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IMPERIAL rAII.LIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS--.THUIISDAY.
The 'Earl of Cassilis took the oaths.
Lord MELVILLE presented several petitions from
parishes in the vicinity of Glasgow and Paisley, praying, as
we understood, for a recision of the Corn Laws.--Laid on the
table.
. Their Lordship went into a Committee on the Oats Indemnity
Bill, end-the, Report being, received, the Bill was ordered to be
read a third time on Monday next.
Adjourned.

• HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tnuasnay.
The SPEAKER informed the House, that he had
received a regular petition from the Clerk of the thumper in
Ireland, complaining of an undue election for the county of Lime-
rick.—Ordered to he taken into consideratiOn tot the 19th of Ja-

unary.
New *Ms', were ordered for the University of Cambridge, in
the room of Sir -John Copley, who had accepted the office of
Mester of the Bolls ; for the Borough of rlympton, in the room
of Mr. Edgecumbe, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds ;
for the Port of Hastings, in the room of Sir Charles Wetherell,
who had accepted the office of Attot ney-General ; and of Sir W.
Curtis, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds ; and for
Staf-
ford, in the room of Mr. Ironmonger, deceased.
Mr. ALEX. DAWSON presented a petition for
Emancipation, from the Roman Catholics of Louth and Wexford.
Mr. R. GRANT, Chairthan of the Committee on
the Arigna Mining Company, obttsined leave to sit, notwith-
standing any adjournment of the House.
Mr. R. MARTIN presented a petition from Gal-
way, in favour of Catholic Emancipation.
Colonel TRENCH gave notice that he would,
after the recess, ask leave to bring 'in a Bill to regulate the elec-
tive franchise in Ireland, and Acted, that he would take for his
precedent in that motion the Bill brought into the House last year
by the Hon. Member for Stafford (Mr. Littleton), with' the ex-
ception of the last paragraph, with the certainty that it would be
introduced into immediate operation, not forcibly, but with the
acclamation of every poor man in Irelaod.
Mr. HUME presented petitions from parishes in
Yorkshire against the Corn Laws.
Mr: WOOD (of Preston) presented three petitions
from manufacturers in Yorkshire against the Corn Laws. In
doing so he begged leave to observe, that notwithstanding all the
Haase had heard on the subject of the distresses of the operative
classes, it was his opinion they fell short of the reality. The few
weavers who had work were obliged to labour for a week for the
' paltry sum of 6s. 6d. and even out of that they were obliged to
give one shilling to the wilder. The petitioners had carefully
abstained from any general censures against the claims of the
agriculturist.. Indeed, many of them united in themselves the
character of manufacturing and agricultural labourer*, for during
the interval* of the one, they cultivated the ground with the
spite. They looked upon their cause as common with that of
the fartner's wolktuau, and so far as he (Mr. W.) had the power
a investigating the truth of the statement, he believed that the
agricultural labourer was in a situation equally afflicting with that
of the mannfacturer. He hoped that the petition would be
speedily taken into consideration. Ile regretted to find that it
was the resolution of Ministers ,to adjourn the question of the
Corn Laws till after the recess. He did not understand what was
really meant by the convenience of Members, the assigned cause of
delay. Convenience, indeed! What would the constituents of
any candidate say to him on the hustings, if he declared that it
would not be convenient to him to provide measures for their re-
lief till after the Christmas holidays.---(Haar; hear.)—He hoped
that some measure would be brought forward to give the people
of England generally protection for the future. •
Sir THOMAS ACKLAND presented a Peti-
tion from Mr. James Ivory Hohnepan unbeneficed clergyinan of
the diocese of Exeter, praying for an inquiry into the state of
the Chnrch of England generally, and expressing his opinion that
the Church never would be ,recurs while unnecessary diocesans
aiigede sod he also prayed fur 11w abolition of pluralities and ab-
sentee lief,—(llear, hear.)
Mr. UME was glad to see the subject brought
before the• House, Though the Prelates in the late address
expressed their opinion that the Church of England was a mo-
del of perfection, yet hue begged leave to differ with them on the
r. .T. SMITH presented a Petition from the
Catholics of Mayo in favour of Emancipation.
EMIGRATION.
Mr. WILMOT. HORTON. presented a Petition.
from Glasgow and Calton on the subject of Emigration.
'Mr. HUME said it was of great importance to
havethe queition of Emigration settled. There were more than ten
thousand persons now in Scotland looking up to Ministers to
know their final intentions au the subject. It would be mere hu-
numity to let them know what tins were to expect.
Mr. WILMOT HOR roN was on the point,
when the honourable Member rose, to give motive that it was his
intention to move, on Thursday, the 15th February, for a new
Committee on Emigration.
Mr. 'ABEUCROMBY thought that Ministers
ought to state more explicitly what their intentions were.
Mr. GRATTAN expressed himself to, the same

etl'sct.
Mr. J. SMITH said a few words in a low tone of
voice, Site purport of which could not be ascertained.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought it was not the
policy of this country to encourage emigration. It was the duty
of Ministers, however, to devise some specific remedy for the pre-
sent distresses of the labouring and manufacturing classes. In
many places► a great number of theme unfortunate individuals did
not earn more than five shillings a week, though they worked
fourteen hours a day. They were almost all in arrears of house-
rent ; their only food was oatmeal. and potatoes ; and thousands
and tens of thousands were at the verge of starvation. lie hoped
tbat before the House met, after the recess, some specific remedy
would be devised fur the wont distress. (The lion. Baronet
spoke in such a low tone of voice that the purport of many of his
sentences could HU ter ascertainelt.)
Mr. WARBURTON said there was one difficulty

wilt regard to the emigration, which he would suggest to the
Honig. A certain capital was to be advanced, and this was to
be repaid by the produce of the land'. He could not see how this
produce was to be converted into rent, or how the corn was to be
remitted: to this country.
Mr. PEEL called upon Members to keep their
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minds open, awl not pledge tom opinions one way of the other,
till flue Report of the Committee should be kid before them. In
his opinion it was quite impossible that the distress could be Mk-
viated to any great extent by emigration. The expenra attending
the emigration of each individual would be *Oh at least, and it
must, therefore, be evident that there could not be any sanguine
'expectation of relief from this measure. Jf, however, emigration
to any greet extent wag practicable, it no doubt would benefit the
colonies, and likewise 64 anitry, as it would create a demand
tar. British manufactures:: in this point of view it would be most
beneficial, hut the expence of sending, out so many thousands that
are now out of employment, would be so enormous, that he des.
paired of mitigating the distress by this memo. lie had no doubt
that much usenil kfortrustion would he obtained by the appoint-
ment of a Conimittee. The evidenee of Colonel Cockhorn, who
Juirl resided for some time in Canada, and who bad turned his at-
tention to emigration, would probably be found moat useful, as
. be perhaps possessed snore iiiforwisition on the subject than any
~,thee individual. He hoped, therefore, that till all the necessary in.
formation were laid before the Howie, Members would not pledge
:lei: opinion. .
Major R LI( itqed, the House woult4 take
the advice of hie Maiesityia Minister', and till die evidence
wee laid before them.
t.
.13:ENNET (of Wiltshire)
tboupla thatif
the
embargo of taxation on our waste lands were removed, much
more good would arise from this than from emigration. If the
tithe on wastelands were taken otf, a much greater quantity would
be brought into cultivation, and there would he an incrowd de.
inand for our manufactures. According to many writers of good
sinithority, there were about 22 millions of scree of Waste land, It
millions of which wire capable of improvement. Let enrourage..
merit be given to cultivate this hind, and a remedy would Mon be
fontal for the present distresses.
Mr. W. HORTON replied that it was much
better that persons should leave this country to cultivate the 'klieg
lands in sonic of our colonic*, • than remain here to cultivate the
worst.
The petitiou was then ordered to he printed. .
Mr. ABERCRO.MBY moved for returns of the
number of bankrupt dockets struck, the number of Commissions
issued and (hutted, and die number of bankrupt petitions pre-
sented for the last twelve years, digiuguishing the number Niel
year.—Ordered.

CAPE OP 000 D HOPE.
Mr. HUME role to call the attention of the House
se a autieet of consitkrable importance, which had been before it