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beer the Right Honourable Gentleman avow an intention of.
bringing fotvrard such a regulation as he alluded to.
. Sir .1. NEWPORT contended that the Irish distiller ought
to habls the liberty of importing his manufacture into this coun-
try free of the restriction. The regulation which the Right
Ain. Gentleman suggested would have the effect of derg_iving
Ireland of that protection which, under the Articles of Union,
she had a right to expect.
Mr. C. H. HUTCHINSON contended that the regulation
*would be neither more nor less than &direct violation of the Act
of Union—that Act under which Irish Members sat in that
House—tin Act which; in many respects, was most injtuious to'
the rights and interests of his country, fie hoped that no fur-
ther delay would take place; every day's delay was most inju-
rious to the Irish distiller. He might pledge himself for almost
every Irish Member in that House, that they would resist the
qualification which the Right Hon. Gentleman avowed his Ins
• tendon to propose; they would do so unanimously and ardently,
because they would feel that any such qualification would be
illiberal, injurious to the interests of Ireland, and subvenive of
the Act of Union.

Mr. W. SMITH considered the principle which his Hon.
Friend (Mr. Hutchinson) contended for, as one that would work
inj•stice. He could not agree with his lion. Friend as to the
true meaning of the Act of Union.
Sir H. PARNELL complained that it was the Intention of
Government, by Excise regulations, to deprive the lash distil-
lers of that advantage to which the/ were entitled. He saw no
reason for negotiation ; he thought the good faith between the
countries ought to be preserved, but he could not help suspect-
ing that it was in contemplation to withhold from Ireland ad-
vantages to which, under the Act of Union, she was clearly en-
titled—an Act which cost Ireland so much, and which should,
on all occasions, be religiously observed.
Sir G. HILL ar.ued, that Government had not only to pro-
tect the interests of the Irish Distillers, but of the English Dis-
tillers also; both were a set of men that required to be very
strictly watched.
Mr. DA VIES GILBERT would oppose the iotroduetion
of spirits of e stronger proof into this country than the spirit
distilled here. _ _

After a few observations from Mr. Wu.inosow, General Haar,
and Mr. BRIGHT, the Committee was postponed till this day.
A PPROPRIATIOII RILL:

On the Report on this Bill having beep brought up,
Sir M. W. RIDLK said he wished to put a question to the
Right I lonoutabls Gentleman opposite, though he was not quite-
sure whether he could hive a positive answer. A number of
fine trees which had long stood an ornament in St. Ma:tarter
Church-yard, had been very recently cut down, and he was in-
formed that they were cut down for a reason disgraceful to the
reverend Indy, the Dean and Chapter of AVestminster; they
were cut down. if he were rightly informed, for the purpose of
streating a space intended to be let at a high price to persons who
might be anxious to view the Coronation. Those urea had
stood for many yeazs an ornament to the venerable fabric which
they shaded; and as to the fabric itself, on looking into the inte-
rior of Westminster Abbey—on viewing the start" of those monu-
ments, which were an ornament of the ace, and an evidence at
once of the gratitude of the country, and of the high heroic
and pattn,t virtues which called that gratitude forth—k
be said, most painful to see the disgraceful manner iti which
those monuments, as well as 'the interior of the building, were

teglectcd.
The Cil A NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he could
not say whther the act WAS done by the Dean and Chapter or
by the Nrish Vestry. As to cutting down the trees, he appre-
lam:led the same had been done on former Coronations.
Sir JOHN NEw rota said the Dean and Clupter had all
the atl7antagt-s, whilst the PubLc were obliged to meet di! est-
penses of Wcstininster Abbey. Ile considered the neglect of
that fine etiificc as most scandalout and tiisgraceful, and was a fit

subject for the reprobation of that I louse. If, ou any occasion,
an application should be trade to Parliament for the repairs of
• Westminster Abbey, they should be guarded indeed in award-
itv any grant of moiaey for that purpose.
Mr. BA NK ES said, that the cutting down of those trees for a
sordid purpose, reflected anything but honour on the Reverend
Body. He would not vot iu future, for any money for the re-
pairs of Westminster Abbey, and he thoujht that the House
should resist any such vote it it should be proposed.
Mr. W. SMITH concarred with the last speaker. It was
shameful to see the manner in which the inspection of the inte-
rior of this edifice was, as it were, let out by two-penees • no
ore felt more disgust at suck conduct than he did • but the Dean
and Chapter could not be expected to lay nut, as the Public did,
5e41,000 in the decotation of Henry the Seventh's Chapel.
Sir /11. W. RIDLEY said, that early in the next Session he
would bang under the consideration of a Select Committee the
state of Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral.
Mr. Alderman HEYGATIi said, that St. Paul's Cathedral
was kept in a very scandalous state.
Dr. LUSH! NGTON said, the Dean and Chapter had no
ILO right to appropriate the consecrated.ground to their own
purpeses ; they were liable to account for the Aims they had or
right receive.
The Deport was received, and the Bill ordered to be read a
third time on Friday.

EXTRA stisworrics 1113 LL.
On the motion for the House to go into a Committee on this
Bill,

The CHANCELLOR of the IEXCIIF.QUER stated, that
the new aLtl expetlithma principle for the more speedy convey-
a:lce of mails was suggrE.cd by Mr. Burge►s, and by way of
esperine:et, would be tried hely:L.:is some of the great cons:ller-
mwtis and London. instead of the mail-coachLs, it was pro-
pos:ti to convey the mails by a two7wherled vehicle, and it was
t'speued to go at the rate of eleven miles an hour.
I.USHIN6TON strongly doubted the possibility of car-
rying this plats icto execution. The Bristol coach, the most
rapid in England, dues not travel at present more than eight
wiles an huhu.. He dfd nut see bow any other vehicle could
travel at the rate of clever. Without affecting a wayward
atnsibi/ity,he would say, that the horse, one of the most generous,
useful, and noble animals, ought not to be driven beyond the
strength which nature gave him ; to the animal it would be cruel
—to society not useful.
After some further observations from Sir 11. PAroatt. and
Mr., Alderman Hart:Ara, the Bill went through a Committee.
WINIK-1110/Y 1114..

On the further con/Wen:tic:l of the Dark-note Bill.

Sir JAM ES MACK I NTOSH having alluded to the Petition
which he had presented from Mr. Tilloch, suggested the pro-I
peiety of an inquiry at some future time, whether the artists
who had suggested plans of merit. thoegh they had not been
*direly adopted by the Bank, shotild not receive some compen.!
saticn for their labour? _ _ _

b:r. CouItTEXILY, Mr. GILmT, and Mr. PILAUS entered into
estrianations as to the proceedings of the Commission on the
weans of preventing Forgery. They observed, that several plans
of considerable merit had been pressmted to the Commission,
but they contended that the competition was to be considered
alter the nature of a Lotte.•y, and that it would be a work of
endless diffscuky to apportiol. rewards to unsuccessful candidates,
of ready equal merits, and to settle all the doubts that might
arise as to priority of invention.
Sir J A7llEb MACKINTOSH assented to these observations.

The Dill was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
On the motion of the Cuance.it.oa of the Excnienera, the
ting's Servants Bill went through a Conunatee.—Report to-
31101TOW.

The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the
'Tower adjourned at Twelve o'Clock.

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