The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1816-05-11 00:00:00

IRELAND.

The Irish Malt Duty Bill, the Irish Stomp Duty
Bill, and the Aseessed Tarr► Bill, were MCVC.,
rally read a •ecood time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on Monday.

On flee tion of the CHANCELLOR. of the Ex-
CHEQUES for Ireland, the Order of the Day for
the House resolving itself into a Committee of
Supply was read, and the Estimates of the Miscel-
laneous Service of Ireland, referred to the Com-

Sir G. GILL, begged leave, before the Speaker
left the Chair, to ask the Bight Hon. C;entlessisit
(Mr. V. Fitzgerald), whether it was his intenti )))) to
propose the is.ual grant to the Belfast Academical
Institution ? He lamented to say, that an Institu-
tion so well calculated to disseminate useful in-
formation throsighout that country, was likely to
be perverted to the worst purposes. It seemed that
some persons of the most tstalignunt intentions and
anti-sorial principles, hail wormed themselves into
That Society, and were there endeavouring to esta-
Wish the religi and politics of Payne and Priest.
ley throughout the North of Ireland. Those persons
were the retnaios of that class, who, previous to the
reit. Ilion of 1798, endeavoured so successfully to
isiflause and tinsgaide the 'Ratite mind, and who
having ultimately failed in their desperate object,
were 1/ON/ 31111760 W, to teriew a -similar scene of die-
tut-Fiance and outrage. Ile assured the House that
he did not speak lightly on this subject, and he
hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman would at
least suspend the grant until there opprered
some assurance that the beneficent purposes or Par-
liament would not be 1111Wpplies1 In the ruin of the
country. On that day, winch was generally in-irked
by every Is islittant with hilarity moil festive mirth—
on the last celebration of that day, the 17111 of
March, the Aleashers of this lositt;stion incr, and
itultslgetl its the expreattion of ICr vollitilasnry and
A titi-Briti,h sentiment.. lie svmll.l • not Nisock the
I louse by repeating their toasts and speeches, for
they were now matter of public notoriety. Suffice
it to ussy, that they hailed the mettiory of et ery per-
son who died daring the last 50 years, Hotta for his
e 1111 l ity to this country.

Ur. V. ITZG KRA I.D Bluth that he had nu *lntel:-
tints to propose the grunt.
The 'louse then reboleed itself into the Corn+
inittee, when the Right floo. lientlestiuse etuted,
that having beets issforno.d the itiekt lion. Baronet,
ilitoilwr for tVasts•rf.o.l (Sir John Newport), was
prevented th:a evening hone attending, its c
tlence of ithsess. he had rointosunicated to hint his
intent isosti the Committee, to tioet the
'tight !lots. Baronet's convenience, but this otTer
was (let:lune:l, as there wog no !identical of opposing
soy of the grat,ts. Ile then moved.tisat the fullost-
imz star. be %Wed to
41,.3P/. It t.b rarreiscy, to defray (be empenals the Prw
test aidChartcr hrhuids of lielaud

32.723/. Irish currency. t• defray the expense, of the
Fume.lima, Hospital of _
. . _ _

41,1101. kiwis eurrenq, p defray the =mese of the

10,0001. to defray the exprnaes of building Churclict and
Fiiireharing Glebes in Ireland.
31,1181 to the Board of Works.
21,6001. to the TrUstees of the Linen Ifannfattrires of
eland.
10,000/. to thr Commissioner: (r making Wide and COO.
veoirot Streets in the City of
I 0,000(. to d. fray the rxpenseA of the Dultlin Society.
4,991 V. to the Farming. Society of Ireland.
9;5001. to the Curk
The C * tee was then aissolisetl, and the re-
port ism.. ordrred In br. Irretig,l•l Ills Oh nil:Ili).
A Message front the Luttis tetiticptrd.
retire withroom. Members of the 11..tv.e ..f sit-
moos, on the 14th inst. at the (Mock in the after-
noon, in flit Pisintesl Coaniber, relative to au dr..
riusgeniesst of the Statute Lass of tl e coul.trj.
The SPEAKER, nide,. of the.."111:4"41r11
ed the Lords' sneitseuger., that the House t,l (
nt-
moray would send alt Istaiwer to use message by Ines.
seilizero of its owls.

Mr. BEN N ETT nicived for several return•, rt•lative
to the Ittliniiet or prosecutions iu the Cuort• ut I_Aw
in Scotismd for the last rotor yews. by the oilier,.
of the Excise departinent.—Orderr4t.

MALT.
The House resolved itself into g Committee Ott
the Malt Duty Bill.
Ott the tion of Mr. IVAIRINOTON, the words
" or affirination by members of the sect
Quakers," were added to the clause requiring the
oath of persons claiming the drawhick.
lit the clause for making an additional a:lowitute
on every increase of tneitsureineot occatnotted by
the ttrocem of malting, Mr. LtutnattioroN prrmost.d
to till tip the blank with the word*" 5 le l. ce:it."
Sir. CALVERT denied that any inerevte ever v•ok.•
place its the lair process of ineltnigi and cont.-ndvd
that such an allowance gave fraudu;esit
an opportunity of" ramming Me duty." tie diet.--
fore moved, H 4 an amendment, that one be substi-
tuted for /line in pale barley.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excnt:quEtt said,
that expenment, had been wide by sever 4 men of
science, and that the result was constary to the
(lot,. Mesuher's assertion.

Mr. CALrEnT replied, that those experiments
were mate by persons totally 14iscratit of
he believed by the professor of Chemistry in Ellin-
butgh.—( liedr.)—liatl that Lennart! Georkinair
been assisted by professional mailmen, the result of
his espesimenti might buve been very
lieut., hear.) . .

Mr. Ill•act.s? laid, the simple question wig,
that the 'pollster should receive hack in the smite
proportion as he had paid the duty: It was_per-
reedy evident, to any iter-uni sicTiainted %%46 l' ..•
trade, that the mode 01. prsteerfliug laid •luau Ili
this Bill was grounded on a fallacy. Ile wss it
pooetraion of returns of several hundred thoina d
quarters. of I),irtry, in the process of iiintitillettici. K
which there nit% no increase. Ile would tiarreftne
suisport Isis I bill. Friend's amendment.
IiAIISKY Saki, it sots rather too much tit
talie liar granted the unthoritv of g chmim's, expe-
riment aignimt the more enr.clus!ve experience Mail
the iii:ilt.tets in the wim came to quite a
ditlert sit dednetion‘

Nlr, BRAND suid, that he had alAn retort's of the
tyroe.-km of wolloog several hoodrett t::outaltd guar-.
ter+ amok. in which to) inerease wew 1011111 l in the
Italy, though there was a little to the brawn. This
was certainly more conclusive than the theory of a
leciiirer oil chrotitary.

The CHANcEt.t.:II of the F.%4 IIrqUER it
wait impo.tatit that the public tamoill pa) tp.,ck
to the tnaltmer a greater
had 4al.4itiAlly ret•riretl. Now the e•a,'erl.utnt far
ast•ertail)ing the ytte:itity to whiv•!l he relerru.l. tc,ta
1..41ft-1y nor tuna tatiall erale. It ad" made
by men of lekieee, IllaVitle4l b}• practivel Ho,—
The ipilthrers 1:4,1 drawl) their em.chil-,iale, i.• -t
front the ex 4444 Itatio!l of a Varlirular 4.:111., but
troll) samiliP!r, t.f alt the gra.tli of gisio 1.1 Stiff .Ik.
NOi folk, ilertft,rdAtirr, tilt pal IA Scet••
'gad. Thu was the proper course, ivatead of Lou.

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4:lur to tbe grain of any tingle county ; :time the
tt,llio:tion would, of course, embrace the whole
lou.-4,10m..ut0l would involve a per centate upon
less then three millions of ntottey.( Hair.)
4kt.wtate said, that the inquiry in Scotland
solely retitled to the quantity of spirit distilled from
In, wr herby: h wasitupeuable the an Increase
he Nina WS pale malt._ All he asked was,
thst the experiment should be fairly tried before
our rainbow lb ttrs kiiiirduaL
\Tr, Lynette; tom stated, tliat the regnlationsia
the Bill were founded on the fair average 411
Vtl.lllllll reCllrl weal

Baita.air restated his denial that the fact
until he proved.
liter a few words in explanation, from Mr.
Vst.vuee and Mr. Maim?, the house divided,
whets 11e ',write/no svcre—
ro' Ate. <alvest..ansus.lsuent
44/111,4 St
).11ssjurity alsiest it

Bill was then ordered to be reported on