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of rent. He remembered a speech delivered more thal),;,
years ago by Lord Eldon, in which he stated that it Writ"
sible for any tax on agriculture to be remitted withal, 'Ty
ing the difference into the pockets of the landowner'
,ed k
Right Hon. Baronet spoke of the capital inreebee' t
the soil. He granted it. But if be ni be
as the capital of the landowner thus invested'_. st
denied that this was a claim against the repeal of the ',wild
to the farmer, the complaint was that he did not invest pre
of capital in the land, and it was notorious that be w"-'81;131
Thheaa beet
vented from doing so by the operation of this law.
Hon. Baronet spoke of farmers half a century old, who he csoli
brought up to look to this system of protection. But he
tell him that there were men in the towns, manufacturers'tesit
were quite as much entitled to protection. One snore e
hret ifisf
on the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet. He said i
found no fault with the present corn-law—that tbelto
opposed it as a violation of the principle of free
/30004
It was satisfactory to them to hear the Right Hoe'i le, 0
state again what he had stated before, that the rin' Fl 4, 04
bring before the House are true ones, and that he se
willing to contest them. He believed that no man
Who
pired to the'character of a great statesman in this countrLrdeyduld
long continue to allow that great principles were tree, 1".1
oppose their being carried into of fleaerel, the
had spoken, too, of the predictions of his lion. Fillet ir
Member fur Stockport. lie believed that no mae
bet
dulged in predictions than his Honourable Friel 'vieo
they did predict in 1849, 1841, and 1842, rbld not be
the price of provisions were reduced, the country eeu about
raised from i:s state of depression. There was a feetw tbst it
this law that nothing but sophistry could get ever sto
g it
o
was a law for making food scarce for the purpose of fee
dear. It was a law that raised rent, and bad no e heiog
raising wages, while it prevented the landlords &Obis coos
subject to the same competition. So strong oes • le,
viction of the mischief of this law, its insidious prinlo
the danger that awaited the country from it, if it should he toose
visited by a succession of bad harvests, that he Was.
the
it w toild overthrow the Government, as it had overthr to
Government that preceeded him. He did not wish tbio !
be repealed in a time of great excitement, or a ticne
ort'tsr
He wished that these who were sent there to rePr a
esealtar
whole community should treat this question as a oven
and not one merely of the interests of a peculiar alai""' &obi,
Colonel SIBTifORP rose, amidst loud cries of;ust IP
He was surprised that the Hon. Gentleman who na',fortr
down should talk about class legislation, when he 'o°'
introduction of slave labour produce.
0)4
Mr. VILLIERS replied. He would not oeenPt.dgine
the time of the House, for Hon. Gentlemen opposite ujs tote
him nothing to reply to. No answer had been given to t"er.
ments which he made with regard to the agricultural root,
debate had now concluded because the Right Hon•
had spoken, and he had heard that there was great fle"'estb▪ al,
even amongst his own supporters as to the character ettoP
s?eech.—(" No, n a") The Right Hon. Gentleman Tote°
that if he made a broad and distinct &cue!
that he would resist the attacks of the Anti-Corn-lwhaw -upstnii
it would tend to unite the divisions of the party eso
the
a Right Hon. Gentleman. He would then hear nt, • ,
),"ad
a ten hours' Bill or of the poor-laws —(No, no ) rie-oslr
mannerin which the conclusion of the Right 1105'
man's speech was received he concluded that what he
taablo xis(
perfectly satisfactory to them.—(Cheers.) But in tioliti
18,39 the Right Hon. Gentleman made a speech of
character, characterised by levity, and an utter disres o• r
the privations of the poor—(Oh, oh)—at least 05' 001
allusion to the condition of the poor. But Hon. Gev
should recollect what had taken place between
1844, and they should take care lest .0
happened during this time should not occur .1305
The Right Hon.Gen.leman, the Vice-President of t"-hel.t.,,
of Trade, had offered a sort of reproof to him, because.
occupied some time in reading extracts from newsPaPel;at thus
he had done was strietly in point. He maintained tilos,
who opposed free trade were bound to show that theyhesrtwi
adequate supply for the wants of the people; and be As eO.l
extracts to show that under the present system that be Lb
hope of an adequate supply. Now what was it whie",,,le feta
brought before the House. He had shown that the Pe..er to "''
suffering great privations, because they had not seee4 thee;
first necessaries of lire. He had reminded them tote ,e 0
pulation was increasing at an enormous rate, that, if t'gritbe
was correct, it had increased by two millions, since he) 08i
..4
gag to discuss the question.—( Cries of " ()nestle"' old :0
might attempt to get rid of his statements, but tbeq:ey
procure contempt and detestation for themselves.
only get contempt for their maudlin professions. of ,
night had been occupied in talking about the sufferttp. Ord'
people, but when their own interests were at stake, Die Pres
tlement scouted discussion. He bad asked them fort: stto
tification of the policy of stopping trade in food, be fie
them to show why that policy was continnee'd set;
been visited that snornins by a working man, %du:l,h! the I.dee
to him the sufferings which he had endured &rats Ohs
of bad harvests ; and he expressed but little hope -„t be -
with the present system of protection. What me"
resod,
reflections on reading that debate he could not say
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw. On our
mission to the gallery we understood that Mr. eeed
oa
withdrawn his amendment, and that the House dirtc
original motion, when the numbers were, 124
For the motion ..................................
Against it .................... .........
the
Majority against the motion •••••• , sad
The other orders of the day were then disposed •
0"
House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'Clock.

TO THE EDITOR /OF THE SrliV 01:
SIR,—I beg to be allowed to correct a mistake
ference to a case of " Suspected Child Murder, /00
appeared in your journal of yesterday evening',,
made to say that "the child had been born alirei.o" r, feG
though the case is one of a most serious charseL,,wrotics
in the entire absence (tor the present) of corro% 55
or confirmatory post mortem proofs of the mother at jo'pected guilt, I should consider it an act of gLeaticsl
justice to the poor creature to volunteer so ciono
and damnatory an opinion.—l have the honour
main, Sir, your most obedient servant,
n.
GEORGE A. `VAS
11, St. James's place, Thursday.

OPENING LETTERS AT T$6
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POST-OFFICE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SO' •ce
Stn,—The expose of the letter opening prectinto
London has caused great alarm throughout the °III re'
I have no doubt ; at all events in that part whereigteri
side, I assure you, Sir, there is a fear of sending
having to pass through the General Post-officeo_„ to
wonder that there should be—the recent disclos;so)
enough to alarm any one. We boast of an Eoglisi?,
house being his castle, and, with all this boast, l',lo.heo
vale and confidential communications are not sto,,in°
passing to their destinations ! Many people enter; the
notion that the Government have a desire to PP9b-roso'
people. I hope not, but such impression is realli4,oolll
A question ought to be put to the Duke of IV elm letter
J
Sir Robert Peel, or Sir J. Graham, whether the woe'
opening system extends into the provinces? Th
spread alarm is daily increasing.
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BIRTHS.
On the 24th inst., at Datchet, the wife of the Iligbt
Henry Labouchere, Mdaughter. molt,
On the 22d inst., at Warwick-road, Upper crancil
W. Turner, of a son.
On the 22d inst., at Spring-place, Hackney,
3tri‘
loti of
Lovell, of a son.
re, the
On the 23d inst., at Burton Agnes, Yorkshi ,sder
Henry Boynton, Esq., of a son and heir. W. 0
On the 25th inst., in Woburn-square, Mrs'
don, of a daughter.

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ARRIED.
On the 22d inst., at tM
he Chapel of the Britiabkve°379ll7
Paris, Frederick Janvrin, eldest son of Frederi„chiaai 1"
Esq., of York-place, Portman-square, to
daughter oft he late Thomas De Lisle, Esq., 0.:
On the 21st inst., at Pilton, Barnstaple, J°
gent, Esq., of Clonlost, Westmeath, Captain ,'t, sir
Guards, to Anne, youngest daughter of the 'a •on
Willo
Robison, of Edinbingh. to
At Brockley Church, Somersetshire, the n—e-vonshirpe.
Wellington, 8.A., Rector of Upton Heliona, „). Ott,
Florence, second daughter of John Hugh Smyth rig
of Brockley Hall, Somerset.

DIED. c• FA
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n March last, at Moulmein, East Indies, Captal°
L. Coxe, of her Majesty's 84th Regiment. ab Viii.
On the 18th inst., at Beaumont-street, Oxford, J°sl-
- Randall, Esq. • itio
urfill '''.
On the 20th inst., at Maidenhead, Mary, onlY,s ~ i
daughter of the late John Lee, Esq., of Woolley Lodge.
the
On the 23d inst., at Dover, Harriet Lucy,
daughter of H. Taylor, Esq. u 104'
re,
On the 23d inst., at 'Uphill Lodge, Somer9ets`i
Knyfton, relict of T. Knvfton, Esq. ,-, wriatilc- t
On the 24th inst., at Kensington Gore, Mr. C. " -- to JP-
In London, Lady Catherine Bernard, relict of
Colonel Bernard, of Castle Bernard, Ireland. a FA'
On the 15th inst., at Ludlow, Richard Wakeflel t
el
surgeon, of that place.
On the 18th inst., at Aberdeen, Mr. John Esdaile, sll
James Esdaile, Esq , of Upper Bedford-place.
~• Sile p ..0:
On the 19th inst., at Chester-terrace, Eaton-gin-I.4st:
Jane, the wife of G. B. Tattersall, Esq., of her .b,,,
Ceylon Rifle Regiment. an
France*
On the 20th inst., at Earl's-gift, Tyrone. George
the fifth daughter of the Hon. and Rev. Charles Dou g1,..p ,0.
eter
On the 21st inst., John Peter, eldest surviving son of i•
Grant, Es q., of Acton. n reill.
On the 21st inst., Caroline, the wife of the Rev. •I''
it
berton, Vicar of' Wandsworth,' Surrey. ''
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On the 92d inst., at Trenodden, Richard Doid_cp
magistrate for the county of Cornwall.
O the 23d inst., at B, Mr. Frank-lige:o
On the 234 lust , at Aberdeen-place,erwick-on-Tweed Maida-hill, ‘"
Foley Hodgkinson, Esq., aged 36. Vitle'
Od the 234 inst., Hannah, the wife of Mr. Willisol
of Tulse-hill, Brixton.

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