The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-10 00:00:00

•a spirits exported from Ireland.—Agreed to. Report
to-morrow.
The Assize Commissioners' bill was read a second time,
and ordered to he committed to-morrow.

Mr. LUSHINGTON brought in a bill to amend the
laws regarding the Land Tax. &c. as far as concerned
Receivers-General.—Read a first time, and ordered to be
read a second time on Friday.
The remaining business having been disposed of, the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, KADEN 6.
Petitions for reform, reduction of taxation and tythes,
were presented from Tavistock and Devon.
Mr. LUSHINGTON obtained leave to bring in the
annuity indemnity bill.
Mr. HUME moved for further accounts of the colonial
returns of their receipts and expenditure :—those of the
last year left several years in arrear.
On the motion that the report of the annual malt tax be
presented,

Mr. CURIVEN spoke of the inadequate remedy given
to meet the distressed of the farmer. The advantage was
divided amongst several classes; and the farming interests
would not benefit more than 25,0001. If there were to
be a reduction of the stilt tax, some good would be pro-
duced. The repeal of the former tax might operate as a
bounty to turn tillage into pasture land, and the reduc-
tion of the salt tax would be of great consequence in
making the butter, cheese, ire. He hoped the ministers
would reconsider the question, for he would ask the
House, did they believe that what had been done had
satisfied any mate in the country?—(Hear.) The repeal
of the salt tax would be an advantage to the farming in-
terests instantly, to the amount of a million and a half.—
Report brought sop and read.

Sir R. WILSON asked whether the government in-
tended to persevere in imposing the excise fines on roasted
grain, that making a must nutritious beverage ? The fine
on Mr. Hunt had been imposed most harshly : and lie
knew ono man that had been entirely rnined.—(Hear.)
Mr. LUSHINGTON replied, that the subject was of
that importance, that it was under the consideration of
the Excise Board, that be could not give any answer at
pmeseut.

Mr. JONES (of Carmarthen), on the reading of the
malt tax repeal resoluti )))) , said that this reduction would
be of no use to the farming interests; it would only be-
nefit the London brewers. The repeal of the salt tax
would indeed produce some advantages, but that was
resisted by the ministers.
to.
Resolutions Agteed

Sir C. CLERK brouaht in the Royal Marine Forces Regu-
lation Bill. Read a Bret time.

THE LATE VUEEN'S FUNERAL

Mr. H. BENNETT rose, pursuant to notice, to bring for-
ward the circumstances attendant on the funeral of her late
Majesty the Qaeen. C.tusidering that the honour of the
country was so deeply interested in the question, he fear-
lessly brotur,ht forward this motion. The Queen's illness
was hut of short duration; indeed to him it had been a matter
of wonder that under all the accumulated wrongs, site en
lung survived. There was neglect of every kind—there
was wrong of every character. Even during her short indis-
position there was oo decent enquiry and conduct on the
part of Government. The Hake of Sussex was the only
branch of the royal family that had visited her, or made any
enquiries I ler spirit, her !noble spirit, surpassing us it did
that of all the remaining male branches of her family, had
long sustained her ; but at last her Majesty fell a victim to
that series of wrongs which had been so relentlessly heaped
on the unfortunate and injured Queen of England. The hon.
member then described the circumstances attendant on the
preparations made fur die funeral. Her Majesty named
her wish to be removed in three days, thinking that her
death was near, and such period would be the anniversary
int her unfortunate departure from England seven years
before. The circumstance of removing the body—having
been removed by undertakers' men, and not by yeomanry,
as was customary with branches of the royal family—showed
the studied design to heap all passible indignity, not only on
the Queen, hut on all those who had generuusly espoused her
cause. N. funeral, how ever, hail ever exceeded in sifflirting
interest that of the late Queen. The whole population of
the metropolis seemed to be utleeted by it. There was not
what gentlemen in that House called a 4, ;" hut ull the
middling classes showed how deeply they felt for the un-
happy fate of the departed Queen. The suburbs evinced
like auction. After various interruptions and stopptLes,
the funeral was conducted through the town ; nod for the
calamities and bloodshed that marked its progress, he held
that the ministers were answerable. us they resulted from
the government regulations. The funeral was conducted
with that indecent haste, that it might be said to be " tra-
velling post." It wits hurried on to Rumford, and because
sonic delay was asked, it was stated that the military would
be called in if interruption was ollered. It WRS hurried on
to Chelmsford, where it arrived at four o'clock in the morn-
ing. On its arrival ut Colchester, a most disgraceful scene
took place in the church ; the slinple and affecting inscrip-
tion ordered by the late Queen wait violently torn off, anti
another placed in its steads At Harwich the proceedings
were still more outrageous and disgusting. The coffin was
lowered into a barge without a pall, and every direction
thete aas most indecent haste and conduct. Its progress on
the continent was marked with like indignities, as fur as the
Gayer )))))) mt were concerned ; hat the fiettple chewed that
they were not to be seduced by bribes, and that oppression
could not ti:ipal them, where the best feeling of the heart
were concerned. (Hear.) 'flue women every- where skewed
the affectionate greet that agitated them on account of the
C;11:1111i1011S fate of the Qiuseu. They strewed the road with
Bowers, and showed all possible respect. But as if the go.
err alt had nit heaped enough indignity on the Queen
and her memory, even down to the present hour nip (intern!
'riles had been performed over the grave of her Majesty.—
Did they agree a lilt the new light of the early peon] of the
French revolution—Olt death was only an eternal sleep ?
Whether they did or did not, could any thing he more re.
pnlsive 1111 l re reprehensible ; it had alike astonished and
ntilicted all who were acquainted with the English natneand
character. 110', tit/Never, most return to the conduct of the
ministere its connected with the funeral in this country._
Those ministers knew that the mirldliug classes, aunt some of
the higher ranks, had deeply interested themselves in the
fate of the Quiet-n. They then ought to have done some-
thing to conciliate the people ; but they hail pursued a con-
traty course, they did a hat was calculated to provoke the
people to a breach of the public peace. Thud there was not
more blood shed, he did not think was tieing to the minis.
lent; had others been its awing headed in 11011111 li' they
were in ClDUlll'il, feared /Midi more 1)11.44 haat•
been lost. (Heal, hear.) But ministers' Lottdutt had been