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London, England, 1830-03-05 00:00:00

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tr:} ter übto il,nught that the licensing system required revising
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,c aft corructisrr.'"l here was a general impression on the part of the
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• . public that there was rot fair play—that there was not adequate
cempaitiops If the article were as good as It was contended it was,
~cntpttitlob•would do no injury ; if it were not, the public would
stand the chance of getting better ; these would at all events be a
cnod article provided. The ale licences had not Increased; but
t ;nee 1807 there was an increase of 11,000 spirit licences. Spirits
had increased from 12.000 to 24,000. This had affected the morals
• f the people.
Mr. BARCLAY admitted that nothing could be fairer than
'tie appeintment at the committee; but for the late season, how.
r, he would show that there was not the limitation of the beer
ir:.de which some imagined. He wished to state, and he desired
words might be remembered, that throwing open the trade
str,:ld not increase the consumption of bar; it would only transfer
'lre sale from the persons now selling it to other hands. The ef.
feet en the • brewers he would not speak of. lie would add,
Ant if the duty on beer were not decreased, there would be a still
greater diminution of the quantity of beer consumed. The reduc-
tions on spirits, coffee, &c. had already contributed to such effect.
Ile equated, that great part of the trade was free ; many of the
publicans now lived in their own houses, and were free to deal
where they pleased. He regretted that the lateness of the hour pre•
sentrd him from detailing facts
tkrn.v a few words from )Ir. BENsox, the motion was agreed to,
-1 a select committee appointed.
Adjourned at Two o'CLocg.

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tuts DAY.

The Lord Chancellor to hear Appeals at Ten o'clock.
rite Attorney.Oeneral v Browne Mill—Appeal—to be heard.
Cadell v Palmer--Appeal—ditto.
VePey v Bodkin—Appeal—ditto.
The Marquis of Westmeath v the Marquis of Salisbury—Ap-
I•r3)—to be further heard—one Counsel of a side only to address
t e !louse—[To be postponed till the 22d instant.)
ORDER OF THE DAY.
:thalterley's Divorce Bill—Counsel and evidence to be heard at
:')e Bar at four o'clock, and then the Order of the Day for the se.
-ccond reading of the Bill to be moved.—Lords ordered to be ape-
. al I y summoned thereon.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tnis DAT.

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Fast Retford Bill—Committee thereon.
Ways and Means—Committee thereon,
Supply—ditto.
Tranafer of Aids• Bill—Committee.
Exchequer Bills' Bill ditto.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.

r.Bankes—British Museum Estimates( Committee of Supply.)
Mr. Stewart, of Beverley—to move an instruction to the cum.
mittee on the East Retford Bill, that they have power to admit a
zlause toithe effect that the members hereafter to be returned for that
bnrottAh shall make a declaration that their election has not been
procured or promoted by bribery or other improper means.
Mr. E. Davenport—Motion on the distressed state of the country
—I Postponed till the 10th inst.]
Mr. Tennyson--in Committee on East Retford Bill—to move to
occlude the borough of East Retford from electing burgeon' to serve
i Parliament, and to enable the town of Birmingham to return two
representatives in lieu thereof. . _

.81r R. Vyvyan —to move the call of the House—]Postponed tdU
ltith Inst.]
Sir R. Heron---to move for copies of any warrant, commission, or
other documents, by which the Hon. Robert Dundas was appointed
Commissioner of the Navy, and the Hon. W. L. Bathurst Commis.
inner for victualling the Navy.