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IDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1825.

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CORN
LAWS.
A petition vrss presented from Edinburgh, praying fors revision
of th► Corn hairs.

I%lr. PALMER presented a petition from !leeks, praying that
the Corn Laws might be revised. He also presented several others
from various parishes in the same county.
Mr. F. BUXTON presented a petition from the Manufacturers
residing in the neighbourhood of Spits'fields, praying for a revision
of the Corn Laws.
Sir E. HARVEY presented a petition from the Farmers and
Landowners in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, praying for a re.
vision of the Corn Laws. He also presented a similar petition
front Denyen. near Malden, in Essex.
Mr. HUSKISSO:sf presented petitions from the Merchants of
Dundee and Manchester, praying for a revision of the Corn Laws.
.He also; presented one from the owners of mills to Liverpool, pray-
mg that the flour trade may be protected.
Mr. /1. BARING wished to ask his Right lionourablelFriend
when he intended to bring forward his measure respecting binder!
COTT.
31r. HUSK ISSON said, he was anxious to do it es south as
passible; and that he thought it would be done in sufficient dale
to bring the bonded corn into consumption before the next harvest.
' Mr. BRIGHT wished the question to be set at rest some way dy
other, for the country would not submit to the inconvenience the'
mum ensue if it was postponed till Lein Session.
After a few words from Mr. PELHAM, the petition was brought
up, and read.
Mr. DUNCAN presented a petition from Dainsborough, against
any alteration in the existing Corn Lees.
Mr. IIPKENZIE presented a similar petition from Boss.
Sir T. WINNINGTON presented similar petition front Stur-
bridge.
Mr. DUGDALE presented similar petitions from Coventry,
Warwick. Stratfonl.upon-A von, and mhos. places.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented similar petitions from Tadmiter,
and other places in Yorkshire.
Mr. BANKS presented a petition from the county of Gloucester,
also against any alteration In the Corn Laws.
Mr. CHAPLAIN presented a great number of petitions from
different parts of England, all against any alteration In the existing
('orn Laws.

Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a petition against any altera-
tion in the Corn Laws, from Yorkshire.
Sir W.INGILBY presented similar petitions from Stamtixd
Bridge, and other places.
Lord BELG RAVE presented a petition from the Mill-owner;
of Chester, and neighbourhood, against the importation of foreign
flour.

Mr. WHITMORE presented a petition from Railsworth,
against any alteration in the Corn Laws. fie also presented one
from Risley, in Gloucestershire, prying for the revision of the
Corn Laws.
ASSESSED TAXES.
Mr. F. BUXTON presented a petit nom the parish of Grace-
church-street. praying for the abolition wr the Assessed Taxes.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a similar petition.
BUTTER LAWS.
Mr. HUSK ISS.ON presented a petition from Liverpool, praying
that no alteration might be made in the laws relating to Irish
butter.

Mr. COOPER presented a Simner petition from Sligo.
COUNTY COURTS.
Sir J. WROTTESLEY presented a petition from Wolver-
hampton, praying that the jurisdiction of the County Courts might
be concurrent with those of the Court of Requests.
Lord A ',THORP said, that he believed that was the general
wish. He had no objection to its being so settled ; but he should
leave it to the choice of the suitors to choose which court they pleased
to carry their cause.
COMBINATION LAWS.
Mr. HUME presented s petition from the Shipwrights on the
Tyne, concerning the Combination Laws. It was referred to the
Committee on the —"

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understood the ._
state, if, from any _ eve.— ,ppening in a high
quarter, the wishes of the [louses of Parliament and the Crown
should be placed in opposition.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE bad not exactly heard what the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Sir W. Wynn) had said, but he supposed it was
perfectly in order. For his part, if what was reported to have been
said last night was true, he was heartily glad of it. If the mess.
sure were to pass on the strength of the evidence on the subject
before the Committee, he thought it would be highly improper,
for, from what he had read of it, he considered it to be entiray
ex-rule.
Sir J. BRIDGES was proceeding to advert to what had been
said last night in another place, when he was called to order by
The SPEAKER, who said that every Member was as fully
aware as he was of the Orders of the House. The present discus..
sion was certainly irregular, though it was not always convenient
to stop the mouths of Members when they began to speak. la It
was impossible to know how they might frame their sentence.
What had been said could not be recalled, but he hoped it would
not be renewed.

Sir J. BRIDGES said he merely wished to deliver his opinion
on the subject, as he was not a Member of that House when the
subject was under discussion before. lie did not think that it ought
to ba put in the power of the Catholics to overturn the Protestant
religion. He did not wish to see our own pure worship replaced
bt the disgusting mummery of Popery.

CATHOLIC CLAIMS.
Mr. WELLS rose to present a petition from the Mayor. Bur-
gesses. Corporation, and Inhabitants of Kingstown, in the parish of
Maidstone, in the county of Kent, against further concessions to the
Roman Catholics. In doing so, the Hon. Member professed him-
self a warm friend of Ireland, and a well-wisher to her interests,
but he did not think that the Catholic Relief Bill now before Par.
liament could he passed into a law consistently with the safety of
the existing establishments in Church and State.
Mr. A. W. ROBA RT.'S felt himself bound to state, that al.
though the petition presented by his Hon. colleague (Mr. Wells)
was numerously and respectably signed, yet it by no means ex-
pressed the sentiments of all persons in the part of the country from
which it came. Many persons differed from the petition entirely.
For his part, after the unanswerable speech of his 3lajesty's Attor-
ney-General foe Ireland (hjr. Plunkett) on the subject of Catholic
Relief, and that which had been delivered by the Right Hon. the
Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Canning), • few nights ago, he
did not see by what process of reasoning lion. Gentlemen could
bring themselves to oppose the measure. For himself, he would
say openly and boldly, that while he held a seat in that House be
never would oppose any measure calculated like the present to
remove the grievances and promote the prosperity of Ireland.
Mr..l. SMITH entirely concurred with the Hon. Member for
Maidstone (Mr. IV ells) when be designated himself es • friend to
Ireland. Ile (Mr. Smith) had had opportunities of knowing how
well the Hon. Gentleman was entitled to that praise, for they had
sat together upon committees where the interests of Ireland had
been the subject of discussion, and the conduct of that Honourable
Member was such as justified him in asserting that he was the
friend of Ireland. He was likewise aware that there was no Mern-
her in that House whose opinions were more the result of his own
mature and unbiassed consideration than the Member for Maid.
stone ; yet he must express his surprise that the knowledge which
the Hon. Gentleman possessed of the state of Ireland hail not led
him to a very different conclusion from that which he had just ex-
pressed. But he trusted, however strong his opinions might now
be. the lion. Gentleman world see reason to alter them before long.
The more so as he (Mr. Smith) was convinced tranquillity could
never be restored to that country by any other means than those now
proposed to be carried into effect. He belifved the present petition
was respectfully worded, but there were others of &different descrip-
tion, and which were so highly offensive in their language and
tendency, that it could troche supposed Ilan. Members oho pre-
sented them had ever taken the trouble to read them or make them.
selves masters of their contents. One petition presented the other
evening from the village of Buckhurst, in I)evonshire, expressed the
petitioners' bostili to the concession of Catholic Claims, "because
the supporters of Those claims were to be found with few excels.
dons among that body of public men who were always to be seen to
the van of those arrayed against the safety of our present happy
Constitution in Church and State." Now, he thought it highly
improper that petition. containing such indecorous expressions of
sentiment should be laid before the House. Was it meant to be
insinuated, that the 2(11 Members, who constituted the majority on
the second reading of the Catholic Relief Bill, were enemies to our
" present happy establishments in Church and State?" The
Honourable Member then proceeded to advert to a petition from
the inhabitants of Sr. Saviour's, Southwark, and two other parishes
in the heart of the City .of London. which contained very improper
sentiments and expressions. Ile thought the Honourable Gentle-
men who presented them could not have been aware of their con.
tents; for his part, be (Mr. Smith) would never present • petition
without having first read it.
Mr. Secretary PEEL wished to trouble the House with an ob-
servation with regard to the Irish Elective Franchise Bill. It would
be fur the convenience of all parties, it the course intended to be
pursued with respect to that and the two other Bills relative to the
Itotnan ('atholics, should be folly known to the House. He, fix his
part. had not been aware of the Honourable Member for Stafthrd-
shire t Ilr. Littleton's) intention to postpone the further considers-
of 1412 1.1:1 last nigh,. Ile wished to k;iew. as it was its (Mr.

Littleton's) intention to move the order of the day for the second
reading of his Bill to-night, when the House would be requested to
go into Committee on the Roman Catholi: Relief Bill, awl what
was the intention of the Noble Lord (Leveson Gower) with respect
to the Roman Catholic Clergy Provision Bill.
Lord L. GOWER informed the Right Honourable Gentleman
(Mr. Peel) that his Resolution had been postponed till Friday.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, u the House had determined in the
affirmative on the second reading of the Roman Catholic Relief
Bill, he thinald not take the sense of the House upon the question
of the Speaker leaving the Chair, because it was the opinion of the
majority of the House that the Bill should go into Committee. At
the same time, he would reserve to himself the right of making
what suggestions he might deem ptoper upon that occasion with re-
gard to alteratiOtut or the introduction of fresh clauses into the BiH.
It might be as well, however, to state that he was fully determined
to take the sense of the House upon the question of the third read-
ing of the Bill.
A conversation took place bitterer' Mr. Secretary PELL, Sir F.
aDZTT, General GASCOYNE, Si- T. LZTHIIIIDOI. and Sir
J. NEw Pon T, relative to the period to be appointed for the Cont.
mittal of the Catholic Relief Bill, when it was finally agreed,on the
motion of Sir F. MY anETT, that the committal of the Bill should
be postponed till Monday next.
Mr. WELLS moved that the Kingstown petition be now read.
It was read accordingly.
Lord CLIFTON did not wish to interrupt the reading of the
petition, but he disapproved or occupying the time of the House in
that manner.

Mr. ISrli LIS had moved the reading of the petition on account
of the observations which fell from the Hon. Member (Mr. J•
Smie% relative to the improper language in %%bleb some petitions
had Wen couched. He wished to prove to that Hon. Member
and the House that no such objection applied to the present
petition. •'
Sir N. KNATCH BULL was sure the Noble Lord (Clifton) wu
the last person that would be desirous to dehar the public of any
legal and constitutional right like that of having their petitions
read. It might be inconvenient to have all petitions presPnted to
that House read, but it was quite competent to any Hon. Member
to move the reading of a petition.
Lord CLIFTON explained.
Mr. J. SMITH did not sac the Iron. Member for Maid-
stone (Mr. Wells) had presented the petition without having read
it; on the contrary, ha (Mr. Smith) supposed be hid: but his
expression was--" other lion. Members appeared to have pre-
sented petitions to the House without having read them, or made
themselves masters of their contents."

The petition wan ordered to be printed.
Mr. DOMINICK BROWNE presentol a petition from Kit_
bride. in the diocese of Twin, in favour of the Catholic Claims.
—Laid on the table.

Earl BECTIVE wished to correct a ells-statement relative to
the petition he had presented a few night.' ago from the county
of Cavan, in favour of the Catholic Claims. 11. had then stated
the petition to be signed by 10,000 individuals ; he had since
learned that the signatures amounted to 12,600, and comprehended
the most respectable and wealthy individuals iu that part of the
country.
QUARANTINE LAWS—MESSAGE FROM THE

on the Bill. of 0
BEER DUTIES. tabh
NNISON presented a nation from Coalcsham, pray_ A
repeal of the Duties on Ike?. Dee,
CATHOLIC CLAIMS. 111
;NYMAN presented pensions from the parishes of St. ILO
ad St. Mary Major, *eh", praying that no further Law
a he granted to the Cathfici
HILL presented &similar petition town Salem. 1111
VORTLEY presented 4 swam. petition from the cor- the I
r Leeds.
ton= lON FOR THE RO N CATHOLIC CLERGY. Al
WORTLEY announ ,en the part of hie Honourable Hon
,rd F. L. (lower) the cm eflais motion on this his I
Friday next. • cl
V.WYNN presented st!pedthan from Wrexham, in Den. plait
against making any filtharganceseions to the Catholics. recei
f most observe, he coull Moires with the prayer of the had
iii.
Ind what was reportesi to jrkree been amid by a certain °hie
ke in samba place Ink night -Made-him Inn the MOM to in
ire the Catholic question clirefelh-larise nanny (as we lose
I the Honourable Member to say) would be in a dreadßa 1
out any unforeseen melancholy event happening in • high N