The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-07 00:00:00

DISTRESS.

Mr. GEORGE DAWSON then adverted to the
pression which. had been made on the public mind the
reports which had been published of the salaries and Pen•
/lions enjoyed by public men, and the reports which had
been circulated of the intention of the present Ministers to
reduce them, which, if allowed to be circulated without
some explanation, might have bad some bad effect. He
knew what was the wish of the House, and be knew in
what manner the present Government was pledged to en-
courage economy; at the same time he thought the Howe
ought not to forget what had been effected by former Ad-
ministrations. it was only justice to former Govern-
ments to remind the House of what they had done, and
it was his intention, when he heard the Hon. Members
opposite taking such credit to themselves for reducing the
situations of Vice-Treasurer and Postmaster• General of
Ireland, to make a statement of the reductions made by
the former Administration.

Sir GEORGE WARRENDER wished to take that
opportunity of stating that he hoped the present Adminis-
tration would continue to enforce that rigid economy with
which they had begun. The course of proceeding hitherto
had been such as entitled them to his fullest confidence.
If the Chancellor of the Exchequer were in his place, he
would ask him if he did nut consider it desirable to refer
the papers giving an account of pensions and salaries to a
Committee, in order that its errors might be esteemed and
explained. He was scarcely able to express the satisfaction
with which he had heard that the preseot Gevernment
had not filled up several situations in England,
,Sciitland,
end Ireland, which had fallen vacua since their emotion
to office, and if they pursued the same prudent and wise
career, they would fix themselves firmly in public 'opinion.
Mr. GEORGE DAWSON was willing to give the
present Government credit for their reductions, but they
must carry them much further than at present to surpass
the reductions of the last Government.
Mr. RARING made a few observations on the same
subject, which were not wholly audible. We understood
him to say that a paper describing the Wales and pensions
of public officers. bad created a, great
,ecusiition in the pub•
lief and was calculated, if uneoistradicted, and if unexplasuesl,
to shake the general
‘confidence in all Mine men, and even
in the Legislature. He wished that the paper shoot! be
examined by a Committee, and if so examined be was sure
that none of the objectionable items would he found to be-
long to the last ten or fifteen years. He wished that that
paper should be brought fairly before the public, and if it
were brought fairly ferward, he was sure it would be seen
that none of the corruption of which it was supposed to he
evidence had taken place of late years. He should say that
' very little of such corruption bad existed since he tail been
in the House, and he recollected little or none of such in-
fluence. The paper was calculated to produce a most
pain-
ful eirect, and to shake the confidence of the public in all
public men end in the Legislature itself. It would he
proper, therefore, that a Committee should analysts that
paper and separate the truth from the falsehood, and shew
what part of it was derived from late and whst from former
Administrations. He wished to say one word on another sub-
ject—tire subject of an inquiry into the general distress of the
country. A Worthy Alderman bad previously alluded tit this
subject; but he must express his doubts as to the utility of
that general iuquiry which he suggested. An inquiry into all
the causes of the national distress could not produce any
good, and he should be sorry to see the House go into an
inquiry which could not end in conferring credit on itself
or benefit to the public. A Parliamentary inquiry into
the condition of the Southern parts of the kingdom, into-
the districts which were now exposed. to disturbance, would
be very important, and might be very useful. Commis-
sions had been issued to support the authority bf the laws,
which had been violated in those districts, and which mast
be supported for the benefit even of the poor themselves,
for it was essential to their happiness that property should
he protected, and that all men should have confidence in
the protection of the law ; but those commissions, it was
known, were likely to punish a Mass of persons who had
been driven into outrage partly by distress, turd partly by
°the terror of others. He knew that the papers moved for
by the Right Hon. Baronet would show the sums of money
raised and expended fur the poor; but he wished for an
inquiry into their condition, which would shoW the general
nature of the payments they received> the extent of their
remuneration, end the defective system under Which the
Poor Laws were at present administered. It was a great
misfortune, that in many places the labourers were paid
wages out of the poor rate, and he should like therefore
to have an inquiry into the mode of administering the Poor
Laws.—(Hear.) The evils of the poor rates were
very great, but whether any remedy could be found
for these grievances was a grave consideration. After all
the schemes which bad been brought forward on this sub-
ject, he must say—efter applying his mind to the subject
too—that he had no hopes that any lesiMative remedy
could he found for such extensive grievances. At the
saute time he should think that the House abandoned its
duty if it did not examine the subject, and ascertain what
was the state of the administration of the poor laws, anti
if any remedy could be found for the evils which existed.
To that extent he hoped that the House would institute an
inquiry, and, so limited, it would produce a very good
effect; but he could trot think that as inquiry into the
general causes of distress would be useful. He would
repeat, as he had before stated, ,that generally the great
interests of the country ware not its an unfavourable pod-.
tioti and that whattbecountry wanted was quiet, order,
peace, and eouftdruce.....-011ear, and a laugh. rpm-
tain the mete of the agricultural districts was most lin-
permit, for the other interests, he must repeat, were
moving well.
Colonel SUITHORPE was of opinion that the country,
was in an Muffling crisis, and if any proof were wanting
of the correctness of the reports that Were circuleted its.
the newspapers, it might be found in the circunistence
that a great number of Members of that Muse had to.,
ceived leave of absenee .ou account of the disturbed state
of those parts of the country with which they were con-
nected. lie wished to say nothing of the dead or defunct,
though not absent Ministry; but he believed that all the
economy and reduetione for which they tuck credit had
been forced on them by others.
Mr. RC)I3INSON remembered that the Hoar, Mem-
bee for Calliegton had beeit ono Of those who bun Session
resisted an inquiry into the state of the country, which
was then proposed. H. would request lion. Member, to
turn their serious attention to the situation of every clue
in the country, and not confine themselves to the state of
the southern ,countive. If the Chancellor Of the Reda-
quer were not absent, he would venture to throw out a
_04044 Wlzleli be thought wook attending to. It

sent state of our circumstance'. The motion was negx=
tired, though supported by many Members of the present
Administration, and to: haired they Would now take an
early opportunity. of proposing such an inquiry with a
view to a revision of taxation. It watt moat import..
ant first to inquire. into , the dietrent, but after that
was accomplished, and all pos•ible relief afforded by the
reduction of taxation, ke hoped that an inquiry would
be set on foot as to the propriety of improving the mode
of levying taxation. After every retrenchment had
been made, it should be ascertained what were the
test mans of levying the lases necessarylfor the pay-
ment of the national debt and the public service, so that
it should be equally levied on all ,elasetts. At present,in-
dustry was most unequally oppressed by taxation, and it
ought to be relieved. Hints were given several times last
session of the propriety glimpsing a property tax, though
they had not been favourably received. The late Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, he remembered, stated that the
measure of a property tax hail been under the considera-
tion of his Majesty's Government; and he recollected that
the Right Hone Gentleman,. the Member for Liverpool,
flow unhappily no more, said that he considered the im-
position of such a tax would be necessary. The Noble
Lord, who was at present Chancellor of the Exchequer,
was, fed believed, not unfavourable to a tax on property,
and under such circumstances, he hoped, after the 06*
vernment had retrenched, that it would consider of the
rtt-
vi»iun of taxation...-Miter it had done all it could to lighten
the burdens of the ealtintry, that it world °lnsider of mei-
sures to levy the necessary taxes mete equelly, and. with
greater facility. He 414 not say that fended property
ought to be taxed, but at present that Went quite free,
while taxes were levied on the necessaries of which
operated moat injuriously an !the poorer classes.' That
was a subject which he .shnuld perhaps :enforce more at
length when the Chancellor. of the Exchequer was in the
House, and be would then only observe, that he hoped
that the inquiry, if one were instituted, would ntit-he con-
fined to the southern eountiee, or to out part of tile-1A.114'
nistration of the Poor Laws, butextended to all the cows
of national distress. ' •

Slr ROBERT PEEL, thought the Hon. Gentleman
had shown, by his own observations, that such an inquiry
as he had ' reoemmeaded would be recta and nniestrafec.
tory. He' had matured tie'bipie; en vilitelf he. deiire4 a
epeeist inquiry,
.ninuely, the operation 'ttioalloniii pro-
alticing the gerretal'ilistresto: 16r that lie ivlinteifa S•pecial
Committee. If a Committee were
,appointed 'to' inquire
into the causes of the general distress, that oae woold
entlergo investigation; and was he tube told that it 'Would
he mail& for one Committee to inquire into all thncauaeo
of distress 7- The One Committee would have to inqnire
into the effect of the Corn Lawn:--of the. Poor taws,—
into the effect of ttiation and, after having inquind into
the effects of all these things, It would have to hod out
the remedies.. If, hoivever, a Cr' wont**, could be Ap-
pointed to inquire into the subject' mentioned by, the Hop.
Member for.Callington, he thought it would he beneficial.
The time was come when it would be most expedieet for
the House to tortilla, some inquiry into the state of the
agricultural districts, and into the causes of the disturb-
ances in the southern counties, petticularly into the pree
rice' operation and administration of the Poor Law,. An
inquiry limited to the defects of the Administration of
those laws, might be most useful, and lie would willingly
go into it, without any reference to party or
:polities, but
solely with a view to better the condition of the labouring
elastic. It was of great importance to get a few Picts, so
that the present condition of the lalmurer in some couutiesc
—in the weald of Kent and Susses, for example—might be
contrasted with his condition in other counties, under differ-
ent physical circumstances, and with his condition in past
times. He should like, also, to contrast the condition
of the agricultural labourers in those districts where wages,
were paid out of the rates, and where roonderneo, were
common, with their coodition in those districts ',Where
the wages of the labourers Wire wholly paid -b), the ept.
ployer, and roundemen were unknown.
,:The prectleal
operation of the two systems would Then be ettettitely
known, which would be of great use. Ire would, inquire
also into the influence of rents and into theii amount.---
At present, it was generally stated that ,high rents` had
contributed to the'distress. That War not his opinion ;
but in the Committee' thole who suppoited that opinion
could be heard, and the landowners might have an oppor-
tunity of ?teeing its 'lncorrectness. The Ceninnttee
might inquire, too, into the probability of our populatipn
finding a vent in our colonies of North Americo.. A
gentleman, who had been rent thither to mike booklets
into the quantity of land yet uneppropriated, and into the
best condition of maim' greats, had lately returned, and
he had made his report to the Secretary of Awe for the
Colonies ; and a Committee, having his infortoatine,
I might examine. how far voluntary, 'emigration might be
I looked to'as a means of relief,- If be only had completo
information as to the :present assts of the agricultufal
labourer* In two or three crourailen, end their oondition iu
the same muntles forty years age, and eons*. k notriedaw
of their condition in other counties, he would'uot,eitr,that
some remedy for the' distress 'might not be devlited4 for
he atilt remained of opinion, that a correct eritingetnent
of a few pretuinent and leading feels war the best Antoci*.
lion for future mesieuresi. it he were pieced in the Com-
mittee, he should make it hie object to devote 'hie time, to
the inquiry ; and the public time of public men eitirld not
he better employed titan in investigating ouch a anbject.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL, for one, courted * full inquiry
into all the perticulare of the county he represented..
Jtsr-
tice would not be done to the landowner, and the farmers,
unless such an inquiry were instituted. Chergee hed been
made against them which ought to be refuted, and which
he was sure a Committre would refute. The actual state
of the tenantry and their landlords ought to be ascertained.
It was saido—most unjustly be believed—that rents Were
too high, and must be reduced ; that was a 'object that
ought to be investigated, and, if they were too high; they
ought to be reduced. The situation of the labourers, too,
' demanded investigation. Marty of them, when employed,
obtained adequate wages ; but there were too many of them
and many of them gut no employment, so that their con-
dition was mooteinequal.
' Sir ROBERT PEEL was afraid that the condition of
the agricultural labourers lied been gradually deteriorating
for several years past, but he did not attribute that as a
fault to any one clue. He wished it also to be understood
that he had never *nee thought or said that the
deterioration in the condition of the agricultural classes
was caused by the conduct of the upper classes.
Mr. ORMSBY 0011 E complaints, of the unjust in-
terference of the perish officers with the lehourersWages,
and condemned the payment of wages out of the poor-
rates. The Hon. Member. referred to tile couduct of
I Lora Gage, lAit waisset right by being informed that the
• Noble Lord had explained Bat matter. Ile had heard
that natty people hail only ls. a week, and were cow-
, pelled is live on that. That was a sad blot on this coun-
t try. It was cruel, unjust, end impolitic. He believed
I that what an lion. Friend had towed on a former day,
that the negroeir were better fed and clothed. than F...uolisli
labourers, was quite correct. it. was necessary, to state
this, for there .wits, its believed, a Bill :to lrs reed to-Mer-
-1 row, to oaks i compulsory rate. for the relief of the poor.
The 1101104 could not be too cautiouto for the nowspepers
teund their way into every cottage of the country as Well
as fate the drawing-room. In the county with which he
was 000nected (Salop, we
.belivve), there hod been no ciis-
turbances, end there nu, loterference took place with the
lebourer, and weeps were rover paid out, of the poor-
rate.. Generally the people en ll* a
a week, and he bed not heard of Amy, complaint.
Mr. LONG vit:LIEB.LAY, the eontiuci
Lord Gage.,
Mr. oumsny GORE 4)61440 tor whet h. 41 acid of
Lord. Gift*
Mr. OWEN .O'CONllltil wished tilt inquiry to be
extended to Ireland.
Mr, O'BRIEN also seiihed that a Committee should
110 appointed, and that its rottarebot should be tacteutied
to Ireland.

CVRTEIS IRK Lord, O ago was s gust upright
end 1101100 table,, 17010,44, *O,, WWI. 4Ylietevel 441 U tOk lie
justly imputed to thet.,Ptbitottan. Ile denied tintt it Was
ilia practice to piy wags 004 SOOT rate* in Suartz, but
hp wished:to ask kw It Wm salltile that a woo who Wile
earning 1U Werra could miliatitin tight or tea children ?
The distress wee sot smog& Ortow,wegea, but w4nt of
employment. He lied pitktt tune 411114 old nigepeilve per
Oey dirough hot winter at an autoteur farmer, and lib
knew that where the rernlinb CqUilt afford it they paid 2s.
p„ day ; but they *id not A 94 eniphiyinent for all the
lahrumm He wished futt en inquiry abaold
toted ion) tilt condition ,or all cleatei; and. Int 'war elite,
it "Dwelling were not done, end opetaiily done, aticrety
woul.l fall into a most 14InebtAbiu 11414 of 4horttowilati4'll.
Sir JOHN 110IIIIKIt complained if Connaught being
muck neglected by Parlienieut. Ulmer, Munster, end
Puldin, had rcceivtd large frauta oaf
.pulklic looney ; but
CorM4llo4 )uld Wee.received any. was great
diorem at row) t anOle
.era !Neat of that part ot lira
cauritry• anti the POtotOts :titi been. I very short I'l'op. flee
suggested the propriety of rerurnting the 61411,1
not hear', in Int gallery,
teliktd iihst ut

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"reml4 No speedily at possible endeavour to ripply some re-
lief, in the way of a diminution of taxation, to those wh
were at present so heavily burdened with tile relief of the
poor.

COMMITTEE OF .SUPPLY.
On the motion that the House resolve into a Committee
of Popply,
Mr. P. HOWARD implored it, as it wee about to vote
sway the produce of the taxes, to direct its attention to
economy, and by all means to endeavour to manage their
income and expenditure in such a manner as to allow of
the repeal of the malt tax, which now pressed 6o severely
on the agricultural classes.

The Houle then went into Committee, Sir A. Ointot
in the Chair.

Mr. S. RICE, before he called the Cs triMittee to con-
sent to the resolutions which he had to propose, felt it his
duty to say that the estimates which he now wished to
provide for were those framed by the late Government.
His Majesty'. present Governinent had whet. directed
their attention to those estimates which were to be prepared,
than to those which had been already Made up; and as the
sums now required were merely directed to supply the, ex
penditure of the two months of the quarter, and to pro-
vide for expenses already incurred, he did trot anticipate any
objection to them from the Hon. Gentleman opposite.
Having said thus much, he should at once move that a sum
not exceeding 137,6001, be granted to make good the ex
tesordinary expenses of the army up to the end of the
year 1830.—This resolution was agreed to.
On the resolution granting a sum of 113,000/. to de-
fray the Army services for seven days, from the 25th to
the 31st of December, 1830,
Mr. CRESSET PELHAM condemned the extrays-
panne of the Estimates for the Army, and observed, that
at the commencement of the American war the whole
annual amount required for the Army was only 013,0004
a sem scarcely sufficient to pay the expenses of the pre•
sent force for a single month.
Itesolntions—granting 93,872/, to complete the sums
required for the expenses of the Conunissat lot ; 0,000/,
for the Civil Contingencies; and 60,000/. to defray the
expenses of works completed under the direction of the
Board of Ordnance-,were then read and agreed to.

WINDSOR CASTLE,
On the resolution requiring,a further sum of 25,000/.
to defray the expences of repairs and .improvements at
Winienr Castle, •
Colonel fiII3TIIORPE protested against the expendi-
tore of money in such a lavish manner, and without tint
prospect of coming to any termination, They hid already
expended a sum of above 000,0001. to complete altera-;
tiers, which had' been originally stated in the Estimate
laid before the House at only 150,000/, In the Foment
mate of the country by theught it would he highly cut=
pahle in the Member' of that House to sanction the ca/1.
tinuence of this'extravagance..
Mr. RICE begged to remind, the Hon. Member that
the sum now required was fdr the purpose of defreying
*allergen already incurred. It should also be recollected
that when this subject was mentioned in connexion with
the estimates of the year on a former oce,,sion, the House
refused to sanction the expenditure of any further sums
until. a Committee was appointed to inquire into the
nature of the estimates, and the state of the winks. That
Committee was accordingly appointed, and their report
was now on the table of. the House. He could aasure the
Hon. Member, and the Mum, that the suggestion con.
tamed in it would be maturely weighed before the Govern-
ment attempted to come before them for any further sums
on the same account, No such estimate was yet formed
or determined on ; but he was certain that when it was
presented it would be found to be regulated on the strictest
principles of economy.
Sir G. WARRENDER expressed a hope that Windsor
Castle, the ancient Valets of our Sovereigns, would, now
that the. country had gone so far, be thoroughly, repaired,
and endgred , fit for the residence of the Monarch.
Mr. GEORGE RORINSGN, said, that the expenses
already incurred were more than four times act ewers
over the original estimate ; and it should he recollected
that the work was commenced on the assurance of the
Government, that the expense wail to he kept within, the.
estimate. Ile protested againet the doctrine of the Wu.
Baroaat (Sir G. Warrender), that they were bound to
gee on with thin extravagant expenditure, because they.bad
already assented to it in so many instances before., In
his opinion, it would be much better that the first ex-
pense should be lost than that they should, in the present
orate of the cougar'', persist in such foolish extravagance.
lie hoped that, at alt events, the present (Jovermortnt
would adopt a different mum, and that they would pro-
duce a full and satisfactory ratcrnate of every work Wore
they called on that House tO advance money for the pur-
pose of cart ying it on.—(Hear.)
Mr. CUTLAR VERGUSON trusted that the times
in which the House found itself pl iced in the dilemma of
either going on with Useless and extravagent works, or of
abandoning what it had already expended as lust, were
new passing may, and that the present Government,
would feet the necessity of pursuing a course more coma
mint with those principles on which it sought. dm appio
hation and support of the coimity. By tht se prine4e*
the present Governmeut were now to he. tried, And he
trusted the House weld figol them sensible of tire dir-
treitatta of the, country, • and that economy would at, last he
construed in it, true meaning—that of unsparing retrench.
tuent.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. CURTEIS prOfessed his, determination to divide
the House as often at its ferms would permit, if may at-
tempt wee made, in the present state of the country, to
Obtain money for carrying on the erection of two Nieces
it the Mine time.

ME. WARI3URTON understood, from good authority,
that the architect employed in the erection of Buckingham
Palma had sent lit an account for one' quarter, greater by
some thousands than the sum originally required for the
whole of the improvements,. Ha understood that an im.
illeti%t sum was yet required to complete• that Palace; but
be hoped that the present Governawnt, before they made
any's/emend for that purpose,- would take care to astlntio
by estimate what war the probable amount required for
this purpose. It wee bet illieee to the late. Government
to say that they had, or, learning the return of the expen-
diture going on, ordered the.worke to be suspended, but
/se thought it would have been more to their credit if they
had given that order during the life of the late King, rather
than after the suecys.ion of the present Sovereign.
Mr. RICE assured the House that the strictest economy
would be adopted in every branch of the puhliu service,
and that any attempt to obtain money on unauthorised or
unrecognised statement* would be carefully avoided.
The resolution was then agreed to.
RIDEAUX CANAL.

Mr. RICE, in calling on the Cotranitt;ie to assent to a
molutinn, granting 40,740/, to complete the sum re-
quired by the estimate of 1830, for the Ritleaux Canal,
called its attention to the expence tvhich had already been
Incurred. Several estimates had been Mimed in the pro-
gress of the work, and tt stun of three hundred thousand
pounds had' been added to the original estimate in Com-
queries of difficulties 'occurring from .the nature of the
ground. A committee of engineer. who List examined the
work, had reported that they might be completed for
150,0001., in addition to the 672,000/. 'already expended.
Thin sum it was proposed to spread over the four years up
to 1823 ; but it was now found that 44,1,.0001. would be
necessary ; and as the Government were not prepared to
make a demand to that extent, or to any extent without
the most diligent inquiry into its propriety, they required
merely the stun which would become tine fur the present
year, according to the original agrremcnt,
Jr. WARBURTON gave the Government credit for
its candour, Itut,protested against any further expenditure.
'Mr. MABERLY olio protested against any further en.
penditure of British capital on the canal, ;tut ridiculed the
idea of fortifying 1,700 miles of frontier at the expence of
this country.
Mr. LA BOUCHERE had, from a¢nnvictinn of its ne:
reasity,-alwaym voted for this eximonliture on the canal and
trtificatione, I
ant. .1e was still prepared to contend that they
should lie completed. The moat efficient barrier against
an invader was, however, at uontented and attiafied pope.
trains ; and he hal ed that* some attention would now he
paid to the Civil Adrffinistration cif Canada, es ho was
confident all matters in dispute could be adjusted with very
little difficulty.

Mr. OOULBURN defended tie conduct of the late
Government with respect to Canada and the Rideuttz
Canal. 'The original aunt required' for the Canal was
only 150,000/. ; but When the forest wan cleared, and the
ground opined, it Was found that 1100,0001. snore would
be neeessaiy ; and a Board of Engineers were twice'
called on to routine the works before it was agreed that
We stun should be expended.
Mr. MARERLY repeated his protest against the ex-
Iliture of so muck British capital upon the fortification
at the frontier line 'of C tuella.
Nir 11, HADDINOE mentioned that the Canal in
flotation War ealetalatati to'rave'eiperice. ' In threii years
pi tire test; war no lets *UM than a Millloll of money had
been expended In the rotiveyence of stores up the River
St. Lam, five, and in one year alone 600,000! No new
works had pitaen recently commenced on the frontier of
Gtnalla. Is rise of the utmost importance to lireeeive
Canada, as the loss of it would tend to render the United
States a powerful maritime orate,
Mr. Alderman WAITIIIVIAN concurred in opinion

upon the subject with his Ron. Friend the hrember for
Britlport.
The resolution was then agreed to; as was also a Testy-
lutitm fir granting the sum of 71765 i. 04. 7d. to corn.
pieta the awn voted in the' la4t Bdoiloti for 11.1i4cellaneoua
Serviees in Ire! dui
ADJOeRNAIENT OF THE tiO-USE.

On the motion for the Speaker)* leaving the thkir,
Sir 1. KNATCHBULL was &Skew; of asking the
Noble Lord a question with respect to the Adjournment
far the Holidays. He did not wish to embarrass the Noble
Lord, but it was of great importance to Hon. Members,
with reference both to private Bills and elettion petitions,
to know when it was intended to hove the Adjourment,
and fur what length of time.
LOid PALMMISI`ON answered, that the day of Ad-
,
journtneet Must depend upon the progrtaa of &bile busi-
ness. As far as be was now able to page, he thought
that the Adjournment might probably take place about
the 16th instant. Ift was impossible for him, however, to
state the. precise day. What the probable length of the
Atioernment might be he could not exactly says He was
sure that it must he generally felt, that in the existing
state of the country the prestute bf Hon, Gentlemen for a
time in their respective counties was exceedingly desi-
rab'e ; and that they would be almost more toefel there
thin in their places in tl.at House. It was almost ex-
pt client that the Members of his Majesty's Government
should have the mesna oflooking round them, and arrang-
ing the various measures which it .would be their duty to
propose to Parliament. It was probable, therefore, that
the Adjournment would be moved for as long a period as
was consistent with the prictlce of the House.

The House then resumed, and the Report tas ordered
to be reFeirea to-toorrow.

BEER.

On the motion of Colonel SIBTHORPE, returns were
ordered to be laid. before the Houle of the number of Con,
vietiona for Adidterating Beer, in England and Wake,
since the year 1827; end of the Informations ordered by
the Board of Excise on the same subject within the same
period.