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Mr. Beresford presented a Petition from certain Protestants
freeholders and others, in the County of Waterford, iu favour
of Catholic Emancipation.
Mr. .1.11i:in:on presented a Petition from the Dover Pilots
Against the Pilot Bill now before the House, and praying to be
beard I, thew Counsel, which was ordered.
Mr. Ruse deferred the consideration of the report on the Bill
Munday next.
A LTERATIONS IN WESTMINSTEI.
Me, lam brought up the report of the Committee, appointed
to consider of improving the access to Westminster Hall, which
Crated that (bey had investigated various plans, and it was neces-
sary to complete the improvements, that a sum of 75,000/. should
be voted to purchase houses and grounds Last and West of the
Halt/ The report was ordered to he printed.
VACCINATION,
Ma. hose said, he rose pursuant to the notice he had giver,
to bring the subject of Vaccination before the House, and to
sabroit a proposition for the extension of the best virus, as much
was done by inoculating with spurious and bad matter.
A circumstance occurred some time ago at Ringwood, of per-
sons obi. h:ul been vaccinated, who were said to have afterwards
taken the small-pox—as the report had gone abroad, he thought
It pew:ism y to have the matter investigated, which was done
With patience and attention at the suggestion of an hon. friend
of his aad himself. It appeared that in one lot, 17, who hail
been vaccinated, took the small-pox ten or eleven weeks after-
wards, and died. in consequence of this circumstance he wrote
to the Jennerian Society, not knowing at the time that there
was any other society for vaccination, and gentlemen of profes-
Canal eminence went to Ringwood and enquired into the busi-
ness. It appeared to them, after patient investigation, that
the patients had undergone vaccination with spurious and im-
perfect matter, and therefore it occurred to him, that it became
an svorthy the :attention of the House, to have a national
1110in:tint; for providing the public at large with pure and good
otter. He understood that there were two other instances of a
simaar nature, and on enquiry he found that the subscriptions
td the Jennerian Institution had so fallen off that they had net
the means of providing 'vaccine virus for all those who applied
to the Establishment. He then proceeded to read the report of
Or loyal College of Physicians on vaccination, and the com-
munication made to them ftom the Royal Colleges of Physicians
and Surgeons in Dublin and Edinburgh. The College of Phy-
eicians stated generally that it was safe, and that out of 100,000
persons vaccinated, but five took the small-pox ' • that there
tras•no reasonable objection to vaccination, and therefore re-
commended it as highly beneficial to the public. The college
of Surgeons estimated, that there was a failure in the propor-
tion of one to three hundred, but contented themselves with
stating facts, without recommending vaccination. He had him-
self known an instance where a child, that had been vaccinated
by a sturgeon of emineece, took the natural small-pox. His
object was net to oblige any person to inoculate with the vac-
fine matter, hut to supply those who preferred it, to have it
good and genuine. lie therefore concluded by moving the fol.
Owing Resoletion
'that this House having taken Into its consideration the Re-
port or the Roatal College of Physicians, and the communica-
tions icade by the [loyal College of Physicians and 'Surgeons in
Dithlin, and Edinborgh, is of 'opinion that great benefit would
arise from the establishment of a central Institution in the City
Of tiontleo, qntler the direction of a certain dumber of the Royal
Caltege of Physicians, for the purpose of Vaccination, and that
thpy should have the appointment of persons to be employed for
Oat epose."
. hlr. Fuller seconded the motion.
itta, Rpm said, the establishment was for the purpose of ex-
leudtng gcnuine vaccine matter, and would not be attended with
mare thin an. ex pence annually of 1500 or '2OOO/.
Fecceit observed, that in Calcutta, Bepgal, and Ma-
dras the small-pox was unknown since the introduction of vatic-
eination. The Brainitis previous to its introduction used •to
Inoculateannually, and spread devastation around. The object
of his 11111 was to prevent the spreading the disease.
The motion of Mr. ROSE %Al at length put awl agreed to.—
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Mr. Canning delivered a Message to the fu)lowing effect from
his Majesty •
G. R..-4lis Majesty thinks it proper to acquaint the Home
etf Commons.,. that he has entered ipso a Treaty of Amaace and
Subsidy with his Sicilian Majesty, and that be had directed the
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same to be laid before the House, and trusted that it would ena-
ble his Majesty to make good the engagements contained there'
'in."
Mr. Canning laid a Copy of the Treaty before the Rouse,
Which he said would be printed and ready for delivery in the
'course of the evening, and gave notice that he would move that
his Alajesty's Message be referred to a Committee of Supply,
lie took the present opportunity of informing the House, that
the treaty was not a new transaction. It commenced with
Cie former Administration, who thought, under the circum.
stances of the time, that it was necessary to grant a subside of
300,000/. to his Sicilian Majesty, and the present treaty was the
completion of she business.
Mr. Rose brought in a Bill for regulating the trade between
Great Britain and the Portuguese Settlements in South America,
which was read a first time.

SPAIN.
Mr. Sheridan gave notice that he would on Monday make a
motion en a subject that required explanation. It was a mat.
ter of general notoriety that an ituportant communication had
been recently made to his Majesty's Ministers from Spain. It
was the object of his motion to receive some inffirmation on tins
subject, but be would not require any that they might deem 1111.
proper to grant.

LICENCED PUBLICANS.
Mr. Sheridan rose for the purpose of moving for leave to
bring in Bill to explain and amend the VA of the King, as far as
related to the granting Licences to Victuallers and Publicaos.
He embraced the present opportunity of calling the attention of
the House, to a meeting of gentlemen, which had been held for
the purpose of regulating the price of Posting, held at a place
of great political notoriety, and at which meeting none hat
Lords and Commoners were admitted. He wasan enemy to this
new Parliament, where persons associated, and held out men to
public odium as being guilty of fraud, who did not comply wits
its regulations; such meetings ought to be discouraged by those
who passed the Act against Journeymen, for combining to raise
the price of wages, while this new Parliament combined against
'nen for charging what they thought fair and equitable. The
Bill which he proposed, was for the relief of Publicans who
were grievinusly oppressed, by having their licences taken away
without any reason assigned; and if be was informed correctly,
one of the Membet's for Sussex held out a threat, that those Pub.
licans who did not agree to the terms proposed by this nenly
created Parliament, should have their licences taken away. He
concluded by moving." For leave to bring in a Bill to explain
and amend the Act of the 32d of the King, as far as related
to the granting of Licences to Victuallers for the sale of wine, ale,
or spirits." • 7
'lnc CH4NCELLOR or THE EXCHEQEER observed, that the
Right Hon. Gentleman had said a good deal on other subjects,
hut scarcely any thing with respect to the motion before the
House. He had given notice the last Session that he would bring
in his Bill early the present, but he thought proper to defer it
until this late period, and therefore he must object to his mo-
tion, as there would not be time to have the Bill printed and
sent to the Magistrates in the country, so as any steps could be
taken during the present Session. •
Ma• SHEHIP.iti said there was no objection made to the prin-
ciple of the Bill, and he was therefore surprised at the resistance
given by the Right Hon. Gentleman. The publicans, it was
said, could host recourse, if aggrieved, to the Court of King's
Bench, but such application would be nugatory, as the Ma,
gistrate was not bound to assign any reason for taking away a
licence, and th^ Magistrate tould not be convicted without he
assigned a reason, and that reason was considered insufficient by
the Court. As to the idea that the Se4ioO was far advanced,
that was paltry in the extreme, as Ministers. were briuging Bills
in daily, and there • was business sufficient before the House to
keep it sitting till Michaelmas. Their was one object of the
►Bill whist) every
•Gentleman would approve,
which was, that
no brewer should be suffered toles a house to a publican. lie
would not press the House to a division on his motion, but with-
drew it, on throwing out this challenge to Ministers, that if
they would agree to a Committee of Enquiry pe4t 404.un, he
would pledge himself to substantiate the facts. • ..,• ; '
The Order of tba Day being read, for the second reading of
the nuriatie Acid Bilt, it was opposed by Mr. Foster and Sir
John Newport. who wished it to be deferred 011.11e41
which was agreed to by Mr..lioskiskon. .
• LOCAL MILITIA BILL.
Loop r4sruincoost moved the third reading of the Local
Militia Bill. Some new clauses were propised as riders to the
Bill, Which were agree 4 to sod others negatived.
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