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What commerce, he would ask, would it improve?
Not English, but foreign, he would venture to
say. T! a whole of the evidence that bad
be«•n taken before the Committee in the
House of Lords was entirely against the pro-
position made by her Majesty's Government.
He would advise the House not to wake any alteration
in the navigation-laws, and if foreigners chose to reta-
liate, they should let them do so.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS said that the state of trade gene-
rally. notwithstanding all that had b.en said, was most
deplorable; but, considering that the measure proposed
by the Govert.mer:t was calculated to improve commerce,
he should give it his support.

Sir JOHN TYRRELI thought if the ports of this
country were to be tree to every one, the House
ought to be informed from what source the revenue
of the country would spring. The advocates of
the Manchester school must have et t,red into a con-
spiracy. They seemed to be plunging on thisiheadlong
course. notwithstanding the destitu,ion and the
increase of v,grattoy in Ireland, and the po-
vei ty in this country.—(Hear.) If they looked at the
case of Canada and tLe West Indies, it was but justice
that there should be a relaxation of the restriction on
trade; but generally he objected to the whole course of
their legislation on this subject.
Mr. LABOUCHERE hoped the House would allow
this resolution to pass at once, and so allow the other
orders on the paper tor the day to be gone into. He
might state that during the recess her Majesty's
Ministers had entered into a correspondence with the
Governments of foreign nations, informing them
what course the Government of this coun-
try meant to pursue on the subject of the
navigation laws, and asking those Governments
how they intended to act on that subject ; and that the
correspondence should be laid on the table of the House
in a few days.
The Marquis of GRANBY said he agreed with the
observations that had fallen from his Hon. Colleague
the Member for Stamford, but as he would have an-
other opportunity of stating his views with respect
to the principle of the measure; he would reserve what
he had to say until that occasion.
After a few words from Mr. J. O'CONNELL,
Mr. HENLEY said he understood the Right Hon. the
President of the Board of Trade to say that an American
vessel coming from America to London might discharge
art of her cargo and take in another part and golto Lon-
don. He wished ask if that was ao?

Mr. LABOUCHERE said, under the plan ho pro-
p lsed, an American vessel would be enabled to come
trom one port in England, and then to another English
port, and take in a a cargo from the first to the second;
taut sne could not carry on a regular to-and-fro coasting
trade.

The resolution was then agreed to without a division.
The House resumed.

The CHAIRMAN of the Committee brought up the
report, and leave was given to bring in a Bill founded
upon the resolution.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of Ways
and Means.

Mr. HUME wished to ask the Right Hon. the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer when the Budget would be
brought forward ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he
would mention the day on a future occasion. Early
notice, however, would be given of the Budget.
Mr. GOULBURN said last session a sum of money
was voted as a loan to the West India islands, but
the terms of the loan would not admit ,of
the islands accepting it. He wished, therefore, to
know whether Government was prepared with any
preposition for modifying the terms or this loan?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had re-
ceived no notice of the question, or he would have been
prepared to toiswer it.
A vote of 8,000,0001. out of the Consolidated Fund
was then taken on the motion of the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER.
The House then resumed, and the CHAIRIIAN re-
ported accordingly.
HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION (IRELAND)