Star.
London, England, 1813-06-30 00:00:00

PEWTER POT BILL.

Mr. ROSE moved the third reading of the Victuallers' Bill.
Mr. CROKER said, be bad already stated hi' sentiments so
fully upon this Bill, that he should now content himself with
moving, that, instead of now, the Bill should be read a third
time this day three months.
Mr. ROSE wished his Hon. rriend to understand, that, If
this Iffit were now lost, the effect would be, that. from this time
forward, no less a quantity of porter could be sent out than one
gallon.

Mr. CROICER said, the Statute alluded to by his Right Hon.
Friend was a dead letter; it had not been acted upon for up-
wards of a century. He had two objections to this Bill; first,
that it went to throw the expence from the tradesman to the
consumer; and, secondly, that it would operate to /rive the
poorer classes to the tippling houses. As to the absurd Statute
which his Right Hon. Friend bad alluded to, if it was put in force,
it would only be necessary to move-the repeal of it to-morrow.
Mr. ROSE was convinced the Statute to which he had alluded
would be put in force ; the Publicans were determined it should.
be so; and, in his opinion, rightly so.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, a pot, equally wholesome and clean,
would be placed in its stead, namely, block tin.
Mr. PEELE opposed the Bill. He thought it should be left
to the Publican to use pewter or block tin.
Mr. MARRIOTT and Mr. GOCLOZOURN also opposed the Bill.
Mr. W. Ss4 rr is supported it.
3 he House then divided—For the third reading, 32—For the
Amendment, 35—Majority against the Bill, 3.

LOCAL TOKENS BILL.

On the Order of the Day fur the third reading of the Local
Tokens' Mi.

Mr. GRENFELL adverted to the losses sustainedby the lower
classes of persons by the circulation of Copper Local Tokens and
old :rower Halfpence. The losses sustained from this deicrip.
tion of depreciated coin, he said, were lot confined to the lower
orders only, but fell partitularly heavy on some great tradesmen,
and more especially on the brewers; some of whom, be knew,
of his own knowledge. had accumulated unavoidably large quan-
tities, to the amount of several hundred weight, and had been
obliged to sell them as old copper, at little more than half what
they bad originally received them for.
Mr. VANSITTART said, Government had It in contpnpla-
don to adopt some measure on this subject.
1 he Bill was then read a third time and passed.
THE BAKERS' BILL.

Mr. FRANKLIN LEWIS moved the Order of the Day for
taking into further consideration the Report of the Bakers' Bill.
Mr. W. SMITH objected to a Bill of this importance being
pressed at so late a period of the Session. Great objections exis-
ted against the provisions of it in various parts of the country ;
indeed, he was instructed by his Constituents to oppose it most
strongly. He should not pledge Isi,mself to do that, if the Hon.
Gentleman would delay his measure till next Session : he might
then be enabled to support it, as the objections might, upon far-
ther consideration, disappear. He should therefore propose to
the Hon. Gentleman to let the Bill lie over through the summer,
and let it be circulated through the country. To obtain this ob-
ject, he should move as an Amendment, that the Report be taken
into turther consideration this day three mouths.
Mr. HUSKISSON supported the Bill. He thought the argu-
ments of the Hon. Gentleman who had proposed the Amendment
could not a', ply to a measure which had received the full and
mature consideration which this measure bad done.
'I he Report was then receisTed, the Amendment being nega-
tived without a divisor:, and Use Bill was ordered to be read a
third time.