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talk of nothing but relieving the country at large by increasing
the price of corn.
Mr. C. DUN DAS remarked, that if he did not feel that the
interests of the agriculturist and the manufacturer were insepa •
rably united, and that relief to the one would be relief to the
other, he would not have consented to go into the Committee.
Mr.SPOONER felt a strong objection to the composition of the
Committee, as on looking over the list of names he found t hat
not one Member from the great manufacturing counties of
Warwickshire, Staffordshire, or Lancashire, had been included,
Ifany good were to be derived from the enquiry, which he
greatly
doubted, it must be accomplished by conveying to the
public, that it had been conducted by those who were most con •
potent to give the great subject a calm, fair, full, and dispassionate
investigauon. Two points were to be considered ; first if relief
were necessary, and next if that relief could be supported
by the manufacturing interest; and if the Committee came to
the conclusion that a high price fur grain would relieve the
manufacturers, he hoped it would not be done without at least
the show of jostle:, by adding some members connected with the
great counties he had mentioned.
Mr WODE HOUSE was most anxious that measures should
be taken to suppress that dreadful system of gambling to which
the corn trade at present was so peculiarly liable. He knew that
an honourable gentleman who sat near him felt somewhat mere.
dulous as to the frauds committed in the corn trade; and he
had himself, at one time, been nearly as incredulous as that
Hon. Gent.. for though he certainly believed that frauds were
practised, yet he had, as certainly, no conception of their
Importance, and of their extent. The Hon. Member adverted
to the difficulty of procuring, under the existing regulations,
correct returns of the quantity of corn grown in large districts;
and in commenting upon the uncertainty of any
.average prices,
founded upon the general returns, stated an instance which
occurred on the 7th of November, 1815, when a return was
made from Lyon. in Norfolk, of 1036 quarters of wheat, which
cost near 3,0001. averaging a price of 365. per quarter ; while a
return was also made in Derbyshire, of two bushels, which cost
.11.35. averaging. therefore. 100 s. per quarter.
Mr. BENNETT (Member for Wiltshire) denied that he had
ever been an advocate for high prices, and he looked on the
appointment of the Committee as one step to their permanent
ruction. Could it be supposed, that if the whole land were
thrown out of cultivation, and we depended on foreign supplies
alone, that the price of corn wuuld be low in this country ?
Surely not; and whatever therefore tended to the protection
of our agriculture, and to preserve us from foreign dependence,
must have a tendency to avert the evil of high and fluctuating
prices.
Lord TEMPLE entertained a hope that, as the Committee
was appointed, its enquiries might be productive of advantage;
but at the same time he took this occasion of stating, that be for
one would resist any measure that might be introduced, the
object of which was to raise the prise of food.
'fineries of" question" becoming at length amount, strangers
were ordered to withdraw.
When the House divi..ed the numbers were—
For the original Motion 251
For the onesednient tots
W
On our re 41111.116111 into 11111eTyit);ve found Lo;dlPALliElt-
nom plebes the of the Army Estimates pill
Friday. ranausiog _Oeders of the Day being disposed of,
the House imlitionted afbalf pit one o'clock.

THUaiUAY. JUNE 1.
On the motion of Mr. HARVEY, it was ordered that Mr.
H. Swann should be brought from the. King's Bench prison
on the 30th ufJune to the liar of the House, should the said
Mr. S. so desire it.
Mr. IR AXW ELL, in presenting a Petition from the Maus,
fad irers of Paisley, complaining of the distressed state of
trade, availed himself of the opportunity to detail the diffi-
culties which were endured by the Petitioners and those
similarly circumstanced in their neighbourhood. Ordered
to lie on the table.
Mr. MAR ityArr moved for various returns of the real
value of Goods eaporled from Great Britain to Russia, &c.
for the last twenty years, distinguishing each year; the
official value of tit- same; the uumber of ships engaged In
such trade; the number ut masts, &c. imported within the last
twenty years; the number of ships that cleared out for the
colonies during that period, &c.—Severally ordered.
Returns of goods etpurtid to the East Indies since 1815
were laid before the House.
Lord C A ssr LLREAGH moved fur Accouots of the Dover,
Harwich, and other Mien Estaulishinents. Ordered.
Mr. BCARLE ET moved fur accounts of the now.
tier of causes set down for trial at the Sittings in and after
Term for the last men yeais ; the numbers disposed of; the
rules fur no w tenets, &c.—Ordered.
Mr. F'. CAMPBELL broognt forward his motion respect-
ing the Judicature of Wales, briiil detailing the history of
the legal institutions of that part of the country, and en-
urging au the incoliveniences and expencet that often resulted
to the iababitants of the Principality of Wales, in the de-
lay or olituininent of Justice lie was persuaded that many
of the evils might be remedied, and with the siew of ascer-
taMing that fort he should wove that a Committee be op.
pointed to inoicre IMO the state of the .;udirature of %Vales,
the advantage of the Welsh Judges, the Condition of the
Welsh Court, and the propriety of itholishiug the same;
and mosey' tain whether tura...Wel could nut be uolopted to
blend the udininistiation of Justice in Wales with the Assize
Regulations adopted in Loglasol.
Mr. Wynn, Mr. Creevey, Mr. Warner, &c. went at much
length into the difficulties that must attecd the projected
changes, when
Lord CAB IL LEV:EACH moved, as an amendment, that
the Committee be appliisllCli w enquire into the best mode of
ameliorating the mean- of admonistering Justice in Wales.
Mr. F. CAMPBELL bating replit d. the amendment was
agreed to.
PA V BIL:NT OT W AGES.-14r. LITTLETON rose pursu-
ant to notice 11l move for leave to bring in alldl to protect the
labourer from 'mud in the payment of his wages, to prevent
payment w truck, and to compel pay meat in money.
Sir J. NI CI NTOSII oas cola:nerd that the lost remedy
for the etii.eomplaii.ed of would be to abolish sill restriciiina.
He reserved to himself the right of upposiog this Bill iu its
future stages.
Mr. W. SMITH spoke in favour of a Committee.--Leave
was given to to log in the Bill.
On the !unison uf Nli. PASCOE O REN FELL a number
of ucconais a r,• ocoiered !tom the Batik, and
Lord C A ',CULL!: LAI ill lose to move, in pursuance of a
notice Ishii li tic !1.01 alit'all) given, for the continuance of the
law moo in hove ti .11 pespect to ultimo The duration of
that coniiimakce he s‘ i,lped, as iii the last case, to limit to
the period of tot, o nr.
Oa 'bisque. osi excessively loor, debate ensued, nfler
which strung. I. oer, ordeivit to withdraw, tied a division
took place, tsa. is Ilse". Appealed
Fur th ...00, 140 I Against it, 63 Majoi By, 86.
Lord' CAS MLR bAtill ufterwurds obtained Were 0
bring in a. 1141 to alailhilt mato. wiaation by the purchase to
Stock in the Bunk of Scotland. The other orders of the
day being disposed of the House adjourned.