The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-17 00:00:00

CORN LAWS.

Colonel TORRENS presented a petition from the
Seamen of Southshields, praying for a total abolition of the Corn
Laws.

Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE adverted to the
principles of political economy which were now afloat on the
subject of free trade, but he would be always prepared to show
that a free trade in Corn would be pernicious.—Petition laid on
tlie Table.

Colonel TORRENS then presented a petition
from the Ipswich Society for promoting Civil and Religious Li-
berty, praying for the removal of all obstructions to a free trade in
Corn, and also for the removal of all obstructions to the freedom
of Religious Worship.—(A laugh.)—They complained that seven
millions of the people of these Realms were subjected to unjust and
unnecessary oaths.—Laid on the Table.

Sir JOHN \VROTTESLEY presented a petition
from certain owners and occupiers of land in the County of Staf-
ford, against any alteration in the Corn Laws. The petitioners
denied that the Corn Laws had any thing to do with the present
state of distress.—Laid on the Table.
Mr. D ANIE L presented,a petition from five or six
hundred inhabitants of Coggeshall and its vicinity in the county
of Essex, praying for an alteration in the Corn Laws. This
proved that the great proportion, even of the people of Essex, were
inimical to the Corn Laws. _ . .

Mr. G. HARVEY insisted, that the agriculturists.
of Essex were unanimously in favour of these Laws.
Sir • JOHN
.MAXWELL preSented a petition
from.the heads of seventeen families of the labouring classes, pray-
ing for the means of enabling them to emigrate to America. He
now put the question to the Gentlemen on the Treasury Bench,
whether it was the intention of Government to give, any assistance
to tluise wishing to emigrate to America?
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that a confidential per-
eon hash been sent out by Government, to investigate the actual
state of Canada, and its capabilitiea fur receiving a great multitude
of emigrants. lie certainly was not indifferent to the distresses of
the labouring classes, but he could give no answer as to the inten-
tions of Government on this subject, until the Report of the Com-
mittee appointed last night should he laid on the table.
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then thele people might he turned out of their habitatious.—Pe-
presented a- petition from certain'
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Afechanies
of Rochester, praying for the abolition of the Corn Laws,
the reduction of Taxation, and for Retrenchment.—( Hear, hear!)
Laid-on-the table.
• Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE postponed his
notice of motion for a Bill relative to Turnpike., till Friday next.
Mr. CHlCHESTERpresented a petition from the
Roman Catholics of the borough of New Ross, praying for
•Eman-
cipation; and another petidon•friom certain Catholics of Water-
Turd, in favour of the Catholics caims.—Laiti on the Table.
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Owners r
and ACL
OccupiersA
of presented Land i
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Cpoeutni ttly. oonf
stated
Mr. HUME that
he
held his hand a
any alteration in the Corn Laws.
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petition from certain distinaguuisrhcehdaCudathv yoelsitcrsofAcltreolafntdh,ep7 th o
praying
for the repeal of the Irish
sd
George Iv. The petition, conenng tha high rank and re-.