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Mr. RARING said, that he should tithe annthe.
opportunity of statiees his *pinion upon the chanicte..
and tendency of the measures prop used by the Wit .
Mover, but from an observation of that.Hoo.Gentle.l
=isan.- he thought it proper at once to mention, that the
opinion which he expressed last Session, with regard
to the policy of the Corn Laws, had undergone a.
change whatever. He was anxious as any man to
afford every possible relief to the distress which so'
notoriously existed among the agricultural classee;
bat he was much afraid that any relief in the power
of Parliament to devise would prove extremely ina-
dequate. However; he felt it the duty of the Home
to inquire, and patiently to listen, to any statement
that might be brought forward upon this important
subject, with a view to see whether any thing could
be done by legislative interference. The bovinity was
placed. in an artificial state, and Parliament should
gram every relief of which such a state might ,be
found susceptibler At the same time, be must take
this opportunity of saying, that the legislative Act of
last Session had done nothing for the country. That
Act was indeed completely a dead letter, for the
country was just in the stateis which it would have
been if that Act had never passed; therefore, such an
Act should not have been passed, especially against
the voice of the public; for it afforded no relief to the'
distress of the farmers, while it outraged the feelings
of all other classes of the community.
Mr. HITS K ISSON 'animadverted upon the absence
.of the majority of the Gentlemen col the other side,
from the consideration of this Wowing subject; but
the Honourable Mover, whom he ventured to call
his Honourable Fr lend, proceeded in a tone of mode-
ration, which probably did not suit the taste of these
Gentlemen. He (Mr. Huskitson) was aware of the
distress of those to whom the motion referred, and
their case should receive 'Lis must diligent attention.
That Parliament would do all th-it could be accom-
plished upon this most inn nrt,nt question, he enter-
tained the fullest confidence—and with a vie* to pre-
pare the_mind of the House for the Lull consideration
of the measure he suggested to his Hottodrabk Friend,
the propriety of having his resniutioes p; inled with a
view to their circulation among the Members, and
that he shoal.: fix upon some convenient day for the
discussion of their merits—to some of those Resolu-
tions, be (Mr. Huskisson) had a very decided objec-
tion, but he should reserve the declaration of his opt-
pion for a more convenient opportunity.
Mr. GOOCH expressed the utmost satisfaction
from the candid and able manner in which this sub-
ject had been brought under the consideration of the
House. '['he speeches of the Mover and Seconder
%ere indeed completely free from party feeling, and
had nothing in view but the good of the country.—
Such speeches were, therefore. peculiarly calculated
to secure that unanimity which prevailed, and which
ought not to be interrupted by any such observations
as those which lie had heard with pain from the last
speaker. On such an occasion, when the interesCof
the country was so much at stake, nothing ought-
to be said that had a tendency to provoke party
animosities.

Lord CASTLEREAGH declared that he never
heard a speech in Parliament in which public prin-
ciple so much prevailed over every other considera-
tion, as that of the Honourabk Mover. The subject
referred to was, no dnubr, full of difficulty, but he
assured the Honourable Mover that no one could feel
a stronger disposition than he did to promote the im-
portant object which the Hunourabk Gentleman
had in view. Therefore he should give to the Hon.
Gentleman, with the greatest pleasure, all the assis-
tance in his power.
After a few words from Messrs. H. Davis, Woce,
LOCKWARTI WESTERN, and the CHANGiLLOK of the
EXCHEQUER, the Motion was agreed to; and it was
ordered that the House should resolve itself into the
proposed Committee on Tuesday se'nnight.
The other Orders of the Day were disposed of,
and the House adjourned at Halt past Twelve.