The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMANT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. Tmt ItCDAY. MARCIE it

Mr. Rumor' anti several other Menthers, in cots-. 1
prtance with their Lordships' request, brought up a
copy of the Minutes of Evidence taken before the
Drampounil Co:ntuittee.—Laikl on the table.
Mr. Batosto:r4 also brottalit up the Husbandry
Horses Duties Bill, and several private Bills, which
Wire read a first time.
' The hint's Bench Court Disptch of llnsiness Bill
ma, read a second time.
. The Mutiny, and the 11arine ,Miteiny Bill', Arent
through Committee% respeetivelv, and tVere reported
The Earl of VERULANI pri.entril a Petition from
the parish of St. Mary itr.lelitr, in the city of Bristol.
against the R 0,11311 Catholic Chios. Laid on the
table.—Adjoerned.

11otsr OF COMMONS.
The 11nuce went into a Conaniitter on the Salvage
Art 4, in which it wat reNolveil IA snore the 'lunge for
?rave to brin¢ in a 11111 to ntnetni the .aid Arts. The
flnttte mauled, and leave was given to bring in the

SMUCCaI.INO.
Mr. CITTEIS called the attention of the [lrise to
the recent conflicts between smoggier, and the men
employed on the coast for the prot.,*ctityo of the reven re.
He read several letters on this subject, de:erileing some
of the encounters which bad taken plum., and con-
cluded by moving for a Return cf all Inquests take*
on the bodies of persons who It lest their lives in
opposing the preventive men, anti likewise returns
from the sevoral Commanding Officers on the coast 011
C-e men that hail fallen in this service.
'I he cri.tm.r.l.Loit of the ENCIIE4CER was
L.,' too well aware that ROMP circuttistan-es like those
fleseribeti by the Hon. Gentleman had oven: red. These,
Lowever, were about to bevisme the stihjects of juai.
t ial enquiry elsewhere, awl pending the oming trials,
h.• hoped the Hon. '.l:enther uonl.l let% e no objection
tv withdraw his motion for the present.
Mr. WA RIM was not aware that the lion. Member
Sustev was about to bring forwanl this motion, but
dal not see that he ought to withdraw it from those
'eelings of delicacy snegested by the Clettorellor of the
P•xclieqtt:v. The Right Hon. Centletnan said, do not
i:.,titate an inquiry now, as juslic:al inquiries were
ecing on elsewhere. That %vas certainly trite, and *to
would confirm:, sit long as the present system was
is operation, fur it was not to be supposed that there
w. old be any tinting off in the practice of smuggling.
aftl consequently there would always he inquiries else-
where. lie hoped be might be al-lowed to say a few
words on the encouragement :riven to snillZglinC. It
was onslerstood that a cargo of contraband goods were
expected on a particular night. It then became an
t.,.ject with the parties concernel 'o provide a suffici-
ent force to oppose the preventive men. They there-
fore offered any peasant fourteen shillings who would
a list them for a single night. In one !right the pea-
• tnt might Oita, olorain the price of a whole week's
lattour. This nas a :emptation toot to he re-isted, and
it was one that was created by the revenue laws.
Mr. LOCKHART thun,lit this not the most fa-
v.,:trahle moment for making the present motion, and
t:•• tit .. ght there would be no inconvenience in post-
rating it till after the assizes. lie ettlarzed on the
venrinity of the offence of smuggling., and fur his own
p votold not feel touch regret for men %%Ito fell op-
ruiiiaz those whits: duty it was to protect the revenue.
slid with it the industry of the conntrv.
Mr. 111 itsT thought no time more proper than the
vt:sent for bringitrg forward this motion. If it were
deferred till there were no prisoners in jail, it would
never he brought forward at all. Ile commended the
subject to the Chancellorof the Enchetiner, and hoped
tLat he would discover a siay of I'l4st:4-tine. the reve-
?.tie with more humanity, an %vith less of military
tome.
Mr. lA'S'', NOTON hoped the Hon- llember would
nilltdraw the motion till the pending trials were over.,
Ile statel the present systent to have succeeded in'
1: pressing the practice of smuggling. No man
tleitlore more titan he di.l, the encounters whirls
Isd taken place. He admitted the temptations held
to the poor to assist smoggier. were gre;lt, lint he
not see that those who matte the present law%
n:re to blame for this. He hoped the motion would
h., withdrawn. and the lion. 3lettolter might he as-
'':red, that Ilovernment would do every thin°. in
tl cir power to prevent the recurrence of scenes of

5i r. WAItRF. expl tined.
11r. BENNETT could ere no remedy for the evi
.t rednution of the limit-4. II the .v.tent were
rergevered in, a lareer army would be called for. 7tnil
.. enc.. of violence would continue. Ile cou'd
disru-
vor no reams,' for witharawin, the motion.
Mt. CURTEIS in truly said. he bad no objection
:ttspenri the motion for a time. Ile had ()diet pe-
titions on the same subject which he hail deferred,
te at they might not prejudice the pending. trial.. Ile
would withdraw hi. motion, and wished it to be cunsi-
i'ered hut a. a notice.
On the mothsn of Mr. BENNE rT, areonnt. of the
.1111,4 paid to the Duhlin Patriot, the Correspondent,
and the Hibernian Journal, fair Government adver-
t' onasento. from the sth Jan. 1?.Ilts. to the sth Jan.
1 020, were ordered to be laid before the Mom..
Mr. J. P. ORANT !sealed to be encit.ed from fon-•
t' et attendance on the Committee of Scotch Burghs.
ile briefly explained his reasons for wi.bing to with.
Orate. nbich were similar to thow stated on a like ap
Ora inn by another Hon. Member. lie wa. excused
from further attendance.
Mr. 11011110 USE gave notice, that on 'rlinrslay
n.-tt he would move for the repeal of the Foreign
Leave 11111.
• Mr. OBENFELL gave notice, that on Wednesday
he woubl move for Returns connected with the Silver
Purchases at the Mint.
COLLECTORS Or THE REVENUE.
Mr. HUME calved the attention of the Home to
the system at present acted upon .with respkt to the
etecrisev4 tteneral of she Land -.Tat and Assessed
Taxes, and the Distribitturs.of Stsuips. There were
65 Receivers lleneral in England, and one in Seale
land, and 91 Distribute*, id Alnraps. making alto.
gether 157 place situations s. a peat •portion of 08,41
were sinecure others which usigbt•be. Abolished with
out inconvenience to the 'mirky, nod aa.he watt tan-
tend *itb great benefit le the country. Of the Re-
crivenUencrel. tbirtrfout redeemed the duty entirely