Star.
London, England, 1826-12-02 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMON&

Dr. Lossunorat and Mr. Jamas BROVOINAK, Members for the
Through of Tregony, and Mr. Vnunas Samar, Member for the
County of Waterfall, took the oaths and-their seats.
Mr. FLERK presented Copies of the Raantions of the Court
of.Directon of the Bast India Company as to Pensions.—Ordered
to be printed.
The Private Bills before the House were forwarded in their re.
speetive stages.
Petitions complaining of undue Flections for the Borough of
Denbigh, the Boronghs of Crail, &c. the City of Kilkenny, and the
Borough of Athlone, were beterally presented and ordered to be
taken into consideration.

Mr. SPENCE gaye notice of his (retention to move for an Ac-
count of the state of Business before the Law Side of the Court
of Exchequer, on Wednesday next.
Lord MILTON presented a Petition from Mr. Thomas Flana-
gan, of the County of Sligo, praying the House to take into its con-
sideration the situation of Irish Corporate Towns, with a view to
Impose some check upon the growing impostures and abuses
berein.—.Laid on the table.
Lord MILIAN presented Petitions from BraZford and Kild-
wick, in the County of York, prayins for a Repeal of the Corn
Laws.—Laid en the table.
Mr. A BERCROMBY moved for a Return of Copies of any
application made to the Lords of his Majesty's Treasury, and any
Co rrespoadence thereon, respecting the circulation of One Pound
Notes of the Banks of Scotland in the Counties adjoining Scotland.
Lord FOLKSTONE said, that if there was any Member of
the Government present who could answer the question, be wished
to ask whether it was meant to have a Committee again this year
upon the subject of the Currency ?—The motion was agreed to.
Mr. Alderman WAITHSIAN gave notice, that on Tuesday •
meat, he should submit a motion to the House, for an inquiry into '
•the Arigna Mining Company, and some other Companies with
which sonic Hon. Members of that House had been et:inflected.
Mr. SHOO DEN wished to take that opportunity of correcting
a mistake which had been crude respecting what passed in the
Houle last night upon this subject. He desired to ask the Hon.
Alderman, whether a part of a report of those proceedings which
had gone abroad to-day, in the way by which their proceedings
were known to be made public, was not incorrect. It was repre-
sented that the worthy Alderman had stated. that he informed him
(Mr. Brogden) that he intended to delay bringing forward the
sobject until after the recess, and that such delay met his approval.
.11e appealed to the Hon. Alderman to say whether be bad not ex-,
,pressed his disapprobation of any delay whatever. avow thanked
m for having axed the business for an early day.
Mr. Alderman WAITH nAN said be had not seen the report,
buck* did not say that the Hon. Member consented to the delay.
What be said was, that some Hon. Members bad wished him to
postpone bringing futward the matter until after the recess, and
that kr dial it to silt no convenience of his own. He should now
ect upon his own judgment, and proceed on Tuesday next.
Mt. HUME presented a Petition from Manchester, signed by
wiveril thousand persons assembled at a public Meeting, the pro-
ceedings of which were highly decorous and orderly, praying for an
alteration of the Corn Laws. He agreed with the Petitioners that
an inquiry ought to take place without delay. It bad been said
that the present was not the proper time for dealing with the ques-
tion, because there were not sufficient Members in town. Upon
referring to the honks, be found that above 450 Memberehad been
sworn, and he thought that half that number would be enough tis
*conduct the inquiry, if they would give it their attention.
Sir It. FE It G USSON supported the prayer of the Petition, and
would oppose his humble protest against the conduct of Ministers
in assembling Parliament at this period of the year, and then allow-
ing it to se/satire without having said one word upon the Corn Laws.
When the Parli .ment was toseneded in the month of November,
at a time when the country was suffering the must severe distress,
the poor nisnuf 'cancers expected that the object was to do some.
thing for their relief ; but instead of that, it appeared that the only
object of Pslit.isters was to protect and indemnity themselves against
the consequences of the only one -sf- their measures which ever had
the unanimous support of the country. lie protested against the House
being allowed to separate for three months without an investigation
of this important question.
Mr. W. HARVEY said that he differed front the opinion ex-
pressed by the Hon. Member, as to the conduct of Ministers in
postponing a con•ideration of dus question of the Corn Laws for the
present. If they had brought forward measures in reference to
that question during the present sitting of the House, they would
have allowed no time for the country to have expressed Its opinion
by Meetings and Petitions, either on one side of the question or the
other. By the postponement they gained an opportunity of know.
lag what the real sober 'opinion and wishes of the people were, and
he hoped the time would not be allowed to elapse without all
classes of the community giving their attention to the subject, and
expretsing their opinion one way or the other by Petition to that
110 »L.
Mr. HUMR had forgotten to state that, besides an alteration
of the Gem Laws, the Petitioners prayed relief by an application
of Church property to the wants of the nation, by a sale of Crown
lands, and by a Reform in Parliament.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. W. HARVEY moved for a Return of the Number of Crown
.Debeers confined in the d.ffarent Gaols, distinguishing the name of
*each Gaol, site.—O. dered.

Also for a lietwo of the Number of Petitions presented to
he Commissioners of Excise for the return of Auction Duties
within site last sevat years, distinguishing draw which had been
disposed of.
M. NUMB rose, and began some observations upon the Excise,'

The SPEAKER said, "The 'notion Is not seconded; does
Mon. Member mean to wood the motion r

Mr. 1M131X.-44 Yes, Sir, I second the motion." The Him.
Member was proceeding with some complaints against the Excise,
when

Mr. W. HARVEY rose to order. The quertion of the Enloe,
which be intended to submit, was not yet before the House—
( A laugh).
The SPEAKER said, be did net stop the Honourable Member,
because be !Ltd too much confidence in him to suppose that he
would undertake to second a motion without knowing what it was.
—Returns ordered.

Mr. CHICHESTER presented a Petition from the Catholics
of Wezford, praying that they should be relieved from certain dis-
abilities.—Laid on the-table.

Mr. HRR It lES moved the Order of the Day for going Into a
Committee of Supply.