The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-06-26 00:00:00

1101 SE OF COMMONS.

The fitswfountli and Spirits' Bill went thraiieh a Committee of
the whole noose, otel the Il.eimet oar ordert d to he received to-
niore;;w.
The Loan Bill was read a third time and pt.ssed,
Mr. CLAM MGT ON brought up the iteport of the Estimates
yesterday moved in a Coiniaittee of Supply.—The several items
were read and agreed le.
ItOS;. gave notice. that he should move for leave to bring
in aßill to a-certiti., be ex peisees and oilier returns relative to
the maiuteitattee of tle• Pool hart' in Lrigland.
The Bill reset!. West India Licences went tbreuen .1 Gen_
mittee oft he wt hole Anuses after tae Berm was urougiit
up. agreed to, and ordered to be env owed.
The Report of the Copper I)utiesr Gil was brought np, read,
and agreed tn, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow;
:rid to be engrossed.
The Sonthern Whale Fishery, and the Bahama Island Train
Bills were reld a third time ccd paned.
Sir T. 'lli It FON brought up the Report of the Surrey and
Kent Road Bill.—Read and agreed to.
The Postage Bill, levying al; additional penny on Letters
coming more than twenty niii..s from Loudon. went &brim; . a
Committee, after some observations front Sir I'. TIJItTON.—
Repoi t to-morrow.
lite Sugar Distillery Bill was reported, and ordered to be
read a third Hine to-morrow.
'foe Linen Duties' Bill went throtigli a Committee of the
whole House, and the Report %%43 ordered to he received to-
morrow.
Sir W. SCOTT gave notice of his intention to move for Inv,
to bring in a Bill to regulate the Prize Courts. As the Bill
would tend very mate' tally to alter the laws of this coua try, is
the event of his ohtaining leave to bring it in, lie shout I only
press its first reading. this Session. By that mode of proecett.
tog, lime would be given far its priumple. to be properly exa-
mined before the i
next Session, when be should urge ts fert::er
•
progress.
Toe Local Tokens' Bill was read a second thee, and ordered
to be committed to-morrow, after some ieaservittiali Cow (lb
Chancellbr of the Exchequer.
Mr. ROBINSOV begged leave to rotten the else of Jo'ta
Williamson, a worm A. wormed Williamson, recently hapressed int oar
service. It was etentioned a.few evenings since by Sir Bur-
dett. The ease of the seatufn had been atteaded to before it
was mentioned by the Its. Baronet. It appeared that this men
had deserted from the Namur, and on his being impressedhe was
ized, notionly as a deserter, but also as an Fitelishinan
1:175. observed, that the Admiralty was partietil trly enceinte
not to impress Americans, for such impreements only elcenNionett
much trouble. Those individuals had only to apply to the Ame-
rican Consul, and he made application to be Admiralty for
their discharge, and it then took place as a matter ef conrse,
its being proved dial they really were Americans. He soottg it
this explanation necessary, but had nut before had an oppoete-
nity of making it.
Mr. CROK t..R made some similar observation.
The fzeihe Duties' Bill went through a Committee.—Report
to-morrow.
On the modals that the Assessed Taxes' Bill be committed,
Mr. WE.STON objected to the principle of tile Bill. con,itl-
ing, that even if it were not objectionable it could oat b very
produktive. It Was, at all.eventr, a dear trture from be priori-
p!e of theta=, asoriginallg settled ; it wars direct and an inju-
rionstaz op bpplegaits of trade nod husbandry. ~
Sir idA.Bdi WOOD dcfedded toe propriety()Fß)