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London, England, 1835-08-28 00:00:00

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the third reading of this
Bill.

The Earl of BOSTON rose to oppose the Bill, but was
interrupted by the Earl of Carnarvon, who whispered some-
thing to the Noble Lord, upon which he said that having been
informed that the opponents of the Bill had given up their
opposition to it, he would not oppose it.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The Tonnage Amendment Bill, and the Weights and Mea-
sures Bill were severally read a third time and passed.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BILL.

Viscount MELBOURNE• moved that this Bill be read a
third time.

The Earl of WINCHIL SE A moved as an amendmen ,
that the Bill be read a third time this day six months.
The House divided, when there appeared : •
For the third reading
For the amendment, that it be read that day six
months
Majority for passing the Bill
On the question that the Bill do pass,.
Several verbal amendments were proposed and adopted.
The, Bill was then passed.
Lord MELBOURNE presented a petition from Ramsgate,
in which the petitioners expressed their entire dissatisfaction
with the Bill as it now stood.
Lord LYNDHURST was about to offer some observa-
tions 'dative to the petition ; when
Lord DENMAN begged to interrupt the Noble and
Learned Lord. He had omitted to put the question, that a
Message be sent to the House of Commons, acquainting them
that the House of Lords had passed the Bill with amend.
ments. to which they desired the concurrence of the Commons.
The question was then put and agreed to.
Lord LYNDHURST said, with reference to the petition
presented by the Noble Viscount, he bad received a letter
that morning, stating that the 50 persons by whom the pe-
tition had been signed, would be got to meet upon any occa-
sion of revolution or anarchy.—( Oh, oh.)
(LEFT SITTING.)

LIST OF THE MINORITY
Against the Third Reading of the Municipal Corporation Bill.
Lail of Falmouth I Lord Boston Lord Roden
Earl of Winehilsea: Lord Kenyon

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock.
MUNICIPAL REFORM.

Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY presented a petition from St.
Pancras, praying that that House would not pap the Appro-
priation Clause, until the Municipal Corporation Bill had be-
come law. ' The petitioners prayed that it might not be passed
in the state in which it had lately appeared before the public ;
but somewhat more like what it was when first introduced into
that House. He had also a petition to present from the
inhabitants of Marylebone to the same effect. It was
most unfortunate for the people that certain individuals who
were_possessed of vest power, either to benefit or injure, were
placec in that situation that they had no sympathy or feeling
in common with the people. They appeared either not to
know what the wishes of the people were, or to treat them
with the most sovereign contempt. He regretted that the
'count, y was placed in a crisis of very great difficulty and dan-
ger, 1-hich no statesman could look upon without alarm, when
he saw the constitutional power of one branch of the Legisla-
ture discussed calmly out of doors, and the question raised of
whether it was possible for the three Estates of the King-
dom to go on without a collision, such as all must de-
plore. As the Bill in its mutilated state would in a
short time come before the House, ho should not now en-
large upon the subject, because he trusted that many of
the evils which had befallen it would yet be remedied.
When it was before that House, it would be his ( Sir S.
Whal.ey's) duty to state what were the opinions of
his constituents, and what was the course which they
called upon him to adopt, as the guardian of their
rights and liberties. There was one thing he could not
avoid remarking upon, that the people placed too much
relian 7e upon the powers of that House in stopping the supplies,
as.they had been all voted. Next Session, however, he hoped
that tie House would imitate the conduct of their ancestors,
and make the redress of grievances and grants of motley go
hand in hand.

The HON. MEMBER ti-en presentel a petition from the vestr:
of the parish of St. PaLcras, on behalf of the Dorchester la.
bourct.s.

SINCL AIR presented petitions from various places,
the n mes of which did not reach us, in support of the Irish
Chur.,h, and against the Appropriation. Clause.
Sir E. CODRINGTON presented a petition from an indi-
vidual named Surrey, praying that corn in bond may be allowed
to be ground into flour and exported duty free. The subject was
one Of. very great importance to ,the agricultural classes and to
the interests of commerce generally. He thought the petition
and the subject to which it referred of very great importance,
and he trusted the Government would give it that attention
which he thought it deserved.
Mr. P. THOMSON said he had had the pleasure of seeing
some of the Gentlemen who supported the petition,
and had told them that he did not think that It

wont I be possible to iatroduee a measure of such a
piton without opening the door to great frauds, or what was
nearly as bad, raising a suspicion of it in the minds of the
agricoltutal classes. So long as the Corn Laws were allowed
to stmd as they did, he did not think it would be beneficial
to interfere with the minor details, for meddling wlth the mat-
ter in any way would only unsettle the minds of the public.
If in a futti7e Seesion of Parliament they thought proper to
alter the Corn Law's, or that foreign corn should be admitted
to be ground in this country, of course the Government would
tlirn their attention to the subject.
Mr. ROBINSON would say a very few words upon the
subject, because he had a motion upon the subject standing
for the next session. The Right [ion. Gentleman had stated
that the agticulturists would feel much alarmed at the prayer
of ene petition was grt,i.tcd—had he stated that they might
be justly so, he (Mr. Robinson) might have agreed with him,
but he was ranch inclined to think that it was a mere preju-
dice upon their part. The Right lion. •Gent!eman was acting
against his owe. opinion, for he had already conceded the
very same principle in regard to sugar. The measure
woul,l do much good in the employment of labour
and capital and would prevent our ships from being • sent
many thousands of miles for the same commodity., He
hope-I between this and the next session of Parlia.-
ment the Right Hon, Gentleman would give the subject his
utmost attention.

Mr. G. F. YQUNC• trusted the question would not only
recelve the utmost attention of the Hon. Gentleman, but also
of the agricultural interest. The question resolved itself much
into the same shape as that of the timber-trade—timber, under
the o:d law, being carried from the Baltic to Halifax, there
to be re-shipped for this country. He hoped. if that interest
did consider the matter, they would come down and support
the motion of the Hon. Member for Worcester.
Mr. FIUME was exceedingly glad to hear the Hon. Gen-
tleman had found out the absurdities of the Corn Laws, and
trusted he would support their abolition.
Mr. YOUNG begged in explanation to say, that all he had
said was, that it was an absurdity to prevent foreign corn be-
ing ground in this country.
• Mr. E WART said a few words which were not audible
in the gallery.