Star.
London, England, 1816-04-02 00:00:00

MALT TAX.

Mr. LYTTLETUN •soid,^as the Right Honour.
able Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer)
must be sensil:le of the great anxiety of the country
respecting his proposed alteration in the Malt War
Duty, he begged .to know the mode of relief pro.
posed?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQuER
observed, that he had olreody explained the manner
in which he meant to proceed ; but, for theitatisfac-
tion of the Honourable Gentleman, he would state
what he i 'tended to do. A Bill was now preparing
to be brought down to Parliament, which would
effectually accomnsoatate all parties. The country
knew that the tax expired on the sth July, when, in
order to prevent any stagnation of trade, he had re.
solved to grant -some drawback to the molester. At
the same time knowing, that unless the brewer got
also some relief, he would be rather inclined to sell
off than to buy any more malt, he had determined
also to give him some relief, that the present distress.
ed state of agriculture might be alleviated. Accor.
dingly, for whatever proportion of beer might be on
hand, the brewer would have some allowance 'made
him.

Mr. CALVERT was rather afraid the Right
Hon. Gentleman had misled himself in his proposed
relief. He believed him actuated by an anxious
desire to'give some assistance, but his language Vas
rather apt to be misconstined. It was as if tiOad.
said, g 4 brew all you can, and 1 will give you a
certain proportion of the duty; but brew none at ill,
and I will give you back all." This was really the
import id his statement, and he begged therefore lot
further information.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHETIE-
replied, that he trusted the public would wee him
credit for being as really actuated by a desire to pro.
mote the advantare of lull parties, as he profcs,el
himself to be.--(I-/ar,Hear.)_T'he Bill he formerly
alluded to would contain the most ample provisions
for the accommodation of :41i partici' and he bad no
doubt, 'when once iatroduetd to the House, would
meet-the wishes of every person.

STATE OP IRELAND.
Mr. PEEL wished to know when the motion of
the Honourable Barone; (Sir John Newport) re.
specting Ireland was to come on, and what was its
import ?-
Sir JOHN NEWPORT stated, he would bring it
On on Thursday, and would then give a detailed
account of the state of Ireland. and would•enter on
the inquiry how Ministers deemed 25,000 men ne.
cessaty for Ireland, when no reference had been made
to it in the Spee. h from the Throne.
General DUNLOP presented a Petitio-n from the.
Stewarty of Kirkcudbright, in Scotland, praying for
an equalization of the Distidery.Laws.—Read, and
ordered to lie nn the table.

•
Mr. PRENDE R GAI; I' presented a Petition from
the inhabitants of New Ross, respecting the Regula-
tions of the Butter Trade, which, after a few words
from Sir C. Burrell, was read.

After a short conversation, the Petition was-with•
drawn, in consequence of informality,
Mr. ABERCROMBY presented a Petition from
the Insolvent Debtors in Lancaster Jail, against the
,propobed repeal of the Insolvent Act.—Ordered to
lie on the table.

liir..FOly3ES- presented a Petition from Captain
William L4tham, of his Mijesty's Navy,• stating a
discovery of his for prepariag green timber, by a
short and simple process, s render it lit aor the
uses to which seasoned wood is ApplicAble in ship
building. The Petition detailed the eaperinsenu
which had been made obthesubject, and the fruide%s