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STATE OF THE CONTINENT.

The Marquis. of LA ?MOWN bititi it had been
his intention, if the Noble Earl et the head of the
Treasury woo in his place, to have put some ques-
tions to him relative to the important proceeding-a
that were taking place on the Continent, and also
as to wine public document, which had beets pub-
lished there. He did not suppose the Noble
would be in his place to-inurrow, on account of
the drawing-mum. He (the Noble Marcpis)
would, therefore, give notice, that he should put'
several questions to the Noble Earl (Liverpool)
on Friday neat.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMON; WEDNMIDAY, MAIM'S 21.

The Soitaset took the Chair at four o'closk.
IRISH SPIRIT TRADE.
Air H. PARNELL presented a Petition from the Queen's
County, in Ireland, complaining of the regulation by lihirlt
Irish spirits, oe being imported into this country, were re.
duced in strength, and prayiug the House to take into its-
consideration the whole of the Irish Doti'key Laws, grab
a view to their impruvemest.
Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON supported the prayer of the
Petition. He said it might as well be asserted that any
other species of Irish manufacture might be altered to qua-
lity on its arrival here, as that the spirits should be lowered
is strength.
The Petition was ordered to lie upon the table.
MALT TAX.
Mr. RAMSAY presented a Petition from the district of
St. Catliature, is Cornwall, praying for a repeal of the last
Malt Tax.
Captain WEMYSS prevented a 'similar Petition from cer-
tain Fireteft and Maltsters in the County of Fife, which be
said he felt assured would be supported by •Il the Members
from Scotland.
Mr. PYM presented a similar Petition from the town of
Patton, in Bedfordshire.
Mr. LYGON presented a Petition from the Woollen Ma.
nufaciuri es of Kidderminster, relating to the duty un Fo.
Fero Wool.
Mr. Al AR RYATT said he hail procured a translation of
the Petition from certain Inhabitants of Lower Canada,
against any alteration in the duties on Foreign Timber,
which ati objection had been made to receiving in the ori-
ginal French on a former eveuing. The Hoe. Member re-
marked upon the inconsistency of our reseal colonial glis-
ten, by which the original laws of the Colonies, which were
impireed whew they were wider the dominion of other
Powers, erre retained. In the Spanish Colonies the Spanish
laws wee preserved, sod the inhabitants who are British
subjects were thereby plated its an inferior condition to all
their fellow-subjects in other parts of his Majesty's &mei-
iiions. In some of the French Colonies the Code Napolcoa
was retained, which we had assisted to ahuliab in Europe ;
and in some of the older Colonies a system of law prevailed
more arbitrary iu its nature than was consistent with the
general policy of our institutions.
The Petition war ordered to be printed.
NEWINGTON SELECT VESTRY BILL.
Mr. H. SUMNER moved the order of the day fur the fur-
' Our consideration of the Report of the Committee sou Cie
Newiligton Select Vestry Bill. The Committee had come
to a resolution that the standing orders had not been com-
plied with. That resolution was founded ori the circum-
stance that the third of the three notices respired by the stand-
ing orders, continued •n insertiou of the word incissunsg
after the word altering, as applied to the rates. lithe Bill
bad itentaioed soy clause fur Merest's( the rates, be ad-
mitted that the notices in which the word increasing had
been omitted would have be, defective ; but the only
Cie.-ilium of elites in the Bill we. ukimilatiou of a rats which
bad been 2.. 6.1. to Is., and that eas-the highway rate, and
did nut come within the •pphcatiou of the avoiding order,
winds rel.teil solely to puor's rates. The tosertioo, there-
fore, was do re suiplueage, and he contended did not vitiate
the notice. He thereto... moved that the Bill be tecamilted.
M. S. C. WO I TIME:A U is as s cry that the Honourable
Member, after the reeeptiou which this Bill had met with
on its first iutroductios, aliouhl persist in posing it, parti-
cularly as it was utotaxioiss to the majority of the inhabit-
ants of the parish, and was glom', equal is its principle.—
He firmly believed the word ['encoring to have bests omitted
in the former notices, out accidentally, but with an intent to
deceive the par... Waiters as to the fell extent of she Bill.
Me. DENISONmiId, if the Hume •eeeded to she primed
TOI 104 it would open the &Mr to au erasion of the stared.
tug udders, which 4might be carried to 50 extent which they
did not foresee; and it would render the appointment of
Committers on Private Bills entirely tireless.
Mr. C. CA LYEBT opposed the motive. An Htm.-1111ens•