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London, England, 1830-03-20 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(LAST NIGHT.)

The Speaker was summoned to the Peers, to hear the
Royal Assent given by Commission to various Bills, the
titles of which he read on his return, and which will be
found in our report of the proceedings of the other House.
LORD ELLENBOROUGH'S DIVORCE BILL.

Sir G. CLERK moved the first reading of Lord Ellen-
borough's Divorce Bill; and it was read a first time ac-
cordingly, and ordered to be read a second time.

LAMBETH BRIDGE.

Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from
the Watermen's Company against the New Bridge over
the Thames at the Horseferry Road.
THE BEER TRADE.

Mr. CARTER presented a petition from the Licensed
Victuallers of Portsmouth and Portsea, against opening
the trade in beer.

The Marquis of CHANDOS presented a petition from
certain freeholders and farmers of the Hundred of Burn-
ham, Bucks, for the repeal of the duty on malt; also
another petition, from the same parties, complaining of
severe distress, and praying inquiry and relief. The Noble
Marquis expressed his regret that Government had not
thought it right to relinquish the duty on malt as well as
that on beer.

Mr. lIEATIICOTE thought that if both could not be
repealed, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been right
in preferring to repeal the duty on beer. He was most
decidedly opposed to the monopoly of the brewers, who
had kept up the price of beer much beyond what it ought
to have been, although the duty on malt had been reduced
from 4s. 6d. is 2s. 6d., and although the price of a bushel
of malt had been lowered nearly one-half.
Mr. C. CALVERT agreed that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had acted rightly in repealing the duty on beer,
but contended that the effect of opening the trade would
he to ruin some thousands of honest and industrious vic-
tuallera.

Lord EASTNOR presented a petitian against opening
he trade in beer from the Licensed Victuallers of Here-
ord.—To lie on the table.

Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from Holder-
ness, complaining of agricultural distress.—To lie on the
table.

Mr. SYKES presented a petition from Kingston-upon-
Hull, signed by upwards of 3,000 persons, comprising all
the wealth and intelligence of that town, against the East
India Monopfr.
The name Hon. MEmmut presented a similar petition
from the Members of the Trinity House nt Kingston-
upon-null.

Lord ALTHORP presented a petition from the parish
of Wellingborough,. in Northamptonshire, against capital
punishments. He concurred with the petitioners in
thinking that severe punishments were ineffectual, when
they went against the feelings of society ; in such a state
of .things severe punishments encouraged crime.—The
petition was ordered to be printed.
Lord F. L. GOWER moved for Copies of certain
Correspondence between the Irish Government and the
Officers of Charitable Institutions in Dublin, which Cor-
respondence had been opened at the instance of the Select
Committee, appointed in 1829 to consider the Irish Esti-
mates.—Agreed to.
Immediately thereupon his Lordship presented those
papers.

The second reading of the Deserted Children (Ireland)
Billwaspostponed to the 26th inst.

Mr. IifIAISISBY COOnitpresented a petition from
Wooton-under-Edge against the truck system.
The same 'lox. MEMBER. presented a petition from
certain inhabitants of Gloucestershire, complaining of the
increase of horse-stealing, and praying the Nouse to adopt
some measure caculated to diminish the prevalence of that

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Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the Rev.
Thomas Smith, of the Established, Church, praying for
increased facilities for the erection of places of divine wor-
ship, in connection with the Church of England.—To lie
on the table.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from certain
(-lectors of the county of Waterford, complaining of the re-
turn of Lord George Beresford.—To be taken into consi-
deration on the 27th of April.
Mr. O'CONNELL moved for a return of the amount of
fees received by the Lord Chancellor's Secretary in coin-
missions of bankrupts, distinguishing town and country
dockets ; and a variety of other returns connected with the
Court of Chancery and the Court of Exchequer, which were
read from the Chair with so much rapidity, and in so low
a tone, that their purport could not be collected.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was un-
derstood to make some objection to those returns.
Mr. O'CONNELL said they were merely continuations
of what had been agreed to in former Sessions.
Messengers from the Lords signified their Lordships
concurrence in the Pensions' Duties' Bill and other Bills.
Lord EUSTON presented a petition from Bury St. Ed-
munds, praying for a revision of the criminal law.—To
be printed.
Mr. BULLER presented a petition from the clothing
district of Ryedale, in Yorkshire, respecting the renewal
of the East India Company's Charter.
Mr. W. WHITMORE also presented a petition from a
district in Yorkshire, against the East India monopoly.—
Both referred to the Committee upon the Charter.
The Marquis of CHANDOS presented a petition from
certain West India Planters and Proprietors, complaining
of distress, and prayiug for encouragement to West India
produce. He complained much of the duty on coffee.
Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS soon intended to bring for-
ward the general situation of the West India Colonies,
especially us regarded their commercial relations and the
distresses under which they at present laboured.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped
that the difficulties under which the West India interest
laboured would speedily be at an end. It would, no
doubt, be extremely satisfactory to the Government to af-
ford the petitioners any relief which they possibly could,
by the removal cf any taxes which could safely be repealed.
In bringing before the House his financial statement, he
carefully considered these imposts which could with most
advantage be repealed ; add in looking at the choice he had
made, he thought it best calculated on the 'whole to effect
the legitimate objects of reduction. Though not directly,
Yet indirectly, the Nest India interest would derive benefit
from the reductions which had been made.
Mr. R. GORDON thought a redtictien of 7s. or Be.
on the• chief produce of the West Indies might be made
without any loss to the revenue.
The petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. SPRING RICE moved for a return of the quan-
tity of Rectified Spirits in the possession. of Distillers in
London on the 15th March, and similar returns with re-.
secito Scotland and Ireland.—Agreed to.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY presented a petition from an in-
dividual, whose name was not audibly 'announced, stating
that he hid invented inaChinery for 'transferring coals
from ships into barges, by which a saving of Ss. a chal-
dron might be effected, and praying (as we understood)

that he might be enabled to bring hi:; invention into ge-
neral use.

Sir A. CAMPBELL presented a petition from the
Weavers of Glasgow against the Esst India Monopoly.—
Referred to the Committee on the Charter.
On the motion of Mr. HERRIES, it was agreed that
the House at its rising do ajourn to Monday.
Lord W. POWLETT presented a petition from some
place in the North Riding of Yorkshire, complaining of
the low price of lead. The Noble Lord wished to know
whether it was the intention of Government to do any-
thing to relieve this evil ?
Mr. lIERRIES said that, in his opinion, the putting a
duty upon lead imported would only be a meansof further
aggravating the distress.