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lege of being at liberty. In reek ;lion tibehinforma .1
lion given by one alien again* audible, often froml
motives of private gigue, the pqrson accused was
often consideredgaggerons. and undeservidg.of
dulgence. He plic•Z very little weight on, use com-
plimentary letters written by be Berenger On his
treatment. Many • poor Aliens signed -theiltleiveSo
your devoted humble..i.crvant;! Thorp their hearts
they cursed the persona they were addressing. The
Hon. Gentleman, late Member for Yorkshire (Mr.
Wilberforce) must in his researches have read of
many slaves in the Colonies. who, while flogged,
cried, 14 Tank you, massa!" They felt no gratitude
for the stripes, but thought this the best way of dis-
arming the anger of those who inflicted them. Ave
Hon. and Learned Gentleman (the Attorney-Gene-
ral) had such an excessive susceptibility, that it was
hard to know how to please him. If he was not
answered, he complained that his arguments had
little weight in that House : if he was answered, he
felt equally sore. What was to be ildife in such a
case ? Should he speak. or should he be silent ? If
he spoke—[The Attorney-General said something
*cross the House which could not be heard.]--46 You
see how it said Mr. Whitbread, al if I Ipelik, he
must speak at the same time."—(if loud
He never did represent him as a cunning lawyer,.
puzzling magisirates ; he rather considered him as a
grave and oracular kind of a lawyer. He praised his
Majesty's Ministers for selecting a lawyer, not only'
of such great endowments, but such extraordinary
learning, to place in that high situation. After re-
plying to the abjection: made by different Members;
he said, that, as a Member of Parliam6t, be was not
satisfied with the bare assertion of Minhters, but'
thought that an inquiry was necessary.
The House then divided.—For the motion. 32
against it, 157. . • .

CORN IMPORT
The House went into a Committee on the Corn
Importation Bill, when Mr. Husrassow proposed an
Amendment, which went to fix a day for the farther
discussion of the Bill next week ; the Bill was then
forwarded through the Committee.

• CORN • EXPORT 1111,L.
On the motion that this Bill be re.id a second
time—

Mr. ROSE said he wished to propose a clause by
way of rider, which would go to state the price at
which Corn should be, when allowed to be etported.
On this 'occaston he would merely ask the Honour-
able Gentleman opposhe, whether this were a 5t
time to force so important a measure on the conside-
ration of the House, when his Right Hon. Friend
the Chancellor of the Exchequer was too indisposed
to attend ? •
Sir H. PARNELL interrupted the Right Hon.
,the
to say, that he should certainly force oil
,
the question, conceiving that the presence or the ab.
absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer would'
'have no particular influence on the Bill in its present
stage.
. *Mr. ROSE declared he would make his solemn
protest against it, as one of the most mischievousl
measures which had ever been brought beore that
House. We were now about to allow the export tif-
Corn at all times, and under all 'circumstances, and'
he was-inre that neither the Hon. Baronet, nor lordly
'a Member of that House, were aware of what they
were going to do. He would risk his life that if the
Bill had been postponed, and a Committee appoint-
ed, that such proofs would have been adduced as
would have made them pause instead of hurrying so
vital a measure. Were Gentlemen aware that on
some occasions foreign corn had been imported, and
.afterwards exported at 15s. a quarter higher than its
• importation price ? and were they:aware-to what this
might lead ? He would incur the imputation of fac-
ticn, or any other imputation, rather than see a men!
sore Of this injurious tendency .thus precipitately
carried : what, he would ask, would be the feelings
of the colliery on seeing quantities of awn going out
of the country in times of scarcity„ and going too, at
high prices ? 'The Right Hon. Gentleman then read
a paper which he had sent to the Custom House, wr
believe in 1805, in proof that it was necessary to stop
the export of corn at that period. He then resumed
his objections to the Bill, and contended that we
were going to do away A system that had existed for
4.00 years. Precautions bad always been deemed
necessary to prevent quantities ot corn from going
out of the country, and now we were breaking into-
the system at once,- at the moment when the King
has the power to stop the exportation ; and this inno-
vation we were making on such evidence as no Par-
lament had ever yet acted upon since the beginning'
of time. The Right Hon. Gentleman, after many
similar observations, concluded with saying that bss
rider was intended to give the King a power, with
the advice of his Privy touncit, to stop the exporte,i.
tion whenever the exigencies Auf ase.cpuntry.might
require it. He was satisfied with baying done Ins
duty in opposing this Bill ; and U. it be suffered to
pass, all he. hoped was, chit it might *alio pioTsiuc,
live of serious injuryooteeottnirr..., - ,• ' ...
Sir JOHN NEW PO' V coniended•thit.if spy fit:
tality should arise under the Bill, all that was neceb-
sary was for Ministers to act upon their,own respon-
sibility, and then come to Parliament,for indemnity.
If the power proposed by this Right Hon !Gentleman'
be given to the Executive, it would be so exercised as
to be materially injurious to the objects of the-Bill ;
and for his own part, if he were not fully. satisfied that
the measure would produce amore regular supply Of
corn at fair and equable prices, he would be the last
man to wish it to pass. . . • •
Mr. D. GIDDY had no. objection to the Right
Hon. Gentleman's rider, provided he would fix the
price, and legit be a high one. • . .
General FURBES spoke in favour of a' further
;protraction of the measure, as many Member.; Wad
i,hen left the
.House;under an understanding that tile
.*.al would not• be discussed that evening. He should
therefore propose as an Amendment, that the third
reading of the Bill be postponed till Thursday next.
Mr. ROSE, in explanation, said, he should be glad
to advise with Gentlemen about what price the expor-
.ttion ought to be limited to.
Mr. HI PARNELL was surprised that the Right
, lon. Gentleman had not brought forward 'his clause
a an earlier stage of-the Bill. He should feel it bis
uty to take the sense ot the House on the subject.
Gelienti FORBES,.after a few words, columned bb
.ithdraw his Amendment.
' • Mr. •LUSIONUNTON spoke in favour of the
. ;111, 'contending that It would not fail to render corn