The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-14 00:00:00

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SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1823.
PARIJAMENTARY COMMENTARY.

While our legislators are repealing the Spite Melds Acts,
in order to leave trade upon the principles of political eco-
nomy, the Chineellorof the Exchequer last night introduced
a series of resolutions, imposing an additional ditty on
Bonilla, in order to encourage the manufacturers of kelp.—
New in all decency, the supporters of the repeal of the
Spitaitields Acts ought to have cried out here "keep to. the
" principles of political economy—leave trade and labour
" free--let the matter regulate itself!" But no sneh thing.
Mr. Ricardo and Mr. Hume, indeed, kept to their text; but
the Ministers had changed theirs, and the Ministerial majo•
rity followed of course. •
Mr. Denison made so attempt to get rid of the new Beer
Bill, but to no purpose. It is 'Ministerial measure; and
it is sure to be sepported in the House, whatever may be
its fate out of doors. The evidently best mode of le-
gislating on this subject to serve the poor, is by
taking off the duty on Beer altogether. This will destroy t►e
monopoly of the large brewers, and thus liberate Om trade
from the necessity of selling whatever trash they may
think proper to brew; for when Mr. Ricardo said if the
the brewer adulterated his strong beer, nobody would
deal with him, he forgot that the brewers, by being the
proprietors of public-houses, are, in fact, proprietors of
the keepers of •them, in many instances, and can play
what tricks they please, both with customers and land-
lords. The duty on malt and beer might be now safely
ab Indoned ; and if the country members had a spark of
spirit, or political boneal about them, they would tell
e Ministers neat session that they should be taken off.
Little has yet been done for the poor in the way of relief
fr3ro taxation. To relieve malt llynor from taxation,
would be to benefit both their health, and their means
of subsistence.

Tuesday next was fixed for the eturtiry intothe charges
preferred by Mr S. Rice against the Irish Chief Baron
o'Orady. On this subject Mr. 0. Bennett touched the
feelings of Mr. Peel, by stating that his Majesty's Minis-
ters were strongly disposed to shel'er every species of
criminality. The charge was certainly a deep one—and
what rendered it more distressing—like Mr. brougham's
attack upon the truckling disposition of a certain Minis-
ter, it was too true to be borne patiently ; but Mr. Peel,
though warmer than usual, and a little disposed to raise
his voice higher than ordinary, recollected that when
grails creep out of their shells, they are not so safe as
when within them ; an, on putting out his horns, and
feeling Mr. Brougham's sarcastic humour was in the
way, he wisely drew them in again in time.