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"twined to mach Pittitionosswineteryhairs)ss•The•great
•d, catty here iesmj-lheiriin 'uttlissiao attention to
one. class of .sistatesirovid rathettiggrouite than
mitigate the 'villa the present alstwei visual so
•fering which weighed down thoemmetry.s.-(Hear,
hear.)—The hut manes. in • his epieston, was not to
take op the subject 'partinllyr bt as a whole, at
once consider the general Oak 'et The country.—
(Hear, hear.)—All he should Flay. with. respect to
the particular object or thise Petitions was, tbat if
any meiniure looked fur to relieve them should appear
icuisied to clash with the interests of other
reches of the community, he hole 4 enottlfh of
K.-nib-men would he. ((Mud in that
.Hoose
deter-
mined to resist such- an narjecta-.4 i Oar; hearo)—.
Thi.e owlet nothing; he agreed, au important NS this
Corn question, mid he thought there could be no
better relief afforded •than to open the ports of the
country to rice commerce..—(Hear, hear)—The
industry and labour of the community ought to be
free and unshackled. • • i
Mr. CALCLIIIIT folly agreed that all Petitions
contiog in • respectful manner before the House
demanded- their attentive consideration. lie was
one of thou. who took • decided part against the last
Corn Importation Bill., but it did -toot therefore
follow that he should refuse en inquiry at present
to the agricultural interest. •Any grievance affect-
ing any class of the people ought, if practicable, to
be mitigated or removed, provided the step taken
for that purpose did not militate against the litter-
eats of any other portion of the community.—
(Hear.)-11ovs, he would ask, could any inquiry he
had into any imhject, unleas the persons making it
were hearri.•—(//eae.j.-.Whatever might be said by
the ill-advised of either party, he thought it quite
clear that the interest of the agriculturalist and
the manufacturer were one and the same.—(Hear.)
The wise agriculturalist must, in considering his
own situation, with a view to its amelioration, con-
slider also that of the merchant and manufacturer
who were his consumers.—(Hear.)—lt had been
conceded by an Hon. Member, that the great hot-
den of the poor was thrown on the agricultural in-
terest, and that he had no objection to remunerate
'that class in a proportionate degree for this burden.
That was an important concession for the Honour-
able Member to Live made. With respect to the
Petitions now before the House, he thought it
would be moat unwise to stop their consideration.—
( Wor, hear.)

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Lord NVOUNT begged to.elete• the round, en
which heves prepered to support the Winging up
of this Petition. Ha bore his testimony to the re-
spectability of the Petitioners, 'though he differed
witb,them in Some of the reasons which they urged
in support of their view of the case. The object
of these Petitions was, hr believed, to fix a maxi-
mum, ruther than it minimum on the importation
Imre of corn. He had voted against the last Corn
Bill, because he thought an importation price not
a fit measure of relief to extend to sgrscultere.
The effect of it, he thought, could only he to im-
pose en unnecessary price upon corn. which nu-
tuTally would increase the prier of labour ; soil by
•the mine eteceibary consequence segment the poor's
rates; and theft again distress, instead of benefit
the farmer. Ile knew indeed, that the agrieul.
total interests had since the lest Corn Bill stiffened
much. He knew that many were compelled to live
on the produce of their own land ; that many leas
fortunste hail been ruined ; end that the labour-
ing closers had been driven in hundreds into the
Work-house...-. (Hear,) —He thought the obvious
cause of the ',traria general distress might*, traced
to an immense debt, and to a fictitious paper cur.
'mil% If by a diminution of the debt. cud a, re.
',viral of etch payments, the agricultural interests
bersime peculiarly affected, be could have no ob-
jectify° to any temporiery wyeeeore, if it were prac-
ties) tiering the progress of those cause..
Hesxissoe implored the House to refrain
Stow continuing this inconvenient discussion at
..peleent. It toot owly had the effect of bringing on
a premature discussion upon a subject of the
astmost inspootaneee bait it also interfered with the
runsidevation ssf- she regular business of the night.
II day was fixed for taking this subject into con-
sideration, lie entreated Gentlemen would feel the
nrctletity of reserving until the regular period their
.opinions upon the subject.—(Hear.).—The canoe- '
itiencriiif all parties would, he was sure, be best
consulted by such forbearance.—(Hear.)
Mr. S. WOITILKY urged the necessity of not
'offering public business; to interfere with the pri.
vitt. Bills, in this late stage of the permission for
tic it introduction.

The Petitions were then brought up, laid on the
table, sod ordered to be printed.
Mr. LYDON. and another Hon. Member, pre.
armed similar Petitions from the Owners and Oc-
cupiers of Laud in the county of Worcester.
• Mr. BYIIO presented a similar Petition from a
Gunder of the °slier. and Occupiers of Laud in •
the county of Middlesex.
These Petitions were also laid on the table.
:•'t PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
• -SUM. W. KIDLEY rose to present a Petition
front the Mhabitauis of the town and comity of
Tiewcastlit-upoisayue, ia Ciento,. of Parliamentary
Reform. ft woos signed by 3,016 inhabitants of
that place, sisid lie could, f his own personal
knowledge, vouch for their respectability. This
Petition was adopted at a public meeting, con-
ducted with the utmost quirt, temper, and swam-
mity. A riquisition hod been ',maternity signed
by 09 respectable inhabitants el the hewn cud pre-
tooted to the Mover. who refurrd to call the meet-
ing. He (tier Matthew Whirr Ridley) Isy• no
111e11011 wished It. linpil.:ll the miniver of the Mayor
for this refesmi, thmseti its etti•et it depraved the
meetteK of Ow atit.wistice and coalrol of the
chief Magi-trate. The people. uowever. aware of
their undoubted and inalienable right ll> meet
.for the purpose of petitioning the Legislature, did
unusable, and adopt the present Petition. They
complistued in strong qua expressive term. of the
present state of the represeuttition of the people
in the House of Commons. Hold timer(' en the pub"
lie grievances to that source They .prayed the
House to consider the.; wisdom or shortening the
duration of • Parliansentr. 11.111 extending the elective
franchise"; also in antes of boroughs aviters.roiriap-
tion.prevailek M otiend the rtght opresetiting
to some popnions town or unrepresented county.
The .principle of the latter plan, he was glad to
say. had been, he believed, partigltt.o4opted by
the House. lie also thought it eight testate, that

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