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land the progleis if diatostent, it was ftecestary to matted between himself and the Right Ron. Gentle-
rovide for the preseroation of the trannallity of inan-opon the subject .of the Irish Distilleries ; but
the Metropolis an armed force. of . some kind. 'still he must &One to withdraw the Motion, as he
But he could hot consider a regular artny by any was desirous to record hii opinion up Al the Jourriki.
Means the moat effectual or the safest agent for that The Motion for the previous question was carried
purpose; and he recognized in this Bill, which pro- without a division. . .
sided a certain annuity for thirty-one years for the , RESTAttfthigs UPON TRADE. ~ •
construction of Barracks, an attempt to rest upon the Mr. WALLACE, on bringing Op .the• Report of
regular army alone for the protection of the public the Corhmittee, to which were referred the several
peace, to the exclusion of every other system. - No Petitions with regard to Restrictions upor. our Eo.
man could be more unwilling than himself to' dis- rein Trade, expressed his regret that his Honourable*
parage the merits of our gallant soldiery, or more Friend, who usually sat upon the other side of the
ready to acknowledge the brilliancy of their exploits. House (Mr. Baring), and by whom a-most interest-
Their claims to the gratitude and coafidence of their ins and instructive Petition had been presented upon
country could not, in his opinion, be over-rated. But this subject, was not present on this occasion, espe-
our regular army, at the end of thirty years, might cially as his absence was caused by a severe do•
be composed of a very different set of men. The mestic affliction. The Committee felt with the Gen-
army of that-day would have, no doubt, the recol- tlemen who subs:ribed that Petition, that any attempt
lection of their predecessors to regulate and animate at an immediate remedy for the Restrictions upon
their conduct; but then the confidence which such Trade must be ineffectual. But the Committee were
predecessors must naturally inspire, that they never fully impressed with the scundness of the principle,
would employ their arms against the stability of the that all Restrictions tri•on Trade were an evil only to
Monarchy, or against the liberties of the people, be justified by some considerations of great political
could not, with perfect safety, be transferred to their expedidncy, and that every such evil ought to be re-
successors. The spirit of a regiment might, no doubt, moved as soon as the consideration of expediency
, continue for a considerable period; hut it was too ceased, unless where we were bound to maintain it
much to calculate that it would exist for thirty years. through some compact with a foreign State, or with our
especially when that regiment should be composed own subjects, unless when its existence was necessary
of different persons from those by whom that spirit to the encouragement of some infant manufacture,
had been created.— His wish then was, not to rely from which the support of the Restriction could not at
exclusively upon such men for the protection of the once- be withdrawn consistently with a due regard to
Metropolis, or for the security of the Constitution. the capital embarked, or the persons employed in it.
He should much rather, indeed, have these import- The first great object that engaged the attention of
ant objects provided' for by a different description of the Committee was the Navigation Law, which pro-
force. Therefore he' would prefer the arming of hibited the import of any article which was not the
Men of character and property, w,ho, from their produce of a foreign State, unless in British shipping,
stake in the country, and from the nature of their and in this ' law the Committee recommended some
intellect, must feel an increased interest in the main-- relaxation. The next object for the consideration of
tenance of tranquillity, in the stability of the Throne, the Committee was the warehousing system, and if
and in the freedom of the people. Nothing was. it were meant to render this country the great mart
farther from his intention than to joinin any idle or emporium for the supply of the world, which it
outcry against the army, to whom he thought the' was eminently qualified to be, the Committee felt
ountry extremely indebted, not only for its glorious . that this system should be extended as widely as pos.
.services abroad, but for its very important services sible, so that all articles of foreign produce, whether
at home, in guarding the public peace, and in saving in a manufactured or unmanufactured state, might
the country from commotion. But still he should be imported and warehoused, excepting in one case,
recommend the other description of force which he he meant that of linen; the' grounds upon which
had mentioned, not, howevere with a view to have those recommendations rested, on the part of the
this description of force calieJ mto action upon every Committee, would be fully stated when the proposi-
occasion, " nisi diguus vindice 'naus." He by no tions should' be made for carrying them into effect.—
means intended to implx that any part of the exist- The Committee were peculiarly struck by an evil
ing army was in any respect of an inferior character which was found extremely embarrassing to trade—
to any this or any other country had ever known.— he meant the multiplicity and complexi,y of the laws.
But it was indubitable that any set of men confined They found fi um a Report made in 1815, that there
together in barracks, were but too likely to partake of were 2000 laws upon the subject of trade, of which
that moroseness and ill temper which generally chai- there were no less than 1100 in actual operation, •
racterized those who were confined in manufactories. while to these several more had been since added. The
It was indeed evident, from universal exoerience, grievance of such a multiplication must be felt by
that those were always least morose and ill-natured any reflecting mind, when it was considered, that by
who-enjoyed A general intercourse with mankiad, the slightest deviation from any one of those laws, a
while the morose and ill-tempered were most liable ship atid its cargo were liable to be seized. _ What a
to be disaffected. Upon this ground, then, as well restriction and obstacle then to trade• must such a
as the other which he had stated, he disapproved of system produce I A radical change in that system
this system of barrack establishment. He did not was indeed obviously necessary. But in the desire to
intend by any means to deprecate the existence of remove restrictions, the Committee were impressed
a regular army, but he would be understood to main- that regard must be had to those trades which had
tain that the country should be defended by another grown up under the peculiar protection of the Le•
armed force as well as that. army. No country could gislature, and to which the public faith was pledged.
indeed be safe that relied exclusively upon a regular It was also felt that any change attempted in a sys-
army, and therefore in all free States another force tem which the country had so long observed, must -
was in existence, as was the case at present in be gradual and slow, in order to produce the effects
some of the minor States of Germany. In support desired ; for the country could not suddenly retrace
of the opinion, that no country could safely rely its steps in a course which she had so long pursued.
upon the army alone, he felt it unnecessary to refer —lt might be thought by some, that the Committee
to ancient periods, as the history of our own had not recommended change oncugh ; but even one
times was so fully instructive upon the -subject.— step of departure from an injudicious system of com-
Three different events in the course of the French Re- mercial policy, would be bailed by wise men as a
volution shewed the danger of any such reliance for return to those right principles from which we had
the cootection of public liberty. But the late Rev°. too much receded, especially in the opinion of foreign
lotion in Spain demonstrated that an army could be Nations. Our restrictive system was, indeed, a re-
as little relied upon for the protection of Kings ; and proach upon our character for wisdom and liberality,
if the history of the past was. to be regarded in a as well as a provocation to hostile reciprocity, through- •
great degree as the history of the future, it behoved out the Continent, and for the vindication of that cha-
those whose duty it was to provide for the protection ratter it would become us to give up that system,
of the King, and for the freedom of the People, to. from a sense of its injustice. At all events, it would
take care how far they placed confidence in an Army, become us to shew to foreign Nations, that if they
lest Muncks and La Fayettes, Bonapartes and Qui- violated the sound principles of Commerce hereafter, '
togas, should again rise in the world--(Hear). they should not have the example of Great Britain to
Here a division took place, and the numbers were, quote in justification of their conduct—(Hear, hear).
For the motion 80—Against it 45—Majority 35. The Report ,was ordered to lie on the table, and
The Bill was accordingly passed. to be printed.

ADJOURNMENT AND THE QUEEN.
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved that the House
should, at its rising, Adjourn till Monday next.
Mr. CALCRAFT asked, to what period it was
proposed to Adjourn from Monday next?
Lord CASTLEREAGH stated, in reply, that it
was proposed to adjourn to nearly about the same.
time with.the other House, and to repeat the adjourn-
ment from time to time, in order to await the pro-
ceedings of that House, with regard to the important
measure which was at present pending before their
Lordships. Should that measure be brought down
from their. Lordships, it would, of course, be desirable
that that House should be assembled as soon as pos-
sible, and it was intended to move a call, in order to
ensure a full attendance.--Motion agreed to.
IRISH pisTlLLEatta.
Mr. HUTCHINSON stated his objections to the
measure, as being contrary to the wishes and opi-
nions of a majority of the Irish distillers. The Ho-
nourable Gentleman concluded by moving for a copy
of the Report of the Excise Board of Ireland, con-
taining their opinion on the proposed Regulations in
the Distilleries ; also for a copy of a Report of Messrs.
Doyle and Can, made on an inspection of the Irish ,
Distilleries in the autumn of 1819.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ob-
jected to the motion, on the grounds that the papers
moved for formed a part of a correspondence not yet
complete, and therefore he submitted, it would be
better the motion should be withdrawn for the present.
Mr. CHICHESTER considered the measure now
under consideration as one tliat would go to destroy
the Distilleries of Ireland, and under that impression
he should, previous to these Bills passing, move for a
Committee to inquire generally into the subject.
General HART spoke in favour of small Stills,
the establishment of which in Ireland would, be was
persuaded, serve, among other advantages, to double
the produce of the Revenue in that country, as they
had done in Scotland. The gallant °dicer also re-
peated his complaint as to the manner in which Still
tines were levied in Ireland.
Mr. HUTCHINSON declared, that he was very
unwilling to interrupt the harmony which had coat-

SIR.WILLIAM MANNERS.
Mr. TENNISON said, he held in his band a Petition from
this Gentleman, who, it would be recollected, had been foe
eight days a prisoner in Newgate, labouring under the displea-
sure of the House. The Petitioner would sooner have prilented
his Petition, but that he feared to be premature ; and he would
not now presumed to intrude on their attention had he not
been informed the House was about to adjourn for a time.
Sir William, in his Petition, stated, that as loon as he received
notice of the order of the House he hastened to London with
as much speed as his inirm state of health would permit; that
he immediately surrendered himself to the custody of the. Ser.
jeant at Arms ; and he now expressed his sincere .contri.
don for the offence he had committed, which had sub•
jected him to the displeasure of the House; and expressed
his sincere hope that the House would now, in its mercy,
order him to be dischaged on paying his fees. He should
not now move anything on this Petition, but merely that it
should lie on the table, having understood that Sir Won
Manners' health was in so shattered a state that his frame would
not support the agitation which would be excited4;xitend.
ante at the Bar of the House, and a reprimand, as it
would be in the impressive language of the Chair. He did not
state this on his own knowledge, but he believed the state of
Sir William's health was well known to many Gentlemen in
the House, and a medical Gentleman was also in attendance who
would certify the fact, if called in and examined. He (Ml.
Tennison) hoped the House would feel disposed to spare this
unhappy Gentleman, prostrate as he now was, the pain of an
exhibition at the Bar of that House, which might be attended
,with the most serious consequences, and that they would not
perinit him to languish in jail for several months, when they had
departed for their enjoyments in the country.
Mr. Box, the Surgeon-of Newgate, being called to the Bar of
the House, said that he bad seen Sir William Manners that day,
and that, in his opinion, he could not attend at the Bar of the
House without considerable risk.
The Marquis of TITCII FIELD moved that Sir Wit Man.
ners be discharged upon payment of his fees.
Mr. M. A. TAY i.. 012 bore testimony to the infirm state of
Sir William hlanners's health.
After a few words from Mr. GXANT, Mr. R. Maine, Mr.
W. Wissusts, and the Marquis, of 'rerenriasts, the Motion was
agreed to.
Mr. HUME snit, that as many erroneous opinions had gone
abroad with respect to the expense incurred by the Government
of this country in the lonian Isles, be should move', That there
be laid before the House an Abstract of. the Expense Inclined
,by the Government of Great Britain in the lonian Ides, for the
year ending December ee, 1819."—Ordered.
The Irish Promissory /stoles Bill went through a Committee,
after alien; conversation, in which the Cuaecet.s.oa of the E.
cent/mai, Messrs. Hurcuiesox and Hums, took a part. The
BIM was reported, and Ordhred tole printed.
The other Orders or the Day were disposed of, and the Raw
adjourned.