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THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVPNIANG.- APRIL 6, 1842,

during five or six weeks before harvest there was a great rise,
and in the six weeks after harvest there was a great fall. His
conviction was that, on the whole, no arrangement could be
made more fair to all parties concerned than the fixing the
average at six weeks, as under the Bill.
Mr. P. STEWART opposed the amendment. He had
contemplated makine a prop isal diametrically opposite to that
of the Noble Lord. From alt experience of the working of the
Corn-laws, ever since they were passe4, it appeared that, to
secure the greatest accuracy in the averages, the period was
limited. When they were an exporting country, the averages
regulating the exportation were, at first, limited to the weekly
returns, and finally to the market price on the day before the
exportation . From the time the country became apprehensive
of needing a supply the present system of averages was intro-
duced. Ile considered a limited period ensured greater ac-
curacy. lie was glad that the Noble Lord had no chance of
carrying his amendment. In his opinion, the shorter they
made the period for ascertaining the averages, the more would
they be likely to succeed in carrying out the new law with ad-
vantage to the community at large.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER approved of the amendment of his
Noble Friend (Lord Worsley), which he thought would have
the effect of giving greater steadiness to the markets.
Colonel SI BTHORP repeated his opposition to the amend-
ment.
Viscount EBRINGTON supported the amendment. He
thought that the longer they made the period for taking the
averages, the more likely were they to obtain steadiness of
price. For his part, he should wish that, instead of " ten
weeks," they might substitute " ten years ;" and then they
would have a nearer approximation to a fixed duty.
Colonel T. WOOD thought that the proposal of the Noble
Lord would be pernicious both to the consumer and to the far-
mer. That would only have the effect of preventing the im-
portation of foreign corn front being proportioned to the wants
of the country.
Mr. E. HULLER supported the amendment.
Mr. G. PALMER also supported the amendment. In his
opinion it would have the effect of discouraging those frauds
which had of late veers been so extensively practised.
Sir li. PEEL, said that various proposals had been made
to Government to extend the period of taking the averages ;
some persons reccommended 10 weeks, others 4 and 5, and
that the period be extended to 13 weeks. But upon consider-
ing those different proposals, and examining what the opera-
tions of them would be, he must say that the impression on
his mind was that any extension of the period of
taking the averages would not operate at all as a check
upon fraud or speculation, because the speculator would calcu-
late the advantages he would have in pouring corn into the
market during the extended period, and consequently his mo-
tives to fraud and speculation would be increased rather than
diminished by the extension. He (Sir R. Peel) confessed that
the result of the inquiries made by himself and his colleagues
was, that an extended period would operate, occasionally, inju-
riously to the consumer by keeping the duty high at a time when
it was important that it should be diminished. On the
other hand there were cases in which it would operate in-
juriously to the producer. He had given the best attention
that ho could to the subject, and he was not able to persuade
himself that any extension would be attended with good effect.
Upon the whale he had come to the conclusion that it was
safest to adhere to the period of six weeks. There would be
great risk to the consumer, if the period were extended
to thirteen weeks. The duty would be high when
the price of corn was high. Referring to past
years, it would be seen that if ten weeks were adopted
as the period, the same objection would apply. On the other
hand the duty would be low when the price of corn was low
if those periods were taken. He had, therefore, come to the
conclusion that the safest course was to adhere to the period of
six •veeka rather than take a longer period:
Mr. HAWES was against extending the period beyond
six weeks. If the proposition was to extend the period to
six months the case would be different, but in the case of a few
weeks he saw no necessity for adopting any change.
The Committee then divided, when there appeared—
For the original motion
For the amendment ...
Majority for the original motion ... --,205
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 23 being read, Mr. BAYLEY suggested that the
mode of ascertaining the value of corn should be by measure.
Mr. WALL ACE said that he had been a member of the
Committee which sat on the subject to which the Hon. Gen-
tleman al!uded, and the evidence produced before that Com-
►nittee was sn strong that they considered the proper mode of
ascertaining the value of corn was by weight and not by mea-
sure. The only proper criterion by which, in his opinion, the
value could be ascertained, was that of weight. It was by
weight Unit the core came to the consumer, and great frauds
were committed when the purchase was made by measure.
Sir ROBE It PEEL said, that this was not the first time
during the course of these discussions, that he had been met by
two propositions of a totally opposite nature. For himself, he
could not agree either to the proposition of his Hon. Friend, or
to that of the lion. Member for Greenock. Ile thought that.
anyt sudden enactment would be attended with great incon-
venience,

The question was then put, that the word " Coventry" stand
part of the schedule.

After a few words from Mr. Hawes, as to the most conve-
nient mode of putting the question,
Mr. GLADSTONE said that he was,desirous of omitting
some towns from the schedule, for the purpose of introducing
the names of others in which the markets were larger.
The town of Newbridge was then ordered to be struck out.
The list of towns was then agreed to, and the Report was
brought up, and ordered to be received on Thursday.
The Report of the Forged Exchequer Bills' Bill was brought
up, and the Bill read a third time and passed.
The House then Adjourned at a Quarter-past One.

FINE AitTS:
THE HEROES OF- TV ATERLOO,
This is the title of a fine picture which is now in
the course of private exhibition at Messrs. Graves's,
Pall-mall, previously to its being placed in the en-
graver's hands. The figures introduced are all por-
traits of distinguished officers' who fought at the
battle of Waterloo, and they are supposed to be as-
sembled in the reception-room of Apsley House,
awaiting the summons to the grand banquet which,
for years past, the Duke has been in the habit of
giving on the memorable 18th of June. His Grace
is, of course, the most conspicuOus figure in the
group; he is stationed nearly in the centre of the
picture, so that the spectator's eye is attracted to him
at the very first glance. The likeness is a good one,
but not remarkable ; that of Lord Hill, who stands
near the Duke, is excellent : but decidedly the most
striking portrait in the group
.is Sir Henry Har-
dinge's, whose peculiarly-marked countenance there
is no mistaking. The figure and attitude of the
Marquis of Anglesey are easy, graceful, and digni-
fied; and his magnificent' Hussar uniform forms an
admirable contrast to the scarlet costumes of the
majority of the assembled officers. By way of vary-
ing and giving relief to the picture, some of the
guests are represented in a sitting posture; and here
the artist has been very successful, especially in his
portraits of Lord Strafford and Sir Edward kerrison,
who are seated together in the foreground, to the left
of the spectator. On the walls of the reception-room
hang two full-length likenesses—one, of the Emperor
Napoleon, and the other, of Gecirga. the Fourth, whocuts a somewhat grotesque figure in .the full High-
land uniform. On the whole, the painting is a skilful
and efficient one; the colouring,- in particular, is rich
without being overcharged ; and from the deeply
interesting nature of the subject, we have no doubt
that it will obtain great and immediate popularity.

No. IL

Quarters ended A..ril 5.

INCOME.

Customs.—Consolidated Duties
Sugar applicable to the
Consolidated Fund

Total Customs

Excise
Stamps
Taxes
Post Office
Crown Lands
Miscellaneous
Imprest and other Monies
Repayment of Advances

7,6:38,096

.e,320,20 3

To Cash brought to this Account
to be applied to pay oft' Deficiency
Bills

f.'20,000

240,01'0

7,958,093

8,5(0,303

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

THAMES EMBANKMENT.
Mr. 13i an (in continuation from our Afternoon Edition) said—
The Committee expected great benefits would he derived from
the proposed improvement, but it should be 'borne in mind that
the Committee themselves did not ask the Corporation to
pledge itself to any expense, they only asked for authority to
proceed. The Navigation Committee had no funds at its di..-
posal; the funds derived from the port of London and tonnage
dues were appropriated to particular purposes, and the othr
Navigation Fund, arising from certain tolls on the river, had
been greatly diminiihed by the opening of the Southampton
Railway. It was necessary to give every facility to the effecting
these improvements.
Mr. WIRE. then moved that the Report be refereed back to
the Committee for further inquiry, and that a further report be
made to the Court, before any permission be given to form an
embankment of the river.
Mr. BIRD Slid, the only objection to this resolution was,
that the business of the Committee would be completely sus-
pended by it.
Sir P. LAURIE said, the plan as detailed in the Report, had
beer. laid before the Trinity House, and had been considered
by it a perfect plan. That being the opinion of the Elder
Brethren of the frinity House, he thought the sooner they
agreed to the Report, the better.
Mr. STEVENS said, the Committee had gone through a
great deal of labour, and having read the Report care-
fully, he was delighted at the large measures of improvement
therein contemplated. He could not have thought that the
Report would have caused five minutes' discussion before the
Court. • If the plan were carried into effect the present an-
noyances caused by throwing out piers and chains of boats
would be rendered unnecessary. They should have great diffi-
culties to contend with—neighbour against neighbour—but in
carrying the plans into effect they could not injure those
who already had a river frontage. They could not
block out Sir It. Peel, nor the Duke of Buecleueh, nor do any-
thing to impede their view and air. By the conclusion o the
Report it would be seen that the Committee required autho-
rity to rem ,ve such nuisances as were injurious to health and
offensive to the sight, and by agreeing to the Report they
would only be-sanctioning all that the Committee had done.
Mr. LAWRENCE said the Committee stated they had a diffi-
eultrin enforcing their powers. Now he did not see how
'!their - agreeing to the present report would tend to enforce
those; powers. ' If they wanted additional powers what was the
-object -of iteeepting. the • Report? There was also another
question ; ~'it 'appeared that they could not stir a step
the -matter without u special Act of Parliament.
Phe'whole b'f the plan would cost some millions of money;
'and- he <liil --noir apprehend that either the Duke of
-BuceleuglV , Sir Robert Peel would spend an y-
'thirtir-t4 obtain a greater river frontage than they had already.
afWthonglit •tlo2 Committee had been very usefully em-
tll4'nd in tWitnairy, but the Report would not lead to any
omitftly tobd; cvottld not, by adopting it, be a step nearer
MoptiMr'the Report was only due to the
be n, objection to do so, as lie thought the
-,tfitnitttee teas rift-tied-to their thanks; but the moment it
.wetit betj'end this liseite thought it a very serious question that
Ointirrtittee,shouidset about spending money without askinz
t.lcc iitittiority of the Conn, and without the authority of an Act
.4)nrlitiment,'lle'colild tee no good in passing the Report.
• 'Mr: HA RI:7S sard- thefe seemed to be some difference of
Otsititm as to the effect of the embankment, but he had himself
shell the extraordinary advantage of it. Ile read the para-
graph of the Report in 'which the Committee asks for authority
to remove nuisauces and obstructions that were injurious to
health and sight. This, if agreed to, would give the Com-
Mateo power 'to carry out its intentions without referring
again to that Court. If this power were given by the Court, he
should be glad to know what means the Committee had of car-
rying those powers into execution?
An [ION. MEMRE a—They do not intend it at all.
Mr. 'Butts thee would ask to know what the Committee
did intend ?

COURT CIRCULAR.
Lord Hill and Sir Robert Peel had audiences yesterday of,
the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty, attended by Lady Caroline Cocks, and the
Hon. Miss Cavendish, took an airing yesterday afternoon in an
open carriage. His Rota! Highness Prince Albert rode out
on horseback at the same time, attended by Major- Genera
Wemrs and Colonel Bouverie.
His Royarrtightiess Prince Albert, accompanied by Colonel
Bouverie, attended yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Cons-
missiou ers for promoting and encouraging the Fine Arta at
the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament, Viscount Pal-
mat-4°n, Lord John Russell, Lord Francis Egerton, Sir James
Graham, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, and other Commissioners
were p:esent.
The meeting broke up at a quarter past four o'clock.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Prin-
cess Royal, were taken airings in carriages yesterday.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Dowager
Lady Lyttelton, Lady Caroline Cocks, Earl of Warwick, Maj.r-
General Wenayss, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured Covent
Garden 'I heat re with their presence yesterday evening.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Ma-
jesty, the Queen Dowager, yesterday at Marlborough House.'
The Duchess of Kent.. attended by Lady Anne Maria Dawson,
and Sir G. Cooper, Bart., honoured the Italian Opera with her
presence last evening.'
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the
Queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough-house. His Royal
Highness; attended by Colonel Jones, left town in the afternoon
for his residence at Kew.

her Royal Hignnes4 the Duchess of Gloucester visited her
Majesty tile Queen' Dowager on Monday at' Marlborough
HOLM.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert did Mr. Sieyier the honour
yesterday of inspecting his marble but of his Royal Highness
Prince Albert and hiK Majesty the King of Prussia, previou4
to their going. to the Royal _Academy exhibition. Her Majesty
and the Prince were graciously pleased to express their ap-.
probation.

After a few words from Dr. BOWRING and Lord
WORSLEY, clause 28 was agreed to.
•
On clause 29 being proposed,
Mr. CHILDERS said, that as the subject had already been
so amply debated, he should not detain the House by going into
any discussion on the subject. He should therefore content
himself with snowing that instead of clause 29, the fiillowing be
substituted—" That from the passing of this I;ill up- to the Ist
day of May, 1843, the duty to be paid on the importation of
foreign corn shall be regulated by the averages of thoSe towns
only which have hitherto made returns in accordance with the
Act of 9 George IV."
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the Commit-
tee divided, when there appeared-- • •
For the clause
For Mr. Childeria's amendment
Majority for the original clause
Clauses from 30 to 45 were then agreed to.
The schedule, comprising the new scale of duties, was
then put. _

Mr. Stephen Unevin, Mr. Jan Overett, Mr. James Fair-
head, and Mr. Daniel, Nash, on behalf of the Growers of Seeds
in North „Essex, in Bedfordshire, accomnanied by Sir John
Tyrell, Bart., M,P., Mr. C. Round, M.P., and Mr. Astell,
M. P., had an interview with the Earl .f Ripon yesterday at
the office of theßoard of Trade.

Franks, Governor, Alr. Fullarton, Mr. Gooden, Mr.
SteWirt, and Mr. Mitchell, Direetoraof the Canada Cienp‘ny,
had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday at the Colonial
Ape,Putation on the Rice Trade had am interview with the
Bari AA Ripon yesterday.
A glsia,, 'organ and Brandt, on the Russian Timber Trailt.,
had.awtyteyview yesterday with the EarlAfßipon at. the.adiee I
of the Board of "Trade.

Mr. B. WOOD proposed as an amendment,that the duty
should be 203. when the price was 455., but. which he with-
drew in accordanee with the general feeling of the House.
Lord WORSL EY moved the addition, . of whi h he had
given notice, " That every person who shall sell British corn
at or within any city or town named in the said schedule
her, unto annexed, other than the city of Loudon, shall, be-
fore he or she shall sell any British corn at any such city or
town. make and deliver, in manner hereinafter mentioned, a
declaration in the fo lowing words, that is to say
(Form of Declaration.)

•
1714 E .1161 VI P T '§UFFRA'nE
MOVEMENT.
• MEETING OF'DEPUTIES TN BIRMINGH
TUESDAi.:—ni, morning the of
Delegates, appointed at various meetings thrOughout the
try, to represent the feelings and opinions of thi'i poop e tin
.the
important principles embodied in 'the Declaration and Alno-
rial issued by Mr. Sturge, tot,k plaCe in the Waterloo-rooms,
Waterhui-street,•this morning. There were nearly a hundred
Delegatas in attendance, rerresenting a large and influential
portion of the middle and working classes of the country, who
have united in a strenuous ell',rt to secure a full, fair, and
free-repreaentation of the people; Mr. Feargus O'Connor en-
deavoured to get up a counter-demonstration, in tau shape of
an open air meeting in another partst the town, but the affair
wa, a complete failure, although the parties engaged in the de-
monstration were unsparing in their denunciations of the objects
and motives of those engaged in the. "-Complete Suffrage"
agitation!
At eleven o'clock Mr. Joseph Sturge was unanimously called
to the Chair. He said that he accepted the honour the more
teadily, as he thought he would be able to facilitate business,
having seen all the letters which had been received upon the
subject. The Chairman then read letters fr im Stratford, Ri-
pen, Torrington, Taunton, Norwich, Snaresbrook. Devizes,
Lynn, Alnwick, Hackney, Stockport, Stioud, Ashton-under-
Lyne, Bacup, Lancashire; Gateshead, and' other places, ex-
pressive of the disposition of the writerif to aid in the present
movement. The Chairman said that they might also rely upon
having the Reformers of Ireland with them. -He begged per-
mission, for a moment, to advert to a matter personal to him-
self. His attention having been called, by a` gentleman in
Scotland, to a statement which had appedred in'the Northern
Star newspaper, that he (Mr. Sturge) had, in a conversation
with a Miss Grave, some time ago, raid " That the people of
this country never could effect the required change except by
the sword, and, when they were prepared for that, that his
(Mr. Sturge's) arm was at their service".--( Laughter ) he ,
could only give this statement the most unqualified denial; and '
so thoroughly convinced was he of the sin and 'injus-
tice of taking away human life, that he would sooner forfeit his
own life than take that of his neighbour. lie trusted that
neither himself nor his friends would ever recognise violence
as a means of attaining the objects which they contemplated.
Me. Wm. Morgan was then appointed Secretary for the
sitting, and proceeded to read the list of Delegates, amounting
to nearly one hundred, amongst whom were the Rev. Dr.
Wade, the Rev. Thos. Spencer, of Bath, the Rev. Thomas
Swann, the Rev. I. Allsop, Delon, Esq., Mr. John Mit-
chill, Mr. Archil. Prentice, Mr. Collins, Mr. Vincent, Mr.
Lovett, Mr. Childs, of Bungay, Mr,• B. O'Brien, and Mr.
Heyworth..

I, A. 8., do declare thatthe returns to be made by me con-
formably to the Aet passed in the year of the reign of her
Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled (here set forth the title of
this Act), of the quantities and prices of British corn, which
henceforth shall by nig, or for me, be sold, shall, to the best of
my knowledge and belief, contain the whole quantity, and no
snore, of the British corn bonafide sold for or by me, within the
periods to which such returns respectively shall refer, with the
prices of such corn, and the names of the buyers respectively
,nd, to the best of my judgment, the said returns shall, in all
respects, be accountable to the provisions of the said Act.'
" Which declaration shall be in writing, and shall be sub-
scribed with the hand of the person so making the same, and
shall by him or her, or by Isis or her agent, be delivered to the
mayor, or chief magistrate, or to some justice of the peace for
suels city or town, or for the county, riding, or division, in
whiult the same is situate, who are hereby required to deliver a
certificate thereof to the supervisor of Excise acting as inspec-
tor of corn returns for such city or town as aforesaid, at the
place appointed for receiving such returns. or to such con.inu-
mg inspector of corn returns as aforesaid for such city or town
(as the case may be), to be by such supervisor or inspector
registered in a book to be by him provided and kept for that
purpose."
Sir R. PEEL opposed the amendment. The effect of the
clause would be to discourage sales in the open market, and
throw much difficulty in the way of the seller.
After a short conversation the amendment was withdrawn.
Colonel SIBT110111) then rose to move, pursuant to no-
tice, that the duty on foreign corn should be
paid at the period
of importalinn. He thought that the present system was
favourable to no party except the foreigner. It was
expected that jos soon as the Right Hon. Baronet had
passed his measure, 3,000,000 quarters of wheat would be
ported into this country, and tne consequence of this inuoda-
dation of the market would be the ruin of the farmer, who
would be unable to pay his rent, and meet the other charges
to which he was subjected. Since the Right Hon. Baronet
had proposed his tariff, to which he (Colonel Sibthorp)
meant to offer every opposition in his power---(" Hear," from
the Opposition)—he hadbeeu informed, and the Hon. Members
for Lincolnshire would bear him out in his statement, that
produce had fallen 25 per cent. in that county, and the
farmers were, with deep regret, obliged to lower wages from
2s. 61. to 2s. 3d. and 2s. The consequence ultimately would
be, that whole families would be driven, through distress, into
the wrkhouses of those infernal unions. I he cause of all this
was to be attributed, to a certain extent, to the Right Hou. Ba •
•onet's measure, and, in part, to the threatened inundation of I

Mt• PHWTRESS moved the following amendment :—" That
this Court do agree with the Commissioners in their said Re-
port as to the said line laid down for the embankment, and that
it be referred back to them to carry the same into execution,
and further, that it be an instruction to the said Committee to
make further inquiries, and obtain the fullest information on
all the other subjects contained in the said Retort, and to re-
port thereon from time to time to this Court."
And, after some farther discussion, the question was put,
when the original motion was carried unanimously.
A few remarks relative to the Borough Compter and the case
of the Town-clerk followed, which were rendered inaudible by
the noise If members leaving the Court.
DISTRESS IN THE COUNTRY.

A requisition was read by the clerk, signed by Messrs.
Taylor, Prendergast, &c., relative to the existing distress.
Mr. P. A. TAYLOR rose to move the following resolution:—
" That this Court received with feelings of deep sympathy the
expressions of regret at the continued distress in the manufac-

using districts of the kingdom, contained in her Majesty's
speech in opening the present Session of Parliament. That
this Court hasntiserved with regret that, notwithstanding the
benevolent desire expressed by her Majesty, the Commons
House of Parliament has refused to sanction the free importa-
tion of corn, and that her Majesty's Government, instead of
introducing a law to remove, has proposel a law for re-adjusting
the injurious and oppressive restrictions upon the purchase of
food. That in order to apply a permanent and sufficient remedy
to the extensive and deep-rooted distress of the manufacturing
and labouring classes of the community, it is, in the opinion of
the Court, essentially necessary to abolish all laws which restrict
the importation of food. That an humble Adderes be presented
to her Majesty, praying her to refuse her sanction to any law to
tax articles of food, or restrict their free importation into this
country." He said that he felt considerable delicacy in coming
forward en this occasion, because this was the first time that he
had ever had the opportunity of addressing the Court, and be-
cause he was almost a stranger to every one in that Court. He
was satisfied, however, that his claim on the candour of the
Court would be greater with his situation, and he was satisfied
that he should receive from the Court a large portion of their
candour.—( Hear.) Another difficulty he had was in the Subject
itself; it had been so long discussed—speeches without num-
ber, arguments without end, conversations on every part of
the subject had taken place, till the question now almost
palled upon the ear. He was fully aware of this difficulty, yet
he must confess that notwithstanding the inquiries which had
been made, the arguments used, and the time consumed in
coming to a knowledge of the subject, every day brought its
conviction to his mind that the question was not yet half un-
do-stood by the public.—( Hear, hear.) The position which
had been assumed by the landed aristocracy of the country ap-
rieared to him to be most false and unjust. They seemed always to
take it for granted, that they had full right to legislate for their
advantage. Whenever a Committee of Inquiry was held—
when the Corn-laws were agitated—the inquiry was not wile-
gler those laws were just or no, but they asked 'what was the
state of the manufactures and of the country; ‘vt.re the people
really in the state of distress in which they elle, Tcd themselves
to be; did they think that their energies really w crippled,
that their capital was decreasing, and their labou revs unem-
ployed, or was the contrary the fact? And, Ag ain, it was
stated in the House of Commons that these manufa eturers were
men of great wealth, and yet they were always coming up with
their complaints of distress. Now it seemed to him: that whe-
ther the manufacturers were wealthy or poor, win (her there
was plenty or scarcity in the country, he could not s ee why the
landed aristocracy should seek to rule the country. —(Hear. )
He intended to deal with this subject first, with re ference to
the evils which the Corn-laws inflicted on the coon ; and
secondly, with reference to the arguments which were brought
forward to show the advantage which accrued to us 1.5 v incur-
ring them. Taking up any paper of the day, they wol ald see
that meetings were held to consider whether the pros -ection
_which the agriculturists enjoyed was or was not suit *eient.
Was it really come to be a question for consideration in Eng-
land, whether it was any advantage to be able easily to eii`itain
and pay for food ? Was it come to be a question whether k 'ng,-
land would be better if she was less fertile, and whethet • it
would be for her advantage that food should he scarce and da lr
—that famine was an advantage, and plenty an evil (Hear- )
He could understand how the raising the price of au articric
might be of advantage to those who dealt in that article, but he
could not see what advantage it would be to the nation.( Hear,
hear.) The Corn-laws were a tax ; it signified not whether it
went into the Treasury or into the pockets of a certain class
of individuals; any thing which artificially raised the price of
any article is a tax, and it was impossible that a tax could be
advantageous in itself : it might be necessary, but advantageous
it could not be.—( Hear, hear.) By artific 'tally raising the
price of food, the exertion necessary to obtain hat food was in-
creased. If, with food at a certain price, a labou Ting man would
be ab'e to support his wife and family by labour of ten
hours a day, if that food were raised fifty per cot it., he would be
required to labour 15 hours a day to obtain the same amount of
food—( Hear, hear)—and that was the secret s which would ex-
plain the melancholy cases that we daily belie! id of women and
children working in factories, and of old age la liouring past its
natural time. The injury which these laws di. i to every branch
of trade might be easily described ; to the s In :pping interest ,
they were a great detriment, and he meant to, r ove, before he
sat down, that it was not true that agricecure. —that it was
not true that commerce was the foundation of the prosperity of
this country; but that manufactures a' Lone hak t raised this
country to the height to which she ha 3 attains d, and when
they stop, England's sun has set for ever. -4Hew , hear.) It
was true that in Venice, Genoa, and in H
.olla ad
much towards the prosperity of the cunt, commerce did
17, t tLets they were
the depots from which other countries drew t their supplies, and
they were purely carrying countries ; 1., flt is was not the case
with England. The great evil of the: C ,was that of
limiting the power of demand cra I °reign countries;
they said no exchange shall take lr e a—the foreigners
shall not be clothed—the British Pm
inufacturers shall
be starved." Talk of the combinatio indeed, sometimes
entered into by the working classes, talk oi e fears sometimes
entertained lest'they should overstep t' ae limit 's of the law, and
break into private property, what con ninn •atl •01, "4be could more

A Committee was then appointed to examine the claims of
all persons &siting to be included- amongst the members of
the Conference.

The Rev. T. SPENCER, in seconding the nomination of Mr.
Vincent on the Committee, paid that gentleman a high com-
pliment fo • the manly end consistent advocacy of his prin-
ciples, while he manifested, at the same time, a thorough wi!-
lingness and honest desire to conciliate all c:asses for the pro-
motion of th, general good.
A Committee was also appointed to arrange the business of
that Conference, to whom all papers and resolutions were to be
submitted.

foreign corn.

Sir It. PEEL said that he was sure the House would ex-
cuse him from entering upon the question of the tariff at that
time ; but with respect to the importation of foreign
cattle, he would show that the apprehensions entertained
by his Hen. Friend on the subject were groundless, and that
great advantage would be derived by the agricultural and com-
mercial cla,ses, from the removal of the prohibition o❑ the im-
portation of fresh meat and live animals. and that if a reduction
of 25 per cent. could be made, on the apprehension of the
measure, it would not be so injurious as the Hon. Gentleman
expected. If, as the lion, and Gallant Gentleman stated, the
meat of foreign countries, which was to be brought into compe-
tition with the meat of this country, was absolutely poisonous,
he ( Sir Robert Peel) would suggest that that was a security
against any great consumption of tt---( Laughter) —and would
diminish the alarm of the capitalists. If what his Hon. and
Gallant Friend had stated was correct, the measure would not
have the effect he anticipated.
Lord WORSLEY said that what the Hon. and Gallant
Member had stated with regard to the lowering of the price
of wages was correct, and he also lamented that it had the
effect of lowering the price of corn.
Mr. WA KLEY said that Honourable Members ought
to be very cautious in making statements with respect
to the lowering of the price of wag.-s. The Hon. and Gallant
Member for Lincoln said, that the price of wheat in Lincoln-
shire had fallen 25 per cent., and that statement
was confirmed by the Noble Lord ( Worsley) ; but
if it were so, the people ought to understand that the people of
Lincolnshire were not sufferers, as the price of provisions had
been lowered also. But, at all events, people ought to be cau-
tious in making such statements, as :other persons would be
found willing to follow the example of the people of Lincolnshire.
Colonel WOOD. said that the Hon. Gentleman had stated
that there were three millions of quarters of wheat. ready to be
poured into the market as soon as the Bill should pass. Now
those assertions ought not to be made except upon some accu-
rate data, as they were calculated to depress still more the price
of the corn in the market.

Tt.e other business was merely preliminary, and the Convo-
cation adjourned at Two o'Clock till Five in the evening.
Thos. Steele, Esq., Mr. Crawford (son of Sharman-Craw-
ford, Esq.), and Mr. Webb, were admitted as visitors, and
took a part in the proceedings.
The questi .n of the Extension of the Suffrage is to be dis-
cussed at the evening meeting.

TUE Titount,Es OF TILE SQUIRES AND TUE FARNIER3.
—On Friday last a meeting of the agriculturists of the Chelm-
ford Farmers' Club took place at Chchnsford, for the purpose
of petitioning Parliament against the alterations as regard the
importation of corn and cattle. The meeting was attended by
Sir John Tyrrell,' Bart. M. P. ;. C. G. Round, Esq. ; Major
Boresford, M.P. ; C. e. Parker, Esq. ; C. Tyrol', Esq., and
a very large body of the leading agriculturists. Both the
County Members addressed the meeting. Sir John Tyrell
urged that the Government should be kept in—that the Whigs
would propose a worse Corn-law—and that after all the agri-
wrists would not be so:greatly injured as they seemed to tear.
"We have," he said, " lost our leaders. Our general officers
have been killed off. We had lost the Duke of Buckingham
at one time because he was in office. We have then the Duke
of Richmond to fall back upon, but I will tell you what is the
position of the Duke of Richmond. After the Corn Bill had
been introduced, I was going through the lobby of the House of
Commons, and I saw him with his son, the Earl of March, and
other Members together, and I asked what the Dttke of Rich.
mond thought of it ? The reply was, he stated, " 1 don't say I
like it, but I think you had better take it." Well, then, he is
hors de combat. Then there is Lord Stanley, and Sir James
Graham, and others, whom we. looked up to as the greatest
supporters of agriculture ; they are members of the Cabinet,
who say they are deterinined to stand or fall by the proposition.
Therefore we, as agricultural members, are placed in the most
painful and disagreeable situation. Mr. Round said, " You
may feel very uncomfortable in the frying-pan, but I advise you
and a p not
togetiotn to th
into
io hefiere.;-; ouie The
of Lordsfollowing resolution was adopted,
ntwas founded thereon :
"'that the meeting views with alarm and regret the alterations
proposed in the Corn-laws and the Tariff, and the removal of
the prohibition /n foreign horned cattle, sheep, and swine, and
the reduction of the duty on seeds, starch, tallow, and hides,
which would lead to the ruin of the tenant occupier, and the
misery of the labourer."—Essex Paper.
During the night before last the portress of
No. 17, Rue de Gratuthont, the piincipal part of which
is occupied by M. Fulchiron, the deputy, who is the pro-
prietor of it, was roused from her sleep by an unusual
noise. 'On getting up and looking out, she saw two
men endeavouring to carry off the lead. Returning into
her lodge, she pulled a string which leads to bells in
'nearly all the servants' rooms, and thereby alarmed the
whole house, but the thieves, finding they were disco-
vered, made their way into the street, and fled. One
escaped, but the other was caught in the Rue tie Grety
by one of the servants, armed with a cutlass, who, as the
man made resistance, wounded him in several places, and
then secured him. He proved to be a chiffonier, named
Baudrut. lie had a part of his cheek cut off, and his
other wounds were severe, but not dangerous. H. re-
fused to tell who his accomplice was.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' Scitoot..--A. draft for
100/. was forwarded to the office on Saturday by Messrs.
Whitbread and Co. ; thus affording an additional proof that
the appeal •f the Governor and Committee of Management to
the liberality of the subscribers will be eminently successful.

The gallery was then cleared for a division, but none took
place, the lion. and Gallant Gentleman finding not ono
supirrter.

Mr. BARCLAY, in bringing forward his motiou for the
omission of the new tewns from the schedule, would follow the
example of the Hon. Member for Mahlon, and not enter any
discussion on the subject. After the result of that divis'ea, he
would not trouble the House to divide on his motion, he was
merely desirous to have it put, in order that his opposition to
the proposition might be put on record. While he was on his
legs, he wished to allude to what had fallen from the Hon.
Member for North Lincolnshire, respecting the corn merchants.
That Hon. Gentleman had characterised their conduct as in-
famous : now, he (Mr. Barclay) knew severalgentlemen con-
nected with the corn trade, and he could assure the House that
they were most honourable men. He hoped the Hon. Mem-
ber would qualify the expression.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER said that it was perfectly notorious
that there, was more infamous gambling and speculation going
on on the Corn Exchange than even at Epsom or Aicot. He
did not apply the phrase to any particular individual, butjit
was perfectly notorious that the system was a most infamous
one. From the returns on the table of the House. it appeared
that in the markets of Wakefield, of Leeds, and of London, the
dearer the price of corn was, the greater was the quantity
sold. That fact was sufficient to prove that the present system
was one entirely of fraud.
Dr. BOWRING thought it was utterly impossible that any
one could render greater service to the opponents of a sliding
scale, than the lion. Member, who had just sat down, had ren-
dered them by his speech. He admitted that the present sys-
tem was a system of infamous fraud, and yet he said that ho
would continue that system in order to keep up improperly the
price of food..

THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER E

No. 1.--An Ah4ract of the Net Produce of the Rel enue of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended sth of April,
• or Decrease on each head thereof.

DING APRIL 5, 1842.

.841, and sth of April, 1842, ihewiag the Increase

_ eln.k:dAel i Year ended April:,.
QUARTERS ENDED YEAR ' QUARTERS ENDED ,
Increase.. I Decrease. Increase.
Quarter ended April .
-7-7--.,_ ended
~.•
July 5, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, April J, April ;,, July 5, Oct. 10, 1 Jan. 5, I April :;; April 5,
1811 1840 1811 1841 18.1 1841 1811 1812 1812 1812 •
. -- ------ --- 1 Decrease.
---- ..-----.. f. us'oms.-ConsAidated Duties 3,985,998 4,562,048 3,64-1,2‘./2 3,527,828 - - - - _
• Sugirrliltrty applicable to Consolidated 3,767,031 4,256,8'2i 3,669,266 3,5):.,1'52 I -• • -
1,151,036 - - - - .49,678 - - 5'.15,798 , • Sugar Duty applicable to Supplies 1,100,829 736,614 900,62 17',814 1,480,389 1,106,008 413,003 - - -•-••
-
-
-
___......
• . .. Total Customs
Excise...
15,4 '7 116,110,4
Stamps 2,711,951 :1,916,249 4,011;,11!-,11 1,883,47 0 12,530,4136 2,795,312 4,
1,729,6.71 1,751,417 I • UV..., 8 1,07,404 8,7.55,118 1,680,821 1,7., 2,704 1,618,517 1,599,487 6,631,319
161,1.100 3,739,270 1,769,161 12,914,0119
12i,589 . • ....... : 77,917
Taxes ...
Post Ottice la ~000 1:3,000 18,0114 9f3,000 414,00.1 119,000 116,001 127,009 142,000 504,000 Isl,lllo 49,001 -
Crown Lands 42,500 45,000 40,100 32,500 164,000 30,000 Atm) 40,0 0 50,500 180,1,00 1 20,000 - 1 •,1 0:1 --
MiSeellallt,'ls 4,117 24,382 1203 ; 49,L• 6 1;0,062 i 8,215 15,325 15,052 323,193 371,835 1 2,1,443 414,4'67 -
r- - .
Total Ordinary Revenue 11,,573,96 1 11,,5;,7.2 1!,:31,1.6 9,478,053 4 ',:.1.1,' 72 11,5.'2,1350 112,132,772 12,254,182 8,580,147 44,411,692 9.9,831 181,1!111 34 ',l 6/ 4:6,1173
1
Imprest and other Moneys 297,580 8,2,c,99 3',546 32 151 445,576 19",!15 i 97805, 26,187 25,714 .;4",801 9',"8.5 6,1:47
13e-payments of Advances ...........
,--- - - -- -_-_- -
Total Income 11,867,&16 1 12111,,30 12,0e7,620 8,6(41,200 4r17;,701 I 11,.,64,1:5
i 12,332,951 12,426, la 9 I 8,720, 3• 45,'63,'3_, 45,163,82: . V89,-,36 1A11,8..15 406,742 Z.. 5,410
_ _________ , .
----- _____._
i
Deduct
the Amount applied to the Consoli-
Deduct De
dated Fund 0,899,530 I F,684179 t,93;,0..z 7,590,901 31,995,a31 6,753,592 ' 10,470,911 8,787,558 7,046,1(.4 1 ;73,i )64,1i 5 crease Decrease.
Et: I 895 - . 295,410
Ditto, as Advances - 70,400 :10,f)0 4 ! 82,1!50 403,100 102,550 60,000 •t),009 1:,,112 247,6 .2 ,
-- Ditto,--
as part of the Ways and Means
of the Year 4,458,256 3,359,051 3,120,597 1136;249 1 12,-;;74,153 4,917,733 , , 1,116,041 3,618,511 1,65:1,016 I 12,011,400 Increase onl Increase on
the Quarter I
Total. 14'4;7,836 12,111,,230 112,:187,6.0 I 8,609,200 i74,615,8!•11 II 11,864,175 11!,352,9M 112,426,1651 I 8,720,532 1 45,363.827 thZ7l,erialr. 11 ~n 32 .
.

Income and Charge of the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the sth April, 1841, and the Lth April, 1842.

Quarters ended April 5.

8,537,134
1,3)1,551

3,'300, 2
1,163,212
24,1.1

9-,041
337,3
28:,0•,0

97,34'2
23 ,3SO
15,1 it

L 3, 04

v,561,103

C,606,,at

1,537,438

I 5,07:4314