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been found extremely inconvenient in Ireland: but if Go.,
venoto•ilt, on investigation, found the extension Of the Act
net essai y. there AVA,; no doubt but that it would be adopted.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was of opinion
that every satisfactory security was now given from Public
Officers entrusted with monies. If any imdrovement tri the
wire found expedient, Government 'would no doubt .eon-
cur with the Hon. Baronet. fie therefore recommended,
that the motion shonll be withdrawn or postponed, leaving
it to the .fteastirry to inquire into the expediency of the mew..

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sure.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT, from the assurances now given,
that the subject would be attended to by the Treasury, was
not inclined to press it on the present occasion. The Trea-
sury niLltr. chose its coadjutors or servants; but Parliament
had a right, and might to exercise that right, in obliging the
Treasury, or his Majesty's Servant;, to discharge the ditties
of office. What was the consequence, whets: collectors came
as defaulters before the Public without the securities requi-
site ? The law which be new recommended grew out of the
transactions and reports of the Committees above stairs. Ily
the want of the ample security now earnestly urged, t !tenth-
lic had suffered to .a considerable amentwhy the defalcations
of Mr. Hunt. Ilse Hun. Baronet was therefore fur some
speedy measure.'
Sir GEORGE I-TILL Irwin!) objection to any improvement!
ut the law; Itut he again recommeuded. the -Hon. Baronet
nor to pre,: his motion, as he might safely wait the result of
the present Session.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT confessed, that although be did
not mean to impute any part iemlar blame to the. Treasury,
yet he could not forget that Parliament Ilan left further pro-
visions or improvements et. the Act in the year:1810 to the
;Members of his Majesty's Government, and that it was evi-;
dent they had not advanced one step in the business. Sir
John Newprirt, however, from the assurance given, had nu
objection to withdraw his notion.
PRESERVATION OF LIVES BY SEA. , •
Sir JOHN NEWPOR'P now moved, pursuant to his notice,
for leave to bring in a Bill for better securing the lives of ships:
wrecked seamen 'and, passengers. • The circumstance which
induced him to bring this subject under consideration Was,-
that no reward was-at present provided for those whO per
termed the meritorious act of savissg the Jives of persons its
that unhappy condition. The reward was-limited to the pre-
servation of the cal gari and might serve,, jtherefore,; to di-
minish the inducement to exertion for the other purpose. He
oreposed, Ilia- when the carats, or any part of it, should be
saved, the reward"lor 'preserving life also shetill be Triode a
lien, two() its value t and that when the property should he.
entirely lost, a ntorlei ate reward should be [mid at, the-,pub-.
lie expellee. As he was not aware that. any objection could he.
urged against-the principle of such a treasure, so he trusted
that no 'very seriorts difficulties would present themselves in
modifying its different provisions. He moved, •therefore,for
• 'care to bring in a.1.1i11 for better securing the lives of seamen
and passengers, in vessels wrecked or stranded, or in danger
of being so.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER-could not ima-
gine that any objection could be raised against a principle
equally consonant with humanity and justice. In wronging.
the details of the measure, there might neChaps arise
doh-
crillies, Which he should meet with every disposition to re-
move or surmount. . .
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Mr 1). GILBERT remarked; that he had himself brought
to a Bill in the last Parliament on the subject of wrecks in
genel;al, and believed that the laviof salvage might be ma-
trrially improved.
Leave was given to bring in the Bill.
GALWAY ELECTION.
The Order of the Day fur resuming the adjourned debate,
im the Petition against the Galway Election having been
read, .
Sir .1. MACKINTOSH trusted that the House would feel
disposed to grant every, facility to the Petitioners, in order to
examine the true merits of the.case. This was the first Par--
lilt-vent in which the Act front which it arose had been carried
nto executiot4and therefor et more indulgence should be shown
than it _time hail consecrated its provisions, and made them
extensively kinowit.' He Contended that as only fourteen days
were allowed for entering into recogniiances, it was barely
possible that intelligence of their having been so entered into
shimid have beets received that:morning. :Would the House
act With rigour in a case in which the parties concerned.
resided in the most distant County of Ireland?. He, than
quoted two cases_which had happened in 1807, those of Salt-
ash and Dungarroto, in which the time had been enlarged on
no other grounds than that, in the our, letters had been mis-
laid by the post, andlo the other an Officer was alisent on'
duty with a cerps of Yeomanry at sonic distance from his own
residence. The present •Petition was nuts frivolous one, and
the parties really intended to prosecufe,i“he House kept the
dsors of justice open for them. He then.moved thatfurther •
tilde be granted to the Petitioners, until the 12th of March
next, to cuter into their reeognizances.
Mr. BATHURST was• desirous that in all cases like this,
no form should stand in- the way of justice.: Rut when the
terms of the law were so precise, howeter hard it might be,
he did not think any departure from them- allowable, unless
on stronger grounds than those adduced on the present oc,
cosion.
Mr. 'WYNNE coincided in that opinion.
The question was then•ptrt front the Chair, and negatived
without a division.
GRAMPOUND PETITION.
Mr, BARNARD presented a Petition from John ~Keith
Te;ed, Esq. it; the County of Devon, stating that be hadpe-
titioned against the return for GI ampound, and that at the.
time of entering into his recognizances, one .of his sureties
had been objected to on the ground that he had entered_ into
cOmmercial speculatioes which were not would up, and which
therefore must leave the question of his solvency undecided.
Mr. Teed then prayed fur more thine to prove the solvency of
his surety, and to enter into his recognizances.
After some conversation between Mr. Denman, Mr. Lush.
ington, the Speaker, Mr. Wynne, Mr. Bathurst, Sir John
Newport, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Robert Ward, the House
granted Mr. Teed till this day se'nnight to ascertain the sol-
*trey of due of his sureties, and till to-morrow sennight to
Enter into bis recognizances.
HORSE DUTY.
The House having resolved itself, on the motion of Mr.
LUSHINGTON, into a Committee on the Assessed Taxes
with respect to Horses
_Mr. CURWEN stated, that as the Act nosy stood, ponies
which were employed by farmers and country butchers to
carry on their business, were rated as riding, instead of agri-
cultural horses. This subjected the persons in question to
pay a
.futy of 111. tys., instead of 41. 85. 6d. Such a
grievance tell hard on individuals, and ptodnced but little to
Government. It could not be intended, and he trusted that
some redress would but given.
Mr. LUSHINGTON stated, that his intention hail simply
been to continue the Act of the last Session for reducing the
duty on bourses. With respect to the -grievance now men-
!lotted, the Hon. Gentleman would perhaps propose a clause
when there should lie a Bill before the Committee, to cause
it to he remedied.
The Report of this. Committee was ordered to be brought
up to-morrow.