The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-19 00:00:00

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forward this subject, he rose to move that the order of
the day for the bringing ip of the report on the Melt
Doty Bill, be read.
The Report having been brought on,
Mr. HUSKISSON begged to observe with reference
to this subject, that he had heard with surprise of the
oh tions which bad occurred in 'the Committee,
whose Report was then before them. He took blame to
himself for not having been present on that occasion,
and he hail only been apprised of the olservation to
which he alluded from thosesoarees which were open tri
all the world; hot they appeared to him so moustroa
.that he could not allow this occasion to pass nations* *e-
dging them.' He alluded to the ion, that the pre-
Mk reduction In the dutv'opon malt wouldoot lead to r‘
ilininntion in the price*, beer, and that it was therrjaiut
the intention of the Chancellor of the Exeliseqner. in
this measure; to pet a brow into the pockets of the
brewer. The mamma of this booms, if the measure were.
M have that operation, 'voila beR4M.OOO/.; and he never
cont.l believe that it was the Intention of his Right Hon.
Friend, that the benefit of this recension of taxation
should go into the pockets of the few, when the many
were so mach in need of it.—(Heir, hear.)—lle mid
not believe that the people of Ragland would assent to
the arrangement; and he was sore the House would ir •
terfere to prevent it.—(Hear, hear.)—After such an
milieu, the price of barley being so notch depressed as it
was, he hoped that whoever bad money ennngh to boy a
barrel and a bushel of mat', woold prefer brewing
home to takini his beer of the public brewer.—(ilesr.l
He hoped, too, it would have the effect of inducing for-
mere to lerew more generally, so as to be able to give
their labourer, pule good wholesome beverage, instead
of paying them entirely in money wages, and secrliep;
them to the public house to pay a high price for a bad
article. He also roeinnioemled it to the serious attention
of magistrates to license a greater member of free poh-
lic houses, though it might be destructive of many of
the brewer's houses. He should be glad to inse.asy
mode put le practire tending to break the combination
to prevent the people from having the benefit of a remi.-
shin of taxation intended for their relief.—(Hear.)—•
These two measures would operate in that way, but sill
they would be inadequate.- The Intention of the Legis-
lature was, that the relief should he felt by the consomer;*
and as it appeared that the pike of beer was not to b:•
lowered, it became 'brit (linty to consider whether they
ehoald allot, the whole beeefit of the measure to acevu.!
to the public brewer. It was in their power to purer`
the intimation which had fortunately been given in
time, from being carried into effect. In consequence of
the great depression in the prire of barley—a elesr h--
nefit would thereby result to t lie brewers of from d,90.0.
to 900,11001. If then the consumer was to have no per.
tion of this, from the hands of the brewer, be real:y
thonglit that House-ought to lay a duty upon every bar-
rel of beer equivalent to.the amount of diminished cost -f.
Peeled by the repealer die malt duty, contingent to i•-•
remaining at its present price.—(Hear, hear.) He eel.
Rested this serionsle to his Right Hon. Friend (the
Chaseellor ef the tourbesper), for if ever ybeepublie
right to look for astiosamnine is Ike Kies wf .the rt-.
eguatigs.of fife. andmortiaularly this Miele of bee-.
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