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BALES BY AUCTION.

VALUABLE ANCIENT DRAWINGS,
II Itaraelariefilo, Claude,
m os most
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respectfullyit; , l:ing einoolfiuebse,n s tact.
ivjETO-MORROW, and following days, at 1, he shall
submit by AUCTION. at his Great Rooms, New Bond-street, an
extensive COLLECTION of highly estimable, rare, and fine
DRAWINGS, by the most distinguished masters of the Italian
and Dutch Schools, the property of a Gentleman, to whom they
have devolved from an eminent Collector, by whom this collection
was rimmed upwards of 70 years ago, and which for nearly 30 years
has not been visible to amateurs. The more eminent works in this
collection, formed of between 2 and 3,000 drawings, are by
M. Angelo Parrnigiano Vernet Gamin°
Corregia Claude Teniers The Carraccis
Raphael Ruben.; C. Dolci Vnndervelde
Poussin liolbein S. Rosa Vandyck, &c.
Rembrandt Titian
May be publicly viewed this day, and catalogues had at the
Auction Mart; Mr. Colnaghi's, Cockspur-street ; and at Mr.
Phillips's, 73, New Bond-street.

TO MERCHANTS,
Captains of Ships, Hardwarernen, Jewellers, General Dealers,
Country Shopkeepers, and others.
By Mr. WILLIAMS,
At the Auction Mart. THIS DAY, the 3d, FRIDAY, the sth,
TUESDAY, the Bth, and WEDNESDAY, the 10th of May,
at Twelve, for the benefit of the Creditors,
AN extersive STOCK of HARDWARE, CUTLERY,
SHEFFIELD PLATED GOODS. OPTICAL and
ASTRONOM ICAL INSTRUMENTS, FOSSILS, SHELLS,
NATURAL CURIOSITIES, and numerous other articles ; con-
sisting of several casks (containing 50 and 100 dozens in each) of
Lascars' knives and German shoe knives, for the West India,
African, :110gadore, and South American markets; saws, carpen-
ters' and edge tools. cloth provers, upwards of 600 dozen of ivory,
black horn, tip, wood, and bone handle knives and forks, with des-
setts and carvers ; boot and shoe makers' half-moon and S knives ;
Turkey-stone straps, for sharpening all kind of knives; a large
assortment of very line polished steel and common scissors, cards of
ditto ; pocket and pen knives, razors and cards of ditto ; drinking
horns, mottled and common ; handsome plated articles; three and
four feet achromatic telescopes, on brass stands, in mahogany
cases ; day and night telescopes, ship ditto, walking-stick ditto ;
solar, botanical, and other microscopes; air pumps; Ferguson's
four-inch mechanical terrestrial and celestial globes ; large and
small magic lanterns; camera obscures; near NO elegant opera
glasses,richly mounted in gold and silver, and tortoise-shell reading
and eye glasses; Chinese snuff-boxes; several hundred specimens
of fossils, minerals, Egyptian pebbles and shells; rare and natural
curiosities, &c. &c.
N.B. The whole in excellent condition, and lotted suitable for
merchants, captains, dealers. and private purchasers.
To be viewed on the mornings of sale, and catalogues had at
Garraway's, Lloyd's, Jerusalem, Jamaica, and New England
Coffee-houses; at the Mart ; ended' Mr. Williams, Titrogmorton-
street.

TURKEY AND PERSIAN CARPETS,
Just imported, of superior Texture end New Designs.
By Mr. WILLIAMS,
At the Auction Mart, TO.MORROW, at 12,
THIRTY-EIGHT TURKEY CARPETS, from 14
feet by 11 feet 10 inches, to 24 feet by 16 feet; Twenty
PERSIAN Ditto, and Thirty Ditto HEARTH RUGS.
To be viewed this d and Inefflliflif o sale, and catalogues
bad at the Mart; Gangway ay's; ander Mr.f Williams, Throsmor.
tog.gtreet.

CORPORATION OF DUBLIN.
Earl GREY presented a petition from J. llentleraon, complain-
ing of a grievance similar to others which had been lately laid be-
fore their Lordships. It was, that the petitioner was refused his
right of admission into tiie Corporation of Dublin. The first step
necessary to be taken by a person wishing to get into the Corpora-
tion was, to betome a member of one of the guilds, in which the
petitioner succeeded, but he was refused admission into that Corpo-
ration because he was a Catholic. Even before lie could get into
the guild lie was obliged to have recourse to a writ of mandamus,
and he was quite unable to prosecute his claim any farther, par-
ticularly when he had to contend with the Corporation, supported
as it was by all its riches. His Lordship thought. and he believed
those persons most adverse to the claims of the Catholics thought,
they should fully enjoy such privileges as had been conceded to
them by law. The petitioner prayed that there should be intro-
duced into the Mandamus Bill then before their LortLships, a
clause, giving double or triple damages against Corporations re-
fusing admission into their bodies to such persons as could establish
their right to such admission.
Lord CLIFVEN thought the conduct of the Trish Corporations
unwise and unjust ; and that unless they altered their principles,
they should be disfranchised.
• The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that any person suffering
from vexatious opposition of a Corporation, had his remedy in a
Court of Law.
The petition was then laid on the table.
CORN LAWS.
The Earl of MAIM ESBURY moved that there be laid before
their Lordships a return of the prices of wheat in this country
during the years 1023, 24, 23, and during the four months of
1826. His Lordship complained that, although he had seen a copy
of Mr. Jacob's report in some of the Morning Papers, ten days
since, their Lordships had not as yet had an opportunity of seeing it
on their table. He hoped that before the two measures which were
to he introduced by the Noble Earl at the head of the Treasury
should be passed into law, something like an inquiry would be
instituted into the cause of the distress, as well as into the opera-
tion of the Corn Lass. In his opinion, the Corn Laws had no
mare to do with the present distress than with the changes of the
moon. It would also be necessary to ascertain what was the pro-
bable price at which corn should be admitted. There were so
many important subjects connected with any alteration in the Corn
Laws, that inquiry was rendered absolutely necessary before any
measures were adopted. On that subject many mistakes prevailed,
and on that account it wns the more necessary that it should be
rightly understood.-_,H4 Lordabip also gave noticie pf his intention
to bring before their Lordships' consideration, on Monday, a mo-
tion to the effect, that no further alteration should be made in the
Corn Laws, without an inquiry as to the effect of such alteration
on the growers and consumers of corn.
The Earl of LIIIERICK felt considerable alarm at the in-
tended changes in the Corn Laws, and he hoped their Lordships
would consider seriously the probable effect of such alterations
before they interfered with the existing laws.
Lord ELLEN ISOROUt :11 did not intend to enter upon a dis.
cussion of the Corn Laws, but he wished to express his apprehen-
sion that the Noble Earl at the head of the Treasury would fall
into the pit Which had been prepared for him by the enemies of the
Corn Laws. His Lordship did not consider Mr. Jacob's Report
as justifying any change. The book itself was interesting as a
book of travels ; but it embraced only a small portion of the
countries which might supply this country with grain. The
districts to which that Report was confined did not embrace one
fifth of the countries from which grain might be imported, and,
therefore, no importance should be attached to a calculation that only
a supply of ten days could be at present drawn from the countries
in the vicinity of the Baltic, because Spain, Portugal, and other
nations, might supply England with grain. If foreign corn were
allowed to come into this market, the price must fall, and, of
course, the consumption increase; and,therefore the passing of the
first measure must necessarily call into action the second, and the
admission of foreign corn would follow.
The Earl of 31AL3IESIWILRY thought there would be advan-
tage in examining Mr. Jacob in person before their Lordships. It
had been stated that bonded corn was full of filth and dirt, and un-
fit for use; but he denied that such could be the case, as 273,000
quarters had been imported since 1823.
Lord TEYNH AM thought, that in the present distressed state
of the manufacturers. it was desirable that corn should be cheap ;
and therefore lie was favourable to the measures which were to be
brought in by the Noble Earl at the head of the Treasury.
The Earl of CARNARVON said he should have some difficulty
in voting for the admission of foreign corn, if it pledged bim to any
preliminary approval of the intended measures, which he did not
think available either for a temporary or pernianentpurpose. His
Lordship was satisfied that no case had been made out to justify
their introduction. Parliament ought to inquire, not into a part,
but into the whole of the subject ; and that inquiry should be con-
ducted dispassionately, and without bias to either of the great inte-
rests which were involved in the subject.
The return was then ordered, and their Lordships adjourned at
o'Clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUESDAY, MAY 2.
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PETTY SESSIONS IN IRELAND.
On the motion of Mr. S. RICE, the Petty Sessions M Ireland
Bill was re-committed, and the Report was ordered to be received
to-morrow.
YORKSHIRE: ELECTION BILL.

The Yorkshire Election Bill went through a Committee, and the
Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
HASTINGS FREEHOLDERS' BILL.
_ _

Mr. SYKE§ moved the second reading of the Freeholders of

Hastings Bill.
Mr. F. LEWIS opposed the Bill, and moved as an amendment,
that the Bill be read a second time that day six months.
Mr. SYKES said, that if the House would allow the Bill to be
read a second time that night, be would not propose going. into a
.Committee upon it until the fullest opportunity had been given to
obtain all requisite information upon the subject.
After a few words from Mr. Joxes and Mr. S. WORTLEY—
Mr. F. LEW IS said he would withdraw his amendment, if
the Honourable Gentleman would postpone the second reading of
the Bill.
After a few words from Mr. CALCRAFT—
INT.SYKES agreed to withdraw the Bill..
Mr. MABERLY moved for various Returns connected with the
Linen Trade.
Mr. ROBERTSON presented a petition from the shipowners
of London, praying for a protecting duty in favour of British
merchant vessels.
CORN LAWS.
Lord MILTON presented a petition from John Hill, stating
that the people of Manchester were exposed to the greatest distress,
through circumstances over which they had no control, and praying
that the subject might be taken into the earliest consideration of
the House.
Mr. BROUGHAM said that he did not rise for the purpose of
then entering into the discussion of the question which was shortly
to come before them. lie had no doubt whatever as to the pro.
privy of admitting the bonded corn. but the question as to• whe-
ther foreign corn should be admitted, might requira much greater
deliberation. If the House were disposed to grant such adhere.
Lionel power to the Crown, he hoped that whatever duty might now
be fixed upon, would be the minimum of that hereafter to be
imposed.
Mr.Seeretary CANNING said. that in selecting a duty, his Ma.
jesty's Ministers proposed to take that which stood at present, in
order that no inference might be drawn one wny or the other as to
the permanent duty which might he hereafter imposed.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE wished to ask the Right Hon. Gentle.
man if the duty proposed was to be P2s. only ? By the Act of Par.
liament, the duty was 12s. • but there was a boating duty of Se.
for die three months after Is opening of the ports ; and he then
merely wished to be informed whether the duty was to be lb. or

RESTORATION OF FORFEITED TITLES.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said he rose to move the first reading of a
Bill to restore certain Scotch titles which had been forfeited. He
telt great pleasure In mal‘ing the motion, and he was convinced the
House would sympathize in that feeling which animated him. The
titles in question were those of Puffin, Ogilvie, Carnwath, Elchn,
and Fitigask. James Sutherland was the gentlemen who Was to be
restored to the title of Duffus ; anti the gentleman who was to be
restored to the forfeited peerage of Ogilvie was the grandson of the
person who had been attainted. It was held, that in case of at-
tainder, if the son survived the father who was attainted, the title
was not forfeited. The other titles in this view were not forfeited ;
but as a doubt arose upon the validity of the principle of law to
which he had adverted, it was a matter of uncertainty whether thole
titles verged into the right of the Crown. and the present Bill was
intended to restore those titles, to which the llouee, following
the example of what had been done last Session, would probably
give its aasent.
Lord MILTON said, if, as the Right Honourable Gentleman
opposite had said, nothing was more agreeable to the feelings of
any man than to do that which gave satisfaction to others ; an, on
the contraryy, nothing could be so disagreeable as to do that which
was dissatisfactory to others. It was his painful task to do the
latter, which was suggested by a sense of duty. When the mea-
sure was first brought before the House, he entertained an opinion
that it ought not to have passed. He did not express that opinion
with an intention of conveying any unfavourable notion of the
charactet of the individuals who were to be restored by the Bill to
those torfeited titles ; they might be persons of the strictest pro.
bity sad honour—men of the highest character, and persons who
would in any station in which they might be placed, do honour to
themselves and to the grade of rank in which they might be placed.
But without meaning any thing invidious to those persons,
he would say, that he could not consent that the House
should pass a Bill which would restore titles which had been
forfeited for the highest species of treason—not that *Melt
might be technically termed treason against the King, his crown,
and dignity, but agairst the liberties of the people. If a general
Bill for the restoration of all titles which had been forfeited, whe-
ther under the Brunsw.ek, or under the dynasty which governed
this country before—if such a Bill ha I been proposed, he would
willingly have given his assent to it ; but tie thought it too much,
that, in an Act of that kind, a selection should be made of those
titles which had stood against the liberties of the people as web-
lished by the Revolution. He would ask why the Duke of Bac-
cleuch was not restored to the title of Duke of Monmouth ? He
would have been glad to give his support to a Bill which would
place persons in a situation to restore themselves. A Bill to restore
those titles should stand on grounds of general advantage. He
could not support such a measure as that before the House: he
thought it probable he should stand alone in the opposition which
he should give the Bill, but that would not deter' him from ex-
pressing his opinions, of which he was not ashamed. He regretted
he had not stated his opinions on a former occasion. lie could not
alt down without disclaiming any intention of adverting invidiously
to the individuals who were to be restored to those titles ; as he had
said before; they might be persons of the highest character, and
worthy of having new titles conferred upon them ; ha could not,
however, be persuaded of the propriety of the Mfalsare which the
Bill was to effect.
Mr. W. NVY;s:N said, if the Noble Lord (Milton) would look
to the history of England, lie would find that the present measure
was not by any means a novelty. He would there find similar nets
of grace recorded. which he thought just and salutary ; ;the right
which was vested In the Crown towards the restoration of such ho.
nours,was productive of great good. The prerogativeof recommend-
ing to Parliament the restoration of titles so forfeited, was calculated
to, and did in fact attach, the people to the Government. The exercise
of the prerogative in the law of forfeiture, had greatly contributed
to attach the people to the dynasty that governed them. Those
who had lost their honours were by this means called upon to give
pooofs of their honour and fidelity. They should have an owe-
tunity of blotting out the spot which the Noble Lord had said was I
fixed upon the honours of their families. He hoped the objection
would not be pressed. Those persons had been ettainted for their
attachment to the dynasty of the Stuarts, and it was worthy of ob.
nervation that they had never acknowledged or submitted to that
which was called in to succeed the ancient dynasty.
Sir J. NEWPORT said he could not but regret that in the
three reigns of the present dynasty, nothing had been done to re.
store those Irish titles, which had been forfeited by the persons in
possession of them having taken up arms in favour of the family of
the Stuarts. He thought this act of grace ought not to be confined
to the forfeited titles of one country, but ought to he mended to
respectable Irish families, who had forfeited their titles in a similar
manner. There were several such Irish titles which were not re-
stored. The title of Kenmare, which had been created by King
James after he had resigned the Government of England, had been
re-created by his late Majesty.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said that all that had been said by the
Noble Lord, and by the Right Hon. Baronet, would be completely
answered by this simple statement, that the reversal of attainder
commenced with the restoration of blood. He had himself felt
great pleasure last Session in proposing to the House the restoration
of the title of Stafford. (Hear,liear.)
Lord J. RUSSELL said he was much gratified by the conduct
of the Right Hon. Gentleman last Session, relative to the Stafford
Peerage. It had been stated by the Right Hon. Gentleman,
that when a son survived a father who had been attainted, the title
was not forfeited.. Such a mode of reasoning was to turn a vicious
metaphor into a principle of law. He thought the arguments of
Sir Samuel Hominy were conclusive on that point, and had never
been successfully answered.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be com•
mitted to-morrow.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN NEW SOUTH
WA LES.
Sir M.W.RIDLEY said he felt it quite unnecessary to state the
grounds on which he brought forward the question to which he
would now refer. The Righ: Hon. the Secretary for Foreign Af-
fairs had laid on the table papers relative to the conduct of Magis-
trates in the Colony of New South Wales. Nothing could be niers,
opposite to the character and feelings of the people of this country
than the conduct of those Magistrates. It appeared upon the
authority of the Grand Jury which met at Foramens, that there
had been several particular instances of malversation of justice.
Three individuals, Henry Drone, Richard Johnson, and M'Ouffy,
had received twenty-five lashes every day, to extort information
from them, previous to any conviction, and there were a few. in-
stances
of torture after conviction to procure the restoration of
property; but for these instances of malversation of justice an
act of indemnity was passed. He thought there should he an fn.
fusion of the law of this country and the authority of Parliament
to check these abuses. He wished to hive the provisions of the
Act of Parliament complied with, which required that all paoeta
relative to the administration of justice in the Colonies should ha
placed on the table of the House of Commons, six days after they
were received. Ile wished to have all the information he could
obtain on the subject. lie wished to speak of those matters ire
they really were, and he would " nothing extenuate, nor let down
aught in malice." His object was to promote the fair atiminie-
tration of justice. Ile would move for a copy of the order nestled
against certain Magistrates in New South Wales, for malversation
in their office, signed by Sir Thomas Brisbane (the Governor of
that Colony), in the month of October, 182.1 e Also fur a copy of
the protest entered against the Act of Indemnity which had been
passed ; and for a copy of the indictment preferred against those
Magistrates.
Mr. W. HORTON was gratified by the terms in which the
Ron. Baronet bad spoken of the Government. It was a subject of
great difficulty, and it could be only by a clear analysis of the
entire case that they. could arrive at a fair concleuritin on its merits.
The practice of punishrnent to which the eon. Baronet referred,
such as it was, had precedents to Oupport it; and any measure
ihkeh wOuld Ise adorti •Aqe riding* cot *Row to would

IV. e. 00, Meting to the Cons Lets. . •
On the clinemind ilieg put that the Speaker do leave the Chair,
Sir T. LETHBR rtGE said he rate •Ith met pale 'troffer any
interception to thseo,trse of the Right HP.(I. Gentleman. and atm
with strong feelingts as to the awful rewponiebility either hinisch or
any Member must irrur who was bold enough to interrupt Ott
which was understood to be a measure intended to impart relief to
a distressed portion 'of his Illnietay's settle:tie whom sufferings he
most sincerely and deeply deplored ; yet, awful as moat he the si.
tuition of one so presuming, he trusted the ileum would allow him
to state what were the ground, of his ohjectione to thee mode of
relief. He offered these objections in cl-e name of the agri-
cultural interest; mid the people of Itegliml ; and ire booed
to show—though * clos! not, (tOttbileSa. so emeeernaly
as many litmeirrableldernhere in that House—the ntlseik, n views,
the fuller', which character red the membes of relief proposed. If
he understood it rightly, it wes to this point,.—to let out the bond-
ed corn, subject to a duty of 12s. per (marten. This was the pro-
position submitted in the first place ; and to this, perhaps, be had
not Co large an objection as to that which followed it—that whirls
suns to be apprehended as its consequence. Hie objection to this
measure was, because, in his opinion, it involved the whole quire.
tion of the Corn Laws: if he was wrong in the view he MA of it',
he was losing the time of the House; bat he could not conceive
how it could be entertained without reference to the whole ques-
tion._ Somewhere about a fortnight had elapsed since an Hon.
Member sitting near him (Mr. Whitmore) had brought forward
the question, accompanying it with a great quantity of vslueble
information, which had received considerable attention. Some of
the arguments he used on that occasion were of a strange nature ;
but he would not go into them at present. The question was, how
was he met ? By all who spoke on the other side of the House,
and by his Majesty's lilinistets particularly, he was told tins was
not a fit dote for entering into the miestion. (Hear. hear.) 'l'M*,
let it be recollected, was but a fortnight ago. Itihot had occurred
since-to induce Ministers to change their opinions? Ihetrees ve-
ined then almost, if not guile, to the same extent as at present.
The only difference he could discover between now and then was,
that it had existed somewhat longer, and it might be said that it
hsd not yet reached its greatest extent. He had heard the present
disturbances attributed to the manner in *flitch the question had
been got rid of. He would not, however, SPY this ; but father at-
tribute them to the sore distress which had been expener.ced, and
which Ire most heartily regretted. He hoped this would be allevie
coed they had led to a greet meeting that day, which had been
attended by a lege number of individuals, who received invitations
from the Right Hon. Secretary himself (Mr. Calming). and who
called upon them to exertiee that benevolence which had at din-,
rent times extended itself to all parts of the globe, in favour of those
now distressed. To this reque.t he most heartily eubseribed. end
had no doubt the recommendation would be carried into effect to
the greatest possible extent. He wished it, however, to be borne
in mind, that this temporary sort of relief wield effect no cute of
the evil. If the Right Hon. Gentleman felt that it wet absolutely
necessary to do something, would it not have been wirer it' he had
come down to the House and asked for a certain surd of money to
assist the natural operation of the poor laws ? The course pointed
out by the law was, that if the poor rates of one parish were meufil.
dent to answerthedemands made upon it, the adjoining parish was
to be laid under contribution. This was a severe infliction on such
parishes, no doubt, but this was the way in which the law provided.
Then, as he had before observed, the Right Hon. Gentleman
might have come down to the House for a sum of money whrelt
would, at least, have been a more rational, more expedient, and
more justifiable measure than, the one now contemplated. The
course proposed absolutely went so far as to declare that the high
price of corn was the cause of the existing distress, (Hear,. hear.)
But he would ask, could any man In the House, or in the country,
assert this The idea 'was a fallacy, which had been long nur-
tured, and was now in full vigour. It had been set forth, to affect
the agricultural interests of the country. It bad been promwared
amongst men who had no time for reflectum, and who, ITOtl/6003041:ag
such knowledge as would assist them to a fair pereeptices of its
merits, naturally fell into the error; and it was no wouder,
therefore, that they had seen the table of that House for
so long a time crowded with petitions. The cause of the pre-
sent distress was to be looked for and accounted for in divers
ways, anti this was one of the grounds on which he celled on
the-louse to resist the present motion. Ile knew it might be
said that it was not intended to move a discussion of the general
question of the Corn JAMS this !light; that 'hie was only a MIT.
smeary measure, to afford temporary relief; bat, if this were the
only object contemplated, it might be &twined as he bad suggested,
and as it had been before. The Right Hon. Gentleman had said
there were from 250,000 to elio,ooo quarters of wheat and flour
lucked teri--he believed there was more than this; but if there was
not, he was ready to admit that the setting of this free would not
afford much relief to the existing distress. It must be viewed
' rather as something to soothe, than as that grand penmen wine
people wished to consider it. Ile could not help, however, ob-
serving that this was not a manly way of meeting the question.
After having heard so recently that this was not a be time for the
distension of the question, he should have hoped that they would
have hit en some other expedient in preference to the one before the
House. He must say, that this appeared to him an attempt to gee
rid of the Corn balm by a sithewintl. Of all questions this was
one of the last that should be so disposed of; it ought to be fair!,
looked to, and met in all its bearings. in 1811 and 1822, when
be endeavoured to get the House to inquire into the real cause of
the con of agricultural produce being greater in this oountry than
in °theta, he failed ; but he could tell them. until they had insti-
tuted such an inquiry they would never be able to proceed on any-
thing like a sure foundation. He did not doubt he should be able
to show, whenever the question might be discussed. that the
growers of agricultural produce were entitled to a large, protection
than that suggested by his Hon. Friend (Mr. W. Whitmore) or
the Government. It' they proceeded with the measures content-
plated, exacting no greater duty than 125., they would canna a si.
miler distress amongst the agriculturists to that experienced in the
year 1821. Those who recollected that period would agree with
him that the sufferings cf the class to which he had alluded, thotigh
not made manifest by their breaking out into open riot, were trus'
entensive. The reason of those individuals not having markcdt he
time by any disorder was to be found, probably, in the fact of
their not congregating in large bodies like the manufacturers. If
the manufacturers were now looking to this House, and thought
they could make an impression on it by the commission of out-
rages, he trusted they would be disappointed. Parliament was not
to legislate for one class or for another. (Hear, bear.) It was to
bear in mind the interests of the larger portion of the tosnmun i ty, and
proceed on general grounds. (Hear.) He would ask, then, who re
the hove pornon ? Who but the agriculturists? (Hear.) He trusted
this would not be lost eight of. He would make one renteark in re-
ference to Mr. Jacob's Report. It was not before the House se noun
as it ought to have been, and the consequence was, that his Hon.
Friend, when he brought forward this question, derived &deviates
from possessing the report, such as he (Sir T. Lethbridge) haelaiot
been able towed himself of. He was now, however, ed to
ask, whether any person looking to that report, coulralt their
eyes to a fact on the fare of it, that this lemony lied not suffered by
the gnawers of agriculteret moduce on the Continent not -being
permitted to forward their produce here ? He would say, let them
refer to the article headed " Wool." Let then look to that, end they
would find, that since there had been no importation of coin trout
the Continent they had given up the cultivation of it; but they had
increased the cultivation of wool, as would be found by referring to
thesauri» on the table of this House. According to his needles.
tion of them, they amounted in 1822 to 11.000,00 or 12:000,0001ba
in Ins or 1824, to 18,000,00; and in 1026, to 42.00,000 i (Hear.)
If they looked to Ireland they would find it was brought into cul-
tivation simply by the encouragement given in our market, In
Ireland wheat was 425. per quarter, while it was Oa. here. Before
he could be persuaded that the present system was thet cause of the
distress, he aunt have proof positive: he- would net be led
hastily to adopt any new course; he would first see hie
way clearly. Ile could hardly have thought Is possible that tan
he fourteen days after his Hon. Friend had been denied his
motion, Government would come down to the llouse with "'similar
object. If the House admitted the proposition of the Secretary of
State, that the opening of the ports should be at the discretion of
ficepernment„ with a duty of only 125., who could say what would
be the result ? He gave the Right Hon. Gentleman credit for his
ability,- but lie was trot prepared to pin his filth on him (Hem),
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nor could he go alcmg with tiovemment it, their prioeisdcs or free
trade' which he feared were carrying them out of their deptis
(ctreeff)__lrcre taking them beyond the sate-ground mark. He was
now stating opinions which he had heard delivered in certain corn.
inertial quarters. in addition to which sonic facts had come to hits
knowledge. such as he hoped the lion. :Secretary (when the proper
time arrived) would be able to contradict. Though' lie gave the
Right lion. Gentleman credit for his general talents, his large ae.
quirements—though he gave him credit for hblitiea Stich as had
seldom before been exhibited in that House, he (Sir T. Leth.
bridge) must judge of him by his acts—he moat pooh to hie laws
and their effects. The country must Mt **VP and TOPpletity
system which he and -his colleagues had tortimenetehed oeusstik.do
out? Whether Foreign States had dealt out 'to 'is with' tlitFillego
liberal hand as we had to them ? Whether the game be
whether they had but, rather, tihovin tharatelfet mt than'
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