The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-09 00:00:00

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LONDON, SATURDAY, MA

1C H 9, 1822.

NUMBER :;314.

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IMPERIAL pmeziousiitir.
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Mr. Mooorotte. from the bestrew, asters
mote of the amount of all Taxes sad imposed
slue the termination of the late war, aid af astir menial
produce.-I.sid on the table.
The Transfer is Aide' Bill, tiso reaslampror BiDs' Bill,
and the Sugar end Tobacco Duties BM, were read a
third time, awl patted.
iNITATION alma.
Tbe Marquess of LANSDOWNE rem to move for mese
At:coasts which he srostldxstmes epee the house, i f they
were objec fedi* lyika oppeeies,ai he bad given
tqa so notice of his ~ It was for returns of the prose-
adieu insti dm Board of &Ail, against peo-
nes who sold ' di Powder, and other substances.
which bed beeLitilmilliered as interfering with the late
of coffee. He woe riot ecquaiated with all simportica-
lan of but Setae, that the saki et (may ankle
of food which wee stoned sad geed, was iodise tire pro-
ludas 0 the law, and the Vemstladesees of guise
wenld be abasing the powers with Mitch tiny were es-
Masted. if they stretched their operatives to articiri
ribleit were set proldbited. If roosted wheat were
leasesorL zd foto use as c and wbolesome Pad k1k0.,„
da as eillp4Mileiritarrsilireet
rald wish to y, it owlet to le imeeidevad as ad-
missive whit*: kmoold be wise to.preseste. A great
coesstellioseatritte was besides *evolved is the mat-
ter.-.
Per if missioaers of &cies took epos
themselves tiprairibit the ase of articles which the law
did not reach, the enacting power of that house and of
Parliament we", de facto, iroasferred into their hands.—
Ile concluded by moving for copies of certain instrac-
tioas given by the Cormaissionen of Excise to their
officers respecting the seizare of roasted wheat aid *titer
sebetances sold ender the seine of "breakfast powders."
or any other name, and of the promotions instituted

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MSS OF COMMONS.

IstectLLoccovs.
Lord STANLEY presented • Petition from tbe own-
ers and occupiers of land, in the Hundred of Moulder-
nem, In the county of Lancaster, complaining of Agri-
cultural Distress.—Referred to the Agricultural Con .
mi ttee.

Mr. DAVENPORT presented a Petition from Mac
el:she'd, complaining of itinerant Hawkers and Pedlars
being allowed to go about to fairi, thereby injuring re-
%Aar traders and dealers.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. KENNEDY brought in a Bill for regulating Jn•
ries in criminal causes in Scotland.—Read a first tune,
and ordered for a second reading on Friday nest.
Mr. F. LEWIS gave notice, that on Wednesday nest.
he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend tits
laws relative to Turnpike-roads.

stnnsuaon polder BILL.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE presented a petition signed by
5,00(1 inhald'ants of the city of Edinburgh, spinet the
Bills before the house, for regulating the Police of that
city. Amongst these were the naaes of Indivi-
duals known to all persons, as belongin to men ef time
highest respectability, education, and talent; and thew
were in unison with the great body of the inhabinmets.—
He bad had the hotter of proposing soother MI open
the same subject, which met with the universal
of those whom it concerned, while the Biil be thy
the Learned bonl opposite, met with revers' exeerneine.
Mr. W. DUN DAS only wished that the two Am-
sures should be compared, and that the been eimeli
suspend its jndgtnent until they wen dely examined by
a Committee.

The Petition was laid on the table.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE presented a similar Petiliop
from the Company of Merchants of the City of Bea-
-1 burgh.
Sir J. NEWPORT said, that the subject deosiied tits
attention of the hoese.
Mr. W. DUNDAS said, tbat the illegalises tenikjped
in the petition were merely assertions, sad that
Right Honourable Baronet seemed to think that mot*
to call the house to act without farther esemieaties.
Sir R. FERDUSON said, that the emanate the pe-
-1 tition was nut merely assertion, her, the one chief ewer
of pollee hid already been convicted of hied.
Mr. HUME spoke against the Bill in euppert dais
petition. The Right Hon. Oentleatan bad celled these
who opposed his system, Gentlemen Radicals: he hie
own part, he would rather be a Gentleman Redllsal thee
a•tientleman Correptionist.
The LORD ADVOCATE said, that from the seat -
mar in which lion. Members oppiedte bad &weevil the
question, it would appear that the Bill le leaden q•
for its object the mattagemeat of the public toads. its
only object was the important new of gavial( is the tier
of Edinburgh an Meier t police. For the batten yearethe
poi ice had been maintained in • state which wee set este
passed by any 'Sher in the kingdom. Dottier dallies,
no crimes bad rensaised undetected, said yet ao lama*
of domestic intenuptiew hail been resorted to. With
prerri to the officer alluded to, theufiarges had bete
investigated, and se often herb, been acqoitted.
had made these obvervationsto put the hoses a poem*
sioo of the fartss, of the case. Y
Lord At HAMILTON wisheethe house to eseetine
tbe_ltills in question narrowly, NW sot sear the inter-
ests of a v hole ray to be overborne by • just, of self-
elected )lajistratta. The ofacer who bad hese *Mote* j

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IRELAND.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, is morlog the third read-
* of the Idols Seizure of Ansa lodenisity Rid, said,
that the Act astbarising the seizure of arms to 'missed.
bad expired during the receM. last Aosost, and that
is :..omisequesee of eirtmantaacee which mete notorions
to all, it had bees head' indispeasabit to act opus its
provieloss as if they were still la hem. The protest
Bill was therefore seetssarily brought in to indenittifty
those who had so meted.
Lord HOLLAND wished to tall the lineation of the
boos* to the matins of the measures now paeshig. Their
object was nothiog lees than this, to disarm dm whole
people of Ireland. They were repopast to the idea of
a free Cousdtstion and to the laws of the country. In
giving, as he sopposed they woidil give, their consent
to these measures, their Lordships most feel that thevhal
neglected to place Ireland in that state is orldell she
could ',joy that Constitution, which the traims hod en-
titled her to expect. Ho did nut mantis oppose the.pre-
sent Hill, but he etrold sot withhold the observations
which he had made, as be was desirous that she canary
should see that Parliament had not passed such Measures
without laimgawareof their West.
The Bill was then rend a Owe mod passed as well as
doe Irish Anus aced Gempoiretiv lespeetatiou Bill. •
The LORD CHANCILLLOR.regretted m state, that
he had received a nom from a Noble Earl (the Earl of
Blesiogton) who had gives smite of a motion for the
Reziaratiom of Deeds I 'reload, informiag him *et
indisposition madoit impossible fur him to anted.
The Anornies and Solicitors' Act Arneadasent Bill
was reads second time.—Adjourned till Monday..

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