The National Register.
London, England, 1813-06-20 00:00:00

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Feway. JLNI JO.
SWEDISii TREATY.
Previous to the discii-sion me this subject, Earl Gn r.Y complained
that the sabstante ut the Treaty between and Sweden, as
laid before the lion.e. was not satisfactory, and in -order te °Wail
tl.e necessary informatiiii, moved an Address to the Wince Regent
fur au account of the proceeding,: which h eve taken place between
th's country
.and Denmark since the commencement of the pre-
tas year, with a view to discover any specific interest Prussia and
eflen may have tterein.
The Earl of Idyl. nl,OOl, oppwed the prothiction of the negocia-
tion, un the ground that it could not apply to the Swedish Treaty,
lu caose the euga: ements with Sweden were made before any over-
tt.res reached this conntry from Denmark.
AI N. a few observations from Lord Gresuvit.t.r, the Hon+e
divided on the question, and the motion was negatived by a majo-
rity of 73.
The House then proceeded to the Order of the Day, namely, the
considerat on of the Treaty.

Lord Levi nPool„ in a speech of great political wisdom, defended
it as a measure rendered necessary by the hostile conduct of Den-
marlL The Noble Lord concluded with moving an Address to Illy
Prince Regent, concurring in the Thaty.
Lord HOLLAND nwved an Amendment, assuring his Royal High-
nes% that they could not avoid disapprobation of a Treaty contrary
to the Rights of civilized Nations
After a long discussion, the amendment was negatived and the
the AdJeess carried.—Atljourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, JUvt. 14.

Lord RA.NCLIFF7 iv;thlirew a make which he had given of a
ynntion rPipeci iva Pavliameniary Reilvrin, till next Se*sion.
Lord REnEso.ti.L's In:Advent I),:btur:,' Hill went through a Com-
tuit 24 e• thont any A mciniii.ont.
POSSONHY queitions to Lord Ca.itlereagh, re-
lative 1.• the Treaty with Sivtd,.ll„
Lord tI..sTIXREAGH'S answer.; were situ:Aar to tho-e ;:ivrn en the
an!dect, it, the House of Lards, the same evrtthig, and to which onr
readtp; are refrixed.

Taw Ei iii..t being; in a Crnnmittee of Ways and Mr:nis, to which
were tne a:Trei'd ft. n T.'l4.!ay.

Mr. CALettAFT said, the lactea.e in our expenditure was frilly
enormous, and eon:d not tail to int alai. whit! to evely thiekirg man,
in or out of that House. In tile year 1110, it illy amomited to
T 0,000,0001. and this year it was tipwaids of 1.).00;),0001.; so
that in the coupe or' four years, the increase Was at least !i0.00,1,4)0m
the war should tiVirtiniattly continue many years longer, a:.d hr
saw no probable rouse .to srppcm: ;t wonl,l riot, such an increase
must he minor's to the country. Ve hoped w!:en this subject cann•
• again Witte the Helve, it woold be 4.eerned worthy of particular
diveas!.4.n —The ResoliatioLa wale all a:weed to.
Tile House having cone into a Committee on the India Resolu-
tions.
sir .1. NgwpouT said, he understood the India Company laid
claim to the sove,eigiits of Isidia; i)e Ilit'refOrC moved an Aieentl•
:tuna to the first IC solation, declaring the sovereittutv of India to
be the sole and it:i•toolited right of the Crown ; and that it was the
duty of Parliament to provide for the civil and ialigions freedom
of the natives, as wi N a 4 a title administration of justice.—This
motion was iiettAived without a division.
Mr.PomilNuy nioved, that the new Chatter to be granted to the
Company be only for test years, instead of twenty, as proposed.—
Negatived by 137 against 61.
Mr:CANNING them that the monopoly of the Chian trade
should be granted to the Cnwpany ho longer than ten years. This
ziatr •likewisa reieeteel by 130 ayainst S7.—The original ResOlution
WAS then agreed to, atin the House ailjoitreed.
TUFSDAY, .11/liE 13.
Mr. fALcaitaT pr"sented a Petition frum Rochestero in favour
of lkirltaneniary 14'eC rm.
The Ship-owners Relief Bill was read a third time, and passed.
A new writ was oidereil roe the Borough 14 Haddingtoo, in the
roe to of General 144itland, who Itas accepted pf
.the.ofTice of Go.
uereor of Malta.
Mr. W. SMPTH br9ll;:ht up the -BM fur relieving
.from penalties
persons di,pated the doetrine of the Trinity.—The Rill was
rq4 00 time, "94 ordered tp 4 rrad"!i secou4time pn Alooday
!eau'
The furt4er consideratO of the Eist Ipdia Resolutions was

JUNE So.

isostpooed fill to-mortow, Air TtEethuv being absent, in ronse-
gimlee of a fall from hi" otiose..
Sir H. PSnNEee, in a speech of great lenzth, called the atten-
tion of t'te House to the Report of the Commith e on the Cum
Laws. The abject of that Committee, he observeii, was to pro-
pose for the adoption of Vie Kobe, such regobitiohs with regard to
toe Corn Trade, as might increase the produce of grain in this
country, and at the same time prevent those fluctuations of price
which were so injorions to the lower elas es of society Within
the last twenty-one ye :r+, nu less a sum than 58,01u,(X)01. had been
paid to foreign countries for (torn, thus rendering us, to so great ;n
extent, dependent on them fur the necess.:ry suppliei, and placing
the country in a precarious situation, parii-olarty when engaged iu
walfaie. It was the opinion of the Coaimittee, however, that
Were the capabilities of this country, amid particularly of Ireland,
called forth, the growth of corn might be increased to a great ex-
tent, and the necessity for importation might, in a great measure,
cease. With this view, as being hest calculated to the encourage-
ment and steady progress of our domestic agriculture, they re-
commended, that a system of limited and restrained importation
should be ralopted. adrustiu; to the iliff .! rut systems pursued
with regard to the-torn tra'!c, they retold that in te7o, a law was
pdcried to discourage importatinn; and the rolt•elitteUnk was, that
fur one hundred years after that periai, toi-t country was an ex-
ortiog country, and the prices of grail' remaieed steady; while,
oy the coswary system, pursued in 1773, of bonaties on importa-
tion, the country had ceased to export, and its imp rtatioes were
constantly mereasing, accompanied' wit. great fluent:ohms of price.
On these aromas, amid also from a consideric ion of the great olepre-
.•lation of the, value of the Collthlittee tecommended, that
the price :it is hicli importation should c..numice, shoind be 105
per quarter and that whvil under tina price, the duty ray
;ttiVrOrtation should be I shillings. (In consulting, hoWever, ctitlf
a Noble lam tl opposite, and lienriow various ophron ,he (Sir If P.)
was inclined to prOpose )5.. as the price at whielj importation
night commence, and a rate of duty at ts. per (porter %v!wat
imported below that slim, gra:hially incteasiog, so that whet, the
was Wis. theduty on import woold be ICls. For bailey, lie
valield recommend the price when importation ought commence at
435. ; for oats, at 52i. ; and for rye, at 58s. -After urging a variety
of considerations in suppnrt of this rho-, the If.nourable nai ()net
movrd, that the Report of the Committee on tlw Corn Laws he re,
ft rred to the consideration of a Committee of the whole House.

Lord A. Ittritt,Tos thouukt it was too late in the Session to refer
the, Remiotioos to the con•ideration of a Committee, and that it
‘s-suA be ?intik au to do, Viiryiug as they did 14.0;11 their olivhantl
shape. He allow ca that it would be desirable, it it %veil, possible,
for the -kingdum to he i. dependent of foreign supplies ; but this
could be on:y effet.ted by the increase of the price of bread, it was
not a result so much to be wi.hed.--Tie Noble Lord commeutfil
at great lenctli on the evidence adduced in the Re port, asserting
that it was at once inconsistent and interested. It had been said
that the price of labour was not increased in the Fame o.4:portion
as rents ; but be could not see how this condition wa. to be 1)0-
tered by rai,liog the price #ll corn. -He corichnied with il:0 Vi
" That the Report be taLen into consideration this day three
months."

Atli t some further observations there appeared, for the Com-
mittee, ; against it. 32. Majority, 101.
Tin' House went into the Committee, and the Repot t was or-
dered to be received on Thursday next.
,i Ir. l'oNsosnv waived tor papers to elucidate the subje et of the
swt.di,h Trea;y hi; t t motion being objected to by Lord CASIL
ItRAG 111 it was re jeettd %%Won't a division.--Adjourded.