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CORM 1111. L

tr. Wtsrsan moves: the Order of the Day fur
second reading of the Corn Bill; which being
He said. that in case the House pave leave for
8.11 to be read a second time this day, it was
intention. when it went into the Committee, to
up the blanks different to what they were in the
Ili% in such a manner. indeed, as, he flattered
Imself. would allay the apprehensions which had
. abroad respeding this Bill. and which, he
,?NI. would also induce the Hon. Gentlemen,
- had opposed thepyesent Bill. to withdraw their
;.er opposition to it. In the last Bill, the time
permuting the exportation from this errantry,
fixed fur the 15th August ; he proposed to alter
to the 13th of Noveneeer next. The reason
4iich bad led the Committee to make this altera-
ns, was, they had understood from various pans
the country, that the harvest is not likely to be
'svourable as there had been reason to crpea ;
as such, they wished to enlarge the time, as
MK* not willing that any alarms should be
which might disturb the ease and happiness
the people. Whetter these accounts were well
"-founded, he could not undertake to say ; tl ey

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however, such as had determined the Cum.
suttee to make the Alterations he had mentioned ;
he repeated his hopes, that the Hun. Members
.pposite to hint, nut give any further opposi..
;tun to the pre• ent Bill procced;ng in its course. Ile
would, therefore, move, that the Bill be now read
scoad time.
Al .leeman COMBE rose to oppose it. He
hoped the Hon. Gentleman wool,' not have per-
id la pushing forward this Bill at so late a perio,l
the sessina. Fos his own part. he weld not but

consider-the Bill as tendine. and calculated to per.
pollute the price of corn. ad thlt if ain't,' ne•ef. fall
below a certain sum pet quarter, or bushel. It bad
• already been prodirCtive of very serious ages to the
publici '
and putitnlarly to the loser classes of the
people,• by taising the miee of corn 10s. a bushel,
during the progress of the last Bill through the two
Houses; and it would, 'n ail likelihood, have a
still further tendency, if the present Bill was
persisted in. The present alterations, no doubt,
made the Bi'l less exceptionable than the former
one ; but still he disliked the measure altogether ;
and, as such, he could wish the House to forego
it till the ieet session of Parliament. when the Bill
would have the advantage of receiving a mote gene-
ral and ample discussion. He therefore moved,
that instead of the word .4 now," the words this
day six months" be added.
Sir W. CUR FIS rose, he said, to second the mo-
tion of his Hon. Friend. He had a very great ob-
jelion to the Bill, as he was sensible it had already
been the cause of raising considerably the price of
corn. It had also increased the price of flour ; and
there had been a rise in the assize of bre:l3, for two
weJks past. He thought the amendments woeld
certainly make the Bill less ekceptiovahle ; net, as
the operation of it was Mt to take piece with t caged
to exportation, before the 14th of N In:ser, he
thought that, as Parliament might, in ail likelihood,
meet before that time, it would he hater die whole
shoiiht he postponed to the next session, when it
wou!ii h ire the fullest investigation and discussion.
Sir JOHN ANDERSON expressed Rhine if of
the same opinion. He 'bought the Bill was of
great magnitude and importance, and, as such,
that it ought not to pass in so very late a period of
the session.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIF.QUEII
said, the Hon. Gentle.nen who opposed this Bill
seemed a little to forget what was the precise na-
ture of the question. ('hey ohjetcted to the Lae
-,,efald of the see.ion in vilreh it was brought for-
war d ; whereas, they should reeollea, that, hut for
a mere point cf formality, which could not be dis•
pensed with. consistently with the privileges of the
House, the Bill would already have passed into a
law. He ..dmitted, that if it had, (or the first
time, been introduced sow, it might be called late
indeed in the session, to take up a me tune of such
serious .and general concern; but it had been before
the House early in the month of February; had
la.zn investigated by several Committees, who had
p tid to it the inmost attention; and it had ailually
ie,-erved the sanaion and consent of both Houses of
rirliament Under these circumstances, he thought
it better to proceed with it now, than to defer it to
the next session. With respell to the arguments that
had been raged against it, as to raising the price of
cnrn, he begged leave to observe, that, rising as the
pa ices are, they are much below thatwhich is Hied for
the encaurag anent of the growth of cora. The worthy
Alderman had mentioned the rise in the assize or
bread. H e believed, however, the rise in the particular
assize of last week was the consequence of the rise in
the pi ic• s the week before; but be that as it may,
he coniended that it was not fair to attribute either
the rise in the price of corn, or of the assize of bread,
to this Bill, which, us far as it appeared to him,
would have no such effre. by leaving the ports
open to the 15th of November, you will, during
that period, .bave as free atiimportation as we have
now, and by that time, MI season will be so far
advanced, that there can be en expeaotion of re-
ceiving any importations from the Baltic, at least
till the following Spring. lie was, therefore, clear-
ly of opinion, the hill was not liable to the objec-
tions brought against it by the Floa. Nlernbeis who
opposed it, and hoped they would so far feel it was
not, as to withdraw their present opposition to its
progress.
Lord A. HAMILTON spoke shortly in opposi-
tion to the Rill, but in so low a tone of voice, that
we culd, with difficulty, hear a word be said. From
what we did hear, we understood him to sae, that
be could not agree to the assumption, that the Bill
was introduced at such a time as to have the full
sense of the House, or such an ample discusiirm, as
a measure of that importance required. if by the
present amendment, the Bill is not intended to
have any operation till the 15th November, he
thought at would be better to postpone it altogether,
till the ensuing Session. He saw nothing which
pressed ea the 'loose to pass the Bill now.
Mr. PI rr said a few words in explanation.
Mr. WESTERN did the same.
The question being called for, a division took
place on the amendment.
Ayes, 11.—Noes, /A.—Majority, 45.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered
to be committed to-morrow.