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-LAW -REPOILt k , N • Sittings appoiaticlinUheld in Middlesex and LOn• don, before tie Right Roth Sir Mauna Amor, Kin, Lord Chief Jake ef t Gott at atateb, in and aftbr Batter Tenni r • .. Unman. . Shy. 2 May a Nay 14 is rum stosstassi. Thursday ltirtl 25 Monday Th ursdayM ay 5 Mooday - Friday May 15 Saturday 1- art= imam Tuesday ; 1? I Wednesday . May 18 Sit at half-past it bethe nth of AprU s and the IC sth. and 9th d( May; and at liglipast nine o'clock on the other days. COURT OF CHANCERY, APRIL 13. MA RM. STRACEIG AND CO:11 NANNIIMPTCY. FX•PARTZ STONE—ammo. Mr. MONTAOOI addressed the Court on behalf of the estate of the bankrupts, in opposition to the application of the Trustees of the 17,4001. stock sold our under a power of attorney forged by the late Mr. Fauntleroy, In which he contended that the petitioners could n. claim thr. ugh forgery ; they co u ld n o t wa i ve th e fo r . gery, and elect to proceed for the civil injury. They were not demnified, he said, as they had a clear claim upon the Bank of England for their stock, which had bt en settled by the case of " Davis v. the Bank of Eng land ;" and this was a mere question between the cre ditors of the Bank of England and those of Marsh, Stracey, and Co. both innocent parties, but it was a loss which would hardly be felt by the former, whilst it might ruin some of the latter. The. SOLICITOW-GENEUAL replied. He contended that no case of felony could be posthumously brought forward, and if this debt was to be tainted by crime, the crime must be proved. With respect to the money having been applied to the purposes of Marsh and Cn. the fact was amply proved by the circumstance of the broker who had effected the transfer debiting the house with only one-half of the usual brokerage. This, in his mind, was an indisputable proof that the transaction bad reference to the whole firm. The LORD CHANCELLOR began by observing, that when previous to the holidays lie had consented to the present application being brought forward, he had been actuated by the consideration that a great body of cre ditors were concerned in having an immediate division of the bankrupts' property ; and in the next place, if it should turn out that the inquiry into the facts and the law ought to be before another tribunal, the sooner such an investigation took place the better ; therefore, m apologising to the other suitors whose causes might •by the preference given in the present instance have been deferieJ, he could not avoid saying, and he spoke before Gentlemen who would do him the justice of admitting the correctness of his statement, that he devoted as much of this time and attention to the general interests of the suitors as it was possible for him to do ; but it must have bees evident that for a great many months there had been such a variety of applications for injunctions re latiag to Canals, Jo 7 nt Stock Companies, and other , matters, requiring the immediate attention of the Court, that although not regularly employed, yet he had not been idle; on the contrary, he had disposed of matters of great importance and difficulty, and ocCupying as much time as any question which had been discussed since this Court had sat. With respect to the present ease, the simple question was,whether the Petitioners bad ▪ any t ight to prove under this bankruptcy and that de. pended, as Jae had already observed, upon the clues lion whether the money bad been applied to the use of the firm of Messrs. Marsh and Co. of which application they weie -cognizant? His Lordship then recapitulated the facts of the case, and the or ' cumstances under which the fraudulent and felonious • transfer of this property was effected, and having done so, and adverted to the doctrines contained in the-case • of ? •• Davis v. Bank of England," said he should take a • bolder step than any Chancellor bad ever done, or even • ▪ .than he had ever done himself, and he believed be bad decided more cases than any of his predecessors, with. out that assistance that be had a right to call for, and if he decided this case without sending it to trial before • another jurisdiction, he-was the more particularly called • upon not to venture upon a decision on his own,autho• city, when he reflected that the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas was to undergo revisal, in cons.: quence of a writ of error having been brought for the• • purpose of obtaining the opinion of a superior Court. Upon these and a variety of other grounds to which his Lordship had eeferrecVit appeared to him that this was • a question which was but to be decided by an issue, the terms of that issue to be, whether the house of Marsh, Graham, and Co. were, at the time of issuing the commission against them, indebted to the trustees, Stan. Gahagan, and Fauntleroy, in any and what sum 1 of gooney? at the same time directing, that upon the • trial of such issue, the trustees might attend or decline • to attendlts they ould think fit. If it occurred to the • Learned Counsel that the matter could be pat in any • better way, it was his wish that they would intimate their views to him when he next came into Coati; but as et present advised, the strongest inclination of his opinion*was, that what he had suggested was the most tpropermode of bringing this question to a decision. COURT OF KING'S MINCH, APRIL 13. • WALTON V. GRESII. this was an action brought by the plaintiff, who keeps a Ibdging-hove in Pitt-street, Fitsroy-square, for on/ year's board and lodging of the defendant's wife.. Thq o defence set up was that the Lady in question was a cool 'Won prostitote. • 1 Mrs. Kirby, the daughter of the plaintiff, proved the oceuimins; Crosoomandned by Mr. flumentate--Who are you. Mrs. Wafts you are not a widow ?•No.—What is your husband ?—( After aim h esitation and beennthal Musks) A tariequin.—Ot! a tarlatan a clown, where ?—A t **Adelphi.—Wbat it your father ?.—A seuip ter....-A sculptor you ay ; that is what we call, in common prose, a memo, a dealer in stones....lltodezamined by Mr. Sea asset—Did y -ever see my improper conduct in Mrs. Green P.... Never. Mrs. Onstoonne and* Mho Mediae Onunanne deposed that Dirs. Green was a very proper person. Crees-eiamin e d by Mr. lbsoossuisa—Wow, Miss Rhedne, don't Tyou lamb, this is a serious matter ; now, I say. what a re Mt' An actress. Wh at pans do yes golfers' 1-111 the ~..am u-- often have you seen Mrs. Grees?—Cameot take upon myself to my exactly. Three or four Mum, pertars?...Caamt say manly; coal-1 -run speak to mire slum three dem, And how hong did pm meter' 41, sarserbese dines 3—Per h aps Mitsui boor. _ _ 1/.ad during this time, - said Mr. Baospostiim, with a leer that shook the Coprt with laughter, and daring these three long half hours you saw nothing indecent in Mrs..Greees conduct? The witness tittering with a nascent emotion of laughter. replied, No. Mr. Ihtoiranius....l ow. Miss Illedae, you balball "'heft P et the Rondos to you about firs. Goma. 31r. SOMILIPTE—.No, abs dillies. Mr. diseverme—But IMWI ells did. Scatitsre to die Whom—WA if you did laugh, was it not occasioned by the queerhott which my friend gave you at the time, , and oat at the suestionf The witiuna hors could not refrain from laughing; Ur. Davutuemi !W . amidst/ of what Mr. &Ai"' tidied his ; queeileAts, Red shopietiii.msitnetion of the twoLearnell Gentle - I=ond . theintati witness , brought down a continued birst of laughter fr-rn the whole ' Court, which was at' left silenced by the Lotto Mtn Justice, in. doesolesseiser - *lisp "let the, young wom an ' stand dostrn - ."'• "• - A variety of evidence wait here Put in to proveane execution of a deed of nub:aunt for 141,rs.Greiro's main tenance; to speak to, the character of. Mr. Walton and his house ; an d Mrs. Green's character and demeanoer. Mr. BROUGIIASt; for • the defendant, addressed the Conn, and terminated it by reading passages from a bundle of letters which Mrs. Green had written to her' husband. The following is a specimen :••• 44 Pamned Demm e —Dearest Frederick (this was one of her p ire moors), dearest Frederick I adore thee ; by thy beauti ful (ice. I adore thee; by thy fine form I adore thee." "Dining with my fine Frederick ; he promises to de grade himself so far if he should ever find you, as to give you a kick on the vengeance is sweet, ven geance shall be mine." " You are a poor Pilgarlick—a poor devil; lots of time; lots of time to write to old swine; Fred. finds me paper, Ite. &c." Some Imes she put a portion of her abuse on the outside of the letter, thus :—" Attorney Green sleeps every night with his wife's sister," &c.—she talked of " being d—d Sut what she'd have her torights"—then of her dearest dear Fre derick, with whom she was living—" Cuckoo, cuck r —And one went on this way :—" The officers are fine fellows—drive tandem every day—lots of fun—tol de rol;,heigho, says Rowley!" and a Ita of other stuff equally ridiculous, occasionally intermixed with a few 'oaths; this the Learned Counsel said was a proof of this Lady's manners and education. The present action was an appeal from the !snowing to the ignorant; for not one witness had been called who actually knew anything of this woman—she had a father, a mother, a sister, a brother, but not one of them had stepped for ward to give her a good word, notwithstanding it was represented that she was so inhumanly treated by her husband. He should put the letter he had alluded to in evidence, and give proof of the notoriety of this woman's prostitution, and that would entitle him to a verdict. William Archer was clerk to Mr. Green, at the time hfr. Green resided at Everton, near Liverpool. In the morning, Mr. Green was in the habit of leaving his house at Everton, and going to Liverpool, which was his place of business, and to return home in the evening. Mrs. Green almost universally dressed herself for walking immediately her husband left, and went out towards Liverpool. He has frequently seen her walking with Gentlemen. On one occasion, a Gentleman ac companied her on her return home to within one hun dred yards of her husband's house. She then desired the Gentleman not to go with her any further, for fear her father should see her. O n h er return home she always changed her dress, and put on the dress she was accustomed to wear in the house. Witness, upon one occasion, went with her to a military review at Everton ; when they arrived on the field, she left him, and he had much difficulty in finding her again. About twelve mon'hs after the first separation, she came to the de fendant's house, she was then very drunk—she corn menced an attack upon the windows, and broke a great number of them. Mr. Green was obliged to go away, but Mrs. Green remained in the house all night—she had some gin at the office, which she sent the servant for. Mr. Green did not strike Mrs. Green; there was some blood upon her face. which was occasioned by her cutting herself in breaking the windows. On the fol lowing day the separation, deed was signed. Mrs. Green told witness that whilst she was away she had been with a Gentleman at Manchester, and that she was going whim again; she said also, that she had been with other Gentlemen on the Continent. The letters now produced are Mrs. Green's band-writing. Ouss-mtamibed.-.4Witness is turned 21; be has been with Mr. Green since he was 1$ or 15 years of age. Witness recollects • seeing Mr. Green's former wife once; be thinks that she died eight lot nine years before the second marriage; be bad one child by her, which is dead; at the time witness accompanied Mrs. Green to Liverpool and the review, witness was 14 or 15 rears of age ; wit. cress did not communicate what he has now related, to the defendan t until within there last twelve months. Before the littera from Mrs. Ones to ber husband were read, Mr. Seamen submitted to a nonsuit, in order to enable them at a future time to enter into a full investigation. Charlotte Shall'', alias Peck, who was convicted of stealing Rogers's child, of Hunslet, died on Sunday morning, in York Castle. An Inquest was held on the body on Monday, and a verdict returned—Died by the visitation of GOD. It appeared she had bern ill ever since her trial. Meetings have been held at Barnstaple and ht Tor ringten, to petition against further concessions to the Roman Csitholies. The large timber ship now building at Quebec. is to be launched in May ; her admeasurement is 5000 tons, or about a third more than the Columbus. DRZADTEIC Ftez.—Sunday morning, a little afters two o'clock, the extensive lace manufactory belonginio to Messrs. Rice and Oram, at Chard; was totally de. stroyed by tire. The lowest estimate on the loss is .computed at 70,00C1. The watchman employed by the Proprietors to walk over the rooms, was discovered fast asleep, whilst the fire was blazing around him.' The premises were insured sot 9600 i. but whether any pa: t of the valuable machinery has been covered by any insurance we have not yet ascertained. By five o'clock the whole of the premises were burnt to the giound. The Hope, Capt. Swat, which arrived yesterday at Cowes, sailed from Manilla on the 6th of November, and from Sincapore on the 6th of December. The Sin , capre c annsick of the 25th of November, contains Isom particulars, brought by the Hope, of an earth- quake, which laid it considerable part of the city of Manilla in ruins. Several slight shocks of the earth quake had been felt throughout the island of Lucon' during the month of October. On the 26th of that tit month a most severe shock was experienced in the town and suburbs of Manila, which dem lished seve ral churches, one of the bridges over the river, and' many of the private housei. About four miles above• the tor n, and close to the river, the earth opened with a tremendous explosion, and shortly after shoals of dead fish were seen fl rating down the river into the sea. All the respectable inhabitants of Manilla temoied into the country, and left the town quite deserted. The mil wry barracks having been laid level with the ground,, tents were pitched for the soldiers on a plain at ishort distance. This encampment was totally destroyed by the hurricane which clam on on the Ist of November.• the roofs were blown of many of the remaining hi,takes, and six of the vessels in th e roa d s we ie it r a n de& • This' is the most severe earthquake which. has been evpiti enced in Manilla since the memorable one of !TSB and the loss of human life, although al °ermined, was generally believed to be i I • 111.41 - Yesterday, a Cottit- st Directors was held .Euit Wit Htinse,wben , the thanks of the Coat toted unanimously to William Astell and Campb. MrArieribankstlisqrs: Chairman and Deputy Chairman, for their teal and attention-to .the Company's ;Attest .during the last year. The following Commanders took leave of the Court previous to denarting Captain John l it *.larretle, Bombay; Capt. Thos. Baker. towtier Castle; Capt. Richard Glasspoole, Buckinghamshire; and Captain Richard Rawes, Warren Hastings—for China dir e ct. Captain L ocke was sworn into the command of the ship Dake of York, consigned for China direct. ,The dispatches for Madras and Bengal, by the ship Warren Hastings, Captain George Mason, were closed, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. Yesterday a Ballot was taken at the East India House for the election of six Directors, in the room of The Hon. William Pullman James Daniell, Esq. Elphinstone, . John Loch, Esq. John Bebb, Esq. Charles Mils, jan. Esq. James Pattison, Esq. who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glasses were closed, and delivered to the Scrutineers, who reported, at seven o'clock, that the election had fallen on John Bai hie , Rsq. John Petty Muspratt, Esq. Jacob Bosanquet, Raq, I Edward Parry, Esq. William Taylor Mosley, Esq. WWiam Wigtam, Esq. mansfiettsresi wind yet British *OOI had tdvanied fifte en pe r ant. lie con cluded with the Words of an eminent writer, that the rig dons of the world ought not t o ihrow the dice itt order to find out Which of them was to endure famine; the world - was capable 'of producing abundance of food ; the kindness of PROVIDE/ICM ought not to be circum vented by restrictions and monopolies; He movti the fifth resolution.. Mr. Bonne emended it, and it wa* carried: Mr. C..litaamdav, in moving that these resolutiohs be embodied in a Petition to the Houses of P.uliament. g• and that it do li e rot Signatures till Saturday, observed. that he was one of those few by whom the Corn lis*s were strenuously opposed in the House of Commons in 1815. They did, so on those principles of freedom of trade which he was happy to perceive had of bate been adopted in and out of the House. The present time he considered as the most favourable for a revision of the Corn Laws. Agriculture was now flourishing, in con sequence of the flourishing state of our commerce and manufactures.. He resided in a corn country, and there, he kn.,w, the corn growers themselves adniided the evils of the preseist system, and that they would be benefitted by having; a Axed duty instead of thepresent variable mode of regulating the import. They were awareof the manceuvring by which foreign cot s Might even now be thrown - upon the mark -t; and they also knew, that (as was the Case in Lincenshire) the impor. union of foreign corn might be prevented, by particu lar manceuvrtag of another kind. They were therefore anxious that a system exposed to, and tempting such frauds, should be set aside, which they admitted would be best effected by the establishment of a fixed duty. The only question was, what ought to be the amount of that duty ? And that had been most wisely kft to the decision of the Legislature. He believed it would be found necessary to begin with a high duty, which might be gradually reduced, so that a classes would, in time, bear equally the burdens of the country. Mr. R. GRANT, in seconding the resolution, said, that one advantage the proposed alteration would have, would be a great reduction of the Poor Reim. The payers and receivers of that pestilent fund, would equally bless any change by which its present evils might be diminished. After a few weeds from Mr. Houses, the resolotion was put and ewied. Mr. Commin.n moved the 7th resolution, which was merit& Mr. A..H. Tinsman next moved, that the thanks of this Meet ing be given to Joke MS, Req..fer his sealers, indefatigable, and able exertions in allisedias as the Skrehams, &ekes% Shipoweers, Minnfacturers, and Traders of thkrilsenspells o en oppoetenity of expressing their INNIIMIONS OD this TODDINsue geoids= Mr. Mu. returned thank& ' - - Mr. 'tantalum moved thanks to the Lard Maybe. fee hh rea thediness in ceivesks the Menne, sod for bib di tallied cessOiss in chair. Mr. Alderman Tanana secinedisst Og ipplioise 'ask tear pt and carried by. acciumatien. . . The LORD *Avon returned ibeirletilieleilimie thus conferred on Ws, ant eget/mod his rwelleeseAt eel ell occisisms, with the wishes et his felleencltinsom The thin broke up. _ NdirAL INTELLICANCE. ' The Fast East India Company's ship Berwickshire arrived at Port land on the 1 nth instant. She was dispatched from China, -in company Witham alp Duke of York (already anisilLo w... n di r e loth of November ; separated from her web, 15th of la lat. litiontli, and king. 95 Baas S atrhaid at Table Illy am the 22 d or J,awry, onllail Dens-diesel Los the Slot' of Jonetty, reached St. HAIM de the litth It /Omar, • flea olited Ihr ttan de raisin day. . ... . amittart, ontweed Wed, was ali VIA _WU. VV. V.. Swath, kreg4B. 57. Weak cm the laid ot .. Arrived or _Pensmands the Hem. y rnil s i 2p Dash= et Athol, [mai Chlms-4451ed _lst Decem ber;pe, 11th and St. Hahn% SS& Aho temasi tram the Gatite Menehans, rkse, le ered a larems, fro t ma 17th The TheJulikse, Lwow, alt. Crew saved, and arrived as Liverpool The Bgliagtosne Tiessuse, from /Simko le Glasgow, wee wrecked at Mehed es Monday. Crew saved. Faun ae% Ann, se.—Wied W.N.W. to KIK WA—Arrived the Lady Mary Pelham packet, trees the -Leeward Needs (her mail arrived a few days ego, havieg bees loaded at Cork); and 1 7 kkh, Cowan. from Ga li po b galled the Aurora, and Com merce, foe London. Powentoros APRS Is.—Wind W.—Passed by the Hon. Company's shi p Thomas Potts, from Chiso--esiled the, seek of December; St. Helm, $ 54 February. Spoke the Thames, tram Ceylon, all well, as the sth March, i• RC 4. N. long. tn. W. The PriDesol Charlotte, hem Calcutta fee Liverpool, was at St. Helms. Arrived the Danidien , from Halifax. Owls, Sian W.& W.—Arrived the George home, Towne, trees Watts, is the days; Albino, Hansoms, buns St. Doming* * im X days; Vows, Na nose, from Pernamitsuco. is 43 days ; and the 800 N. packet. WRINGS, Sum the Havan na & Deal., Asian IL—Wied N. N.R.—Arrived the Honoerable Compemy's ship Berwiek.shke, from China; Henry Poreher, . ikons India ; 'Wellington, Hansa; and Caster, BoefOlift, from the South &as • Jask Tar, Ameasee, from Jamaica;" Neil!, Brea m. from Tries te; end Sausder's Hill, Anmasseo, from Messina. Arrived from the River, sod sailed, with men of the outward bound, the Hasenrable* Compass?. ship Warren Hastings; la. bunion, Tara • Centst, • /lanai : BarriFk, limns ; Regulus, Dnest; and William and Henry, Foams. LIRIMPOOIn Ansi Ih Wind ICI: N.W.—The fellonint vessels hive arrived hero few fornipt pens viz—Dorothy, Gsneoca, from Bombay; Menke, .z.—,. hoes Awaits; arida Tar, ......; Fleatiee, LawamMe; and Illisallseh t ilseen, from Desiverara..4alied 10th March; Joseph Hume, Osamu% from St. SAWS (N.R)4.- soiled leek "Wow y ; Joileas rdilmenek (rem t. Visonit'scht 40 days—ahe gumeded ea her seeker im alas into Dock, and biped ; Jame - , from liagheni; Dellemem WRIRMINaR, from- MOO* i blesilien, likuesees, from Melee; Ineraid, .--i-- i !rase Mar seilles; Seder, RVIDNAT, keno Pernamliness--eaSiet , the 11th et gegeggeg ; la*, Doti Irma Para; Dee, hilfases. Wei Parch Cam/4 Paean ; s almi Coverage Bank% Reipst, for Chailesten --Galled alb March. 1./v$ st t s - 4 1 ... CpAMINATIPPS. - . .. • . : ••••=....:- , . The ~'ourneyrrteiAl Oilskin here struck fbr wages yester day. desiretfadvaace is thatiiiikillings per week, making a total of fl hi.' A rant . ioncoutse of them assembled yesterday fad pqaded our streets. • • The jonmeymea hriefftyers, it Is said bare it u contemplation also to Make a strike seat week. Alie L ioarneyases! Masons, it - appears by placeids po penife ed, int ie ezd A in pril arg li a 'strike on - Monday nelt—Leeds Inds Yesterday aistmospabout 300 tailors a mem bled toge ther is die. ebssais Pink et hull past eight o'clock. tvr the of cembiaetioo. _They mitered ism reta letieinniss ads's** of wig% aid afterwards quietly dispersed. We woad put : it to s4ll!ase, irhea such . an Ve i l: c to misi4it" a well-dispered " a Babbadt poramt a"rag°ll . licif .0 . 11ad a1te,4 11 7 1, 00 9.11°.1 4k mueciagi whether the laws pgainst i combasassea can be , made toe severe?—trishrimmi Jlfgaddisi. 1 . . t. , * . * PreinlinTlSOl . myna Ogees match betimes ein . 4eseleosee at Re i ge l ook. ~.i o r e ;mg l ib 619400simidei; 'tieing bilide win wee west ami:tbe Widusn o im*lnms• Lsiesetessldros 0 1 1_, ..alea 6 .l7•ln tt li t y = ' i iam idg ee m e i Oleg dMete4iiikols and war stepomeets . I Skim the liklistko, an Maar. that ab, sinuannua wail, rbig, eve *Ws IND', Re live vetossmeeeageohe dinmaibetartia I histsthaamirostawnin, baits Omni esals4ssv go she Mb din i however, be win Metaled "P -i • 1 i, . riii 4 ' - riot !aro* before hat- e tilde , Considering al so that thi sioa on head *it t were notoriously very l ow . th e d ut i es on fore i gn wool had the veU ti oPbell been reduced from bd. to id. Fi ve so ilii dns of puon d s ;ttuan• had come,lnto the use of British manufsetbres; and vet .~ lIMUkttNEMMINII 7'HE CORN LAWS. Yesterday, a Meeting of Merchants, Bankers, Ship owners, Manufacturers, and Traders, took place at the City of London Tavern, to take into consideratior the expediency of petitioning Parliament for a Revision of the Corn Laws. At a quarter past one o'clock the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor took the Chair. There were present a number of Members of Parliament and eminent Merchants. The LORD MAYOR introduced the subject of the Meeting, by reading the Requisition, and observing, .that it was high time that s om et hi ng should be done with respect to the Corn Laws; that a number of Re solutions had been prepared, which would be read to them, and then be should be glad to hear the opinion of any Gentleman on each separate Resolution. Mr. HALL then read the Resolutions, which were declaratory of the opinion of the Meeting upon the subject of revising the Corn Laws, a measure called for most urgently by those who considered the real welfare of the community. It WAS the intention of those who brought forward the Resolutions, he said, to move a Petition tp Parliament upon so vital a subject. Mr. T. Witson moved the first Resolution, expres sive of the necessity of a revision of the Corn Laws. He felt awkward in proposing Resolution, as he at tended the Meeting merely for the purpose of taking the instructions of his Constituents, and of assuring them .that he would support their Petition with all his might. The points upon which their application to Parliament was founded were self-evident. The pre: sent high prices of grain were deeply injurious to our commercial interests. It had been said by those who were for upholding the present system, with regard to Colin, that those prices would,. at a future period, be reduced, but that reduction would be no remedy for the existing inconvenience which was felt by all classes, particularly by the poor. As far as regarded the wealth of nations, the high prices of that article would ' depress the Agricultural Interest in the same proporia tic)] that the high prices of manufactures depressed our manufacturing prosperity. The present laws enCou ?raged an artificial pr ice, which was at all times prejudi cial. It was artificial to require 20s. more at home for an article than it could be purchased at in a foreign market. The benefit derivable from the existing state of things,, with respect to the Corn Laws, was of par• . tial benefit; but it unquestionably pioduced Enteral evil. High prices should, if possible; be at all times. avoided, but most particularly in so important an arti cle of consumption—(Hear, hear i) • Mr. Laurin seconded the mo tion, in doing which he !alb con curred in what had fallen from Mr. Wilson. Mr. Houses said, the manufacturing and aricultoral interests should never be disunited. He objected to a word in the Resolution, as casting an imputation upon the Country Gentlemen. He meant the word N unne cessary," applied to the high price of Corn. When he, Affected upon the great burdens upon the agricultural' interests, he could not help saying that the high price was unavoidable. Mr. Wagon had no objection to expunge the word for the sae of unanimity. The word " unnecessary" was therefore expunged. • Mr. TOOKE disclaimed all idea of casting the slightest reflection upon the agriculturists, but he begged to state, that his respect for them did not alter the ques tion. An alteration had taken place in the Corn Laws in 1815, and a modification in 1822, for the avowed purpose of preventing fluctuations on the prices of the article, but notwithstanding all that had been done, the prices had fluctuated. The immensely increasing pope's. non, however, had not been taken into contemplation. This resJered importation necessary. The modification which took place in 1822, was to the effect of throwing open the parts when the pikes reached 80,end wheti they reached 70, the duty should - not go , beyond i 7 shillings. Those regulations' had been dnlwn up to meet the possible contingency of a war, in order that this country might have an adequate supply of her own. The Hon. Gentleman then alluded to the history of the wars of the last century, when there was a invent importation of corn, and he drew this conclusion, that a superabundant produce habitually intended foe one meeket, by being withheld to supply other countries, was more an inconvenience to the country which had it to export than to those countries that imported it. . Mr. JOLLY said, that the greatest quantity of earn imported within any twelve months was not sualcient for a supply of six weeks. Mr. Houses said, that if the supply was so small, so alteration was necessary. Alderman Warrnman said, that when be had before exerted himself on this subject, be was told it was' not the time. Surely he could not be told so now. Het be- listed it was positively in the contemplation of the.Le gislatare to do that justice the country loudly called for. , Mr. HARVEY also spoke for a revision of the lbws. Mr. Caawsuan said he had a Resolution to propose, which stated that the repeal of so much as related to tlke periodical prices was most necessary. Alderman THQUPEEE declared openly against the impol cy of the Corn Laws, anti fur the ncie.sity of as alteratitin. He did aot,believe that it woalil injure 11w Agricultural interest. The variation in the rice .of coca since 1822 was fifty per cent. Lt was ter the ad- , vantage of ago iculture that the system of prices shuttle eaeltstle such illsou.ition. L Us. enlarged also on the datiker a nettlapslj e tntasutsluirevaint and odd, -~x-~ - Imo■■ 1111•1111111 I,Lu : MINIMIMk A . ~• %