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Union, they lost their Legislature ; and they prayed
the House to take their case into consideration.
Mr. HUTCHINSON, in seconding the bringing
up of the Petition, took occasion to temark upon the
great patience with which the people of Ireland bore
•the berdshipi arising from Agricultural and Corn-
distress to which they were exposed. • He
-.tended that it was the true interest's f this counl
try to patronize and encourage Agriculture. in Ire-
land, rather than by sending yearly such large sums
of money to purchase Corn in foreign parts. Agri.
culture was the only means by which the people of
'lreland could be enabled to pay their share of taxes
to the State. The distilleries served to consume a
great share of their Corn, and they were' discoun.
tenanced by the Legislature. The measure of com-
pelling the Irish distillers to bring their spirits down
to a certain strength, was, he contended, an infrac-
tion of the Act of Union. If this principle was acted
upon, there was no species of Irish manufacture
which the English importer could not insist on hay-
ing brought to the standard of his own taste or inte-
rest. /Ire Chancellor of the Exchequer was too late
in having, at this hour of the day, discovered that Irish
whisk'', at its native strength, would be injurious to
English constitutions ; he (the Hon. Member) said
we have drank it Ireland ; we never found bad
effects to flow from a moderate use of it; and if the
Chancellor oldie Exchequer does not like our whiskey,
let him give us back our Legislature."—(A laugh )•
Mr. D. BROWNE said he entirely concurred in
the sentiments of his Hon. Friend, the Meniber for
Cork, with regard to the question on the introduc-
tion of Irish whiskey to this country. He thought in
that regulation a mast unjust preference had been
given to the English over the Irish distiller.
Mr. W. SMITH said, the question between the
English and Irish distiller was now before a court
of law, and until that question was set at rest, he
lIOUSR OF LORDS MAY 7. would decline saying muck upon the snbject. He
Their Lordships met at ten o'clock to hear Appeals. would, however, tell the Irish Gentlemen, that in the
" llislop v. the Marquis of Queensberry," from the Court of
views which they took they were entirely in the wrong.
Session of Scotland.—The Arronser-Guee.u. and Mr. Jee-
rers. were heard for the respondent. Mr. Mosteater replied.— The Petition was then laid on the table.
Judgment postponed. •
USE OF MACHINERY.
The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Bank
Cash Payments Bills, the Irish Starch Duties Bill the African Sir ROBERT WILSON presented a Petition from
Company Abolition nal, the Glasgow Police Bill, Whitechapel the several persons engaged in the manufacture of
Road and South Lambeth Gas Light Bills, and Lambeth Inch). Leather in all its branches, complaining that, from
sure Bill. The Commissioners were, the LORD CITANCiLLOR, the over-abundant use of Machinery, the demand
the Marquis of Wl:airmen, and the Earl of SNAPDNB/IPM for manual labour was greatly diminished. The
Mr. Waciace brought up a Message from the !louse of
Commons, requesting that their Lordships would furnish the Petitioners stated, that many of them were, from
House with a Copy of the Report of their Committee on Fo- want of employment, reduced to great distress, and
reign Trade. The request was complied with, and a Copy of they prayed the House to put some check to the use
the Report delivered to the Honourable Gentleman.
of machinery, by imposing a duty upon it.
Mr. BROGDIER and others brought up from the Commons the
Scotch Hereditary Revenue Bill, the Scotch Court of Admiialty Mr. W. SMITH was ready to admit, that no class
Bill, the Irish Prison Fees Abolition Bill, the Scotch Court of of the community had stronger claims upon the
Session Bilk and the Irish Court of Chancery Bill. House than those of the labouring classes. He was
Mr. SMITH, from the Commisdoners of Highland Roads and
alv:ays ready to ameliorate their condition as far as
Bridges, presented their Ninth 'Report.
The Irish Lunatic Asylum Bill, wens through a Committee, possible ; but he could not help looking upon these
and was reported. - suggestions otherwise than as a total absurdity.—
Lord AUCKLAND presented a Petition from Whitby, in If we once began to do away with, and went on
Yorkshire, and Lord BILMORI presented another Petition from abolishing the improvements of modern times, we
Luton, lu Bedfordshire • both praying for a revision of the Cri-
minal Cede.—Adjourned. should soon return to the naked primitive condition
HOUSE OF COMMONS. in which man was originally placed. In a little time
The & the loom, the plough—nay, the spade, would besante took the Chair at a quarter before four, when
the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod summoned the House to dispensed with altogether. He was at a loss to know
attend the House of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given to what, in the daily use of mankind, was not a ma-
certain Bills which had passed both Houses. The &macro re-
chine, and he trusted, therefore, the House would
turned soon after, and informed the House that that House had not comply with the suggestions of the Petitioners,
been to the House of Lords, and heard the Royal Assent gives
Se the two Bank Cash Payments Bills, &c. and do away with the use of machinery. But, at
A Diane& took the oaths and his seat. the same time, he was ready to agree in any other
A person from the Commissioners of Ramsgate Harbour pro- measure for relieving the distresses of the labouring
rented the Ramsgate Trust Account. classes, and he would not therefore oppose the bring-
A person from the Office of the African Company presente4 .
mg up of this Petition. •
the Annual Account of the. Company of Merchants trading to
Africa.—These Accounts were ordered to be printed. Sir R. WILSON said the Petition had been put
Mr. DENISON presented a Petition against the Newington into his hand, and he thought it his duty to present it.
./elect Vestry Bill, from certain inhabitants of Walworth. He was not to be understood, however, as identifying
Mr. H. SUMNER said, that there were many respectable
himself with any of the sentiments contained in it. •
persons in the pariah who did not approve of this Petition.
Mr. DENISON said, that the Meeting at which this Peti- The Petition was then laid on the table.
tion was agreed to unanimously. was very numerous and highly STEAM-ENGINE SMOKE CONSUMER.
respectable.—The Petition was read, and laid on the table. 11fr. M. A. TAYLOR moved theCMrR.
Order of the
Lord W. BENTINCK postponed to the 15th, his Motion
connected with Sicily, which stood for to-morrow. Day for the House going into a Committee on the
Lord NUGENT postponed to the 2.5 d, his Motion for an Stearn-enine Bill.
inquiry into the Adminlstradoti of Justice in the Island of To- Mr. LITTLETON rose to make some observations
bags, which stood for this evening. °n theprinciple of the Bill. So lout g as the Bill con-
Mr. W. SMITH presented a Petition from the Fishmongers'
Company of the City of London, against the Newington socet fined itself to the metropolis, he had no objection to
Vestry MlL—Laid on the table. it. But he was persuaded that it would be a hard-
Several Private Bills were read a third time, and passed. ship if it extended to the country. After some more
Lord STANLEY moved for a Return of the quantity of
observations, he concluded by &iving notice that he
Zest and West India Sugar imported into England, from 1813
SO 1820.—Ordered. would move a clause by way of Amendment to the
Mr. A BARING presented a Petition from the Merchants Bill, to the effect that the Bill should not extend to
and Ship-owners trading to the East Indies, against any altera- any engines used in mines in the country, or any
don in the Duties on Sugars. engines concerned in the smelting of ores and mine-
After a short conversation between Mr. A. BARING and the
M
CUANCLLLOI of the Escsnouta, the Petition was laid on the table. sale. He begged of the Hon. ember to postpone
General GASCOY NE presented a Petition from the Met- this Bill for some time.
chants, Traders' and Ship-owners of Liverpool, against any Mr..J. SMITH said the steam-engines'were a great
alteration in the Duties on East India Sugars. nuisance to the little housekeepers in their neighbour-
After some words from Mr. BZRXAL and tne CWANCILLOS of
hood, and were particularly injurious to linen in the
the UICREIIINR, the Petition was laid on the table.
The Marquis of TAVISTOCK presented a Petition from act of drying before the sun.
the County of Bedford, complaining of the severity of the tot- Mr. CALVERT was enabled to speak of the effi-
ntinal Code.—Laid on the table. cacy of the smoke-consumer, from having tried it
Mr. H. CLI VE laid on the table Returns of the number of
upon his own steam-engine. He then noticed a
Prosecutions for Blasphemy and Sedition in Ireland, since the
Ist of May last. report which had gone abroad, that the experiment
Colonel DAVIES gave notice, that on Tuesday, the 21d of in his case bad failed. This, however, was not true;
May, be would move for a Committee to inquire into the abuses and the Hon. Member unequivocally asserted, that
is the adulteration and 'sale of Clover and Trefoil Seeds. in experiments made under his own observation, the
Mr. BENNETT gave notice, that he would to-morrow call
the attention of the ilouse to a libel in a Newspaper, styling smoke-consumer on Mr. Parkes plan was found to be
itself John 131t11—( Hear, hear).—The libel appeared-in the Paper entirely efficacious.
of Sunday last. Mr. D. GILBERT approved of the smoke-con-
. Mr. COUItTENAY gave notice, that on the 2211 of May, sumers in the metropolis, but he objected to them in
he would move for a Committee to inquire into the Claims of
the American Leyallsts. the great manufacturing counties.
CORN TRADE. Mr. T. F. BUXTON was sorry to oppose the Bill,
Sir JOHN NEWPORT presented a Petition from as the Hon. Mover of it had devoted so much of his
the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Watetford, time to this subject. He could not, hoWever, help
against the present mode of taking the Averages in saying, from experiments he had made, that the
Corn.—Laid on the table. engine had entirely failed, both as to saving fuel and
Mr. HARE presented a Petition from the Land- consuming of smoke. He moved, as an Amendment,
holders and Proprietors of Land in the County of , that the Bill be read this day six months.
Cork, in Ireland, complaining of the pressure of Colonel WOOD spoke against the hardship of
Agricultural distress in that country. Tice Petitioners compelling persons to adopt this smoke-engine at a
attributed this distress, in a great degree, to the mea- considerable expense, and without any benefit re-1
sures lately taken by the Legislature, to depreciate suiting from it.
Irish whiskey, on its introduction into this country. Mr. MABERLY would be an advocate for any
They also complained that their interests had not measure to abfte the nuisance of stroke, but he really
been sufficiently awnded to—since, by the Act of thought it incumbent on the Ifon Mover of this Bill,