Star.
London, England, 1828-03-08 00:00:00

LICENSING SYSTEM.

Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition from Jo!.n
Yale, an innkeepe: of Halifax, in the County of York.
complaining of the hardships which he alleged he had
suffered from the refusal of a license. The yeti inm.r
stated, that in May last he took an inn, at a rent of 851
a year, in the town of Halifax; that he expended 2.501.
in necessary repairs; that at the last &ssions of the
Peace held in that part of the County, he. had applied
to the sitting Magistrates for a license, and had been re-
fused, without the existence of any kroJ grounds for the
refusal. The Petition further stared that the Magistrates
refused to give any explanation of their conduct. cr
allege any reasons for depriving the petitioner of his
license. The effects of this proceeding had been most
calamitous to the fortune of the petitioner, who was
utterly ruined, in consequence of the line of conduct
adopteJ by the Licensing Magistrate,. The Learned
Gentlemaa said, if the statements in the Peftien were
at all borne out fry the facts, that the case of the peti
1.. . .

[loner was one of the hardest that he had ever Itear-d
No case of greater hardship had a:isen even out of the
operation of the Licensing Sy,tern itself.

After an oh.ervation front thmci.sisr.
The Petition was brought up, read, and ordered to be printed.

DECCAN puirt: MONEY.

Mr. HUME inquired of the Right Hon. the Chan-
celior of the Etclit quer when it was intended to make a
distribution of the Deccim I'i ize nn.ney..
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,

the subject had I e:n recently ur,der the consideration of
his Al jesty's Gove nmea, and he believed he might
say, the peiind of distribution would be announced in
t:.e neat Gazette, or in that %%hit h folios; ed it.

FCX.

Mr. LUNI LEY, A cording to notice, moved that Jo-
nathan Fos, in cu to.ly at the older of the House, should
be called to the bar and di,charced. _

Ms. Alderman WALTHMAN thought it important
hat the 1-I,.tie should defend its privileges in cAses like

the present. Every one must have perceived that It
wi,s impossible to get the truth cut of those witnesses. It
wts not because ot their ignorance that they were-so in-
communicative, for though they were York,liiremen,
they had as much cunning AS any Member of that 11,41,e.
11, thought it wouli be wrung to discnarge them with-
out a reprimand at least.
After a few words from Mr. STCWART and Sir C. Bunarr.r.,
Mr. BARING moved, as All amendment, that Jona•
than Fox he broughtt up to the bar ot the House on

Monday next, in order to be discharged.
Mr. PEEL said, that as the Petitioner had stated iu
his petition that be was examined whilst labouring un•
d r teem indisposition, and tl:at he felt the deepe,t re-
gret for the (deuce which he had consult:Led towirds
Parliamt nt, he w,uld not oppo-e the reconimenJation
that he should be brought up to tl.e bar on Monday
next, should be reprint ,i:ded by the Sie.ker, and shouid
then be discharged on payment of his fees. He thought
the House ought not to' acquiesce is any ptopi.s..l for
greater lenity. He trusted that if the Hon. Alderman
(Waithman) had any prejud•ce. against Yorkshitem n,
he need Lot display tl.ent l,n the pre,eut o.casion. The
witues,es who wete to be examined that, tight carne
from the town of East Itethrd ; and with all dt ference
to the topographical knowledge of the II n. Alderman,
he begged to inform him that East Rlttoral was not in
Yorkshire, but in Not inghamshire.
After a desultt.ry conversation on the subject, between Mr. W.
Snares, Mr. N. C , Mr. C. W. Wyatt, Mr. Lustter, and
an unknown Mastaaa, who spoke to the indisposition of Fox whifit
under examination, the original motion was withdrawn, and the
amendment was agreed to.
Fox was then ordered to be brought to the bar on Monday next,
to be reprimanded, and discharged.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER postponed the
Conrail tee of Supply till :sionday next.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTM

The Hoose,on the Motion of the Cilawczt,tos of the Excite-
Qum resolved itself Into a Committee of Ways and Means.
The CH ANCELLOR et the EXCHEQUER stated,
that although hit Hon. Friend the Member for Lon-
donderry had a few evenings ago given notice of his
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer's) intention to move
in the Committee with reference to the duties on Su-
gar, he meant to postpone for the present so doing.
Ile would now only move the annual grants of the
4s. duty on Pensions, the grant of 60,0001 for the
Elsif Fay, the Unclamed Dividends, and the re-pay•
RieMS on Exchequer lii I. •
Mr. THOMPsON ob.erved, as the Right Hannan able
Gentleman had stated his intention of Littei ring his
notice with reference to the duties oa sugar, he (. Ir.
Thompson) would take advantage of the oppoi tuni•y
to state, iliac rumours were afloat as to the intention
of Government to decrease the bounty, and, to increase
the drawback on sugars—a measure which he ton•
ceived would have a very injurious tendency. He
wished to know whether or not such was the intention
of Government.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it
would be very inconvenient for him now to give au
outline of a measure to be hereafter discussed.
. Mr. HUME wished to press upon the attention of
the Right Hon. Gentleman the fact, that as the price
of sugar and the duties on sugars had • increased, its
consumption had decreased in pr,,portion. it was due
to the people of England to give them some relief, if it

could be done with benefit to the Colonies, an ! without
,any material injury to the Exchequer. He felt lads.
bed that there would be little risk in the experiment of
reducing the duty from 275. to 225. In consequence
of the increase of ss. per cwt. in the pike of sugar last
year, the amount consumed during that year had been
no less than 240,000 cwt. less than the consumption of
II e tear previous.
After a few words from Sir JOHN Naw►owT, Mr. BRIGHT, and
the CisaxmaLos ie the EXCHIQUIER, the grant of 4s. in the pound
duty on pensions, from the 25th of March for one year, and the
grant for application of £60,000 paid by the East India Com
pany to Government, on account of pay to the military retired
officers of our forces in India, for one year, and the Re-olutions
relative tn the Unclaimed Dividends, and the Repayment of Es.
chequer Bills, were agreed to.
The Douse resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received
on Monday.
On the motion of Mr. Winvaroar, the bringing up of the Re-
port on the Salmon Fishery BW was post, oned to Wednesday.