The National Register.
London, England, 1808-06-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.
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moved, as an amendment to the ninth clause,
clot. should be obliged to!zpecify the nature and
surcharge." After F nine ►unverr,atiou this was
td, on the suggestion or the Solicitor Central, a
same etrect, but more I►recise in wording, ►vas

I,l,yre or Tire Excur.yrrn proposed to insert an
:he Bill, reducing the tine of 500/. impoved on
ig au unfounded surcharge, to 100/. on the ground
sum was excessive, and calculated to discourage
from undertaking tne
Mr. Spencer Stanhope, and others argued in
The Howie divided, and there ap-
itendment 63, against it 21, majority 42.
;-,e was proposed by Mu. IiCICCE r 1,, for the no_
Commissioners-Getter:o and Inspectors• General,
111•C6 of appeal, and to he allowed salaries Of 600 f,
xclusive of incidental es prin-es to be incurred fur
Mg, &C.
E r and Mn. Wu rranE.in opposed it on the
le offices were wholly unnect-,ory, anti 110Uhl enli-
st:kr:ll)ly harthen the finances of the country. The House
divided, and there were, for the clause .jS, against it 15, ma_
jority O.—Adjourned.

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of Copy-right depended against any rival, publication, much,
more than In the law of Queen Anne. 14e thought, therefore,,
that where a publisher did not claim any protection of Copy-
right, he ought not to be obliged to make such a sacrifice, aud•
that a provision to that effect should he made in the I:ill.
Sin VICARY Gives agreed to the principle recommended by
Sir Samuel Romilly, of exempting any author or publisher from.
claims far copies, who did not require protection for Copyright..
Sir Vicary (Ihbs was proceeding, w hen the Speaker suggested.
14) she Committee the propriety of adjourning foe a short time,
as a message from the Lords was iii waiting : the messengers.
were accordingly called in, and th.! Lords' Assent was declared
to the following Bills; the Malt Duty Bill, the Spirits Draw-
bark Bill, the Land Tax Bill, the Prize Goods Bill, the Pilots'
Bill, and the Local Militia hill.
The Spirit Regulation Bill was read a third time and passed;
as were also the Irish Treasury and Welch Cy:11.1101s.
Stu St sr 1. noul LLY said, it was nut his intention to purrue,
the Acquitted Felons' Compensation Bill any farther li:is session.
COMMITTLA: ON T►IP. COPY-RIGUT BILL.
Tug Alt yieN Er-G EN E n. 41. moved, that the providing Pub-
lic Libraries with Copies of Books should, under certain cir-•
emastances, he dispensed u aims
'1 he Clause for securing the Copy-right for twenty-eight yeas
sca> pat, and agreed to.
.~ tong discussion took place with respect .to what copies of
stiould he sent to the Universities; whether it should no;
on the ue•t p:.per, or on common paper.
Thr Ari•uc:.. GENr.n.4l. afterwards proposed a Clause, •
that it should lie such paper us the impression fur general use,
which wa- finally agreed to.

r noTr...-rtost OF THE 0 ViTER risttrams.
The Repott of {he Bill for the.better protection of the Oyster
Fisheries was then brought up.
Sin S. RoArii.LF opposed the principle of the Bill, which ap-
peared to him to impose a penalty which, in amity cases, would
be too severe. tic aisapproved of the puni.lonent of transport-
mina for seven years, which was found to deprave entirely the
morals of those who suffered it.
Tare SOLICITOR GENERAL argued that it was a felon% at coin.
mon law ; and that it %vas only an Act w!iich had i een passed •
for giving greater protection to the Oyster Fishery, 0%1 by an •
inadvertence in the wording of it prevented this offence fr.•ni he-
big a felony. The present Bill went only to restore the• cenna:l
mon law in this respect. The punish:now was twining different••
from that which larceny is subject to.
The Report was agreed to.—Adjourned.
TIRIRSDAYI JUN B . .
The Privately Stealing Bill was read a third time and passed. ,
The Danish Prize-ship Sale Bill was read a third lithe and pass-
••d. Read a third time the Woolwich IVater Works Bill,
he Annuity Bill, as was the Brazil Postage Bill.
The Colll%. Customs Bill, after a few t.hiervations from Mr,
ilibbert. ;tad a reply from Mr. lluskissou, was read a third
time, and ordered to the Loris.
inc Cotfre Exportation Bill was read a third time, and 0.-
red to the Lords.

AI3MY CLOTIIINO.
MR. Tr".4annr.r. called the altentioo of the House to the sub,
ject of the Clothing of the Army. T).O immediate object that
ac should -nbmit for consideratioa was matters or contracts. The'
.01 th, of the Treasury had FuliliAed uu ot.Jer, that the army
clothed by public contract, maw it it,tatlitig which h 44,
i'ottail that private contracts, through _private in'ereßtv, pre,
vailot, and the tatter was not only 41,,,1)eyed, but iisregarciedi
to short, the Commander in Chief, thrott4h the medium of the
ioctytary at ‘Var, assumed to hinhelf the rf of
srinpract.:o4
i)y the letters ar'l correspondence on the tai:le it appeared, that
in the year 18trl contracts were made for areal roar, at the.rate
..f 16-.64. per coat, when kersey was 4.5. 61. per •.;:t.(l, and that •
eie same sum wad given for the same article op to February ' 7
IttOS, when kt.rsey was hut :is. 6d. per yard. The lion. Ateribee
:tatted the two houses that had flab preference upon these overt,
-ions; the ont was the house of Nlessrs. Taylor :}ant Co. in 1118
county of )1 , the other that of a Mr. Pearce. That b% th, s,S
private liar4ailo so made, the pahlic hot a very coositierable '
sam annually , considering, the full of the. kersey, i:ud
the teilwliaii in the price fir wages, could not
she conipiord, •:
taklog, the arm, 250,,0gt) men, at le,s thattiltnill; wr :volute in.
drat conts :done, He instanceit'h
Lavin,; privately got 'a...Virtue:hi
I these 4eiic:i great coats, at the'r4tc• -ve.l7 tvo,
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