The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-09 00:00:00

CORN-LAWS.

Lord HATHERTON presented petitions from eleven
places in Staffordshire, praying for a repeal of the
Corn-laws.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition
from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Town Council of Chip-
ping Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire, in favour of the
Government measure for the alteration of the duties on
corn, sugar, and timber ; also a petition from a person
named W. Brookes, who was unknown to him, praying
to be heard at the bar against the Jews Relief Bill.
The Noble Marquis then moved for returns of the ave-
rage prices of corn in London, and also for the king-
dom generally, during the months of July, August, and
September, in the rars 1820, 1830, and 1840.
The Earl of RII ON presented petitions from certain
parishes in Sussex, against any alteration in the Corn-
laws.
The Earl of HAREWOOD presented several petitions
against any alteration in.the Corn-laws.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM presented petitions from Hun-
tingdon, Strathraer, Wisbeach, and Several other places,
all praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.
The Earl of YARBOROUGH presented a petition
from the county of Lincoln, against any alteration in the
Corn-laws.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented several petitions
from Yorkshire, to the same effect.
The Bishop of ROCHESTER presented a petition
from the clergy of the Deanery of Worcester, complain-
ing of the present mode of rating tithes.
The Earl of GLENGALL presented petitions from
Tipperary and Lincolnshire, against any alteration in
the Corn-laws. •

Lord SONDES presented a petition from Kent, against
any alteration in the Corn-laws.
The Earl of 311;,,NTT0 presented petitions from Rox-
burgh and Melrose, against the Corn-laws.
The Earl of DEVON presented several petitions
from Devonshire, against any alteration in the Corn-
laws.

Lord BROUGHAM wished particularly to call their
Lordships' attention to the petition he was about
to present, as it proceeded from a most respect-
able . meeting, which had been held at the
Guildhall, in the City of London. That meet-
ing was called by public advertisement by the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor. It was attended, not only by
persons of the greatest wealth and respectability in the
commercial world, not only by persons who held the
highest rank amongst the citizens, but it was also at-
tended by a most numerous assemblage. All persons
were admitted to that meeting, and the Guildhall was I
completely filled The petition was signed by upwards
of 21,000 in the course of four days, and four days only.
He had been inf. rased that the petitioners wore anxious
to have the petition presented to their Lordships as
early az possible, or double the number of signatures
. would have been attached. Having stated thus much,
he (Lord Brougham) thought he would be entitled to
read the petition at length. (The Noble Lord then pro-
ceeded to read the petition, which was in favour of the
measures which had been introduced by her Majesty's
Government.) He (Lord B.) would state to their Lordships
that the petitioners only prayed fir the alteration
in the duties relating to corn, as tending to the ultimate
abolitit nof the whole duty. It was the opinion of the
petitioners that a fixed duty was not a sufficient change
of the law, but they praYed for the present Measures as
a step towards a further course of legislation on the
subject, viz., a repeal of all laws affecting the prices 'o:
the necessaries of lifi,,which are not objects of protec •