The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF OF COMMONS-FRIDAY.

The Speaker took the Chair at four o'clock.
Several petitions of a private nature were presented, and
ordered to lie upon the table.
COAL DUTIES.
Mr. T. WILSON presented a petition from the Bread
Street Ward, in the City of London, praying for a repeal
of the duties on coals.
Mr. BYNO presented similar petitions from the parishes
of Edmonton and Enfield. in the county of Middlesex.
ELECTION RETURN.
A MEMBER, whose name we did not learn, obtained
leave to renew a petition of last year against the return
for the borough of Bossiney.

IRISH -TITHES.
Mr. AGAR ELLIS moved that there be laid before the
bottle an Account of the Names and Descriptions of the
Parishes in Ireland which may have sent Memorials to the
Lord Lieutenant relating to the Tithes Composition Bill,
passed in the last Session; specifying the nature of their
application and the principle on which the vestries may
have acted, with their reasons for rejecting the terms of
the Bill.
Mr. GOULBURN said that he bad no objection to pro-
duce such papers, so far as it could be done consistently
with propriety. He objected, however, to the statement
of the principle on which the vestries acted in rejecting
the Bill. Still, in order that the inquiry might he mule
as satisfactory as possible, he would do all in his power.
A conversation ensued, in which Mr. Agar Ellis, Mr.
Grattan, Mr. Gonlburn, and Sir J. Newport took a part;
after which the motion was carried.
IRISH ILLEGAL MEETINGS.
Mr. ABERCROMBY said that, as he saw the Hight
Hon. Secretary for Ireland in his place, he would ask
whether any prosecutions bad been instituted in Ireland
under the illegal Meetings Bill, passed last Session.
Mr. GOULBURN said that he did not know.
Mr. ABERCROMBY replied that lie might be able to
learn from some of his colleagues, when he hoped an an-
swer would be given to this question.
DUTIES ON BEER AND MALT.
Mr. MABEItLY gave notice that on the 6th May, lie
should bring under the consideration of the house, the
present unnecessary expense in the mode of collecting
the duties on Beer and Malt. He wished also to know
from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he meant
to bring forward any measure for amalgamating and
consolidating the Consolidated Fund. If not, he should
himself make a motion for simplifying the Consolidated
Fond, by which a large sum of money would be saved
to the country.
IRISH CHURCH REVENUE.
Mr. lIUME gave notice, that on the 9th March, lie
should submit to the house a motion on the subject of the
property of the Irish Church Establishment, with purpose
of effecting its reduction. Seeing the Right lion. Seen,.
tary(Mr. Canning) in his plate, he be4ge.l to ask when he
intended to introdire the long. promiged reduction of the
consular appointments of the country?
Mr. Secretary CA NNINt: said, that as to the "!ono.
prJiiiis.d reduction," it wal not promised by him. lie
believed, however, that something s itisfactory would soon
he kid before the house on this subject ; in the mean time
he would inform the Ilan. Member, that most of the salaries
had been reduced.
Mr. 111/ME said, that lie did not ;OWe so much to the
amount of the a.ilarics, as to the principle on which the
por ce.tage was collered, which he wished to bi hI te red.