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London, England, 1826-05-05 00:00:00

Therefore, whatever had been the activity in the trade in corn, he
challenged the Hon. Baronet or the world to shew any thing in
hit conduct by which the intention of the Government could have
leen known to the parties engaged in it.--(Cheers.) -
Mr. H. STIMNE# rose to add his testitriorirta.the entire din.
belief with which any such insinitation.atidyitwhkcji
'Hon. Gentleman had supposed to exis,' ypgl4l)e received by
every Member of the Ifouse. But tllecrearionf nib a rumour
was perhaps a necessary inconvinien44'nriSingfrom such a jAace
as Llterpool being represented by titk7Presliikrit of, the Board of
Trade.—The Petition WM /Miffed AnXte on,ike

Sir T. LETHBRIDGE, in moving that it be printed,
.dis-
claimed any intention of making the insiumstionovitich tins Right
lion. Gentleman supposed. •
Mr. HUSKISSON Said, that eller the ititiniation given him
by the Hon. Baronet, he must of course believiv.that the inten-
tion had been Mistaken. Ile should not,have risen: if. the obser-
vations of the Hon. Baronet had not left an impression on the.
minds of some of his ftiends Which his honour requir'ed'that he,
should at once repel. As to his being the representative 'of the'
town of Liverpool, he begged to *say that he Was at least as in-
dependent of his constituents as the Member for Surrey.
Sir F. BURDETT said, that in justice to the Hon. Baronet,
he rose to say that what hail fallen from him created in his mind
no idea of anch a charge against"the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Mr. BROUGHAM said it was quite imposSibla that the
nial given by the Right lion. Gentleman muse not be satisfactory
to' all who heard it. But there was a pretty sufficient reason why
the Right Hon. Gentleman was out in a situation to have con-
veyed any intimation of this measure to his constituents by Satiw-
day last, and that leas, that he did not know it himself.—(A
laugh.)—lndeed is was made 'a matter of charge and reproach to
the Government in the debate of the other night, that they had of
a sudden, and without tieliberation, brought forward a'. measnre of
which they themselves had no idea 48 hours before. The object
of his rising WWI to explain,the vote which he pre in the tnajn-
' city of th 6 other evening. He understood that his Hon. Friend,
the Member for Bristol, had said that all who voted fur that Re-
solution, voted against any inquiry into the causes of the existing
distress. It was•no such thing. how could they avoi voting
cgaiestan amendinflit, the object of which was to get rid of a
measure which thy thon.4lit-good and necessary. How incon-
sistent should they have been in 'opposing such a measure, when
they had supported that of the Hon. Member for Briagnorth on
the 18th of April.

Mr. BENgTT said, that the explanation of the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman was a•good explanal:in of his Vote, but he did
not see how the Right Hon. Gentlemen opposite could explain
away theinconsistency 'of theirs who had voted against the motion
of the Hon. Member for Bridgnorth. He should like to. hear by
what ingenuity. they could make out an explanation also.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said that the Hon. Member for Wiltshire
seemed to pride himself upon hiving made a most extraordinary
discovery.• The proposition of the Hon. Member for Bridgnorth
went to a permanent nrrangemencof the law by which corn was
to be admitted ir.to this country; whereas this measures was of a
temporary nature, and wholly 'unconnected with that question.
He thought that in one sentence he had satisfactorily got rid of
the Wonderful -difficulty in Which the Hon. 'Member had plieed
him rind his Right lion. Friends. -
• • Sir Said, he did not believe that Ministers in-
tended to bring forward the general question this Session. But
ho would state it as his opinion that if these measures pasted, the
whole of the Corn Law question was decided.—(Bear;
The whole question would be put at rest, and foreign wheat
would he imported into this -country at a permanent duty of
twelve' shillings. He agreed very much in the view which the
Right lion. • Gentleman himself took of the Corn Laws. lie
thought the 'present Corn Laws were injurious to the country,
and:that the ports should always he .open at a permanent duty;
what the amount of that duty' should be, was the question- the
House had to ascertain.

Mr. WHITMORE contended that the Petitioner had no
grievance to complain of, and that the proposed measures were
highly Pxpeilient: lie therefore hoped that the house would concur
in thorn..
The Petition havitt been read,
Mr. DAIIINC.) rimptested tu.know whether it was intended to
bring np the Report of the. Committee on the measure which had
been consented to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he saw
no objection th bring 'tip the RePort. ' •
Mr. BARING objected to such a proceeding, inasmuch us the
real proposition to be considered was their going into the general
question of the Corn Laws. Till that question was discussed, the
country was left in a state of the greatest confusion, for no one knew
the value of his property.; • no farmer could tell how much he ought
to give for laud. _

After a few words from Mr, Layeasna,LtintVetAtion 6rati to--
tiered to be printed.

SALE OF GAME.
Sir 11. 1h toy gave not ive, that on Toittlay .next he would rnove
for leave to bring in a Bill to r,nder the sale of game legal.

CHIEF lUSTICESIIII, 0F SIEIRRA-LEOS:4

BoanrrT presented n Petition • from • Robert?. Thorpe,
Poctor.of Laws, late Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, who,had heal
deprived of his situation by the Colonial Department, praying that
his 'Case might be take& into'conaideration. • • •
Mr. Hum Supported the prayer of the petition.
Mr. W. NORTON said, that if the Colonial. Department soul
not show that they. had exercised a proper discretion, he would
admit that the present case was a grievance. But the explana-
tion Which would be offered, he conceived would fully meet the
statement which had been mode by the-Hen. Mover.
The Petition was ordered to be printad.. •
Lord, tnoyed for a continuation of Bettina from
Trinidad, under the Orders in Council contained in Paper B.
presented by order of his Majeay in 1825; and also for Copies
of all Laws and Regulations which prescribe the time to be al-
lowed to :laves in Trinidad for the cultivation of their Provi-
sion Grounds. Returns of Wages fixed .by, the Protectors of
Slaves for Sunday Liibonr, together with the rate of Exchange
between Trinidad and England at the time such wages were paid.
The same for Demerara; • and Copies of all Lairs passed by the
Legislature of Grenada, regulating the markets of that island, and
appointing a time for their being held.