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owe into general: use.. • • He had one morn remark to, make ;
it was in respect of the duty on malt. The duty on malt
was twenty Shillings a quarter ; on malt ,to be made into
beer it was thirty-six shillings, which made a duty of fifty-
six shillings on every quarter of malt to he brewed into ale
for the public brewer, while the rich, who could afford to
brew for themselves, paid only 20s. a .quarter. This, he
Contended, was unjust. The Hon. Gentleman concluded
by presenting a petition from the brewers of Panties, pray-
ing that a reduction might be made uponAte,duty upon
bier cortesponding with that which had been made in the
duty upon ardent spirits. • • .
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
.for this year there had, been an increase in the beverage
generally throughout the country. Be. thought the peti-
tioners laboured under a mistake in supposing th 4 "decrease
in the consumption of malt liquors had been the Conse-
guaaco of • the reduction in the duty upon spirits. The
effect of that reduction, had been to make all spirits subject
to a duty, so that the brewer was saved from a competition
with spirits, which came into that competition in larger
quantities, . and on more advantageous terms. *He could
not undertake to account for the diminution complairied of.
Sir J. NEWPORT stated that, notwithstanding the
increase of population, the same number of barrels of malt
bad been consumed in 1772, as were in the last year.
The fact was, the lower orders were debarred the use of
beer by the increased taxation. •

MONCK could Say, from his own knowledge, that
there were many parishes in which the lower orders were
obliged to confine themselves to water. He thought it
would • be advantageous to :the Revenue if' an intermediate
duty of ss. a barrel were put upon malt, instead of the du-
ties now levied. • •
Mr. HOBHOUSE said, that it appeared, from evidence
given before the Police Committee, that -there had been a
change for the worse in ' the morals, manness, and the
k‘abits of the people of the Metropolis, since the' rishiction
in the dirty open ardent spirits. The increase of crime
ton, of late years, was mainly attributed to this. He agreed
with the Hon. Gentleman who presented the petition that
• the proper course wcroldlo to diminish 'the duty upon malt
liquors, and not to increase those- upon spirits. He was glad
M learn, upon the authority of the Hon. Member for Col-
chester, that the farmers in Essex were in so prosperous a
condition, that they were in fact rolling in riches.—(Great
Laughter.) For his part, be believed there was a general

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Piepression.
Mr. HARVEY explained.
Sic FRANCIS BURDETT gave'notiee that lie should,
,on as: early day, 'move the House to take into consideration
Report ofthe Comniksiriners appointed to inquire info
thP quality, ga • of the Water supplied td the Metropolis.
' FORRIGN .WOOL.

Mr. HEATIIC.(ITh presented a petition - 'from the
OWners and OccitPiera'of Land in Crotvlanl an 1 else-
where, prayirm7for protection against the importation of
Foreign Wool, under the existing scale of' duties. The
flnn. 'Gentleman took occasion -to call on a Right Hon.
Gentleman opposite to state why it was that Government
had, long appeared so insensible to the pressing representa-
tisns made by the British Wool Growers of the prejudice
which their interests were suffering under the'existing sys-
tem of duties.
Mr. FRANKLAND T.EWIS, in reply, deprecated the
nistltm, that FeCause the Covernutent, of which he bad so
lately been a Mciinher, had not seen-reason to acquiesce in
the petitions of this or that*particnlar class or interest of
the community, such Government was therefore insen-
sible to its welfare.—(Hear, hear.) 'The Hon. Gentle-
man should remember, that the ditty of a Government
was to ali daises, not to one in particular, of the king-
doin,—(Cheers.)
Mr. Alderman WOOD ()heaved that it was Me to sap-
pose tiwv could exclnde, by any system of duties, the
superior ram' article; when.it was notorious that in our own
Colonies wool was grown and brought into the market, at
about 6d. per lb, which our home growers here could not
possibly raise tinder IN. or Is. per lb. •
Sir CHARLES BITRRELL proceeded to vindicate the
natural anxiety of the land-owner to 'protect the ten a in
'wool• of the home growth against the ruinous competition
which foreign wool sustained in the, market. The landed
'interest was, on every cccowit, entitled to such protection
as it now demanded. The property tax returns would
show, that when that tax was in existence, the land paid;
in' proportion to all other interests, in the State, as
9,000,000/. to 7,000,0001.7-01 ear,, hear.)—Protection
had, et different times, been freely given by the Govern-
ment tdother articles of hoMe prodnee,"such as butter and
Cheese, for example. should it not he giVen to wool ?
Mr. F. LEWIS explained.
Mr. IRVING supported the views of his Right Hon.
Friend (Mr. Lewis), and argued, that-the free importation
of the raw material, of the hest quality;andat the cheapest
price, was absolutely'essential. • • ,
• ' Mr. MAI3ERLY, had he never heard any other-speeeit
from the Hon. Gentleman who had just spoken, should
have taken him for a warm advocate of free trade ; and
yet, though he now objected to the impoSition of a duty
upon foreign wool, which could not be. estimated at more
than SO per cent., (and of which, upon principle, he (Mr.
M.) equally disproved); that same Hon. Gentleman had
,strenuously supported a duty upon cOm—en article of
primary necessity—of between 60 and 70 per rent
(Near,' hear. )
'Mr. F. LEWIS age;at explained, and the petition was
brought up, read, and Ordered to be printed.
Sir RICHARD VIVYAN presented petitions, very
ntunefously and respectable eigneil, from St. Callow, and
from Mils wick, in the county of Portman, for the repeal
of the Act prohibiting the issue of' 1 /. notes.
Lord WAI: PAULETT presented a similar petition from
certain proprietors and les.sees of Coal Mines, Ste. "On the
banks of the Weir, and in adjoining lands time, neighbour-
hood of Sunderland, in the county of Durhani.
SILVER CURRENCY.
Mr. ALEXANDER BARING moved an humble Ail.
dress, &c. for Returns of all Silver Coin, coined in the
years since the cemmencenaent of stir present system of
silver coinage, distinguishing the crown, hail-crown, shil-
ling, and sixpenny pieces ; also for an account of the quan-
tity and value of the silver purchased, for the purpose
of coinage,• in each of such years, showing the price paid
at each purchase per ounce standard value; also for an ac-
count 'of silver now in hand belonging to the public,, but
which has not yet l.een put into circulation.--Ordered.
Mr. DACKINSON presented a petition froni the in-
liabitinis • of Frinue, in Somersetshire, for the abolition of
Negro' Slavery.
Mr. BUTLER CLARKE presented a petition 'from
Latghlan Bridge, in the county of Carlow; in faVour of
the Roman Catholic Claims •

Mr. GEORGE. BANKES presented a petition from
the Isle of Purbeck for the repeal of the One Pound
Note Act.
Mr. Secretary PEEL, seeing a Right,Hon.. Gentleman
(Mr. M. Fitzgerald) in his place, who hada notice on this
evening's paper of a niotion relative to the Union, re-
quested him to defer it (as.probahly the matter 'did not
especially press) in order to allow the ChancelLor Of the
Exchequer's motion relative to the Currency to come on
for immediate discussion.
431 r. M. FITZGERALD would postinMe Iris motion to
the hest open day he could find on the honkii, namely, the
19th of Jails.
irJAN!ES OR AIIAM, on an understanding from the'
Chancellor of the Exchequer that his Majesty's Goiern-
„lent would follow up the measures on that subject intro-
duced by the late gecretary for Ireland (Mr. W. Lamb),
consented to postpone for a fortnight his motion relative to
the Commission appointed to inquire into the present state
of Courts of Justice in Ireland.
SMALL NOTE CURRENCY.
The CHANCELLOR of the EN.CHEQUER—Sir,
this
Horse I first gave notice of my intention to submit to
11011 Se a measure for restraining the circulation of Scotch
notes in England, I had little reason to expect that a mea-
sure of that nature would render it necessary on my part to
enter into any extensive observations on the subject. I
,rerceived, from what had before parsed in Parliament, that
it had become necessary to withhold from the people
syntland that privilege of eireulating notes in England,
which it had been deemed expedient to withhold from
bankers in England. On principle, therefore, f have
always supposed that this Bill must pass ; 4ml with respect
to the derails of the law, I should need only' ft) refer the
Wive to the statute book, to show that Acts have already
been passed to prevent the circulation of notes under, 295.,
which have been found most effectual for all the purposes
eontemplattsl in their enactment: This being so, did
imagine it would scarcely hi'el*en necessary for me to do
tothis fact and precedent. As
Dore than simply refer,
howe'ver, an lion. Member prOposes
lion, to discuss-the whole subject of? upon' another gees-
the Small Note cweu,
lotion, with a view to prove the iMpottey and lead
to the repeal of the Aci for the restriaion 'of that
,circulation passed in the year 1826, and to take 'effect
in the year 1829, I think myself entitled upon this mo-
tion to state the intentions of his Majesty's Government
'with reference to the resolution of- Parliament respecting
the currency of 1819—And which resolution for the re-
sumption of cash plymerits will, I sincerely hops, 'by the
good sense of Parliement; and the firmness of the Govern..
merit, be carried into complete effect.—(Cheers.).:.-.And
here, Sir, I cannot he)p adierting to an accusation brought
against GovernMent,for not having at the opening of the
Session made a declar.atiOnof their intention to adhere to
the Bill of 1826, foi the restriction of the small note eir:
culation. From the pet-sone milting charge against his