The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-29 00:00:00

Mr. JAMES BROWN gave notice, tbet early in the
next Session he would submit to the house a se eeeeeee
the elect of which would be the paent of the
Catholic Clergy of Ireland out of the Reveoue.of the
State.

r Mr. CURWEN presented a petition from certain Ma-
nufacturers of, and Dealers in, Hard Soap, setting twill
that the partial repeal of the Salt Tay would produce
much hardship, nod praying for its total repeal.—Order
• eil to he printed.
The Thames Leafage and Mellastage Bill was wed •,
'coed-time and committed.
Mr. ORATTAN moved for returns of all ships that
had cleared out of Dublin Harbour in three years ending
January 1, 1822, with a Return of the number of ships
that had come into Dublin Harbour in the same time,
specifying the Port Duties received, fee.—Ordered.
The I' sussed Tares Composition Bill, as amended by
the Lords, was takes into consideration, and agreed to,
and ordered back to the Lords.
NOWITIIII CORN.
The Roasted Corn Bill nu read a third time,
Sir R. WILSON called the attention of the house to
the eau of those persons who had been punished for of-
, ferring routed corn for sale. They were unconscious of
committing soy offence when they did that for which
' they had been severely punished, and their view of the
, cue would seem to have been not very mach out of
, their way from the introduction of the present measure.
, He therefore hoped their case would be taken into coast-
. deratioo. lie thee moved a clause to authorise the re-
, imbursing of those who had been fined, to the amount of
the tines which had been levied on them.
Mr. T. WILSON thought it would be a ease of great
hardship to enforce the penalties against the parties who
had been engaged in selling roasted corn.
Mr. H. SUMNER concurred with the view taken by
the last speaker on ibis subject.
Mr. W. SMITH thought the offence which bad'
been committed was most venial, and supported the
clause.
Mr. CURWEN was anderstoOd to speak is favour of
tire clause. '
Mr. LUSHINOTON objected to the clause, because it
was wholly uniecessary, as the Treasury had now the
power of remitting any fine. It was their wish to take
the cases of the suffe into consideration, and there
was every disposition on their part to afford relief, where
relief could be properly extended.
Mr. CALCRAFT said, had this clause been met with
any hostile feeling by the Secretry to. the Treasury, he
should have giveolhe clause his support. But as there
Appeared a fair disposition on the part of tbe Hen. fiend.-
man, and too that of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to
Istesiattamaitteution the easekof elle partial o• whom,
a imposed with a view to relieve those who
deserved relief, be could vial. his. Hon. Friend to with-
draw the clause. The penalties, though in the whole
their smarm° did sot exceed 8001. or lOW., were sutfi-
civet to prove the total ruin of some of the parties on
whom they bed bee• inflicted. After the feeling which
bad been manifested on the opposite side of the house,
be thought his Hon. Friend would do well to withdraw
the clause which be. had proposed, oo an understanding
that the cues of those orbit had been fined would be fully,
fairly, and favourably considered, with a view to the
reimbursement of thou who, it should appear, had not
wilfully controvened the law.
Mr. Alderman WOOD wished the clause to pass.—A
discretionary power bring left in the hands of the
Treasury, would put it in their power to make a differ-
ence between those who had politically offended and
others.

Sir It. WILSON said the Lords of the Treasury in
what they bad done on this subject, appeared to be ani-
mated with a spirit of candour and liberality. which made
him feel the less reluctant to leave the matter in their
hands. He hoped the cases of the parties would be fairly
considered ; and if in any instance as acrimonious cor-
respondence had already been ca:ried on, he hoped no
reference would be bad to that in the decision which the
Lords of the T y would feel theinaelves called upon
to pronounce. He forged to withdraw the clause.
The Bill was then passed, after which a short conver-
sation arose between Jir. W. Swam and ',Jr. LUSHISti-
TON on the subject of the title, which in the cud received
a slight alteration.