The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-20 00:00:00

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the outdo' pr_ollehtl, ditty si.hta_. he, thought_h alieleally to call be ;set in the present stage of the business. They could
fot inquiry UM we slate of I" Rag 'Weds :gal" XIII IP that not form any put of the report.
suss IW to a movictice that then Waille seosem,_ 7.7. Col. DAVIES, under these elreuesslanees, withdrew
la the CIVII of potatoes there hod W. P tram lig qtl.l9' them, boot said be should bring them forward hereafter.
then quanuty. The inquiry was
did
if Jed_r_nr!fi. and is The question before the house then was, shut the reso-
April following the government dal all that 46.1 d he done. lotions in the re post be agreed to.
without interference al the sale of hums asbeistente• which Sir J. SEHRIGHT spoke of the severity of Ike distress.
would have done no good, but much misehisL The noble Earl
adverted to the subecription which had raw °paid in this and said he feared those resolutions would nut afford adt-
country as one of the best modes of relief. quite relief.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE eulogised Mr. Geellmun's Mr. WESTERN contended, that the difficulties mainly
bill, and the propriety of withdrawing the MOAN resulted from the operations of the currency; that the
proposed by is note friend. heavy taxes had done much, but it was Mr. Peel's bill that
Earl DARNLEY than withdrew his motion, satisfied with had accelerated the difficulties of the tanner ; and that it
Lord Liverpool's explanabon.—The House adjourned. was incumbent ou the house forthwith to revise that mea-
sure, aml to investigate closely the operations of the cur-
rency.
Lord LONDONDERRY proceeded to defend his own
resolutions. which lie e eeeee ended contained protecting
duties sufficiently high. The noble lord adverted to the
proposition for repeating 2zl,t 00,00td. of taxes, which he
said could ouly be doue by a breach of faith to the public
creditor.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MONDAY, MAY IS.
Petitions were presented from the hop growers of Sen-
ses praying relief—from Portico. against the Catholic
bill—frogs Norwich, and several other plates, against the
Poor Removal bill.
Sir C. BURRELL said, if this bill were carried into
effect. it would supersede the vagrant laws. He never
knew any legal man to have produced so ittenective a bill.
Mr. S. BOURNE entirely concurred in such view of
the bin; if adopted, it world be productive of much evil.
—Petitions severally ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUME presented petitions from Brecon against the
Royal Borgia' bill.
Mr. SYKES presented petitions frogs Hell, praying
some regulations respecting corn warelionsed.dered
to be printed.
Sir B. FERGUSON gave nonce, that on the 113 d, be
should move the abolition of the office of Postmaster Ge•
arra!, Scotland.
Mr. S. WHITBREAD moved for returns of balances
in the bands of the treasurer of the county of Middlesex.
—Ordered. _ _ _

was presented from St. Andrew, Holborn,
against the Poor Removal bill.
Mr. WALLACE postponed the committee en the Ware.
housing bill till Wednesday next.
LOCAL COURTI' Exacrioe —The Salford Hundred
Court bill, it wus nsimed, should be read a third time.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL followed the like course
at some length. This bill required au extension M its
jurisdiction; hat he would prefer giving such au eete•-
siou to a known Court. and not to something like • new
power. He concluded with movies, as au at•eudnsent,
that it he read a third time this day six mouths.

Mr. HC ME denied that those who supported that inn.
don desired to break faith with the public creditor. All
they desired was a reduction of taxatiou by llit adoption
of ecuaoasy.
Mr. PEEL defended the retorts to cads payments; and,
after some farther discussion, the report was troughs up,
and agreed to.
The oilier orders of the day were disposed of, and the
house adjourned.
111.111/DAY, liAlt 14.
Mr. BYNG presented a petition (ruin the freeholders of
the County of Middlesex, complaining of the mode of the
imposition and assessment of the county rate, and peril-
calmly pointing out the lax and defective manner of tak-
ing securities from the county trees . The petitiotiets
prayed for leave to introduce a bill to amend the laws on
tins subject. Petition referred to a committee, with
power to send fur persons, papers, and records.
A person from the company presented an account of the
receipts and disburenieuts uu account of Margate Pa
for the last year.
Sir J. BOUGHY presented a petition from Mr. Tom-
linson of Stoke upon Treut, complaining of the mode of
assessing lythes.
Mr. SYNC* presented a petition from St. Pancras
against the Iron Coffins Bill, ad preying to be heard by
counsel against the same.
Mr. LINDSEY presented a petition from the shipping
Interest lu Dundee, whist the Navigation Laws Alumni.
sent Bill.
Sir I. COFFIN ob d, that as the merchants' ser-
vice was the means of producing and encouraging good
seamen, lie hoped it would eeperieuce attentiou.—ffeti.
dor ordered to be printed.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from the tobacco
merchants of Bristol, complaining of the heavy duty on
tobacco, which oppressive duty had seriously diminished
the consumption of that article. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. WODEHOUSE moved for accounts of fureigu but.
ter imported since ISM—Ordered.
The Lauark Widened Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Mr. WESTERN deferred, from the 16th instant, till
Tuesday, June It, his motion respecting the state ut tlt
currency.
The Hon. G. BENNET, pursuant to notice, which had
repeatedly been postponed, owing to the pressure of other
important business, brought forward his motion for leave
to Ming in a bill to alter and amend licensing public.
houses. He premised with stating, that his proposed bill
was to be hunted to England. As the law now stood, the
magistrates had little or no power to punish publicans fur
any impsoper behaviour, exceptsug by taking away their
licences, which was calculated to iultict utter ruin on the
parties. For the offence of tippling. to be sure, they
might fine to the amount of 20s. And between that mode
of proceeding and depriving the publican of his licence,
there was no course left fur the magistrate to adopt. Fur
such offence, and offences that reworded the general
conduct of the house, he proposed to make the parties for
the first and second offences to be subject to be Sued by
Site magistrates, the cases having been proved ; list second
film to be larger than the first; and the this d case to be
liable to more severe punishment. He did not propote to
go further than this; he had no hope of accoolpiesiting
the aniendwieut, that causes of complaint should be taken
before a Jury. The next point which his bill embraced
touched on tender ground. At present the great majo-
rity of the public houses were its the lauds of brewers,
and they were thereby enabled to drench the public with
their own nauseous and poisonous stuff that they calle J
beer; the consequence of such beer hai lei been supplied
to so many houses, bad driven considerable numbest, of
the working classes, and those who had occasion to resort
to public houses, to take to spirit drinking. To remedy
this evil, his intention was to propose to increase the is-
cifities of obtaining licences. He proposed that a person
having a house of the rent of 1101.—ou tendering good,
ample and real securities, such as the bill would describe,
should be entitled as of right to demand leave or licence
from the magistrates to open his house as a public house.
To prevent abuse, however, he should give the magis-
trates power to shut up such house at the nest licence
day, it cause could be ammo to warrant the same. Tins
plan was clear and simple; sod he thought it was calcu-
lated to reduce that monopoly, of which such heavy
complaint was now nude, and to check theme gross frauds
now practised upon the community. He concluded.
(amidst much cheering) with moving for leave to bring iu
a hill to alter and amend the law regarding the liceuswg
of public houses.
Mr. C. CALVERT said, if the bon. member blended
that the Bill should go to a Committee above stairs, it would
not he necessary fur him to make any übservutions uow.
Sir G. COCKBURN thought that advantage might re,, nit
from houses being allowed to open fur the sale of later um).
Something of the kind had taken place in a particular p..rt
of the country, the houses selliag their own mewed bee, t
and the pearantry had preferredLthose homes; but the 11-
ease had iuterleried, and had compelled the isagnisr..se. to
shut those house. w bleb they did is tin much regret.
Mr. P. GItI.N FELL could lint witiliold his tribute of
applime in the hon. member (Mr. Rennet) tor Is wing under-
taken so arduous us Nell us useful a ink. Ile imoui.l
tail to suppoi t rise measure to the utmost of hi. Sahib t 3.
Leavegiven to bring in the bill.
shiMrer..„C:ausKiEtii.iertutiewantiendiulyriniittiinien
biteenrintrNatilideultead, Beer::
Mr. F. PALM complemented the hon. member
Slirewbry (Ntr. Lk:mei), for gacitt6 biviight this s..tojrc

LordALTHORP defended the bill, observing. that it
was called fur by the increased population of the district.
The inhabitants were entitled to obtain justice as cheap
u possible.
Mr. B. WILBRAHAM trusted that the bill would not
be pressed this session.
Mr. BROULMAkt defended the bill, observing, that
every regular entice bad been given. He saw no objec-
tion to this mode of taking justice to the doors of every
man. Bet this was the way that all reforms were objected
top—whatever was proposed, the opponents of improve-
ment replied that it was not the way in which It ought to
be brought forward. (Hear.) if this bill were passed.
there would be thirty or forty fewer cases at the neat
assizes. If this bill were objected to, it would doubtless
be from the fear that the rumple of this bill might be
followed.

Oen. OASCOYNE said, he brought In a similar bill
three or four years ago, which had the approbation of the
late Lord Ellenbormigh, and of Sir S. 11.0•11ilky. He trusted
dm. this bill would succeed; it was calculated to be meat
useful.
Mr. SCAILETT objected to this bill, because its ten-
dency was to place the administration of public justice
under the patronage of private individuals.
Mr. PHILLIPS said, in the hundred of Salford the
desire tur the bill was general.
Mr. C. WILSON said, he had great interest in the
county of Lancaster, and he was decidedly against the
bill. The Conant was private property.
The gallery was then cleared for a division. The neat-
hers were—Por the amendment, 06—Against it, 70.—8i1l
accordingly lost.
Mr. BU'rYERWORTH presented a petition from St.
Matthew, Bethual-green, disavowing a former petition
praying for a remission of. Mr. Hanes sentence, but it was
withdrawn on the Speaker stating that the petition al.
laded to was withdrawn, and this document was in the
eater, of a protest.
Sir N. LOLTHURST pre notice, that on the 6th of
June he should move for a committee on the 56th of the
late King respecting the importation of foreign butter.
Mr. LENNAI(D gave notice, that on Weduesday mat
he should move fur a committee on the civil list (third
class). If that motion were carried, he should then move
for reduction in that class of the civil list.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR postponed till June Bth his mo-
lion respecting the appellant jurisdiction of the Lord
Chaacellor.
The house went into a committee pro forma on the Ca-
tholic Peers' bill, in which Mr. Canning moved some
verbal ausendmeuts.—Report ordered to be farther coma.
dere4 on Wednesday next.
Mr. SCA RLET having postponed the second reading
of the Poor Removal bill tall May 43,
Lord LONDONDERRY moved that the report on the
subject of agricultural distress be received.
Gen. GASCOYNE said, be was so petsuaded that the
distress did not result from the slate of the corn laws, that
when the principle of the measure came to be discussed,
he should offer his sentiments.
Col. DAVIES rose to move his resolntiona, calling for
a reduction of the tales. The country called fur relief,
and yet not one of Use she plans which had been proffered
offered any relief. He therefore felt compelled to petit-
were in his resolutions. Without a reduction of tears the
farmer could not proceed, and he felt persuaded that it
was nut for the interest of this country to encourage high
prices. The hon. member concluded with moving the
following resolutions :-
I.—That any tax which, by being unequally distribsted, sets as •
buuuly to one part or the klOl4/414•111, 41111 to the piejuitiee ut another,
is, in its nature, nujuat, 41141 ought to be diaeoutiuueil.
24—.1114t the gloss produce ma the Excite dahea tin S4lt, (tides,
Snap, and Candles, in lalltAt ttritJlll. imsoursted,ia the )car ending
of January, 1822, to the awn •i 3,b410,11.; and the wit piodwae to
3,4/8,7161.
3.-1 teat there are no Elcire duties levied Is Ireland on Soap, Salt,
or Litanies; and that the gross amount tot Use duty uu Lather, is the
)44f 4111.141111Ary, MS, was 31,4441.
4.—that the whole of the t-aarse duty on Salt, and threeloarths of
the draws us snap, I.:audit:a, mot Slides, an bleat bistain, be forthwith
repealed.
I hat the taus on Windows and Lather, in Iralaod, be fairthwiSh
repealed.
TUC SPEAKER said, that these resole tin' could a°