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London, England, 1820-05-31 00:00:00

'rowing price in foreign conntricions i•etirs in IMeis
11 principle would destroy foreign trade altogether.
It was not true that there wee an identity of interest
between the' I indlords and the rest ref the rontraus
r,ity ; fir by admitting foreign corn, he might see
the viereestrog growth of the markels and prosperity
af the .:ooistry. without sharing iii them ; it was,
therefor.:. the interest of the landlords 111 prevent
the naport of foreign corn, and it was the initrest
of the people to admit it. There were two cautee
the rose of corn: one was the ilepre.l.l.o,, of
tint that was MA the cause whieli they were
their efis.Aariug. but the rise its qm:St ' 'Was closed
hr tar ashy of eirodsactirso, !DV r. Cotter., Laing
hail to laud of infersnr Toddy ; but mn eAtta.• d1;41
o! rase the price of every otfur'etritinio:ll y. *lnch
wart the (war when tli• currency was depreciated ;
and if there were no National Debt in Penitence,
he still enicceverl tin: present question haft
been mama. Da the topic of the danger of de-
10111,1Ute Oil foreign countries for • slimily of
she necessary of life in ce-e if war, he did
riot lay much stress—efor the effect' its the coun-
try supplying would be more 'disastrous to them,
tf they withheld it, than they could be to this coun-
try, the krgument assumed that there was but one
country to which recourse could he had, whereas
there were twenty at least. The two great impedi-
inents to the prosperity of the country were the
National a:lst—(!leer, hear)--and the Corn LAW.,
and whatever might be his objection to the former,
he lied never wished to be rid of it by any other
menus than by honourably discharging it. The
Don. Genutleman concluded by theiskiag the
!louse for the patience with which they hail heard
hint, and expressing his intentton to vote against
the motion.
Mr. Bun ere (..1 Wiltshite) istid, he would not
detain the House by i 'tang lecture or. political
economy ; but in reply ib the observation that it
was not now the proper time to legislate on this
suhject. he would say, that all time. were proper
tor the relief of clistresr. The lion. Gentleman
ramie some remarks on the impolicy of the grant of
last .esiirsir for encouraging emigration to the Cape
of Good Hope, and concluded by trusting the
Ilettiesamild grout the inquiry atiked for.
Mr. Hesatason stated the aroninlit of his sop-
port to the measures of !ISIS. In reply to the oh-
eervution of the Hon. Member for thniarlingtoo,
on the little danger of dependlog on foreign coml.
I:4s for the supply of corn in case of a war, the
pit:lost sthount oliulfering, according to that Dim.
if :cutlet:tuna's ono statement. was iticonVenience, der-
' caident, sod diminution of revenue to the export-
ti,g country; while to she importing co':otry it
would be II question of famine and revolution, •iid
this he contended was a case in which a modifi-
cation of first principles was absolutely neces-
sary. l'he recent alteration of the Corn Liter,
as regarded Ireland, was the greatest benefit coil.
ferred on that country since the Union, and
tended essentially to The advantage of both coun-
tries, by the employMent of English capital on
the more productive lands of Ireland. The
Hon. Gentleman slated, that within the last five
years there had been exported 4213,000 quarters of
corn more than had been imported iii the same
period, and the average price had been for the
whole periOrl Isis. 641. per reinter. and therefore
he strongly cutitended that tae grounds of his ()pi-
anos). in ISIS. had been fully verifird, and the
price then filed had been a protecting price.
Mr. Cost said, he had had occasion to present
several Petitions from a number of very opulent
and enlightened agriculturists in the County of
Norfolk. He could. indeed, have wished that this
coestion had never been agitated, for it airy Coin-
maitre weir formed. lie thought tt ought to h.ive
trtilfaCP(l a larger scope, it ought to include the
commercial, the cuenufacturilig, as well as Cite
agricultural interests.—jf 'ries of 11.i,r, hem .)-
lordeell a Noble Lord (Milton) presented u petition
this night, in which it was stated that some of the
labouring people in the mantifacturies weir moil&
to temp more than I lid. per wet k. Ile was known
to delight in agriculture, lint lie regretted he could
Ent support the prayer of the general petition*. The
Hon. Member. then alluded so the value of land
seeording to its different qualities,•and concluded
Ly Disposing the motion.
Mr. ELLICI inquired aliellter it was the inten-
tion of the. Hon. Meniker opposite to press Isis
motion to a division in its 'present broad state. or
whether he would accept the proposition held out
of coodiloing bis (notion to a view of the existing
eremite 1
Mr. H. &must expressed an inclination to press
Lis motion in its original form.
Mr. Ei.t.tcx then moved the previous question.
—( flear,kear.)

Air. tMAtcs;••trLD said, that great as were the
diare►ses of the agricultural interests, still greater
were those of the 'manufacturing and commercial.
--(gear, hear.)
flaouotiam rose at half-past one o'clock,
out in a speech replete with powerful eloquence,
which occupied au hour and a hall iu the deliver-
ing, took a review of the whole question. We
winch laesent that the Istetiesr of the hour restricts
tie to a very bri ['outline of the Hon. Member's ads
dress. He said that oil a subject so vitally atfettinv
a I arge Nod most distressed class of the pripulatioll 4
If: a countiy, lie could not contesit himself to the
discharge of his duty with giving • Ova ante ou
the ext►aordinary proposition just made by has
lion. Friend (Mr. Ellice) ; lie meant the motion
f,ir the previous questiiiii. He could, indeed, see
reasons for gravely meeting the minions with se di-
sect negatrve ; he contd, laidre4), a►e rerun's fur
Wing to the sohtlety rf I•ia ICroworable EtieuJ
I %Ir. It•carrh the increasable inforatatioa and
t•rgeuutty of Lis other lion. Ertead {3lr. Bdriag) ;
but of all the .sya to answer the cries of the ages.
cultural classes, the reasons of their auterroos pe.
shinias, which overwhelmed the table front all
glossier's of the kingdou►, that of moving the pre•
sings question tars in►leed the most eatraardtiw►l.—
(Hear, hear.)-lle professed himself a friend to
the original motion, hut were he its enemy, he
should deal with it in Lair and open argument ; at
buy rate Le should not Pay, as the previous question
%implied. that It was a question which ought not to
be put : a mode that 111.111ilf iillifildred, *bettor r you
•re right ur wrong signifies nothing—you may be
right, hot we will not consider your urgent wryer
for a valm bearing.—(t/ear, hewn)—Wu this the
ew.wer which was to go forth to the cries of
the petitioners, who docked to them from all