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London, England, 1820-05-10 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COM MONS, TUICSDAY, MAY 9.

Several new Members took the oaths and their seals.
OUTSTANDING EXCHEQUER BILLS.
Mr. MAREttLY gave unlace that on Thursday next he
would submit a monon to the House respecting outstand-
ing Exchequer Bills, and the Interest due therein..
Oa the motions of Sir JOHN NEWPORT seems:rill were Or-
dered of the (Arial value of Blankets, iVraoliens, and other
articles of British M snufseture imported tutu Iceland from
Great Britain daring the last seven years.
Mr. Covnrax*Y presented a Palatial' from the House-
holders of kgeter,on the stitaject of the site of Exeter Market.
This Petition was laid on the table.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
The following Eh clamp Petitions was presented,—Two
from St. lees, complatnto of the return for that Borough,
at the last Election—l heve Petitions were ordered to he taken
into cunsiderar on Thursday the Sib June. One coin-
plainisig of the return fur Penrytt—to be taken into COll.
sideration un Woduesday the 13th Juue. One from Ipswich
—to be considered on the same day. Oar from Berwia k-
upon-Tweed—to be taken into cousideratiou on Thursday
the J;oth June next; and true from Lioneriek—oto be coo.
sidereal on the same day.
TAX ON FOREIGN WOOL.
Lord MILTON imptired when the lteport ou the operation
of the Tax respecting the Inspurtattoots of Foreign Wool
would he printed?
1 Ise CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was under
revision, and would soon be ready.
Mr. Roatusow explained that the Papers alluded to dial
not constitute a Report strictly, bat were composed or the
Minutes of Evidence taken In tore the Board of Trade.
Ou the motion sit Lord Mtt.Tox, a copy of these Minutes
was orolereal to be laid ors the table.
In mower to a question from the !Collie Lord, the CHAN.
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER salt' that the ropy should be
prepared m quick as possible.
AGRICULTURAL PETITIONS.

Mr. GOOLH prrsented a Peanuts from a very
large number of rropectulile permits in the county
of Suffolk, many of whom Were of the lint COON*
&tattoo, against the importation of foreign want.
The Hum Member prtictited a another Peti•

lion from forty Gentlemen who had served on two
aimlessly, Grand Juries. -He also presented a Pr.
tition to the same effect lIIMS • large number of the
iuhshitw►t• of the town of fisswirli. The Hon.
Member observed th.t thee! people were hostile to
the Co►n Bill; and would, at the time it was passed,
almost have broken his head ; though now they were
decidedly in favoor of some protecting measure
111),,I1 seeing the great increase of the agvicultural
digrese.
Sir W. Ltrote presented a Petition from the
Owners *mil Occupiers of Lend in the county of
Cornwall, preying that the distresses of the
cultural interests may be referred to • Committee.
Mr. 011ie presented a Petition fA►m certain
parishes in the county of Norfolk, fir a similar
purpose.

Sir It. WILLIAMS presented • Petition froM the
Owners and Occupier's+ band in the county of
Caritarvon, praying. sissiltae isignity„
Mr. Hohwe SUMNER ',repeated • Platititin from
the Landowners of the county of Sofrey, corn.
plaining of the great depression of the Agricultural
Ilitivrests. This depression was so notorious, and as
he knew a great number of Members hod similar Pe-
-1 Illicit's to present, he would not enterinto a prem.
lure consideration of that great subject. He en-
treated that other Gentlemen would adopt a similar
course at the present moment, and reserve them•
selves for a general discussion of the subject, for
which he would now fix a day. The Hon. Member
then said, that on Thursday, the 25th, he would
move that these Petitions be referred to a Select
Committee, to enable the Petitioners to prove their
allegations, and also for the purpose of pressing
upon the Legislature the adoption of whatever
measures should appear best calculated to remove
or mitigate the distresses of the agricultural lute-
rests.—.(llene, hear.)
General GASCOYNE thought that no more im-
portant measure than the Cove Bill could be
brought before Parliament in the present state of
the country. He should, therefore, implore the
[louse to pause before they entered into so mo-
mentous a subject, one which, when entered upon,
was calculated to excite public oessuitions, that, once
roused, it would be difficult to-suppress. He cer-
tainly should oppose the object of the Petitioners,
and could only consent to vote for going into a
C inittee for the purpose of repealing its tom the
whole provisions of the present Corn Bill.—(Hear,
hear.)
_ _ _

Mr. 110tate Sum Nca then altered the notice he
had given, and fixed it fur Tuei.day,lite 30th filay
next.
The above Petitions were laid *oche table and
ordered to be printed.

COMMERCIAL DISTRESS.
Sir G volt° a C LEKK presented a Petition frem the
AlliCi4lllllB and Shipowner* of Leith, stating, as
commercial men, the greardifficulties under which
they laboured. They stilted that they were fully
aware of the great delicacy of the subject, but
they kill entreated the House to take it into its
comitieration, with a view of inquiring whether
any remedy could be devised to meet the evil. The
Hon. Member stated, that-he entirely concurred in
the view taken of the commercial distreoes of the
country by the Hun. Member for Taunton (Mr.
Baring), in his able F iercli last night.
The Petition was laid on the table, and ordered
to he pribted.

CATHOLIC QUESTION.
Sir HENRY PARNELL stated, that he had receiv-
ed a letter from his Ittglit Hon. Friend (Mr. Grat-
tan), lamenting that indisposition would prevent his
bring able to bring forward his motion upon the
Catholic Question on the day for which the notice
had been tixed, but lie hoped its about a month he
would have it in his power to attend in his place in
Parliament, and bring that important quegion un-
der the consideration of Parliament. The Hon.
Hartriwt therefore, in the absence of his Right Hon.
Friend, postponed his notice on the Catholic Ques-
tion from the 16th to the 25th of the present muuth.