Star.
London, England, 1828-03-15 00:00:00

WATER OW THE METROPOLIS.

HOBHOUSE rose t-.) put a question to the Right
Hon. Gentleman opposite, respecting the Commission
appointed, upon the motion of his Hon. Colleague last
year, to inquire into the mode and manner in which
the Metropolis was supplied with Water. He wished
to know what progress they had made, and to suggest
that the terms of the Commission enlarged, so that
in case of their finding the supply deficient or bad, they
might be empowered to propose the necessary remedies.
Mr. PEEL said, that this commission was appointed
under a predecessor of his, Mr. Sturges Bourne. He
had been applied to, to know it he would sanction the
taking of surveys and levels, and he had replied that
he was anxious to fulfil to the utmost the intention of
Parliament. Upon a reference to what the House had
resolved upon, it appeared that the commission was
authorised to inquire into the quantity, the quality,
and salubrity of the water. The fairest course, as it
seemed to him (Mr. Peel) would be to move for a
copy of the instructions contained in the commission,
and of the correspondence between the Commis-
sioners, and the Office of the Secretary of State for
the Home Department. He was glad that the subject
hid been mentioned, because if it should appear ex-
pedient to giire new powers to the commission, there
was still plenty of time fur that purpose; but he still
thought that the duty of taking levels and employing,
engineers, with
.a view to any amendment of the supply,
should be left to the private companies which would no
doubt arise if the present system was found inefficient,
and not undertaker by the public. Of this he was cer-
tain, that if the water at present used was proved to be
insalubrious, and that a supply from some different
source was requited, the metropolis had spirit enough,
and opulence enough, to provide that supply ; and that
the duty of procuring it would be much better left to
personal speculation than attempted by the Government.
The office already intrusted to the commission was that
of ascertaining the quality of the several descriptions of
water furnished to the town, with the charges and other
circumstances of the various companies; if the House
thought it right to add to those instructions any new
powers, there was still the opportunity to do it.
Mr. HOBHOUSE entirely concurred with the Right
Honourable Gentleman that the new Companies should
be left to take the new levels if requisite.
Tire motion was then agreed to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought
in the Life Annuities Repeal Bill, which was read a first
time, and ordered for a second reading on Monday next.
LICENSING OF PUBLIC-HOUSES.

Mr. EsTcoultT, after accounting for the delay
which his measure on this subject had experienced, by
reference to the dissolution of the last Parliament, and
the frequent ministerial changes which had occurred in
the course of the present, said, that at so advanced an
Lour of tho night, and so thin a state of the House, he
would not enter into any discussion upon the principles
of his Bill. In all that concerned the detail, he was most
devply indebted to tie exertions of the Committee above
stalls; and he would briefly trouble the House with
a summary of the changes which were to be effected
by the measure. In the first place, an extension
of the time allowed for demanding licences by pub
licans was provided : the Magistrates were prohibited
how concluding the whole of the licencing business in
any one particular day, and were bound to hold a second
court on another day, to which any parties might resort
who had missed their opportunity on the preceding. A

second alteration was to fix a particular time and form
for the transferof licences from one party to another;
so that those arrangements might be made with regu-
larity, and subject to the public eye. A third point—
and one, he thought, of some importance—was, that
in certain jurisdictions, where the Magistracy %sits
confined to a very small number, the Magistrates
of the next county or riding should be associated
for the purposes of licensing. A fourth clause ex•
tended the principle of exclusion where Magistrates
might be suspected of any interest in the business
of licensing. Another proposition was, to waive the
necessity of publicans obtaining certificates before they
applied for licences, and finding sureties for maintain-
ing order in their houses, both which impositions had
been found vexatious to the parties, and of no security
to the public. The last point, and one which he trusted
the House would approve, was, that in every case an
appeal was to be allowed against an act of the magis•
trates ; and to ensure the best possible decision, that
appeal was to be in every cave to the county at large.
The Honourable Member concluded by stating, that it
was a farther object of his measure to consolidate under
one Act all the Statutes relative to public-houses. At
present, he only desired that the Bill should be read a
first and I econd time, and committed pro forma, in order
that it might be printed, and in the hands of Magis-
trates and Members, and the discussion on it would be
taken after Easter.

Mr. HOBHOUSE said, that he had been a member
of the Committee above stairs upon the Bill, and that
he thought the House and the country were much in-
debted to the Hon. Member opposite for his exertions.

The Hill was then read a first and second time.

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Dlr. 11. DRUNI MOND gave notice, that he should move to
bring in a similar Bill with reference to Scotland on Tuesday next
The House then-adjourned at HALF-FAST TEN O'CLOCK.

THI4. EVENING STAR.

LON I )ON.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 18213.

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