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London, England, 1827-02-22 00:00:00

take eh matures 'retitle, M. the ierealettion as
Mr. 111.')IVIO vresented !Wilton. from -finhttan,
dbisi other Peril of•Corromil. against ley aheratir '
Laws.—O,dered to reprinted.
Mr..R. GORDON presented a Petition from certain
of inislin the county of Gloucester, against any lettere
toed Lowe. The Petitioner also preyed that the
take into condderation the subject of roarriaxatontf
enact:the du ssron -.foreign Though ;Mier
on the Corn Lairs was to,conte on neat Monday/
• shen bevels in his power tiadetiver his sentiments en
begged to take that opportunity of stating that, In
poutsbe minim at present Mate any alteration
Mr T. LETHBRIDGE supported the Petition.,
be minted:
Lord FOLEBTONE presented a Peados from the,Oes_hplerkoy'
Land In the neighbourhood of , Folkstrine, In Kent, against sop
alteration in the Corn Laws. The 'l4oble lard also presented a
Petition from the Weavers of Blackburn, prayipiller s Free Trade
an Corn, for Universal Suffrage, and Annual Parliaments. Tr
opinions of the Petitioners, witdrespect to Parliamentary Reform,
might appear sontewhet specoletive, but he was, glad. to And thee
they were gaining man& That distress generally petoialled there
could be no doubt, and be was worry to see that Ildialstertkitheitsk
had proposed no plan for alleviating it.--oTlthruiithif.were orderoll
to be printed, . . •-• •
Mr. O'BRIEN prelented Petitions from tile..
Whelk
Inhabitants of two or three -Parishes in the eimmtv
.•
praying foe thntemoval of disabilities affecting t taxi
be printed.
Lord PA,LMERBTON presented a .r.„; -
Catholics of the county of Sligo, for the removal es
Lord MILTON said, he had a number of Petldons tb pe.-.
for a repeal of the Corn Laws, one of whkA ens front one of *the
most important manufacturing towns ,in the kingdom. Every
thing he possessed in this world. depended on* peosperiO the
landed interest; but he was lane convinced, by reason altd-ards,
melt, that the prosperity of the land depended on the prosperity of
the country ; and that the fountry coati not attain its highest pros-
pfeeitY while the Government Interposed between the people .and
there food. The Petitions stated ths•rthey did not with for the
immediate abolition of the duty on corn, but for a gradual reduc-
tiosi WI it should be entirely removed ; u, tip the trade in corn was
made'is free ai trade in manufactures, the manufacturer was op-
Pressed. It was found necessary to intetferelately, to abrogate for
'a thee, In an arbitrary manner, the present Corn' Laws. winds was
lutelf proorof the inconsistency of the present state-of the law. He
had also a Petition to present from the Inhabitants of Perth for a
'repeal of the Cern Laws.' He hoped the time was near when the
Vadsitants of that part of the kingdom would net be obliged to
have recourse to a stranger to present their Petitions.
Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL said, though he wished to
rapport the landed interest, yet he would not support-airy attempt
.to step'Jn between the people and food.
Mr. DUN CONII3E said, be was retMestcd to support the prayer
of.those Pe tltioris, but hi never could consent to Sectilicethe landed
laciest of the country.
Mr. WHII*MOR.F. said, he was confident an alteration ia 11*
:Cora Laws would be beneficial to the landed interest. '
- Mr. MARSHALL said the 'Petition from LiestaWaragreed
at a Meeting of most iutelligent rnen, who were far Sem
'that thi general prosperity of the country was to be pr0m.771:1
inflicting au Injury on any this. • • •
Mr. PHI LLI PS said, the Corn Laws operated most Nodosity
to the commerce of the country by the difficulty they treated in the
'exchange of our produce fur the produce of other countries:
Sk THOMAS LR'I'HBRIDGE said, it was 'a charge full Of
iniecMef to say, that the Government of the Country menst to
',stand between the people and their food; they would 'lndeed do so,
if they paned any nwasuter that would destroy the producers of
. that food. Ile was lately informed, hy.a person • that immortal
1,000 quarters of Polish oats, that he paid for it in seividreigovies.
cause British manufactures are too dear.—(Loud cries aims from
'the supporters of alteration in the Corn Laws.) ' "
' Lord M it:fox brought up the several PLOithilai,Whicis Wert
Trom Leeds, Sheffteld, andleveral other' plates lis Yontsales; and
sue from Perth, an praying for an' alteratiorriaribe Cori .Ikwei
21,11044.1 w pr. wtpows.
on ate :motjon of Mr. F. BUXTON, a eoey was
waned ot sll,4ollMUnicatiims and Oirispissigkere,Witls
the Court of bisectors relative to tbeituruiag:ist Widovra
in India, ar'd &the peoeseermswof- site User'. of
rectors k arrortplenee"or-sirsh Communication since
Jan. 1825; together with a copy of all reporti received
in India, or bye the Company at home, relative to the
&umber of .Suttees withiti that period: -• '
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•' 41...tVe TRAMS. •
Mr. F. BUXTON Seel he rose lot the repose of
moving frr a Select Committee, chiliquirelthiriM •
Slave Trade was carried on in
extent, aid the causes of the sense.. Asthe subject had
been full y disc ufted before,he should oat entire into it now.
• Mr. W/LMOT-HORTON expressed a wish that the
fi.m. Gentleman might postpone the motiots'.for the
pre•ent, us he.had no opportunity of
.toMtlittreiCatii.g
with his Itigh lion. Friend the Secretary for Foreign,
Affairs on the subject. •
Mr. F.' BUXTON said he had no elbjeClion to post.
pone the m Lion. However, he must take this oppor-
• tetnity of stating, that he newer should acquiesce in the
appointment of a Commis, ion to enquire into the sub-
ject, because he felt co fitienr, that justice could not be
attained by such a course. They knew this from hostile
testimony. In the Committee he asked 'one of the wit-
. new* Whether it was 40t as notOtious as the sun at
noonday, that the Siete trade was carried on at the
Mauritius in 1820. He answered that it was as notorious.
Now, though this traffic had been going on so long, and
so many captures had been made, not less than 2,500,
no condemnation had taken place. To the etedit of the
other Colonies, Op more than eighty-live captures of
slave traders hat been made in the whole of them.—
Why was it, thin no condemnation took place at the
. Mauritius? The ICASOII edMitted etas, that the feelings
'el toe inhabitants in favour of the traffic, that it was
stble to obtain a condemnation. • •
.•Mr. WILMO F-lIORTON remarked that the-Hotisi
bad the alternative of choosing between a Committee
' and a Comthission. .Of course thete might be some
' convenience attending the appoimment of either., It a
• Committee were resolved on, it would be impossible to
say, at what period that Committee wouiel bi 'able O
close its fallouts. There-itele"iriablifler oft it•
Lions, however,. width ought tri:lis mitered upon tiefortsi
. -any deteinsinaoon was cothe.to, and as the:tram thee'
fretent was evidently re: y inconvenient for going into
them, be trusted that the Hon. Gentleman would out
-ress the fur tiler' consideration of his motion,. .
The motion was then withdtawn.
COURT OF CHA NOIR?. !.• . • •

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Mr. BROUGHAM wished to learn (roil- the HOfi.
and Learned Attorney General, whether it. Was the in-
tention of the Master of the Rolls to %rove for leave to
being in his promised Bill respecti% the Coen of
Chancery ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that 'lda was
cmtaiiely the intention of his Hon. and Learners Friend ;
and r e lead no expectation whatever that any thing could
p:avins-hists frossi.carrying it into effect.
Mr. BROUGHAM hoped he should be excused for
'having entertained some misgivings on the subject ; and
be had been anxious for as satisfactory :st reply as that
eriticis he had received. There was the question of the
Carn Laws for Monday next, should not a cootinuance
of the indisposition of the Right Hon. Secretary for
Foreign Affairs occasion a further postponement of its
consideration ; there was the Chancery Bill for Tues-
day.; 'and there was the Catholic Question for Thursday.
0 r each of those important questions, a long and'ad-
journ‘d debate must be expected, so that bethought his
feats writ not without some foundation Should,any
of thoseq .P•tions be much longer postponed, it .would
he ‘xtien.cly inconvenient, as in a short ti me the Circuits

friendiand therefore the necessary arrange., ,
not made--(Hear, hear). The Bill was perfectly ready.
and so far from wishing for a further postponement, his
Right Hon. and Learned Friend would be ready to
make his ;Conant() Tuesdays or on any open bight.
Mr...BROUGHAM took that opportunity of asking
the Right Hon.
,ffiscretarY for the Horne Department.
whether it was intended to fill the vacancy which had
been oecasionettby the retirement of tole of the Judges?
He could not help expressing his astonishment that so
important an office had been so long unfilled.
Mr. Secretary PEEL was not aware of any new a
pointment having jet been made in this case. As tot • "
mince of 'his Right Hon. krico4. about which tars
ottestions had just been asbel, .billAilitattE
to apprise the House, that Abate owes,
of the Bill, which *mid be foolitt-olt. •
tbo Commission, comingl'ateday, when
dm—
vt:
pi in op
atiPle, at all
.events, would ,
COttrollitTloll or NO 111. --*
CoIoneIMABEALX moved. the appoint:oat
of a Cornatiftee,lo lArfidlegatiens °filo,
Petition against the, Corporition'Of N)nhasnptoo....*-.
He was induced to bring. this :On under the cOan-
derition of the House .upon. public 'grounds; the
Corporation of l othainiiton being rich; etete anxious
to avail themselves of the assistance of *. Miiisterial •
Member, and at the last election,
.a few days bd6re
the dissolution of Parliament, proposed a giant
of .1000 to any indiiideal of Ministetitrinfitretice litho
Wouldcoine lorward,,and-orer terAtind for the. Chi; a
Candidate was found, anlcithe money for defray)his
expenses. Wd' paidas. raised, partly by subscription, an,
from the Corporation funds. He held in his MAI 4
summons to the Member of the Corporatiori, calling'
upon them to determine the propriety of voting 10004
towards defraying the legal expenses of the Candidate.
At this. Meeting- ale of 'le Members pi oe,sted-agains;
such a step, and he was itapported in Lis opposition by
ariothei Gentlema'n, who had since petitioned rthe
House, but, nevertheless, the ninny sea, voted Ottani.,
moony. , This was in opeu violation of the trail, ref
posed in the. Corporation, and a wiiful abuse of iti'pri-
vileges. if Northampton was permitted to d 4 this; why
not Nottingham, Covent. y, Leicester, or any other 'city ?
alias' not • to be tolerated that the Purity of Electron
shoOld be so wilfully arld.shamefully invaded. If the
Houle- now refused to interfere, the freedom of Elec-
tion would- bdt Checked,- and offenders secure in then
ma4ractidi." tot-:tided by shoeing for the up.
poisons's; of, a Corarohie
.The ATTORNEY-GENERAL differed with the
Hon. end Gallant Colonel Ali to the refusal of the
Courts of Equity to take cogrAance of the case. The
,Lord Chancellor had laid it dean, that *here there
was moot of the wi.ful misapplication of =foie, by
.porate Bodies; they could be compelled to make a
restitution of the property. He considered that a Com-
mittee was not the better way to correct the evil; it
should be done by Bill; and it the Peti.ioneis had
placed their sass in his frauds, he would have given them
every facility to a legal remedy.
Mr. S. RICE supported the motion. The A• tort ey-
General told them to take the case to the Court of
Chancery; but if once taken these, could any Member
tell when it «as likely to come out again?...-(Gceat
laughter and cheers.) ..
Sir G. ROBINSON and Mr. M. GURNST sup-'I
ported the motion.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, the question whether the
Corporation wished t 4 get in a Ministerial Member or
not, had nothing to do with the subject. No odium'
could be attached to them tot that ; and as for the voting
'lOOOl. there were sufficient proms that Corporate Bodies
*ere in the daily habit of voting surnsmmomal, instanced
br C'OrPoiations voting 10001. to Laird Mayors fclr'
feasts given at such and such a tie.--(Daughter)—or
voting, as in the case of the Corporation of the City of
London, MOW. to assist the :offering Greeks. Though
be concurred with the Attoi ne) -General, that the better
way would be to ,end the case to a Court of Equity,
yet he should not oppose the motion for a Committee,
as an inquiry would tend to prevent • the recurrence of
the evil of which the Hon. Gentleman complained. •
Lord ALTHORP agreed with the Right Hon. Gent:
tleman in the propriety of the Committee, and of its
not prejudging the case without having the facts of the
case fully before them.
Mr. A BERCROMBYthought there could not be a
'doubt of 1.0004. being appropriated by the Corporation
.E Northampton to Election Purposes; the only ques-
tion was—was that money their own, or the funds of a
Charitable Institution? If the latter case, the Attorney-
General should proceed against them by indictment
immediately.
Alderman WAITHMAN denied that the Corpora.
*ion of London ever appropriated one (sullen oftct,
fundi of Charitable Institutions to any other pare
whatever. With their own. funds, the in ijontpmcs
binding over the minority; but this had not the
=gest connexion with the -disposal of charitable feuds,
and therefore did not bear upon the present case. -
Mr. Secretary PEEL disclaimed the remotest inten-
tion of insinuating•any thing disrespectful of the Cor.
poration of London—for whom, beyond any other Cor-
porate Body in the Empire, he had the highest respect.
Lord J. RUSSELL hoped the result of the Commit-
tee's labours would be of extensive application; other-.
wise there would be .sae possibility of dsternriniug
whether the Corporatimbhod applied charitable or their
own funds.

Mr. Secretary PEEL and Mr. S RICE eaplaiced.
After a few words from Mr. 1). W. HARVEY in
support of the motion,
Mr. MABERLY moved the appointment of a Se:
lect Committee, consisting of the Mover, Mr.'Peel,
S. Rice, Bernal, Lennard, Hobhouse, S. Wortley,
Ross, Lord Ashby and Lord J. Russell.—Agreed to.
On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, a Committee
was appointed to inquire into the merits of the Petition
from the City of Waterford, on the modes of convey.
ance between England and the South of Iseland.
• Mr. WAIARVEY moved for the returns of the num-
ber of loaf" =loss :nod poichaset made by the Com-
missioneta Woods and‘Forests, and the Governors
,f Queen Anne's Bounty, since the year 1814, stating
the localities, qualities, costs, sums paid, number 01,

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,s4treeatilybot Ames; await% Ur thfir professional dhips. itotet.—(Wortreck • Atiatir .' -..: - ...
leatta°;C°lllllll4 • .40• Viyarorary, mgr. begged-tojtato, that his Right 'Ott, the voodoo. itchier if PALMERSTOditi fair-
on In the Corn
firta.!.anail• Learned riiesul the 'Rimier, bf the Relit ibittee was appointed to prepare the Sitimaerrsvii that
certain occupiers nreat4 hpra made his preprised 1111100.*Tuescty 14111, afisembotlied Militia of Great &beim hod Ireland for
alteration in the but *ascrinforeseeb circunistawee had prevented hits: the year 1827. •
ilsi H.6l* would' He (Mr. Peel} was to have met his Right Hon. , and. • • bIUTINT BILLS.
ttleaseatvand re.
mi,,d„„ :Learned Friend, to deliberate on a part of the details— On the. meta of Lord Pntomeaaron, the Annual
as he might not the principle's of the Bill were entirely agreed upon— Army Mddirrall, and, on the motion of Mr. Caoaaa,
on'itis wasiect. be' and he had unexpectedly been called from London. to the Awful! Navy Mutiny Bill, were tend a first time.—
la his °Pini", it :attend to other business; he did not return to time on To be read a second time to-morrow. .
a la
,garde Ira's. .
o‘,...fec to Monday evening to see his Right HO* and Learned The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
, Friend, and therefore the necessary arrangement was and the Howe adjourned at 'ran o'Cieert. •