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110 USE OF COMMONS, Tomtit:ref', MA% IS

The Gia•irow (.; Light Bill was read the 6M Ilene.
Sir Itst. I.sssos resented a Petition from (Tweets mod
()ectipiers of Land in Cornwall, complitleing of Ilse dia.
slate of sericulture.

Sir Wm Gesa►. preseMed a similar Petition from Owners
and Occopitrs of I..ind iu the nrrghb•iurhuud of the City of
Gloucester.
SintllAr Petitions were.presented from Wallingford, in (be
County of Becks, and from GlAmount).
Mr. Ulla presented a Petition from the Clothiers of Abe►-
deca, against the wool tax.
Sir WIC CURTIS preserved seetionts relative to the Or-
phan Food fur last year, which were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Witomartince moved that an bumble Address be
presented to his Majesty, fur a ropy of the Report of Sir
George Collier, commandiug on the Sierra Erotic and Gold
Coast station.
Mr. Bens srr moved a similar Addrnis, for an account of
all Pensious paid oat of the 4! per Cent. 'Leeward blood
Dialer, from MOO to the memos Si...
On the motion of Mr. Alderman Wools, the name of Sir
Francis Ontinausey was added to (be Loadow Bridge Cuts-
miner.

AGRICULTURAL PETITIONS.
BENETT slid, that in making the few res
ensiles with which he meunt to trouble the House
before lie presented the Petition which lie held in
his hand, lie be no means W;Shed to provoke a pre-
mature discussion on the subject of the agricukural
distress. Ile hoped that at a future day the Ribs
ject would be fully gone into, at present 'he would
only observe, that the Petition was from the Owners
and Or copiers of Land in Wiltshire, and that ow
the few names attached :o that Petition, there were
not Ir•s than 50,000 mechanics ■nd labourers des
petulant for employment and support, ■nd•he may
wished en their part to obviate any prejudice which
might arise hum the supposition that they were
sulking a boon for themselves alone. All the}• welled
for was such a regulation of the existing lit* .as
would give that encouragement to agriculture.
without which the lauds of this country could not •
be f•ultivatetl.
Lord MiLeoe wished to impress on the House
one observation relative to the prevailing distress.
It could not be considered by the manufacturers
on the one hand, that any of the eiwourageruents
which hod hien granted to the agriculturalists had
occasioned the distress of the w►aoufacturu►g inter.
e►t ; and on the other hand, neillwr could the agri-
culturists suppose that the measures which had
been adopted, and supposed to be for the benefit of
the manufacturing interest, were the causes of their
difficult es—for the fret was, that the commercial, the
manufacturing, and the agricultural interests, were
all in distress.—(fieur.)—lle was persuaded that
whenever an investigation took place. it would be
found that the cause of distress in one branch was
the cause of distress in the other, rod pervaded the
Whole of our system.
General GASCOYN It spoke from under the gallery
in so low a tour, that we could not liter distinctly
what lie said, but we understood loin to ask the
Hors. Member fur %Vibe, who presented the pelt.
lion, if the petitioners wished fur a reprol of the
Corn Laws. or an advent • ou the price at which it
was fixed foreign•corn might be imported into Una
country.
Mr. BENETT explained, that the petition did not
ask fur any advance of price on foreign Corti nits
ported ; but he wished it to be nuiversally ktwwt►
and understood, that there could be no relielgrauts
ed to agriculture which would not also be beneficial
to the manufacturer, and all that was desired was
if the inquiry should be gone into, to du owe, by
fair argument that jealousy which lie was sorry to
perceive did exist, but which ought nut to exist, to,
as much as it was completely unfounded.
The petition was then brought up, ordered to be •
laid on the table, •rid printed.
M►. C. GRANT presented a Petitii frees the
Brewers end Alalteters of Inverness, tlealgthiPille -40(
the Malt Duty.
Mr. BitouGoatt was extremely glad brill& *NW.
Petitiatierit had such a powerful supportee'ollll;
eirlen. Gentleman who presented it.
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Mr. Ftftte rent/led a Petition from simpiem

•
ilreen, of Salishury•square, slated that the
Nlember retorneil to serve in Parliament for the
Borough of A Idborough, in Yorkshire, was at present
•havitt from England; and that a Petition haring
been ',reword to the finair, compl gof that
return, the present petitioner prayed for an eaten.
sion of the time allowed for proving the
lion of the Memher returned.
Mr. FYNE now moved the (louse. but from the
noise in the gallery we could not catch the import
of it.
The SPEAKER said it mi*,lit possibly guide the
Howse in their determination on the prayer of this
petition, if they adverted to the date fixed fur the
putting in the qualification, which was the 1 Ith
July next, regarding that it might not perhaps he
objected to bring postponed till the next Session.
Mr. CA I,CRAFT intimated, flint it might be de-
sirable for the other party to have some notice of
the proceeding.
The SPEAKER said, that perhaps the most con-
' venient course fur the Mouse to adopt would he,
f..r the lion. Member to withdraw his motion, and
the Petition to lie on the Wile.

Lord Mit.Tort said a few words.
Mr. FINE gave notice, that he would make a
motion on the subject on Thursday next.
A messenger from the Lords brought down a
Bill which their Lordships had passed to enable the
Clergy to exchange their glebe lands.
The SPEAKER. with reference to the day on
which Mr. Fyne had given notice of his motion,
informed the lions., that though two election
ballots stood fur that day. it was probable but one
of them would be proceeded in.
Mr. IVEsT, seeing a Noble Lord in his place,
would wish to ask him whether any measure was in
contemplation by his Majesty's Government for
effecting a wore speedy gaol delivery in the northern
comities
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that he believed his
Hon. and Learned Friend, the Attorney-General,
had given notice of some measure atter the holidays,
which would embrace the subjects respecting which
the lion. Geostlemati had inquired. It certainly
hail been in the contemplation of Government, and
considerable progress had been Mille in it : some
difficulties, it was true, had occurred, lint he be-
lieved they were of such a nature as to be easily
overcome.
Lard ARCHIBALD lIAMILTON gave notice of a
motion, which be intended to make after the holi-
days, fur lists of those persons who were entitled to
vote for County Members in Scotland. He should
do this with a view to shew the nature elf the repre-
sentation of that country ; and as lista of those
persons were normally matte up, he should be only
moving for a document which was already prepared.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
Lord CASTLEREAGII gave notice that he should,
te-morro►w, mule that the House do adjourn to
Thursday next.

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rency or Nu 25 pre cent. it would follow that if
the allowances were satisfac►orily fixed in 1815 at
12,000/., there was good reason for come inquiry
now, when by the change he bad alluded In the
12,n001. had been raised to 15,0001. The Noble
'Lord had certainly given no explanation as to the
'difference of expense between this country mid
France.
Lord CASTLEREAGH explained, sad stated the
necessity of allowing for the luss by exchange.
Sir 1101I6RT Wit.sox observed, there was some
difference between the claims An the hospitality of
Brutal) A mlhowedora and thou. of oilier countries.
The Report was then agreed to, nod, with the
amendments. ordered In be engrossed.
The House then adjourned at twenty minbtes
to roc.

FiIREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FLANDEItS MAIL.

DItESDEIIf, MAT 4.

The exact time when we may expect the Em-
peror of Auotrii in this city is not yet known, but
it to supposed that his Majesty will come in the
first week in Julie, with several members of his
among whom will he the Archduke Rainer,
Viceroy of the kingdom of Lombardy.
The discovery of the ins of Professo► Kn.
Retro becomes more and more extraordinary.
Since the arrest of the artillery soldier, Fischer,
another individmil has been arrested, who betrayed
himself by carrying to a shoemaker the boots of
the Professor. It is said that he has likewise con.
fessed bis guilt, though Fischer declares that he had
no accomplice in this crime. The Court has gone
to Patin: fur the summer.

IFILMCKYORT, NAT 7.

Mr. Lamb, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the German
CunfederatiGn, returned to In. post a few days ago.

RERUN. APRIL 27.

The measures for suppressing some of the Re-
gencies (or provincial governments), and the new
divisions of the administration, begin to be carried
into execution. The dissolution of the superior
Regency of Reichenbsieli, in Silesia, has been an-
nounced to it officially by the High President of
Silesia, M. Merkel, who has himself given in his
resignation, and who will leave no successor, be-
cause all the functions of High Presidents are to
cease.
The Grand• Duke Nicholas and his consort (the
King's eldest daughter) are expected here without
foil in the course of this mouth. The Grand
Duchess will probably remain here the whole
summer.
On acconnt of the increasing population of the
kingdom of Hanover, especially in the working
classes. a regulation has been introduced (say our
papers), that when persons of this class contract
marriages, they are required that they do not marry
inconsiderately, and without having a reasonable
prospect of being able to maintain themselves.
The Hanoverian Government has issued an Or-
dinance for the University of Gottingen, impel".
jug more rigorous penalties on duelling with pis-
tols, on account of the imminent danger to which
it exposes the lives of the combatants, than the
penalties di creed against duelling in the usual
manner.—(Brassels Papers. May 16.)