The National Register.
London, England, 1822-07-21 00:00:00

FRIDAY, 3I'LY 19.

Mr. PRENDERGAST presented a petition from Galway,
complaining of the Salt Duties.
The House at its rising was ordered to adjourn to Monday.
Mr. LUSHINGTON presented the Greenland Fisheries Acts
Amendment Bill. Read a first time.
The Commercial Credit (Ireland) Bill went through a Com-
mittee. Report on Monday.
The Report of the Committee on the Irish Stamp Acts (68
George 111. c. 56) was presented ; agreed to, and a Bill ordered
acvordingly.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the third
reading of the Royal Burghs 8.11.
HOME.-1 did not expect this Bill to come on so soca
—I have not my amendments ; I must run and get my amend-
ments.—(Some laughter, especially as the lion. member with
considrrahle agility immediately left his seat in pursuit of his
amend inents.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, lie would
not press such an ord-r now. especially as it would he to the
inconvenience of the hon. member. He utoed the third re..d-
ing of the Salt Duties Repeal.
Mr. GRANT spoke of the hardships that would be inflicted
on the manufacturers of kelp in the Highlands by this
Mr. Calcraft and the Chancellor of the Esclicqrer admitted
that some injuries would result to particular interest* from all
repeals of taxes. Read a third time aunt passed.
The House went into a Committee on the late Queen's Ser-
vants' Pensions Bill.
Mr. HUME again pressed on the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer the necessity of paying such allowances from the Pensive

List.
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to the
proposition, on the ground that a considerable time might elapse
before a lucency occurred.
Read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Lords.
Swum 81l RGll3.—On the third reading of the Royal Burghs
Accounts Bill,
Mr. HUME, in the absence of the member for Tavistock.
moved 1111 amended clause, tied the Accounts' Appesls be re-
ferred to the Court of Session instead of the Court of Exche-
quer, as was proposed by the bill.
It was negatived without a division. The Bill was thee

passed.
The Burghs' Magistrates' Residence Bill basing been read
a third time,
Lord BINNING proposed a new clause by way of rider, as
to the residence of the members of the Council, requiring that
they should reside within three miles.
Mr. HUME thought the noble lord's clause did not go fir
enough, mud submitted one which he had prepared, and which
proposed that all the members of the Town Council should be
resident within the limit before stated.
Mr. K. Douglas and the Lord Advocate supported Lord Bin-
ning's clause.
The gallery was then cleared. We understood that Lord
Binning's clause wits agreed to without a div ision. Mr. Home's
clause, however, was lost Upoo a division, the tonnbets being
—Fur the clause, 20—Against it, 26--Majority 0.
Lord BINNING presented a petition trout Journeymen
Printers. complaining of Laving been discharged in consequence
of the evidence they had adduced before a Conanittee of the
House on the subject of stationary, public printing, o.c.
connected with the House and the government departments.
Mr. HUME said this was a very serious case. If this were
to be endured, if individuals were to be discharged for gis ing
evidence before the Committee, what hope was there that pe-
culations could be exposed t The witnesses had been threat-
ened to be discharged, if they attended to give evidence.--
Read, and ordered to be printed.
CONSULS AT BRAZILS, SCC.— Lord LONDONDERRY ex-
pressed his astonishment at sit address moved by an huts.
memthat
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ber. (Mr. Hume) the ptecediug ei ening. sod carried, and