament scvertl Pe.
lions had been received at the Treasury front the
places affected by the Act, complaining of the alters.
lion in the duties. Throe had been placed in toe
hands of the Board of Excise, for the purpose of
enabling it to form a judgment on their allegations,
after making the proper inquiries. As soon as the
necessary itiformation on the subject should be
procured, ■nd the Magnify were put in pu.se•sion
of the opinion of the Board of Exci.e, hr could Ilse
sure the flosionestble and Learned Geotleinati that
the matter should be taken into the most serious
considetation.

The question was then agreed to. and the Speaker
left the Chair.
In the Committee the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
CHEQUE!' inured the usual annual duties on lard.
malt. which were agreed to. The Wits.- re-
sumed. and the Report was ordered for Monday
neat.