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London, England, 1828-04-01 00:00:00

It' X it CATHOLIC CLAINII,
Sir J .11i FS SCA HI. 6: r presented a reit ion from the Ro-
wan Catholic Inhabitai is of the Parish of flutnar, in the County
of Cavan.

sir F. BURDETT tresented a •linilar Petition from the Roman
Catholic Inhabittn.s of St. J sirs, Dahlia.
Mr. S. RICE presented sinnilsr Pretitiona from the Roman
Catb:die Inhabitants of Atisir, anti several Parishes in Ireland.:•-•
•thdered to be printed.
Mr. J. GR A TrAN presented a Petition from a Parish in the
County of Wicklow, praying for Catholic Emancipatlon.—Ordered
to be printed.
Mr. HU3IR presented a Petition from the Roman Catholic In-
habitants of Maryborougb, against the Irish Sub letting Act.
Mr. BY NG presented a Petiiion from certain Householders of
St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, praying the Repeal of the Tax on In•
babited flouses.—Ordered to be printed.
Lord J. HAY presented Petititms from Edinburgh and Had.
dington. preying the Repeal of the Test Acts..-Laid on the table.
Sir W. INGLRBY presented a similar Petition from Hinckley.
Laid on the table.
Mr. BENETT presented a Petition from the Commissioners of
the Salisbury Plain llienpihe Trust, c..mplaining of the expenses
of renewing Turnpike Bills.—Laid on the table.
Mr. Alderman THOM PS()N presented a Petition from certain
Licensed Victuallers in London and its vicinity, praying that the
House would not grant any relief or indulgence to those persons
(wine room keeper.) who had been convicted on a charge of in.
fringing the laws with respect to licensed public houses.—Ordered
to be printed.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM moved for several Returns connected
with the granting of Pensions in Ireland during the last year.—
Ordered.

On the motion of Mr. Tmonsou, the Committee on the E4qt
Rrtford Disfranchisement 11111 was postponed until Friday, the
18th April.
Lord PALMERSTON presented a Petition from the Univer-
sity of Cambridge, against the Tithe Commutation Act in its pre-
sent form.

Mr. BARING presented a Petition from the Electors of the
City of Worcester, resident in London and its vicinity, against the
Boroughs Election Bill.
Dlr. ROBINSON supported the payer of the Petition.
Air. Secretary PEBI., gave notice that he should, on Thursday
next. move that the House on Its rising adjourn to the loth
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, on moving the
Order of the Day for the House resolving itself into a Committee
of Supply, said, that he had been desirous not to detain the Howse
for a moment longer from the consideration of the important sub-
ject which was to be brought before it, but the public service re-
quired a vote of credit. on the Civil Contingencies.
The Order of the Day having been read,
The CHANCELLOR of the KXCHEQUER moved that the
Account of the Civil Contingencies be referred to the Committee.
The motion was agreed to. and the Hotta resolved itself into a-.
Committee. Sir A. Gaswr in the Chair.
The Clll tiCIILLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the
vets be should repose was ens to which he meld use sefei#ete
'the slightest objection. It was -absolutely necessary for the public
service that some 'taut should be made, but be should be careful
in not asking for a larger sum than was really wanted. 'He then
moved, that-16 It is the opinion of this Committee that a sum not
exceeding 100,0001. be granted to his klajesty on account, towards
defraying the charges of the Civil Contingencies for the year ISti."
After a few words from-Mr. Hunt, the Resolution was agrees'
to, and the House resumed ; when Sir A. Gash: brought up the
Report, which was ordered to be received to.morrow.
CORN LAWS ACTS —COMMITTR/L

On the motion of Mr. CHALLICS GIANT. the Order of the Day
for the House resuming itself Into a Committee on the Coen LaWI
Acts was read.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee; Sr A. Gnart
in the Chair.

Mr. C. GRANT said, that it then became his citify'
to move the Resolutions, of which notice had been
given, respecting the Corn Laws. And in approaching
the discharge of that ditty. he felt it incumbent on him
to return his unaffected thanks to the Committee for
the kindness with which it had consented to the post-
ponement of the consideration of the subject, in cons*.
come of his ill health—(Hear, hear). He could astute
the Committee that he had been most desirous that no
delay should have taken place, but that a question of
such great importance should be set at rest as speedily
as possible. He had, however, been incapable of at-
tending in his place, and even then he approached the
subject with n.ore he.itatiim and apprehension than he
'should have d ne had he been in the possession of per-
t', ct health—(Hear, hear). The subject was one of such
great importance that it affe red the chief, nay. all the
interests of the country ; and its intrinec difficulties
were not a'little increa ed by the fears and prejudices
with which it was surrounded--(Hear). Those fears
were partly just; but the greater portion of them ap-
peared to him to be unlounied in srund policy. Of
the prejudices, tun, he might say, that however natural
they were, they were highly irjulinus to the calm inves-
tigation of the subject, while at the same time they re-
quire) consideration and attention as well as did the
fears. If he were called ui;on to develope the great
principles upon which, in his opini• n, the' Corn Laws
ought to be constructed—if he were called upon to de-
velope the great maxims w hich ought to be followed, is
as far as possible, by that Commit ee when legislating
upon the subject, he should indeed feel it necessary to
be,peak eves y indulgence on his own account, both with
respect to the state of his physical powers, as well as on
any o her consideration—(Hear). But, foitunately for
t: e patience of the Committee, and for his own feelings,
circumstanced as he then was, it was nut necessary for
him to enter into an investigation of the great principles
to which he had alluded. When he came to the considera-
tion of the suhject, he could not forget that but a few
months had elapsed since it bad undergone an ample dis-
cutsion ; that the different opinions which were enter-
tained had been fully expressed,that their meths had been
questioned, and that that branch of the Legislature had
given its sanction to the adoption of one great principle.
His duty, therefore, did not call upon him to ask the
indulgence of the Committee while he discussed the
merits of that principle, for be was bound to assume,
till he was otherwise informed, that the same opinion as
was acted upon last Session was still entertained--
(Hear, bear). The principle sanctioned by the House
was, that it was no longer desirable that an exclusive
system should be pursued with respect to foreign corn
for the protection of British corn, but that protection
should be affinded by means of duties--(Hear, bear).
Whether that duty should be a feed duty, us whether

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