The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-24 00:00:00

FRIDAY,JUNE 2l•

A new writ was ordered for Nottinghamshire, in the room of
Lord Nearl,, called to the tipper house by the decease of
Earl iMan%ers.

SAVING BANKS.

In the committee on the saving banks bill, a conversation
occurred between Mr. Finlay, Mr. Milne, Mr. Rose, Mr. Hor-
ner, Mr. Caleratt, Mr. W. Dandas, Mr. Keith Doug!" Mr.
Barclay, Mr. Hart Davis, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Mr. Courtnay, Sir C. Monck, General Thornton, and Mr.
Frankland Lewis. A division took place on a clause which
enables the funds of paupers to accumillate in the saving banks,
notwithstanding their receivin4 parochial relief; which was
objected to, a, inconsistent with the spirit of the poor laws.
On the question that the original clause should stand part of
the bill, the numbers were—Ayes, 31—Noes, 21—Majoraty, li.
Report to be received on Monday.
CONFERENCE WITH THE LORDS.

On the order of the day for considering the report of the
conference, the form of the address to the Prince Regent was,
on the motion of Mr. B. Bathurst, read by the clerk; praying
his Royal highness to order measures to be adopted, to carry
into effect the classification of the statutes. The repot was
agreed to, and messengers ordered to infiirm the Lords thereof.
Mr. LUSIIINGTON brought in a bill to repeal duties on ale,
cider, perry, Etc. and impose certain new duties,

Mr. CALCRAFT observed, that he understood this bill would
leave the persons affected by it in a worse state than before.
Mr. BARCLAY thought the system of duties on licenses was
not taken in a fair way. He hoped for some better plan,
and thought the question might be postponed.
Sir J. GRAHAM observed, that the country victuallers were
more pressed by the billetting of soldiers than the victuallers
in London.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that, in justice
to the Board of Excise, he must say that the plan did not
wholly originate with them: but its object was, to give a Ohl-
teriul relief to the lower order of country victuallers: so that,
ont of:36,000 who took out licences, 26,000 would be consider.
ably relieved. On the whols view of the subject, he felt dis.
posed to let it sic over till next session; when some plan might
he adopted on a more general scale to arrange the rates of
licenses in proportion to rents and profits.
Mr. S. LEFE'vRE said, the poor rates and the distresses
of the country would disable many people from taking out
their license•.

Mr. C.4LtRAFT could not understand this mode of proceed-
ing. If 26,000 person■ might be relies( I, why should that
relief be postponed? As the Right Hon. Gentleman had made
up hisanitel to that measure, why shouid lie abandon this par-
tial benefit, because it WAS sngge•sted to him to let the matter
lie over? The reve • ie might to be maintained; hut the class
of people alluded to could not bear the license duties. They
must give up their trade; and that would be a great cucou-
ragementto smuggling, and other mischiefs.

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Sir J. ieeommended that the bill should proceed.
Six weeks ago he hail told various applicants that it was
tended to give them relief. In the north, lie wax convinced
that not one out of till for the lower publicans would be able to
tithe out a license without some relief.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no objection
to going into a committee for the sake of some temporary
The suoject should be tales up ucAt session uu
Lag( r scale.

JUNE 24.

Mr. 11.tect.eY said, that there were publicans and victuallers
in Loudon rated at 401. awl .01. a ) ear, w has were more dis-
tressed titan those iu ti country who were rated math r Ixl. a
ear. his object in summating a postponement NW a% merely
that some more general and better plan might be adapted ; by
wh;cll licenses timid be ieunlated on some relative proportion
to Ow business oftlie license-holder.
lllr.ll'uorr►ausY pre,sed the propriety of extending some
3taiiv of the larucr houses of publicans about London
were iu the Lamb. of brewers.
Mr. MEL!.iat coineided in this opinion.
Mr. BAUCLAY explained.
The Bill was ordered to be read a ttd time to-morrow.
On the question ()film second leading ut• the Clergy Penalties'
Exemption Bill,

General TitoaNTorr objected to excusing the clergy for their
non-obetlicoce to the law ;and proceeded to read minutes of a
conversation of his with a Mr. Henning of Weymouth, re•pect-
ing the manner in which the clerical duties were performed at
lindipole, and two other .hires, in Dorsetshirc.
A Member objected to the rending these private charges in
so thin a house. The Bill was ordered to he read is second time
to-morrow.

SATURDAY, RN, 22.
The House went to the House of Peers to hear the Royal
Assent given to several public and private Bills; for which see
the Lords.

The Elcin Marbles WI, the Licensed Victuallers Bill, and the
Windsor forest Inclomite Bill, were rerti a second time and
committed fur Monday.

On the second reading of the Ii ish Faun Land Fines MI,
Mr. Eloatiut and Mr. CHICHESTER opposed the Bill as um-
joist anti opprisive in Its operations, and its tending to render
the Irish people more dissatisfied than they at present were.
Mr. W. SMITH and the Chancellor of the Exchequer defend-
ed the Bill on the grounds of its necessity thr the protection of
the revenue.

The Rill Wall read a second time and committed for Monday.
The Clergy Non-residence Bill was read a si•cond time and
commitwil for Monday..

General THORNTONSOVP notice, that he would on Monday
take the sense at the House upon this Bill, which lie considered
as one tending to overturn the Established Church.
Abdy's Divorce, the Irish Clerk of the Pleas, the Consoli.
dated Fund, the Loan Charge, the Ciermont F.state, and the
Mutiny Amendment Bills, went through Committees.—Reports
onMontlay.

The Reports of the Irish Militia Pay Bill, the Stone Bottle
Bill, the Small Cent Bill, and the Beer and Malt Bill, were re-
ceived, and the Bilk ordered to be read a third time un Mondav,
The Local Drawback Bill, the Navy Hdfpay Bill, and ttie
Insolvent Debtors Amendment Bill were Rail a third time and
piased.—Adjou rot d.