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were exorbitant, so smolt so that the boatmen were called
Dover sharks. They detoured every Jody.—Accounts were
ordered.

LICENSING SYSTEM.
Mr. G. BENNET p ted a petition. signed by about
1,600 licensed victuallers, resident in London. setting forth,
that to throw open the trade, would be attended with rein, as
it would destroy property to the amount of above three mil:ous
♦due. lie should not particularly advert to the points of the
petition now, but he wished to state that be should base no
objection to go to • committee above stairs with the bill.—
W lien the last bill was before the Mousy, be had derived con-
siderable advantage from the committee above stair..
Mr4HUME said, the monopoly had been complained of on
all hands, and how could it be destroyed without making a
beginning? Ile was for protecting prit ate property as much
as possible, but be was not disposed to extend complete pro-
tection to property that had been productive of so much mu-
chief.

Mr. BROUGHAM admitted that there would be great
difficulty to break down the monopoly at ouce ; but he saw no
objection to begin with throwing open the retail trade is beer.
The law as it now stood, on this subject, was inconsistent and
inexpedient, and he saw no reason why a man should not be
able to buy a bottle or a pot of beer as he could ',umbrae a loaf.
If any mishap should befall this bill, he should propose a roped
of those dilkeulties which pr ted the retail of beer.
Mr. G. BENNET, in moving that the petition he pricted,
said—when the houses in any district got wholly into the bands
of brewers, the magistrates opened new houses. Is some
places in the country, however, the brewers had the houses
almost wholly in their hands. In Portsmouth there were 331
houses ; Mitt belonged to the brewers ; 34 to spirit merchants
there were but 29 free houses. At King's Lyon the publics
houses were wholly in the bands of brewers. At Brighton
there were 66 public houses ; 5$ belonged to brewers. At
Watford, St. Alban's. and Reading all the houses belonged to
the brewers. A lone place near London there were ISO poblio
houses, only 12 of them were free houses. In the eight dis-
tricts in and about London there were 8,659 houses, and the
number of them in the hands of the brewers was in proportion
of live,to one. However, it appeared, although the evil ass
admitted by all, an opposition to the clause respecting the
county magistrates was raised, as to give him little hope of
carrying that regulation. He should therefore propose to with-
draw it. (Hear, hear.)
Petition ordered to be printed.
Mr. G. BENNET presented a petition from Mr. Meek, com-
plaining of the injuries he had sustained from the arbitrary
conduct of the magistrates, in &prising his house of its li-
cence, and praying redress sod an amendment of the system.
Petition ordered to be printed. He also moved the second
reading of the Licensed Victuallers' Bill. Agreed to, and or-
dered to be referred to the committee above stairs.

Mr. BERNAL presented petitions from brewers at Roches-
ter, ageing the above bill. Referred to the committee, as
were petitions from brewers of Sittinghourne, &o
The Recognizances Bill went through a committee.
TITIII4, IRELAND.—Sir J. NEWPORT said, on Juno It
he should bring forward a motion respecting first fruits, and
the union of parishes, in Ireland.
Mr. GOULBURN gave notice, that on June 8, he should
submit a motion to the House respecting tithes in Ireland.
Mr. CIIETWYND moved the third reading of the Vagrant
Laws' Consol;dation Bill:
Mr. G. LAMB proposed some new clauses to preTest the
repeal of certain acts regarding players.—Agreed
passed.
Sir. T. LETIIBRICE presented two petitions from Ciren-
cester, complaining of agricultural distress.
Mr. COKE presented a petition from the hundred of Brother
Cross, in the county of Norfolk, complaining in wool/ terms
of the existing agricultural distress, and particularly as it
affected the county of Norfolk. The hoe. gent. said, that from
personal observation and knowledge, he could assure the soffit,
Lord of the groat extent and afflicting character of those dis-
tresses which now so generally pervaded the country. lls•
evil was felt throughout the entire kingdom. It was perfectly
true that nothing in the shape of adequate relief had yet been
been effected. Nothing had yet been done; and be might
almost say the country had been insulted. (Hear.) The petitions
might as well, in fact, be returned to the petitioaers at once.—
He had never had the pleasure of seeing the noble Lord in the
county of Norfolk; but he could assure the noble Lord that if
he would pay that part of the country a visit, he would slam
him, in a *cry little time, what the real cause of the agririalta-
rists was. (Hear.) it was really most painful to him (Mr.
Coke), after having iived so long in Norfolk, and hosing en-
deavoured, so touch as possible, to promote the happiness of
those whom it was in his power to aid—after having witnessed
it during so many years, a beautiful and flourishing county, to
see it now reduced to such a condition of distress. (Hear, from
Lord Londonderry.) The country gentlemen really did not, in
their places in Parliament, pay sufficient respect or attention
to these numberless petitions from the atricolturists. This
neglect or indifference seemed worse than reprehensible;
surely, without the farmer and the labourer were restored to
something like their former condition to society, those gentle-
nit• themselves could not hope to sustain their own families,
or to retain their own possessions ; but they must be ruined, and
and their fortunes overwhelmed. (Hear, hear.) It was highly
important that the Government should be sufficiently informed
of the nature of the evil. Perhaps at no distant day the noble
Lord would visit the county of Notfoll. and then he would be
able to satisfy himself of the extent of the distress. (Hear.)
The petition was brought up and read.
Mr. Alderman WOOD gave notice, that June 13, he should
submit a motion respecting Ilchester Gaol.
The Committee on the Corn Bill was postponed to Monday
next.
Lord LONDONDERRY moved that the House at its rising,
should adjourn to Thursday next.—Ordered.
Mr. HORHOUSE presented a petition from one of the Bow-
ditches, complaining of the ruin that had befallen them, in con-
sequence of the evidence of Maria Clete, tte.—the latter got
off with little punishment. He complained of the language of
Mr. Justice Best in particular, when the Dew trial was refused.
Lord LONDONDERRY censored this particular mention
of one Judge, when it did not necessarily form part of the
petition.
Mr. HORIIOUSE said, what be had omitted to state was,
that the House should enquire into the conduct of Judges
Drat, &e.
Mr. C. WYNN observed, that Mr. Justice Best ought
to have bad notice that such a petition was about to be
presented.
Mr. HOBHOUSE replied, that he did not wish to act un-
candidly by any body ; but no notice was required to afford the
defenders of the Judges to rise in their vindication.
NAVAL ASO MILITARY I'ILNAIO‘S.—The CHANCELLOA
of the EXCHEQUER, the House having resolved into a eu*
(For cosifinuatiou so. pas< lati.)

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