The National Register.
London, England, 1815-02-26 00:00:00

rEn. 26.

114URSDAY, FEE. '23.
sir 17.GEnTon BRIDGais gave notice of his intention to move for
161. e to bring in a bill, to alter the 13th and )4th Charle, IL for the
tH.tter relief of the poor, and the Vd Geo. 111. for the more ethic
tual Inanity lance and employment of the poor.

• Coltl LAW V.
Cit. Witt. tat CURTIS presented a petition from Colchester signed
In :000 persons, ineluding SCO farmers, praying that no alteration*
in the present Corn Laws.
mi.. Bur/film!, having moved the order of the flay for the House
reciying itself into a Committee of tke whole Howie% t,a coosith
further of the te.olutions respecting the Corn hies, flu D hate was
pried by Lord Juselyne who supported them.
Mr. Findlay, M. P. for the .City of Glasgow, said, Le had pre.
<eultal during the last session many petitions afiniti4 any change in
the Corn Laws, but he was convinced be should best answer the
viols or the petitioners, by giving his support to the resolutions be.
tore tin e.
'lr. Fr. t \Jct. ',VW I s said. he was not ashamed to say he hail
~h4.1:;(11 his opinion si.:ce last year, and was now in favour of the
resolutions.
Mr. CaLettocr said, the House onekt to wait to see the opera_
turn of peace, and the elket of taking off the Property Tat--fitts.
•va. au immense increase, and e‘vo much---the best wheat would rive
to ..t tea,r I los. if the resolution passed. _

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Mr. ►lost at•o spoke .against the resolottions.
The• Speakers in thei► favour, were Sir J. Newport. 1.nr41 Probv,
Colthurst, Mr. Prothero, Sir J. Stewart. Mr. Morris, Sir
Bridles, Mr. Loakhart, Lord Compton, Mr. J. P. Brant, and Mr,
Hr,•kissou.
Mc. BARING then stated, that it was not his intention tp divide
the committee on his amendment: Mr. tt•irines amendment " for a
time to he limited" was then put, and negatived witho►tt a div
The original question being then put, Sir M. W. ItILEy rose anti
moved oan amendment the insertions of the words •• ?ti shillings"
instead of " shillings."
Mr. F. Ltwis thonglit it was desirable to know what wan to be
done in the ca!evtlAtion of averages.

long enaver%ation then ensiled on tin. subjeet of the averages. in
aLirh it was ailaweil by the Clianrellor of the rxeliegner, 11r.
la, and Mr. Robinson, that the e.reatest dillicillties existed,
awl that it wag almost imyweeible to find their tray omit of them.
Itr. Fit K N D Lmis thought the business (mold to be settled
betote the resaltitiaus pai.eal, in which he %.t.:14 snlyorted by Mr.
/I;trittz, Mr. ‘Vhithreatl, Mr. Rose, Mr. Win. Smitb, and Seveial
other:4.

At length Mr. RARING moved, that the Chairman report progress,
and ask le.ne to sit again ;on whirl' the gallery was cleared, but
no klivi,ion took place. Strat,ers were not admitted, but it is un-
derstood (lint the (1114`ei 111 l of adjournment Kay disposed of without
a division, aAd the &I'M* ensititmeil on a new question, moved by Sir
)1 W. Ridley,' that inslead of nos. the price of 765. should be
in-
%+ : in the course of which \I r. Baring moved auotber amend-
ment, that it Oionlil he fixed at 71x.
A divisiuu then took place—for the price of 1101. (209—For that
01.725. 65—litajotitv, 1-14.—l'he price of BO*. 013 ill the oriciiial
regoilatioial was agreed to, awl the other fesolutions bin;
carrittl, the liouse adjourned.

FRIDAY, IF F.B. 2.4.
Sir S. %IMMIX presented a Petition frara n pernon named I Ins
Pt•rty, elotl.;er, emir neer in Oloueeiter gool, and w;to c.tnti.inined that
1:0 had entinfed 17 day it' rigoarous confinement. as buil for a non who
h 4 committed an assault. The Petitioner also stated. that i e believed
tle cat se of the oppression under which he sniff-red, was un article
irh he hail inserted in the comity paper. expres.ive of the gratiso le
it•lt by the prigor.ers of Gloucester gaol, ut the humane interference
"( 1.'1'4 Stanhope, and the subsequent regolations instittned by
Stamouth.

PETITION OF 2'llE C't).4I.WON BALL.
Sir.l Sit wpresemed a Petition from the I.iorry ut pra.v4le
no alteration might be made in the Corn Laws-; Inv*ln t Petui
!'t' %sighed to make one or two observations. lie appre'lenr:ed the el-
.ect the vote of last night would he to make tlir avern'" price of lie.
cecsary subsistence in London hither than the overage price of the laq
it n years of war. (Hear, hear I) Wan the House seriaimly prePored
to go that length ? He held in In. liond a return of the average p lee
of the quattern loaf, as fixed by the assize of London, irons the year
1304 to the yeas 181 S. By this, it appeared tirut 14 ruce had been
t.,le average price. Considering the superior Train", ut the corn coo.
turned in Loudon) be believed that when the general average should