§ Mr. Ewartcomplained of the additional restrictions placed upon the manufacture of home sugar by this bill.
§ Mr. Hawesbegged to put one fact upon record, that the sugar monopolists were inflicting a great injury, not only upon the people of England, but upon the landowners, because, from the monopoly price of sugar, the manufacturers found it impossible to make preserves of the fruit, which was so plentiful.
§ Mr. Darbysaid the prosperity of the fruitgrower had been already swept away by the repeal of the duties on foreign fruit.
§ Bill went through Committee.