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fallen from an Hon. Gentleman, whom he did net
see then in. his place (Mr, VANSITTAiI), afated,'
that a Deputation from the Distillers of Ireland had,_
last-year, when this measure was in contemplation,
remonstrated with His Majesty's Ministers, and re.
ceived the assurance from the then Chancellor of the,
Exchequer for Ireland (Mr. Costity), that nothing
should be done in the business till the question
should he decided by a Court of Law. *
Mr. KER put it to the Right Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Fostsa) whether, at this late period• of the
Session, it-was proper to push a measure of so much
importance. The Right Hon. Gentleman was en..•
titled to the gratitude of Ireland for his protection
of its Corn and Linen Trade, and he trusted he
Would not persist in the present Bill, whose opera•
Lion would be so injurious to an-other important
branch of the Manufacture of that Country.
The question was then called for, and as Colonel
Ht./Till MON did not press a division, the Bill Wig
real a second time, to be committed on Monday.
The Petition was then referred to the Committee on. •
the fill.

The Committee on the Irish Revenue Regulation -
Bill was put off to Monday.
A Message irons the Lords acquainted the House
that their Lordships had agreed to the Irish Addi.
dorm! Torc:e Bill, and to Viscountess Kilwanien'a
Annuity Bill, without any Amendments.
Mr. Sgaitroart reminded the..CHANceu.on of
the Pick avitg, that when the error in the Irish'.
Additional Force Bill, respecting the discretion
given to the Lord Lieutenant of fixing the Bounty.
had been corrected, it was understood that measure,
would have been taken to rettify a similar mistake
in the English Bill.. •
The CHAZICEA.LOt of the EXcHtQUER
that His Majesty was enabled by the 13i11 to' fix the
Bounty at a sum equal to Om-fourths of the rego.
Jar bounty; and there
scould be no question of rho
limit having been fixed to prevent a higher bounty
being given, rathei than from apprehension chat I
lower would in any case be allowed.

REZOLUTIONS OF FINANCE.
Mr. JoimsroNE postponed hi, Motion on this sub(
Jed, which stood noticed for this day, to to-morrow.
It might be for the convenience of Qentlemen to bo
informed, that he did not mean to urge the question
further to-morrow than to move that the kt esohl•
Lions be printed, in order to their being made thta,.
subjed of consideration on a future day.
STAMP DUTY BILL.

Mr, HUSKISS9NMoved the 'Orctf!r of the
for gaing into a Committee pn the Stamp Duty
Bill,

Mr. ffigß/DA4T rose merely to ask a qtteption
relatiec to a point to which he should feel himself
bound to call, the attention of the' Committee, it the-
answer should not be satisf4lory. The l'rearnblp
of this Jill stated, that it was to repeal all. the
ex-
isting Duties on Stamps, for which those con.+
tained in the subsequent Schedules, were to t?;
substituted. The point on which he wanted eX!.
planat4ur was, whether it was proposed to in,
crease the Stamp Duty on Newspapers? He sup
posed it was not intended, but until the matter
should be explained; .the Bill appeared to have that
Ofeet. . The discount- for .prompt .payrnent uqs aF
present 16 per cent, and there was also an allow aneg
of lEs. made to Newspaper Proprietors, as tor
equivalent for the rise in the price of Paper, when.
the Additional Duty had been laid on Paper, VC
z 6 per cent, discount was inserted in the schedul
the but there was no mention of the .tdiaw'r
ance of 18s. and it would he manifest, that if the
Bill were to repeal the AO by which that allovvocc'
had been made, without re.enatling it, the ell's •
would be to lay an additional Duty, to the extent
that allowance, on Newspapers.
The CH /INC ELLO R of the EXCHEQUER re'
plied, that the a)lowance was made out or the E%'t
cisc on Paper, and that the present repealed only
Stamp Adti, and left all allowances under any other
Mb totally undisturbed. The matter, however?
sbould be attended to,
The House then went Into a Comaiittee an Oft
Stamp Duty Regulation Bill, many of the Clauses
Of which were strenuously contested, .more patticut
larly that which tendr4l to impose an Additional
Tax on Attornies and Praetors, in the form of orl
Annual Licence.

Mr. SHERIDAN, Mr. FortaLANgov, Mr. Sor-
jeans 1355 T, Dr. LAWRENCE, and others, argued
asainst the clause, Duch as a stigma on the rats-
ton, or as unjust and oppressive,. and unequalled, ,
as applying to Any particular prnfessinn, •
The CHANCELLOR of the Excettosis and the
ATTORNEY GENERAL admitted the fotce ache ob•
jeelions to a certain extent, and consented to mo.
dify and reduce the Tax in certain proportions, to
be calculated from the Icngth of time that the per.
sons concerned were in the adual exercise
.of their'
professitin. We understood the, annual certificate to
be rated for Attornies as follows $l. fur those who s'
were not in the profession three years ; tol. for
those who have pradised three years and upwards;
with .e minor charge on persons pratising the same'
profession in Scotland, &e. •
On the Clause proposing an Additional Duty of
3d. on every sheet of Paper employed in LaW Prof
ceetlings, an opposition of some length ensued,
itrincipally, on the part of Mr. SHERIDAN, Off
LAIVRENCRI Mr. Serjeant pm, &c• when a Di-
vision took place,
Ayes,
Noes?

The other. clauses and Amendments then went
through the Conunittee without any material alter.
ati3n'; and the Rouse being resumed, the Report
wan •>rder:d to be received to-morrow.
.Adjourned at eleven o'clock.