The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-16 00:00:00

SCOTCH JURIES.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE postponed the Corninittee on
the Scotch Jury Bill until Wednesday next.

ALEHOUSES' LICENCES.

On the motion of Lord AUCKLAND the House resolved it.
self into a Committee on the Alehouses Licences Bill.

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Earl BATHURST opposed the clatioe which tended to pre-
vent Magistrates from depriving publieans ottheir licences un-
less a regular complaint had been made before them, and had
been tried at the Quarter Sessions. His Lordshipiwas nnder-
•stood to object to the difficulties thus thrown upon the informer,
and to the addition which would thus be made to the business
of the Quarter Sessions.
Lord AUCKLAND defended the clause, which was loit on
a division ; the numbers being—
Contents - - 7

Non-Contents - - 16
Majority against the Clause —.9
The other clauses were then agreed to ; and the House hav-
ing resumed, the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
The Court Fees Bill went through a Committee, and was
reported.
The Annuities Memorials Bill also went through a Com-
mittee, and the Report was ordered to be received on Wednes-
day.—A djourned.

Mr. LUSHlNGTOSlTire;enTea;Fetition from the Pub-
licans of Canterbury against the Beer Itill.—Ordered to lie on
the table and be printed.
Sir MASTERTON LIRE presented similar Petitions from
Weymouth and Dorchester.—Ordered to be printed,
Mr. MANNING presented similar Petitions from the Li-
censed Victuallers of Sandwich and Deal in Kent.—Ordered
to be printed.
Mr. BUTTERWORTH presented* similar Petitions from
Cheltenham, Ho&lngham, and Reading.—Ordered to be
printed.
Similar Petitions were also presented from -Manchester,
Ashby-under-Line, and several places in Lancashire, Twick-
enham, Hammersmith, Margate; Ramsgate, Sittingbourne,
various places in Suffolk, Hertford, Ely, Rochester, Dartford,
and Yarmouth.—Read and ordered to lie on the table, and be'
printed.
The Charge of Loan Bill and the East India Company's
Loan Bill were read a second time, and ordered to be corn-.
mitted' to-morrow.

The House went into a Committee on the Greenland Fishery
Act.—The several Amendments 'were"-rtigreed to and the Re-
port ordered to be received to-morrow.
EAST INDIA SUGAR ACT.

The House agreed to several Resolutions in Committee on
the subject of this Act, the Report of which was ordered to
be received to-morrow.

Mr. LENNARD presented a Petition from certain inhabi-
tant Householders of Middlesex, complaining of abuses in the
County Court. Ordered to be printed.
The London-Bridge Water Works Bill was read a third
time and passed.
The House went into a Committee on the General Turnpike
Road Bill. Report to be received to-morrow:

SMUGGLING LAWS.
Mr. J. BENETT presented a Petition fforn certain per-
sons, in prison for the offence of smuggling, having been
taken in the capture of the Suiannah, by the Ranger revenue
cutter, complaining of the severity of the, Navigation Laws,
praying that thy may be mitigated so as.to be' more con-
sonant with the laws of nations and the rights and liberties of
Englishmen. The Petitioners stated that they were sailing
within fifty miles of the Dutch coast, under Dutch colours,
when the Ranger fired upon them, and killed one man and
wounded another, in execution of a right of search. They
stated also, that they had only Offended against some technica-
lities in the law.

The Petition was read, and on the question that it be printed,
Dr. LUSHINOTON expressed his surprise that this sub-
ject was allowed to pass in silence by the other side. He had
no hesitation in saying, that these individuals, if now in prison,
were unlawfully so, and if any Statute contained provisions
authorising their detention, it was contrary to the rights of na-
tions, and the spirit of the British ConAtitution, and therefore
null and void. In pursuance of what was called a right of search,
this foreign vessel, within fifty miles of the Dutch coast, in
time .of peace, had been treated precisely as though under the
circumstances, jiagrantc kilo. And if this were to be per-
mitted, he asked, where would be the security for British
merchantmen from similar treatment at the hands of foreign
nations ?

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, that not having
heard of this case before, he could give no information respect-
ing it. He had no doubt, however, that it would be found that
there were circumstances to justify the imprisonment of the
men ; but he begged to suggest that there were other ways of
obtaining justice, were it not so, than by applying to Paths-
ment. The fact of British vessels assuming foreign flags, did
not except them from the operation of the laws. '