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L x ~~ ~~ ~ 1~ ~~ ~ /12 -V) .-- Ae--e- -4 'e ~; law CONTRACTS FOR STORES AND PROVISIONS. kOYAL HOSPITAL FOR SEAMEN, GREENWICH. FEBRUARY 21, 1527. S UCH persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying this Institution for Twelve Months, with the under -mentioned articles of STORES and PROVISIONS, viz. : Gold Lace,. Broad, 500 yards, Narrow, 1300 yards ; Pen sioners', Boys', and Girls' Shoes, Extra Shoes, Laced Boots, and Laced Boots with Cork Heels ; Soap, Soda, and Can dles ; Potatoes ; Cocoa ; and Butchers' Meat ; may deliver in their proposals to the Directors at this place on Saturday, the 3d of March next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Fore n°o,l, but none will he received after that hour. In the mean tittle, Forms of Proposals, and particulars as to quality, period of delivery, &c., will be obtained at the Steward's Office here. Parties desirous of contracting must personally attend on the day and hour aforesaid, and no tenders will he received from any who are not dealers in the articles for which they offer. Proposals are required to be agreeable to the forms above mentioned, and to contain the names and residence of two respon sible Sureties; and it is also requested, that the word " Tender" he written on the address of each proposal, otherwise no regard will be paid to them. METROPOLIS ROADS OFFICE, F. 16, MT. THE COMMISSIONERS of the METROPO LIS ROADS, NORTH of the THAMES, are desirous of Contracting for the REPAIR and UPHOLDING of the 154 PUMPS upon the several ROADS.—Specification and particu lars of such contract may be seen at their Office, in Whitehall Place. Sealed tenders, addressed to the Commissioners, are to be delivered 0 0 or before Thursday, the Ist of March, at 12 o'Clock. J. L. PANTER, Chief Clerk. METROPOLIS ROADS OFFICE, FEB. 16, 1827. THE COMMISSIONERS of the METROPO LIS ROADS, NORTH of the THAMES, are desirous of Contracting . for the CARTAGE of MATERIALS upon the se veral ROADS, and the supply of MEN and HORSES for WATERING .the ROADS.—Particulars of such contract may be seen at their Office, in 'Whitehall Place, and sealed tenders, addressed to the Commissioners, are to be delivered on or before Thursday, the I et of Afarch, at 12 &Clock. J. L. PANTER, Chief Clerk. METROPOLIS ROADS OFFICE, FEB. 16. 1827. THE COMMISSIONERS of th e METROPO- LIS ROADS, NORTH of the THAMES, are desirous of Contracting for the REPAIR and UPHOLDING 105 WATER CARTS, used upon the several ROADS.—Specification and par ticulars of such contract may be seen at their Office, in Whitehall Nee. Sealed tenders, addressed to the Commissioners, are to be delivered on or before Thursday, the let of March, at 12 o'Clock. J. L. PANTER, Chief Clerk. CITY OF LONDON NATIONAL SCHOOLS. FEBRUARY 21, 1827. AT a MEETING of the Right Honourable and "` — ' l - Right Reverend the Patron, the President, Vice-Presi dent, and Committee, holden for the purpose of testifying their respect to the memory of the August Person, who was late Patron of this Charity. The LORD BISHOP of LONDON, Patron, in the Chair ; The following expression of their regret was unanimously adopted : The friends and supporters of the City of London National Schools, while in common with all their fellow-subjects, they l soment the d ea th o f hi s R oya l Hi g h ness t h e D u k e o f Y or k, canno t but especially deplore the event as affecting this Institution. The warm attachment of that Illustrious Prince to the Esta blished Church, and his desire to promote the religious education of the poor in the principles of that Church which had been pre viouslyevinced in the establishment of an Asylum for the Orphan Children of Soldiers, prompted his Royal Highness to give the high sanction of his name and patronage to the City of London National Schools, not long after their formation; and his Royal Highness not contented with presiding over the Charity in name only, uniformly took a lively interest in its prosperity, aided its funds by liberal donations, and repeatedly honoured its public meetings by his presence. Long and deeply, therefore, will the friends of this Institution feel the loss which it has experienced by the death of his Royal H ighness ; long, also, and gratefully will they remember the cordial and effectual support for which it has been indebted to its lamented and Illustrious Patron. ROBERT BLACK, Hon. Sect. and Chaplain. ST. KATHARINE DOCKS. A T a numerous MEETING of the PROPRIE -411, TORS of the ST. KATHARINE DOCKS, held at the ei tY of London Tavern, this 22d of Feb. 1827 ; THOMAS TOOKE, Esq. in the Chair ; Read—Notice for convening the Meeting. Read-.-Report of the Directors upon the Affairs of the Corn- When it was moved by A. W. Robarts, Esq. M.P., and se 'Mted by William Astell, Esq. M.P. ; and Resolved unanimously, That the highly satisfactory Report presented at this Meeting, upon the affairs of the Company, be printed, and a copy thereof tiangnitted to each of the Proprietors. Moved by John Martin, Eeq. M. ; "Peonded ► uller, Esq. ; an d Cornelius Resolved unanimously, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman, I : 14 1 1 QV-Chair man , and the other Directors of the Company, for ving convened the present Meeting of Proprietors, and for the lateresting commun i cat i on t h ey h ave made, but more especially ~f ? r their invaluable and gratuitous services, and for th e unremit 'Tg attention devoted by them to the objects of an undertaking et so much great public utility. THOMAS TOOKE, Chairman of the I%ieeting. W T , p h t . ,Chair ha v i ng been vacated, it was moved by Alderman d Piton, M. 1 3* ~ and seconded by James Alexander, M. P., an dres unanimously, ci a '" 4 t G. G. d e H. Larpent, Esq. be requested to take the h ~ 84r ; whe n i t was move d b y P ascoe , G re nf e ll, Esq., and seconded Chriorpher Ole, M. P., and resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Meeting be given to Thomas Tooke. 1.) for his 'able and judicious conduct in the Chair. _(Signed) G. G. DE H. LARPENT. (Signed) E CONOMY AND CONVENIENCE COMBINED. WILLIS'S PATENT PERIPURIST, or Portable Economical Cooking Apparatus, enables any Person in a few minutes to prepare a comfortable meaI—BREAK ST, as it prepares coffee in a very superior manner, boils 'fB4 and cooks a beef-steak or a slice of ham, and all in less than ten Minutes. For Dinner it will prepare soup, steam potatoes, and cook a mutton chop or stake, &c. at the same time, and for this one FARTHING's-WORTII of FUEL is more than suffi cient, and the operation may be performed upon a dining table without soiling the cloth or pr o d uc i ng smo k e or unp l easant smell, and travelling i n a Carriage without d anger or i nconven i ence , an d for pedestrians it may be carried in the hand, and in cold weather answer two purpo ses and , for T ea , it answers the purpose of an Urn, saves the trouble and expense of lighting a fire, it is admire beloyfraed:re_d for warm weather, and hot climates, for Taverns and '"ses, and parties of pleasure in rural rambles, also on board of vessels in rough weather, as the motion of the vessel does not affect it, and the saving of fuel will more than pay the ex penee of it the first v vage. atreTeZhe2adeugofertdheen°lnfventor and Patentee, No. 20, Henriet.ta a liberal allowance erom 14s. and upwards according to size, to Captains and others going abroad. 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Of this there are two or three very amusing instances in the tract before IN ; and it is remark able how easily—although he has to deal with opponents certainly of great ability,—his logical strength, like the mechanism of a screw power, enables him, when thus employed upon sound and substantial premises, to extract the truth irresistibly, but without violence, even from the admitted positions of his antagonists. This faculty, applied to the investigation of doubtful transactions of any kind, is, it is needless to say, one of the highest qualifica tions which the historian can possess ; and when we find it united, as it is in 1)r. Lingard, with the most indefatigabl e habits of research, it cannot bait serve to enhance very highly the ac knowledged value of his labours." —Monthly Review, February IS, 1827. Printed for J. Mawman, Ludgate-street. 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The efficacy of this excellent Alterative in checking, lessening, and removing all Cutaneous, Glandular, and Scorbutic affections, which has been experienced in this country for more than a hun dred years, continues to receive every day fresh proofs, in addi tion to those already extant, in its favour. It is prepared and sold by Mrs. Canham, (late Miss Swainson), at 52, Berners-street, Oxford-street, at 13s. a bottle ; by her ap pointment, it may also he had at Mr. Windus's, 61, Bishops gate-street-without ; Butlers', Chemists, Cheapside ; 73, Prince's street, Edinburgh ; and 54, Sackville-street, Dublin; at most of the respectable Medicine Venders in London; and at her Agents in every considerable Town in the United Kingdom. N.B. The genuine Medicine has the signature " Merge. Can "M" ou the label of each bottle. No. 10,751. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1827. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF LORDS—Fits. £2. CATHOLICS. The Earl of KINGSTON presented several peti tions from different parishes in the County of Cork, praying for the abolition of all the laws which were injurious to the Catholics. The Bishop of BATH and WELLS presented a petition from the Archdeacon and Clergy of the diocese of Rath and Wells, praying that their Lordships would not grant any fur ther concessions to the Catholics. In presenting the petition, the Right Reverend Prelate said, that it was natural he should de plore that great calamity, which hail lately fallen on the nation, in the death of an Illustrious Prince, augmented as that calamity now wac, by the sudden and alarming illness of ar excellent Statesman, which was deplored by the whole Protestant Church. Notwithstanding these privations, the Members of that Church looked forward, without fear, to the final issue of the ques tion to which the petition referred—relying on the good sense and good feeling of the people of this country—relying, also, on the firmness and wisdom of the Legislature—and, above -all, placing their hopes on the superintendance of that Providence which has already so long upheld the Protestant Church of this Realm. ~..!....72„,,., • - . s .• .. ..-'±.. t it 40'9 '' ' '. * l - ' ''' ' . 7*lS\AC::'''''' 0 ' •=7,.:.r‘W ' Alz -, - ,- .. -pit,. ~,,, ~ :,, , v, m w:,,,,, c : : ,:- - -::rrrir; - _ , m,,. , -7, -..fz.'0,&• - —.): 11.0 jr, '5 - 0 --'"' '42: 1 , 1 11, _ , _-.. 1t ' -11 ,:f . ' I,' i, - . 40 0116-._ • .. , : j a, , i „., ii; '‘‘........., , 1.0-01100 o ililf,r , ) . i ' WSW Atil , Vrotilt:t` j i • OM - `O,/ IMP? CORN LAWS-POSTPONED DISCUSSION. Earl BATHURST rose, and required that the Order for summoning their Lordships on Monday next, which had been made on the motion of the Earl of Liverpool, should he read. His Lordship then said, that although it was necessary, from the na ture of the measure which would be proposed, that all the pro ceedings relative to the Corn Laws should begin in another place, yet his Noble Friend bad given notice, in consideration of the great importance of the question, and from what he considered due to his own high station, that he should take an early opportunity of ex plaining in detail, the nature of the Resolutions which were to be submitted to the other House, and he had fixed Monday for that purpose. His Noble Friend also hoped that he might be able, by his explanation, to arrest that conflict between the great interests of the State which had been most unjustifiably augmented. And un doubtedly there was no man whose character and disposition rendered him better able to interfere with effect than his Noble Friend. Unfortunately, he was now prevented from doing as he had pro posed by his sudden illness, which made it impossible for him to give their Lordships the explanations he had intended. He would, therefore, move that the Order of the Day for their Lordships to be summoned on Monday next should be discharged. Before he sat down, it was proper he thought, to state, that certain Re solutions on the subject of the Corn Laws would be moved in the other House on Monday next, which would make the substance of the measures to' be proposed known to their Lordships, and give them an opportunity of judging whether any further inquiry was necessary to be made before adopting these measures. He felt it his duty, however, to add, that if any of their Lordships should make a motion for a General Inquiry—to such an inquiry ' there were so many real objections, and it would open such a wide field for delay, that he should be obliged, unless he heard some stronger arguments than he could at present conceive, to oppose it. To a limited inquiry, similar objections could not be made ; and such an inquiry would, probably, involve two different questions. The first, was into the rate at which the home grower could bring his produce to market ; and the second, into the rate at which the importer could bring foreign corn into our markets. If any inquiry were to be made as to the first question, their Lordships would be doing what had already been done to a great extent.— Parliamentary Committees had carefully inquired into this subject ; au4 after all that had been done, any of their Lordships acquainted with the subject would, probably, form a more correct opinion of the sum at which the home grower could bring his Corn to mar ket, than many of the witnesses who would be examined. As to the second part of the inquiry, his Majesty's Government had thought that the information was not sufficient, and they had sent a gentleman abroad to collect information. The report made by that gentleman was before their Lordships, and if any of their Lordships should think fit to propose further inquiries into this part of the subject, he, for one, should be ready to agree to any reasonable proposition. The Earl of LAUDERDALE did not rise to make any objection to the course just proposed by the Noble Earl. He could not, however, help expressing his sincere regret on account of the Noble Earl whose motion it was proposed to discharge. As a public man, he was looked up to by the people of England, and was well qualified to be the mediator between those conflicting interests to which the Noble Earl (Bathurst) alluded, for no man's character stood higher. As a Peer, there never was a fairer debater than the Noble Lord whose absence their Lordships all deplored. But he hoped and believed that the friends of the Noble Earl would not be deprived of the pleasure of his society, whatever might be the case with that House. With regard to bringing forward the question of the Corn Laws at any future period, whether he should think proper to submit any reso lutions to the House, or whether he should think proper to pro pose such an inquiry as that mentioned by the Noble Earl, in whatever manner he might trouble their Lordships, sufficient time must be taken for consideration ; for the question was of too much Importance to be speedily decided. Whatever step he might wish to take, he could assure the Noble Earl, however, that he would give him timely notice of his intentions. t da r ddb beeneKlNGenpleasedrmost os unjustifiablyole t alluder d o thattahueg conflict e e t Noble ed ;ofbiuntte r Eiefsatitsrli,,,aidoiipabpeohene ssait,evLhiaol augmented, it had been done by the most unjustifiable delays to which this question had been subjected. It was to be brought forward one Session; it was then postponed to the next. It was to come on this year ; it was then put off to another, and then came the dissolution of Parliament. After what bad been stated by the Noble Earl, he looked on the question with despondency, and almost despair, particularly now they were deprived of the assistance of that Noble Lord, whom be regarded as the most sincere in wishing to get rid of the Corn Laws. He had hoped, that before this time their Lordships would have seen the neces sity of agreeing to such a measure as would content the people. Now he was afraid that the plan would only be an alteration, and scarcely an improvement ; and whatever it might be, he was afraid, after this long delay, the worst plan of all would be brought forward. The Order of the Day for summoning their Lordships on Monday was then discharged. Lord KING said be had several petitions to pre-_ sent, praying for an alteration of the Corn Laws, and the one he would first offer to their Lordships was very numerously signed, and was from the inhabitants of Great and Little Bolton. The petitioners said, they remembered the large majority of their Lord ships, who voted for removing all the restrictions on the impor tation of foreign manufactured commodities, and they expected to see the same large majority as eager to remove the restriction on the trade of foreign corn. If they were not, the petitioners thought their Lordships would be like the man in Holy Writ, who was eager to cast the mote out of his neighbour's eye, but who could not see the beam in his own. His Lordship presented a second petition, with the same prayer, from Crieff. On presenting a petition from Blackburn, in Lancashire, his Lordship said, it came from a place at which the people were at present suffering the deepest distress. Their sufferings were, in deed, so great, that they were distinguished even in the midst of general distress. He should not be dealing fairly by their Lord ships if he did not state that the petition contained many hard things said against Parliament, and particularly against that House. His Lordship then moved, that the petition be read. After it had been read, Earl STANHOPE, who had bet raye d some emo tion while it was reading , a nd had g on e to consult Lord Col chester on the cross-benches, rose and said, although he was never disposed unnecessarily to reject the petitions of the people, and wished to open the doors or Parliament to them as widely as pos sible, yet he held it was inconsistent with the duty which their Lordships owed to themselves, and inconsistent with their dignity, to receive any petitions which, like the one then offered to their Lordships, was couched in the most offensive language, and con tained the most false statements. The petitioners said " the Le gislature," not the Act of Parliament, " had, for their own ag grandisement, ruined and degraded the working classes." He knew not that the Legislature had ever done so ; but he would .say, if they were to adopt rashly, and without an y i nq uiry, any measure founded on Mr. Jacob's Report, any measure which went to alter the Corn Laws, without a full in quiry , not into a part of the question ; but into the w hole of it, any measure which went 1:11ft' - , . , - ,:•_ ; ;r7, 1 1 . 111141i, • • PRICE 7D. to lessen the supply of food, then he would say their Lordships were doing what might ruin not only the working classes, but all isms of the empire. He would not enter further into the gene ral question, - which embraced all interests, and was, as he con tended, of vital importance to the safety and independence of the country. In conclusion his Lordship put it to their Lordship, whether they would receive the petition, or not allow themselves to he insulted ; and his Lordship moved that the petition be not received. Lord KING was, for his part, quite indifferent whether their Lordships received the petition or not. It had been read ; he had told their Lordships before it was read, that it came from one of the most suffering parts of this deeply suffering country, and it was for their Lordships to decide, whether they would or not make some allowance for the hasty expressions of people in such a state. Earl STANHOPE admitted the distress of the pe titioners, but contended, that it did not arise in any.degree ham measures adopted by Parliament. Their Lordships could not give these people higher wages, or find them additional employ ment. He must, once for all, enterhis protest against the opinion expressed in that and other petitions, that the Corn Laws had anything whatever to do with low wages; or that tiselufferings of the people were in any measure caused by the acts of that House. The assertions of the Petitioners were contradicted by facts. Not longer ago than last Session, a measure was adopted, having for its object to lower the price of corn. - The Earl of LIMERICK deprecated the inflam matory language which had been frequently used on this subject, which had, he thought, as it had been expressed by the Noble Earl, unjustifiably augmented the conflict between the opposite interests of the country. He thought that the Noble Baron, by having had the petition read, and having informed their Lord ships, that it contained certain expressions against themselves, identified himself with the petition. The Motion was then put for receiving or rejecting the peti tion, and it was rejected without a division ; none of their Lord ships, as we could observe, voting for receiving the petition except Lord King. Lord KING then presented what he called a quiet, meek, bnmble petition, not containing one word which could offend their Lordships. It was a petition from the Convener, Deacons, and Incorporated Trades of Saint Andrews. In pre senting it, be wished to tell the Noble Lord .who spoke last, that he meant to use the same language he always had used till their Lordships did, as he said yesterday, what was right and just. They had not yet done that, and, he was afraid, were not going to do it ; but were only. going to make an alteration in the sense of their injustice. Till justice was done, the question would never be finally settled. The Earl of HARDIVICKE presented a petition from the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the county of Hunt ingdon, against any alteration in the Corn Laws; and similar pe titions from Wisbeaclx, and several Hundreds in the county of Norfolk, and in Cambridgeshire. • The Earl of ROSEBERRY presented two peti tions, praying for an alteration of the Corn Laws, from the Pro vost and Town Council of Linlithgow, and from the inhabitans of the same town. The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a peti tion with the same prayer from the Merchants, Shipowners, and Inhabitants of the town of Liverpool; and the Noble Marquis said, he thought it due to the petitioners, as well as to their Lord ships, to have the petition read, as it was drawn up very re spectfully, and as such petitions ought to be. He begged leave, at the same time, to express his satisfaction .at learning, by what fell from 'the Noble Secretary of State, that the great misfortune which had befallen his Noble Friend—a misfortune which also deeply affected the public, and for which no man felt more than himself—he expressed, he said, his satisfaction, that the great public question which was in his hands was not to be postponed beyond Monday next, though the Order of the Day was discharged. He thought it most important that the question should be decided as soon as possible ; because, while it was unsettled, no contracts could be entered into with land—no business could be done ; and every thing between landlords and tenants remained in a state of doubt and uncertainty.—The peti tion was then read. Lord REDESDALE said, that there was a great mistake pervaded all the reasoning of the petition, and of most of the petitioners on this subject. They all seemed to think the manufacture of other commodities and of corn were precisely the same, whereas they depended on very different principles. The manufacture of other commodities depended altogether on man—. the growth of corn depended on the seasons. In one season there was an abundant crop—in another a scarcity, while the expense of cultivation was the same in both years. It was impossible that the corn could be sold for the same price in both years. This was a decree of Heaven, and could not be altered. Corn could not be sold at the same price in a number of successive years ; and if the prayers of the petitioners were complied with, and their complaints could be redressed, it would desolate the country. The Corn Laws of the reign of Charles. 11. were founded on the peculiar principle which distinguished the pro ductions of the agriculturist. Another mistake committed by the petitioners was, by supposing that the cultivation of inferior soils was injurious to the country, which was not the case. If they were not cultivated, not one-half of our present population could be subsisted. The petitioners also forgot, that by our present modes of cultivation, corn and cattle went together; and they supposed, that if we did not grow so much corn, we should have more cattle; but this was founded in a mistaken notion of our agriculture. By our present modes of cultivation, we raised five or six times as much corn as we did three or four cen turies ago. It was supposed, too, that if our inferior lands were not cultivated, they would become good grass lands ; but, if they were so, it was only in consequence of their having been culti v?ted. By inclosing lands, and cultivating, they were made good grass lands ; and, in consequence of our improved modes of cul tivation, and the capital invested in agriculture, we now grew three times as much food as we did at the time of the Restoration of King Charles 11., and had probably three times as many people. —(Hear, hear ! from Earl Stanhope.)--Corn, also, was now cheaper than it was at that time—at least in comparison with the commodities it exchanges for—and this, he contended, was also the consequence of our improved cultivation. To illustrate the difference between the manufacture of corn, and other com modities not subject to the variations of the seasons, he would refer to our cotton manufacture. It was said to amount to the annual value of thirty millions sterling; and, let their Lordships suppose, that just as it was ready for market, it was invaded by an army of moths, as the farmer's produce sometimes was by an army of caterpillars--destroying the half of the cotton ; and that then the cotton manufacturer was required to sell his goods for fifteen millions, supposing the cost of producing them twenty four millions, instead of gaining six millions, he would lose nine. If the farmer were always to sell his produce at the same i price, lie would be ruined, and the country would be ruined a so ; for if the agriculturists were ruined, what would become of the rest h human h . o knew nothing o of the p eo pl e ? O u r old Corn Laws werefoundi ed ona t co o r f re m ct o s ti 'l e e t s n v of the principles of political economy—not, isowFtsh,e s , st o l o e r k, political economitl. !at b e e n d e i d v o n l e o n t race which distinguished t he modern economists. He did not lose sight of the different int erests of different natione; and as long as the human race existed , nations would rise up against nations, and benevolent wishllu allude to to benefit Dr n t l h i e w there would be strife on the earth. There never could be that great republic of mankind which these writers had in their view. It was incumbent on their Lordships, therefore to provide for the cultivation of their own lands, and not look for a supply of food from other countries, The question of the Corn Laws was one which could not be decided by theory, but the decision of their Lordships must be the result of long and patient inquiries, em bracing every part of the complicated question.—(Hear, hear.) — He could not, therefore, agree with the Noble Secretary of State in his views as to an inquiry into one single and minor topic. He hoped their Lordships would not consider the question in only one point of view, and with reference to only one interest, but would include in their inquiries all the points of view possible, and all the interests of the country ; above all, he hoped they would never lose sight of that great interest which supplied the people with food. There was one part of the p e tition which the ir Lordshi p s had rejected, whi c h' a i me d di rec tly at the existence of the British Constitution. What was it that had preserved the Constitution of this country so long? What, but that it was founded on the pro perty of the country. No Government could exist which was not founded on property ; and he would have their Lordships , a \ • —L.... - tab earn- how they %dolma eirAssistoilmd4 r4 „th isd d ie landed interest still lower. If dos littera 'Wee, , b eatkewa than at present, it would be reduced to nothing.: tha c oviii. tution would be destroyed. liis- Lordship Concluded . I* sa ib i . he hoped, before any nossure were ,adopted by.thair L or d dit i s : . . , that they.would go into a much more extensive bigotry thus t recommended by the Noble Secretary of State. Lord FEVERSHAM presented . ' ions frost the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the neigh .. . hood of Pon tefract, Rutherford, and Elmsley, in Yorkshire, against any alteration in . the Corn Laws. . Lord TEYNHAM presented petititps from the Occupiers of Land in the Isle of Thanet„ to theisseltem Lordship also moved for Copies of 'any *Von. Mich had boa presented to the Board of Trsde:aince Jam foreign grain of any species might be admittedJn ibis WWI at a less rate of duty than is ordered izy the kw. • - Lord ARBUTHNOT, presented _m oo : p e titi o ns from the Owners and Occupiers of Land iti. against any alteration of the Corn-Laws. - - The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presehted: t 1:47 tition, numerously signed, from the Inhabitani!ratDover, *Oat for an alteration of the Corn Laws. Thla -1 1 604( 0 14 Friend, for whom he presented it, had -been Aisiiatis to; punt himself, but that was now impossible. His LORDSHIP also presented* from Hull, praying that no further concessions might be grim e & k, ibe Catholics. MACHINERY. Lord KING presented a petitiotrftt, the eatti eri of Manchester and its neighbourhood, again/* the ernPlf;iltialut of sawing machines. His Lordship_ said, as die petition:6l%4a sent to him, he felt it his duty to present- it, but he could no* support its prayer without great inconsiutotcy. 14e way - liar having corn grown and wood sawn by the legit labour possible.- , - Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMON& IPSWICH ELECTIbt The House met at four o'clock, and pioceeded to ballot for a Committee, to try the merits of the Ipswich ElietiOn The following are the names of the Members !orb:lint the Committee : Hon. R. King, Mr. G. R. Phillips, Mr. G. Rochord, Sir H. Innis, Mr. L. Shadwell, Mr. 11. Brougham, Sir Jerrhoixi,..&r J. Shelly, Mr. J. Peel, Sir J. Sebright, Sir G. Viran'eadir, l 4lr. Graham, Mr. Holmes. Nominees—Sir G. Cockburn and.bfr. E. I. Littleton. Mr. W. SMITH brought up the Norwich Ppm- Regulation Bill, which was a read a first time. Mr. L. FOSTER presented a petition from the Corporation of Drogheda, against any further eoncessiOn to tiia Catholics.—Laid on the table. CORN LAWS. Mr. J. MAXWELL presented a Petition from certain Freeholders of the County of Renfrew, praying for,aße form in Parliament, and a Free Trade - in Corn. T he petitioners ascribed the present distress, in a considerable degree, to the tam pering of the Ministers with the currency of the country;iimithey prayed for an equitable Adjustment of Contracts. Mr. E. DAVENPORT called the attention of the House to the manner in which the Ministers had tampeted with the Currency, and to the very unsatisfacterY state in Which they had left it, so that they had been obliged to poitpOne the'ion sideration of the Corn Question till the present year. He pledged himself to bring the subject of the Currency again before the House, if nobody else would do it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not very well understand the object of the Hou. Gentleman'a observations ; but if the. Hon. Member meant, to say that the cou sideraiion of the subject of the Corn Laws had been postponed on account of the state of the Currency, he begged leave moet.decid. ediy to deny it. Mr. MABERLY said, that the currency had bee n . . one of the principal subjects of consideration with the Ministers in the course of the last Session, and it could not be dettie&that it was in a very unsatisfactory state. They first knocked dawn the paper currency of England without previous inquiry. As to the currency of Scotland, an inquiry was instituted, and the re- Quit was, that the paper currency of that country was-.left ,tur touched : and, indeed, if that paper currency had been.put dnwn, it would have been the ruin of Scotland. Then-there _waano legislation on this subject with respect to Ireland. If the Minie ters really thought that the distresses of the times were to be in a great measure ascribed to the former bad state of the currency, why did they not apply the remedy in Scotland and Ireland as well as in England? He trusted his Hon. Friend would bring the subject of the currency before the House. Lord FOLKESTONE observed, that it was a dia. grace to leave the question as to the currency in its present situs, tion. They had completely failed in acting on their own prin ciples. If the principle was good for one country, it must be good for all. It was undoubtedly necessary that measures should be taken to form some arrangement respecting the currency, we to place it on a proper footing. Mr. WESTERN stated that he had a petition in his hand, which he intended to present to the House from the Owners and Occupiers of 110,000 acres of land, who thought that a revision of the currency was necessary. The petition from Renfrew wa then laid on Out table. Sir W. GUISE presented two petitions from Owners and Occupiers of Land in the vicinity of Cheltenham, and other places, against any alteration in the Corn Laws; and-an other petition from certain Owners and OceuPierli of Land in the county of Gloucester, to the same effect. Mr. CAMBPELL presented a petition from the Freeholders and Commissioners of Supply in the County of Argyle, against any alteration in the Corn Laws. Mr. DUNCOMBE presented ten petitions from various parts of Yorkshire, against any alteration in the Corn Laws. Mr. MUNDAY presented several petitions from various parts of the County of Derby, against any alteration in the Corn Laws. Mr. G. LAMB remarked that one of these peti tions., came from a quarter where there - was a large manufacturing town, and the petitioners must have been convinced that a proper protecting duty on the importation of foreign corn would AA be injurious to the manufacturers. Mr. BASTARD presented twelve petitions from various, parts of the County of Devon, against any eiteilitl" is the Corn Laws. Sir THOMAS ACKLAND. pre s e nted. a.petition from the Agriculturists in the n e ighbourhood of Exeter, graying for protection to the agricultural interest ; and another ptitioi to the same effect, from certain Agriculturists in another pFt #r_tho County of Devon. Allt tlese Petitions were laid on the -.Table, and orderedV be printed. EMIGRATION. Captain MENELL presented a Petition from, Se veral persons in the County of Antrim, praying for 1110141141ge to enable them to Emigrate.—Referred to . the Emigration Com mittee. Mr. It. SMITH moved for a return of the num ber of Licenses, issued in the course of the last year , for the T O un N am presented p ) r l a t } e .i d ng a for Petition the removal from of ,t tt Selling of Thread L ac e, with the Amount of the Sums paid into the Exchequer on account of such Licenses.—Ordered. Roman lL Lo C rd atl iN io o rrf bilities.—Laid on the Table. CORN LAWS. Association, ted in Gloucestershire, - ~ a Petition the Petition was ordered to lie on the praying for an alteration in the. Corn Laws. member ColOot of Colonel Op nti il : After a few words from Mr. Western, Lord Milton, Mr. Camp- S Ta p:ese Table. Anti-Bread Mr. J. WOOD presented a petition, signed by bell, and Mr. G. Phillips, upwards of 4,000 Mechanics, Weavers, and Shopkeepers of the town of Preston, praying for au alteration of the Coin Laws, yid for Parliamentary Reform. Mr. CURTEIS presented petitions from several Parishes in the County of Kent, against any alteration of the Cora Laws. Mr. RUSSELL presented a petition from Kinsale, in the County of Cork, prayin g for protection to the landed in terest. _ Lord F. OSBORNE presented a similar petition from Wisbech, in the County of Cambridge. Mr. LEYCESTER presented similar petitions from three Parishes in the County of York.—Ordered to to on the table. INTRODUCTION OF THE MILITARY AT AN ELECTION. Sir J. GRAHAM ostponed his motion r elative to the int ro d uct i on of the Military i nto C ar lisle during the last election till W e d nes d ay. p PARISH. REGISTERS. Sir R. WILSON moved for an Account of the