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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

E.ir, STANHOPE Slid, he held a Petition in his hand against a Bill
bcf.,ie the House, which the Petitioners prayed might not pass into a
Lox. The measure in question, the additiovtal tax upon leather, bore
extremely hard upon the poor; the more so, as the kinds of leather
generally word by them, were taxed more 11;ghly than those worn by
the rich. His Lordship then moved, that tl e Petition be now read.
The Earl of L I VER POOL. observed, it WAS not only contrary to a
stall:ling order of the Flun.e, but to the constant usage and practice of
P.ttliament to receive Petitions against a Tax Bili in the same Session
in winch the measure was prnpnsed.
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Th.: Question that the Petition be received was carried in the
mg.., V.
On the second reai'.ing of Palmer's Compensation Bill, the House
dividc 1- Content, s;—Noll. Contents, '2l—Majority in favour of the
,econ ' leading, 13.

The 11111 WAS then read a second time.—Adjourned.

TUF:;DAY,JVNE 7.

Lcrrl Hot LAND Intention to move the second read-
ing 0! the Ex-Officio .nation Bills on Friday next.

LI;A"I'LIEIt TAX BILL.
0!: the cytestion for 'oing 'Aito a Committee on this Bill.
"[he D t cofß ED F:dlt D made a few general observations against the

Spr Nc ER fully coincided in the sentiments of the Noble Duke,
and suggesfrd the propriety of instructing the Committee to divide
the Lilt, or to h live the obnoxious part separated from the other ma-
to, so as to torm a distinct Bill, and to discuss it accordingly.
'1 he Ed I of 1 IVERPOOL observed, that such a proceeding, with
reorci to a Bill o. the kind, would be irregular and anomalous m that
:1.11-,e; but suggested it would equally answer, by his moving to
I..avc out the word " Hides," and the relevant matter in that part of
the Bill, and also the corresponding part of the Schedules.
This propositirit, after tome funher conversation, was assented to
by Earl Spencer, and t he Vouse resolved into a Committee on the Bill ;
Lord lValsinglimn in the Chair.

F.arl Siisscsa. them ettered into a variety of detailed objections
against the measure, proceeding on those grounds on which it load
tunnel ly hccii argued. .1 he Noble Earl concluded by moving, as an
Amendment, to leave out those nails of the Bill, as pointed out by the
Noble Lord at the Head of the Treasury.
The Duke of Noic vOr..i: supported the objections of his Noble
riend.

Tl:e Earl of LIVERPOOL defended the measure in question, as in-
creasing the tax upon an article, and a trade, which experience and
recur,' proved to have been an increasing source of revenue, and a pros-
pe«is and growing trade.
The House divided—For Earl Spencer's Amendment, 12—Against
it, 32—Majority, 20.
The Committee then went through the Bill, which was forthwith
reputed, without Amendinents.—Adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8.
The Leather Tax Bill wits read a third time and passed.
The Carnatic Debts' Bill, the 5,500,0U01. Exchecpier Bill's Bill,
te Muriatie Acid and the Scots Assessed Taxes Regulation Bills,
wire read are time and passed.—Adjourned.

THURSDAY, JULY 9.
The Royal Assent was given by Cotntnision to several Acts ; and
among Others to the Assessed Taxes Act, the Postage Act, the Leather
Excise Act, the Exchequer Bills Act, the Exchequer Bills in Aid
Act, the Copper Duty Act, the Linen Bounty Act, the West India
htercourse Act, the Charitable Donation Act, and the Local Militia
Act.

FRIDAY, JULY 10.
MR. PALMER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM.
The House proceeded in a Committee on this Bill ; Lord Wm.-
I:::c.itAm in the Chair.
Isle I.ORDCHANCELLOR and LORI R EIIESDALE Opposed it.
Lord Moign, Lord ERSKINE, and several Noble Lords, sup.
potted it.
After which the several clauses were agreed to.—Adjourned.

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The House divi,:ed—For the Amendment. 18—Against it 46—:414-
jinn y in favour at the Bill, '23.
The Bill was ordered to be read a third time.
On a motion for taking into further consideration the Report of the
Moorfields Improvemer:, Bill ;
Mr. H. SUMNER OppoCt! the. Report. The City of London, he
thought, acted very ii:co.sstently with respect to Moortields. The
ground there had been grantei to the City on condition that they
should not build on i:. They had, however, built on the outer Moor
without saying a word, and now they came to Parliament to gain its
sanction to them to enclose and build upon the only open piece of
ground remainkg in the City.
Sir W. CeaTts defended the Bill.
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER thought the proposed int•
provement very desirable.
The Repot t was then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a
third time to-morrow, and to be engrossed.
Mr. DAVI s GIDDY brought up a Report from the Committee ap-
pointed to enquire into the stale of Lincoln gaol. They recommended
it to the House to discharge them from a further prosecution of their
duties at present, or to devise such other modes of carrying on the en-
Tiny, as the House in its wisdom might deem proper.
The Report was ordered to lie on the table.
On the motion of Mr. D. GIDDY, an Address was agreed to be
presented to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, praying that he
would he graciously pleased to direct that a Commi,ssion should be
issued to minim into what has been, and now is the condition and
treatment of prisoners in Lincoln Castle.
ISLAND OF JERSEY.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE moved for a Copy of the Report of the Com-
missioners apponiteJ to enquire into the mode of electing Jurats in the
I stand of Jersey. The motion was negatived.
The Local Militia Amendment Bill was read a third time and
passe'.—Adjourned.

TUESDAY, JULY 7.
Sir THOMAS PLOMER touk the oaths and his scat as Attorney-
General.
The Levant Trade Bill, and the Wcod and Ashes Bill were read a
third time and passed.
AUCTION DUTY BILL.
The CHANCELLea of the Ex.:HEouka said, that in consequence of
some communication which he had with persons engig..d in this
trade, he was induced to postpone the second reading of this Bill to
that day fortnight.
Mr. SHERIDAN thought that the consideration of this Bill should be
laid aside for the present Session of Parl;amenr.
The CHANCELLOR Ot the EXCHEQUER said he had no objection to
postpone the einAderation of this Hilt to next Session.
Mr. BROUGHAM congratulated the House on the abandonment of
this tax.
The further consideration of this Bill was postponed to that day two
months.

THE CASE OF WALTER HALL.
Mr. TIGHE, adverting to the case of Walter Hall, tried and con.
victed in Dublin of the murder of a man, and since pardoned, ob.4:rveil
t hat the papers furnished in consequence of the motion which he lissi
brought forward on the subject, were not satisfactory, as they did t
contain the whole of the documents necessary to enable him to grotina
his motion. The man was found guilty on the 17th of Fchrtia•y, and
on the 19th he was ordered for execution, but was not reprieved till
the 45th. He wished therefore, before he moved for further papers.
to ascertain from the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Pole). whether
judgment of execution was stayed merely by the Sheriff of Dublin, or
from what other authority.
Mr. W. POLE was not aware of the meaning of the peremptory
question just put to hirn by the Hon. Gentleman. It the papers
were not seTistactor, and he had asked for the respite which delayed
the execution, it would have been furnished.
Mr. TIGHE asked whether the respite was in writing and signed
by the Lord Lieutenant. He did not know the Oistinction between a
reopite and a rept ieve.
Mr. W. POLE answered, that there was a clear distinction. The
fist w's, that cne of the
.) udges wrote for a respite for the man, and
that respite, for the reasons stated in his letter, was granted. Mr. P.
here stated, that on the subject of this man's case, he had received
two threatening letters of assassination, should he receive a pardon,
Mr. '1 sGna then moved an Address to the Prince Regent, for Copies
of any respite. reprieve or pardon granted to Walter Hall, convicted
of murder in Dublin.
Mr. Pots said, that the Order of the Hpuse had been strictly corn.
plied with before. The present motion was made evidently With a
view to sink the question for this Session, and not to wile to a decision
upon it. It was not fair towards the Government of Ireland to per-
mit charges to ban over their heads. The Right Hon. Gentlensn
then stated the proceedings which led to the mercy shewn to Hall.
The House would see that in doing so, the Lord Lieutenant had earl".
ercn,ed that prerogative which was vested in him by law, and which,
pif he had not done at the instance of the Judges, he would have in.
lcurred blame.
,'lr. WHITSRSAD observed, that he else had received threatening