The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-20 00:00:00

After a few words from Earl STANHOPE in explanation,
Lord ASBBURTON (who was for some time inaudible)
stated that the tenant-farmer was, by this Bill, exposed to con-
siderable risk. They were told that it was immaterial, so long
as cheap bread could be obtained ; but it was not so, in his
opinion. The loss would, in the first instance, fall upon the
the tenant, vt-he,'finding a reduced price for his produce, would,
no doubt, begin to "screw" his labourers. If by an Act of
legislation they took away a large portion of the value of the
soil, they were bound to make some equitable adjustment. A
considerable amount of difficulty would attend such a course,
and much litigation would necessarily be the consequence.
Some reduction must necessarily be made by the landlord,
whose interest would not be to keep people upon his estate who
were ruining themselves as well as the land ; and he had no
doubt that, after some time, some such arrangement
would be come to. There was one evil which
would most probably result from the adoption of this
measure, and he had a motion to submit to the House
with regard to it, but he would postpone it until they
got upon the order of the day for the third reading.
There were at present 2,000,000 of quarters of corn waiting to
be admitted into the country, and the sudden admission of that
corn at a very low rate of duty, with every prospect of an
abundant harvest, would produce a calamitous uffect. He
spoke -as much to those favourable to the Bill as to these
against it, to provide some measure against such a contingency.
He could put off his amendment until Monday.
The Duke of RICHMOND said that he could not withdraw
his amended clause, nor could he press it to a division, for be
did not see the advantage of being again beaten by a majority
of 33, or perhaps 40, and he could not therefore discredit their
Lordships by proceeding any further.
After some discussion the question was then put, and the
amendment was negatived.
Lord DALHOUSIE and Lord MONTEAGLE said that they
understood that the tariff was to be taken on Monday, and this
Bill to be read a third time on the Thursday following.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he understood that
the Bills were to go pari passu. He had understood that the
course to be adopted was to take the tariff on Tuesday, and
the third reading of the Corn Bill on the Thursday following.
If it seemed fit to their Lordships to alter that course it was
not for the servants of her Majesty to object.
After a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, it was even-
tually arranged that the Customs Duties Tariff Bill, with Lord
Ashburton's resolution as a substantive motion, should betaken
on Monday, and the third reading of the Corn Importation Bill
on Tuesday. . _ _

The remaining clauses, with the preamble, were then agreed
to, and the Bill was reported without amendment.
The House then resumed.

The other orders of the day having been disposed of their
Lordahins adiourned at a Quarter p►st Nine o'clock;

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 19.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
Returns from the Poor-law Commissioners, Trinity House,
and other public offices, were brought up.
SECOND READINGS.

The following Bills were read a second time, and ordered to
be committed, viz. :—Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena Railway ;
Limerick, Ennis, and Killaloe Railway; Mountmellick Junc-
tion Railway ; and Templemore and Nenagh Railway.
REPORTS.

The following reports were brought up and laid on the table,
and the Bills were ordered to be engrossed, viz. :
Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway; Cornwall Rail-
way ; Curtis's Divorce Bill ; Dudley Canal and Birmingham
Canal Companies Amalgamation ; Eastern Counties Railway
( Stations Enlargement) ; Great Leinster and Munster Railway
(No. I—Carlow to Kilkenny); London and Birmingham
Railway and Birmingham Canal Arrangements.
THIRD READINGS.
_ _

The following Bills were read a third time and passed, viz.:
—Argyll Canal ; Banffshire Reads; Caledonian Railway
(Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Railway Branches);
Eastern Counties Railway (Epping Extension); London and
Blackwall Railway (Widening) ; Midland Railways (Burton-
upon-Trent to Nuneaton Branch and Ashby Canal Purchase);
Newcastle and Berwick Railway; Newcastle and Darlington
Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway and
Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches); Scottish Central
Railway (Crieff Branch).
WEST LONDON RAILWAY (IMPROVEMENT AND