The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-04-03 00:00:00

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' had given notice foi the Repeal of the Seditious Moat- 'n,
lags Bill to the 15th of May.
Mr. DAMS gave notice that he Should to-morrow
move fora Return of the Rasher sad Await of all
Surplus Grants, with a view to air intydry into their cep.
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Mr. C. CALVERT owed for leave to bring la a Bill
to repeal the Act of the 55th of his lato Majesty re-
spect.ing the Amiss of Broad, and to reduce 'ow of its
provisions with thong of all the other Acts touching the
Assize of Bread into one Act, and to add new. .
slons to lb. saw. The Hos. Months, said. Ms
object would be priacipally to prevent the adg
of bread. and the selling of broad short or
' Under the present systion bread was not only ideOrrusted
but was sold short of weight. and the frantillinit bakei
often compounded with the informer for drit iptipment of
a weakly,' monthly allowance. If the house gave blot
leave to bring in t Bill, be wield setggest that it be
read a first time to night. and be printed. The Ho-
nourable Member accordingly moved for leave to bring
in the Bill.
Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY seconded the motion, end
observed that the public were meth indebted to the Kw.
Member for bringing the *abject forward.
Mr. Alderman SMITH also thought the countty were
highly indebted to the Hon. Member for Southwark, .
for having given his menden to the subject. He thought, ..
however, that in this instance, informers were a benefit ;
to the public.
Leave was then gives to bring in the Bill.

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OSTIA POST.
Mr. S. WORTLEY, referrios• to the petitiee belied
presented yesterday from Mr. Barged, praying *or r••
anferatios, moved that the petidea should M referred
M if Committee.
Mr. F. PALMER opposed the motion. He had bed
given distiectly to understand that the experiment re-
lating to the Extra Post was to be at the sole risk
of an individual, and that the public would have no-
thing to do with it. On that assurance he had votrd
With the Chancellor of the Exchequer in favour of the
measure, and found himself in minority. He theeght
that the petitioner had oo claim to compensation.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, •
that as the Bill for establishing the extrapost bad cot
'plumed theiHouse, be thought Mr. Burge,. was entitled
to some consideration, as he bad Ipteis .evicoaraged to
proceed in consequence of the prosweinef-the SD. It
bad, therefore, never been aseertaineiCwbether the ex:
periment would have succeeded or via? •
'Mr. P. MOORE objected 'to the motion, as he consi-
died it so encouragement to speculators.
Mr. CALCRAFT thought the House could not be • •
justified in entertaining any motion which was to lead
to an expenditure of the public money for the recom-
pense of this individual. The Bill had not passed .hat
,honor, which would have made his experiment I -
ens; and as Wad tried, therefore.

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went of his expesse4. They were not so full of money;
and at all events, if Government had by the encourage-
ment they gave to the elan, caused Mr. Burgess to run
into expense, it was their business to recompense him
on their own responsibility.
Mr. N. CALVERT considered, that although Govern.
ment should not listen idly to every plan or improve-
ment that was proposed to them, yet they should not
turn a deaf ear. Such a course would go to exclude:
every new discovery from benefitting the nation, and
had it been acted upon, the plan of Mr. Palmer,
regulating the affairs of the Post Office, as they existed
at the present day, mould
tice, as the Post Office of that time was strongly op-
posed to it. He thought the fairest way of estimating
the amount of remuneration which ought to be paid,
would be to send the Petition to • Committee, where
that would be granted, and that only for which a case
should be made out.

Mr. HUME observed, that no compensation was
granted to Mr. Palmer till after the success of his plan.
He believed this was the first application ever made to
the House for money, after the failure of an unautho-
rised experiment.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex-
plained.
Mr. RICARDO was of opinion that Government
should take the responsibility of making any allowance
for remuneration on themselves.
Mr. MARRYATT opposed the motion, on the ground
that it would form a precedent for all projectors, which
would be dangerous to the public purse.
Sir M. W RIDLEY said the plan was always a bad
one, and the only result of it was, that great inconve-
nience had been experienced, and many horses lost in
an endeavour to convey the mail bags with greater ex-
pedition. He should vote against the motion.
Mr. W. SMITH maintained that the plan bad nothing
ingenious or novel to recommend it. It was nothing
more than the substitution of a two-wheeled for a rout-
wheeled carriage.
After a few words from Mr. BENNET and an Hon.
Member whose name we could not learn, strangers were
ordered to withdraw; and, a division having taken
place, the numbers were—
Ayes, 28—Noes, 36—Majority against the motion, 8.

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