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London, England, 1813-07-07 00:00:00

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chid e by snOving for leave to bring in 11.1,i% tn prevent
frauds o'n Revenue, and iojurio?s to die fair trader.
froni itinerant and other Aoctionters.
'tile JAM a SHAW said, that he could not 'col.
lett l'r 'm the Hon. Gentleman, whi:4r it wets hi,
intention 'to protect the foreign trader fions the 'ape
Leib,, of the Bill, as if that wat not the case, he
*should feel It is (lacy to oppose it. No part of the
arsons he mention A came under theirnathatiou of
fraud, which it was the ohject of the Bill to prevent,
:red Which was chiefly confined to the *manufacturing
io4rns, where the gOods of fraudulent trader's were
sold, or the priverty which was plundered from em-
pluyt4t. if the objection he stated was removed,
he shoOld give his warm support to the Bill, which 1
,e thooght extremely necessary.
~ Mr. Alderman COMBE said a few words in sup.
Pert of the Bill, which had his warm approbation.
Mr. PROTHEROE said, that he had felt a severe
disappointment at the declaration of the Honourable
Gentleman Who had introchiced the former till, that
the wlsok measure should stand or fall together, and
hoped he would on the present occasion be disposed
to pay attention to the wants and wishes of a large
portion of die community, without suffering any
considerations of revenue to prevent,his supporting
it.—He hoped the House would give every facility
to the progress of the Bill, and that Ministers would
yet, in the midst 'of the rejoicings which the Inc glo-
:it its successes had given rise to, damp by disap.
pointmept any portion of the country.
Mr. W. SMITH said, that the Bill in question
was one which was extremely wanted, and likely to
be productive of unmixed good. The other Bill
whichhad been introduced was in many respects
vexatious, and he had many doubts on its principle,
none of which Occurred, to him on the present measure.
Mr. DAVENPORT merely rose to express his
approbation of the Bill, and to state his knowledge
Of the evils which existed from the practices it was
' intended to put an end to by the present measure.
Mr. FRANKLAND LEWIS felt sincerely ob-
liged to the Hon. Gentleman for the trouble he had
taken on the present occasion, which he should have
felt it his duty to have encountered if he had not done
So. The expression Mock Auction was of an inde-
finite nature; but there unquestionably was a great
evil which required a remedy. The' regulatior. rela.
tive to foreign goods was not easy, but in the clause
already existing, there was a relation relative to co.
lrnial goods sold witain a certain period. A ureat
evil arose froin the necessity of forcing goods into
the 'market by 'pawnbrokers at certain periods ; and
there were other evils which people supposed an Act
of Parliament must remedy, which in reality slid not
always arise from fraudulent practices, but from cir-
cumstances of distress in the. parties. The present
snearire was, however, calculated to do much good,
and he readily supported it.
Tht CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that though he had not wished to submit any
partial measure to the House upon this subject, he
thought the Hon. Gentleman entitled to thanks ter
introducing the. resent measure, and he was desirous
f • , of lending him all the support in his power—(Hear.)
He was of opinion, at the same time, that the Hon.
r Gentleman would do well to confine himself to the
provisions in the printed Bill, as far as they were con.
sistent with his object, as there was so little time re-
maining for considering any new clauses ; and the
! subjcfct branched with great variety. By this selec-
ticn he would promote his present purpose, and he
could remedy any ihficiency which might afterwards
appear, in the next Session.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS said, that if the Hon.
Celia man would consent to the proposition of the
Right Km. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he was
sure the House would unite in forwarding the pro-
gress i f the measure, and the country would thank
him for the part he had taken.
Mr. WHARTON said, there was no difficulty in
snaking the eXception in fivour of importing mer-
chants, and having done this, the Bill would be of
great service. -
Mr. LOCKHART expressed his readiness to
adopt the suggest.ons which were thrown cut, and to
;no:lily the 8,11 acc, rdingly.
Leave w.,s then given, and the Honourable Gen-
tleman subsequently brought in the Bill, which was
riad a first time, and ordered to be zead a second
tin:e tO.lllOl7OlVa