The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-19 00:00:00

T1:11/20•11, M•Y 14.

Mr. BV NG presciiii d a petition from the freeholders of
the County of AlithileNex, collllll4loing of the mode of the
imposition and iisseenneot of the county fate, mod pant-
cularly pointiuq out the 1.1% and defective 111d1111C1*
Secm dies Isom the county treasurer. The pein nine' s
pu*yed fur leave to introduce a hill to amend the laws on
this ruhject. Petition referred to a committee, with
power to send for peisonN, papers, and records.
A person from the company presented an account of the
receipt* and dibbotameotil on account of Margate ?ire
for tue last year.

Sir J. BOUGH V presented a petition from Mr. Tom-
linson of Stoke upon *Frelit, complaining of the mode of
assessing iythes.
Air. !SYNC. presented a petition from St. Paiimas
agMust ihe Iruii Coffins Bill, dud pr.i)iiig to be heard by
culincel lily
AL. DS it teau led a petition from the chipping
juiciest in Dundee, uguinct the Navigation LAWS Aitscsitl-
sueut Bill.

Sir 1. COFFIN observed, that as the merchants' ser-
vice was the means of producing and curtail aging gaud
seamen, lie hoped it would expenence attention.— Peti-
num ordered to be ;hinted.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition frorn the tobacco
mrieliants of Be 'slut, coinplaiiiiiig el the heavy ditty oil
tobacco, which oppressive duly hail seriously diminished
tile consumption of that article. Oidthed to be piloted.
Mr. W ODEIIOIJS E. moved for accounts of foreign but-
ter imported since Isl.l.—Oidereil.
'The Lanai k liridewell Bill was lead a third time and
passed.
IVESTEIIN deferred, from the nide inst.ent, till
Tuesday, June 11, his "notion respecting the state ut Its
currency.
tie lion. BENNET, pursuant to notice, which had
repeatedly bran postponed, owing to the pressure of other
important business, latiUglit torwaril his inOlion for leave
to Wing in a bill to alter and amend licensing ',obeli:-
houses. Ile plewiscd with Staling, that Ins proposed trill
was to be limited to Logland. As the law iloW stood, tile
magistrates had little tie no power to peniesh publieaus fur
ally employer behaviour, excepting by taking away their
licences, %Well Was Cali:Waled to Indict illtirr riii:e uu the
ll:liters. For the offence of tippling, to be sure, they
height line to the ainuumt ut 20a. Awe between that nude
of pew:ceding and depriving the public:4n or his licence,
there was no Colirlie lets for the niageste ate to adopt. Fur
such offence, and uttences that regarded the arueeat
conduct of the house, lie pliOpUsell to Matte the pari.es for
the term end seemed offences to be subject to be tined by
the magistrates, the cases hissing been proved; the second
tine to be larger than the lie st ; mud the third case to be
liable to moie severe piinisiement. lie did not propose to
go further than this; he hail no hope of accumpleshillog
the amendincia, that causes of complaint should be takeit
betwe a July. The next point which his bill embraced
touched on tender ;pound. At present the great hive'
city ut the public houses wet eiu the hands of Meiners,
and they were thereby enabled to drench the pnbl•c with
their awn nauseous and poisonous stutt that they calk,'
beer ; the consequence of such beer leasing Leech supplied
to so many houses, had driven eueisidetable membeis of
the woe king classes, and those who had occasion to resort
to public houses, to take to spirit drinking. Tu seniefly
this evil, his ill teal lull was to pioyose to increase the
Cililieir tit okolri 11l ll g licences. lie proposed that a prison
having a house of the rent of 201.—un lentlei nig goo.l,
rmple and real set:mines, such as the bill woul.l elesenot,
should be entitled as of eight to drwaud leave ur licence
litho the magistrates to open hits house as a public house.
to prevent abuse, however, lie sauteed give the uragth-
trstes power to shut tip such house at the nex: liccoce
day, it cause could be sure nto warrant the same. Tins
plan was clear and simple ; and he thought it was calcu-
hued to reduce that 110111Upuly, tit which such heavy
complaint was now made, suit to check those gross trail 's
;hiss practise.' upuu rile etrialitiliffily. Ile CulaClalled,
(amidst much cheering) with moving fur leave to being in
a bell to alter and ennead the law regarding the licenstug
of politic houses.
Mr. C. CALV ERT suit, if the hole. 'member intended
that the Bill should gu to a Ca 11111 l itiee 'Rouse slims, It would
not be Ilteebbilry fur 111114 to Mule ling obseilirtions 110 W.

Sir G COCKBURN I hutOtt that advaatage might result
ft um I KO bet allowed • open for the bale or beer mil).
Something of the kind had whets place to a pat Ocular 'tart
tit the country, the hounca selli.se, their own lire wed beet
unit tete peautotry had preterredidoute house:.; but the ex-
ciae had toterleCleo, &tad had c veiled the suogists..tes
boos,, to
abut lhu,r o loch they did o its much regret.
Al r. Olt ENII,LL could out oat:thoud to, uthute
of
applatv.e to tine lion. unottlter (Mr. liettoet) lot hiring d
art
taken to uktluuua ire well :la u,eful a I tisk. Ile aisduld aux
lull to tuppot 1 mcioure to the utoont of Ilia ability.
Leave welt to tOO% in the toll.
Mr. COKE presented a yetitiou from Maidenhead, Berk-
shire, itgatost toe intotoody to the beer trade.
Mr. F. PA lilt c plume:wed the hon. m.mther for
611,4:W:bury tslr, havinz tilua6lit shi

forward; and he Hulled that the Bill would be succe,sful.--
Petition ordered to be printed.
Mr. WARNE postponed 1119 motion on the subjert of the Mi-
nisters to the Swiss Cantons to Thursday next; he made this
pastponernent conditionally. If Mr. Lennard's motion respect • •
mg the Civil (third class) w. re agreed to, it would not be
necessary our hint to bring forward his motion ; it' that were re-
jected, then lie should bring forward his motion on Thursday
next.
Mr. BIS NIP, brought furvrard his motion on the suhjact of
the lonian islands. Ile went into un extended detail of the
conduct of Sir T. Nlaitlarel---the lailicy of his government—the
expences which it occssionixl—and maintained that they were
such as to call for the interference of that )louse. Without
adding to our strength, and without promoting any advantage,
ofilnee bad been given to the inhabitants by many of the pro-
feeihngs of the governor; it had appeared as if too great regard
were paid to the legitimate" power of the Turks, while the
exertions of the Creeks seemed to be decidedly discountenanced.
linking that inquiry ought to be instituted—to ascertain
whether England had kept faith with the lonian Islands—lie
concluded with moving, that a Committee be appointed to in-
vestigate the subject.
r. %VI M IT (the Colonial Secretary) opposed the ntotion,
maintaining that in all Sir 1. :Maitland had done he had been
justified by particular arts, or by the circumstance.; of the e.t.a:.
livery ;Mint had been male to promote the interests of the lonian
islands, Faith had been kept with them. The treaties regard-
ing them had nut been violated, according to his construction of
;hem ; and lie denied that thole had been extravagant expendi-
ture, or any unnecessary acts of severity.
Mr. NVILLI ANIS, of I,incoln, suppoiteil the motion.
The gallery was then cleared fur a division.—For the motion,
G7—Agai i n-t t--d 52 —Nlajority against the nunion—ns.
Lunt LOS DONDE lt BY brought in a Bill to amend tlic law
relative to the importation of foreign atm.—Bead a tirst time,
and ordered to.be read a second time this day week. Ad Attuned.