HC Deb 04 July 1853 vol 128 c1201

On the above Bill being brought up for consideration,

MR. ELLIOT

moved a clause to the effect, that licences should not be granted to tollgatherers except in cases where the tollhouses were situated more than six miles from any other house licensed to sell exciseable liquors.

Clause agreed to.

MR. COWAN

moved that Clause 10, which enacted that the licences to retail wine under the Act should not authorise persons to sell foreign wine not to be consumed on the premises in any greater quantity than four gallons, be omitted.

MR. CUMMING BRUCE

said, that the clause was fully discussed in Committee, and, having consented to have the quantity changed from one gallon to four gallons, he did not think there was any just ground for objecting to the clause.

MR. COWAN

said, that when the Bill came to be read a third time, he should certainly move that the clause be struck out.

MR. E. ELLICE

said, that he had in the first instance been instructed to oppose the clause; but since the quantity had been altered from one gallon to four gallons, his constituents had expressed themselves satisfied.

MR. J. WILSON

said, that with regard to this clause, his attention had not yet been directed as to its effect upon the revenue; he begged therefore to give notice that if, on inquiry, he found that it would have any prejudicial effect on the revenue, he should consider himself at liberty to move that it be omitted on the third reading.

Amendment negatived.

The House adjourned at Two o'clock.