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London, England, 1823-03-22 00:00:00

COURT OF BEssroN.—Ni4. HAY.

Sir R. FERCHISSON presented a petition of considerable
interest, as impugning the conduct of the Court of Session in
..Scetlend. It was from the incorporated Weavers of the town
of Leith, complaining of the conduct of that Court towards an
individual of the name of John Hay. He could not believe
'that the charges in the petition were true, but he maintained,
the absolute necessity of hearing and investigating them.
The LORD ADVOCATE observed, that it the Gallant
General would inquire of any Gentleman connected with the
-bar of Scotland, he would find that the character of the indi-
vidual to whom the petition referred was such as to shew that
little attention was due to the allegations of the petition itself.
Mr. HOBHOUSE thought it absolutely necessary that some
inquiry should be instituted on.the subject. If the allegations
of the petition should turn put to be well-founded, they would
reflect the greatest discredit on the Court of Session, and more
especielly on the Lord President; for it would appear that the
Lord iereenient, who had advised the prosecution of 31r. flay,
had himself been examined as a witness on the precognition of
the wee ...He was not at all acquainted with the practice of the
Scotch Courts. Suclea proceeding might be in strict conformity
,) that practice; but if so, is his opinion the sooner it was put
an end to the better.
.MrellUME expresSed his surprise at the declaration of the
I,earniiel Lord, that the character of the individual to whom the
l'etition referred, was such as to demand little attention. Hav-
ing seen the documents upon which' the Petition was founded,
he cautioned the House against being influenced by any such
loose eliarge on the part of the Learned Lord. From those do-
cuments, it appeared that Mr. John Hay was an honest., up-
right, clear-headed man. Various testimonials from respect-
able merchants and others in Leith, Edinburgh, &c. spoke to
his being a man of strictly honourable principle. He regretted
that what he had stated on this subject last year had been un-
heeded by the Right Hon. the Secietary of State for the Home
Department. Ile considered Mr. John Hey as a most op.
.pressed individual, and that the Court of Session ltad.conducted.
themselves weenie him iu the met arbitrary and tyrannical
mariner. When.the subject came under discussion, ,he would
rtoCit.leiielec.:intenteeto show that. during thirteen years of litiga-
tion, Mr. Iley had had justice denied hien. The conduct of
the Lord President Hope, and of others of the Judges of the
Court ef Session, bad done great discredit to the Bench.
On the motion that the Petition be printed, •
The 1A)It1 ADVOCATE deprecated any discussion of a
subject like the present without due notice. All that he had
.exished the Gallant General who presented the petition to do
.e --Was, to inquire whether the state of miml of the individual in
question:` was not such as to place his conduct in a particular
point of view ?—Among other thinge, it was well known that
although he had employed respectable Counsel in one of his
suite, he had oubsequently. quarrelled with the whole of them.
Mr: Secretary PLEIi, in answer to the Hon. Gentleman's
expretteion of surprise that he (Mr. Peel) bad not attended toil
the representations trade to him on the subject, observed, that
he did not conceive it would very materially conduce to the pure
and equal administration of justice, if a Secretary of State for
the Home Department Were to consider it a kind of matter of
COLINe to receive appeals from the decisions of the Judges,
e whether in Scotland or in Engleed., With respect to the parti-
cular case in question, he had reason to believe that it would
appear that there was ntegrOund, whatever for criminating the
Court of Session. •
After a few words feom Sir R. FEaGUssax, the petition was
-then ordered to be printed.
WEST INDIA TRADE.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY presented a petition from the Ship-
,owners and others of the town of Newcastl, interested in the
Trade to the Weld Indies, against an Equaleization of Duties.
Ordered to lie on the table.
'WINDOW TAX. •
Mr. 11011110 USE gave notice, that he would on the 15th of
Nay move for the total repeal of the 'Window 'fax.
WAREHOUSING BILL.
Mr. 'WALLACE moved the Order of the Day for the House
. going into a Committee on the Warehousing Bill.
!dr. ROBERT.SON,although he warmly approved.of the

principle of the measure, and thought it of the greatest
im-
portance to the country, was nevertheless persuaded that the
machinery of it was such as must totally destroy all the good
effect intended. The object of the Bill was 'to allow foreign
manufactures and produce to come in, and to go out of the
warehouses with the greatest possible facility ; but the unne- '
cessary caution used for the purpose of securing the. revenue
would entirely destroy all the advantages resulting from that
facility. Not satisfied with calling. on the exporters of the-
goods, the captains of the vessels, and the other parties concern-
ed, to enter into bonds in our own ports with respect to the
destination of the goods, the framers of the Bill called on the
other nations of the world to protect our revenue ; by requiring
that proof should be subsequently given that the, goods were
actually landed at the port-fur which they were originally des-
tined. Now it might heppen that the market of the latter port
was glutted, and that without breaking bulk at all, it might be
advantageous to the vessel to proceed to some oilier port, pro-
bably not far off ; but front that advantage she would be.by
this Bill precluded. All this would be attended with infinite
vexatious; and he would therefore advise the removal of this
and a great deal of other complicated machinery, and.the sub-
stitution of a more simple process. With respect to the gene-
ral principle of the Bill, he was deeply impressed with its im-
portance, he wished it to be universally applied to our com-
merce; and he was desirous that the present Bill should at once
be rendered as complete as possible.
• Mr. BRIGHT was very desirous that the Committee upon
the Bill should be postponed, and that it might stand over until
after Easter, in order that its provisions might be circulated
among chose to whom the subject was of great importance.
Mr. WALLACE expressed his surprise at the difficulty
which the Hon. Gentleman, who had just spoken, felt at pro-
ceeding immediately with the Bill, because the Bill was almost
entirely the same as that which had already been printed five '
times; and because, on an application which had been made to'
hint by an Hon. Gentleman opposite, he (Mr. Wallace) had
given a distinct pledge that he would bring the subject forward
at as early a period as possible of the present Session.
Mr. S. WORTLE's denied that individuals who were in.
terested in the Bill had had sufficient opportunity of ascertain-
ing bow far their interests were effected by it. The Merchants
at Leeds had called a .)leeting upon the subject, conceiving that
a part of the Bill was calculated materially to injure them lie
was desirous of delay until the result of that Meeting could be
ascertained. He had no objection whatever to go into the Com-
mittee on the Bill at present, provided it were understood that
' the Bill should be re-committed.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could really
see no cause for delay. In the first place, the Bill was very
nearly the same as the Bill of last year, which had been so amply
discussed. The only objection of the Hon. Member ibr York-
shire related to one clause towards the latter part of the 13111,
of exemption from the general operation of the Bill. He (the
Chancellor of the Exchequer) was of opinion that it would be
better to get rid of thatclause altogether. What the Honourable
Member -wanted, however, was the introduction of woollens
into the exemption of that clause ; but that need not be con-
sidered in the Committee. The Hon. Gent. might make that
proposition at any future stage of the Bill. Really, after the
ample discussion which the subject had, formerly undergone,
and the plain and intelligible character of the present Bill he
could see no objection to going into a Committee, not merely
pro forma, but as one of the regular stages of the measure.

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Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS did not conceive that there was
any reasonable groUnd for apprehemiion on the part of the per.
sons interested in the woollen trade. He bad had an opportu-
nity to-day of aicertainiug how the trade stood at present; and
he found that we at present exported woollens to the amount of
7,01)0,0001. annually, of which 3,000,0001. wire exported to
continental Europe, ..,000,0001. to America, and 1,200,000/. to
the East Indies. Ile did not conceive, therefore, that we were
in much danger from foreign competition. He trusted that
Government would persevere in the present measure, which he
was persuaded would be extremely beneficial.
Mr. BENETT was persuaded, that the general principle of
the Bill was of the highest importance to the country. lie
feared, however, that the framers of it had got into a hobble by
listening to the representations of the persons concerned in the
silk-trade. If they persevered in that part of the Bill, he
should feel it his duty to move a similar exemption in favour of
woollens.

Mr. MARRYATT spoke in favour of the Bill, which he.
considered to be one of the greatest importance. The pre-
judices which existed with respect to it were extremely erro-
neous; more especially the clamour of manufacturers of differ-
ent dtscriptions with respect to their various manufactures. At
present there was scarcely a kinstiotn in Europe in which the
merchants could not form un assorted cargo of goods for the
purpose of supplying other foreign markets in a manner which
the existing regulations prevented the merchants of this country
from imitating.
IVIr. T. WILSON asked why was there an exception in fa-
vour of silk ? because the duties on that article were so exces-
sively high—why was there also an exception in favour of
linen ?—because the distresses of Ireland made no feel for her

want of capital—why was not the same principle acted on
with regard to the woollen trade? lie thought it quite unfair
that Woollen goods should not be excepted, while the present
duties on wool were enforced. He believed the Right Hon.
Gentleman formed very sound general views of commercial in-
terests, and in this instanceelaid down a wholesome principle
which he strained every efibrt to carry to perfection ; but surely
he could not deny that there was a necessity for some excep-
tions, and he would find the woollen trade to be one of them.
He conclutied'by intimating, that he would in the Committee
submit an amendment, if no one else did, that the word
" woollen," should follow " linen," in the clause of exception.
Mr. PHILLIPS said the exceptions in favour of silks and
linen were only
.made to meet existing prejudices. It was
matter of notoriety, that our trade was seriously injured,
from not having adopted a more liberal line of commercial
policy heretofore. With respect to the woollen trade, he had
made inquiries, and the result went to convince him, that it was
in a progressive :state and could bear competition with the Fo-
reign markets. If the lion. Member (Mr. Wilson) intended
to move for the repeal of the wool-tax, however, he would sup-
port him, but he- would not give his support to his plan of ex-
ception, if it were his object to uphold the preeent duties.
Mr. D. BROWNE stated, that he would divide the House
on the question of going into the Committee, unless the Right
`Hon. Gent. would allow the Bill to be re-committed after the
holidays.
Mr. J. GRATTAN observed that in justice to Ireland,
whose manufactures would be greedy affected by Nil Bill, fur.
they time ought to be given to allov the Irish Members to corn.
municate on the subject with their constituents ; he thought a
fortnight or ten days ought to be allowed for that purpose.
Sir 11. PARNELL was of opinion that the passing of the
Bill would be very beneficial to the Irish trade, as it would
make a greater opening for the linen manufacturers of that
country than at present existed.
Sir J. NEWr'ORT stated, .that he formerly favoured the
continuance of the transit duties, but on deliberate reflection he
was now convinced his opinion on that subject had been errone-
ous. The result of the examinations which had been conducted
by a Committee of the House led him to believe that it would
be beneficial to Ireland to throw the trade open, and for Borne
time the opinion had been gaining in that country.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY did not wish the Bill to be postponed.
If the Hon. Member (Mr. Wilson) asked an exception tor one
commodity, he (Sir M. R.) could do so for .another,; but he
hoped the question would be considered in 'reference to public
and not private interests. He did not doubt that some class
might partially suffer from the Bill, but it was not to be deniedl
that theeiperation of the general principle would be of benefi-
cial consequence. Although, either in the Committee or on the
third reading? it was his' intention to move an Amendment for
an exception en favour of glass, vet he did not wish the Bill to
be postponed, es the speedy adoption of its general principle
would Trove a most military .efrect on the commercial interests
of the empire.
Mr. RICARDO was of opinion that the Bill was founded on
a sound and judicious principle, and one which ought to prevail
throughout the whole of our commercial code. Be considered
the country greatly indebted to the Right Hon. Gentleman, for
his efforts to liberalize the system of trade. It was impossible
to make a law which would not interfere with the interest of
some classes, but the one at present before the house, while it
was calculated to advance the public welfare, interfered as
-little as possible with particular interests. The operation of
the Bill would be very beneficial, and he hoped the Right lion.
Gentleman wouldeaersevere.
Mr. HUME called the attention ofehe Right Hon. Gentleman
to the severe duty of 3 per cent. which was levied .by the Le-
vant Company, to the great prejudice of the Turkish' trade, and
hoped he would take that gtieVance into consideration. As to
the Bill, it was his opinion that it ought to have no exceptions;
it was faitourable to the general interests of the country, and
he would therefore give it his decided support.
Mr. PORCHER wished the Bill postponed, to allow time
for further consideration.
The question was then put on going into the Committee, and
the House divided, when there appeared-:-
Ayes, 82—Noes, B—Majority for the Committee, 74.
On returning to the Gallery, we found the House in Coni-
mitteenn the Bill; several clauses were put and agreed to with-
out observation.
On the clause empowering the Lords of the Treasury, by
their warrant, to select ports and warehouses for warehousing
and securing ;rods in general, or any particular goods or articlee,
Mr. ROBLItTSOR objected that the exercise of such a
power, in addition to that belonging to the Commissioners of
Customs and Excise, for the selection of particular warehouses,
would be productive of confusion and inconvenience.
Mr. Wel-LLACE.contended, that in the case of certain de-

scription of goods, and underspecial circumstances, 'the clause
was necessary for particular security.
Mr. GLADSTONE'expressed a similar opinion. .•
After a few words from Mr. K. DOUGLAS and from Mr.
PHILLIPS, the clause was agreed to.
' After some discussion, Mr. S. NVonley's Amendment, that
Woollens, as well av Silks and Linens, should be exempted
from the operation of the Bill, was negatived without a di-
vision. ,

The remaining clauses *f the bill then went through the
Committee, and were agreed to, after which the House resumed.
The Report was ordered to be received on Monday next.
BEER REGULATION BILL.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that
the House should go into a Committee on the Beer Acts, which
was agreed to. In the Committee the Right Hon. Gentleman said
it was his intention to move certain resolutions as the foundation
of a Bill which he intended to bring in, the blanks in which were
to be left open until after the holidays. The object of the Bill
was to give the poorer classes of the community, at a less price
than at present, a good and wholesome beverage. The best, or
strong beer, now in use, was liable to a duty of 10s. the barrel;
and the weak or inferior to a duty of 2s: There had been once
an intermediate duty, which was long since dis Continued—
. late it had been suggested that it would be advisable to
have an intermediate duty on a middle kind, or intermediate
quality of. beer ; because now the poor man paid for his
beer, which was unnecessarily strong, at the higher rate of
duty. To protect the revenue many things were necessary
to prevent fraud or collusion. One was, that this beer
should not be drank on the premises where made. Next,
that such beer should not carry a higher price than 275. a
barrel. This was to be sold to the retailer at the price above
stated, 275. a barrel.. it would be very desirable to have beer
at this strength, whichit was likely would take one quarter of
malt to five barrels, and might be sold at about 21d. a pot—
He thought that all these advantages might be obtained with.
out injuring the regular brelvers, and• improve the price of
barley to the advantage of the grower, who now suffered from
the want of price. The brewers certainly haul more of a mono.
poly now than they ought to have; but as during the war the
imposition of very heavy taxes and duties had induced the
brewers to embark . enormous capitals in the trade, it would,
though not a inatternaright, be very desirable to guard such
large -.Capitalists agatirk any sudden shock or violent change in
the trade of beer. With elm preliminary observations he
should move the following Resolutions :
That it is expedient for the public use, that beer be permitted
by law to be brewed of..a quality which was inferior to the pre.
sent, upon which a duty of ss. should be paid on every barrel
containing 36 gallons ; that this beer should be brewed at the
strength of five barrels to every quarter of malt, and should be
sold in 'not less quantities than 9 gallons, which at 30s. would
be at the rate of 10d. a gallon, or 20. a quart.
Mr. Alderman WOOD objected to the Resolutions. Go-
vernment, it seemed. was to have 25e. a.quarter duty on the
uualt, and these new brewers were to have Iss. advance in price
on beer thus brewed froth a quarter of malt more than the pre-
sent established brewers. lie thought it very hard that pub.
licans, si ho brewed their own.beer, as it was said 20,000 pub-
licans really did, should not be permitted to sell this beer,
though they paid often. 201. for their licences, besides other
heavy charges, for rent, taxes, and incoming.
Sir R. GOCKBURN thought it desirable this beer should
be sold by retail to the poor in some way or other, as strong
beer now was.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, all that
he wished by these regulations was to protect the revenue, by
wishing that. the beer• should not be drank on the premises
where it was made.
Mr. F. BUXTON considered it unjust to the present brewers
to put a duty on the quarter of malt brewed in this way of
only 255. whereas theold brewers actually pai&36s.. per quar-
ter of malt.

Mr. F. PALMER said, that if the Right Hon. Gentleman
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would allow threepenny beer
to be sold, it would be generally acceptable to the country.
After a few words from Alderman E 11, the Resolutions
were agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received on
Monday next.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
H ouse adjourned at Ilalf-past Twelve OIC104.•

PARIS PAPERS OF WEDNESDAY.

ErblllllEll EXTfACTS.I
(From La Piiota of WedneAlay Evening.)
PARIS, 31Ailcu 19.

Before mass, the King gave, an audience in his
apartments to thelVresiclent of the Bureau of the
Chamber of Peers, who presented the project of
the law in relation to the %eterans, passed in the
lost sitting,—the President of the Bureau of the
Ch'imitertertertitis had also the honour to pre-
kent to the King the different projects of laws
adopted by .the Chamber in its late sittings.—
At noon, to-day, the King presided at a Council

of Ministers, which ladtect illl two o'clock.

They write from Naples, under date of the
21st of February, that the Minister of Finance
of that kindgom directs, with great success, the
game of high and low, in regard to the public
funds, and that every body under him very re-
ligiously adheres to the example of his Excellency,
so that it is not rare to witness the Exchange
crowded with groups of persons belonging to this
Ministry. This Minister, moreover, appears to
be one of the first financiers of Europe, for the
500,000 ducats of stock sold to divers capitalists
at 75, may now be re-purchased ut 65.
The Journal of Toulouse of the 13th of March
asserts, that an estafette arrived that morning,
addressed to Lienteuant-General La Croix, com-
manding the 10th military division, bringing the
news that the Duke of Angoultune might be ex-
pected on the 20th instant.
M. de Gisbert, Minister of the Regency,
arrived two days ago at Toulouse. it is asserted
that he waits the arrival of his Royal Highness
the Duke of Angoultlme.

An Ettafette dispatched, it is said, by the Di-
rector-General of the Police of the kingdom,
passed this town on the morning of the 12th, in
his way to Perpignan.
News from the frontiers ot Spain, Perpignan,
10th of March, state thnt the Chiefs Montane,
Mosen Anton, pnd Carol, re-entered - Catalonia
from France, and, with their followers, occupied
for the few last days that part of the province
which borders on our frontier ; but yesterday a
colunin ofconstitutionul troops marched in order

to meet with, the. division of the three Chiefs,
which amounted to about 1,200. They met with
it at Cantaloup, but at its approach they retired
without the loss of life on either side. This di-
vision re-entered. France by Perthus; on the 10th.
The Constitutional troops in Catalonia advance
upon our frontier. The foreign legion, organized
at Barcelona, embarked on the 4th inst. for the
.
same destination.
Letters from Cadiz of the Ist announce, that
the National Guard of that town, to the number

of 6,000 men, are exercised every day in uniform,
and that it will meet death sooner than fall again
under the yoke of
despotism. Foreign menaces
have at last put all Spain in motion, and if the
invaders have not large corps of the army to en.
counter, they will not find the fewer enemies on
that account.

ANcONA, Fru. ship from Corfu brings
the important news of the surrender of }Nitres to
the Greeks, after an assault, on the 15th of Fe•
bruary. The master of the ship asserted, that
the news had been brought a little before
his departure by an express from Flares to the
British Governor of Corfu. The Greeks bad
i" this affair 800 killed, and 400 wounded.
The Turkish garrison MIS put to the sword.—
This place is one of the most important in the
Peloponnesus; it was under the command of

Jussuf Pacha, one of the best Generals of the
Porte.
TairsTE, MARCH 3. A vessel from Corfu,'
ten days on its passage, brings news that Corinth
had capitulated, but that te garrison had not
departed for want of British vessels to transport
them. News from Missolunghi state that the
approaches to Prevesa and Arta were in the pos-
session of the Greeks : Nihitaf, the terror of the
Mahometans, bad joined Odysseus, and waited
the arrival of the force under Bozzari to try a
Fconp de main against Larissa, and possibly Solo-
idea. The force of the three chiefs amounts to
55,000 men. The Greeks are animated with the
greatest enthusiasm.
FRONTIERS OF SWITZERLAND, MAttoit 6.—The
Ambassadors of the Allied Powers have not made
any ulterior demands upon the Swiss Confedera-
tion on the subject of measures to be taken under
present circumstances. It appears, therefore,
that the projected dispositions in other respects
have been entirely abandoned. The only
measures insisted upon by the Allied Powers re-
late to precautions to be taken against suspicious
foreigners resident in Switzerland, who niav fill
the Journals with articles injurious to the holy
Alliance.
_ _

[From the Journal des Davis, March 19.1
Yesterday, at half-past 8,, the King trunsacted
business with the Duke de Doudeauville, Direc-
tor-General of the Post. The King received

to a private audience the Baron D'llenin,
General appointed to the command of the '2.oth
military division (Peritueux).
IFrarn a Private Letter.]
ZANTE, FEB. 17.—A ship-master from the
Continent has brought news to-night that Aero.
Corinthus capitulated on the 6th of February,'
and that the Turkish garrison, reduced to 1,200
men, extenuated by disease and famine, are
to be transported to Asia Minor. We shall soon
receive more extensive details of this event.—
Mean time I can announce that the Castle of
Patras is treating for its surrender with General
Maurocordato. it is to surrender on the Ist
of April, if it be not by that time relieved.—Our
last news from Etolia state that Omer Brione,
attacked in his lines by Suliots who landed from
Cefalonia, where they had taken refuge, is
wandering in the mountains of Agrapha, whence
he hopes to reach Janina.

[From the Constitutionntl.l