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year 1771 there had been no free trade in the country, with
the exception of distinct periods, when Mr. Fox was Prime
Minister in England, and Neckar ruled the destinies of France.
He admitted that in his opinion this measure would have been
better if its operation bad been more gradual—if persons had
been less taken by surprise ; but he blamed no one, only he
thought it would have disarmed suspicion, it would have saved
them some trouble in carrying this measure to a conclusion, if
they had taken the enure° that he had adverted to. He was for
the total repeal, b-eause he thouabt it was a final act; he trusted
this measure would be passed because it would restore confi-
dence to the commercial relations of this great country. The
Noble Lord might be aware that there were millions of money
locked up which would not be in use till this question was,
finally di,posed of. Not one guinea went out then, hut if they
were making this question final, and settling it, every one of
those guineas that were now looked up would go out for the
purpose of land, for leasing property, and for improvement.
These were his reasons for supporting this question, and he
Would, therefore, support the motion fur the House going into
Committee.
The Duke of RICHMOND said that it had not been his in-
tention to take up the time of the House on that evening, and
he was. therefore, glad that he had given place to the Male
and Learned Lord, and he was the more glad of it, because,
although the Noble and Learned Lord's speech was not very
full of argument, it was still an amusing di, play. He should
not, however, have risen that night were it not for the attack
which had been made on him by the Right Rev. Prelate (the
Bishop of Oxford). He had listened with great pleasure to
the Right Rev. Prelate. He could well understand the gratitude
which he felt towards Sir Robert Peel. He thought the Right
Rev. Prelate should not have alluded to the meetings in the
terms he did, of the peasants drinking healths out of empty

The Bishop of OXFORD reFe to explain. Anything which
he might have said he hoped would not be considered as offen-
sive to a Noble Lord. With reference to the meeting, what
heintended to say was that the proper way to discover the real
feelings of the peasantry was to follow them to their
homes, and not to judge of their feelings by their manner at
these public meetings.
The amendment was then withdrawn, and the House ad-
journed at two o'clock till Monday next, when the House will
go into Committee.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, June 12.
The STRAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE IMPROVEMENT BILL
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
REPORTS.

The following reports were brought up and agreed to, and
the Bills ordered to be engrossed :—Ardrossan Municipal,
Police and Improvement—Enfield and Edmonton Railway—
Haleswcrth and Norwich Railway—lpswich and Bury St.
Edmund's Railway (Norwich Extension)—lpswich, Norwich,
and Yarmouth Railway—Lowestoft and Beccles Railway and
Drainage—Norfolk Railway Extension ( Stowmarket,Wymond-
ham, and Attleborough Branch)—North Wales Mineral Rail-
sray—Waveney Valley and Great Yarmouth Railway—West
London Railway Improvement and Extension.