The National Register.
London, England, 1818-05-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, MAY 18.
Lord A. TIAMILTOC sold he had to present a Petition frcm
1. Ferguson, who had unfor tintately intim-red the displeasure
of the House. As far as he himself was concerned he had
acted on public grounds ; anti as the House had asserted its
privileges, they might perhaps think the delinquent stifilcient-
ly punished. The Petition, which expressed the deepest
contrition for his offence, and prayed to be discharged, was
1.161 on the table.
The Justice General of Scotlaed's Bill was, after some oh..
fervations from fir, J. P. Grant, Mr. Bankes, &c. postponed
for three Inenths.

GAME LAWS.
ME. R. HANKES moved the second, reading of the Bill for
Preventing the sale of Game.
Mr. Clittwex considered this Bill as highly objectionable,
and would hot answer the purpose af the Hon. Gentleman.—
ile linped the }louse wciald parse bet-ore it adopted a measure
which would increase the number of unfortunate persons con-
..riell under the Game Laws. He therefore moved that the
Y. ill be root' a second time that day six months.
Woo:, was adverse to this Bill. -Nothing could prevent
ntthin~, but inakiiiegame private property.
• sir S. Iti.amt.x considered the number of penalees con- ,
ttutfed la tie Game Laws as a great evil; but at the same
L:ale he thought this Bill would materially amend the present
stem. 1. it was illegal to sell game, which it was, sorely it
iis iiiegal to buy it. - If there were no purchasers of game,
would be no sellers of it. He put it to Gentlemen then
si Ives, if it was fair to encourage pon!tercrs to sell.game, by
refusing to deal with them if they did not supply 'them with
game, theridsy exposing the poor trailesint a to heavy penalties:
That system was also an encouragement for poaching, which
lied them to-had company, and perhaps 7natle them thieves.—
Gentlemen felt no compunction' or au!' stain on their morality,
by violating the Game Laws, white they themselves punished}
as ith•nnrelentiog tigoar, the poor for similar violations. He
agreed that these penalties shouti be done away altogether
bet nntil that was done away, it was absurd, that siiaii an
!nconsistency should rernainmn the Statute }took; arid that
as the receiver of stolen goods is punished more than the thief,
so ought tim•purehaser of are to be punished more than the
seller. _

COL WOOD said,he voted agaicst this Bill, because he was
..nwillieg to prop up a bad system.
Mr. LAMB could not vote for this Bill ; and he hoped the
11. m. Member for Hertfordshire (Mr. Brand) would bring in
his Bill to amend the whole system of the Came Laws.
Mr. 0. BANIISS thought it right that (be the inconvenience
et. the Game Laws what they may) the rich ought to he liable
to them, add the punishisient consequent on them as the poor.
It was with this view that he had brought in this (till.
The Home then divided—Fur the second reading 116—
Against.it 21—Majority 97.
EDUCATION OF THE 'POOR.
Mr. WIOUGLIA4 moved the further consideration of the
4.ducatiun of the Poor Bill. Suet the last discussion of this
subject a vast fond of information relating to aLnses in the
funds•ot- the Poor had been received. Ar Hartly there is a
free C ranar at. school, having some Scholarships at Cambridge;
but foctO years no scholars had been sent there. For the
count.; ut Essex. there was a legacy of 200 acres of land for a
school ;, but no school had been erected. lie mentioned other
similar instances in Devonshire, and Dorietsliire. . In the
former rearity, se estate of 10001.11-year was left fur a school,
and the W otehiptel *Corporation appropriated 41. a-year fir
that parpuse. 'IN some pleees, Scholarships were left to he
fil'etiup by Gamekeepers:A:it Leicentei shire, a School Charity
of VIOLA-year had lately beet publicly. advertised fur sale by
...lesion. Another its Nottinaltin had been let on a pepper-
eas -rot rut 999 years. These were estates cujo)ed at 3 or
fear eactt, %%Inch wese worth theusands. IL bopel tllat

Mr. VANsirranT moved the Order of the Day for the
House going into a Committee of Ways and Means.—He also
moved a Resolution fur iarsing•a sum of 20U,WVI. by way of
Lottery.
Mr. LimrcEroyropposed this Resolution, and repeated all
his former arguments against this mode of raising money,
which lie desei ibed as most profligate and immortal.
Mr. VANSITTAKT defended the 'practice of Lotteries for
the public aid, on the ground that his predecessors had re-
sorted to the same practices. --
Sir M. W. RtipLest contemled that Lotteries were destruc-
tive of the public. morals.
Sir J. NEWPORT adverted to the conviction of the present
Sheriff of Dublin, as detailed iii the Dublin Papers, for illegal
Lottery gambling, lie being a Lottery Office Keeper.
NE. VANsITTART Misery, d, f‘at he had not heard of any •
Lottery Office Keeper in England having been charged win;
such a crime.
Mr. WILBERFOIMB complained of the evils arising from
Lotteries.
After some ,observations from Mr. Howard and Mr. W.
Smith. thy Committee divided—Ayes 7.r—tines 33—Majority
42.—The Resolution was of course agreed to.—Report to_
morrow.
-In a Committee of Simply, Mr. PEEL moved the following
Grants for toe Service of It eland
83001. ler Works at Dituirorc Harbour.
50001. for Works et llowth Harbour.
15,0001. for thr Fever Hospital.
18,4611. for Churches and Glebe Houses.
15,0001. for Inland Nevigation.
Lord PALMER,TON then moved—the following Grants :
207,8131. for Disembodied Militia.
I 1-1,6511. for Irish Dine
'Fite Report was ordered to •I:e brought up.
The other o tiers ofth
.e dry were then disposes of, and the
House adjourned at twelve o'clock.