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only Sr. of Ilse whole tat, ribald eel be coatestect with this
proposition.
Mr. BEN ETT riled for the redaction of the whole tax,
in order to get rtd of the Isselaisert, that au Minister
might hereafter be able to relive a tax which weighed so
heavily on the peer.
Mr. CA LCRA on the former. discussion be had
promised that he would, opt propose any further redactions,
het he did out thereby pledge himself not to support any
motion to reduce the whole lax. He wu truly surprised at
the ceeduct of the Huuourable Member for Liverpool
(General Gaecovne), he wee astonished to Sad an advo-
cate for the reteution of any part of the salt tax in him
rho bad always complaised that he (Mr. C.) did not go far
mooch. With respect to the expectations of an increase in
the mutant of the produce of tbe duty of has. it was impos-
sible, unless it were meant to lax the fat/Series.
The House thendivided—
Fur the Amelidateat
Against it
Majority 44
On Out return to the gallery—
sir J. NEWPORT was on his legs, complalaing that while
the Chaueller of the Exchequer was reducing the salt duty
in Fhgland, be was aegmeateng it as regarded Ireland.
The wholes( the Resolutions were then agreed to, and
leave gives' to bring in the Rill, us:epilog the Resolution es
10 the duty on foreign salt to be imported into Ireland,
which ••• ordered to be re-coesiderell on. Wediseaday seat.
FOREIGN CORN IMPORTATION.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY moved the Order of
the Day fur the House main into Committee on the Core
DX.
Mr. Ct7RWEN said he was convinced the present desire
of the country, so far from reeeiviwg this Bill as a boos, was,
that the law should remain as it stood, and is that opinion be
concurred. He was fully aware of the danger to the country
dike poets should be opened, but of that be saw little pros-
pect. He was also impressed with the conviction that the
;refloat system of avenges was opera to great freed, and he
thought that the average as takes sow on English core, whilst
the importations front Ireland *waisted to 1.16 th of our en-
tire consumption, was a (real sajostice. He considered the en-
couragement given to the foreign corn trade as one great cause
of the aeiversal glut of it. Thepreteetian afforded by the pre-
sent measure be thought altogether inadequate. If 655. per
quarter were • protection is average years, surely an addi-
twos! U. per quarter in years of scarcity could not be con-
ceived suoScieut. He sheath* that every article of British
growth should be protected, as it gatestaeploynarot to la-
bour. The article of wool was ea exception,.for on that the
dam diminished the qematity of labour and therefore ha
was au, an advocate for it es regarded wool. He was
also for having cheep cern, but cheep and dear were
relative terms, /lad he wee sot fee having it so clasp
as to throw labour out of employ. He could not admit
that there was no conflietlog helevents In the qaestitia ; on
the comity, he theeeht Mere woe one lbtereat diametri-
cally opposed to the landed interest ; the real interests of
the maintheterers be etmeidered to he identified with the
landowners, hot the interest of flee aamaitant wu entirely
opposite. Tits different prate of *be kingdom were in
dissi-
milarcircumstsaces. Seellaed ould gmow her corn at 33
per cent. cheaper than it cooed let grown in Elegised, for
where the Scotch farmer paid a Joey of 6d. the farmer in
England paid lid, He tbeeglifehat it world sot be the
pour lands, but the lauds which produced the most, which
would he the first to he thrum nut of cultivation. The
Boa. Member concluded by dkelarleg his intention to take
tie seas/sof the House ea the quahog.
Mr. WESTERN said, that in eusequesoe of the strong
applications which he bad received from Ws Oralstillitata.
and the various Petitions which be had is his pocket, he
should thigh it his duty to support his Hoe. Friend (Mr.
Careen); end he could assure the Noble Lord (London-
dory) that from one end of the country to the other the
agriculturists deprecated the passing of the measure, sad he
therefore should think it extremely unwise for the measure
to be pressed.
Mr. BENETT said the gemmal *wise throughout the
country was to let the law alma.
Mr. D. BROW NE supported Ile Speaker's leaving tie
chair. He eusidered the Bill an improvement on the old
law, and that it would prevent the foreign corn from com-
ing tato the country as it had dome.
Mr. CANNING rou to move an instruction to the Com-
mitter, the subject of which, he said, was not new to the
House, having been introduced to its attentioa in a Petitioe •
from the holders of foreign cure at Liverpool. It was un-
doubtedly
a.grest object to get rid of the accumulation of fo-
reio corn, and the holders entertained the hope that Wit were
grotlad Into flour there would be au oy,portunity of exporting
it to the West Indies or some other place, and it was wined
that permission 'build he gluey that it might be taker, out for
the purpose of being ground for exportation, and failing of
attiaatwitla, that it might be returned hale warehouse. The
regattaton would be, that the person taking out foreign
con, should enter into hoed to rotors even a larger than the
usual proportion of Hoer. II might be permitted to remain
for the chance •of exportatime a certain time, say six weeks,
aid then to be returned into bond, and sot suffered to come
out for home consumption lilt the ports were opened. The
R. flat Humutrable Gentleman coacluded by moving an
is-
stractiim to the Camas ittee to the effect abuse stated.
General G A SCOTN E said a few words.
Mr. CANNING said, of coarse his motion was only hp
pethetleal, dependant on the passing of the Bill.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said he would with-
drew his motion for the Speaker leavieg the Chair, is mints,
give kis Right Hon. Friesid an opportunity dunking his mo-
tion, to the principle of which he could see no objection, at
the same time he would vesture to reeemmeed that the
debate should not be takes theta, bat is the Committee.
He did not propose the present as the very beat ears law
shark the House of Commons reek, have framed, bet as
great improvement of the law as it now existed, and pre-
senting a security against bring inuedsted with foreign
corn. With recant to the objections stated by the Hon.
Members fur tumberland sled Essex, he must say that if the
Ram were to wait till they devised sume measure that
would v.lisfy every one, they might not proceed till doomsday.
He begged to withdrew his notion for the Speaker leaving
the Chair, and hoped the Howse would not gel into a de-
tailed discussion on the grinding clause.—(A laugh.)

Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE said he would say a very
few words upon that grinding clause, respecting which the
flobla Lord had been so very facetious. He feared it would
be difficult to earry Ike plan into minutiae, and at the nine
time giving a proper security against the flour coming into
the Lane market. He believed the Bill was disliked at pre.
slat, sad that dislike would by the 'mutinied clause be in.
creased leoful.l. He had 100 petitions from different parts
of the country against the Bill, with instructions to get them
Imesented by some Noble Lord to the other House of Par..
unseat, is case it should pass that HOOK.
Vv.-RICARDO agreed that if the clause could not be in-
troduced with a full security evilest the doter coming into the
knee market, it ought not to he admitted, bat if that secu-
rity could be fumed, be thought it would be most unjust to
deprive the lvdders of fureiga corn of it. He thought the
Sill of the Noble Lord would he a great improvement
on the pr,s.nt law, slid so far it had his approbation.—
The Hun. Member for Cumberland founded all his argu-
tants us the value of corn in pounds sterling, but be (Mr.
Ricardo) did nut retard the pound sterling, but be was
anxious that the people should have an abundant supply of
two, aid an immure of their comforte, sod he thought a
limner Gordian is the trade calculated to produce those
efftntni sad he aliireeed entirely from the Hog. Member as to
'he ill dim' which it would have upon the demand fur
Inner.
Mr. WESTERN said be should not object to the proposi-
tion of the Rigbt HOLD. Gentleman (Mr. Crowing) wader
Peeper garde.
kir J. NEWPORT had no objection to the clause' on the
understanding that proper moans should be applied to pre-
vent the Hour being brought into the home consumption. If
the holders were ably to g.t rid of their stocks, he believed
that would be &great benefit to the agriculturists.
Mr. I). BROWNE explained.
Mr. BENEIT would agree to the douse, if it were to

Imapplled otsty to the 'Core witieli vas Bei' Isere.
The Hoese Hien divided—
Ayes
Noes .......... ........... 39
Majority lO7
10 answer to questiosi from Mr. Deets Browse,
'l•be SPEAKER timed, that it was ie the power lotf the
Committee to lower but sot to raise the dutiem; and also
that any amendment might be received which should he
proposed.

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Mr. DENIS BROWNE then proposed, that the House
should now resolve itself into a Cuiamittee, to consider the
laws relative to the importation of cora.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY observed, that those
who thought that higher duties should be imposed, would
vote fur the proposition just proposed; bnt those who
thought the present duties sufficient would of course vote
for the original motion.
Mr. BENETT wished to know, whether it were the in.
teat ion of the Right Hots. GenUernao (Mr. Browne) to reduce
the due'', and to regulate the import prier.
Mr. BROWN R answered is the affirmative.
Lord LONDON DERRY remarked that it was net usetie-
glary the Committee should regulate the import puke.
Mr. BEN EIT said he could not consent that the im-
port price should be reduced, inasmuch as he saw no erases
why t►e British farmer should be placed in a worse.eillita-
tios than before.
The amendment was then put and negatived.
Mr. CURWEN said he wished now to takelhe grime of
the House on the original question of the Speaker's larding
the Chair.
The House then divided. The numbers were—
Ayes
Noes 4l
Majority in favour of the motion for
the Speaker's having the Chair 108
The House then went into a Committee on the Bill.
Mr. WHITMORE proposed that the import price should
be reduced from 70s. to 055., and he felt the more confident
is making that proposition in consequence of the encourage-
meat he received from the Committee of last year, and the
very able resolution of a Right Hon. Gentleman opposite
(Mr. Haskiseon). It was his opinion that unless the present
system was altered that only the agricultural interests would
be sacrificed, but commerce would no 1007.17 remain in its
present prosperity.
fib JOHN NEWPORT considered that it would has asset
extraordioary proposition when they were devising means ts
relieve the distresses of the agriculturists, to reduce the its-
port price without an adequate compensation ; and if that
would be iejuriouetuEngland, bow much more su in hatted,
where out of seven millions more than four millions of the
inhabitants were employed lu agriculture. He would wish
to remind the House that our manufactures flourished berme

foreigners bad ever supplied us with provisions.
Mr. DAVIES GILBERT opposed the amendment so the
posed that it could only tend to enrich the foalgairr at time
expense of our owe agriculturists.
Mr. WODEHOUSE said that so far was he from concur•
ring inithe proposition before the Committee, that he should
propose that the import price be raised from 70s. to 76e.
Mr. RICARDO expressed his rence in the Resole-
lieu of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Whitmore), whose opinion*
were entitled to some weight, as all his property lay to agri-
culture, and he was sere his proposition was the molt of
mature consideration.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY objected to so rapid
a change as that which bad bees proposed. Perhaps he did
not see himself the great danger that others might, but is
legislating out these subjects they must pay some *Malicia to
Ike public Beller,
The House then divided. The numbers were.—
Ayes ... 42
Nom . 97
ifolorily against the motion.... 46
Mr. BANKER then proposed that a cloute should be in-
troduced into the Bill, reacting that the duty should be
paid at the time of importation before the corn was ware.
housed.
Mv. ROBINSON opposed that proposition, because he
Naught if carried into effect it would tend to destroy the
warehousing system altogether.
After • few words from Mr. MARRYATT, Lord CRAN-
BORN E, and the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, tbe Com-
mittee again divided, wad the proposition was negatived
by a majority of 37, the numbers being—
Ayes
•
Noes.
Majority . .. 37
Os our return to the gallery a abort discussion took place,
Is the coarse of which
Sir E. KNATCHBULL said be felt it hi.. duty to take the
sense of the House upon the propriety of rejecting the Bill
entirely. The amendineut was put and negatived without a
divisioo.
Mr. CANNING then proposed a clause, the object of
which was to allow foreign corn which bad been warehoused
to be ground, bet atiachisg • penalty to offering it fur sale
is the British market.
Lord LONDONDERRY observed, that be understood It
bad been the intention of the Hon. Member for Portarling-
ton (Mr. Ricardo) to make that proposition the subject of •
separate Bill, bet seeing the sense of the House strongly
against him, he abandoned the idea. He would then sug-
gest to his Right Hon. Friend whether adding that clause
now might not endanger the fate of the measure.
Mr. CANNING said, he had no objection to withhold the
clause for the present, but on the undersiending that when
the Report was brought up the clause should be discussed,
sod if approved by the House, inserted in the Bill.
After some further discutsion, in which Mr. Ricardo, Mr.
J. Beneti, Mr. Thompson, Lord Crenborue, the Marquis
of Loodooderry, sad Sir E. Kosichboll, took part, the clause
was agree,' to, the Hoesc resumed, and the Report was or-
dered to be received this day.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of, sad
the House adjuursed at HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK.