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taken 'Wile mra•nrea to

calamity. Famine did not approach at ogee, but by de-
grees, and if steps were talent only a few weeks ago, the Go-
remotest woold Sot itseidisiquitted.
"1' he House than divided—
Content. l4 .•
Nuiacootests
Majority against the motion.
On the return of strangers below the bar, se found
The Marquis of LANSDOWN on his legs, mositig for a
return of sit country Bunks, consisting of two, thief., four,
Ave, and six partners. His Lordship observed uu the plan
roamed by Government of paying the hal pay and pi o-
sus by a contract to he entered tow. lie conceive.' that if
the G eeee potent were slow to adopt the ptiuri,de,uf lessen-
i the relief to posterity, the better way a ould be. instead of
entering solos eortract with person., who, of course, would
have a profit, that the Commissioners of the s4iiklog Food
r-hoold be authorised to eppropriale s certain part 6f the
fund ender their nvinagemrin fur that piii pose, by which
means the cootractor's profit would at all ',rota he saved to
the public, and it would be merely following up the princi-
ple of the Act which permitted the Coustritie-noers to be
bidders for ism, loan to Guru Foment. He conceived& short
Rill would be uecessary to enable the Cuiniuirsiuners to Lod
fur this, which might be called an eichauge airbus, fur long
annuitie..
The Earl of LIVERPOOL raid the clause of the Act of
Forliansest alluded to by the Noble Marquis ass nut ems
pulsar, on the Commissioners of the eilikluo fund, but was
merely optiussal. It had been consideicd by eery competent
Judges more fur the public advantage to go into the m ri het,
saving the sinking fund to operate. Ile would out now
outer upon the question of the comparative ails aahiges with
regard to dm Man in cuntemplatiow, lo cause it soot!' de:
Vend greatly on the nature of the bargain which H;vrould
be the s(uty of a Rigid ti n, rt rend his and himself to
snake, sod if the trims iirrqr not curb us would he salvia-
tageous to the public, thet would certainly refase ihem; bet
if the bargain were mate on the term, whicii they eireittin-
plated, it would certainly be more pOr ilozvuui to "Miriade
Ft with permute from the meeker, than on any oilier plan.
If 'hire shooed be any iodisposltion in the eon:victors to
come srp to lb. terms of the Goverement, the mrsogement
avoid be livide by windier, esor<e, more advantageously for
lib/ public thou by the sinking feud.
Earl GREY said, he (note •oot conceive any statement
'which the Noble Esti could hereafter produce that would
*hew the peollit which the contractors mast mak., world not
be a lo.s %olive public. Of the two plans he should prefer
that of the Comm.orioners.of the sinking fond being the
contractors; but be sheold like null baler the more simple
plasm( • reduction of (maims to the amount of 2,000,000/.,
redact/1g the stoking fund by that sum.
The Marquis of LA NSDOW N'S motion was theta agreed
to, sad the House adjuu,ned till Muuday.
i
• HOUSE OF COMMONS, F.IDLY, MAT 10:
gallery was oisent'd a; bait-past three, and the
SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock.
Sir W. LEMON presented a Petition from certain Agri.
tillarists is the Connty of Corowatl, ageing' lowering the
oties on the imporiation of corn.—Ordered to be printed.
• Mr. MANSFIELD presented sclera! Petitions froth dif.
',trent Parishes in the Town ind County of Leieester, /mildest
'elm Rill for admittiog Ruffian Catholic Peers bins the 'House
hi Lords. They mated that they hail a grist ees&et fur
these Noble Personages, hut they considered their admis-
-1
sion at variance teeth the fundamental laws of the land, see
itstoblished at the Kevottition.—Ordered to be firlisted.
11h. RAMSDEN presented a Petition from the Town of
'olllllleld, praying Jr'A lor %Iteration fir the laws relating to'
'lseofvent elebtors.—lNderer
IIIr.IIYNG peesentertilselittei Roth St.lfittSirer,'Reil.
aal-green, against baths& litibting.—laid on tbstahle.
Culsisigl PALMER. ittretedteti ties Petitioire 'from the
Lreensed-Vietnallera in the Ctry Of litith, rig4inSit ebe system
"Orgrinting licenses to lortiliceive; and lie MioulA beirippy
• "alive Ms ettpgiort to any measure is vetoed; the MU-IQ
Whitbahe puMle were' iohjeci antler The present eiStestr.!.
Mr. HICKINBIIIN said, that (lie evil'iseas Antler geseral
as bad been represented, Mail he could state that the county
of Sbnomities was tternated.
Ittr.,IIIROUGH All considered the quentleto one of Irons&
iterate Importance, Aid he hoped that the country gestic-
aseleereeld glee their support to a measure which would souls
be bot& forward to remedy the abuse.
Sir E. KNATCHRULL defended the Maria rrrrr a of the
earthly of Kent freon awe reopotations.
The Petitions were ordered to he printed.
Lord STANLEY ',resented' a Petiiiim from certain Pro-
testant Dissenters against the Martine. Act—Laid oa the
tattle.
Mr. HARRYATT presented a Petition from eertalor Ship
Owner, at Leith, against the Hill far altering the Plarigstio•
Act.—Laid on the tattle.
Mr. LEGH KECK preeeistid re relater from the Chortle-
warders of the Parish of Edilinglou, Ft the Counter.? Tel-
eerier, against admittinglthe Homan Catholic Peers into the
Claim of Lords -;.-Uidereil to be printed.
Mr. RUM HOLD trefitenteel a Petition from serials Fish.
ing Merchants in'eiest Yarnirroth,'praying for a repeal of
the duties upon salt —IAN on the table.
Mc. SCOTT poem:moil a Petition from ecitain Unitarian
nesenterr praying for an 'alteration in the Marriage' Art.
He iroosidered that joinice .lerissioled that the prayer of the
Petition shoill.l be rented, *oil he trusted that in a few
years all those restrictioos us religion, which now disgraced
our statute book, would be done away with.
Mr. HART DAVIS presented a Petition from certain
Tobacco Maaohleturers in Bristol, praying fa.• a reduction
of she doting:i tobacco. - - - . .

Mr. BRIGHT POI ppm ted the prayrr of the Petit WI.
Sir I. COFFIN said, that atougeling tobacco load been
carried on to a great exient in Ireland. le the course of la•t
year a quantity of tob.iecu, to the amosat of 300,0001. had
beeo i•trodueed into that cutitry.

lAiil sin the table.
Mr. CL It MI!: presented a Petition from certain Mai
PI sinters in the County of Sussex, enmplannoc of the
dotirs upon Imps. He was sorry to state Chit such wag tba
melancholy cooditioo of the landed .sitertats, that the pea-
s...try were leaving the comitiy, the geutry rrsre .uo longer
able to live is their maustuois, and the landlords might be
considered se wayinc a rest to the Kuala to Induce them to
retain possession or their farm.
Sir B. LhATCH BULL said, that unfortunately the stale.
ntrot of the Hon. Gentleman was not curined to the county
sit Sussex.
Sir :. SHELLEY said, that nothing Lint a reduction of
taxes could am the (wintry, and he thought a reduction
should be made to the amount of the sinking Inuit
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE aunt, that every day he received
fresh aceoust• of disiress. Ile lamented that there was sin
prospect of immediate relief from the Government, but if
some solialsotial remedy was out proposed, ruin must
•
Mr. H. SUMNER presented a Petition from the Parish of
At. S4lllollr, Soutliwark, against the aemission of Roman
Catholic Peery into the Howie of Pe.sts.
Sir PANATCHK/LL presented a similar Petition from
itselirehtlekccin and Cleigy of Canterbury ogsi oat admitting
Venially Peers lulu the House of I..rds. He sr tilted
Mks oPpArtinity Ofexpressing his objection to the
• t;width Alselitestion hail been brought forward ; for
igqt It thrintty dangerous to separate it from the

The motion of " Nohk Friend wss netewarr, far it would to feet in eonition with the Petitioaers, The Hon. Baronet
stow when nt was aptaird for, and tf sent at the proper lime. had abio4l, if the Lai Lords were admitted, why the Catholic
The Margot% of I.AISSDOWN wished to know at That Blitiops should net he allowed to take their setts amongst
period the Government had sent relief, fur on Ilia his vine the Right Reverend Lords in the ether House? Perhapa it
would greatly depend. ! mhbl administer lt. him some consolation to know how very
The Earl of LI V Llt POOL replied, "Some weeks ago." ; -plight /I shade pr, vented, not only Catholic Riabows, hut the
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said it was not only with a mrtytt ihrowolv-s soil the Jewish Rabbi f.om sitting in Par-
- •---- hot Li ace whether the Gw.„ and • lancli.)-11 was hart ly the secidental
- . insertinii o the word Christ tan" which prevented that siow
sionmstiun which filled with alarm the good mist of Kent
owl their worthy rep tative.—(Hear, h-ar.)—They would
have nu objection to take the oaths spatial particular pniut•
I of doctrine, soil thry were mriely excluded by saying And
all this I promise on the faith of a Christian." Certainly
the aternhers of the Greek church could sit there; they ab•
jsted .11 the tenets, soil they were as well qualified as the
hest Protestant within the Archeicarnory of Canterbury.
Sir f.. KN ATC 1.1. explained.
Mr BROUGHAM said, if be were the Patriarch of Con-
staiiiinaple, nit honour to which he did not aaiiire, he might
most couscieutiously take the oaths of allegiance and supre-
macy.
Mr. LUSHINGTON concurred in tie sentiments of hie
Hunotirable Friend the Member for Kent, fur he would
sooner cote for the whole mentinre than that which had been
introloc.d; for, whether it failed ur succeeded, it could only

irk( lutitisin *Which was itways connected with mmirtities.
r 'Blriihrtr, if "the L. 47 'Poets, Mere admitted iutu Parliallutiee,
tatit*trits to pretest the Citholle Bishops from oittibilherir
miaow fottirortiherv! Ile therefore participated is tire slum
fell'l4'ilie Ottill4ihere, and he should jive the 'lmmure his
414i•red'uriciallion.
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