The National Register.
London, England, 1823-04-28 00:00:00

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could he devised lo in motile such object, would he most forte-
hate for Ida unlimpp, country. Ile coul.l assure the gent!eteirm
opposite--after lost ing degraded Ireland by the Union--tiless
something was dime fur Irclatol, the forces or the empire "could
out keep (bet country united to England.

Alter some• moult Ci from Mr. Phillip...
Air. corrected stotements which said tl.:.t Ihe pea-
santry of Ireland were clothed bl English woollens ; they were
'Clothed with Irish manufacture, The bill, if it ilid not go to
remove protections generally, it onglit to do so in particuir
with rebilect to the coarse woollen cloths.
The petition was read ;• it was for the removal of all the
Uoion Duties.
Mr. BYNG presented two petitions, ore., front Brentford, and
rut the other from Clerkenw ell, against the coal dailies.
Mr. BUSKISSOti presented a petition from operative ma-
nescturera, &c. of Miltichester, playing for some protection
between them and the toaster manuhacturers, the petitioners
'considering that the use of machinery, steam, &c. seriously
affected witact. Ile thought the petitioners took a wrung view
of th. it it Interests.

Mr PEEL confirmed this statement, observing that it was
not supported by the amplest eta:pities.
Mr. STAY %1 ELL wits once in favour of a 11% nn tuschieery,
but he now thought a reduction of the taxes on the requisites
..of life would be more astful to the operative classes.
Petition ordered to be printed.
?Jr. LUSIIINGTON presented a petition front Canterbury
ag:tinst the CWII 13%.
Bevan BILL—Lord ALTHORP presented a petition from
114 J. Langhton, nein., the peer Duties Bill. The pcti.

tanner had obtained lea' e. to establish a brewery for the benefit
tat his partic..lar neighbourhood, supplying to each intlit blunt
not more than four gsliona at a time, and charging not more
than 2s. for th:•m. And that beer tths better than what tills
• Dill would allow hint to brew for midi price.
Mr. CARTWRIGIIT bore testimony to time liberal feeling
nord!ontluct of the petition. Petition ordered to b.. primed.

The (fish County Treasurers Bill was reouniiiiitted. Re-
pori presented ; ordered to be taken into further consideration
on Wednesday nest.
The Musters and Apprentices' Bill was rend a second time—
Ordered to he committed on Moutlay ae'nnight.
Mr. G. lIENN presented a petition Irons an individual,
complaining of the game laws; and particularly complaining of
t!.e Duke of Buckingham, and two or three other individual%

acting as mauistratea. .1 he petitioner prayed for a repeal of
the laws, which worked .tuch disaslvantages. It particularly
prayed that no individual clergyman should be appointed a
anagiatrale.
Mr. lIUME particularly approver.] of an much of the prayer
as de:died that clergymen e.!muld tint he appointee magintrates.
Mr. S. WORTLEY defended ouch appointments und said
that clergymen Irequently made R.! ocat wagistrutea iu the
world.

Mr. WO:)EHOESE agreed in these sentiments ;—if eler-
gymmi were not allowed to be magistrates, the poor would fre-
quently lose their best friends.
Mr. EUME bad no doubt that there were some good men
• amongst such magistrates ; on the other band, they must re-
collect, that there were amongst them some inferior perilous.
The petition was read ; it wee from Mr. Iticharti Miller.—
Ordered in be printed.
Mr. BENNET rose to mote for various papers, respecting
the recent enquiry into the slide of the Penetentinry, Millbank,
the recent alterations in the diet of the prisoners. &e.
After some obsert Aims from Mr. Mulford, &o. the motion
si as egr. • to.
Bent BILI..—The House Went ;nto a committee ou
the Beer Bill, and a long conversation ensuvd.
Mr. BENNET objected to the provision of tbe hill, which
called on persons to erect new buildings for brewing this Slew
description of beer. Ile timuglit also, thni it would lie better
not to limit the quantity of malt to be used, even though the
should 1)2 raised a half-pinny a pot.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said a few
words in defence of the bill. It kid been urged as an objection,
that the brewing of this beer would injure the great brewer.—
He could nut agree in that objection. This beer would only be
drank by individuals who drank the small beer made at
present, which was literally worth nothing.
Mr. W. SMITH objected to the bill, which would go to
rise up a class of individuals injurious to the brewer, who bail
a great capital rduplityed, and could not withdrew it.
Ald. WOOD again urged the hardship which the lower
classes of society were subjected to, by the payment not only
of a malt duty, but a beer duty.
After some further obsertstions from Sir J. Sebright, Mr.
Cockborn. and others,
Colooet WOOD proposed as an amendment, that the blank
*hook( be fulled up with the words four barrels from a quarter
sn7 molt instead of live barrels.
The committee divided—for the amendment 10—for the
original clause 45.
The several other clause's were then agreed to, and the' re-
port was ordered to be received on miniday.
The oilier orders of the day were then disposed of, and the
House wljoureed.