The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-09 00:00:00

:Ir. HUME proposed, as an amendment, that it should be
compulsory to go to the sinkitig fund for the whole amount.
After some discussion, in which Lord Londonderry, Mr.
Caloraft, :sc. took pert, the House divided. The numbers
were—For the amendment 34, Against it til, Majority against
it 27.
The report was, after some farther debate, agreed to, and
the bill was ordered to he rend a third time.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then brought
forward his resolutions for the repeal of the salt duty, upon
which a long conversation followed, and an amendment was
',imposed by Mr. Calcnsti, tlyst the whole oldie duty should be
repealed, instead of tlic partial repeal proposed by the right
bon. gentleman.
The amendment was supported by Mr. Brougham and others,
OD the ground that keeping up the partial duty would give
ministers as much iulbience and patronize, and cost the country
as mach as the cnlleetiost of the whole duly would do.
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Ine amendment was opposed by Lord Londonderry and
others, and the House ultimately divided upon it. For the
amendment 62—Against it 111.—Majority against the amend-
ment 44.

Ui. the order of the day for the House going into a commit-
tee on the Corn Importation Bill,
Mr. CANNING proposed tint it should be an instruction to
the cum:titles to prepare a clause to unable the holders of fo-
reign corn to grind it for exportation.
Lord lAA DON DERRY had uo ob;.tetion to this instruction
going to the committee. As to the bill itself, he did not con-
sider it ■s the best corn bill which the ingenuity of parliament
might contrite, but he thought it would be useful to prevent
the country being inundated by the influx of foreign corn.
Mr. CUBAN' EN opposed the bill, and said lie would take the
sense of the house on going into committee
Mr. T. LETHBRIDGE also opposed the bill.
Mr. H. SUMNER stated that lie should vote against the
Speaker leasing the chair ; but the ground he took fur doing so
did not reach the gallery.
A division then took place on the question that the Speaker
do trace the chair—Ayes, 13U—Noes, .11—Majority. 10S.

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On our re-admission, we found the house in a committee,
and Mr. Brogden, who was in tilt. chair, was going through the
various clanses. 1N hen he arrived at that which fixed the
price at 705.,
Mr. WHITMORE rose to move his amendment. Notwith-
standing the lateness of the hour, lie felt it his duty to make a
tew remarks upon one or two points, and especially upon the
attempt made in this bill to raise the price of corn in Great
Britain higher than in other parts of the world. To this pur-
pose he entertained the most decided objections, and was con-
vinced that if the system were pursued, the manufactures of
the country could nut continue in prosperity. The lion. gent.
concluded with moving that the words 64a.be substituted for 70s.
Sir J. NEI% PORT Ass of opinion, that the arguments of the
11011. member, however fit they might be with reprd to this
country, were totally inapplicable to the state of Ireland, where
few manufactures existed. He opposed the amendment.
Mr. WODEHOUSE, nfter adverting to an opinion given by
Lord Liverpool in 1815, that not less than 80s. would be a re-
munerating- price, moved as an amendment, that the words 7.55.
be substituted for 70e.

Mr. RICARDO expressed his surprise at the amendment
proposed by the hon. member for Norfolk. Et en the most
acti%e of the agricultural ioterest in that house laud declared,
that a price of GU. would afford •ullicieut protection to the
farmer.

The Marqnis of LONDONDERRY disapproved of the
amendment of the hon. member of Bridgenorth, as tending to
ceitct too evtensiae and rapid a change in the present system.
After s few words from Air. N. Calvert, the gallery was
cleared, and the committee divided upon Mr. Whitmore's
amendment. For the amendment, 42—Against it, ti7—Majo-
rit 45.

Afr. WODEITOUSE then withdrew his amendment, and the
original resolution was agreed to.
Mr. FIANKES, after a few observations, moved as an amend-
ment, that the words " the duty to be paid when admitted for
home consumptiow," should he left out, for the purpose of is.-
troduciog the words, " the duty to be paid at the time of im-