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THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.

relieve the anxiety of the country upon the subject. It was in vain to
say that the difficulties and distresses of the people, and the perilous state
of the country, could have remained in a state of exclusion front the
Prince's ear. He should be made acquainted with all the wretchedness
that had presented I:self against the classes of his people. He should be
informed that the greatest of all calamities was hanging over our head--
a war with America. Mr. Whitbread repeated that he now asked for
an explicit declaration (corn Lord Castlereagh.
Lord CASTLEREAGM replied, that he was willing to give all the in-
forma:ion in which be was warranted by his public duty, He had no
hesitation in declaring, that what had been -esserti:d by Mr. Broughani
was completely unfounded. He would state to the House that he was
not aware any arrangement had been made by his Royal Highness. He
considered himself in office as effectually as heretofore, ad interim, at
the pleasure of the Prince. He thought it his duty to state, that he did
not look upon this country to be upon the eve of a war with America.—
( Hear, hear !) And he felt much pleasure in saying, that every day's
post gradually brought relief to the minds of the people with respect to
the domestic concerns of the nation. The Noble Lord thought it but
iair that a little patience should be exercised by the Gentlemen over the
way, and that some time should he allowed to his Royal Highness to
form an Administration. He denied that lie had it in his contemplation
to move an adjournment.
Mr. Broughatn's motion was then agreed to.
Mr. Sr zwArr WORTLEY said, that it would be highly unjust to
withhold from the Prince Regent any opportunities that time cotird give
to conciliate all parties. He deprecated the idea of an adjournment.
Mr. STEPHEN, in order to prove that the distresses of the country did
not owe their origin to the Orders in Council; trrav6.l for the return of
the Poor Rates distinguishing those collected in rm.nufertuting divisi-
ons from those in which there were no mantitacturers.--.-Ordered. • -

Upon th: motion of Mr. Su ERID N, an Address was 'ordered to the
Prince Regent for a copy of the Report of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
land on Mr. St. John Mason's case. _ _

The Clindestiue Marriage Bill was read a third time and passed.
MR. PERCEVAL'S FAMILY.

Mr. Perceval's Family Annuity Bill was brought in by Mr. Ryder,
and read a first, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
LICENSED VICTUALLER'S BILL.
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On Sir T. TustroN's motion, that the Publican's Bill be commit-
ted, Mr. D. Ginnv said, it was one of the most fn fish and absurd
bills ever brought into the tiouse ; it wae unprecedented except in one
instance, when Mr. Fox, at the iii,tigation of his Couctiturtits, brought
in a similar bill, though he laughed at it in every private company.
Sir T. TURTON rose to order.

Mr. D. ©MDT further observed, that pewter pots were supposed to
give a greater relish to porter, indeed it had bee:: lately discovered by
his countryman and friend, Sir. H. Davy, that a galvanic influence was
produced by drinking beer out of pewter ; and it was right, said Mr.
Giddy, that those who drank this beverage, should have excited as
many agreeable sensations as possible.—(4 laugh.)
Mr. WiIITBREAD denied that Mr. Fox bad ever treated the subject
pith levity, when he introduced a bill similar to the present. The Teal
substance of the HouourableGentleman's argument was, that he was a
Cornish man, and therefore felt it incumbent on him to defend and pro-
mote the use of pewter ; but then it was right to consider, that as
things stood at present, the publicans not only sustained a great annual
loss, by pot-stealing, but were placed in the ridiculous and irritating si-
tuation of buying their own pots three or tour times a year, or as often
as they were stolen, melted, and re-manufactured. They now applied
not only to protect themselves from loss, but to erad:cete this nursery of
petty thievery. No agreement. among themselves would be effectual ;
for if one man sent out pots to please his customers, all the rest would
be obliged to conform. He ( tr. W.) confessed he was extremely pre-
judiced in favour of this appeal of the publicans ; through them he en-
joyed most of the advantages which he possessed, and therefore he felt
as much interest for them, as the Hon. Gentleman did for the till
mines; but really it was the first time he had ever heard the galvanic
sensations supposed to be communicated by drinking FK.rter out of pew—
ter, end that able chemist Sir H. Davy, had better discover that roast
beef acquired a peculiar relish from being served up on pewter plates •
this would still more increa:e the produce of the Cutuish mines. (el
'ails/O.—He should be the last man who wished to diminish the con-
sumption of porter, and he hoped the new information as to the best
mode of drinking it, would increase the consumption next week, if it
Were only by way of experiment.
Sir T. Tu K TON declared, that the principle of his bill was to prevent
imposition in country places, where the measures were in general
shamefully deficient. The bill theretore provided, that regular mea-
sures should be deposited in the vestry of every parish ; and when the
publicans heard of his ithention, they applied to him, and stated their
grievance. It was a fact, which he had from good authority, that no
less than 20,000 bays anc: girls were employed in the stealing of puts
throughout the metropolis ; and every old woman who had a frying-pan,
could easily prevent detection. Were the bill to pass, every family
would have a pewter pot, and the Pewterers' Company would have no
reason to complain.
~Mr. SHERIDAN expressed his surprise at the manner in ‘enich the
non. Gentleman had treated this bill. fie had ervie:•.vorred to latp2,h,_
and not to argue It out of the House; but he (Mr. S.) would at any ton.;

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rather listen to the Hun. Gentleman's reasoni.ig than his ridicule. .Vir
Fox had supported a sinniar measure, ;vs much out of the goose a.; 1,3
did h it—not as the Hon. Gent!cilia!' see.:le 1 to ailege, lorca,i.te his
Constituents were publicans. The consumers must always, of course,
out-number the venders of beer, and have formed a ro tjority of Isis
electors. Mr. Fox was incapable of any duplicity ; aad no doubt the
Hon. Gentleman would feel himself aftronte.l, were it said of hum, tiist
he ridiculed the bill in the House, and declared it admit-Able tvher. be
went into company. He (Mr. S.) had no fear of the coniumption of
pewter f,llling off. Having the honcur to be Receiver • o..nesal f..n Corn-
wall, the emoluments of which office chiefly arose from the produce
of tin, he must be allowed to be perfectly irP2artiAl in his support of
the measure.

The Gallery was then cleared for a division, when thcr• not appear-
ing forty Members in the House, an adjournment immzdiately took
place.

WEDNEIDAY,.MAY 27.

Mr. MARTIN (of Galway) rcse to give notice, that he would, on the
12th of June next, move for the -appointment of a Select Co:rinuttee,
to inquire whether the Irish Catholics sutler wrier any, and what disa-
bilities, and whether it was adviseable, if such did exist, to take any
steps for, their removal; also, whether it was e.l.pedie.nt that their remo-
val should he accompanied by any, and what easolitions. He sail, that
his :Motion was not intended, by any means, to clash with that of
svitich a Right Hon. Gentleman had given notice for the I iris of June,
but was meant to meet the eventual intervention of any circuttit-tances
which 'might prevent the individual he alluded to from brioyhtg forward
that' Motion ; such, for instance, as his appointment to th:.r. high office,
which he was every way so worthy to fill.- [Here the lion.. ;entfemau
was cal,:ed ro orcia by the Speaker, and desired to to the
suhjeet of his Motion, which he accordingly delivered to the Chain.]
The Bill for the Provision of Mr. Percevat's. finitly WZ3 read a
second time, and ordered to be submitted to a Committee of tile whole
House to-morrow.
Mr. S. WORTLEY gave notice, that he would, on next,
move for leave to bring in al3 to empower .:sti.• t) t' the l'eacc •tu
extend Parochial Relief to persons confinti ford, La
The House then went into the Conimittee on the Order., in Council,
Adjourned. . - . -

THURSDAY, MAY °R.
• The third reading of the SiL4cure 1 P.l was rmtponedAill
Thursday next. Tile Margate Pier Bill was read a thiri.. time, and
passed.—Mr. WHt't'BttCADS motiun on the 'l'L.eration wat pc)),
poned till Wednesday week.--Mr. Cuu rc obtained leave to britsg in I.
Bill to amend the 3stli Geo. 111. relative to the As..e, vt* the Poor.
The bill was brought itp and read a first time and ordered to be read a
second time on Monday next.—Adjourned till Saturday.

SA7U R DAT

MAY 3O

. .
The Report cm Mr. Percevai's Fantiiy Provion Bill was brou;ht up
and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Mon—
day.
Moon's Divorce Bill was read a third time and passed.
Upon the motion of Mr. JQIIN Smi.r u the Con:ll:ite on the Frame
Knitters Petition was ordered to be revived.
STATE 00 THE QOVERNMENT.

Mr. RICIIARD (a UAW:Iy) 16i:.! to give noire of a motion
for Wednesd4 next, Which, however, be hived .but the there
would be no necessity to brim; forward, as privioui to tl.at day ;02
trusted such arrangerneu:s would huve taken place rite formation of a
Government as would render such a motion uncalled t If, lr.vever,
contrary to his wishes and expectations, such L.rra:•,..inent siulti net,
previous to that time take place, he should, its•he-w-ls, feel is
his duty to call the attention of the House to the 'subject, atid Would
now, in order that Gentleman might be pnt poss:!-,,ton of the niture.
of his motion, read the resolution he should then p:•op7tse to t`,e
" Resolved that an humbleand dutiful Address be pi-e,..nted to his Roy! 1
Highness the Prince Regent, beseeching Mot to carry into' effect kis
most gracious dcclarittion that he would tuke the eet,ol.,:if 0 „1
House of Commons into his set ious and immediate co,isiikratien. Leti
praying his Royal Highness to adopt without' delay such ineits,(tes as
are calk-d for by tiie present disooz. sized state of the Governorent'• st
state which must tend to augment the difficulties and increase the perils
that exist, and which cannot be effectually opt:,usetl until an Aehlirist(s-
tion be establi,h,d, more adequate to the. dangers of the times, anil
strengthened by possessing the contidente of the Lin; ire."
GAOI,ERS.

Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY presented a Petiiion from a debtor of the
mine of Thoraas Holden, at present confined in Lincolh Castle,. c4ti-
plaining of certain acts of oppression and cAtot.tiol: esper;eticeg
from the conduct of •the Keeper of that (iota. 'll.-e Pdtittiiia ..therr *cat
on to state, that the goaler had confined him fi.l4-11 'oneof (fie
condemned celisd.vi!li other that: bi*(o4ll4,eatefyilut/hg
v hich time he was'precluded the use of pen tn.d ,ftsiy int,.ircoarse
With his friends or a.:y other persons, so as to. pitirefit.lits .roli,kint; -his
situation That on the 11th day a nc arrived at the rm.:l
givin; a; account of some co:iversation which taken plaCe iii the