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why. They had carried their point in the first mea-
sure, by which the Corn now in bond would be let
free, and he thought it would be more in quantity than
they estimated, and come into general consumption.—
The effect of this bad been already to cause a great
stagnation of prices in the market for corn. No one he
believed could, under these circumstances, expect any
very high 'slices, and certainly not famine prices, before
the meeting of Parliament, if, as was understood, a
dissolution was to take Mace soon. Why, then, was thit
responsibility to be taken by the Government—a responsibility
asked for but not wanted—for all the Right Hon. Gentlemen who
had spoken on the subject said they would rather be without it.*
He did not wish that they should have it. He thought it would be
putting a power in the hands tif his Majesty's Ministers by which
they could fix the price of eve's), man's acre of land throughout the
country—or, at all events, of his quarter of corn. He did not
believe that they would so use it, but he would rather see the
power remain in the hands of Parliament.

Mr. HUSKISSON—As an opportunity would be
afforded to•moirow—(Loud cheers) of discussing the
question on all its merits, he would not say a *ord in
reference to them now : but he rose solely to tepel, with
indignation, an insinuation which lie was informed had
been %meted by the Hon. Gentleman who just sat down.
(Hear, hear.) As he (Mr. Huskisson) was not in the
House at the time, and had not heard one word of it, if,
in re-stating it, he should fall into error, the Hon. Gen-
tleman would be able to set him right—(Hear.) He
understood the insinuation to have been, that some
persons in Liverpool—he (Mr. Huskisson) being the re-
presentative of that place—had some how or other
received an intimation on Saturday—(Loud cries of
a No, iso.") Not having heard the words used, perhaps
he might not be stating them exactly, but he certainly
understood they conveyed an impression that some in-
formation bad been received by individuals at Liverpool
on Saturday, of the intention of his Majesty's Ministers
on Monday, if not from themselves, at least through
some of their organs—(Hear.) To this he would say,
on his honour, it was impossible for any individual to
have had the slightest information of any intention of
the kind—(Cateers.) He would go tardier, he would tell
the House what had occurred—he had received one
letter only in relation to this subject, and that was ten
days ago, and from two corn factors in Lancashire.—
filey requested that the distress experienced in that
neighbourhood might be relieved by a certain quantity
of corn being let out free of duty. Knowing the delicate
situation in which he was placed, to this communication
he declined—in violation of what he trusted were his
usual habits of business—making any reply ; and there
at his office it remained at this hour unanswered. He hoped. by
this time the welts would see the reason of his having se acted.—
If, therefore, there was any actiiity in the market of either Lon-
don or Liverpool, or elsewhere. it certainly was not effected as
had been insinuated—(Hear.) He denied most distinctly that any
such information had transpired ; and he challenged the Hon.
Baronet and all mankind to thew that it had, either in the most
direct or most indirect manner—(Loud cheers.)

S r E. KNATCHBLTLL had heard nothing in the
ob,ervations of his H ,n. Friend which warranted the
inference put upon them by the Right Hon. Gentle-
man ; and he was sure that nothing was more foreign
from his intention. If such a report had existed, he was
sure that no Member of that House would have heard
it without the same indignation which the Right Hon.
Gentleman had expressed himself. With regard to the
measure to which the Petition alluded, he joined those with whom
he acted upon this great question, in regretting that his Majesty's
Government should think fit to agitate it at such a moment. and
under such circumstances as the present. It was painful to him to
oppose the Government, but so long as he had a seat in the House
he would oppose with all his pdwer such a measure as that, which
he yet hoped they would abandon.
Mr. H. SUMNER rose to add his testimony to the
entire disbelief with which any such insinuation as that
which die Right Hon. Gentleman had supposed to exist,
would be received by every Member of the House. But the crea-
tion of such a rumour was perhaps a necessary inconvenience, arising
from such a place as Liverpool being represented by the President
of the. Board of Trade. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table.

_
Sir T. LETH BRIDGE, in moving that it be printed, disclaimed
any intention of making the insinuation which the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman supposed.
Mr. HUSKISSON said, that after the intimation
given him by the Hon. Baronet, he must of course
bOieve that the intention had been mistaken. He
should ,not have risen if the observations of the Hos.
Baronet had not left an impression on the minds of
some of his friends, which his honour required that he should at
once repel. As to his being the representative of the town of Li-
verpool, he begged to say that be was at least as independent of
his constituents as the Membih for Surrey.
Sir F. BURDETT said, that in justice to the Hon. Baronet he
lose to say that what had fallen front him created in his mind no
idea of such a charge against the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Mr. BROUGHAM said it was quite impossible that
the denial given by the Right Hon. Gentleman must
not be satisfactory to all who heard it. But there
was a pretty sufficient reason why the Right Hon.
Gentleman was not in a situation to have conveyed any
intimation of this measure to his constituents by Satur-
day last, and that was that he did not know it himself.
Indeed it was made a matter of charge and reproach to
the Government in the debate of the Giber night, that
they had of a sudden, and with•lut deliberation, brought
forward a measure of which they themselves had no
idea eight and forty hours before. The object of his rising was to
explain the vote which be gave In the majority of the other evening."
He understood that his Honourable Friend, the Member for Bris-
tol, bad said that all who voted for that Itstooludon, voted against
any enquiry into the causes of the existing distress. It was no
such thing. How could they avoid voting against an amendment,
the object of which was to get rid of a measure which they thought
aged and necessary. How inconsistent should they have been in
such a measure when they had supported that of the Hon.
ember tcs Bridgnorth on the Illth of April.
Mr. BENETT said, that the explanation of the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman was a good explanation
of his vote, but he did not see how the Right Hon. Gen-
tlemen oppasite could explain away the inconsistency of
theirs who had voted Wing themistion of the Hon. Member for
Bridgnortlt. He should like to be by what ingenuity they could
make out an explanation also.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said that the Hon. Member for
Wiltshire 'seemed to pride himself upon having made a
most extraordinary discovery. The proposition of the
Hon. Member for Bridgnorth went to a permanent ar-
rangement of the law by which coin was to be admitted
into this country; whereas this measure was of a tem-
porary nature, and wholly unconnected with that ques-
tion. He thought that in one sentence be had satisfactorily got rid
of the wonderful diSculty in which the Hon. Member had placed
him and his Right Hon. Friends.
Sir .1. SEBRIGHT said, he did not believe that Mi-
nisters intended to bring forward the general question
this Session. But be would state it as his opinion that
if these measure passed, the whole of the Corn Law
question was decided. (Hear, hear). The whole ques-
tion would be put at rest, and foreign wheat would be
imported into this country, at a permanent duty of

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He professed his astonishment at the con-
duct of the Government in respect to these questions.
He who had long been in the habit of admiring the
firmness of the Right Hon. Orntkman, 'knew not what to under.
stand when in every street he heard nothing but complaints of the
indecision of Government. A few days ago, when there was dim
tress in the country, but before the destruction of the power looms,
began, the Corn Laws were not to be touched. But as soon as
power loom was broken, this measure was introduced, which he.
contended would decide the whole question.
Lord A LTHOU P recommended Government, notwithstanding
any inconvenience they alight incur, nu longer to tamper with these
laws, but to settle them at once—(Cbeers). He should vote against
this measure because it was only of a temporary nature.
Mr. BAILING asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether
be intended to bring up the Report of the Committee on the Corn
Laws in thescourse of the evening, or postpone it till to.morrow?
Thb CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that be
had no objection to postpone it if any particular reason were *hewn ;
but, unless there were some necessity he should prefer its being
brought up tonight.
Mr. BARING said he had a great objection to this as
a measure of relief. It was impossible this House, when
the native of the measure was fully before it, could
consent to its introduction ; and he put the question
concerning the Report to the Right Hon. Gentleman,
because he thought the two propositions ought not to
pass consecutively. The measures should be brought
forward at once and together. He agreed with the
Hon. Member for Hertfordshire (Sir J. S.-bright), that
if the measures were once allowed, it would not be for
a year only—it would be permanent—(Hear.) Ministers
complained but recently that this was not a fit time for
the discussion of the question ; it was not a fit time then,
when the investigation might have been gone into, but it was a tit
time for the introduction of the measure now without any inquiry
at all. He hoped the general question would be moved, that it
might be set at rest ; if it were not, he should move it himself.
Mr. LEYCESTER said, if the duty were Its. it would be a
waste of money, for individuals would raise their selling price from
£os. to 30s. and get an additional its. in their pockets.
The Petition was then read, and ordered to be printed.
Sir R. HERON gave notice that he should move for leave to
bring in a Bill to legalize the veiling of Game.

Sir F. BURDETT presented a Petition from Dr. Thorp, late
Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, praying the House to take into con-
sideration the cause of his dismissal from his situation, with a view
to awarding him a fair remuneration. The Petitioner set forth that
he had been dismissed without any charge being made out against
him. He presented a Petition every year to keep his claim alive.
After a few words in support of the Petition from hlr.litooonase
and Mr. Hume,

Mr. W. HORTON said the matter might be investigated if the
Petitioner would bring it regularly before the House. He (Mr.
W. Horton) should be quite prepared to meet the case.
Mr. HUTCHINSON said it was very hard to call on the Peti-
tioner to make out a case for the House, when, if it were stated to
the Colonial Secretary, it would answer all the ends of justice.
After a few words frum Lord Nuciamt, the Petition was ordered
to be printed.

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