The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-25 00:00:00

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ing tumid that this Petition. coutained a ;sever ftw pe- 4
r comperoafirtit, which c...tilti ant ~e received without .
sent of the Crewe, he withdrew it to sunned the feria
A. Ii AMI LTON presented % Petition from the county
ark. . gninst the Scots bluetit Asylum Rill, which the
nee; prayed, at least, mix-I not be exie. sled to dime
r, which was well provided with Aiyluins or that sen.—
II to he printed. •
WINDOW TAX. .s
I. PA RN ELL presented a Petithiii from Herpes/semi,
!?wren'. Comes, against the Window Tax.
NI,W PORT ~'shed to knots, when die Bill woe to bo .. .
it in to reiterate the Window Taa, hendme. *he se that
cc. he theifild again take the seise of the Heine 00 the.
in. whetter the tax should exist at ail / On the forme*
tn. themajority ngaiast the tax was very small. (tbosgh
vise ea. resse), and the reasons in behalf atinsaslit were
weed, except by the numbers. He also a idled in call the •
on of he Home to the emeriti).* of the Cleuteeikw of the
quer, who had drawee as iliftelitt that towhead was imt • 4
1K in prosprrhy iin account of as increased consomptien
entre, and Hagar. The Chancellor .of the lischeqaer,
be made this statement, most have had the enamel at.
, which were since in the hands of the Members, and
heat he 101114 have seen, that in malt, spirits, and tobacco,
rasa great. falling off. Ihe 9s. duty on malt pheduced
A. less than in 1806 The additional duty on spirits
it was calculated would produce 140,0001. only produbed •
mid the increased duty on tobacco' which it was eaten.
would produce Selo,oool. produced only TiAlOhl. These
t acre better tests of the consumption of Ireland, than 4
,ffee, and auger. and as path had been taken as tests of the
retire ammo/ohm of the Iwo countries. It was, theme- '
unfair in the Chancellor of the Exchequer, *hes other
e were out in possessiou of the Papers, 10 give them II
d statement—tak fag those article} which were favourable I
n.
:a.e, one 'reflex the others ant of causideratioo.
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he should
party day bring forward the Bill far the Regulation bf Me
iw Tax. He obseeved, that if the coadmisolou of malt
aken as a test of the wealth of a country, it had diminish;
•:ngland also.
BEN N ETT wished to know, whether Ike congest of the
I would be given to the prevenient/nor the Petition from
leers of the Artillery Drivers Corps? .
CHA SCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid. therms
• the Crown Mould not be 4i ten. as the heads of the depart-
me rived the clan& was not sell founded.
BEN NETT said, that on Thenday be should Mite all
ssl to the Crown on this subject. . ..r''. ' .1 :1-
BANK RESTRICTION: - • .
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER reqbeeted Mr,
•y to postpone his 'notion on the subject of the Beak,. cid i
it of the inoisymition of Lord Castlereagh. I-
T I Eli N EY said, he felt disinclined to resist any 'egged
score of ill health. as he had so *rhea claimed indulgence
UMW ground ; but he felt unwilling to put While que.tiott . r
ein the Sessiow. There were some Gentlemen aho were
t that day. who could not mead again till Friday next;
Oa therefore put off his amnion to that day._ I •
Ci CA NCELLOR of the EXCH EQU ER mid, that ha
also postpone the Rank Restriction Act to tb .t Oar.
r a few words between Meters. (iRENFALL, S. TIORXTOS,
xtenerr, the Bauk Restriction Bull (second reading), and i
ierney's motion, were fled for Friday next.
BAB' NGTON presented a Petition from the Inhabit.
r Brewer-street, us the subject of the supply of the Metro. ..
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with Wnter.
W ARK E said, that the Company complained of was the
Junction Compaity. That body. however. far from wish.
abuse its powers. had petitioned Parliament to Slummy*
on their profits, and courted investigation. •
Petition was laid on the table.
PRIVILEGE. .
C. W. WYNN brought up the Report of the Committee
',liege, to whom it bad been referred to consider a Letter
is Dv Thomas Ferguson to Wm. Dykes, a Voter of duo
y of Lanark, promising, in the name of Lord Douglas, to
re a plaice under government for toe said Wm. Dykes, if
lad vote for Sir Alex. Cochrane. . if
Committee reported, that they hod examined the case i
• as referred to Thomas Ferguson—that the said Thomas
son bud confessed that lie had a fallen the letter addressed
s. Ilykes, and that he intended to influence his vote i but
ss that Id. assertion respecting Lord Douglas and the
ender Government are utterly false and gronndless.
Committee was of opinion, that this letter was an attempt
rupt the freedom aid indeperdence of Llectious, and a
reach of she Privileges of the House.
Report a as agreed to.
W YNN moved, in pur.tianee of the instruction of the
ittee, that Thomas Ferguson he taken into custody by the
.nt at Arms.—Ordered.
WYNN mid, w hen 'Thomas Ferguson was in cuetudy, be
I. in pi/roomer of the instructions Of the Committee, far-
WV!, that he be committee to Nestgate.
DR BL'RNEY'S LIBRARY.
Order of the Day for a Committee of Supply belag
BAN KES moved, that the Report of the Committee on
urriey's Library be referred to the Committee of Supply I
ed. that be should postpone hisobservations on the kabinet . i
s House was in that Committee. • .
BENNETT wished to know whether the proposed Grant t d
e couseut co 1.. e Crone ?
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said. it had.
HENN Fri' • ithed to teen lain this point, as that consent
•en refused to a Claim of Justice, which was now gives to ' •
it of Munificence.
CU 'LW EN said, he should dislde the House on the ques-
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purchases of manuscripts a ere for the benefit only of ,
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, and once he had.ohjected to the grout to the Royal leo
se could not consistently agree to this vote.
House then divided—
for the Motion . . 79
Against it . . bb -
Ziolority . —44
GRENFF.l.Lterished to know, whether it was hi the in- '
o of the Finance Committee to investigate the trnosaction • • i;
en the Treasury slid the Bank. He understood that some
ten of that Comaitteeltad wished to eater into an esoml- a
lof the subject, bat that the Chancellor of the Ecchequer •
"coed it un the ground that some nessereirdions were the* 4.
guess between him and the Bank of Eragland for the demi.
tof their charges. He hoped ibis question "'fluid slot be
I Use aegociaton of Dowuiag-streire, as they knew by we. -
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perience that • the Chancellor of .the Exchequer was not a
for the Bank Directors, lie said it advisedly alter care-
emanation. that if justice was done to the Public a saving
Likti. might be elkted oft ibis breach of the expenditure •
a superior to-that raised from that impure source the lot-
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BAN KES stated. that be had proposed to the Committee
mine this subject, but that the Clutecellor of the Exehe•
iad opposed it on the ground of a negociation het erten
id the Book. lie (Mr. Bankes) bad been of opinkin that
estimation by the Committee would mdier strengthen the
of the government than impede their negociation, but be
at surprlzed that the Committee had taken the opinion of . ,
sht Hen. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in pre- t
eto his own. He was persuaded, for his ow n part, that a .1
erable saving to the Public might be effected by the in- 11
wiou of this questing, though not perhaps so mach as Iris
Veined (Mr. Greofell) anticipated. .i
Ci It EN FELL said, that on Tuesday tennight he should • i
that the transactions between the Goveriuneut and the .
be referred to the Committee of Finance.
Committee of Supply was fixed fur Monday.
ew Writ was ordered far Yarmouth (Isle of Wight). in
no of Mr. Leslie Foster, who had accepted the office of •i
slant io the Board of Itevetsue in 'reload.
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Pardon under the Great Seal Bill *era through a Com.
. Report on Monday. r •
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I. NE WPOIIT gave notice. that on Tuesday sionnight be
move to extend to Irelaad the Act of lieu. I. giving a
r ea Etas. ‘
COORS' RATES.
• B. BOURNE moved, that the House do resolve itself into 1
twitter en the Poor Laws Aneetadment Bill. i
f I..6CAulliatLi.eltiTonochejieverdtediptohelhae
mpritaciinieprlepraciatibeioulloilfl,::
tafEligabe It, which woe never meant to afford relief to t
'health and vigour.
S. BOURN I. said. the Bill left ilia lateryreittlien of die
e iif Elisobsib as it bead it, i
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