The Sun.
London, England, 1821-06-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. PREEMANTLE observed, that the evidence talien
before the Water :Ripply Committee ou:sht to tie printed:—Or=
dered accordingly.
The Metropolis Water Stippli-Bill was ordered to be com-
mitta.d.this day fortnight. - • • ,
The Lords' amendments to the Bills of ExChange Bill were
read and agreed to. •
GOVERNMENT ADVER.TISEMENTS, &c.
On the motion .of Mr. HUN rl, the Returns laid on the
Table relative to the amount .of money paid to the Dublin
Newspapers and Dublin GazAte for the publication of Procla-
mations and official Advertisements, were ordered to be print-
ed. The same Hon. Member also. moved for Returns of all
sums of money paid 'to the different Newspapers in Great'Bri-
tain- for Proclamations, public ;Advertisements, Notices from
the Offices of the Secretary of State, the Secretary at War, the
Treasury, Army and Navy, and other Offices, and. Greenwich
Hospital, from Jan. 1818 to Jan. 1821, with the amount to
each -.Paper, distinguishing the 'quarter; and the total for that
time.—Ordered. •

THE JOURNALS OF THE-.HOUSE.
Mr. HUME wished to inquire whether Some expence to the.
country might not be . obviated by abolishing the practice of
having the proceeding of the House -Made 'out in manuscript
by the Clerk.. Those proceedings being now. printed, lie could
see no necessity for-having them written alsg. He.understood
.that an-allowance used to be made to the Clerk for the 'perforin
ance of this duty frOm the Fonda for defraying the expences of
Parliament,- whereas it was now charged independent of the,
sums allotted for that purpose.
The SPEAKER explained the necessity for having theJour--
nals carefully written. With reference to the expellee, he ob-
served, thatthere was no increase of charge upon the public by
the new regulations which had . taken ..place. By the Act of
Parliament, the Funds. out of which Mr. Hastell, the late Clerk,
was paid, wne added to- the Coniolidated Fund; and, if the
rernaming Funds for defraying the expences incurred by the
business of the House- were found inadequate, the deficiency
must be made up from the Consolidated Fund.. - Some years
ago the Journals of the House 'were "generally a year behind ;
but by' the recent method of printing theM, they were kept up
very close upon the proceedinga; 'A et from the hurry necessary
to be resorted to for printing them at this rate, he must caution
Members against taking them for authentic records. Hence
arose the necessity of having other documents kept with the
greatest attention and care.
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it was
unnecessary to add any thins- to the statement of the Spyiker,
but he could not help testqving to the dispatch with winch the
Journals of Parliament lid been lately got in readiness, • and
the correctness which this mode of transcribing gave to the
printed journals. -

Lord A. HAMILTON Presmited a Petition from the
Brewers cf Ayr, in Scotland,' against the .Act for requiring
certilicatts on the sale of Ale and Beer.—Ordered to be
print Ni. ' ' ' •
• Mr. 1111111IftrrOveafOr retunfs nuntber' of appllcaiions
to the. ComMandcr-in-Chief, from Majors, Captains, • Lieute-
nants, Ensigns; and Cornets,: to, be removed from half to full
pay, from the year 1816 to 1821.—Ordered.
Mr. HODHOUSE presented a Petition from the Inhabitants
of Westminster, in favour of the Bill to punish cruelty to horses.
Ordered to lie on the, table.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY COURT, -etc. • ,
Mr. LENNARD moved that the returns-101a had been
laid on the Table in. an•earlY'part of the' Session, relative to the
Middlesex County. Court, be printcd. He said, that the object
of procuring-the return:., was to Shrew that the. Judge who pre-
sided in -that Court • had a very considerable salary compered.
With' the duties: which he had to perform. He took that oppor-
tunity of giving notice, that he would, early.in the next Session,.
all ins attention of the House to the subject of that Court, as
bythe returns it might be inferred, that the very large •,glary of
the Judge w.as derived frail the fees of Court ; and if it ap-
wared. that it should,,be enjoyed, he would endeavour to per-
suade the House to extend the benefit of .the prin6Ple to more
distant parts of the country. With a irsieir to liut-thp House in
p essession of :the necessary..evidence, he would move early in
the next-Session for the appointment of a Committee to inquire
iLta the nature and of tent of the diities of the Court ; and IF
he was rightly informed he should
.then be able to complete
some subjects. of inquiry which the Returns: left unsatisfied.lle then stated, he was Sorry he. did not see .the Honour.:
able Member-for Corfe Castle in Isis place, as he wished to ask
hini whether it was his intention to propose a grant of moneysto
the British Nusatill ? He expressed a hope, that some plan
Might be discovered, to give greater facility to the public of
inspecting and perusing' the contents of the Museum, at the
same time that their sate .custody was riot impaired, as he was
very. sorry we should. be outdone by Foreign Countries, thti
liberal Conduct' of scientific institutions, besides a well regular-
ed freedom of access in public establishments encouraged
rality in the administration of,prkate• collections.. The motion I
was agreed to. _ ..1

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BEER A-ND ALE.
• Lord A. HAMILTON movetifor leave to bring in a Bill to
repeal the Clauses of the first and second of George I.; requiring
that Brewers should give certificates of the quantity and qua-
lity of beer sold by them, and. to whom sold. He contended
that the principle was unjust, and that partial enforcements of
the Act had . taken place. It was evidently impracticable as a
general measure, anti individuals were liable to informations
and the.crinseatient penalties from: any malicious or evil-dis-
posed persons. The Act had been ienewed this Session, and,
although- it was now late to propose a repeal of any measure,
.yet, as the objectionable Cfa'use- -ecniamed a provisiOn that
•rt might be altered or rejected-.littring-:- the Session, 'he-did not
see any
.reason why the repeal shotild- riot take place:
therefore, moved for leave to brink in a Bill torepeal so much
of an Act passed this !.essions to: regite the eollecticn of the
Excise Duties, as rekted to the cluanti2lea of Beer and Ale cold.
by Brewers. •
Mr. MAXWELL supported the n e.tion. He had ,roleived
complaints from mlny.parts. of the country of the out: at; on of
this Clause and its general immoral, tendency. ce'itainlv..
hoped the 'Right lion. the.Chaneeller of the E'yeliequer would
consent to repeal-the Clause.. He h. no de-At that he intro-
du6.2d •it with a view to the improviment of revenue ; but
when it was found that its operation was vexatious; without
attaining the end fur which- it was enacted, it ought not in jus-
tice to be continued in force.
Mr. BRIGHT had alto received various applications with
aern'elaints of the provisions of this Clause-
Mr. HUME spoke in support of the motion.
The CHANCELLVR of the EXCIIEQUEP. said, that if
he could be convinced that the operation of the Act was vexr.-
tious, and did not tend secure the better collection of the re
venue, lie should be most ready to.repeal it. But he was con-
vinced that any one who examined into the realprovisions and
construction of the cisme alluded to, would easily ascertain
that it was attsnded with no such conacquences. lie could not
therefore- apree to the motion Of the Noble Lord. Many brewers
who itad,Zfirst com Plained of it, had been completely satisfied
that it could be productive of no inconvenience whr.tever,-Upon•
prover explanation being made to them.
ABERCROMI3IE said that the real construction of the
clause roust be that put waori it by tNe Judges in the °Ours of
Law, and not that which t'he Chancellor of the -Exchequer ga've
to it under the pressure of the Petitionswhich had been pre-
sented-to the House:- jud!ye could exempt an inditidual
from the penelty, unless he Cotild prove. that all the provisions
of the Act had been stricpy complied with. It appeared from.
the PctitiOts, that all the brewers in Scotland would he sinned
if the Act was enforced.

Lord HAMILTON said, that the only difference now arf-
peured to be t•;„s to the ccnatruction to be put up.m the Act. • tie
4,topid therefore not press his motion., but the Honour..

able Gentleman. must be answerable for the evils winch might.
arise' froth the operation of the thus!.
Mr. ABERCROMBLE inquired what construction of the
clause, would be acted upon by the Officers of Excise in Scot-
and
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER intimated
that orders had been issued_to act ußon the milder construc4on.