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London, England, 1820-07-14 00:00:00

HOUSE. OF COMMONS, JULY 13.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter to 4
o'clock.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr. LocaHART presented a Petition from some Mer-
chants employed in the Timber!fratic, against the alteration.
of Duties nit Timber, a great quantity of capital behig
hi-
vestetl on the faith of the present system, which kept in em-

ployment also a great quantity of shipping.—The petition was

-ordered lo he printed.
The Exchequer Bills Bill, the late King's S.Tvants' Bill.
And the London Militia Bill, were severally read a third time

and passed.
Mr. MABERLY moved for a Return of the net Revenue of
the United Kingdom, the (unter ending July 5, distinguish-
ing the Revenue of Ireland ; also an Account of the Produce,
of and charge on the Consolidated Food, and of the means by
Avbleb the deficiency, if any, was made. op•--Ordered.
Mr. BOSWELL stated, that much hardship bad been en-
dured by many persons in Scotland, who had been prosecut-
ed by Revenue Officers for carrying poor pei'sons•fe+r short
distances in their carts. The prosecutions had been carried

on against thd poor carters for carrying passengers without
license. He moved fur a Return Of all Prosecutions against
persons for carrying passengers in carts in Scotland, distin-
guishing whether the prosecutions had bt•eninstituted by the
Officers of the Stamp Duties or Assessed Taxes, and whether
'they had been carried on in the Court of Exchequer, or be-
,iore the Justice of the. Peace.'
•
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, he should havelmagined that the
-Returns to this inotifin would e nil; but as the Honour-
able Member knew that such prosecutions had been carried
-on, he (Mr. Lusbington) had no objection to the motion.—
Ordered.
O'n the motion of Dr. LUSHINGTON, the Education En-

dnwment Bill was read a second tinie.
On the Report of the Sea Offences Bill being brought up,
Sic 1. COFFIN said the Bill was tto extend the provisions o

Lord Ellenhorough's Act against cutting and maiming to o!

fences of thht description committed at sea. He was of opinion
an act of this kind stem& have been passed 70 years ago, as it
would have prevented a great deal of cruelty in the merchant

'service, where outrages, and he might say, murders
merable bad been perpetrated without being foll Owed by pu,

Sir J: YORKE denied thAt in general, the men in the mer-
chant service were not treated with great kindness, and he de-
ed his Gallant Friend, in his experience, to point out many
instances of et uelty.
.Sir I. COFFIN said the distance of pessons at sea from con.
troul and punishment had art} led Officers to acts of unne-
cessary cruelty in the King's service, as well as in the met,
chants service. His Gallant Friend must have recollect(

the seaman who was set on shore on the Island of Sombrero,
ancrthe instance of a fine young fellow who had bee' many
years in the King's service, WhO haPbeen tied up by a Cap•
tain arid flogged, and who, in consequence, jumped into the
sea.—He was proceeding to state other cases, when he was

interrupted by
• The SPEAKER ,who observedtbat it was irregalar to speak
-twice on the same- question.
After a few words from Mr. Warren, Sir W. Curtis, and Mr.
Lockhart, the Report was agreed to.
The Education 'Sill was committed, reported, and ordered
to be printed.
The Turnpike Regulation Bill was reported, and ordered to
be printed. Tho Report was ordered to be taken intO further
Soonsideration that day three months.
The Post Horse Duties Bill was read a third time and
rAsed, after several clauses had been added to it by way of
riders.