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gulai..rs. Ile Loped that the Session would not pass without a
change in the Corn Laws.
CATHOLIC CLAIM B.—PETITIONS.
Mr. DICKENSON presented a Petition from the Archdea-
conry of Wells, against any further concesaion to Roman Catho-
lics.
After a few observationa from Sir THOMAS ',Ern BRIDGE,
tie Petkion was ordered to lie on the table.
Dlr. lICKENSON mat rose, to prcsent a Petition from the
Archdeaeonty of Taunton, complaining of the efforts made by
Roman Catholics to can grselytes from the Established Church.
llTll.erelol&glnSbllltattlsoe. presented a Petition from Shepton
D allet against the Land Tax, and sk,micst certain Assessed Taxes,
tanning personal property.
- AL rITZGERA LD presented a Petition from the County
nu. - ""*".r .of the Irish Provincial Banking 05mpany.
of Kerry in taw. ... --wattai 3 Petition from the Town of
Mr. PBENDEROAn A 1... 1.
Galway to the same affect. ....
1 Mr. ABERCROMBIE presented a Petition from the Royal
Colivge of Surgeons, Edinburgh, relative to the better Rripiladon
of Apothecaries.
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Coventry. On those grounds ha, would (ippon the introduction of
the Bill.
GURNHY said, lie thought the subsjegt of such magnitude
that it ought to be taken up by tire Govermihnt, and sonic legis_
dative enactment Introduced on the subject, In order to Show what
tee lawful and what not. Ile thought ft paniesslerly belonged to
I the President of the Board of Trade to interfere on this occasion,
sod make it no longer a matter of doubt how tar the common low
operated, and how the provisioni of the Bubble'Act bore on the
question. It was moat desirable to have the common law explained,
as it was fired by a series of decisions how t!ie Hubble Act stood
with reference to its,Foritire einctinente. He should net troubli
the /louse further; he rose simply to express his opinion that the
Right Hen. Gentleman opposite (Mr. or rather the
Government, should- intseddreta theft ose z Code of lie o to regu..
late the tenni./ bf Joist Stdck Companies, bud otherwise set the
question at rest.
.* Hr. P. MOORE, in reply, staid he should be extremely glad if
the Pestilent of the Board of Trade took the subject into his own
Fla "gold rrouslie tarn his sOppert whenever any measure
was brought forwa,,t by him. At pies,. Lba Joust Steck Comps-
mks were completely at sit, withoutrudder or compere, Milt will),
two hundred and 'fifty tbousarsd pounds of capital. Many of
these had not the grounds for being called bubblost. He had the
honour to be connected with some Companies, and he was ready to
declare on his word of honour, that every one of thefts In good faiths
in solidity, in honour and conscience, were in no respect inferior to
the Bank of England itself. (A livegh, and hear.) Ile wanted
a low to regulate them which could be understood. The Bubble
Act did not apply to them, and was calculated only to depreciate
the property of those connected with them. In order in some
measure to disabuste the public mind, he brought forward the pre-
sent nreasure.with a view to excite fair discussion on it; he thought
it right that before the Recess the question should be agitated.
Great good would result from it; it would tend materially to set
the public mind at rest, and go a great way towards conciliation.
He hoped the House would corms to some understanding on the
subject, connected with which there was so much capital afloat.
From what he had heard in the course of the debate he was in-
duced to alter his motion. Instead of asking for lease to bring in
a Bill to repeal the Bobble Act, he would move for leave to alter
and amend certain clauses in it. Indeed it was the opinion of high
legal authority that the whole of that Act was obsolete. Another
high authority thought the provisions of it such as cot to be carried
into execution. (Neer.) he hoped the seise of the House would
settle the matter with tespeet to Congeries whicb were no mon
babbles than the Bank of England.. That too' had its shares,
which were regularly brought into market. The Honourable
liketlernao then withdrew his former motion, and moved for leave
bring in a Bill to amend certain clauses in the 6th George I.
esseroonly called the Bubble Act.
Air. Secretary PEEL and Mr. HUSKISSON suggested to the
Honourable Member the propriety of withdrawing the motion al-
together.
Mr. 11L'IllE asked the Right Honourable Gentlemen whether
they wished the law should continue as it was ? It was idle
le wait for the Lord Chancellor to bring in his Bill. That Noble
sled Learned would come to no conclusion Oe the subject hastily ;
be would be doubting and delaying, doubting and delaying, aye,
until the next Session. (A laugh.) God only knew when he would
do any thing about the matter. (A laugh.)
111 r. lIUSKISSON thought discussion simply on notice of
motion for leave to bring in a Bill not fair. It was still lets fair
that the Honourable Gentleman should change his motion without
giving norize of his intention ; without knowing too which cf the
clauses he intended torepeal, and without the least consideration on
the subject. (Hear.) He trusted the Honourable :Wernher would
not press the matter then, hot wait until after the Recess.
Mr. P. MOORE then withdrew his motion ; at the same time
giving notice of his intention to bring die subject for ward Mune-
dlately after the holidays. _

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HOLYHEAD ROAD.

Sir H. PAR:\ EL moved for leave to bring to a Bill for the
further improvement of the Holyhead road.
After a few words from 51r. C. PELHAM leave was granted.

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