Star.
London, England, 1811-03-13 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK BRIDGE.

Mr. H. SUMNER moved the second reading of the South-
wark Bridge Bill.—Read a second time, and ordered to be cont.
mined.
Alderman COMBE moved that the City of London Petition
and the other Petitions against the Bill, be referred to the Com-
mittee.—Ordered.

STATIONARY, ETC.
Mr. WHARTON laid on the table Accounts for Stationary
supplied to the H3use, and for frinting the Votes, &e. &c. and
gave notice that he would move the sums in the Supply on Fri-
day next.

FAST DAY.

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The CHANCELLOR of this EXCHEQUER moved,that the
Dean of Bristol be desired to preach before the House of Coin-
mons at St. Margaret's, on Wednesday, the .20th instant, being
the day appoiuted by the Regent for a Fast.—Ordered.
HIGHWAYS.
The Report of the Highway Bill was ordered to be considered
on Friday.

PRIVATE BILLS REGULATION.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved that it be madea
Standing Order of the House, that three clear days
notice in writing of the second reading of any Pri-
vate Bill must be given by the Solicitor or Agent, to
the Clerk at the Private Bill Office ; that the notice
should be entered in the Private Bill Register, and
the same marked on the back of the Bill.
Mr. WILBRAHAM BOOTLE wished to know

whether, in case the second reading did not take place
on the day appointed, owing to a pressure of other
matter, the three days notice must be given over again?
Mr. ABE RC ROMBIE rather thought there would
be no occasion for it, as the object of calling the par-
ticular attention of the parties concerned to every Bill
would be attained by the first notice.
The SPEAKER stated, that Members who kai
the management of Private Bills often delayed corn-
ing to the House till the hour for public business ar-
rived ; and therefore, in many instances, had them-
selves to blame for the delay. If this regulation
should have the effect of procuring a pointed and
early attendance, it would greatly facilitate the busi-
ness of the House.
After a few words from Mr. G. VANSITTART,
the motion was agreed to.

DISTILLERY.

Mr. LUSHINGTON brought up the Distillery
Report.
Sir JOHN SINCLAIR opposed the measure,
chiefly on the ground, that the growers of barley
ought not alone, out of all the community, to be sub-
jected to the burthen of relieving the West India Pro-
prietors. If relief was to be given, it should be from
the common stock.
Mr. COKE (of Norfolk) was not present when the
measure was proposed, otherwise he would have op-
posed it. If the value of land had increased, so had
the taxes upon land, the poor rates, &c. &c. What
did the colonies furnish to the country in comparison?
It was in vain to introduce a scale between barley and
sugar in this way; To frame nay just scale was ut:
terly impossible. He felt for the distresses of the West
India Proprietors ; but this was the worst way of as-
sisting them that could be devised. The House would
remember, that in 1808 the warmest supporters of '
the measure consi4red it as merely temporary.
Mr. ROSE maintained, that a scale might very ,
well be adjilited, and that it was fairly done by this I
measure.
Mr. CURWEN opposed the scheme, as one of the
most pernicious tendency. It was an object to have
abundance ; there must be a supply beyond thege-
neral consumption of man, and the distilleries were
most useful in this respect. But the advantage was
lost by this perpetual meddling. Barley was abso-
lutely a drug in the market. The time would come,
he said, when magazines must be formed to store up
'grain in years of plenty, and sell it out in times of
scarcity. This would be a burthen, but it would pre-
treat the calamity of famine.
Mr. FULLER voted on this subject as indepen-
dently as any man. If they would not allow him to
distill his sugar he would the better sell his barley in
Susses. The West India interest bad supplied the
country with seamen, with ships, and with every thing
of that sort—why then should the West India Pro-
prietors be considered as so abject a race ? This mea-
sure would help to keep'our money at home. Our
bullion had gone abroad for corn till we had not a
guinea remaining, and we could not get change for
it if we had—[A laugh.] The measure was wanted
only for one year. The property of the land-owners
had, independent of.the taxes, risen from 30 to 40
per cent, while the property of the poor West India
Proprietors had fallen 50 per cent.