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Mr.- ROSE explained. •• 7--z.r-t=
Mr. PROTHEROX disahlectiod of the language
,held by an Hon. Gentleman, t this House dared
not pass the bill now in,roia. fie hoped they
would abandon it with a 4,graee., now that poA:
tions pored in against at .from all. quarters.
thought the manufacturers had been unfairly attacked
on thepresent occasion, when they only came for-
ward to complain of an open fraud. An Honour.
ible:Gentleman (Mr. Barham) had thought it extra..
ottlinkry that any thing should be done in a certain
quartel. to encourage the popular feeling against the
Bill. He, for his part, could not help expressing sur.
prise, that. on this occasion the voice •of the public
should ,be disregarded by those who were generally
so anxious to . listen to its complaints, and who
piqued themselves on giving them at all times their
support.
Mr. W. FITZGERALD disapproved of the tone
taken by the last speaker, who had contributed code
public ferment,• by imputing objects to the measure
which those who framed it had never had in their`
contemplation.'-" the would consent to postpone the
Bill. This he would do, not with a view of oho.
dosing it, but in order to save it from defeat,
Mr. PROTHEROE, in explanation, said, he had
never given the measure a character which it did not
deserve.
Mr. CANNING reminded the House, that the
question was, whether the petition of the watch and
eloek-makers should be received I It was true, by a
'little ingenuity a debate might be raised on almost
any question ; but..he thought, as the. Corn Import
Atli was one of the orders of the day, it would be
better that that subject should be discussed in itspro-
per place.-...Thc Petition was ordered to lie on the
table.
TREATY Or PEACE.

Lord CASTLEREAGH rose to present certain
-papers, being the Treaty of Peace between Great
Britain and France, signed at Paris on the 30th of
May, 1814, and moved that they do lie oa the table.
On the question being put,
Mr. WILBERVORCE congratulated the House
on the restoration of the blessing of peace, but lamen-
ted, that in one essential object of humanity the
wishes .of the country had been. in a great degree
frustrated. The warm expectations which had been
indulged in, that the endeavours which were to be
used to prevail on France to consent to an entire abo.
lition of the slave Trade would succeed, bad unfor.
iunately so far failed, that that horrible system of
outrage was avowedly to be continued for years to
come. He had persuaded himself that we *should
have succeeded in erecting that degree of abolition
su hich Would here prevented the French Colonies
from being supplied with slaves by the continued
prosecution ofthis.infamous trade ; but he felt that,
by giving. up this important point, we had come to
an express understanding that would copsign hun-
dreds of human beings to all the horrors of slaiely.
It would be unjust indeed tochis Noble Friend to be-
lieve that he haeLnot used his utmost efforts to effect
the important object Wished for by the House, and
recommended front the Throne; and lie was con.
vinced that he had bees compelled to yield to some
powerful influence which could not be resisted, when
he consented to give up those coloaies with any ether
unders than that the Slave Trade should be de-
cisively obeli The,conditioos, however, which it
appearedhad been agreed to, inyolved no less than a.
sanction for the continuance of deliberate robbery
and murder. They therefore must have been strong
motives indeed which could have operated upon his
Noble Friend to yield his doassot to such a,measure.
In France in general, he was convi).twed there was. no
kind of understanding en the sultiect of the entire
abolition. There was, however, aßother power with
which we bad made no kind of stipulation on this,
subject ; this power was Holland. • He could not re-
frain from expressing his ardent wish that his Ma-
jesty will not give up any colony to Hollenel, with.
out a positive understanding that the Slaye Trade
shall inpo degree be carried on for its supply. In-
deed, it was a most scandalous perversion of words
to call the traffic a trade, which was nothing less than
carrying away innocent beings by force and fraud.
To fix, therefore, a period of five plan for the conti,
nuance of this traffic, was, is 4tet, giving a premium
for all those wits could be caught during that time.
The planters would avail themselyes of the opportu-
nity of enlarging this traffic to its utmost extent; and
we should again have cause to apply to Europe that'
emphatical quotation from Scripture, so aptly quoted
on a former occasion in that House, gi Woe unto the
inhabitants of the earth! for the Devil its come.dosen
in great wrath, 'knowing' that his time is short."-sr
But his Noble Friend, be, Mr. Wilberforce, was pow
suaded, could not but perceive the fatal coasememeas
which must follow from the admisuop of this pimp
ciple, and would be glad if it were possible to ads*,
some modification of it, by limiting the total amount
of tonnage which should be allowed, or the quantity
of chipping, of the number of slaves which should be
licensed to be imported into each particular colony.
This, Mr. Wilberforce repeated, was a considengion
of still more importance, because we bad also surren-
dered to France her former seulements on the-coast
of Africa. Hence they would halve unrestrained ac-
cess to the African coast, and, alas! to that very part
of it which our measures had happily exempted from
the ravages of this cruel traffic, aed now, just when
the Chieftains were beginning to open their eyes to
their true interests—when the natives were beginning
'to awake to the principles of an ionocslll and peace-
ful industry, all was to be undone, and ;pin we were
to endeavour to call forth their farmer savage appe-
tites and practices,”-again to art notion egamst no-
.tion, village against village, family against, fam4y.
Wben he considered the miseries .we were now about
to renew, was it possible to reg4rd them eritllopt the
deepest emotions of sorrow i Still, as all this was
knowu • obis Noble Briend, he would not aqppose
.hat he could lightly,-or without what appetated to
hirl the= most imperious, and almostirrettible step'
sity, wt his hod to *oh a Treaty. rot * Fin) r

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was there one corn _ one animating
gratifying objeer,ort which, eves now, he could look
with great and unalloyed pleasure, font wire seleeing
'and refreshing to the mind, when sickened by the view
of low pursuits and meteiroasy interests, to be cheep
•ed by an exhibition of an. opposite .sort—to comm.
plate the dignified and gm erons sa,butnaa chanter.
the genial and beneficent in punanal infigeace, lie
had already said with truth, that.he entertained a 14,
vourable opinion of the principles of the King dl'
France t but, hewes OW ..dinecting his view -Tie 14_i
Emperor of Russii..4.mso whom the Moral stiblisej,
ty of his conduct in grind and trying circumstance",
even more than his triffitary prowess, had mild the
'hope that he was to be regarded as the tine herci; the.
benefactor, notof Europe only, but of the hnenattrate.
):or surely, Mr. W. exclaimed, 'this great man wodl4
never debase his character, and' bint-his fair Wee, ht.
favouring the revival. of a traffic of treachery and'
blood. Rather, he trusted, the Emperor Alexan.leir
would exert himself in tbeCongress which was to br
held, in securing, if possible, the real.execution of the
stipulation for the termination of -the Slave Trade'
after five years. Gladly, Mr, Wilberforce said, could
he dwell on this more agreeable prospect, though
after all, he durst not indulge such sanguine hopes
of the real terninatien of the Slave 'frade in five
years. His Noble Friend must allow for .his ex-
treme regret, that when at length, after a laborious
'contention of so many years, he had seemed to. him.
self in some degree in .possession rit the great object
of his life—if then; when the cup was at his very lips,
it was rudek dashed ftom them, for a term of
,at least, if noel* ever,heartily did he with, that he
might hereafter appear to have been too desponding.
He would detain the Houle no longer, but he felt
that it was urgently necessary to say- what he had
done without the least delay, ' and again be must
press on his Noble Friend mitt strongty what be bad
already urged, concerning the extreme importance
of applying some prineiplis-of limitation, as t 6 the
manner of carrying on the Slave Trade, to prevent.
the dreadful extent to which it must otherwise- be
carried, during the five bloody years,-from the very
declaration that it is then to cease for ever; "Only
let him reflect on the dreadful consequences which
liaeuld but no soon follow 'from the Treaty which
leas then before them. And let them consider how
cruelly severe was the fine of that unhappy continent;
the cessation of war in this quarter, of the Globe was
only to renew hostilities of a will mere cruel and de-
solating character on the unolreettlinvinhrabitants of
the African Continent. . . •
4- Lord' CASTLEREAGg,, ie-Tter, complimenting
the Hon: Gentleman on hie amiable 'tenacity roiliest-
ink the Slave Trade. reroinded'hint, that it was not
proposed to take the contekas of the important docu-
ments into consideration, • No ;individual, certainly,
had t • en. so eminent i in in the abolition of the
Slave rade as du? Hon. gentleman, and though Oust
a
part o therreity were not at present honoured with
his a probation, yet he trusted that he might be
brougpt to give 'it his consent, when eircumstancea
were fully considered. If ihere were a propinsity in.
France. to continue the Slave Trade, he thought h.
could relieve the Hon. Gentleman's feelings, by al.
I staring Mm that Holland doevnot partake of that sen-
Aiment. Respecting the %waited, as far as Fran , is
concerned, be was perfe prepared to take a#
responsibility upon himself: He would even
_assure the Honourable
.Gendernan, that 'he ha&
acted under the strongest and most positive instrue•
tions to press the riUtitio& in' eery way, and 10:
he had partially yield ft ;bays only under tjne
conviction that we could net . attempt to dictate
Without injurious consetplences to two great countrii*
He did not, however„despait but that the Court.
cils of 'France would lii • conducted on a libeent
and enlightened policy, which would unhandy
effect the desired object ; and he conscientiously
felt that confiding this subject to the discretion of the
great Monarch whti was.so happily reestablished cm
the throne of France, would be more likely to Ilt•
fect its ends than any 'effort would have been to force
•st policy which the understandings of'his subjects were
not at present prepared .to adopa, ft was certainly
satideetoryto know, that So great a eountry as Franet
! his already adopted the policy clean entire and univan
' sal abolition at no very distant period of time. A.
to the Emperor of Russia, he woold nut wish the kg,
ings of that enlightened Md*arch to be mote Amite
bus and energetic on the subject thin het
Castlereagh) 'could atithorftatively. state.Awieii Axe
be the Bing. of Prussia arid the &yogi* 9r,:.Z
tria were also
.uneouivocallija 'favour _of lin 1
versal abolitimi—and at •theateipie -ComessZliis
Honourable Friend *theft 'upon them ecfc.ci
coincidence, even to tlk jrTer point or ioßess which
sfo.told accord with his ivishei. • - lie therefore trusted,i
Ilfat when thcsubjeet eamirto befidlyiliscussed; it
would be found that his Majesty's Government bad
lii no degree relented in this important point 4.their
#ty; but that they had acted under a conspentions
1 persuasion thatthay were only embarking with more
certainty of success, in a cause, the'gaining of which
was required as much by religious duty as 'general
policy. •He wield- lay zothint faithei- on the topic
at present, belt useiely conclude with movibeihat the
!vent In pikeeriato consideration on Thursday se'n-,
ntyttd . .
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*MILTON thought that nothing less was- to
be expected from France than that, is' stir bad ie.ac-
quired her colonies, shishoulcrettdearoni la* Cid Cy on.
the Slave Trade ; and on Abe %her hand it .tarns not
very surprising that Russia, Prussia, and Atistria; who
had no colonies, 'should be ready topronsoteahe abo-
lition of that trade. But .ass the trade4was now nnly
beginning tote hdvantageous to the Freqch, and .11iCY
retuse to relinquish it, how. can they be expected..to
abandon it-when .it becomes mush mere advantage-
ous i Was his Noble Friend prepared to say, that die
non-fulfilment of this article.et the Treaty g
reepeetio
the Slave Trade would-be' Willicient to authorise a
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considered on Friday se'nnight, instead
first proposed, which was agreed to,
COMMITTii OK Tile COB* RILL.
2ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
several Petitions for and against any al-
Corn Trade...were before the House.
:Went that considerable alarm and
toerailed thiotighoot--the country on the
to move that a Select Com-
nasiibitjteecet,blexappoishounited,dto Z pmP
reconsider It. and that they be
instructed's° enquire how far the importation of corn
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is likely to afford aniabtmate protection to the British
agriculturist...kle also propose that the sere.
rah Petitions be referred to this Commute.
Mr;WM. SMITH thought it most be evident to
the House, that the must be extended to such
a length, it would sot be possible to come to any dpi.
'Rion on the subject this session. This tins his opinion
from the first, and he thought so still ; and for this
reason, because the Committee would be aware, that
no report which they could make would have the
smallest chance- of being.acceptable to the country.
even if it were the wisest of all possible deterinina.
dons. On the contrary, the postponement of the sub•
ject.could not be attended with injury to any one set
of people. The Petitioners were. in his opinion, ea.
tided to a little more delay than the Committee could
possibly give.them at this advanced period of the Ses.
-sioo. and there-coold he now, but one opinion that the
measure ought to be postponed. The House had is
inits power either togive satisfaction or dissatidactioa
and it ought not to risk the pilau would. arise front fro
recipit4tion. - • , , .. .
!Mr. WESTERN could not help thinking that nn.
:dei the "trait circumstances it-would be proper to
form a new. Committee, which would allay the alarm
inthe public mhsif, Yet be would repeat, that It was
'extraordinary that such a view of the subject should
have been given to' the public H to cause their errn.
nexus ideas. But it was tha =ode of discussion that
had misled them : and they had IMMO 10 their yes-
elusions by aroototien, They had assumed that the
easure miim necessarily lead to an advance in the
-price of bread; .because the Right Hon. Gentlemen.
(Mr. Rose) bad stated hypothetically, that a certaig,
advance would-take place on bread and beer, bj the
passing of the Bill. He thought him not justified in
such a conclitsion. He never could be warranted in
assuming, that the importation price must be the
market price of corn. On the whole, be was glad
diet a new Committee was proposed, and hoped it
would be canopied qf otherligabbMi than that which
formed the lan. If the subject .was temperately dis:
cussed, he was sure their resolves would Rive Perfect
satisfaction' ter. the 'country : but if the Legislature
were to adopt an opinion that protaction ought to be ,
given to the agricailture of the country, this opinion
would not be justly Sounded without an examination
of the average quantities and prices of Corn for a long
series of Years.
Mr. D. BROWN, (Member for Mayo), spoke in
favour of the agricultural interests.getserally. which
he thought bad not received privileges equal to those
granted to the commercial interests. He particu.
fatly alluded to the agriculture of lrelaod. He would
not my the commerce of this country had been carried
toe far; but he would say that it had, been carried auk
fix
,es it ought. The agriculovists wersi..ia his opt.
ninn; lest protected than any other data •
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bir.ROU was-oatremely dairy* that the Hoene
should toad to • some decisioo. 2He bead a pointed .
objection to the motion before the.Hoose, because he
conceived It impossible for the Cvaknlitt4e to investi*
gate the measure so as to afford general satisfaction.
The documents produced were. in his mind. perfectly
satisfactory. He did not know • .what was meant
about his having assumed prices r but he was coas
dendy persuaded. that any me act oldie Committee
would have a tendency to raise due price of cora 1...
and iu appointment, at the orpsent time, weld an.
ewer no good end.
Mr. WESTERN replied, anst iiiiited that, on for...
mer occasions, when thy importation price was highest, .
the market price of corn was lowest. .
Mr. LONG WELLESLEY contended that an
investigation was absolutely tiecesaary, as without it -.
the people would not have an opporttinity of knowing.
the very great losses the farmers were now sustaining.
The unjust accusation he laboured under out of doors,
in consequence of the vote he bad given, was a hem
misfortune; for it lrad been said, that in taking she
part he had done, he had been actuated by sordid mo.
tires. It was not his object to keep up exorbitant
rents, but on the contrary he would contend that the
rent neither bears any proportion to the farmer's loss,
nor to his expences. The accusation issued by the
Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Rose) agaigst thelan,
ded interest was perfectly unfounded, arni-lie -hoped_
that he would now come forward, stud ddb it Olathe
was mistaken,
Mr. ROSE denied, with much warmth, that heliad
ever made any accusation against the landed interest,
Go the contrary, be had always said that the menu. .
*Curing and the sigricultural interests ought 10 go
404 in hand together. He begged the Honourable
Gentleman to point out what theaccusatioo wasi end
ois what part of hie book it was to Ise founded
Mr. L.WELLESLEY replied, that if his me-
mory served him, he did accuee the Landbolde,ra 4
obtaining exorbitant rents.
i Mn. ROSE rejoined, that die words u exorbitant
ritule ':ieerathese ; but they were the words of Mt.
Cuewen.. one •of the greatest agriculturists in the
ciientry, and not his words. if the Hon. Gentle.
teen had read the tract with a little .more attention,
is would bevy been impossible for him to misundet,
4land it*
• Mr. .1. P. GRANT would vote in favour of the
Come ittne; because he was anxious not that it should
efewould
to
be be
so.
iestroct the House bin the people. as the latter aro
. likely
Itheeiebeduinityivieedry ill,
. Butif Memberthey
winilig
by such du ours as were abroad. Although
he was convinced that the direct tendency of this mea-
-1 sure would be to reduce the price of -bread, yet he
would rather sacrifice the adeantage of it that that
the people
,sliontd not have full time fur satisfying
themselves. as to its real natute. It required (hay to
be slispassomately investigated,- to convince every
person that it would directly tend to the comforts of
thatezzawell as to give due eaccovagnient to the
I lie misted the Condirattee wound take
-7 mans to illuttrato the important topic.
PRESTON spoke in favour of the landod in-
It Res not till the price-: all articks had
1 regultr proportion. that the slum ;mid he

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g sect his speech to. *press. The a:: • . a immense a:. , ,ti,• . n • • . e.' t,' gup. The CHANCE
Gentleman bad takha. :wii.ga publish hiese . • • . hope, that at: • e ikia di aAi • . - . P we }laid. that as sever
R He (Sir John Nt4i) aply desired that she d accomplish-leer ob *t 04h tha • coo. (terations in the C
grtculturists might have a fair compensation The sent of all parties. ' Ont Y%t.bead, Mrs- '' ilbelar and us at was eYI(
cares•as well -as the numufacturers, that she fo. he hadralreadrsaid haiseascaly.rchust be es/again... lalll.4terisile
corn grower should not have An akd'eaptage Yet was there ono consideration, animating and subject, is:should

new war with France, all his promises of the land
blessings•of peaci westwarse than nothing, and would every most
only lull to into false security. - Mr. PP
Thcipeatio,a for tbe Paear on the table be- teres%. Ii
iriithea *tied, Lar4 'ERE4GI-1 spored fallen;in
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