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HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, MAT 17.

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
Mr. WARRE presented a petition from the piantert at St. Ch.
cent and Dominica, praying the House to appotnt a commission
Inquire, on the spot, into the condition of the slaves. The prima:as
stated that in many parts they were wealthy. At Tortola, for is.
stance, a sum of 20,0001. was possessed amongst RAO slam t and
taking the whole of the West Indies, they held property, if pot by
positive enactment, by usage, which amounted to between two end
three millions—Ordered to be printed.
Sir A. CAMPBELL presented a petition from Glasgow, pny.
Ing a reduction in the duty on refined sugar—Laid on the table.
Mr. CHA PLIN presented petitions from several parishes la
I.Sicoln, against the admission of foreign corn.
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR ARRANGEMENT BILL
The Debtor and Creditor Arrang.rme:A Bill was pad a third
time and passed.
e2ORN LAWS—IMPORTATION BILL
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved disorder
of the day for the bringing up of the report of the Committee or to
Importation of Foreign Corn Bill.
On the question being put by the Speaker,
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said, that as this was the hot "yet.
tunity he should have of making any observations on the mown
before the House, he should avail himself of it, for the purposed
saying a word or two. He felt that it was useless to oppose the
measure, and he should not, therefore, interrupt It by adopt-
ing st.y.merely vexatious course. He was fully aware of the very
large, respectable, and powerful majority, his Majesty's Mininen
had commanded in that House, and he could not shut his eye,
either to the equally strong support it hail received in another place.
Under the circumstances lie should not press Ministers to ;drew
pledge (for they had already given one), that rething which had
been done in regard to this measure should hereafter prejudice the
question of the Corn Laws. He should have called on them to
have entered Into this pledge at this niome it, jibe did not understand
all that had been said in this House and elsewhere to mean, that this
measure was to answer • peculiar exigency, and was not a sampled(
any measures Ministers contemplated carrying into effect next ses-
sion, when they stood pledged to make some alteration in the lan
as they at present stood. The duty now proposed (and 1000,nm-
withstanding what might have been said to the contrary, betas.
tended, was nt.t equal to that of 1822, when it was 175., it being
now only 125.) was, he believed, to be considered as proposed to to-
here certain distresses; they did not mean it to prejudice the
ral qoes:icm. There bad been efforts made in certain quarters so
Intimidate him from pursuing the course he had; but Mesa, he
must say, he despised. The opinion be had presumed, perhaps.
to express, he had troubled the House with, because be thought It
his duty to do so ; and nointimidations, however gross, personsl,er
dangerous, could have induced him to have neglected it. The pet.
sonality exhibited towards him, he would repeat, only excited his
indignation and contempt. Having said this, he would tun tale
up the time of the House by going into the question at its peewit
stage ; he would only repeat, that he protested against soy fume
proposition being grounded on that now before the House. He
hoped Ministers would recollect a pledge to this effect had been
given both in the face of the House and the country: and they
cpuld not, at any after time, in justice to the House of thus ova
characters, depart from it.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had no hearts.
thin in saying, with respect to the mode in which the proceeding
of this year bad been effected, that Ministers bad repeatedly given
a pledge that it was not to be considered the foundatioo for say
course to be pursued next year. To violate such a pledge would
be the shabbiest possible departure from their engagements. Meets
hear.) The measures they had proposed ought not, and could nee,
prejudge the free discussion contemplated. With respect to the
is-
timidatton referred to by the lion. Baronet, he (the Climatic,' of
the Exchequer) would say, that it was quite consistent with hie
character to treat it as he had.

Mr. H. SC 31 NER said, much as he admired the general me.
duct of Ministers, he considered that, in proposing the measure be.
fore the House, they had done what was neither wise as a mode of
relief, nor properly conducted, if it was wise. He wished to say
word, to explain why he had divided the House the other evening,
th►t course basing been considered as vexatious. Hie object was
to give time to his constituents to petition the House against going
into a Committee on the Bills. A meeting did take place for this
purpose on Saturday, but It was too late to effect what he desired.
Sir R. lIERON made a few observations which were not audi-
ble. We understood him to say that the Bill would not do Wl*
chief—it would be inoperative. He was, however, so opposed
Ia
it, that if he met with any encouragement, ho would now titilde
the !louse.
The Report was then brodght up and reed r, and the Bill eta
ordered to be read a third time to-morrow, aid then engrossed.

IVAREHOUSED CORN.
On the question being put that the Report of the (lornmittee ea
the Warehoused Corn Hill be brought up,
Sir R. HERON said, he mutt object to a measure which. with-
out offering any advantage, would put so much into the pockets en
the holders of bonded corn. It was a singular fact, that he
cipal part of those benetined would be persons mating in Li-
verpool.
Mr. HUSKISSON said, the Hon. Baronet seemed m ret r to
him (Mr. Huskisson), as the Representative of Lirerps?L lie
might just as reasonably charge the Hon. Baronet's opposition t°
his being candidate for some great agricultural interest. Meer,
hear, hear I)
Mr. BEN ETT said he thought his lion. Friend sous! ustified in
referring to Liverpool, when it was consititred that it held 110,0410
quarters, which was the larger proportion of bonded corn. He
objected to the Bill because. without offering any equivalent,
100,0001. would be lost to the country, and put into he
the corn dealers. He should not object to the country lasing such
sum, if it would relive the Cistre std, but lie did not think the
Bill held out any such pro.pect.
This Report was also brought I,p and read and the Bill was
ordered to be read a third time to-morrow, and then engrossed.
The Westminster Improvement Hill was then read a mood time.
The Parochial Clergy Residents' Bill went through a Comenitt"
The House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be brought up
to.morrow.
Lord NUGENT gave notice, shat on Monday he should present
a petition from Banbury, fewer Li Representation.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Five o'clock. pockets of

A squadron of yachts is expected to assemble at Dart-
mouth harbour, for a pleasure excursion to the Mediter
ranean, of whichi Lord Yarborough, in his new and splen-
d.d vessel, is to be the Commodore.