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bers of the other House, who were opposed to the measure,
who had thought fit to absent themselves—(Hear)—were
entirely absent from the division, and in consequence
allowed the measure to be carried.—( Hear, hear.)
The greater number of the present Cabinet being Members
of the House of Lords, were those who absented themselves
I do hope, therefore, that if the Right Hon. Gentleman has
any further censures to pass on those who may be absent on a
particular division, he may have some mercy on these very
considerate persons who are now his colleagues.—( Cheers. )
Sir R. PEEL said- the Noble Lord was good enough
to lay down some propositions very difficult to understand. He
told us, first, that it was of more importance what the Legis-
lature should determine, than what the Minister should
desire.—( Hear, hear.) He was also good eaough to state
that no measure can become the law of the land till it be
enacted by Parliament.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) Ex-
cellent information ! But it is information which those
who have sat in Parliament for some time do not require.
—( Cheers.) In the attack the Noble Lord made on me for
expressing a hope that the House would proceed to consider
the question, he conveniently omitted the parenthesis which I
used, to the effect that it should be considered with all the de-
liberation which is due to the question. I was speaking after
seven nights' debate, and when the consideration of the
resolution had not been entered on, and I expressed a wish,
which I believe to be in conformity with the public wish-
-( Hear, hear)—that the House should, as far as is consistent
with the deliberation.due to the question; approach to the set-
ilement of the question.—( Hear.) I am sorry that I
should have excited the Noble Lord's indignation.—
I was not aware that the Noble Lord would think it
convenient to vindicate his friend, by the example of the
House of Lords.—(Hear, hear.) I laid down no general
principle, that an Honourable Member was bound to vote on
every question, but when a Member comes forward, and ex-
presses his opinion on the question, and says--" the Corn-
laws ought now to be repealed," I thought he ought to have
given his vote in conformity with the principles which he
expressed.—( Hear, hear.)
Sir C. NAPIER was not sure 'whether he rightly under-
stood the Right Hon. Baronet or not, when he said that a
merchant in Liverpool wrote a letter to America fors cargo o I
corn, and that it arrived in six weeks ; sad was he correct ?
Sir R. PEEL—It was a cargo of flour.—( Hear.)
Sir C. NAPIER would admit that if a merchant in Liver-
pool wrote by steam, to America, for a cargo of cern or
flour, it might arrive within six weeks if the ship had a fair
wind ; bat he would ask the Right Hon. Baronet, supposing
the ship had a fair wind how long would it take her to reach
Liverpool?—( Roars of laughter for some minutes.) • He (Sir
'Charles Napier) had crossed the Atlantic Ocean many times,
and he never remembered that a fast-sailing ship had ever
perfot med the voyage in less than a month. He did not mean
to Say that ships had not done it in lees time ' • and if the
Right Hon. Baronet meant that the cargo came by steam, he
(Sir Charles Napier) would at once agree with him. But if
the voyage were to be made by a sailing ship, nine
times out of ten she would be much longer. The
Right Honourable Baronet tatted about corn com-
ing from America, now if an order were sent to Alex-
andria to bring a cargo of corn to England, how long
would it take to come ? Not less than two months. From
Odessa it would take three months ; nor could a cargo come
from any port in the Mediterranean in a deep laden merchant
-hip in less than two months.—(Cries of " Withdraw, ques-
tion, divide, and adjourn.")
Sir R. PEEL seeing that other gentlemen wished yet to
speak on the question, had no desire to ask for a division that
night. He was perfectly ready to accede to the pleasure of the
[louse, either to go on with the debate, or to adjourn it.—
Cries of " Adjourn," and " Go on.")
Mr. JOHNSTONE, on behalf of himself and other Mem-
bers, anxious to speak on this most important question, would
move that the debate be adjourned.—(Cheers, and " Go on.")
The gallery, alter some confusion, was cleared for a division
on the question of adjournment ; but the motion of the Hon.
Member was agreed to without a division, arid the debate was
accordingly adjourned to this evening.
EXCHEQUER RILL FRAUD.

In answer to a question from Mr. HAWES,
The CHANtELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
'bough he could not bring forward to-morrow his motion re-
lative to the Exchequer Bill F;aud, he was deeply sensible of
the importance of the subject, and he should take
the earliest opportunity of submitting to the House.
motion with regard to it. He had postponed that motion
hitherto merely from a conviction that the question of the
Cot n-laws should take precedence of all other business.
IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN CORN INTO
CANADA. sr-

Mr. LABOUCHERE wished to call the attention of
he Government to a subject connected with their proposed
policy with respect to articles of foreign produce.
He thought it was very desirable that the House should
know what were the intentions of the Government with respect
o the duty to be imposed upon American corn imported into
Canada ; and when they were made acquainted with the inten-
tions of Ministers on the subject of the importation of core
nto this country from the Colonies, he hoped the Govern-
iient would inform the House as to their intentions Upon the
.übject of the duty to be imposed upon corn imported into Ca-
nada fr4m the United States, in the fir,t instance.
Sir R. PEEL thought the request of the Right Hon. Gen-
leman perfectly reasonable, and he should certainly accede to it.
The House then adjourned at a Quarter past One o'Clock.