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had fallen from the Right on. Gentleman opposite
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last night, that it was not the ention of his Majesty's
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Government to take any steps, w t regard to the Corn
Law; until after Christmas, he w ld not now press
their prayer upon the House, or cell for any express
determination. He begged, howev r, to repeat, feel-
ing, as be did, the paramount impo ante of the
ysub-
ject, that it was absolutely necessar to acquire every
possible information before they deci ed upon a matter
involving the interests of all classes i the country. The
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late law was not now in operatic), , and the new one
was quite a dead letter, so that they was an additional
reason for requiting further info/oration before they
passed any new legislative menure, as a permanent
settlement. It was impossible for him, in the absence
'of all information, to gtspas- at the course which Go-
, vernment might ind-- to pursue; but be would im-
press upon the use the necessity of appointing a
Committee to inquire into the state of the Corn Trade;
for, without such a Comnsittee, the question could
never be tattled to• the satisfaction of those intetests
which wete istureked. He had been a Member of the
former Committee, which examined evidence upon
the subject ; but;• although that Committee had done
a.good deal, it had not done all which it ought to
have accomplished, for a tSerough investigation of
the subject. On the evidence taken - before that
Committee, the Report was founded, which now
formed the sole ground-work' of their proceedings.
But circumstances were mates ially altered, since that
Report was laid on the table niche House. All the new
information they possessed was derived from an cape.
rience of what had passed fur the last few monthi, and
it therefore became doubly necessary that they should
be able, before a new Committee, to offer evidence of
additional information. His Majesty's Government
ought not to claim a title to enact new measures upon
an old Report; and ire trusted they would not attempt it. The
• Hon. Baronet concluded by hoping, that whenever they did come
to the discussion of the question, they would meet it with calmness,
;cod temper and with moderation; and that no charges would be
indulged against any one class, as seeking to benefit itself at the ez.-
pease'of the other; when it mast be obvious to every friend of his
annwy that the prosperity of the one was the support of the
other rand they must in the hear of dilikuky, stand or fall together.
Lord AL'fHORP thought, that ithis Majesty's Go-
vernment could be fully aware of the state of agitation
into which all classes had been thrown, by the rumour
of the projected alteration in the Corn Laws—the ma-
,nufacturing As well as the agricultural--they would not
persist in their determination of postponing the settle-
Meng of that question from November to February,
ithont.any, even the slightest information as .to the
they intended to pursue. He was perfectly well
that,there might be greater inconvenience in any
tare disclosures of their intentions, but he felt
to say, that they were then assembled to do their
some of them at a great personal inconvenience,
- residence daring thhiesson o,th* year in town, and be saw
resew why they might eat came to a determination at once. He
w,saw unreason. to dread the plea which Ministers might have
;[*weed: Ni safe no ground for.any alarm from On
tea they might propose to adopt ; but If there was, as be
it, no good reason for delay, he would press upon their most
earnest attention the propriety of allaying, by a "Lady and decisive
Resolution, that alarm and distrust which seemed to be felt by so
many otbers.—( Hear, hear.)
The Petition, signed by the Inhabitants and Farmers of the
Hundreds of Abdy, Bubtrode, and Hermington, was then laid upon
the table, and ordered to be printed.

ELECTION PETITIONS.

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The SPEAKER informed the House that be had received a
letter, from the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, enclosing Petitions
agalost several Returns—one from Lord George Beresford, com-
plaining of the Return for the County of Waterford; one from Mr.
Robert Smith, complaining of the Return for Westmeath ; and
from Mr. Peter Roy, Mr. Sullivan, and others, against the Return
for Likenny.
The SPEAKER then inquired if there was any other Election
Petition ? A Petition was preseoted from Mr. Frederick Richard
West, complaining of the Return for the Borough of Denbigh.
Mr. WYNN thought there would not be time before the recess
to examine into these Petitions ; and he therefore begged leave to
propose 'a fixed day for their consideration as he was fearful that
the usual period (of fourteen days notice before the presentation of
the Petition, and fourteen days after such presentStian, which must
elapse before they could be considered), would occasion too much
delay, and he mould therefore propose some fixed period for their
consideration. _ _ _

The Clerk having written the namea according to the class of
the Petitions, the ballot took place, when the days of reference were
aa follows s

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Ftfien of F. IL West, Esq. complaining of a Double Return
for the Borough of Denbigh-4th Jan. 1827.
Petition of Rowland Stephenson, Esq. against a Double Return
for Leontinster4th Jan. 1997.

Position of Robert Smkb, Esq. against Recur* for the County of
Westmeath—Stk Jan. 1827.

Petition of Dennis Cormae, Esq. against Returns for ICilkenar—
Sth Jan. 1827.

Petition of Lord George Beresford, against Return for County
of Waterford-6th Jan. 1827.
Two other Petitions against &coins for Coventry and Ipswich,
were ordered for consideration.
Mr. W. WYNN also stoves!, that no Petitions for leave to bring
In Private Bills be:recaied after Fridiy, the 254 of February;
that Private Bills should not be read a first time after the 19th of
March; and that no Mart on Private Bills be received after the
14th of May,1827.
These Resolutions were ordered to be printed.
11141111111 r AT JILECTIONS.
Lord ALTHORP moved for a renewal of the Reso-
lutions proposed by his Hon. Ft lend (Loid J. Russell),
and adopted by the House last Session. It would be
requisite for him.to state, for the information of those
Gentlemen who had no seats in the last Parliament,that
in all discussions upon the subject of Parliamentary
Reform, the opponents objected to them, as a sweeping
measure of the House against their constituents ; but
whenever a case of corrupt election had bean made out,
they had been perfectly free to disfranchise themselves
and join with them against it. As the truth of the ex-s
isteace could only be procured by Committees, or as
one case at a public trial, he thought there would be
little opposition to their being adopted this Parliament
as well as the last. There could be no doubt but that
bribery at elections was a grievance which ought to be
put a stop to; but there was no peculiar tribunal in ex-
istence to examine the allegations contained in any
petition. The Resolutions of the Noble Loid did point
out a tribunal where these petitions cuuld be examined.
He did not wish the House to point out its power, but
merely to point out the tribunal that could not only de-
clare, but exercise the power of the House. He merely
wished the House to make apparent what it intended
to do, and shew the country that they were prepared
to take cognizance of any unfair proceedings. Them
could be little doubt but that the Resolutions of last
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