Star.
London, England, 1823-07-10 00:00:00

THE BEER BILL.

Mr. BROUGHAM said he wished, at this advanced
period of the Session, to withdraw this Bill, and in
doing so he was desirous of stating his reason for act-
ing so. That reason was the little prospect there was
of his being able to carry a measure against which the
monopoly of the brewers was arrayed, a monopoly
which he had almost called illegal. The publicans
certainly were not against it, but they were kept down
by the brewers, and even the body most interested, the
Consumers, were entirely silent, and seemed as if now
labouring under the influence of the brewers beverage.
The landed interest, also, who were a little time ago
so clamorous about grievances, distress, and reform,
were now completely silenced by a rise of three or
four shillings a quarter in wheat, who, owing to that
rise, supposed their misfortunes at an end, though he
was convinced they would soon find themselves griev-
ously disappointed. But these Gentlemen, the bar-
ley growers, who ought to have been his natural al-
lies, were wholly silent, and thus abandoned by all,
what chance could he have of succeeding in a mea-
sure having for its object only to benefit society
at large? He had no course left but to withdraw
the measure, declaring that he should be ready to
bring it forward whenever called on to do so.—
He had on this occasion only experienced a disap-
pointment similar to that he had experienced when
he brought forward a former measure calculated for
the benefit of the lower orders—he alluded to his Bill
relative to the Education of the Poor. In that case,
as in the present, he had been deserted by those who
ought tohave been his natural allies—the Dissenters,
as well as the Members of the Established Church.
This desertion was the only reward which he had re-
ceived in return for a laborious devotion of his time
for months, and even years, to bring these measures,
for the benefit of the Public, to perfection.
Mr. WESTERN regretted that his Hon. Friend
had withdrawn this Bill; had he persevered in this
measure, it should have had his support.
After a few words from Alderman Woon, the order
for the second reading of the Bill was then discharged.
Mr. WESTERN withdrew his Bill relative to the
qualification of Juries in Counties for the present Ses-
sion. He did this at the request of the Right Hon.
Gentleman opposite, and he wished now to ask the
Right Hon. Gentleman, whether he had come to any
determination as to the question of holding the Assizes
more frequently?
Mr. PEEL said, he had certainly requested the
Hon. Gentleman to postpone this measure till next
Session, thinking it required more consideration than
could be given to it during the present Session. As
to the question of the Hon. Gentleman respecting the
holding of Assizei more frequently, he was friendly
to the measure, but he saw many very great difficul-
ties in the way of its general adoption. It had been
adopted in the Home Circuit, and with success, but
hewas at a loss to see how it could be extended ge.
nerally without increasing the number of Judges:
the difficulties were great, but be hoped they would
not prove insurmountable to a further extension of
the principle if it should be found impracticable to
make it general.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR adverted to the Northern
Circuit, and said, he had, at the desire of Lord Sid-.
mouth, applied to the Bishop-of Durham to know if
he would receive and entertain the Judges in, the
winter as he did in the summer; and that Rev. Pro-
late said, he would not; and further, he stated, tket
'the Judges, if they came in the winter, must defray
their own expense's. He had mentioned this to his
Hon. Friend, Mr. Justice Park, and advised hies to
apply to Lord Sidmouth for his additionat expenses.
Mr. Justice Park said he had an independent fortune
of his own, and should not mike any application on
the subject whatever his Learned Brothers Might 40.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, the Bishop of Durham
had been as good as his word, and had refused to re-
ceiv,e the Judges, who had been obliged to defray
their own expenses. Such, however, had not been the
, case with the Noble Sheriff of Westmorland, Lord
Thrum, who received the Judges with the same hos-
pitality in the winter as he did in the summer, and
the same he believed might be said of the Mayor and
Corporation of the towns of Newcastle and ofCarlisle
After a few words from Mg. Sc4aLarr and Mr'
Pitiu., the latter of whom said, if additional Assize'
were appointed the Government would take care the
the expenses of the Judges should he. provided fort
the Bill was postponed till the next Session.
Mr. BARING said he held in his hand a Petition from Joe
Milbu•—(A laugh)—complaining of having bees neglected lky
Government, he having served under elf it. Abercroistbie in
Egypt, and rendered eScient service to the troops there...or-
dered to lie on the table, and to be printed.. - • .
Mr. HUTCHINSON said, he held in his hand a

Petition from several Inhabitants of Middlesex an!
Surrey, praying the House to take into considerati4l
the gate of the Labouring Poor of Ireland. He wds
extremely grateful to these individuals for the kind
wishes they expressed towards his countrymen ; he.
must, at the same time, however, express Lis dissent
from the plan of relief which they suggested, namely,
the introduction of the Poor Laws into Ireland.

Mr. DENISON said, he was persuaded it was not
the general wish of the County of Surrey to have th.
Poor Laws, from which they had suffered so severely,
extended to Ireland. The Petition was received.