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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

The House then resolved itself again into a committee so the
Receive General's Bill.
Mr. HUME moved, as an amendment, that the salary to the
tereit ers, aimuld in no case he lass than 3301. or more than
6041. including expellees ; as the clause stood in the Wll,llllOl.
additional might be allowed for expellee., at the diszretton of
lie tteasery.
Alr. R. SMITH wished to know why the hon. gent. opposite
(31r. Etishingtun) had not, in the cotadruction of the bill
before the house, redeemed his own idedAe, wid followed eip
the reemumentlation of the committee. The commute, had di-
tided upon one point only—whether the salary, expenees in- ,
eluded, should be With a year, or 711+o1. a year ; and on that
point the lion gent. who took the part of Government in the corn-
mitte had been left iu a minority. The plan prupomed by the
committee had been not only practieal.le, but ads isealtle.
Mr. 11. GURNEY thought that 4301. a year would not always
be sufficient. There weir many Gases in whi !It the expenses of
a district would amount to nearly all the money.
Alr. B ES thought it extraordinary that Government
should bate been 12 months in discovering that the plan of the
committee was impracticable.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended the
Rite; atione in the bill, and the manlier in which they had been
made.
After same discussion the nmendment was withdrawn, and
on the proposal of Mr. Lushin4toti a clause was introduced and
agreed to, authorizing the Treasury to make an allowance of 2s.
r mile travelling expenses, and one guinea per day whilst
travelling.
The remaining orders were a ,reed to without opposition.—
The house resumed, and the report was ordered to be received
to-morrow.
The other orders were diaposed of, and the House adjourned.
st eliaLstht It, JULY 10.

Mr. CURIE'S presented a petition from the hop-growers of
Sussex, praying for an alteration of the laws regarding the
marking of hop-sacks, &c.
The Loan Bill was read a third time and passed, ^s were the
Charge of Pensions Bill, the Five per Cents. Repayment Bill,
the Growing Produce Bill, &c.
The Temporary Advances Biil was read a second time and
ordered to be committed to-morrow.
'rite LATE: QIILEN'S SLILVAVN.—The House went into a
Cumulate of Supply.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought for-
ward the proposed allowances to her late Majesty's servants.—
Ile went into sonic details of the sums. There were other ser-
vants to whom it was propos.el to make sti allowance of one
year's MAINS. He, however, should coaclude on the vestal
occasion with moving, that their be granted to defray the pen-
idol', 2,2511. I2s,
After some remarks as to the form, the resolution was agreed
to, and the report ordered to be received to-morrow.
The CII.I.Ni',ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the
Stamp Duties Bill be re-committed. Agreed to.
Mr. HUME, the house being in a committee, said, that there
was scarcely one clause in the bill which did not merit animad-
version ; but the most objectioeahle port of the bill was that
which reduced the allowance for taking stamps above the amount
of 301. to ads. per cent. to 20s. Ile was the less able to ma-
prebend the principle of this change, because the customary
ellowatice to distributors, who required no capital, and who bad
no risk, was continued at 41. per cent.
Mr. istucirr suggested that it would he adviseable to post-
pone this bill, as many members %lie were interested in it were
absent from the house, not expecting that any discussion would
come on to-day. especially at so early an hour.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hail no objection
to postponement. Bill ordered to he committed oii Monday.
he Stake-coach Bill was ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow.
The House went into a committee on the Lotteries Bill.—
Report to-morrow.
Mr. I I L NIL: hoped this would Le the last Lottery Bill.—lt
was against tine feel lug of the public.
The report of the Receivers General was presented. Bill
re-committed. Report to-morrow.
Mr. G. LAMB presented a petition from certain persons
against the Retail of Beet Bill.
Mr. BUXTON expressed himself decidedly against the hill.
Mr. HUME was in favour of it. The public, as well us the
brewers, nierited protection.
Mr. MONCK was of a like opinion. lie thought if the Lill
was fairly made known, there would nut he a Juan in the
country against it.
Ailer snow remarks from Mr. Lockhart and Mr. 11. Gurney,
Mr. BROUGHAM said that lie desired the amplest discus-
sion to i.e extended to this bill. If this bill passed, there
would not be one public house more than now existed ; it was
to enable shops to sell beer. If public-houses kept to their
proper business, they would be exclusively engaged in selling
beer in their houses ; the shops would supply out door cus-
tomers. Should time be given, lie apprehended ihat there
would he 11 difference of opinion between the brewer' them-
sele,s as in this bill. As to thu petitioning, he understood
that there was a petition about to be presented from the [midi
cans and innkevers on the Dover-road against the strain boats
being allowed to carry passengers to Calais and elsewhere,
whereby their trade was materially injured.—( Hear and laugh-
ter.) The bill, however, wes of considerable importance, and
lie should endeavour to bring it forward WI Tuesday.
Petition, which was from country 'newer*, was then read.
TRADr.—W• S. WORTLEY said, a duty had I I.(
imposed on woollen cloths by the the Cortes of Spain, which
gave the government of that count', a great advantage in the
wine trade. He wished to know whether any negociatiuu had
tekeu place, and whether the result had been favourable to this
country. if it it had not, lie should early in the next session
call the attention of the House SO the subject.
Lord LONDONDERRY said, he admitted the importance
of the question. He slated, that negociations on the subject
were pending. No exertions on the part of the go; eminent
should he wanting to bring those negociations to a successful
cond....ion If the contrary should be the case, thee lie should
expect to hear of the question nett session.
Mr. DENISON observed, that, in the early part of the pre-
sod session, be brought forward a proposition for a third gaol
delivery • in parts of the kingdom, in the course of the year.
lie was then told that a plan wits in contemplation to Inert the
the difficulties he now wished to learn whether that plan had
been matured.
Lord LONDONDERRY said, that, in the absence of his
right hon. friend, Mr. Peel, lie could °lily reply, that such a
phoi had been under consideration, and believed it was SU
nearly matured that it might be expected to be acted upon iii
Dea ember next.
Mr. NOLAN then rose to bring forward his motion on the
enbject of the poor laws. That some amendment was required
all seemed to admit; there appealed to be • general cry fur
some alteration. Ile thought Boit at least they wire boned to
attempt to dm suisietlaiug. 'the populatona e.n tlie euttetry Lad

greatly increased; 30 per cent. within the last twenty years.—
The poor rates amounted to near eight millions, and something
ought to be done to meet the dead weight of such a charge.—
About the time of Elizabeth all the countries of Europe bad
made extra efforts to provide tar the poor; out Eui,laod had
been foretaort a ..... Hot iiviiised coon', in providing the
requisite protection fur the poor. To that fact was owing the
superior civilization of England's wot king and poor classes.—
To secure the efficiency of such arrangement, they ought to
make some efforts. Ile concluded with moving for leave to
bring in a bill to amend the pour laws.
Lord LONDON DERRY agreed to the motion. Tim soh-
Pct required amendment—bat lib thought it would be better to
postpone any discussion till the bill was brought in and printed.
—Motion adopted.
Mr. PEEL. moved thai the report of the Alien% Regulation
Bill be received.

Mr. BERNAL wished the hosiness to lie postponed.
Mr. SCARLETT said lie had to propose four new clairms,
which went to limit tit,' powers under the bill, to afford aliens
an opportnitity of knowing what the charges against them wvie.
Mr. PEEL opposed the clauses, as ►hey went to limit the
powers of governuieut, which woald deprive the hill of its
main efficacy.
The House divided on the first clause. The numbers were,
—For it l3—.Against 39—Rojeeted by a majority of 26.
Mr. NV RSTERN brought 101*Warti his resolution, declaratory
of the state of agriculture, and the trauster of properly that
resulted from Mr. Peel's bill. The lion. gent. entered at con-
videiable length into a repetition of the arguments used by him
on a former on thin subject ; lie contended that without a
rise in prices the agriculturist must inevitably be ruined ; and
that the ruin impending over them could only be averted by
increasing the amount of circulating medium, the rapid
rcduc-
lion of which was the occasion of our present difficulties. 7Le
hon. member concluded by moving a lung string of resolutions,
expressive of his opinion mi this important subject.
Mr. RICARDO opposed the resolutions, and contended that
the distress was not occasioned wholly by the change of the
currency, but to other circumstances combined with it. The
alteration might make a diretenee as between landlord and
truant, but taken generally, it did not atl•ect the country, as
all other things hail altered in the same proportion.
Sir F. uultuErr earnestly supported the resolutiens.
Mr. WESTERN shortly replied ; after whit &the gallery was
cleared for a division, the House did cut all the reso-
lutions being negatived.
The House adjourned at a quarter before 5 o'clock.
1111•1.S1) Y, JULY 11.
There being only 32 members present at four o'clock, the
set A KHR declared the !loose to stand adjourned till to. morrow.