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imperial Parriantrot continuer, from page 141.
consistency, and should now abstaiii from offering any
arg ttttt ellib upon them, but leave them iu the heeds of the
committee, founded as they were use the report of last
session.
Lord ALTHORPE urged the necessity of doing some-
%Nog for the landed interest, and that immediately..
A flee a long and uninteresting debate, it was agreed
that Sir T. Lethbridge's resolutions for a high protecting
duty should be put first, and afterwards those of Mr. Hue-
Mason, which advocated a more moderate charge on ins-
portation.
The gallery was then cleared for a division, which dint
took place on Sir.T. Leslibsidge's rawolutions, when there,
appetwed—eFor the amendment, 24—Against it, 20—
Majority against-Sir T. Lethbridge, 219.
After this division bad taken place, considerable die.,
cession took place in the committee, but we were not.
re-admitted into the gallery to bear it. We were informed.-
lonelier, that Mr. Besets resolutions were negatived
without a division.
Mr. HLISKISSON• resolutions, joined to the two last
resolutions of Mr. Ricardo, who bad withdrawn his pre-
vious resolutions in favour of the series drawn up by Mr.
Bookisson, were then submitted to the committee by the
chairman.
On .Lord ALTHORPE moving an amendment upon
this string of resolutions, the cry of 0 Adjourn" became
general. The chairman was in consequence ordered to
report progress. and ask leave to sit again to-morrow.
The house then adjourned at a few minutes part two
oarlock.
THU RSDA Y, MAY 9.
A peti ion was presented from Abingdon. praying for a
rev' t tttt Dr the criminal code.
A petition was presented from Lowestoff, praying for the
repeal of the salt tag.
A petition was presented from Huntingdon, complaining
.ot agricultural distress, and protesting against Mr. Ricardo s
resolutions.
The report of the seditious meetings, indictment bill was
brought up mad agreed to.
Sir C. COLE presented a petition from Glamorgansbire,
complaining of agricultural distress.
Mr. COURTENA-Y presented a petition from Exeter,
praying for a revisiou of the criminal .cede.
Mr. COURTEN AY then presented a petition from the
corporation of Meter, against the Catholic Perri lhll—a
prayer in which he did not coinc.de.
Lord EBRINGTON said, chest this was the only similar
p•tition that bad proceeded from the county of Devon.-
4111 ordered 10 be primed.
Mr. It. MARTIN presented a petition from certain jurors
of the city of Loudon, complaining of the criminal code, cud
pro) Mg for is revisiun of it.
Mr. P. GREN FELL moved fur an account of the country
banks in England nerd Wales. that issue nutes payable on
demand, dittinguisliing the number of partners is each
concern. •
The SOLICITOR GENERAL brought in his bill for
repealing the act of-last session, by whteli two judges of the
Court of King's Bench were enabled to sit at lts'ist Prier at
the same time. The hon. and harped gent. said that the
act had been passed to facilitate the disposal of business iu
orrerir ; the arrear .heine stow brought up, there was 1141
further occasion for it. Read a first time and ordered to but
‘. read a second time to-morrow.
The I louse went into a committee en the Passengers' Re-
gulation Act.
Mr. LUSIIINGTON moved that the committee he in-
touch d to move for a hal to repeal that net, and to intro •
duce new regulations.
Mr. BRIGHT trusted that the eoastiNg genets would
not be placed wider increased rests Mimic—Resolution
agreed ro.
Mr. LUSH IN GTON presented the correspondence be-
tween the Governor and Company of the Bank of England
stud his Majesty's ministers, regarding the exteusion of the
Munk charter. Ordered to be printed.
TAzm out AGRICU LTV RE.--Sir T.-LETHBRIDGE said
that in the course of the plesent session he slesuld bring for-
ward u motion that would direot the aiteation of the House
to the taxes more particularly borne by the agricultural
classes tied lauded Interest, and the unequal manner in which
the taxes pressed en therm He should direct tbeir.attention
snore particularly to the parochial and county rates. He
perhaps should be able to submit such tuutiou on the 90th
instant.
Mr. SYKES rose to bring forward his motion on the sub-
ject of the tallow tax.
Lord LONDONDERRY trusted that the agricultural
question %mild be attuned to have precedence.
Mr. SY KES said, he should press his inutain ; he had
already postponed itam three different occur:ions.
Mr. PEEL wished that the motion should not be pressed
now. The.Catbulie Bill stood fur to•merrow, sir that if this
semi tttt were urged the agricultural question would be post-
puned till Monday.
Mr. BRIGHT spoke of the importauce of the motion—
fur the mercantile and shipping interests were in as great
jeopardy as those of agriculture.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY and others wished the motion to be

pustpnued.
AIr,SY KES snide after having been so strongly solicited,
be should postpone his motion till the 11th lust.
Mr. PEEL said, that his notice for the renewal of the
Alien Bill stood fur the ad instaut ; but as be understood
that there was ant likely to be any House on that day, he
now stated that be would bring forward such mutiou um the
first open day after the Whitsuntide holidays.
AGat.ctILIVILAL DISTRESS COMMITTEE.—Lord LON-
DON MERRY moved, that the Home go into a committee
on the agricultural distress resolutions.
Mr. LIEN ISO N opposed the motion that the Speaker de
leave the chair. He considered that none of the resolutions
would afford relief. In his opiaion, there was no chance of
relief, racept there was some reduction of the unbounded
taxation. The taxes uow ground down all classes; there
nue.t be as extensive reduction of them. Several
millions
might be safely reduce d. He was sorry to see that there
was a disposition in some classes to remove those taxes
which affected them to other classes I be hoped it would not
be continued. He was sorry to remark, that a similar
disposition had shown itself in France previously to the
revolnti tttt •
Motion agreed to. The House then went into a committee.
Lord A LTHORP rose to move an arnendmeat un Mr.
R.Clllllll'6 resolution, to give a bounty of 7s. on the export
ut corn s his amendment prupoied to glee IS. The origami!
te,olution he thought would be inefficient.
Mr. RICA R DO defended Inc revolution, android he could
nut v..- !ia Isis noble frii rid could justify the propwititio
to
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