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London, England, 1826-12-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.---WanNESDAY, Dne. 6.
CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION.
Lord BEXLEY presented a Petition from the
Mayor and Corporation of the Borough of Harwich, praying that
***Lordships would not grant any further concessions to the
Raman Catholics.
The Petition was read, and ordered to lie on the table.
CORN LAWS.
Lord MAYNARD presented a petition from cer-
tain Proprietors and Occupiers of Land in the Eastern Division of
the Cotinty of Elsex, praying that their Lordships would not ettsn-
sent to any alteration in the Corn Laws.
Lord KING said, as that was probably the last op-
portunity he should have during the present obscure Session of,
ParliaMent, to present petitions to their Lordships, he should take
that opportunity of presenting some on the subject of the Corn
Laws. Some of the petitioners very properly prayed for
a speedy revision of the Corn Laws—he said properly, because
promises had been made to revise them year after year, and
year passed after year and nothing was done. It was stated
three or four years ago, that an alteration was necessary ; but
every year it was postponed. Last year it was put off, because
the Parliament was on the eve of dissolution ; anti this year it
is rat off, because the Parliament is on the eve of the Christ-
mats vacation. Any reason was thought sufficient for post-
tponing this measure. Like the petitioners, he was for a speedy
revision, because life was short, and legislation was, on the Corn
Laws, long and tedious. The Ministers said they had a plait
ready ; other persons said the same thing ; and he was ready to
believe they had a plan—nay, he believed they had not one, but
many plans. Their bureaus were, he had no doubt, like the bureau
of the Abbe Skye*, in which there was an immense number of
pigeon holes, in each of which there was a Constitution ready to
suit whatever patty Might be uppermost. In the Treasury* he
believed, there were as many plans and pigeon holes as in the
.Abbe's bureau. Did the Brissotins get the upper hand, the Abbe
bad ready for them a Federal Constitution ; did the Jacobins pre-
vail, he presented a Constitution for a Republic, one and indi-
visible. If the Ministers found the ,Somerset and Suffolk interest
strong, they came forth with plan No. I ; did some other party
prevail, they brought nut plan No. 2 ; if the house was strong,
forth came plan No. :3; and if prices rose to a famine level, the
plan No. 4 was produced. Each had its scale of duties, all ready
drawn up, fitted to any occasion. lie hail no doubt there was a
plan, and a moat accommodating plan it was, if that might be
• tailed a plan which varied with circumstances and times. The
!Noble Lord concluded by presenting petitions against the Corn
Lava from the Inhabitants of Newark--this petition also com-
plained of excessive taxation, and the waste of the public treasure,
which created an excuse for the Corn Laws ; from the Incorpo-
rated Trades of Montrose ; from the Silver Plate Workers of
Birmingham; and from the Inhabitants of Kidderminster.
The Marquess oC LANSDOWN rose to present
nin important petition to their Lordships, which came from a
*own which west the second in England, in population, and, per-
hapti, the frret in manufacturing industry, and which not being re-
presented its Parliament, had, he thought, a peculiar claim to he
beard by both Houses of Parliament, when they came, as the
Petitioners did, before their Lordships, to express their calm and
'settled opinions, through the Aithorities best calculated to ex-
press them accurately, the 'Chamber of Commerce, compOsed of
the most opulent and respectable Merchants of Manchester. Ho
did not mean, either on that, or on any other occasion, to open
up the discussioeWhich was to take place after the recess, ou the
subject of the,Corn Laws, nor would he pretend to form any opi-
nion al tlet measure Ministers meant to submit to Parliament; be
felt bin self, however, bound to state with respect to the Petition
that it wrs drawn up in a cool and dispassionate manner, that it
dietmased the subject of the 00111 Laws calmly and with reason,
'and made use of none of those topics which could inflame the pub-
lic mind; or which tended to hold up one class of the people as the
enemies of the other. The Petition stated the opinions of the Pe-
titioners on this important subject calmly and dispassionately, and
its should therefore movy, that it be read at length.—The Petition
was araxtrdiugly read, and ordered to be laid on the table.
CORN IMPORTATION INDEMNITY BILL.
On the motion of Earl BATHURST, the Indem-
nity Bill was reed a second time, pursuant to the Order of the Day,
and ordered to be committed to-morrow—the third reading to
take place on Monday next.

GAME LAWS.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE gave notice, that after
*he liCele, be should call their• Lorflo4iipie attention to the Game
Laws, with n view of shaving them that Rome alteration hi these
Laws was neettesaty. —Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--.WEDNESDAY.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
. Tho SPEAKER acquainted the House that he
lied received from the Clerk of the Crown' in Ireland, two Peti-
tions, complaining, the one of an undue Return fin the County
of Cavan, the other of an undue Return for the County of Galway.
Both Petitions were fixed for consideration en the Bth of Ja-
nuary.