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HOUSE OF COMMONS, Moximv, lux! 12

At half-part three o'elovk the SPKAKEIL entered
the floube, and pnlyers were then read.

CORA BARBOUR BILL.

Mr. BosweLt. I) ))))) up • Petition from Ayr.
shire against the Cork H.nhour Bill. The Petition
set forth, that the Bill would impose increased
expense on coals imported from the county (and
its neighbourhood) of the Petitioners; that there
were already funds sufficient to meet the expenses
without; that the new expenses would affect the
little commerce that remained between the coasts
most injuriously, especially the lime and coal trade.
Sir N. COLTHURST moved the srcoud reading of
the Bill. It had been discussed folly up stairs, and
the parties who now petitioned had full opportunity
for stating their objections. He looped that there
would bi• or, attempt made to impede the progress
of the Bill. If there were any objections to its
being read t;ien, he hoped they would be allowed
to he referred to the Committee up stairs.
Sir I. COFFIN stated that the people of White.
haven and the )16;01bn:idiom' were against the Bill.
Ile ,vistiell that there should be further information
irceived before passing the Bill.
Mr. CLIIIIVEN stated that the people of Hull
were against the Bill. The competition in the
trilling branch of trade which was carried on be-
tweet' Hull nut the (Cod, coast was so great that
there 19:111 little or nothing to be got by it at pre-
sent% For his part lie considered the principle of
the Bill so objectionable that no alterations could
make it at all ',datable. He therefore moved that
the Bill 'hook! be read a second time that day three
tis9,lt ha.

Sir N. COLTIM MST oppealed to the fort. Mem-
her if it was fair itt that stage of the Bill to take
the sense of the House. Let the objections be re-
ferred to the Committee. It the Hon. Member
p.rsisted in his intendment be wonlJ oblige him
(Sir Nicholas Coltlturst) to toke the sense of the
llonse no it.

Sir JAMB.' GRAHAM protested against the Bill.
The measure was altogether a most outrageous tea
Ott the property sod industry of those who bad no
right to pay it.
Mr. Cultist' withdrew his amendment.

The Bill we read a. wood time. end on the
motiou of Mr. Boswet.t.. the Petitions against it
were referred to the Committee.

A Message was ordered to be sent to the Lords.
regoratiog the attendance of Lord Sheffield to
midst iu the Committee on the Peterborough
Election.

Mr. GORDON presented a-Petition from C. T.
Tower, EN. ag.riswt the Nesters Canal.
RIOtS OF 18141.

Mr. P. Moose hinaght up • Petition from
Mews. Beckwith, Potts, and others, praying for
relief. The Petition stated. that the parties hod
suffered certain injuries front the conduct of the
!nub in 1816, fur which, after bringing their ac-
tions et itist the pato.% in the regular army, they
hid failed to acquire compeosition. They prayed
each feller lie tot‘ht seetil fit to the House to grout
thew.

The Cnaeccu.os of the Exametinta said a
.few word* at: the sitthjeet..

The SPEAKER obsereed, that the Petition prayed
fur relief, and the Ilan. Metnb.r had frankly
enough °Attu nudged, in moving the Petition, that
the rehrl sought was pecuniary relief, and that 110
other relief would be acceptable. This brought
them to a qoestion of order. The 'louse could
not, by a very proper regulation brluu.iug to its
orders, 'merlons any Petition for pecumary relief
which was not first recommended by the Crown.
Ilia difficulty was, that of deem' g if the expla-
nation p,,iyeit by the Hon. Nlember to the prayer of
the Penn .... should or should not dctt se the
treatment of it by the Hume.
Sir F. BLarnar, ref run to the old law, said,

that it «Ns reesoneble enough when the civil power
of the country stood on it very different footing. end
every min was armed under it. to make it respon-
park for all the injuries which might b.,' occurred.
Privets. property 114i4 !he'll See-tire, hlid It 'I a• erns
Sonisbie to enfifille relll.llll-ration for such injuries es
closely as possible, Incense all were allowed the
means of repelhog viulerice whenever offered. But
now when the jealously of the Government pre-
rented any from postiesisiog arm. except themselvey,
it was a greet hardship to leave a man to stiffer fur
those execrates, for preventing which they had first
of ill deprived him of the means. Another hard-
ship there wiie. a Government refits'' g to be Nll.
swerable for any excesses, after having deFrived
the people of the purser of preventing them. atal
taking upon themselves (the Government) the
protection and preservation of the peace. Hr
hoped the Right Honourable Gentleman would
see the necessity of receiving the Petition. and
that the Goose would-grant the relief sought,
as few chi in% ever made on the public puma were
more just and proper to grant than that eoutaintd
in the Petition.

The CHANC;;LLOR of the EXCIIEQL:ER would
not nbjeet to the bringing up of the Petition, but
the Noose would see the danger of opening the
clo.ir to similar claims by granting the pts).r of it.
'flue Petition was brought up, read, and ordered
to be printed.