Star.
London, England, 1824-04-14 00:00:00

WAREHOUSED WHEAT.

On the Motion of Mr. Husxisson, the House resolved itself into
a Committee on Warehoused Wheat.
Mr. HUSKISSON observed, that the proposition
which he was about to submit to the Committee would,
in no respect whatever, alter the law respecting the in-
troduction of Foreign Wheat into this country. The
object which he had in view was, simply to grant per-
mission to the holders of Foreign Wheat under bond in
this country, to grind it into flour for exportation.—
The Bill would, therefore, permit any person pos-
sessing such corn to take it out of the warehouses, on
giving security that he would replace it by a cor-
responding quantity of flour. The question then arose
what would be a corresponding quantity of flour? It
was calculated, that one barrel of foreign flour (an Ame-
rican barrel) could be produced from five bushels of
-rood wheat; but as the wheat which had been so long
in the warehouses was somewhat deteriorated, and had
lost part of its weight, and as the owners of it had suf-
fered considerably, he intended to suggest, that a barrel
of flour should be replaced for every six bushels of
wheat taken out of the warehouses. As the late harvest
had been a wet one, and the flour produced from it was
in many parts in a moist state, there could be no doubt
that the owners of the foreign corn would mix some of
that flour with the flour produced from the foreign
corn, which was too dry ; and this would be beneficial
to all parties, both to the consumer and to the owner.
He repeated, that the Committee would observe, that
the present proposition in no way interfered with the ex-
isting laws. Whenever the time should come for a
change of those laws on general principles, he, as every
body knew, would very freely express his sentiments on
the subject, but the present was not that time. lie would
now merely move a Resolution that the Chairman be
instructed to move for leave to bring in a Bill, &c.
After some observations from Mr. CURWEN and Mr. T. Wu.sox,
the motion was agreed to.—The House resumed.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Fishery Bill.
Mr. CHARLES GRANT stated, that the object of
the Bill was to reduce the bounty of four shillings a
barrel on herrings to two shillings; and the bounty of
four shillings a hundred weight on cod fish to two
shillings a hundred, for two years, after which they
were to be abolished; and all the other bounties to be
abolished immediately. It was proposed to apply the
saving that would be made in the grant of bounty to
Ireland, to make piers, and an accurate survey of the
coasts of that country, which was now in progress.
Mr. BRIGHT said, the expediency of the measore
must depend on the repeal of the Salt Tax.—The seve-
ral clauses of the Bill were agreed to.
The House resumed—the Report was brought up, and ordered
to be taken into consideration to.mortow.
The Report on the Glass Duties, and the Duties on Made
Wines, were brought up, and Bills ordered to be brought in, in
purse nice thereof.
The Marriage Act Amendment Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be taken into consideration to-morrow.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Scotch Juries
Bill.—The several clauses were agreed to.
The House resumed. The Report was brought up, and ordered
to be taken into consideration to-morrow.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Vagrant
Acts' Amendment Bill. The clauses were agreed to.
The House resumed, the Report was brought up, and ordered to
be taken into consideration the 6th of May.
The Insolvent Debtors' BiU was read a third time and passed.—
The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the House ad-
journed at Half-past Nine o'Clock.