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London, England, 1815-03-07 00:00:00

CORN LAWS.

Earl Si..O.:more presented Petitions against any
ril(eratim, i►► the Corn Laws from the Parishes of
Sr. !..laithea,, i3ethn►►l-Green (signed by between
0 and 10.000 persons), Whitechapel (similarly
Ikigned), and other places, which. were ordered to
lit on the table.

The Earl of agaiv presented a Petition to the
f;:i me effect, numerously and respectably signed,
iotimating his dissent from the sentiments of the
perif inners, his Lordship considering the measure
;tow 'before Parliament as essential:,to the_ well
hying 'if the country, some protection being ab-
solutely necessary to the agricultural inteterts
with a vie,' to the general welfare. The petition
wal ordeicti to lie on the table.

Lord GRENVILLE presented Petitions against
any :dteration in the Corn Laws -from Manchester
and Salford (signed by upwards of 50,000 per-
includingMerchants, Manufacturers, &c.) ;
the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch (sighed, in
two days, by 18,800 persons), Christchurch, Sur-
' ey, Deptford, Rochester, and other places, which
k•re ordered to lie on the table.

The Duke of SUSSEX presented Petitions to the
mite: effect from Hammersmith, and Westbury in
Wiltshire, which were also ordered to lie on the

table.

A Petition from Kingston (Surrey) against any
alteration in the Corn Laws, was presented by the'
li:;r1 of Shaftesbury, and ordered to lie on the
table.

The Earl of DARNLEY wished it to be under-
stood that he had never used any expression to the
effect that this question ought nut to undergo the
fullest discussion. He, however, protested against
the use of any language, either in or not of Par-
liament, tending to inflame the people. The mea-
sure should never have his support, if he at all
conceived that it would have a tendency perma-
nently to raise the price of grain. This, how-
ever, was not the fact, and the best answer to
the misrepresentations that had gone forth upon
this subject; was the circumstance that, notwith-
Ftanding the prospect o$ the Bill now before the
House of Commons passing that House, and of its
being received without disapprobation from any
considerable number of their Lordships, wheat had
that day (yesterday) fallen 55. per qr. in Mark-lane.
It did not, therefore, by'any means follow, that if
the import price of wheat was fixed at 80S. the mar-
ket price would be at that amount ; but supposing
it to be so, he denied that the quartern loaf could
by any fair- means be raised to Is. 4d. or Is. 6d.
On the contrary, it might not to be wore than Is.
With the view of elucidating this subject, his
Lordship moved tor- an Account of the Weekly
Average Price of Wheat in the London Market
for the last ten years, together with the corres-
ponding price of the quartern loaf.—Ordered.
Adjourned till tia-morrow (this day.)

DOUSE OF COMMONS:
PETITION% AGAINST THE CORN LAWS.

The following Petitions were presented against
the proposed alterations in the Corn Laws

From the Inhabitants of New Saturn, by Mr. Jervis.
From the Borough of Southwark, and the lubabitapts of
St. J.ohn's,Southwark, by Mr. Calvert.

From Paisley, by Sir J.
From Sudbury, by Captain' Wyatt.
From Salford and Warwick, by Mr. Illackburne; the for,
flier signed by 19,000, and the latter by above 5000 persons.
From Oxford; notberbithe, Southampton, and Aston-
under-Line, by various Members.
From Nottingham, signed by 18,000 p*rsonx, by Mr. I.
Smith.
From Chatham, with 7700 signatures. _ _

_From Trowbridge, Melksham, and Lathrop, signed by the
whole population of each place, by Mr. METIIC:EN, who
begged leave to state, that the measures now before the
}-louse was the tunst unadviseable and obinci9os that had ever
been brought into discussion. He desired to protest, not only
against the Bill, but against anyiegislative interference what-
ever on the subject.

From Leeds (24,000 signatures), Waliefidd and Pomfret by
Lord LASCELLES, who stated, that there was au universal
disapprobation of the 13i11 in the manufacturing towns.
From Westbury, by Sir S. llomilly.
From Derby and Great Bodmin, by Mr. Whitbread.

From Croydon, by Mr. Sumner.
Mr. BLACKBURNE presented a Petition from Manches-
ter, signed by 54,700 persons, against any
,:ilteration in the
Corn Laws.

Sir ROBERT PKSLE said, that the Pctitions just
read must spew the opinion of the people in that
large manufacturing district. During the war,
'they had abstained from complaint, hoping that
when peace arrived their burthens would be di-
minished. This measure was, he contended, in-
jurious to all ; for there was but one interest in
supporting the labour of the manufacturers—Were
we to cease to be'a manufacturing people ? If
unfavourable seasons should arise, where was our
reiource ? He was persuaded that the manufac-
turers would not remain in this country, unless
they could be protected against this measure;
they would go ,abroad, where their .merits would
beduly appreciated. Let Ministers, therefore;
convince the anxious multitude that they were in-
terested for their welfare. Gentlemen had ex-
pressed their opinions, that this measure
tend to lower the price of'bread ; but the people:
would not be insulted—they knew better—they
had saved the Constitution, and would not now
be told, that by setting a higher restricting price,
bread could be purchased at a cheaper rate.
Mr. PHILLIPS followed on the same side.

Mr. CAw'rnommz, in reference to what 11aCi fallen
irons an lion. 'Member (Sir R.. Peele),-, said, it
ixas Ilse landed interest. that protected the. poor ;
and as the lion. 11.dember had not resided for sonic
Seats in the county, he. did not know, perhaps,
that considerable relief had been afforded to the
people ti that period of distress to :which he
bad alb...

Sir ROBERT. PEALS begged to inform ihe.l.lon.
Centleman that though he had been several years

.absent from-the county, yet a great capital of his
was employed there by the. poor, which eontri-
,buted to their support.
Sir W. CUR is presented Petitions from Rams-
gate, Aldersgate Ward, and frotivtheTititd Mayor,
:Merchants, Bankers, &c. of the City of `London,
who had assembled in the Egyptian-hill, at the
Mansion House, praying that no alte:ation Might
be made in the Corn Laws. The latter was signed

by upwartts of :10,003 perons, who were lint; a 5
had been described, excited to this proceeding by
popular clamour. He had never seen • a Meeting
more orderly, or conducted with-greater modera-
tion and unanimirv. They had confined th''rn-
selves entirely
,to the subject in question, and
were fully persoluled, that if any alteration were
made in the Corn Laws, there would be all in-
crease in the price of provisions. lie trusted,
therefore, that this Petition would produce a pro-
per effect in the House.
Sir J. SnAw never was present at a public meet-
ing which had been conducted with more regula-
rity Rad moderation. -

Mr. BARING believed, that a more numerous,
respectable, and unanimous meeting never was
assembled. He expressed his entire concurrence
in the sentiments of the Petition, and was con-
vinced that the measure now proposed was sub-
stantially to raise .a considerable revenue on.the
consumers of bread, for the sake of keeping up
tents: He congratulated the House and the
Country upon the trifling delay that had been
gained ; for if they had not continued the deb,ite
till three in the morning the City of London
would not have had thin opportunity of express-
ing their opinions: lie was astonished at the pre-,
.cipitation with which the measure had been car-
ried on, and which had prevented many populous
places froth delivering their sentiments. The great
city of Westminster had not yet been heard on this
subject ; for such was the dispatch of Mini,ters,
that not a single Member of that City had been able
.to attend the'diseussion—( Hear I) The absence fif
one id those Members was, indeed, sufficiently
accounted for : but the Worthy Baronet, who
Was so strenuous in defence of the rights of the
people, hastened -to town, as. soon as he heard
this matter was under discussion.—(Hear, hear.)
From what passed in the last Session, people in
general concluded that the subject was complete-
ly at rest. He admitted there had been long de-
bates upon it in that House ; but time should be
allowed 'to ascertain the opinions of the people,
and he should feel it his ditty to oppose every at-
tempt to precipitate the measure,, before those
opinions were received.

Mr. Alderman ATKINS thought his worthy
Friend considerably withio the number, when
stated that the Petition ,was signed by 40,000
persons, as immense crowds had been flocking
this morning to subscribe it. The Bill was read
a second time on Friday night, and nothing but
the refusal of the House to postpone the Com-
mittee had prevented three times the number of
persons from signing the Petition. He was fully
impressed with the impropriety of the intended
measure; and when he saw a Petition signed by
54,000 persons, he hoped that the House wvuld
be induced to take it into serious consideration,
and not proceed upon a measure so generally in-
jurious and dissatisfactory.