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PENSIONS ACT.

The Pensions Act Bill then went through a Committer,
and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.

ALE-HOUSES LICENSING BILL.

Mr. ESTCOURT moved the second reading of the Ale-
house Licensing Bill.
311.. HEATHCOTE thought that this Bill was an odd
subject for the legislation of the Honourable .Metuirer
for the University of Oxford. He objected to the clause
giving concurrent jurisdiction to the county with. the city
Magistrates. There were other clauses also liable to objec-
tion, and unless they were amended in the Committee he
should feel himself called upon to oppose the Bill.
Mr. BERNAL thought that the Hon. Member would
defeat his own object by attempting too much. He was
legislating upon cases of exception rather than upon the
general rule, and unless he would consent to abandon or
modify some of the clauses of the Bill he should feel him-
self under the ne( essity of opposing the second reading of
the Bill.
Sir R. HERON said he approved of the Bill, because
it opened all limited jurisdictions to County Magistrates.
Mr. JONES, unless the Bill were considerably modi-
fied with respect to the rights of Chartered Corporations,
could not give it his support. If the object of the pro-
moters of this Bill were to do away with chartered rights,
let it be done openly, and not by a side wind.
Mr. SLANEY said, that the Bill was founded upon a
principle not applied to any other article of consumption,
all of which ought to be left to the laws of demand and
supply. He would not maintain that Magistrates ought
not to have a power of licensing public-houses as a matter
of police, but they ought to have no such power as a mat-
ter of regulation. Every person who could give a secu-
rity of good behaviour ought to be able to obtain his
licence, and no inconvenience arose in other countries from
this system. lie would chew the bad effect of the prin-
ciple of this Bill. Of 45,000 public-houses, 23,000
brewed their own beer. The country was divided by the
Excise into three zones, or districts. The first was Lon'.
don, in which there were 4,450 public-houses, only 39 of
which brewed their own beer, the rest being supplied by
the great brewers. The second included Kent, Surrey,
Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Hertford, Cambridge, Mid-
dlesex, and to Norwich and Lynn. In this there were
10,000 public-houses, and only 820 brewed their own beer.
The third district includes! Newcastle, Westmorland, Dur-
ham, to Hull in Yorkshire, and to Manchester and Liver-
pool. In this were 5,870 public-houses, of which 787
brewed at home. In the three districts there were
20,000 public-houses, and only 1,600 brewed their own
beer. These districts contained between four and five
millions of people, who are supplied by 103 brewers
in London, and the rest out of London. Another dis-
trict began in Coventry, and included the southern parts
of Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester, Stafford, Shropshire,
and a small part of Cheshire. A second comprised Derby,
Leeds; and Halifax, and in a line to Lancaster. A third
began at Wellington, and included Exeter and part of De-
vonshire. In these three districts were 15,000 public-
houses, of which 12,500 brewed at home ; Metropolitan
brewers did not over-ride them, and the beer was much
better. The country derived an immense revenue from this
source. The malt duty amounted to 3,800,000/. ; the
beer duty to 3,300,000/. ; the Imp duty to 400,000/.
the 3laltsters' Licences to 20,0001. ; the Brewers' Li•
ceases to 53,000/. ; and the Public-house Licenses to
164,0001.—in all, 7,700,000/. Such a necessary article
of life ought to be left to the common principles of trade,
and not be subject to any monopoly ; and in those districts
where there was no monopoly the beer was much better and
more wholesome in quality.
Mr. GEORGE BANKES approved of the Bill gene-
rally ; but expressed his intention to object to some of the
clauses when it reached the Committee.
Lord SANDON supported the second reading of the
Bill.
Mr. HUME said he always approved of throwing open all
limited jurisdictions, and he should not, therefore, object
to the Bill in consequence of the clause which had been so
much animadverted upon, but his objection was to the Bill
itself, because it was framed upon the principle of monopoly
which • ought not to prevail in the trade of beer more than
in tea, cloth, tobacco, or any other commodity.
3lr. WOOD thought the present Bill was calculated
to do away with many of the abuses which were now
resulting from the, licensing systein, and he should there-
fOre support it, but he was at the same time ready to
acknowledge hi3' readiness to support any other measure

Years,

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which Would be more extensive in its operation in cutting
down abuses in that system. By this Bill it was provided
that no man should have a vote in licensing his own
house, and thus an abuse, which he did not mean to say
was of frequent occurrence, was remedied.
Mr. CALCRAFT objected to the clause for opening
the jurisdiction of chartered places, because the effect of it
would be to lessen the power of chartered officers who
would be borne down and out voted by the County Magis-
trates. He was a friend to free trade in beer as well
as in bread and cheese and other commodities, but be at
the same time gave notice to the Hon. Gentleman oppo-
site, that unless this clause were withdrawn, he (Mr. C.)
should oppose the Bill in toto.
Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT thought the clause objected to
one of the best clauses in the Bill, and one which was en-
titled to the approbation of the House. (Hear, hear.)
He certainly should support a Bill having a more extensive
operation, but as no such measure was proposed, he should
support one which would have the effect of lessening the
abuses of the present system.
Mr. Secretary PEEL took that opportunity of express-
ing his sense of the services of the Hon. Member who pro-
posed this measure, and to whom the country were under
great obligations for having entered into laborious and irk-
some details upon a subject in which the motive which
generally influenced Hon. Members in entering into such
details—namely, the private interest of his constituents,
was wanting, and where the sole motive which could
have influenced the Hon. Member was the public good.—
(Hear, hear.)—The Hon. Member had taken great pains
in a cause where success could be attended with no great
fame, and had given up more pleasant occupations for the
purpose of promoting the public good. It appeared to
him that this Bill proceeded upon right principles, although
it was opposed to the principle of free trade, for which he
was an advocate. When the Hon. Gentleman opposite
said that he saw no reason why the trade in beer should not
be put upon the same footing with the trade in bread and
cheese, he certainly agreed with the Hon. Member upon
principle, but he must at the same time beg to remind the
Hon. Member that the consequences of a free trade in beer
were different from those of a free trade in bread and cheese,
for the consumption of the former produced intoxication—
' (Hear, hear)—and tie believed that the practical expe-
rience derived from opening the retail trade in cyder,
was such as would not induce Honourable Members
hastily to introduce a similar alteration in the beer trade.
Although be approved of the general principle of free trade
yet in the article of beer he thought we must be controlled
by practical experience, and must place it under some con-
troul, and as it was necessary to place it under the controul
of the Magistrates, it was to be considered how in the
exercise of that controul abuses were to be guarded
against. He thought the general principle of this Bill
went to guard against abuse, and if there were
any one clause to which a fair objection could be
made that clause might be discussed in the Committee,
and ought not to be considered a sufficient ground for
voting against the second reading of the Bill.
Sir J. GRAHAM took the same view of the subject
with his lion. Friend the Member for Oxford, and would
give the Bill his support.
Mr. CURT EIS complained that informations for selling
beer or spirits illegally could only be laid through-the Beard
of Excise. Me thought that some alteration ought to be
made in this respect, and that measures should also be
taken to suppress the retail beer shops.
Mr. ESTCOURT replied.
Lord BELGRAVE dissented from that part of the Bill
which gave the concurrent jurisdiction, as it would be cals
culated to lower the Magistrates in the eyes of their fellow-
citizens.
Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW objected giving County Ma-
gistrates concurrent jurisdictions in boroughs.
Mr. A. BARING thought it would be better to do
away at once with the corporate jurisdictions, than to leave
them in the awkward position in which this Bill would
place them.
Mr. SYKES said that it would be an injustice to Cor.
porations to allow County Magistrates to interfere with the
regulations of the public-houses within the boroughs.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be
committed on Friday the 6th of June.
A Message was received from the Lords, giving their
assent to several Bills.
The Rights of Executors' Bill went through a Commi

tee, was rePortia!, and ordered to be taken into further con
sideration on Friday se'nnight.
CORN LAWS.

The Report of the Corn Laws' Bill was brought up by
Mr. FKANXILAND LEWIS.
Mr. CURTEIS took that opportunity of adverting to
the great importation of foreign corn through the Isle of
Man ; and in order to obviate this practice, which be
thought most scandalous, he proposed a Clause, that he
described as taken from Mr. Canning's Bill of last year,
providing that the Isle of Man should be considered as part
of the United Kingdom.
' Mr. F. LEWIS agreed with the object of the Honour-
able Member, but said, the Clause now proposed was at best
unnecessary, as a Bill for the same purpose had already
passed that House.
After a few words from Mr. Cueiazs and Mr. F. Lewis
respectively, it was ordered that the Bill should be read a
third time on Friday.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. PLANTA gave notice, on behalf of the Secretary
of State for the Home Department, that on Friday he
would more that the House adjourn at its rising until
Friday, 30th May.
The other orders of the day being disposed of the House
adjourned at Seven o'clock.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

WINES.

An Account of the Quantity of Wines Imported and Ex-
ported to and from Great Britain in the Years 1823,
11,24, 1825, 1826, and 1827, and of the Quantity that
paid Duty during the same Years.

Number of
Imperial Gallons
Imported.

6,290,830
3,218,516
10,118,516
6,854,828
7,368,881,

13
781,469 4,594,211
1,106,721 4,714,919
1,003,943 7,375,453
985,411 5,510,677
1,430,482 6,254,310

Number of
Imperial Gallons
Exported.

Number of
Imperial Gallons
that paid Duty.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS ?OR TUB DAY.

1. Lord Nugent—Bill for the registration of Voters in
Cities and Boroughs.
2. Sir James Mackintosh—To refer to a Select Commit-
tee Petition from Mr. O'Reilly, complaining of loss
arising from the insolvency of Mr. Ricketts, Keeper of
Registry Office at Madras, and from the negligence
of the Treasurer of that Government.
S. Mr. Hume—Return of the number of persons confined
for debt in the Gaols at the several Presidencies in
India:—Copy of the Regulations that have been
adopted at the several Presidencies in India ea to Na-
tives serving on Juries :—Return of Fees charged in
hie Majesty's Courts of Justice in India.
4. Mr. Secretary Peel—Bill for the Recovery of Small

Debts.
5. Mr. Secretary Peel—Bill to abolish Church Briefs.
6. Mr. Slaney—Select Committee, to consider that part
of the Peor Laws relating to the employment and
relief of able-bodied persons from the Poor Rates,

andthe abuses arisinitherefrorn.
'7. Mr. (Mancellor of the Exchequer—BM to restrain
the circulation of Scottimh Bank Notes in England.
°RAMIS OF TIM DAY FOR. Tills DAY.

1 . Cities and Towns Improvement (Ireland) Bill--Com-
mittee.
2. Witnesses in Equity (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
3. Larceny Lava (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
4. Malicious Injuries (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
5. Larceny Acts Repeal (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
6. Criminal Justice (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
7. Pensions Act Amendment Bill—Report.

NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY.
Friday, May 23.
Mr. Secretary Peel—To move the adjournment of the
House till Friday 30th May.
Thursday, June 5.
1)r. Philliinore—Bill to alter and amend the Ecclesias-
tical Jurisdiction exercised in Country Courts.

Lord HILL gave a grand dinner to a numer-
ous, party yesterday, at his residence in Connaught-place.
Active preparations are making for lighting
the whole' of the town with oil gas. The Company's
servants, we observe, are busied in laying down pipes, in
parts of the town which have been hitherto debarred from
the benefit of this brilliant and economical material.—Hull
Packet.

A shocking occtirrence has taken place at
Acton, near Sudbury. A family of the name of RANSON
having eaten Rome food cooked in a copper boiler, wanting
repair, were all taken ill ; the woman died on Friday, and
her husband on Monday last; and four children are now
lying ill.—Bury Post.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. . Per Share
Brazilian Imp. Mtn, Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 90 ex dir
Ditto National 330-ii pm.
Bolivar Mining Co. ' • £714 3,4
Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Co.: 5 12s. 11€.
Real del Monte Mining Co.
Ditto Subscription
United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pro.) :16

101 t 4
14% 14

rOIREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
Awns aram, MAV 2% to 12.—Two months, 11. 971/i

RICH WATIA AT LONDON DILIDOZ TO-PAORILOW.
Morning... 33 minutes after B. Evening.... 3 minutes after 9.

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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1828.

We have received this morning the Journal
de St. Petersburgh of the 6th instant : it contains
an Ukase of the Emperor NICHOLAS, appoint-
ing COURtWITTGEN STEIN Commander•in-Chief
of the second army, with the privileges apper-
taining to that exalted distinction. Count TOL-
STOY is appointed Commander-iro Chief of St.
Petersburgh, during the absence of the EM-
PEROR from the Capital.
The Provinces in the immediate vicinity of
the scene of operations are declared in a state of
war. The EMPEROR has laid down special re-
gulations for the government of the Principalities
of Wallachia and Moldavia, so soon as they
shall be occupied ; but the most important part
is the following hint of the future designs of the
EMPEROR : All the other countries which shall

be occupied in the sequel by our troops shall
be placed under the administration of the Sena-
tor who is at the head of the Commissariat
of the Army. Talk of Russian moderation
after this!

ST. PETERSBURG'', MAY 5.

On the 24th of April, his Majesty the Emperor• was
pleased to address the following Ukases to the Directing
Senate:—

I. Field-Marshal General Count Wittgenstein, Com-
mander-in-Chief of the second army, shall enjoy all the
rights, powers, and prerogatives, which the military re-
gulations concerning armies in the field give to Com-
manders-in-Chief.

11. On account of the departure of the Chief of our Ge-
neral Staff from St. Petersburgh, for the second army, we
order his adjunct, the Aide-de-Camp, Gen. Count Tcher-
nicheff, to take the direction of our General Staff here.
111. Senator Abakoernoff is appointed Commissary-
General of our Army, which is to enter the Turkish ter-
ritory.
For the Administration of the principalities of 'Moldavia
and Wallachia, which are under our protection, we have
laid down special regulations, which shall be carried into
effect as soon as we shall have occupied those principalities ;
all the other countries which shall be occupied in the se-
quel by our troops, shall be placed, under the administration
of the Senator, who is at the head of the Commissariat of
the Army.
IV. Considering the present circumstances, we have
thought it necessary to declare the Governments of Podolia
Cherson, and the province of Bessarabia, in a state of war,
and they are accordingly incorporated with the military
district of the Second Army.

By an Order of the Day, dated the tith of May, the
Emperor has been pleased to appoint Count To!stay,
General of the Infantry, to the post of Commander-in-Chief
of St. Petersbnrgh and Cronstadt, during his Majesty's ab-
sence from this capital.

Accounts from Frankfort of the 14th inst. say,
on the authority of intelligence from Munich,
that the Cabinet of Bavaria had received from
Vienna all important communication relative to
the affairs of the East. It was presumed that,
the other Princes of the German Confederation
would also receive communications, to make
them acquainted with the political system which
the Austrian Government will adopt in the
contest between Russia and the PORTE.

A report was circulated at Frankfort that a
Declaration of the Court of Vienna, respecting
the Russian Declaration of War, would be very
shortly published.
According to letters front Berlin, it is affirmed
that the third corps of the Prussian army, sta-
tioned at Frankfort-on-the-Oder awl in the
other fortresses of the March of Brandenburg,
was goii:g to be put into the Grand Duchy of
Posen, for the purpose of forming a Corps of
Observation.

Brussels Papers of yesterday's date have been
received. They contain the substance of a de-
cree, issued by the King of the NETHERLANDS,
relative to a new duty imposed upon the expor-
tation of coffee from the Dutch possessions in
India :

By a decree of his Majesty, dated April 25, the export
duties on coffee in our East India possessions will be hem*,
forth levied as follows :
Exported by national ships from the Netherlands, 2 florins
per picol. EFLUSIELS, NAY 17.
l in the several ports
of our East India Colonies fifteen days after their By national ships from foreign ports, 2 florins 50 cents
per picol.
By foreign ships for ports of the Netherlands, 4 florins
per picol.
ByTh
mfoererieggnulsahti ipsonsfoarrfeorto takerignpo
etffect 5 florins.
publica-
tion. Foreign vessels clearing. out for one of the ports of
the Netherlands are to pay besides toe duty of four florins,
the surplus of one florin per picol, which surplus will be
repaid as soon as the cargo is discharged in one of the ports
of the Netherlands.
His Royal Highnees Prince Frederick of Pnissia has left
the Hague to return to Dusseldorf.
MAY 20.—1 t is said that Major-General Verveer, who
returned some time ago from Panama, whither he was
sent on a mission, will set out again for South America.
In the Precis de la Revolution, by Rabaul s Tr-
—t. Etienne,
there is a phrase applicable to the Count d'Artois, now
King. This phrase has been considered by the Attorney-
General as offering the crime of insult to the Royal Family,
and M. Kieffer, who lately printed a new edition of that
work, has been condemned to six months' imprisonment
and a fine of 500 florins.

In another column will be found several
decrees emanating from that idol of absolute
slaves, Don MIGUEL. He would be King,
but dare not yet avow his purpose so broadly as
to assume the Crown. Though he has been
proclaimed Absolute King at Coimbra and
other places, yet the firm devotion of several
Regiments to the Constitution of Don 13E0E0,
seems to paralyze his plans.

of the 14th
on thc Ex-
The
change at Vienna on the 9th, that two di‘
iNsiauyrse:i:battzrtteiC.eor:easspaor:edieZt
of the Russian Army had already crossc 1 the
Prutb, but although there could be little doubt