The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-26 00:00:00

Mr. H. DAVIS preseiita:al p- titions from several pa-
rishes of Bristol, against tl.e continuation of the house
and l inalow Tax.
Mr. BRIGHT called the attention of the house to the
pra...er of the petitioners. His cons itnents thoaght
ter to meet in their respective parishes, and present
at afferent petitions. They Were rat: °senior' that a sedate
lion of taxation was Deaessary to tile prosperity of the
country. He should be happy that the whole of the As-
sessed Taxes were repealed, because the condition of the
people would be thereby improved; and the influence of
tar Crown diminished. He dill sot think that the taste
proposed to be reduced by the Cfaaneellor of the Buhr!.
goer we re the most advisable to be reduced. It wou:d
be more proper to sepia! :he taxes that pressed on the
poor people, and among them he would recommend t!.
1 oo Lather and Can:lles. He wou!d co-operate ai•
the Hoo. Member far Wes' 'Mosier (Mr. liobliouse), far
t::e repeal of the Window 'fax ; and if that filed, 1 e
would act with she lion. Member for Wareham (Alr-
Ca!entft) far the repeal of the heather Tax.
The p.nitioos were then read and laid on the table.
Mr. EVANSpae ented a petition from the borough of
Ea-t Nr.io• t the I solvent Debtors' Act.

Sir R. WILSON, on the bringing op of the petition,
took leave incidentally to connect a question with it to
the lion. Hectic-man the Secretary to tier Treasury. It
would be in their recollection that the Lease amended,
list year, a law, the le:ter of which oas at variance with
the spirit, and a recomm.undation was given from the
house to his Shjesty's Mitos•c:s Inn only to put a step
to the prosecutions entered into upon it, hut to rcturat
the tines to the different pirties ou whom they were levied.
He Tinted to the penalties rid...reed for aelling roasted
corn. A considerable delay had since taken place, and
it was estraordinary ti.at, instead of attending to the
isbes of the house, the Treasury multiplied—nay, a!-
most stutrilied it: recommendation. Some of the parties
had been t harged wita law c rpenses greater than the fine.
There was one instantx within hie ouservatitm where tie
line was :Stall. and the law expenses am .noted to 3'20:.
and that a case where no ottence—no real offence, was
committed. He was anxious to hear what would be tla
explanation.
Mr..LUSIIINGTON said that he perfectly recollect-
ed the reconamen aims alluded to, which tbc Governmer.t
end. scoured in every case proper to give effect to ; bat
there were save of the panics who had most obstinately
reAstett,and put the Crown to great expenses, and :t
certainly could n he expected that the Crown would
pay them —(ttear, he.r) their cosh' UMW such
aoctx...
ti:r M. WILSON requested leave fir one remark; alit
to object to the phrase just used, of "obstinately resist-
ea,' as if the parties were defending a nroag, and nit
protecting a right and their property."
Mr. GREY dENAE•f declared that it was a mrritari-
wig resistance on the part of tho►e who refused to submit
quietly to. the p-nalties. Tn. Court of Exchequer,
whi.•h was one trained to levy taxes on the peeple, wooll
no doubt runlet to an opposite conclusion on the sohject ;
but he appealed to commonsense or to common right,
was it just to I.y a fine upon roasted corn, sold an tee
that now only ? —not us a Colonial produce, nut as
roasted grain, hut merely as nasted corn, that which it
actually was. Un her the circumstances, Le was druid-ci-
ty of opinion, that Goverment should not only remit thi
tines, but pay the expenses of the sufferers.
After a few words from Mr. CI:RIVEN, were
inaudible in the gallery, the petition was brought tt?
and laid on the table.
Mr. Alderman WOOD amended his notice relative to
the return of Insul,:ent Debtors, and limited the returns
to Middlesex.
Sir THOMAS ACKLAND personal a petition trout
Bac cr. in Devonshire, against certain clauses of the late
Turnpike Act.
OrrkAGE UP4N TDB LORD LIEUTENANT OI IRELAND.
Mr. BROWNLOW fixed Tuesday the 115th of April,
for his motion of the Ex•uliiciu prosecutions in Ire-
land.

Mr. BROUGHAM concurred in the same recommen.
da•ion.
Mr. BROWNLOW slid that it ireuld be desiro, s
to have a full attendance of I:i,ft Members on th t
discussion, and he helieve I that the fifteenth of April
would be the earliest day to insure their attendant:*
after the Assizes, it nu with that slew he thought the
lion. Attorney lierieral for Irrl owl fixed the oevett.
t enth day of April for the Catholic Qua ion. lie
beoge l it to b t understood, that he did nut certainly
defer the motion on the grounds of personal conveni.
ence to himself, but in compliance to the earnest %bit of
others.
Sir THOMAS LETHBRID(;E presented a petitioi
from the parish of Moreton lkta-uhe, iu Somersetshirce
in favour of are faction of all the Assessed 'faxes. 111
hoped that there was a feeling ftieudly to the people fa
tie bream, of the Chancellor of the kxcbequer, and felt
Chit 50 per rent. of reduction was rot sufficient. He
would, he WAS sore, come doy.n from his lofty stit;o*.
and concede to the wish's of t:ic peo?!e.—lhe le iti,ut
was then lai i on the table.

BEER BILL.

Mr. BROUGHAM fixed his 'notion on the Beer Bill
fur Fru.lnv nest.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was un-
derstood to a sy that he hada proposition to bring forward
on the tame subject.
Mr Hitt/lit:HA M then expressed his satisfaction that
his PHI had gat into such pert hands. if a little finger
as up by the Chat.c •tis.r of the Exchequer in snp-
port of it, be (Air. It.) could &haulms it altogether 4,11
leove it its much batter han lr.• _ _

,Nlr. (MIRY 11E NET nosed fir a Return of the
number of persons who nail suffered the punishment 'of
whipping within the List seveu years, distinguishing
putttu from private punishment..