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vera! months

f accelerating it

md, secondly, because the
emnatory of a measure shortly to cum(
, which, in hi

Lord Gri

's) opinion

s from Lord BROUGRA

divided, wiien the numbers wer

y against the motion

HOUSE OF COMMONS—FRIDAY.
Le. motion for going into committee on the Cu

toms Duties Bill

ations hac

per gallon of the differential duties
on colonial spirits. They had so far changed his intention
that. he would propose that the differential duty should be

)n to super

ninepence instead ()
Lord GEORGE BENTINCE moved, pursuant to notic(
that the whole question respecting the customs duties b(
referred to a select committee. The very indecision which
had been exhibited by the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
in tl

sixpence

,d to, was quite

sumcient of itself to instil), the appointment of the Com-
mittee for which he moved. But he would go further,
and show that, in reference to these very duties on spirit.

,
the British distiller was entitled to a larger protection than
either sixpence or ninepence per gallon. His object was,
not to give a monopoly to any party, nor to give the
English, Irish, or Scotch distiller an advantage over the
colonial distiller, but to apportion equal justice amongst
all parties. _

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER contended that
the proposed differential duty of ninepence per gallon was
more than in justice the British distillers were entitled to.

,nt was a sufficient

ground for his own refusal

Mr. BERNAL thought that neither equity nor justice
had in. this instance governed the treatment of colonial

interests. It Usual arrangements pressed upon the home
distiller, let them be repealed ; but let them not, because

He was opposed to referring the matter to a select com-
mittee, for that would be only to unsettle the markets, to

the still further disadvantage-of the colonial elis
'Mr. DISRAELI was sorry to find that the Government
proposed to raise the differential duties on spirits from 6d.

Id., partici:

appearec

contrary

the opinion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He
could not see how the House could consistently refuse

granted

gatiodlaws

Mr. CARDWELL was opposed to the appointment of a
committee, as there were no disputed facts to bcascertained.

Lord JoHN MANNERS thought that common justice
called' upon them to accede to the request of the British
distiller.

The House then divided, when the numbers were—For
the motion, 68; against it, 185 ; majority against the

motion, 117

len went

Orough commi

anc

adjourned

FOREIGN 4- COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE

The news by the mail, arriveil last week, contain little
of.importance. The Punjaub is quiet. Lall Sing had ar-
rived at Agra and become a resident at the fort there.
We have been installing a new sovereign at Bhopal, the
ceremony attending which attracted a great amount of at-
tention from the natives. In Scinde all is quiet. From

VI 011 ‘7l-VVISV i viivca, 1.111 aa.a lcuuti uv A.A.E,sas.a. a- • y
of the Cape. The Bombay Times makes the following
very just remarks in regard to the gallant general :

of corn. Why could not the magistrates and gentry of —"— "----- —b--- --- ''-------- r'------- -
"As an officer, General Pollock has never met with a
Ireland make similar exertions to procure prompt and
tithe of the applause he deserved. The smallness of the
effectual relief for the distressed poor of their several dis-
tricts ? sacrifice of life which occurred to his army on their way
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER declared that he from Peshawur to Cabool, has been accepted as an evi-
.l-__,. ..,C 4-1.., ...c. evt* 1.1-kr. aritprnricto inct-Pria of the eon-

would take no further notice of the assertions of Lord G. t deuce or tne ease 01 tue vinyl-prim:, Juieruu m tt. ...ma
Bentinck, as they had already been repeatedly refuted. summate skill and caution of the General. The manoeu-
lie implored the house not to allow itself to be dragged ores by. which the Khyber, Tezeen, and Khoord Cabool
into a discussion on the affairs of Ireland when the Poor passes were forced in the face of a triumphant and furious
-,•.,. , T,„, ___ 4,,, „...1., _„,,„ i„,,,;(4.n.,„,„1,, ha°, it. enemy, find no parallels, save in the career of the Duke of
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sten& Dill INLLa bLM many wutoux,
After a few remarks from Colonel RAWDON and Major
LAYARD, deprecating the remarks of Lord G. Bentinck
upon this subject,
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,ord SANDON nom(

g Irish him