The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-01 00:00:00

RETAIL OP DEER.

Mr. BROUGHAM then rose, in pursuance, he said, of
his motion, to glove for leave to bring in a Bill to regu-
late the retail trade in beer and ale. As the bill which
be intended to submit to the.boute was the same exact-
', ly as that which lie brought in.last Session, he did not
think it necetaary, then, to detail its object. In conse-
quence of the opposition of some of his hon. friends to
that measure, and on account of the lateness of the Ses-
sion, lie consented to withdraw it for that time, resolv-
ing to bring it forward again as soon as he bad (hy leave
ot the house, he hoped) brought in the bill, hisinten-
tion was to postpone the farther progress of it till after
the Easter recess. He was happy -that the Right Hon.
tientlemak(the Lhancel!or of the Exchequer) had it in
conteppplation to introduce • bill of somlwliat similar
havoc); Nothing could afford greater relief to the cul-
-1 tivators of land than to have the whole duty on beer re-
duced, because the consuusptieu would be consequently
increased. Other results would follow from this Bill,
which, instead of diminishing, would produce an increase
in the revenue, and would be a great safeguard to the
morals of the people, by en ibling them to take a whole-
some beverage at their own houses instead of
tippling at the gin shops. He hoped the Chancellor of
the Exchequer would consent to a modification of the
duty on malt. As the laws at present stood the poar
man had to pay for his pot of beer double what it cost
the rich man who bresse.l his own ale. That WAS the
reverse of what the thing should be. It was of greet
consequence that the lower order should feel that the
higher classes stood forward as their protectors, parti-
cularly at a time when it was not improbable they
would be called on to make sacrifices for the honour and
the independence of the co tntty—(Hear ) The Hon.
and Learned Gentleman concluded by movaig for leave
to bring in the Bill. '
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE supported the motion, and ex-
pressed a hope that stile Chancellor of the Exchequer
would consent to a farther rednetios of the malt daty.
Nothing could be more advantagtous, as it would enable
the lower classes to have a whol. saute beverage at a lllJ-
derate expeuse, and it would increase the consumption of
barley.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said, that of ten millions of
taxes paid in different ways by tho.e who were concerned
io agriculture, about five intilions tell on we lower
classes. He was of opinion tha: the Malt Tax ought to
be reduced. • With respect to the allega ion is the pe-
tition from Cambridge, &c., that there was no p: ice for
barley, be bad been informed that not a quarter of bar-
ley was sold in that county under 411. if the people
paid a high price for their beer, it wason account of the
high rats of defy on malt. The brewer got no more,
than a pot for his boor, and oat of that he was

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SPEECH OE TII6 TRENCH MINISTER.
Mr. BROUGHAM rose for the pram of asking an
explanation from the Right lion. Secretary (Mr. l'al-
ning) opposite. The necessity of his question erase from
the report •of the •speech which was said to be made in
the French Chamber by a man well known to the wer!i,
se the author of various literary a orks, sad homely ea ' •
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a Prime Minister ; a person who once wrote in favour
Christianity, and then almost defied the Bearbone; int
who, as another time, compared the son of Bon +patient,
our Savioun—(hear)—a person from whose eloquent.
or sophistry the cause of fteedom throughout the world'
or the immediate liberties of Spain had little to sprit-
bend—(hear, hear.)--In that speech, he is reported %p
have said, that from a communication made at Vanes,
by an English Noble Duke (Weilington)•—at
statement of that speech, he is described as Raying that
the British Minister bad given an approval of the aggret-
sion of France ; and in another statement, that in an
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official note from the Noble Duke, that it was the opt.
Dion of this Uovernmeot that France was entitlialto tots
woe of precaution wiengi. tbtt SIP• 41010 fritgqihr
_in against disease as•well as *Oak liberty. it
was necessary to admit that the precaution against the •
•
plague was mentioned. The latter statement so a @Hillis
extent, was innotious—(hear); but the former, if true, •
was so different from the declaration of the British Mi-
. misters from the Speech made from the Titrone-4rom
, the professions and avowed sentimentsof Government, that
an explanation was requisite—(hear, hear.) It was ne-
cessary farther to-inquire if this statement contained the
whole truth, or if it was a statement picked out of a palits.r
without the remainder of the explanatory observations
(hear. hear.)—(During this short address, Mr. Betaaghain
spoke in so very low a tone, that we caught It!s sea::-
meats with great difficulty.)
Mr CANNING professed every readiness to give the
explanation required, as far as he could do it, satisfacto-
rilv,—(hear.) The account of the speech given in " the
Mineiteur" was the most official, and to that he would
therefore allude. Of the passage quoted in the Chamber,
the text was correct ; it certainly existed, bet it was torn
from a long series of papers, the remainder of which
greatly qualified its meaning. The sense of it was, that
such hut •intsah•peetautions taken abstractedly might he
right; but it did not -by any means bear out the wbo'e in-
ference taken. The text, was certainly correct, but it
nag a part of a long argument in which an admiasion was
made, for the sake of giving a contra liction.—(Clieete.)
A message from the 'ANS was announced.
Mr. CANNING interrupted its progreis; by • raying
that the sense in which he used the word "contradia-
lion," was an admission for the sake of contrast—am id-
• mission in one part for the purpose of contrasting and
contradicting it in another.—(Hear.)-
Mr. BROUGHAM—Nothing could be more satisfac-
tory than the explanation.—(Hear.) The- note alluded
to coal& only he considered as a document which authen-
ticated the 'fact, and contradicted the inference.—(Heir,
hear.) He would wish further to ask from the Right
Hon. tientl.matt, in the shine spirit of confidence whist
be entertained since the moment of that Hon.Gentlernaa's
introltiction to his present situation, whether now that
the French Government had chosen to give. a garbled
document to the-world, there would be any objection to
lay the papers themselves upon the table, to allow the
fair explanation of their meaning to appear..
Mr. CANNING again arose. His hopes were ctrtaim
lv diminished, but not destroyed —(llear), and white any
hope of conciliation remained it would be, he felt, inex-
pedient to co imply with the wishes of the Hon. Gentle-
man, or to raise any discussion upon the point.—(flear
But when the. time for discussion emu-, he (Mr. 42.)
would not be unwilling to produce every docament and
give the tallest explanation.
Mr. ILKOUtiILAM was perfatly satisfied, anti would
for one, front thenceforth feel his discretion entirely botind-
eil by the dictation of the Right Hon. Gentleinan.
(Hear.)
ORANGE SOCIETIES.
Col. FRENCH said that an lion. Friend of hist (Mr.
Brownlo I) had given notice of a motion relative to the
late exnafficio prosecutions in Rotund, arid fixed it for the
" i'thi of April, on the ground that a number of gen-11.-
race coon. cted with that country coal I not attend on an
earlier day. Many of these tlefill•uten left town on the
same day that notice was given. Ile obs, Fred, ho sever,
that a motion on a subject which was involved in the
other, was to he broaa lit before the house on the follows
ing Tuesday by au lion. gent. (tlr. Ahercromliy.) It was
necessary Haw. the rOilrilry gentlemen of Ireland alistold
lea pr,?s..ut at a debate, which, he hoped, would have- the
effect of allaying the tenth nt in that country.
'fhe SPEAKeIt —Does the Hon. tient. mean to eons
elude with a motion?
Cul. FRENCH—I mean to ask a questioa arid to c-,n•
elude with a motion.
Mr. AHEM:HAMBY—I privetly umi*-r-dard what
the Hos. Gentleman means, hut 1 e innot seo any rea-
sons to indace me to d-part fentn my- motion. -Au
ample attencianet of gentismien from inland will, no
donht, appear on Tueedav, and. es I view tie mmirsm, L
consider it gore as all E.:)&ilbil titan :in Irish tiuratiote—
(tfen.)

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