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London, England, 1821-04-20 00:00:00

COURTS MARTIAL.

Mr. HUME said, he had now to submit a motion
for a Return of the number of Courts Martial held
before the Judge Advocate in England, and his De-
puty in Scotland. He was anxious to ascertain from
these Returns whether the number of Courts Martial
held now were equal to the number during the war,
and what share the Judge Advocate and his Deputy
took personally in these Courti Martial, to determine
whether the great increase of salary and expenses
was necessary. The expense in 1793 was very little

The CH. NC ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed
with the lion. Baronet on the importance of the ob-
ject he had now proposed ; but at this advanced pe-
riod of the Session, the Committee, if appointed,
would not have time to make any report; and the
effect produced by imperfect investigation, would
only be to unsettle the mind, and would prove inju-
rious to all commercial transactions. He thought
material advantage would result from delaying the
inquiry till next Session; and, in the interim, inquiry
on the subject might take place before the Treasury.
Under this impression, he should move, as an Amend-
ment, that the House would, at an early period of
the next Session, take the subject into its considera-
tion. One branch of the Honourable Gentleman's
plan, namely, that of an assimilation of the currency,
was indeed one most desirable; but it was one of,
difficulty, and one which would require time to ma-
ture. There could be no doubt of the importance,
of the measure to the whole of the kingdom. But
the assimilation of the currency would not affect the
state of the exchange any more that it would affect
the exchange between this country and France. As'
to the Union Duties, be was as anxious as the Hon.,
Baronet, to facilitate and extend the intercourse be-
tween the two countries. But there was much con-
trariety of opinion on the subject ; at the same time'
he had no objection that the Duties should be re-
vised. He should move an Amendment, " That the
House, at an early period of the next Session, should
take into its consideration the Duties and Regula•
tions respecting the Trade between theat Britain
and Ireland."

Mr. DAWSON thought the subject should be'
taken into consideration, and the present duties be
removed as soon as possible.
Mr. PHILLIPS said, that the subject ought to
have been inquired into before. No more obstruc-
tion should exist between Great Britain and Ireland,
than between Yorkshire and Lancashire. All com-
mercial men wished for the removal of the present
obstruction. He should vote for the Committee.

Mr. GLADSTONE thought the House should be
satisfied with the assurance of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. The corn of Ireland was admitted into
this country v ithout any obstacle, and he thought/411
similar advantage should be extended to the admis-
sion of the manufactures of Great Britain into Ireland.
He wishel the difficulties attending the passing from
the one country to the other, should be done away.
Mr. CHICHESTER complained of the high duties
on machinery paid by the Irish manufacturera.—
These duties disabled them from competing with the
manufacturers of Great Britain.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that the Act of last year provided fur the gradual
extinction of the duties alluded to.

General HART deprecated further delay, and
should vote for the Committee.
Mr. C. HUTCHINSON said, that the Irish ma-

more than £2OOO, whilst for the last year the ex-:nufacturers had every reason to believe that the &-
exceeded £6700. He concluded by moving ties would be gradually extinguished. The sudden
Foer :Return of the number of Courts Martial held repeal of them would be attended with the most
in each year from 1808 to 1820, inclusive. • I ruinous effects. The motion had been brought for-
Mr. BECKETT would not oppose the motion; he ward in the absence of almost all the Members for
would only observe, that the Hon. Member was inite. Ireland, and without any - previous notice. Such a
,
curate in calling the Judge Advocate of Scotland the course had never been adopted in the case of any
Deputy of the Judge Advocate General. Me was not t English manufacturer. The protecting duties had
appointed by the Judge Advocate General, but by been found necessary at the Union, and the subject
the Government. I had been determined by a solemn decision of the
After a few words from the LORD ADVOCATE, the House last year. If he thought the repeal of the
motion. was agreed to. duties would procure the return of the absentees, he
IRISH COURTS OF JUSTICE. would consent to it ; but that could not be the effect,
Mr. MARTIN moved, that the several Petitions and the immediate consequence would be to throw
presented.to the House by the-Clerks and Officers of the Irish manufacturer out of employment. He
the Courti of Justice in Ireland, be referred to a Select must deprecate any sudden attempt to alter the exist-
Committee, who should report to the House thereor. ing duties.
After a few words from Mr. WARRE, the motion Sir H. PARNELL replied, and vindicated the
was agreed to. course he had taken. The object of the motion was
ADJOURNMENT OF TILE HOUSE. not to do away the duties, but only inquiry. He
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, could not object to the amendment of the Chancellor
he had now to propose that the House, at its rising, of the Exchequer, as the principle was the same with
should adjourn to Monday se'nnight. He had hoped his own motion.
that an adjournment of a longer period might have After a few words from Mr. BRIGHT the Amend-
taken place, especially when lie recollected the fa- ment was carried.
tigue which the Chair in particular, and, indeed, the TIMBER DUTIES.
House generally, had latelrundergone ; but the pre- Mr. WALLACE moved the third reading of the
sent state of public business would render a longer Timber Duties Bill.
recess extremely inconvenient, as it would be recol- Mr.GURNEY objected to the scale of the Duties.
lected, that by adjourning to the day he now pro- Mr. MONCK said, the best thing for the country
posed, three supply days would be lost. He con- would be, that the Bill should be inoperative. The
eluded by moving, that the House, at its rising, Bill was a tax on the whole community for the benefit
should adjourn to Monday se'nnight. of a particular class.
Mr. CALCRAFT regretted that the recess was to Mr. PHILLIPS thought a scale might be adopted
be so short, and particularly reminded the Right more productive to the Revenue than the-scale in the
Hon. Gentleman that the day now proposed to meet Bill. The scale of duties should be from seven, four-
again would be most inconvenient, as it was that on teen, and twenty-one feet.
Which the Quarter Sessions generally commenced.— Mr. WALLACEsaid, that the measure had arisen
He would be extremely unwilling to interfere with from the state of the trade, and his object was to bring
public business, but if the Right Hon. Gentleman the Canadian and Baltic Timber into fair competi-
would reconsider his motion, and give a few days tion. That he conceived to be due to the Colonies;
longer recess, it would be a great matter of indul- and at no distant period, he hoped, would materially
gence to many Members. contribute to the increase of their trade.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re- The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
gretted the necessity which had imposed it as a duty The Irish Coroners' Bill went through the Committee. After
some observations on the part of Me. MARTIN and Mr. Mr-
upon him to name the day he had done, from which
CHINION, the Report was received, and ordered to be taken into
he could not, consistent with his"duty, depart. further consideration on the 3d of May, and to be printed..
The motion for adjourning to Monday week was The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up; the
then agreed to. other Resolutions were postponed; and the Vote of Credit for
COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE WITH IRELAND. £150,000 for the Ordnance Service was agreed to.
The other Orders were then disposed of and the House
Sir H. PARNELL rose to call the attention of the ad-
journed at Nine o'Cloc.k, to 31ondy sennight.
House to the subject of the commercial intercourse
at present subsisting between England and Ireland,
and to the restrictions existing thereon. • The Hon.,
Baronet then proceeded to enumerate the various
articles subjected to duties in their transit from one
country to the other. He was anxious to place the
trade between the two countries on a basis similar to
that of the coasting trade, to relieve travellers be-
tween the two countries from the disagreeable cere-
mony of search ; to assimilate the currency ; and to
place the trade of the two countries on the same
footing as the trade between any other parts of the
empire. The assimilation of the currency, he con-
sidered as absolutely necessary to the regulating the
intercourse between the two countries. Ile was con-
vinced the adoption of the propositions he had laid
down would materially improve Ireland, in a poli-
tical point of view ; and would, in a short period of
time, change her situation from a very poor country
to a country of property and character. Ile con-
cluded by moving for a Select Committee.
Mr. GRENFELL seconded the motion, and de-
clared his conviction that the assimilation of the cur-
rency would be a most desirable object to commercial
intercourse between the two countries.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1821.
Goos.FauraT.--Hollday at the Bank.

A. vat iety of miscellaneous business was disposed
of in the House of Commons last night ; and a num-
ber of notices were given of motions for early days
after the recess. Lord A. HAMILTON fixed his mo-
tion on the subject of the present state of Scotch Re-
presentation for the 10th of May. Lord W. BEN-
TINCK gave notice of a motion for the Bth of May,
relative to Sicily ; and Mr. Hums stated his intention
of calling the attention of the House, on the 9th of
May, to the conduct of Sir THOMAS MAITLAND, and
the present system of Government in the lonian
Isles. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
ExcliEDuctt, it was ordered, that the House, at its
rising, should adjourn t 9 Monday se'nniglst.

Mails have arrived to-day from Holland and
Flanders, with Papers to the 18th instant. The fol-
lowing are extracts:

HANOVER, ♦PRIL 7.

• His Excellency Count Munster has officially an-
nounced, that the King will visit his kingdom of Ha-
nover at the end of July or the beginning of Au-
gust. The Royal Authorities yesterday received the
necessary instructions for the reception of his Ma-
jesty and suite. The King's route has been entirely
changed. His Majesty will embark at Dover, land
at Calais, and then proceed to Brussels and to Frank-
fort on the Maine. The King will pay a visit to his
two august Sisters, her Royal Highness the Landgra-
rine of Hesse-Homburg, and her Majesty the Queen
Dowager of Vurtemberg. His Majesty will then
go to Gottingen, and enter Hanover by the finest
part of his kingdom.