The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-09 00:00:00

CORN LAWS.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL ihen gave notice, that
he would, on Monday, the 19th inst. or on some day not remote
from the 19th, bring under their Lordships' consideration the
subject of the Corn Laws.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that he had
heard no arguments throughout the country, from the Ministers'
own friends, against those who opposed the alteration of the Corn
Laws ; but a declaration that they were ignorant what the Mi-
nisters meant to do, and that it would be time enough to peti-
tion against their measure when it was known. If the country
was only to know what the Ministers' propositions were to be,
after they were settled in both Houses of Parliament, he would
say the country was not dealt fairly by. He thought, after
the propositions were made, not only the two Houses should
have time to consider them, but the public ought to have time
to examine them, and express their opinion on the subject. If
they had not time for this, they would be entrapped into suffer-
ing a measure to pass without expressing their opinion, which,
he would say, was one of the most important to the welfare of the
country, both politically and economically, ever agitated.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL felt as much as the
Noble Lord the importance of the subject ; bnt he could not sup-
pose that he (the Earl of Liverpool) meant to do any th'ng so
improper as to call on their Lordships to agree to whatever pro-
positions he might make on the day they were submitted to the
House. On the day he had already named, or on some early (lay
afterwards he should bring the subject under the consideration of
their Lordships, and should state the opinions entertained by the
Government ; and he should then be ready to attend to any rea-
sonable suggestion as to the period of the discusSion. He had no
intention whatever, he could assure the Noble Lord, of proposing
Resolutions to their Lordships, and calling on them the same day
to agree to them.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE, at the hazard of
being thought pertinacious, must repeat that his observations were
not directed to the time of passing the measure through the
two Houses. He did not suppose that the Noble Earl
would ask their Lordships to decide on the day he submitted
the propositions to them ; but he hoped that a reason-
able delay would take place after the propositions were made
known, so as to give the public sufficient time to express their
opinion. The Noble Earl, he thought, could not hare misunder-
stood him, for he had:prefaced his observations by remarking, that
the only argument of the adherents of Ministers out of doors was,
" wait till you see the propositions, before you decide on them."
If the public were not to have time to consider them after they
were known, and before they were passed, what use was there in
telling them to wait? It reminded him of something which hap-
pened to his father-in-law. He had ordered his coach one day,
and was just getting in, when his coachman came to advise him
that he must get another coachman, for he had been married the
day before, and could not serve him any longer. If the two
Houses were to be wedded to the Resolutions first, they would,
before being made known, be placed beyond the influence of public
opinion. He wished, therefore, that the Noble Earl should, after
the propositions were made known, allow the public sufficient
time to consider them.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL did not know what the
Noble Lord meant by a sufficient time; but he would state, that
after submitting the propositions to their Lordships, he should
al-
low a reasonable time to elapse before calling on their Lordships
to take them into consideration.

APPEALS.-
The LORD CHANCELLOR gave notice that
he should, to-morrow, move to have the order which had been
made for hearing an Appeal on Monday next discharged, and that
he should, at the same time, move, that an account of all Appeals
now depending, should he laid before their Lordships.