The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-13 00:00:00

THE TARIFF.
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Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from the boo.
and shoemakers of Monmouth against the proposed re.
Auction of the duty on foreign boots and shoes.
CORN-LAWS.

Lord MELBOURNE. said that with respect to the
notice which had been given of a motion to be made on
Monday next for deferrinz the second reading of the
Corn importation Bill, he begged to say that if their
Lordships negatived that motion, and should determine
on proceeding with the measure, -he should, in the next
stage of the Bill, TM, when the Bill was in Committee,
move the following resolution :—" That in the opinion of
this House a fixed duty on the importation of foreign corn
and flour would be most advantageous to trade, and more
conducive to the general welfare of all classes of the
people, than a graduated duty varying with the average
pries in this country."
FORGED EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL.
'the Duke of WELLINGTON proposed the second
reading of this Bill.
Lord BROUGHAM said, the usual protection to wit-
nesses was not inserted in the Bill. His opinion was that
it ought to he inserted, and he wished the assistance
of his Noble and Learned Friend on the Woolsack
to frame a clause in such a way as to give the Coin-
miSsioners power
to protect a witness in case he
sane evidence tending in any way to criminate himself.
Lord MONTEAGLE hoped the Noble Duke would
take into consideration the propriety of expunging the Gth
clause in the Bill when it came from the Commons. He did
not think that the public would have confidencsi in the
measure, if it did not contain a proviso that the evidence
taken before the Commission should be immediately
published. -
The Duke of WELLINGTON said he thought it
would be best to leave the matter to the consideration of
the Treasury. He would Five the Noble Lord an answer
respecting the subject on Thursday, when the Bill would
he committed.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said it would not be ex-
pedient to publish the evidence during the investigation,
but it was quite another question that of publishing it
when the investigation was concluded.
After a few words from Lord MONTEAGLE, the
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed
on Thursday.
The other Bills on the table were advanced a stage,
and the House Adjourned to Thursday next.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 12.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
Mr. C. STANDISU took the oaths and his sept as Mem-
bei for the Borough of Wigan.
MARYLEBONE IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. APKINNON presented a petition, signed by
nearly all the inhabitants of the south-side of Oxford-
street, in favour of this Bill.
On the.motion of Mr. STRUTT, Mr. B. Wood was
added to the Select Committee on Private Business, in
plate of Mr. Chalmers.
NATIONAL ELUCATION (IRELAND.)
Mr. FITZROY presented a petition from the county
Down against the system of National Education in Ire-
land, and in favour of that of the Church Education
Sodiety. Several petiti)ns to the same effect were pre-
sented by Lord BEaNAID.
MAYNOJTH COLLEGE.

Mr. HARDY presented a petition against the grant to
Maynooth College.
THE TARIFF.

Mr. H. HINDE presented a petition from Newcastle-
upon-Tyne against the proposed duty upon coal.
Mr. BRODIE presented a petition from Salisbury
against the proposed a:teration of the duty on leather.
Mr. THESSIGER presented a petition from Wood-
stock to the same effect.

Mr. C. BRUCE presented four petitions from the
county of Elgin, against the proposed reduction of duty
on the importation of cattle.
Mr. W. YOUNG presented a similar petition from
Buckingham.