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CORN LAWS.

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Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from the same persons
praying for a revision of the Corn Laws. The Hon. Gentleman
observed that the petitioners had his most cordial support upon the
views they took of that question. It was his fixed opinion that
corn should be aPowed to be imported at a fixed price, and he
thought the reasons for adopting that course had bemme ten owes
stronger since the Right Honourable the President of the Board of
Trade had admitted such a liberal policy upon all questions of
commerce. Indeed he thought the first step after removing the
prohibitory duties should have been a regulation of the kind he
proposed.—The petition was laid on the tattle.
STANDING ORDERS.

Mr. Secretary PEEL postponed the eonsideratioo of the Report
of the Committee on Standing Orders until tomorrow.
PI RATES. _ _

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the
Committee of Supply on Miscellaneous Estimates be instructed to
provide head-money for the mulls engaged in the carnet and
destruction of pirates.—Ordered.
COM BINA LION LA WS.

Mr. HUSKlSS6SinTrenotiee of his intention lo move to-mor-
row for the eppoinlment of a Select Committee to inquire into the
Won of the rerecl of the Combination Lows.
_ _ APOTHECARIES' BILL.

Sir J. NEWPORT moved that the House du form itself into a
Committee upon the Apothecaries Bill.
The Speaker having leg the Chair,
Mr. CROKER said, that though he was not prepared to say
that this measure ehculd be extended to Ireland in all its particu-
lars, yet he regretted that all regulations should nut be framed for
the benefit of the community at large. The Honourable Member
made some other observations, but the noise at the Her wholly
drowned his voice. We thought that he finally intimated his in-
tention of opposing the third reading.
The SPEAKER assured the Committee that the Bill, except in
one particular. contained nothing new, but was only an extension
of the existing law. The only novelty was, that it exclud d those
who had served his Majesty at sea from the necessity of being ex-
amined a second time, and that it allowed those who had been re-
jected to apply again, which by the existing law, they were unable
to do. The Bill also proposed to give the power of taking a cor-
porate seal which would obviate the expense of being obliged to
send for witnesses, as at present, to prove identity. These, and a
few other trifling regulations, were all that the Hill contained in
addition to the law at present existing for the regulation of Apo.
thecaries. _

After a few words from Mr. HUME,
The CHAIRMAN reported progress.
The House then resumed, and the Report was brought up. read.
and ordered to be taken into further, consideration no Friday, the
rid ApriL
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. _ _

Mr. IlLiklS.itsl4.iiVei;o7ice,thialWalitilicinTova on Wed-
nesday next, that on the rising of the House that day it should be
adjourned to Thursday, the 14th of April next.
JURIES BILL -

Mr. PEEL postponetitleiiittherc;nsiderstion of the Report as
this Bill to the 18th of April.
FELA)NIES' pARDON BILL.
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On motion, this Bill vas read a second time.
COMMITTEE OF SUPP.I.Y:3IISCELLANEOCS

MATES.

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Oa the motion of Mr. HERRIES, the House resolved itself
into a Committee of Supply.
On the Resolution that 40,0001. be granted to defray the expenses
for repairs of public buildings,
Me. HUME said, that lie begged to ask a question respect-
ing the expenses charged for the repairs of the lilarshalsesi and
Fleet prisons. There was an Act of Parliament lie believed which
required that these expenses should be paid by the Marshal, out of
certain fees received by him; what he (Mr. Hume) therefore
, wished to know was, why the charge, thus specifically provided
for, should be sustained by the public?
Mr. HERRIES observed that the Act to which the Honourable
Gentleman had alluded was one of Geo. 11. pasted so long since ea
1734. It was by that Statute provided, that the Marshal (whose
office had then just reverted to the Crown, it having some orate be.
fore been granted by the Crown for a term) should, out of the fees
as then appointed, provide for the repairs of the Ring's Bench
prison, to be built by virtue of that Act. It was known that the
prison so built was destroyed in 1780, end a new one erected. The
question then was, whether the Act was to be construed to apply
only to the former !prism, or to extend to all other prisons that
might thereafter be built on its site! It certainly had been con.
'Mitred es applying only to the prison contemplated by the Act,
and he thought that the Act would bear such a construction. At
all events such had been the construction of it, and it had been s•
acted upon for the last five and forty yeses, during wit' eh time the
expense of the repairs had been borne by the public. He, how.
ever, was quite of opinion that the subject was a very fit one for
consideration ; but he thought, after so long a course bad been fol.
lowed as the present, it was not proper to be deviated from
without some previous measure being taken by the Clouse.
Mr. HUME replied, that all he wished was, that in the event of
a vacancy in the office of Marshal some step would be taken
.upon
the subject.
Sir,. W. RIDLEY made some observations respecting the
buildings which were about to be erected on the vacant ground in
Downing-street, but in a tone so inaudible that we could with
difficulty catch the import of any of them. We, however, under-
stood him to inquire of the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Ex.l
chequer, what was the nature of the buildings intended to be
erected ; and to express his opinion that there ought to be more
places of residence provided by the public for the principal officers
of State than there at present were; and lie thought the site now
famished by the removal of the houses in Howning.street was as
eligible as any that could be chosen. The Hon. Baronet expressed
his disapproval of the architectural taste of the new building on
the site of the late offices of the Hoard of Trade. He could not
conceive of what possible use the upper pert of it was; he knew
not what to call it; it appeared to him like the betting-stand on
Doncaster Raee-course more than any thing else.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he should
be very happy to give the lion. Baronet all the information in his
power upon the subjects to which he had adverted. Although he
could not state what was to be the final plan adopted, yet no doubt
it was intended to build on the spot mentioned by the Honourable
Baronet some uniform and well-considered structure. Ile was well
atrare of all the prejudice that was excited towards any public
building while in progress, sod the Hon. Baronet very naturally
telt a portion of that prejudice; but the Hon. 11-ronet rhottld ro.
member, that an ',whitest lab ,ti:t.l under peculiar difficulties; his

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