The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Mr. W. Taylor deferred his motion relative to the Expedition
to the Dardanelles till to-morrow se'nuight.
In a Committee of Ways and Means issues of Exchequer
Bills, to the amount of 5,000,0001. and of 1,300,00 X. were

agreed to.
The Order for hearing further evidence in support of the
Petitions against the late Orders in Council dropped, Mr.
Tierney not being present to make the motion.—AtUourned.
THURSDAY, MAY MAY 5.
Mr. Pillars reported from the Dublin University Election
Committee, that J. L. Foster, Esq. was duly elected ; and that
the Petition against his return was neither frivolous or vexatioms.
Mr. Sheridan presented a Petition from St. John Mason, a
Barrister, in Ireland, complaining of a grievance he had t•tif-
fered. The Petition stated, that Mr. Mason had been called to
the Irish Bar in Trinity Term, I£4o, and that in the followiag
month of August he was arrested, under the suspeasion of the
Habeas Corpus, and committed to K ilmainham gaol, where he
was confined for two years. The consequence of his confine-
ment was the total loss of hi= professional business. The Peti-
tion also stated, that he had been ill-used while in confinement,
and prayed relief. Mr. Sheridan moved; that the Petitieu du
lie on she table.
After a short conversation between Mr. W, Smith, Mr.
Browre in explanation, and Sir A. Wellesley, the Petition was
ordered to lie on the, table.
Mr. liuskis'on moved that the House should, to-morrow, re-
solve into a Committee on so mach of the ket of the 41th of the
King, chap. 93. ns relates to Licences for selling Ale. The
Hon. Gentleman stated that Publicans, before they could sell
ale, must, by the law as it stood, talie out a Licence frum a
Justice of Peace. Licences for selling spirits and wines were.
granted by the Excise, arid he meant to propco.e, that in future,
all publicans licences for Vending ale, wines, or spirits. should
be granted by the is order to take the ale brewers out
of the hands of the Magistrates, for certain cogent reasons,
which were principally that the ruins paid by publicans for such
licences were always received by the Clerks of the Magistrates,
who, in many instances, did not account for them, under the
pretence that they could not collect the money. W hat he meant
to propose was, that all publicans who retailed ale or other
liquors, should go before a Magi:,trate, who for payment tam()
guineas, should grant them a certificate, entitling them to ()Waist
saintlicence from the Commissioners of: Excise. After a few'
words from Mr. G. Van ittart. Mr. D. Giddy, and Mr. L. Le-
fevre, Mr. Dusk isson's motion was a; reed to.
Mr. IluAtisson moved the Order of the Day for taking into
farther consideration the Repeal of the A,sesscd Taxes Conso-
lidation Bill, for the purpose of it being ruconneitted.
On the clause regarding the killing of rallbits, l•ord Porches-
ter observed, that much evil and niLehief would test& front
such a provision.
Ma. /Lino 4 o said, that in Norfolk, where he resided, it Was.
the priecipal occupation of the pe01,1,• to kill rabbits. The
claose was altered, permittiog proprietors of wagers to kill
their own rabbits, hot prohiOitieg all other per:ous fretu doing.
The next amendmeet was a clause aothor:sing every o!.iter
or occupier of laud, to demand from' every pVIMIII sporting on
his grounds his certificate and qualification for shooting ;tame.
Mr. Foster loologlit up the Report of the Committee of Supply
for granting t),'2). to the College of Maynoeth.
Stu .lures Nerreonr said, that in giving so small tt stun, the
consequence would be, that the Catholic Parishes in .Irelltld
would, is time, be left without Priests, and thererore. thii4Ody
%%mid consider themselves ill treated on the score fif .!ufricn.
lie then moved, that the Report be re-committ.
Mr.. M. 41.urnEw4 insisted that the House e‘eilci. fail in its
usual liberality, if the sum originally sought by ins lion. Friend,
Sir .1. Nen port, oas not given. The Catholics ('f Irelaai
known to be loyal, and had refosed advaotatzeote; oit'oes
Bonaparte in the education of their students, a it :,fter haviug
rejected these offer:4, it was emisistlint to appiy Co, ea atkqu:,:e
sum to support their establishment at home. Fort if this toos
was eirC:nnseribed, the Cat holies would natmally con. tae.
that as they were so oig:ardiy excluded fro:o the t.heralit:, of
the' Briti:h Government, they had no iuterest in pro.
Government.-- Hear! L'ear !)
Lunn 11. Prrrr, in speech of considerable •14:•••••get::-,::, saa- •
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ported the motion.
IF'un Brij ace and MR. STEPHXN qpnotd ' •
On a division, there appeared—For the les'ser ratits,
For the larger, 82.
Abother division took place, ou an anseutiment hi

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