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diced, but he knew that correct averages could be
taktn. •
Mr. CALCII.AFT believed that bread foie in pro'
portion to the nriCe of wheat.
Mr. F. LEWIS said; that flour wits made froth
good and had Wheat, veliich was all mired together.
l'he Statute for regulating the Assize of Bread stated
that, when the average price of the wheat was 79i. stl.
the loaf should he la.
Sir JAMES SHAW said, the Magistrates of Lon-
Jon filed the averages by the prices of the fintir.
Mr. ROSE dbserietl, -there ' was something very
unacconntahle in the whole of the business resperting
the price of bread in Lottillu, which*was ld. in tho
qua:tern loaf dearer dian in the next market town in
the' cotintry. it invariably happened•that the /nit
was higher in Eonitott. •At one time bethought this
might he ()Mils, tet a Combinittion :timing the millers,
!int that could tiot now he the case, because it is
th:' practice tu impor fher in treat quasttities Irt:rts
diTerzttt poits of. t'ir. hineNinm into LoAdon. Yet,
With -ntl 'Wm • et• t•mive importation, the people Or
li....n.ityi Were RI vino, murk more for rl!eirtiread than •
in any roht.r rift. nit!.:: c0..1•,:ry. This• v..:is a myt:•
• ttry ;LH to lie eNri.a;!;.• !, ar. t he wiAle:i that the
lirrise might be cii:t'qed re) z•.:ia some inqnmatioq on
the t.tihj-et.
Mr. F. LEWIS said, this tit e,tion could he very
easily v.elair....d. Tot: h..kas i:i the coontry were
üblioc.l to prodivef;6 pounds of irread from a tin Irtur
.01 wheat inlre titan eas prnflocrd flom•the sante
geant;ty i!. !,•)tvlot. ; the roawry bread, theretr,:e.
..as ni in iaft.rior gitalit),,atitt tits b:ak-rs could afford
to !:‘,:i i: :It al. 7i Fire. This was io fact the whole
set-I.!' of Ow business.Tl,e tilosit).l ....as ;Treed to.
Ntr. A',h.iman ATKIN 4 next mowed • :or :in :.c-
-i:'.ii:it of all the P!':iitt s‘.l,f in lemdtio, together v ith
ti.e averapa tines, (von the first week in November
last tt:iril Febt it ay. .
1. %Id A. 11A4IL1'ON said, there was a great
it lierence in die mode of taking averages in different
places. At present, all the fat met I were complain-
ing of not tieing able to get a price for their corn
on account of the companion of the dealers in fo-
reign coin.
Mr. ROBINSON observed, that when he brought
fforward the Resolutions he. was iiw.oe of the ditli-
-1 cuff as well as of the objections that would he tnade
respecting the taking of averages, and, therefore, be
thought the best thing he could do was to let them
remain as they were. From all the iootrries lie had
been able- to make, he was colvinced that the more
this gnestion was examined the greater would be the
difficulty found to exist in if, on account of the fine-
tuatieins of prices. Ile had, therefore, thought it. the
best mode to call nn the House to vote whatever sum
it might think proper.
'!'tie Motion was then agreed to.
Mr. BANKES moved that the papers prtsented
to the House that day, containing a {plats and esti-
mate of the new' Past.. Office, be reterreJ tu at Corn-
mittee.—Ordtred.

. Mr. WES !'ERN relented a Prtiti rn frAnt cer-
tain Lan:V.o4l.ms in Ess...x, praying for an aLcr.ition
in•the Cur ►

Mr. C. Ci'xi.SLAT presented a Pe:i:ion from the
Inhabitants of the Parish ut /..4rorge, South.
wank, praying that no alteration mig.ht b trade in
die* Corn Laws. The Petition was. unaoirn isi
agreed to by a ntirnerotis meeting which luck pl.tit
that day—it was sa:,iied by 3,000 perNotni, and wo•JILI
hive had as many more ii the tune per-
mitted the sign.—Ordeied to he un the
table. • • • •

.
A Petition was presente,l from ccrum persins in
\roll:slum in fivour of thc.Corn 19,11.

I'Z VP/141E11S.

,Mni,WHITBiIEiID :arrived, that there be laid
before the 'House-an account. of the number of News-
rarers cent bona thu General Post-Othce by the Se-
cretary, Clerks of the Roads, acc. flee of. postage toll
the kiriteih colonies, and to foreign countiies, during
The last two years: also an Account of the number
of Papers received in this country throagh the Post-
Odice from France, Hollaud, Germany, and other
parts of the Contincnt ; also a return of all un-
stamped Papers under the names of Shipping Lists,
Pocket Lists, acc. sent free of postage from the Ge-
neral Post-Ofike, daring the Above period.
'lire, CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
observed, that there would be some difficulty in ma-
king out these Returns, for many of the Papers in
question were not 'Newspapers.
Mr. WHITBREAD replied, that his object was
to get annccount of unstamped Papers.—The Mo-
tion was agreed to.
THE CORN RESOLUTIONS.

On the question being put for bringing up the. Re-
port of the Committee on the Corn LAWS,
Mr. BARCLAY declared that he must in that
stage of the question enter his protest against the
whole of the present proceeding. The question ap-
peared to him to stand thus—a compenration was
t'quircd to be given to the landholder for his in-
creased capital and his labour. The manufacturer
might just as well say that he had expended a great
capital in machinery, in stock, and in labour ; and,
tiading the price of his commodities not so high as he
wished, come to that 1-Lase to dam and c impeasation
and protection Against all persons who might sell the
mantitactured commodities at a cheaper rate. lie
chirki not see also why men should not come to the
House to demand protection against taxes, which all
persons without distinction were bound to pay for the
benefit of: the country. He should therefore oppose
the receiving the report.
Mr. G RAT CAN said, that the qucstiun was whe-
ther Engliehmenwere to depend on tersigners for their
subsistence ? Could Englishmen then bear to be fed
by the charity of France ? . Could the House in its
wisdom leave ram los a possibility, tbat the people
of Zngland may* starved #y foreigners? It ought
to be considered whether the farmer of this country
Ovid contend.with the farmers of tbeContinent in his
,own COUntfy rt Thee "iv Anelancholy proof that he
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