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London, England, 1835-08-29 00:00:00

THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY BILL.

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This Bill was returned from the Commons with the Lords
amendments agreed to.
The Reform ( Scotland) Act Amendment Bill was read a
second time.

Adjourned at a quarter before nine o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Auausr 28.
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 pass 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 vast power, either to benefit or injure, were
placed 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
country was placed in a crisis of very great difficulty and dan-
ger, which no statesman could look upon without alarm, when
he sav: 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, he 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.
Whalley'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
reliance upon the powers of that House in stopping the supplies,
as they had been all voted. Next Session, however, he hoped
that the House would imitate the conduct of their ancestors,
and make the redress of grievances and grants of money go
hand in hand.

The HON. MEMBER then presented a petition from the vestry
of the parish of St. Pancras, on behalf of the Dorchester la-
bourers.

MI. SINCL AIR presented petitions from various places,
the names of which did not reach us, in support of the Irish
Church, and against the Appropriation Clause.

BONDED CORN.
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 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
would be possible to introduce a measure of such a
nature without opening the door to great frauds, or what was
nearly as bad, raising a suspicion of it in the minds of the
agricultural classes. So long as the Corn Laws were allowed
to stand as they did, he did not think it would be beneficial
to interfere with the minor details, for meddling with the mat-
ter in any way would only unsettle the minds of the public.
If in a future Session of Parliament they thought proper to
alter the Corn Laws, or that foreign corn should be admitted
to be ground in this country, of course the Government would
turn 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 Hon. Gentleman had stated
that the agriculturists would feel much alarmed at the prayer
of the petition was granted—had he stated that they might
be justly so, he ( Mr. Robinson) might have agreed with him,
but he was much inclined to think that it was a mere preju-
dice upon their part. The Right lion. Gentleman was acting
against his own opinion, for he had already conceded the
very same principle in regard to sugar. The measure
would 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
hoped between this and the next session of Parliament the
Right Hon. Gentleman would give the subject his utmost at-
tention.

Mr. G. F. YOUNG trusted the question would not only
receive 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 old 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. HU AI E 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. EWART said a few words which were not audible
in the gallery.