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barrel for his beerohe poor man paid no less than 5.5
It was in some measure to remedy this that retail
brewing was introduced. This class naturally became
eery obnoxicks both to great brewers and the publicans,
who erkleavoureclo put them down. He knew an in-
stance himself in which the beer of a retail brewer, near
one of ihe docks,‘*as prevented from being carried into
the yard, and the man was in consequence ruined. It
was, he believed, intended that the 95th Geo. 11l
should be at least virtually repealed by the 5 Geo. IV.
The Magistrates, however, in many cases, took advan-
tage of the former Act, and convictions were obtained
under it against retail brewers. The Petitioners prayed
that a law might be made to remedy this inconvenience,
lad that the time allowed for selling their beer might
be extended from nine td ten o'clock. He knew that
the Eacise manifested a willingness to favour this class,
of brewers, but the order issued by them was in most
.cases not attended to. Out of 14 retail brewers in the,
borough'of Preston, ten were already ruined, and three
more were under prosecution.
Mr. HERRIES said the Hon. Member truly stated
what the object of the Chancellor of the Exchequer had
been in bringing forward the measure. The 95th of the
Kies related entirely to the regulation of Alehouses,
and-bad oo reference to retail houses. The Excise had
not interfered in any of the'prosecutions that had taken
place, and were *ispnsed rather- to protect than punish,
the retail brewers.
_,Government would be happy to,
take any steps that might be judged necessary for car-
rying into effect the sth of George IV.
Mr. MA BERLEY saldolie laws regulating the duty
ou.beer, and the sale of it, required revision. Accord
ins in the present system, the poor man paid from SA
to 254 per cent: mote than the rich for his beer. Thiel
he could prove before a Commi:tee.
Mr. F. PALMER sp ,lee in support of the Petition,l
Which was Ordered to be printed. -
Petitions against the Test and Corearadme Acts were presented
'by Mr. Sr , from Neweburcb; by tux Rica, from Barnet
Walden, and other places in Henfoedshire, by Sir W. W. Writs,
from Montgomery and various parts of Webs; by Lord B. Sanaa
sam front Chefton, Helbly. Clifton, Hawitaborough, and Stroud;
by Mr. EA STH UTZ, from Hackney ; by Sir T. A , from
Tbomville,J.eominster, and other parts of Devon; and by Mr.
Faaamsaszv, from Belford, and three other places in Lincoln.
COW SWIATION.
Mr. H. GRATTAN presented a Petition from the Journeymen
Printers of the city of Dublin, praying that no alteration night be
made in the present state of the law affecting combination.—Or.
dered to be primed.
TtavY.
Mr. DOUGLAS presented. Return of Navy Pro motions,whicb
was laid upon the table.
On the motion of Mr. Haammeen, various returns, sheaving the
tonnage inwards and outwards, between Great Britain and the
port, atlas Baltic, Prussia, Re. from 1515 to inclusive, were
(*deed to be laid on the table.
ouseoste LAWS.
Mr. HUSICISSON moved the Order of the Day, for the House
reselviog itself into a Committee on the Customs Laws' Amend-
ment BUL—The Snagsa having left the Chair.
Mr..HUME sad, he hoped it was not the intention
4)f-Government, to carry through this Bill during the
Resent Session the mercantile interest had not been
made aware of its provisions. Besides, the House should
not lose sight of the fact, that its principle was in direct
opposition to those of free trade. It had been stated,
that, after the warehousing, and other Bills of that class,
were passed, the object would be, as much as possible,
to simplify statutes relating to commerce. Unless some
very strong reason could be given, he thought that the
passing of the law at the present moment would be likely
to prove highly injurious. The Bill then beioie the
Committee, in his opinion, included too many provisions.
Mr. HUSK ISSON understood the Hon. Gentleman
opposi!e, to object to the present measure, on the ground
of its embracing various enactments respecting the re-
venue, that might advantageously be divided. He must
be permitted to say, that, her the most careful consi-
der ation, it did appear to the Government, that this was
the most expedient mode of legislating upon the present
subject, and he world tell the Hon. Gentleman why :
In the year 1825, five Statutes had been consolidated—
those relating to warehousing, to smuggling, to naviga-
tion, to foreign possessions, and to registry. On that

IMPERIAL PARLIAftiENT.
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ti ItitIISI OP LOKDS, Jews 18.
asi.t,
I'a 11/\‘\( * GAME LAWS.
The Marquis of SALISBURY moved the ttrelor ne the Day
ilex Ow d reading of the Bill to Legalise the Silo a Game. 4
can
Imiaeurn. otfoßsay OStßhaßtitißt
wouldßlf
put was understood
rersropoolde
in
no
Ranpgplraonedenonf
the
'AM. footing as those in Scotland with respect to the right of Ws-
of game.
Berl of W INC HELSEA objected to the Bill, and moved,
AM Weed of now, it be read a third time that day three months.
. Mat a few words from Earl GA051,1/401, in favour, it was nn.
del.-al oldie mheure,
111. Hasa divided on the question that the word now gated
Ore et dle wietlon.
Oisatente .1 I
FiPresent . Si
nnan . 15—.44 '
NOt Contents : i Present • as
• 1 Proxies . 15—.4'1
Majority against the Bill • . —4 ..
.• On being re-admitted, we found, '
The Marquis of &annuity moving, that instead of 6 di*
three months:l(hr Bill be read a third time on Pilonday. • -
Lard KENYON chasten the motion irregular, after the disdains
to which the Meese had pot come.
The Rid of NIA LMESBURY and Lord FARM-144K con-
tended, that according to the common acceptance and oar of (b.
Home the rejection of the word " now," was final, and tkatifie
Noble Lords who had voted to that effect certainly considered that
they bad negatived the Bill.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN apprebettded, that it remained
for the parties to the Bill to determine whether they would take
such a vote as final, and to abide by the neasequences of their de-
termination. There certainly might be a variety of opinions between
reading the Bill that night, ea Monday, or that day three mouths,
and the Noble Marquis was at Eberly to take the sense oL•the
House if he thought proper.
The Horse thee dividhd so the grestiss. *at a that day three
months" stand part of the question.

6458
, •
Majerky against the Bill-16
sew SILLS. •
Sir A. GRANT and others, frem the Commons, brought the
Grants of Money Bill for the service of HIV, the 13,900,000 f. Ea-
chequer Bills Bill, the Riche Duties Continuation Bill the Prero-
gative Court of Faculty in Ireland Bill, the Dunbar Harbour Im-
provement Bill, the Ale Licenses BW.—Read a first time.
Sir A. Gum: then presented a Copy of the Minutes of the Evi-
dence on which the Commons had passed the Bill to disfranchise
the Borough of Peeryn.
Mr. Joeuenor, from the Mee of Chief Secretary for baba,
presented a Report from the Commissioners of Irish Fisheries.—
Laid on the table.

Contents .
Not-Contents

• GROWN LEAI24
Lard TICYNHA M pee sake, that on Monday next be should
Move I. Sworn. of all the Crown Leases renewed since HIS&

:gismo GODERICH moved that the House do now adjourn
till Monday.
' The LORD CHANCIILLOR put the question from the Wool-
sack with the formality attendant on all important questions, and
declared that the Contents had it.—Adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE AF COMMON&
Sir M W. RIDLIT took the oaths and his seat. -
Mr. JOIDISTON presented the Report of the amoduksin ado
Irish Fisheries.
The Dunbar Harbour Bill was read a third time, when
, • Lord BINNING moved a clause by way of rider, to amend the
trust, by adding to the Provost and Town Council of that Borough,
. live of the Burgesses.
Upon this motion a long discussion ensued, in which Colonel
• . Dalrymple, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Hume, Mr. W. Dundas, Sir G.
Warrender, and Sir R. Fergosson took part.
. The House then divided, and there appeared to be—
For the motion 46
Against it - 100
. Majority against the Clause
Mr. S. RICE presented a Petition from the County of Wexford,
complaining of the Assessments for the payment of Curates.
Sir J. NEWPORT supported the Petition, which was then
• read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. F. WILSON prevented a Petition from the Town of Sel-
tey against the burning of Widows in India.
Mr. C. PALMER presented a Petition from the Parish of
iebriatcherck, in the County of surrey, against the Monopoly of the
'Water Companies.
Lord A LTHORP presented two Petitions from Warwick, and
eight from different ?arts of Northamptonshire, against the Test and
Coporation Acts.

'DIVA?, SILLS.
Mr. nu MR said be bad a resolution to submit to the House,
the object of winch was to expedite Private Bills. He meant for
the present only is have it printed. The Hon. Member concluded
by propobingtbe following resolutions—That all Private Ms, di-
rected to be printed by the Standing Order, shall have the blanks
idled up by black letter.

traURANCC DOW.
Mr. HUBIE presented a Petition from the Fire Insurance Com-
panies of Furfarsbire and Perthshire, preying for a reduction of
the duty on Policies. He felt confident that the duty would be
equally productive if it were teduced one half. The whole sum
raised from it at present In itngland, Scotland, and Ireland, was
7117,0001.
Mr. Alderman THOMSON supported the PetitioO.--It was
read, sod ordered to be printed.
latitCliArr STAMM
Mr. HUME presented a Petition from George Wm. Butler,
praying that the House would take into consideration the Laws af-
fecting the Merchant Seamene.-Ordered to be printed.
ISTATII Or inat.ann.
Mr. G. MOORE presented a Petition from Mr. John
• the House to take

occasion, it —wis found necessary to introduce a Bill,
corresponding exactly in character with that which then
lay upon the table of the House. It would be observed,
that in the present Bill, the consolidation was so made,
as that each class appeared under its proper head. and
the Bill itself, contained the mode of referring to the
several alterations by means of the marginal notes.—
The idea was adopted fiorn an excellent digest of the
Customs' Laws, which was in the hands of every mer-
cantile man. 13y means of these notes, the difference
on any particular point between the new law and the
old, would be evident at a glance. No mode could be
"-note and satisf - thus including all the al•

Beard, of Pall Mall -EOM, praying
into its consideration his views for the Introduction and
' Improvement of Manufactures io Ireland. The Hon.
Member stated, that the ideas of this Gentleman had
been communicated to the public in the form of letters,
addressed to an eminent Statesman; and in those
ideas generally he concurred. He expressed his want
of confidence io any scheme of emigration, unless it
was of the most extensive nature. The sending away
of thirty or forty thousand pernins annually would

so simple and satisfactory as _
terations in a single Bill. It was with that view that
the present Bill was introduces at the present period of
the Session, for the purpose of consolidating, all the
changes that had ptevtously been considered and deter-
mined no.
Mr. HUME complained that sufficient information
had not been supplied to the House. It was hard to
understand what the law was, and what it was intended
to make it. He thought that they had not bees fairly

be of no use; but Ireland Contained ample natural
sources of employment for the whole of her population.
In mines of iron, copper, lead, and even silver, Ireland
was as rich as England. In colleries Ireland was as
rich as England. The quantity of fertile and uncul-
tivated land was much greater in Ireland than in
England. Then the same means might be supplied to
Ireland which had - 4uced the splendid prosperity of

dealt with.
Mr. HERRIES said it was very easy to bring ge-
neral charges, but he called upon the Hon. Gentleman
to bring any specific accusation that he could, of want
of candour on the part of his Majesty's Government.
Mr. HUME explained.—He bad not attributed any
want of candour.
Mr. HERRIES still thou,

,t that there

,peered a

13y the new arrangement It was proposed to intfoduce‘
wool, slittosack, madder, madder root, Willa, brim
stone, bark of oak, cork, oranges, lemons. linseed, rdpe-
seed, cloverseed. 1f the metchattts of London bad been
aware that any such clause %esti contaihed in the Bills
the table of the House would have been coveted with
Petitions aeainst it;
Mr. HUSKISSON observed, that he must say, no-
thing could be more in unison with the Navigation
Laws than was the present alteration. There wete, as
was well known, twenty-eight articles, which could not
be brought to this country, except in British ships, or
in the vessels of the country in which they were growl
or produced.. The object of fixing thee articles by law
was, for the encouragement of the Bliti.h Navigation ;
and the selection was made of articles, which, from
their bulk, and the quantity imported, were best calcu-
lated to produce this effect. This principle was well
known, and the articles in question have usually been
designated the enumerated articles. Tue Committee
was aware that, with the exception of these, the pro-
ductions of any country might be brought hither in the
ships of any country; but this exception was most wise
in its origin, and should be preserved, as highly concs•
cive to the interests of navigation. In the time that has
elapsed since the reign of Charles 11. it was not sur•
prising, that the articles which then formed the enu-
merated list, should have ceased to be imported in large
qoantities—vinegar, for instance; in consequence oft
protecting duties it bad happened that the quantity of
wimegar imported became nothing, or next to nothing.'
It was in the present state of our commerce deemed
highly expedient to omit six from the number in
question; these had been referred to, by the last
I speaker, and to substitute some others in their stead. In
fact, it had been found that several of these articles the
country had ceased to import at all ; and, referring to the
principle tinder which the original selection had been
made, he, would ask, was there any thing inconsistent
with the measures he had always advocated in that
House, to apple that principle to the altered state of
our commerce? Such articles as were imported in
large quantities, and were bulky in themselves, came,
he conceived, within the principle which the Legisla-
ture had always recognized; and the object of the mea-
sure then before the Committee was, to make that
principle more applicable to the present time. In the
years 1821 and 1822, there were sitting a Committee
of Foreign Trade; then would have been the time to
propose an abandonment of the enumerated articles.—
He was peifectly willing to admit that the whole sys-
tem of our Navigation Lees was prejudicial to the in.l
terests of commerce ; and if the question was, should
the sacrifice commence for the sake of their commercial
marine, he would not have the slightest dfficulty in
affirming that the commercial marine ought to be kept',
up at almost any sacrifice. On the subject of the arti-1
cles to which the last speaker had referred, he had gone
great lengths to make up his baker's dozen when he
took oranges and lemons its separate articles, madder.
And madder root, cloverseed, rapeseed, and linseed.
He regretted to say, that recently several articles of
Mediterranean produce had been brought in Northern
vessels. He confessed he looked upon that interference
with much jealousy, and he thought measures ought to,
be taken to .ecure this country against its injurious ef-
fects. With respect to one of the enumerated articles,
bark of oak, it had heretofore been brought from Hol-
land in the ships of the Netherlands. The present law
would not have the effect of changing the arrangement
in this puticular. He had no objection that that article
should be brought hither in the ships of ' that country.
The Honourable Member had charged him (Mr. Hus.
kisson) with inconsis encya this, he thought, would have
been the last charge that would have been brought
against him, especially when be was laying it down as
la principle, that wherever the interest of navigation came
into collision with those of commerce; the latter should
give way. He had been placed in a very difficult and de-
licate situation: his object had been to steer a middle
course, and observe a strict impartiality towards all.
He had been called a political economist; for that he

did not care; but it was most unjust to represent him
AS abandoning principles, because he sought to modify
them, and qualify them, according to circumstances.
It had been objected to the present Bill, that it might
take some pasties by surprise. To get rid of that he
would propose, that the Bill Should not take effect till
after the Ist of January next. Much had been said on
other occasions of the liberality of other countries, but
Hon. Gentlemen would look at home ; they would find
that our laws we/ e less severe and restrictive, than those
that had been held up as examples to us. America will
receve nothing except in its own vessels, ur io those of
hence the - tide - Th: ibition

the country wl tt arts . came. is prohiL
extended to every article of commerce; whereas, in this
country, it was limited to 28. While he was upon his
legs he might as well notice the next clause in the Bas,
densely, that relating to the stamp duty payable upos
the indentures of apprent:ces in merchant ships. Ho
wished to give every relief to the shipping interest—he
was, indeed, most anxious to see it prosper. AU mer•
chant vessels were bound to take one apprentice for
every hundred tons. This was, in itself, an onerous iry

position, and it was hard that it should be aggravated
by a heavy stamp duty. It was proposed that this duty
should be reduced. • •
After a few observations from Mr. llassnatx and Mr. Was-
sumo, and an explanation from Mr. Hosictssom,
Mr. WARBURTON said, the Right Hon. Gentle-
man appeared to him to be acting with inconsistency,
nd -ting from the principles he had previously

Areiano wt..... .._ prods.__ _ igi appe... and was dew,.
England. He implored the earnest attention of the wish to east some imputation upon those by whom laid down.
House to this momentous subject; and for the accu- the present measure had been brought forward, but of Mr. R. BERNAL observed, that if his friends beside
racy of these statements, he referred to statistical sur- any such he felt confident the House would acquit him were desirous of departing from the old system of
veys and to reports of Committees of. that House.— them. There was one deficiency, however, for which Navigation Laws, he feared they would not have the
Every one who had visited Ireland agreed that in that he felt bound to make some apology—he alluded to country with them. He conceived the shipowners of
country, as in every other, the disposition to turbu- the scale of comparative duties—he had hoped it would the kingdom ought not to be railed at as a body for
lence was always subdued whenever the people had have been ready before then. He lost no time in gig demanding too much. In his opinion the Right Hon.
the means of employment. iog directions that it should be prepared. Those to Gentleman (Mr. Huskisson) had been most unjustly
The Petition was then read and laid upos eke table. whom he had given the directions in question,
were, charged with giving rise to the distress that prevailed
TUT AND CORPORATION ACTS. easy among the shipping interest, because that distressing!.
he thought, entitled to some excuse. It was not
Petitions praying the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts to
certainly existed before the existence of the Reciprat
were
presented by sir E. KMATCHSOLL, from the Protestant pin. prepare a scale npon the.
.proposed plan—that ii
arnters of a Parish in Cheshire; by Mr. F. PALMIN fre4l the formed of two columns, stating the different duties now city Act.
Parish of Wokingham, in the county of Herts; Irons Harrowes and formerly chargeable—and the difficulty lay in Mr. Alderman THOMPSON said, the mercantile in-
ane! from Tnatcham, both in the county of Barks, by Lord this, that the difference proposed to be displayed, was terests of the City of London, whom he represented, had
TAIIISTITE, four Petitions from different Parishes in Bedford- not always in the rates, but in the modes of charging been much surprised that so important a change in the
saw. ; by Mr. H. Air:sense, from Barnstaple, in the county
of Devon; by Mr. R. SMITH, from Newport Pagnel, Langley, those rates. Navigation Laws as that contemplated by the present
Fenny Stratford, Waddesden, Quainton, Stoke, Beaconsfield, Alderman THOMPSON said, though he did not Bill, should be brought forward at so late a period et
chalfoot St. Peter's, Chesham, Olney, Link Missenden, Sher- altogether appr.-• . of the Bill, he would not vote for the Session, when due consideration could not be given
rington, North Crawley. and Ickford, in the county of Bucks. postponing it to n xt Session. to it. He hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would with.
IMAM BRRWSRS. draw this clause, at least for the present. A short conversation then ensued, in which Mr. !avow, Mr.
Mr. IWOOD said he had to present a Petition from w
..11111117117011, Mr. lialtilllS. Mr. BKILX.II,, and Mr. Huscuiscro, .
the Retail Brewers of Preston, complaining of the in. participated. Dir. W. WARD said, the clause appeared to him to
be a considerable addition to the present restrictions.
conveturn. ces to which they were subjected. The House Mr. THOMPSON (of Dover) complained of one of
well knew that the object of the late Chancellor the clauses of the present Bill, as increasing the number Mr. HUSKISSON could not satisfy himself, that the
f the Exchequer, in allowing the introduction of of articles of which foreign vessels were not allowed to
importation of any of those articles in foreign ships
: .minor class of brewers, was to open the trade become the carriers; formerly they were only six ;by could at all injure British commerce. He could not,
in some degree. So unjust had the law been in this Bill they would be thirteen. Originally they con- therefore, withdraw the clause. There must be a line.
its wevalsee' ,dvat *bile the tick man paid only 20s. a :Med of rosin, pitch; vinegar, potash, salt, and sugar, drawn between the interests of navigation and com-,