Star.
London, England, 1831-09-13 00:00:00

a petition from Country, against the Corn Laws,
which wan warmly supported by Mr. Hume, and
Mr. Ellice himself agreed that they required a
radical alteration.

Mr. Grattan presented a petition for the more
equal distribution of church revenues in Ireland.
which was supported by Mr. Hume and Mr. O'Con-
nell; but Mr. Estcourt defended the Church of
England.

Colonel Sibthorp complained of breach of'
privilege in the Tunes report of his speech on
Tuesday last, in which it was stated that
he was repeatedly laughed at by the House ;
and he moved that the paper should be
read, and the printer and publisher be
brought to the bar. Mr. Trevor seconded his
motions. Mr. Hume thought that as the words
were correct, and the laughter was admitted, that
there was no foundation for the motion. Mr.
O'Connell spoke to the same effect; but said that
if the Times were proceeded against, a Jury would
laugh the case out of Court. Lord Althorp
thought it was not a case for interference ; and Mr.
Lawley certified as to the perfect correctness of the
report. The house then divided—seven for and
seventy against.

Lord Althorp brought forward the Wine Duties
Bill, in which he forbore to raise those on Cape
wines, and also moved for a Committee on the Su-
gar-refinery Bill ; on which Mr. K. Douglas moved
for a Committee to consider the state of the West
Indies, which Mr. Thomson opposed. Colonel
Tarries thought that neither a bounty, nor dimi-
nution of duties, would be a relief ; but that
the extinction of the Foreign Slave Trade would be
of the greatest service. Mr. Robinson thought that
a reduction of the duty on sugar would be an es.
sandal relief, and Mr. Hume complained, that
such a war-tax should now be continued. Lord
Althorp exposed the contradictory views of pre-
vious speakers, and stated that the bill was only
intended as an experiment for the year. Mr.
Burge treated it as a measure which would add
to the distresses of the Colonies, and stated
some particulars of the increase of the foreign
slave trade. He advised government to allow them
to seek that protection elsewhere which it refused,
and moved for a select committee. Mr. Thomson
gave some details relative to the sugar trade, by
which it appeared that in 1830, the consumption
was 4,604,000 ewt. and the quantity refined and
exported was 1.032,000 ewt. Other members
spoke, after which the house divided-73 for the
amendment and 77 against it.
Mr. Littleton moved for a committee on the
truck system bill, which was opposed as a delusion
by Mr. Pelham, and Mr. Hume, who objected to
any interference, as highly injurious ; and
after some observations from Mr. O'Connell, Mr.
Hume moved, that it be read that day six months,
which Mr. Paget seconded. Mr. Littleton then
defended the Bill, as did Mr. Ruthven ; but Lord
G. Somerset opposed it, as a dangerous innovation.
Tb. House then divided-68 for the Bill, and 24
against it—a circumstance on which we heartily
congratulate the werkiag manufacturers of the
whole Empire. considering the Opposition as being
supported only by those principles of political
theory which are as absurd and sophistical, as
anti-social and mischievous.