The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-11 00:00:00

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on opitits exported from Ireland.—Agreed to. Report

tomorrow.
The Assize Commissioncr4' bill was read a second time,
ordered to he couituitted to•morrow.
Mr. LUSHINGTON brought in a bill to amend the
14w* regarding the Land Tax. ate. as far as concerned
Receivers Genet al.—He:id a fit st time, and na Jelled to be
read a second time on Friday.
The remaining business having been disposed of, the
house adjoin ned.
WEDNESDAT, MARCH 6.
Petitions for reform, reduction of taxation and tythes,
were pi emmted from Tavistock and Devon.
Mr. LUSDINGTON obtained leave to bring in the

annoy indemnity bill.
Mr. HUN' F. moved for further acrounts of the colonial
returns of their receipts and expentlitnret—those of the
last year left several years in arrear.
On the motion that the report of the annual malt tax be
presented,
Mr. CURWEN spoke of the inadequate remedy given
to meet the distresses 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 ueductiot of the salt tax, SOIIIIP good would be pro.
doced. The repeal of the former tax might operate ;la a
bounty to turn tillage into pasture land, and the reduc-
tion of the salt tax would lie of great censaquence
in
snaking the butter, cheese, ake. He hoped the ministers
WlOlll4l reconsider the question, for lie would ask the
House, did they believe that what had keen done had
sati•fied ally man in the country?—(hear.) The repeal
of the salt tax would lie an advantage to the farming in-
terests instantly, to the amount of ti million and a half.—
Report brought up and read.
Sir R. WILSON asked whether the government in-
truded to persevere in imposing the excise fines on roasted
grain, that making a most mitt itious beverage? The line
on Mr. limit hail been imposed most harshly : and he
knew one man that had been entirely ruined.—(Hear.)
Mr. I,UsiIIINGTI)N replied, that flue subject was of
that importance, that it was under the consideration of
the Excise Board, that he could not give any answer at

present.
Mr. JONES (of Carmarthen), on the reading of the
molt tax repeal resolution, 5441 that this reduction would
be of no use to the las g interests; it would only be-
nefit the London brewers. The repeal of the salt lax
would indeed produce some advantages, but that was
rtsisted by the ministers.
Resolutions Hatred to.
Sir G. CLERK brought in the Royal Marine Forces Regu-
lation Bill. Read a brat time.
THE LATE QUEEN'S FUNERAL.
Mr. G. BENNETT rose, pursuant to notice, to bring for-
ward the circumstances ottendant on the funeral of her late
I‘l..je-ty the Queen. Considering that the honour of the
country was so deeply interested In the question, he fear-
lessly brought forward this motion. The Queen's illness
was hot of short dui Minn ; indeed to him it had been n matter
of wonder that under all the accumulated wrongs, she so
long survived. There was neglect of every kind—There
was wrong of every character. Even during her short indis-
position there was no decent enquiry nod conduct on the
pus t of Goverinnem. The Duke of Sussex was the only
auch of the royal fancily that had visited her, or made nay
enquiries I ler spirit, tier 'noble spirit, surpassing us it did
trim of all the remaining male branches of her family, had
long sustairred her; but at last her Nl:jest y fell a victim to
that series of wrongs which had been so relentlessly heaped
on the tatifialunate and injured Queen of England. The hon.
member then described the circumstances attendant on the
preparations made for the funeral. Iler Majesty Ila Med
her wish to lie removed in three days, thinking that her
death was near, and such period would he the anniversary
of her unfortunate departure (ruin England seven years
before. The eirrum,tasici- of removing the body—buying
berm removed by widei takers' men, and not by yeomanly.
:Iv was customary with branches of the royal family—showed
t tits stnd,rd design to heap all passible indignity, not only on
She Queen, but lei all lIIWC who had generously e 9101114,11 her
cause. No funeral, however, had ever exceeded in atlllictieg
interest that of the late Queen. The whole ;vulation of
the metropolis seemed to he atteesed by it. There was not
what gentlemen in that lIOUbe called a 'I i" lint all the
middling classes snowed how deeply the v felt fur the un-
happy fate of the departed Queen. The suburbs evinced
like afficrion. After viii tons interruptions and starlt:es,
the funeral was conducted through the town; and for the
calamities and bloodshed that masked its progrees, lie held
that the ministers were Fins wertible. as they rasioll. d from
the government regulattons. The funeral was conducted
with that indecent haste, abut it might be said to Ire '' tea-
selling post." It was hurried on to Rumford, and because
some delay wna asked, it was stated that ilie military would
be called in if interruption was olio ed. It was harried nn
Cheansfuril, is here it arrived at four o'clock in the morn-
ing. On Its arrival ut Colchester, a most disgraceful scene
took plate in the church : the simple and atliTting itiverip•
film ordered by the late Queen was violeuUy torn elf, null
anirtlier placed en its stead. At 11.1 r%. kit the proceeding,
were still enure 'outrageous and disovaing. The cretin was
Itto rued into a barge w iiliont a pall, and every direction
these nuts smut Older cut haste end conduct. Its progress on
the cone irrent was morked with like indignities, as far as the
Government were concerned; tint ene people shrived Ila,l
viol were not 01 be seduced by bribes, end that oppression
could nut appal them, is here the best feeling of the heart
were core..rued. (Bear.) The veemeir every where Sile Wed
lhe grief that agitated them 1111 account of the
c stoma WI, fate of the Queer). They strewed the road is lilt
du% et*, :Awl showed pig-sable respect. But a, if the go.
•, rintrent had not heaped enough indignity on the Quern
and her ineturrry, even shown to the present hour no funeral
Met had been Pei formed oveu the grave of her Nlaj..st
Dol they agree is ith the new light of the eirrj) period .if the
French e.volio rim—that death was only no eternal sleep T
W ',ether thry did it did Mil, could any thing be more re-
pliaive—insire reprelien-ible ; it had al.ke astonished and
ho were ticquarirted with the English name alld
ilariel'. 111,, low ever, must return to the coieturt of the
as connected w ith the funeral in this country.—
Tiro.e mrai-ters knew that the middling classes, and some of
due high, r inks, lard deeply interested themselves in the
fate ot the Queen. 'lacy then might to have done sortie.
*lrk; to conciliate tl,e peupls- ; but they had permed a con-
trary course, they did is lett was calculated to provoke the
periple to :a bteaach or the puleii. peace. Thal there Nil', not
more wino i shed, he did 1101 Ihilik WWI owing to the minis.
tel.; hail ushers lice', as isralig, headed iri ricarnii its they
were in council, lie feared much more tiled weight have
been lust. (Hear, hear.) Rat ministers' coalman laid lees