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into London was, too maintained, no argument in fa. '
your of the alteration; as, in fact, for some time past,
not more than ,as much as would be consumed in.
about twelve days had been imported. He had looked
at the debates upon this question from the year 1791
to 1834, and he found that the same arguments that
were then used were now applied in support of the
alteration. In 1804, the average price of the quartern
loaf was 100. In 1814, it was 14d. and if consider-
able changes and alterations bad now taken place, it
was, he thought, more necessary to lessen than to
raise the price of corn.-4 Hear.) A great deal had
been said about clamour and uproar, but the fact was,
the cry was raised by land-owners and their agents.
He would not answer the taunts and abuse which had
been thrown opt ; but he pledged his existence, that
if the matter was justly investigated, and evidence
heard at the bar of the House of Lords, it would ap-
pear to a demonstration, that the effects of the mea-
sure, if carried into a law, would be most mischievous
and ruinous. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving
a Resolution—" That a Petition be immediately pre-
sented to the House of Lords, praying that their
Lordships would be pleased to hear evidence, eit:ler
by themselves, their dounsel, or agents, before they
proceeded farther in the proposed measure of altering
the Corn Laws."
Mr. WAITHAIAN, in a speech of considerable length,
seconded the Resolution The Chancellor of the
Exchequer might affect to despise the Petition of the
Lord Mayor and Corporation of London. He might
invite the Lord Mayor to call 66 his thousands and
tens of thousands to the Egyptian Hall," but he
would tell that Right Hon. Gentleman, that that
Meeting was composed of the commerce, the wealth,
and the first talents in the land ; and that the peti-
tion was signed as well by such characters, as by the
general influx of Citizens, with a rapidity and eager-
ness never yet known. How far the Chancellor of
the Exchequer was justified in his refl.ctions
would not pretend to say ; but it might be, that when
the Corporation of the City of London had occasion
to go up to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent,
his conduct would not be forgotten. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. PEARSALL, Mr. DIXON, Mr. BUNISTEAD, Mr.
FAVELL, and Mr. Wurre, spoke on the same side.
The Resolution was then put, and agreed to una-
nimously.
The Petition was next read, and ordered to be
given, in the evening, by the Sheriff:, and City Re-
mernbrancer, to some Noble Lord, to be presented to
the HAuse of Lords

A Committee WAS afterwords appointed to be pre.
pared with Counsel, to give evidence at the bar of
the House, in the event of the prayer of the petition
being attended to.

GUlLDHALL—Yesterday .1. Box was charged with
forging the name of Mr. Calvert, the brewer, to el re-
ceipt for seloo. It appeared that the prisoner was
connected with an institnti.m, called "The Provident
Sis.ers," meeting at " The Hope" Tavern, in John
street, Smithfield. Trim the receipts of the Society,
the sum in question had been drawn, and the priso-
'ner was deputed by the Stewards to deposit the
money in the hands of Mr. Calvert, for the purpose
of being funded. This he affected to do, and upoli
[ the nest meeting of the Society presented the receipt,
with the forging of which he now stand, cbarg4i.—
He was remanded for another examin:ition. _ _

ICA'S& ASSiIgeIrIPMPIMOVIVAMP .082 %% MI t&;, mAid-
stone.—Jarser Jtftas was capitally indicted tor ra
fishing Elizabeth Badger, at Bunckley, in the above
county. The prosecutrix was a pamper, who was
sent by the parish officers to the service oldie priso-
ner. The case, as related by the prosecutris, is too
indelicate to be detailed. 'l'he evidence. however, of
a Mr. Monckton, the parish surgeon, negatived any
violence having been used, and the prisoner was ac-
quitted.