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which had been repealed had also been obstinately
defended by the Noble Earl and his colleagues. Did
he not now rejoice that his resistance had proved un-
availing ? Two attempts had Witt made to abolisjs
the Salt ; the first had been defeated by a maki.
thy. of nine, tbe second by one of only five. The Mi-
nisters had then come and proposed to give it up;
the whole country was alive to its repeal, and it was
boasted of as one of the blessings of their adminis-
tration. —He rejoiced, that notwithstanding the sug-
gestions which had issued from certain quarters,
Parliament had sbewn a determination strictly to ad-
here to considerations of pbblic faith, and he should
deeply regret to see any attempt made to obtain re•
lief by sacrificing the interests of any par den] ar class.
He should not oppose the House going into a Corn-
mittee,. but should reserve to himself the right of pro-
posing the reduction which lie had mentioned.
Lord KING maintained that there was no other
surplus Revenue than three millions, and that it was
a mere delusion to talk of a saving of two millions,
which was nothing more than borrowing a sum to
that amount from posterity. As to the Bill then be-
fore the House,, it was one of an amphibious nature.
There was no provision whatever in it for the pay-
ment of money advanced to the Emperor of Austria,l
amounting, with principal and interest, to about
twenty millions ; and he thought the Bill ought to
have a preamble to this effect:—" Whereas a large
sum of money had been advanced by this country as
a loan to the Emperor of Germany, be it enacted,
that !whenever the same shall be recovered from his
Imperial Majesty, it thall be handed over to the Com-1
missioners for paying off the National Debt."
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH regretted that the No-
ble Lord opposite (Lord Bexley), so well acquainted
with the finances of the country, had not informed
the Muse whether we had a Sinking Fund of five or
three millions. To him it appeared, that if five
millions of taxes had been taken off, they must raise
money by long annuities, and that would not reduce
the Debt at all. The chance of maintaining peace
was certainly now out of the mind of any man except
the Noble Earl's opposite; and yet at this period it
' was only by a reduction of our establishments that
lwe were enabled to mate a reduction of our taxes,
aqd to establish a Sinking Fund. How easy, then,
was it to have reduced our establishments in 1818,
when we had no such chance of being involved in
war. If that had been done, we should have saved
in those five years ten millions of money.

Lord BEXLEY, having been called upon, would
say a few words on the subject of this Bill. He wag
glad to hear the Noble Marquis declare that he was
for preserving faith with the public creditor; but he
had overlooked this—namely, that a Sinking Fund
should be systematically and regularly maintained
and conducted. He contended that 4,800,0001. bad
been set apart for the payment of pension annuities,
but only 2,800,0001. were necessary, so that the clear
surplus had been set apart for the Sinking Fund.
The Bill then went through the Committee, and
the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMON&
Mr. H. SUMNER presented a Petition from ;Waltham,
praying a repeal of the Coal Duties.
Mr. TULK presented a similar Petition from Sudbury.
A Return was ordered of the quantity of Woollen Rags im-
ported in the last year.
Sir F. BLAKE presented a Petition from Hereford against
the Hawkere and Pedlars Act. The Petitioners prayed to have 1
a higher Duty imposed on this class of persons.
Sir C. COLE presented a Petition from Glamorganshire, I
complaining of Agricultural Distress.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said the Petition Iris a very impor-
tant one, since it set forth the distressed state of a great and im-
portant body of the community. Some persons pretended to
consider this distress as not so prevalent as it was; but his opi-
nion on the subject remained the same. It had been his inten-
tion yesterday to have entered at large Into this subject, and to
have pointed out to the House the causes of this distress ; but
there being no House he was prevented doing so; and he now
wished to give notice, that he would bring forward this impor-
tant question on the I Sth of May.—The Petition was received.
Sir J. NEWPORT moved foe Copies of Letters, or Reports,
transmitted from the Board of First Fruits to the Irish Secretary,
and for other Papers and Documents connected with this subject.
A Petition was presented from the Owners of Collieries in
the Forest of Dean, praying to be relieved from certain restric-
tions from which neighbouring Collieries were exempt.
Mr. RICARDO wished to have all these restrictive Duties
done away.
Mr. HUME considered the burthen of which the petitioners
complained as a very grievous one. The Forest of Dean Coal
was subjected to a heavy duty, whilst coals sent from Chepstow
1 paid no duty at all, except u river-borne cool. He hoped Forest
of Dean coal and Chepstow coal would be put on the same foot-
ing in future.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. J A RV IS presented a Petition from Portsmouth, praying
the House to amend the present Law as regarded the Recovery
of Small Debts.

Mr• CRIPPS fixed his motion on the subject of Parish Ap-
prentices for Monday.
Sir T.WILSON presented a Petition from the Borough of
Southwark against the Insolvent Debtors' Act.

Mr. HOB7HOUSE supported the Petition, and complained
of the enormous fees taken in the present Insolvent Debtors'
Court, which he said exceeded by one half those taken in the
old Court, where Serjeant Huntington presided, whilst the money
recovered amounted to one third less.—Ordered to be printed.
Sir &WILSON then moved for an account of the amount of
Fees taken in the Court of Requests for the Eastern Half Hun-
dred of Brixton for the last year.
Mr. WHITMORE postponed Ms motion on the Sugar Ques-•
tion Bill, from the 14th to the 15th of May.
Sir It. FERG USSON presented a Petition from the Corpo-
ration of Weavers of Leith, complaining of the conduct of the
Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland, u regarded the cue
of Mr. John Hayes.
The LORD ADVOCATE said, as he understood a Petition
was to be presented from Mr. John Hayes, when that. Petition
was brought forward he should be prepared to answer it.
Mr. 11013 HOUSE was decidedly of opinion the case of Mr.
Hayes deserved to be inquired Into; as he understood the charge
against Mr.llayes was instituted at the instance of the Lord
President by the Lord Advocate, who, in 4upport of the charge,
actually examined the Lord President; and who, after having
been thus cross-examined as a witneu, afterwards sat u a Judge
in the case. This might be law in Scotland, but he could not be-
lieve it was so.

Mr. HUME said, the Lord Advocate had said Mr. Hayes's'
character would be found, on inquiry, .not worthy the attendon
of the House. Now the fact was, that hi.held in his hand cer-
tificates, giving Mr. Hayes as good a character as the Learned
Lord Advocate himself could obtain from any official character
in Scotland. The Hon. Member theq read certificates from a
number of persons at Leith; and one signed by 9.5 Merchants of
Edinburgh, giving Mr. Hayes an excellent character.
The LORD ADVOCATE thought it was somewhat extra-.
ordinary that, after it was understood ibis case was to stand ever .
tiU Mr. Hayes's own Petition came before the House, that Mr..
1 Hayes's case should be thus partially brought forward. The fact
' was, that some law proceedings had boon instituted against him,
when he took occasion to write some extraordinary letters to the
Judges of the Court and after the Chun Meth continued this,
course. It was considered that ttds eandtteteWd riot be tole-
rated, and proceedings for contempt were findnite& The I..teri
President certainly was examined as hi whet* be had received
any letters; and on inquiry before the thirteen Jerkin, :be *l4 i
tar_
• unanimously adjudged to a fortnight's istmtihonment r :
awl), after his imprisonment expired, ke Moaned din
ducts, inquiry was spin sit
.seleet, • and it spireaelbt klii

state of tplpd wasnot correct, no further notice one taken of it. .
Afteea Me words front Mr. Pans and Sir 11. Psaoussoit, the
-. A.. ,-. Petition was received. .. -, .
) - I
Mr. HOW-MUSE pee notice that be would, on site 1.51 k of
May{ subsilit a motion for the total repeal of the Window Tai. d

THS WAItENOUSEING Ell L.
Mr._ WALLACE moved the Order of the Day for
the house going into a Committee on the Warehouse-
. 64 1811. • -
• • Mr. ROBERTSON could not permit the Speaker
to leave the Chair without stating his opinion of this
measure. The object of the Bill, as he understood,
was to permit foreign goods to be imported in foreign
ships, landed and warehoused for a limited period,
without payment of duties till the goods were re-
loaded ; but the machinery of the Bill was such as
would destroy all its good effect. The Hon. Member
entered into a review of the details of the Bill, which
he said would go to embarrass the whole trade with
America ; the principle of the Bill was good, but the
details would render it wholly inoperative. There
was considerable alarm abroad on the subject of this
'Bill, and he hoped the House would not adopt it but
with the greatest caution.

Mr. BRIGHT said, after all that had been said
upon this Bill, he trusted the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman would postpone the further proceeding upon
it till after the holidays.
Mr. WALLACE said, the Bill had already beets
for a long time before the House, during the present
and last Session, and he feared, if the House had not
already given it consideration, it was in vain to ex-
pect they ever would.
Mr. S. WORTLEY said, the Bill might have been
circulated last Session ; but it certainly had been cir-
culated only a few days in the present Session, and
he must say his constituents had not had time to con-
sider it. He knew that at Leeds there either had been,
or was about to be, a Meeting on the subject. They
considered the permitting foreign woollen cloths to
be warehoused in this country free of duty, would
materially injure them.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
The Honourable Gentleman might move in the Com-
mittee to insert woollen cloths in the exemption clause
if he thought fit.
Mr. K. DOUGLAS hoped the Bill would be al-
lowed to proceed. He saw none of the dangers
which some Gentlemen seemed to apprehend, but
many advantages likely to result from it. As to the ar-
ticle of woollen cloths, our exports last year amounted
to about seven millions ; of which two millions went
to foreign Europe, two millions to America, and
£1,200,000 to the East Indies.

Mr. BENNET hoped the Bill would now only be
committed pro forma, and recommitted for some
day after the holidays. He should consider it his
duty, in the Committee, to move a clause, placing
woollen cloths on the same footing as silks.
Mr. MARRYAT was decidedly in favour of the
Bill, the principle of which was acknowledged and
acted upon in almost every pat t of Europe, as related
to British goods.
Mr. T. WILSON wished to have woollen cloths
exempted from the operations of the Bill. In the ge-
neral principle of the Bill he agreed with the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Wallace); but he thought they
must consult particular interests. The woollen trade
of this country was labouring under depression, in
consequence of the foreign manufacturer being able
to undersell us. We were oa the point of losing the.
trade of Turkey. He knew an instance lately, in.,
which a quantity of common cloth was wanted for.
the army at Alexandria ; we were able to offer it at
four shillings a yard, the French offered to supply it.
at three shillings and sixpenCe a yard, which was ac-
cepted. He had seen a sample of the French cloth,
and we could not have afforded such under four shil-
lings per yard.
Mr. PHILLIPS could not consent to exempt wool-
lens, unless the Wool Tax was repealed.
Mr. D. BROWN and Mr. GRATTAN wished for some
delay, that time might be allowed to communicate
with Ireland.

Sir H. PARNELL was in favour of the Bill.

Sir J. NEWPORT.was sensible that on a former
occasion he had taken an erroneous view of the sub-
ject. He was convinced that it would be for the
benefit of Ireland that trade should be laid open, and
lie believed that opinion was daily gaining ground
in that country. Many had transferred themselves and
their capitals elsewhere, on acc•unt of the transit duty.
Sir M. RIDLEY stated, that on the third reading
he should introduce some amendments on the subject
of glass and certain other articles. The manufac-
turers of this country would have little to fear from
a competition with those of foreign countries.
Mr. RIC ARDO thought the Bill would interfere as
little as possible with the interest of any class of Individuals.
Mr. HUME contended that the decline of our trade with
Turkey was owing to the high duties imposed by the Levant
Company. He knew an instance where the duty paid by an
American ship was only 171. 6d. and by an English ship had
amounted to 1391. lie wished the two exceptions in the Bill to
be removed.
The Mouse divided on the question of going into the Committee.
For the motion - - 82
Against it - -
Majority - -
The House then went into the Committee.

-74

Mr. WALLACE, on the clause respecting the transit duty
on Irish linen, wished it to have been done away; but in the
present distressed; and agitated state of Ireland, he wished to
avoid all discussion on the subject until a more favourable period.
With respect to the silk manufactures, they were in a state of
great improvement, and he did net doubt that it would in time
become a staple commodity of the country. In Yorkshire the
manufacture of woollen cloths was so perfect that it was impos...
able to be injured by foreign competition. Throughout York-
shire, he was happy to say, those manufactures were in the highest
state of prosperity.
Mr. & WORTLEY said, the woollen manufacture would be
greatly injured by the introduction, of foreign cloths; and the:
manufacturers of Yorkshire could uo more competewith foreigners
than the silk manufacturers of this country could with those of
the Continent; because there were such heavy duties on the raw
materials employed in,both nianufactures.• He then moved. an
amendment to prohibit theimporAation,of all wrought woollens,
or articles in which wool was nosed.
Mr. 111J8KI88ON laid,' we grew a large quantity of wool,
but no raw silk was produced to this conutry.Besid,es wool
was no allowed to be exported from the 'ecionittflittider 'vat '
P 011005.44. ~ 'I • : e a• g • :
After Italy observatioop.fiV , I=4l. be 80.
cittitiik, 74e. Ric. kw,. anir Alpe. ,
gettied,withista iftvision:* ' ' ' •
• re
otntes of she .13B1..vvere agreeetio;itEd. 'the ree-
Pcw.re
!.t no
batirod,als higndar• • • •
•
T4[444111 .vl4 ac. fi(.. , .
'irbearkiirkfion,_on the motion of the CHANCELLOR-a;
the EXCHRQDRR; tivient into i Committee on the Beer Bills,
The illblik.kbasi.:Cieotkkinsh alkbe should, at this hOur of she:
night, eoneencbtenesirierlitylikettifskitirig kir Nab.
.tris.ebjecf,
wokt. Wad. tercet tßepoof ti Inwer-pliete. AtA
Ipresent.there were bit .ttio
that rottitosiitliza
Sob Abiding* per, bwore4VrittAf' aft WO. 1

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•
r per barrel; now, under tdis system, it was out of the possr
of the poor man to get good beer at all. He should tine,
fore propose a Middle duty of five shillings per barrel, nit
beer paying this duty not to be sold for more than '2 s. per bar.
eel,; and another provision of the Bill would go to preveit this
beer being sold on the premises where it was made; he estimated
that the beer thus to he brewed, should be of the strength of free
barrels to a quarter of malt, and the selling price would be about
2W. per pot. The Right Hon. Gentleman expressed a hoped %
this plan would give the poor man better beer at a -cheaper ease,
without injuring the brewers, or those who had capitals, at's..
sent engaged in the trade. The Right Hon:Gentleman condi.
ded, by moving a Resolution to this effect.
Mr. Alderman WOOL) thought it very hard, that publicise
who had so large a capital engaged, were not to be allowed to
sell this beer.
Sir RIDLEY COCKBURN was desirous of ktur.ving whe,
ther the strong beer brewers were to be allowed to brew this het.?
The CHANCELLOR of the F.XCHEQUER replied in th
negative; he would recapitulate his plan ; he proposed to insi
cute an intermediate duty of 59. per barrel, to be imposed es
beer of a certain strength and quality, namely, on beer brewed
five barrels front a quarter of malt. The brewers of this hen
to take out a separate license. The beer not to be drank in :St
house where it is brewed, as that would open a door to ahute and
fraud, or in regular public-houses, as that would be liable to a
similar objection ; but to be retailed in shops taking out a licene.
for that purpose, as in the case of tea and coffee. He considered
that a good and wi,..l:sonte beverage would thus be furnished
to the waking class, at the price of not more than 24d. per pee,
the price to be charg d by the brewer being limited to 275. per
barrel of thirty-sit gallons.
Mr. BUXTON said, the Right lion. Gentleman had opened
his statement by declaring his opinion, that this W.. 4 a measure
with which the trade could find no fault, and from which they
would sustain no injury ; he, on the contrary, cousideral it as a
very harsh measure on the established brewers and publics s.
He trusted the Chancellor of the Exchequer would reconsider tie
subject, and place the old brewers and publicans on the Sao*
footing with the new brewers and beer-sellers, wlici would he
called into action by this measure.
Mr. W. WI LLI A NIS observed; that small breweries bae
ways been detrimental to the country, and the Revenue had h.•ts
defrauded by them, because they had undersold the large Arms.
cries, which could supply a much better article than the smaller
establishments could possibly do.
Mr. F. PALLIER expressed some doubts as to the efEcac;
of this measure.

After a few words from Mr. Alderman BILIIDGES, the Resolu-
tions were agreed to.—Report on Monday.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Prisons Bill was reported, the Amendments agreed to,
and the Bill ordered to he read a third time on Tuesday.
Mr. Alderman WOOD brought in a Bill to provide for the
better Lighting certain parts of the Metropolis with Gas.
• Mr. D. BROWN brought in a Bill for regulating the grandee
of Joint Leases in Ireland.
Mr. HERMES presented Papers relative to the Cations
and Excise, pursuant to an order of the Monate:
Mr. HERRIRS also obtained leave to bring in a Bill to rectify
certain errors in filling up the lists of Commissioners of Land.tis.
The other Orders were then disposed of, and the Homed
journed at Half-past Twelve till this day.

THE EVENING.STAR7-4

LONDON.

iii' The Trial,. Conviction, and order for execution, of J.
Colevtan, for thi murder of Mr. &arm, of Lewisham, wink
given at length in " Tut Rtocrassestax" of To-morrow.—" Tat
Ettot.tanwas is the same size and price as " The Ossintvaa:
and does 'not insert any Advertisements whatever.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1823.
THE FUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE, HA IS-PAST TVITLVE.

Several Expresses have arrived from Paris this mornitg—
'French .Funds 78f. 3.5 c. which is a rise of 20c. Consols opened
at 744, 4,4, 4, and have remained steady, with a fiat Slaritet:
FOREIGN FUNDS. • •
Very little badness is doing in the above Funds this morn
Spanish Bonds opened at 264, 4,4, 4. A rcrort prevails that
New Spanish Loan is expected in the Market.

Current Prices: Chilian 70, New Spanish 2q, 0ki.1521 to 0,
Now l'ressian 771 78, Old 81, Russian 721, Danish 714104
Colombian 511, Spanish Scrip 40.—Spanish Bonds are nay 24
VLICNN 1, March 5, Metalliques, 77—Bank Shares, 8611.
6, Aletalliquis, 77 3-16—Bank Sh. 861 14.
7, Metalliques, 76h—Bank Shares, 8511.
8, Metalliques, 76 11-16—Bank Shares, IA
PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
S per Cent. Consols 74% 14 IA.
4 per Cents. New 94% 3/4—lndia Bonds 21s.
Exchequer Bills of 121,000, 9s. I Is. 9s.
Ditto Small, 9s. I Is. 95.—Commercial 1 par
Bank for Acct. 207 205 206 2051,6
Consols for Payment 74% 3/3 1,4

We have received this forenoon Bayonne Papered
the 13th instant, from which we extract the follow.
ing interesting details of the. preparations making fat
the approaching contest between France and Spain.
Although the medium is a French one, it is freely.
admitted that the Spaniards are flocking in great
numbers to the defence of the Constitutional stud.
ard. The departure of the Kiwo from Madrid is said
to be deferred till the 17th or lath. The Ist of April
is the day fixed Tor crossing the Bidassoa :
BAYONNE, '
General Guilleminot, Chief of
arrived here yesterday, as well as ,
an incalculable number of Employes
departments. The troops, as -
wards the frontiers of Spain.
those which are ready (about h
and to-morrow. The persons x
bridge of boats over the Bidassoa
the 28th, so that It is supposed
the Ist of April. Almost the whole
establishment is now here, and
before the end of the month. ,
Duke has arrived and has reviewed
enter Spain by the routes we have I-
ciations actually on foot between •
cite otherwise.
The Constitutionalists on the
hardly making any preparations
pith the exception of five or six
lately arrived at Vittoria, the
' reinforced, and it is barely sufficient
SC Sebastian, in ease of attack,-
pad in reipectable•StUte of &fence.
Sit/troops of the line, and -P great
expillerli 'front Galicia by sea; a'
ihti Ilth, 'lee or sit' thousand
tielliiihe &Asian, in the three in
top even the division of tile viniu:
Wise ibhebitints are taking their me
EeoCdii:National Guard i alt.
, Bilboa, are preparing to
• . ahe ptincipat is-aisiiallitL__
icipaied to set out 'for Corunii

11111
Ja
Fl

%lig we ntuassoa :
8., MARCH 13.
fof the Staff of the French Arra!,
I as many Generals of Brigade and
mployes'belonging to the different
le soon as they arrive, are seat to
The weather having mended,
16,000) will go.into camp to-
ts who have undertaken to hay $,
ssoa will have everything read! hi
rd the bridge will be laid iserairtffi
whole •f the Duke of AngtiakOdi
d his Royal Highness i 5.46101101
It is asserted, that as 'NV ask
!viewed the troops, the army
have before stated, unless thel.4ll;
:en %site and trigland shotildl;
the frontiers, on their vidn,lllr
tons to opppaiNtka.ioeasisaJj*
six hundred maasmNitp, whAVO
e division of Tgfrlps has atetll.
xffichint to dead:P.iii#l2
ate loG• iv.
iifenee.
great qtly o
..1
a; and it Vittoria,tati.
idd ennserigifs;•ro be lehtopo. .1
•ee but all lw'
d 'irr4." c'K4lli
eir meanie, it; epantrets:
figtoviiiiptslY444na sag's;
Itadilvittediiiiji 4e44'W,
f2dl6-;sz,