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what different shape front:isltherhich k now wore. At
all events, he trusted' ill day of discussion
should arrive, he shouldbbe able to satisfy the House
that both the piairt4its'principle were consonant to
the wisdom of our ancestors, and producing more
practicable security- and protection to agricultufe
dm% any 'ahem
The :notion was then agreed to and the Committee
appointed.--Adjourned at EIGHT O'CLcCIC.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Howe met at throe o'clock, and was occupied till past ire
de liallotting,foe Committees to ti 7 the merits of the Poobefract
ereal -Dover neatens.
Me. ABERCROMBIE brought In a Bill to regulate the Mad-
•stipal Government of Leith, which was read a first time, anll or-
dered to be committed.
Mr. MUM presented the reduced list on the Pontefract Election
Committee, when the following Members were sworn at the table:
The Right Mon. W. Freernantlea: Fa+ SirR.W.
Vaughan, Lord X. P. Luttrell, Esq. H. Willoughby,
Kit H. bleynell, Eau Sir S. Moriand. A. R. Stewart, Esq. D.
Degdate, Esq. Sir I. Palk. Lord C. 8. Manners, J. Lansaw%
Req. Sir J. Graham, and W. Hniarres. Esq.
Mr.. BREWIN presented a Palsies from the Roman Catholic
inhabitants of the town and county of Carlow, praying for the
removal of Catholic disabilities.
Sr J. NEWPORT rammed his motion for referring the Irish
Itsidenates to a Committee, midi Monday neat; and at the same
elm presented a bellies from the Catholic inhabitants of St.
Nor,. Drogheda, for. Emancipation ; and a Petition from the same
rot the Repent of the Act of Geo. 11. cap. 10.— Laid on
table.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON pretested a Petition from Mr.
William Cobbett, in the prayer of which be begged to observe hel
did not concur—it was for the restoration of their rights to the
Kaman Catholics, and for the maintenance of the poor out of the
raven's, of the Cburels.—Ordered to be minted. •
• Mr. Deems breaglat up the following list os the Dover Illecdon
The Hoe. A. C. Urge, Sir J. Pollen, W. A. Roberts. Eta. N.
Hay, Esq. Lord Grote*, N. Bradshaw, Ea+ H. 0. R. Trevet,
J. H. 'Lowther, Ea* Hoe. Sir A. Hope, lib It Powell, Sr C.
Cole, Lord Clive, and the Hon. 0. Lamb.
Petitions against any alteration of the Corn Laws wort pelesested
by air W. Hoisarwooo. tram various places la the county of test;
Lord Eunisnons, from the Mahatma and others interested in the
Four Trade. In the toasty of • Cock ; by Sr R. Vetter,, front se-
veral places in dm county of farewell; by Mr. Si. Wosanossa,
from the hillier* of the county of Norfolk; by Sr J. fisou.sv;
from a place In Surrey, and from Ashford, la the county of tent,
by Lord Srorroso,from the Millen of the county of Watford;
by hi,. tol•Qoase, from the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the
several Hundred* of the county of Redford ; and by Mr. Coss,
frots the Omen and Occupier. of Lead in the Hundred of
Northarlingtoo, in the county of Norfolk.
Petitions were likewise presented in favour of an alteration of '
the Corn Laws, by Mr. Hoaeousa. from the Ladies' Shoemakers
of the City and Liberties of Westminster; by General Gaarevers,,
from the Mayor, Corporation. and 1,700 Freemen of Liverpool;
from an individual of the same of Alarniaduke Martin, and from
the Cordwainers of Liverpool; and by Lad G. CAVIIIIINSM. from
Wellborn, ia the county of Derby.
Mr. LYTTLETON, in presenting a Petition for a free trade
is Corn from a place in the County of Hertford, begged to express
bis.bope that a report he bad heard was unfounded. He had been
given to understand that ensue of the landed Gentlemen in that
House intended to oppose the Speaker leaving the Chair apes the
important subject to be dismissed that night. He thought such a
yours* would be meet invidious, and could sot fail todtaw epee
'lbsen the severe animadversion of the country.
Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE thought the Hun. Masher
'desk rather hardly with the landed interest. It was, In his *-
bias, the duty of those Gentlemen who disapproved of the premised
systessi to resist it in the first instance. He was of tbe• number of
Ahem *be thought, the principle of the measure vicious, and it
woad be an abandonment of Midas, if he did not wpm it.
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped that at,
be alum periods( dee evening they would be called en reg./arty
Oa Mesa theebbjest, sad be thought they would tawny waste their
time id tiny Mewed wpm the draconian in this inemitar mummer.
If that asuollembod wm to be pursued, it was evidwt that the
busisein of the Abase must stand still.
Sir Si. KNATCHBULL thought it eery invidious to stigmatise
•the landed Lamb by anticipation. Akhough bead set estertaio
.prezasty the same opinions upon the queiles as the SM. HJIMOSt.
,be meat annelid that as it was a question deeply allkodnulse
agricultural laturest, those connected with that interest had the
fullest right to tale any opportunity of expressing their sentiments
upon it.
. his. LYTTLETON explained, after which the Petilion was
• read and sabred to lie upon the table.
Mr. DAWSON presented a Return et persona committed tv,
'prbon in different comities of Ireland diking the year 1826.
Mr. HLI tI E exprested a wish that an abstract of these Returns
should be made and laid before the House annually.

Mr. DAWSON said, t►at t►is was in contemplation, and so tar
as It was practicable world he effected.
Mr J. MARTIN presented a Petition from the Artisans and
Lammers of t►e Borough of Tewkesbury, for Retrenchment and
Reform In Parliament.

Mr. D. W. HARVEY gave notice of his intention to move en
Tuesday nett for certain Papers relating to the Courts of Law.
Sir ROBERT WILSON moved for an account of the sums
raised as Comity Rates lo the County of Surrey during the last
year, distinguishing the assessments upon each pant&
Petitions against any alteration hi the Corn Laws were presented
by Lord BICTIT; from the county of Meath; by Sir idowamo
Kratcuees.L, from Dartmouth, NW three or four other places in
Rest • by the same Hen. Member, from the county of Cam.
• bruis, from Rochester and its neighbourhood, praying that the
• Resolutions proposed by Government on the subject might Dot be
adopted; by General 011.06•131011, from the Owners of Corn; mid
the Flour Manufacturers of Chesser against the imposts/Arm of Fo-
reign Flour; by Sir F. ACELASID, from Sudbury, la the county of
Devon, praying that a duty of e6s. per quarter should be imposed
so Foreign Corm—Ordered to be printed.
• Mr. caoKsft presented Remms of rejected Flour and Recuir,
which were ordered to be printed.

• CORN LAWS.
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER named the
• Order of the Day fur the House going into a Committee ea the
Corn Laws. The question haying been put, that the Smtatas
do kit=e the Chair, _ _ _

Lord CIAVIg said, that from a sense of public duty,
and a conviction of the irjurious tendency of the mea-
sure proposed by Government, he felt himself called
spun to oppose it. Before proceeding further, .he would
tate the liberty of reading to the House a Resolution
he had drawn up, which tully expressed his own feel-
ings and sentiments. The Noble Lord then read the
Resolution, which went to declare generally that, under
existing circumstances, it was necessary to give the
grower of British Corn protection against the producer
'of corn not cultivated by tree subjects, and not liable
to taxes in the country of its production, upon the same
principles as the law of 1822, taking care at the same
time to secure to Ireland and Canada, that preference
to which they were entitled. He should espies. no
• opinion as to the amount of duty which ought to be cun-
stdered a protection, being confident that both the price
and the scale of daty applicable to it would be
much better arranged by Government. He felt, how-
ever, quite satisfied that in the propositions sub-
mitted to the House by his Majesty's Government,
no adequate protection could be found; and if they
• should become the law that the agriculturists here
could not support themselves against foreign compe-
titton ; the result of the measure proposed would be
• to amble the capitalist to invest his money in fo.
reign corn, and when the price rose here, to pour it
into the market to therein of the British Grower. Sup-
pose, under the proposed regulations, the corn rose here
to 60s. the capita.ist who bad invested his money now
m the article of foreign growth, might import it,,price,
heigbtage, and all expenses considered, at 455. Thus
the Beituit farmer could never come into competition
with biro, for the latter must take his corn to market
at stated pertodst lie could not, like the capi-
talht, wait until such time as prices becametriegaht. The
consequence must necessarily be to diminish the growth

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