Star.
London, England, 1818-03-11 00:00:00

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ARIkIME.tNITARY PROCEEDINGS.
(OUSE OF LORDS, MARCH to.
of private Ma were forwarded in their reepec-

LE said he bad a petition to present to the anise
.ae Chimney Sweepers Regulation Bill. No impute-
Orhattiref was meant with respect to the motives of those
..ed and supported the measure: but it was apprr-
it would go, without inducing, in the end, any
~ to produce rretttually . much injury and mischief
properties of many. Ili, Lordship then presented a
which was from a number of the inhabitants of the
'• George, Hanover-square. The petition being
upon the table,
Lord added, that as it was generally understood
Would be thoroughly discussed in the Committee,
►e no opposition to the second reading of the Bill.
of HARROWBY presented to the House, by
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, an Account
of the different Churches and Parishes in England
which was laid upon the table.
Earl then snored an Address to the Prince Re-
that there might be laid before the House, a
of the Resident Clergy, number of Curates, etc.
Parishes in England and Wales ; which was or-

accordingly.
Mutiny Bill, the Vest India Traders' Indemnity Bill,
r Correction, and the Madder Duties Bill, were
from the Commons by Mr. BILOGOLN and others,
ively read the first time.
se of SUSSEX presented a petition from the fella-
Stockton-upon-Tees, in the County of Durham, in
he Chimney-sweeper' Bill ; which being read in the
was ordered to be laid upon the table.
IAVENOR notified his intention to take the oppor-
) one of the stages of the Mutiny Bill would afford,
Amendment thereto, for reducing the number of
the present year. A proper opportunity for such
would, he understood, offer on Friday next, on which
bring forward his proposition.
'KLAND, pursuant to his notice, moved the se-
of the Chimney-sweepers' Regulation Bill. lie
opinion was entertained by several Noble Lords,
I not sufficient information before the House to
form a proper decision on the subject, and he
until the Committee made their Report, in order to
it Lordships throe observations which he had to
measure. He, however, entertained a sanguine
on due consideration, be found no longer neees-
ct unhappy class of persons to those miseries
had so long suffered. He then moved the second
he Bill ; which took place accordingly.
was then ordered to the consideration of an Out-
Committee, of which all the Lords present were au-
- Members ; the Committee to sit to-morrow.—

HOUSE OF COM:%IONS.
Lastrzyr (from the Privy Seal Office), presented an Ac-
Fees, Duties, and Taxes paid on pardons, granted
teat SeaL
,WPN presented a petition from a parish in Corn-
yiAg far some alteration of the 'lithe Laws.—Or-
nn the table.
W LEFEVRF. presented a petition from the Silk
Reading, praying for relief.—Referred to a Cora-

was presented from the Tanners of New Sarum,
relieved from the Additional Duties on Leather.
POOR LAWS.
.SCELLES had in the last Session of Par-
., the honour to introduce a Bill into Par-
the object of which was to make the Pro-
' Lead Mines liable for Poors' Rates. That
not passed into a law, and the grievances
was intended to correct were still severely
had now to present a •Petition from the I
and Occupiers of Land in certain Town-I
orkshire, complaining of the excessive pres-
.: Poor Laws, and of the exemption enjoyed
Proprietors of Lead Mines. These persons
idered ought to be equally liable with
He then stated the amount ofthe PoCor
several townships, which varied from six to
gs ir. the pound ; and also the amount of
to be maintained in them. . He conceived

and occupiers of land had a right to cons-
poor's rates to such an amount being levied
-k-rents of their farms, while those of whom
abre spoken, were exempted from the bur-
ttogether.
--tition having been read,
IRWEN said, though the Legislature, to
the working of lead mines, had for-
tieved them from the burthen of the poor
Id never entered into their heads that the
of them should be exempted from bear-
ir share of them in common with their
lie thought the subject deserved to be
to.
Petition was referred to a Committee.

BREWERS MONOPOLY.
LOCKHART held in his hand a Petition,
• more than fourteen thousand persons, in-
of London and its immediate vicinity,
,m were several Magistrates of the county,
semen of fortune, many resFectable trades-
the remainder of the names were from the
of the labouring classes in the metropolis.
of the Petition was the present high price
and the very inferior quality of that neces-
as compared with what it had been.—
respect to the high price of porter, it was stated
-titiouers, that this was produced by a mo-
the part of the great London Brewers.—
prices of malt and hops, and of labour,
finished, and when the Property Tax had
away, no adequate reduction had taken
to price of porter. The reason given for
thatthe stock then on hand was not affected
line in the price of malt, &c. and must be
'before that relief which the public looked
)e afforded. But when the state of things
tut, when in 1815 the prices of malt and
up, the price of porter immediately rose,
stock then on hand mnst have been the
rf a year of low prices. The Petitioners
,mplained, that the quality of porter had so'
ed that it was no longer that invigorating
vhich cheered the heart of man and enabled
-stain the severest toil; but on the contrary,
ated by the introduction of certain deleterious
*.s, instead of nourishing the human frame,
tended to impair the constitution of those
it. This they stated themselves to be able
the Monopoly established by eleven great
London, who were in the habit of regu-
ing, as if they all belonged to one concern,
) Ex the price at which the commodity they
amid be sold. The Committee on the Po.
te Metropolis had looked very closely into
..t system established by the London Brewers,
looking over the evidence given before that
he (Mr.,Lockhart) had not been able to
'ling about those meetings to fix the price
Ile should, therefore, hope this 'statement
aided. /Is a monopoly formed to raise the

I
MEIMI
14CiARM*4'
II 01
• A number of
titre stages.
. Lord ROLL
against the Chi
Ws striudt'vet* w
who introduced
. ' hended that it
red benefit, to
to the properti.
petition. which
) pariah of St. C
5, read, and laid u
The Noble L
• the measure woi
he should give n
i • The P.,rl of
command of his
of the State of t
and Wales, whip
The Noble R
Sent, praying t
pecification of
in the various P
dered according)
The Mutiny I
the Mutiny Co
brought up from
and respectively
The Duke of
bitants of Stock
i favour of the CI
usual way, was.
Rant GROSV
tunity which on
to propose an A
) the Army for th
a motion would,
day ha should le
Lord MICR
cond reading of
understood an of
that there was
enable them to f
) should wait unti
t i * offer to their I
make on the me
hope it would, t
sary to subject tl
*Melt they had
I
I . rending of the II
The Bill was
doors' Corsurint
thorised to be )
Adjourned.
I I
Mr. Lastrct.-r
1 ' count of all Fee
t under the Great
Mr. CURWI
barland, prayinl
dered to lie on t
I Air. SIIAW
Weavers of Re
. mime.
A petition w.
praying to be re
Lord LAS
liament had I
i 1 . I liament, the
prietors of Li
Bill had not
II i which it wa
felt. He ha
Proprietors a
11 ships in York
sure of the P
by the Prof
they conside
themselves.
It rtes in sevc
:1 ten shillings
the paupers t
the owners a
plain of poor
1 on the rack-i
he had befor
I '
1 I then altogeth
The Petitii
Mr. CURI
encourage LI
merly reliev,
rates, it had
Proprietors a
ing their fair
i ‘ neighbours.
I
i inquired into
. The Petith
! I Mr. LOCI
signed by mi
habitants of
li among whop
some Gentle
men, and the
great mass 01
0 i 'Die subject I
of porter, an,
'1
sary article,
' With respect
' i• by the Petitil
•
• . nopoly on th
When the F
), were dinaini
been done a'
I i
place in the
this was, the
is
If il il by the declii
disposed of 1
for could be
4 was different
hops goti lir
! (
thoug the
produce of
further corn
1 , degenerated
beverage wh
Ihim ;0 susta
adultnrated
ingredients,
• 1 1 it rather ter
I who drank i ..4 to tto trace
i i Brewers in
II early meetir
in order to I
dealt in sho
lice of the
the presence
hot on 100 l
Committee,
find any this
of poster.
ti wkis untOnne
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